Thursday, May 5, 2011
Cheesecake Strawberries
24 lg. strawberries
12 oz. cream cheese, room temperature
1 tsp. vanilla
3 T. confectionary sugar
1/2 c. almonds or pistachios, chopped
Whip together the cream cheese, vanilla, and sugar.
Cut a small slice off the bottom of each strawberry so it can stand
upright.
Scoop out each hull with a small melon baller.
Pipe cream cheese into hole.
Sprinkle with chopped almonds or pistachios.
Chill, and serve.
Makes 24 servings
Chocolate Graham Cracker Peanut Butter Bars
1 (18 oz) Jar Peanut Butter
3/4 cup Butter, softened
1 Lb Powdered Sugar
2 cups, Milk Chocolate Chips
Using a mixer, cream together peanut butter and butter until soft and smooth, Beat in poweder sugar until smooth, Add in the cracker crumbs. Beat until well blended and moist. Spread mixture in a 9 x 13 pan. Melt the chocoloate chips and pour over the top. Chill 3 to 4 hours. Cut into bars and serve. Be sure to chill any left overs.
Cinnamon Cheesecake Squares
2 - 8 ounce tubes refrigerated
crescent rolls
2 - 8 ounce pkgs. cream cheese
1 1/2 cups, sugar - divided
2 tbsp cinnamon
1 stick butter, melted
Spread one tube of the crescent rolls in the bottom of an ungreased 13 x 9 inch
pan. Mix the cream cheese and one cup of the sugar. Spread over the rolls.
Layer the second tube of crescent rolls over the cream cheese mixture. Combine
the remaining sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle over the top. Drizzle with the
butter. Bake at 350 F for 25 minutes
Happy Mothers Day
peggy
Cool Jell-O Salad or Dessert
Cool Jell-O Salad or Dessert
2 boxes peach Jell-O
1 1/2 cups boiling water
1 20-oz can pineapple (crushed)
1 14 oz can condensed milk
1 8 oz carton sour cream
1 cup chopped pecans
Mix Jell-O and boiling water until Jell-O dissolves. Stir in everything else.
Pour into molds or 9x13 pan and refrigerate.
Serve as salad or light dessert
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Bacon Cheese Potatoes (crockpot)
1/4 lb. bacon, diced
2 medium onions, thinly sliced
4 medium potatoes, thinly sliced
1/2 lb. cheddar cheese, thinly sliced
Salt and pepper
Butter
Line crockpot with foil, leaving enought overlap potatoes when
finished layering. Layer half each of the bacon, onions, potatoes and
cheese
in crockpot. Season to taste and dot with butter. Repeat layers
of bacon, onions, potatoes and cheese. Dot with butter. Overlap with
remaining foil. Cover and cook on low for 10-12 hours.
STRAWBERRY CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE ICING
ICING
1 box white cake mix
2 tbsp. flour
1 pkg. strawberry Jello
1/2 c. oil
4 eggs
1/2 c. water
1 pkg. frozen strawberries
ICING:
1 box (1 lb.) confectioners' sugar
1 stick butter
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese
Remainder of frozen berries
Mix cake mix, flour and Jello; add oil, eggs, water and 1/2 package of well drained strawberries. Mix well and bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.
For Icing: Mix confectioners' sugar, butter, cream cheese and remainder of well thawed and drained strawberries