Red Velvet Cake

I just baked this cake for my daughter's birthday, it's very simple..

I used 1 box of Pillsbury Red Velvet 

but I added to the batter 2 Snack Pack chocolate puddings.

Cake was really moist..

Easy Ham and Cheese Pinwheels

These appetizers are easy to make when you are too busy in the kitchen especially for the Holidays.


Makes about 18 to 20 

1 Refrigerated crescent rolls
4 to 6 thin slices of ham
2 1/2 teaspoons of mustard of your choice
Shredded cheddar cheese or mozzarella


Preheat oven at 400 degrees F.


Unroll crescent dough and seal the seams. Place ham slices on unrolled crescent dough spread mustard and add the cheddar or mozzarella cheese, ( I made them with mozzarella cheese).
Roll tightly and seal. Cut into 1/2 to 3/4 inch slices or you can bake it without cutting it. I made them both ways as you can see on the picture. Place them on a greased baking sheet. Bake for about 10 minutes or until lightly browned.

Green Beans with Slivered Almonds

This dish I made it for Thanksgiving, I was kind of got tired of the same green beans with french fried onions so I decided to make it different. Very easy.

I used about a little over a pound of string beans removed the strings and washed them. Then I placed them in a foil pan, (I use a lot of the foil pans when I cook a lot of food). Then I used a cup of water and mixed it with one envelope of the Lipton Recipe Secrets, Savory Herb with Garlic flavor mixed it in the green beans and topped it with Slivered Almonds and I baked it at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes or until green beans are tender.

Stuffing Mashed Potatoes Bake

This is what I made the day after Thanksgiving with the left overs. I had mashed potatoes and gravy and some stuffing so I placed them in a foil pan and baked them. 


I layered the mashed potatoes first then the gravy and then the stuffing and some gravy again. Then I topped it with shredded cheddar cheese that I had and baked it at 400 degrees for about 20 to 25 minutes or until the cheese is melted. I served  it with oven roast.

LinKev's Eggplant Parmesan

1 large eggplant
3 eggs beaten
1 1/4 cup of seasoned bread crumbs
2/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
8oz fresh mozzarella cheese cut in thin slices or shredded mozzarella
1 cup of sauce of you choice
salt to sprinkle
vegetable oil to fry add more if needed




Wash and slice eggplant to 1/8 inch thick circles.
Sprinkle with salt on one side and stack them up with the salt side up.
Let stand for about 10 minutes.
Heat enough oil in a skillet
Beat eggs in a small bowl in a flat dish mix bread crumbs and parmesan cheese. Dip eggplant both sides in egg and then in bread crumbs mixture and place in hot oil, cook until both sides of eggplant is browned, once cooked place in a lined paper towels plate.
Preheat oven at 400 degrees.
In a big enough baking dish spread a little sauce all around, line the eggplant on top of the sauce then spread a spoonful of sauce on top of eggplant, add a slice of mozzarella cheese and bake for about 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.


Serve on sandwich rolls, or over spaghetti with sauce

Corned Beef and Cabbage Recipe Card

Tonight my family wanted corned beef and cabbage for dinner, so while it was cooking, I decided to make a recipe card of the recipe...

If you like this recipe, you can print it out!! It should print out as a 4x6 recipe card...

First SAVE AS: to your computer, then you can print it out.

My Cheddar Souper Burgers

I made these cheddar burgers the other day, I decided to make them a little more tasty instead of the plain burgers that I make time after time. I grilled them and I fried them.

I snapped a picture of the cheddar souper burger with no condiments added.

You can add whatever condiments you like. Here are a few condiments that we tried on it. 

Lettuce, tomato, onions, sauteed mushroom and onions and of course if you like ketchup, mustard, relish, mayonnaise etc.

2lb ground beef

1 envelope of onion soup mix

2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

1/4 cup of water

Place ground beef in a bowl, mix in water, onion soup and  shredded cheddar cheese mix and shape into hambugers. Broil, grill or fry to your desired taste.

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Linkev's pasta salad

I decided to make a different pasta salad that you can have warm too. So I came up with this. I love it warm, but my husband likes it cold. If you try it you decide how you like it.

2 medium onions sliced thin

1 yellow squash 

1 zucchini 

1 pint grape tomatoes

1 lb Barilla tricolor pasta 

1 jar alfredo sauce

2 tablespoons garlic powder

1 tablespoon paprika

1 tablespoon adobo

salt and black pepper to taste

virgin olive oil

Grated Parmesan cheese to garnish

Cook pasta according to directions. Drain and rinse with cold water place in a bowl add the alfredo sauce and stir well.

Cut onions into thin slices, rinse the zucchini and yellow squash and cut into small wedges, rinse grape tomatoes and cut in halves.

In a large skillet on medium to high heat oil enough to coat bottom, saute' onions until they begin to be translucent, 

add the zucchini and the yellow squash, cook for about 5 to 8 minutes. 

Add the grape tomatoes

Add all the spices  salt and black pepper to taste, stir well and cook stirring occasionally until vegetables are tender.

When done add the vegetables in the pasta mix well, 

top with grated cheese, you can serve it warm or refrigerate before serving.

You can also substitute the alfredo sauce to Italian dressing, add about 1/4 to 1/2 cup it depends of how strong the dressing is.

 This dish of pasta salad was made with the Italian salad dressing.


Enjoy!!

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I did it my way Pizzelle

I have added extra ingredients for this recipe so I named it I did it my way...lol

Anyway they come out really crispy, but I have learned that you can't put too much of the dough on the iron or they will come out too thick. So you would have to try a few to make sure you are not putting too much of the dough.

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
3 eggs
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/2 tbsps anise extract
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tbsps milk




In a bowl whisk the eggs and sugar, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add melted butter, vanilla and anise extract and whisk until blended.


Add half of the flour by folding into the egg mixture, then add the other half do the same and add the baking powder until blended.


Heat the pizzelle maker, spoon about 1 tablespoon of the batter onto the center of pizzelle maker and close the lid tight. cook until golden brown. When cooled dust with powered sugar, keep them in a air tight container.


You can also shape them while they are hot into a cup or cone and fill them with your favorite filling.

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Chicken Parmigiana

One of my family favorite food. I make my mom's chicken cutlets then I throw them in the oven with sauce and mozzarella. 

4 chicken breasts cut in half lengthwise
2 eggs 
2 teaspoons water
salt and black pepper to taste
1 1/4 cup of italian seasoned bread crumbs
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
8 oz shredded mozzarella
vegetable oil to fry
sauce of your choice
spaghetti cooked according to directions


In a shallow bowl beat the eggs, water and salt and pepper to taste, in another shallow bowl combine the bread crumbs and parmesan cheese, mix it well.
Dip both sides of the chicken in the eggs mixture then coat with the bread crumbs mixture, pressing it so it sticks to the chicken, coat it twice with the bread crumbs. 

In a large skillet heat oil over meadium to high heat and cook chicken in batches until golden brown on both sides, place on a plate lined with paper towels, in a baking pan pour enough sauce to coat the bottom of the pan add the chicken then pour sauce on top of each chicken, top with mozzarella and bake at 350 degrees for about 2o to 25 minutes or until bubbly and golden brown.. 

Serve with spaghetti. Sprinkle with grated cheese.

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My Ricotta Pie

This is one of my family's holiday favorite. I make this pie recipe for Thanksgiving, Christmas and of course Easter. When I make it my kids can't wait till after dinner so they can have a piece. I will try to make soon the Easter Cassateddi in which are mini ricotta pies that my grandmother used to make for us grandchildren, that is one of my childhood favorite sweets for Easter. I couldn't wait when my grandmother would make them. 

So here is my recipe for the Cassata (Ricotta Pie).

1 - 9" pie crust 

( I use the frozen or the Pillsbury ready pie crust)

1 and 1/2 pounds whole milk ricotta

2 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 teaspoon cinnamon 

1/2 cup of sugar

1/2 orange zest or 1/8 teaspoon orange extract 

(my kids don't like the zest so I use the extract)

*extra cinnamon to sprinkle on top*

Preheat oven at 350 degrees

In a large bowl mix all ingredients until  ricotta mixture is smooth.

Pour ricotta mixture in pie crust, sprinkle top lightly with cinnamon and bake

 for about 1 hour or ready when knife in center comes out clean.

When ready switch pie on bottom rack and bake for another 10 minutes so the bottom of the crust is cooked. Remove from oven and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

Enjoy.

No Bake Crunchy Peanut Butter Chocolate Balls

2 cups Reese's Puffs cereal crushed
2 tablespoons milk
2 tablespoons chunky peanut butter or just regular peanut butter
2 tablespoons honey
Presweetened cocoa to coat
powdered sugar to coat

You can also dip them in chocolate I used nutella..

In a bowl mix cereal, honey, milk and peanut butter.

Make balls the size of a quarter.
Roll them in the cocoa powder and or powdered sugar

Makes about 20

Blueberry bagels bread pudding with cream cheese sauce

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I had some blueberries bagels that were going to go stale soon, so I decided instead of throwing them away I will look for a recipe. I found this recipe but I revised it with my own measurements, less sugar, 

more vanilla extract , more cream cheese. less cinnamon and added milk. Anyway here is my revised recipe.

5 blueberry bagels torn into bite size pieces
3 eggs beaten
1 cup sugar
1 stick of butter
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 cups of milk
1 teaspoon cinnamon to sprinkle on top


for the sauce
4 oz of cream cheese
1/2 stick of butter
1/2 cup of sugar
3/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon flour


Preheat oven at 375 degrees.
Place bagels in a large enough baking pan pour milk over it and set aside while you prepare the rest of the ingredients. In a medium bowl beat the eggs, add the sugar, vanilla and melted butter and mix well.
Sprinkle the cinnamon on top of the bagel pieces and then pour the egg mixture over them.
Place in the oven and bake for about 40 to 45 minutes.


For the sauce:
In a small saucepan, add the milk then add the flour and wisk well. Then over medium heat the milk, add the butter, cream cheese, sugar and vanilla heat until sauce gets thick stirring all the time then pour over the bagel bread pudding when done.

LinKev's Corned Beef and Cabbage

This is one of my husband's favorite and his family too. When I first married my Irish husband he liked everything plain like the corned beef, roast beef, chicken soup. One day I decided to spice them all. Now they are his favorite meals. No more plain.. lol


Ingredients:

3-4 pounds corned beef flat cut
6 potatoes peeled and cut in half crosswise
1 cabbage cut in small wedges 
2 onions cut in wedges
5-6 carrots peeled and cut to 2-inch pieces
1-1/2 teaspoons paprika
1-1/2 tablespoons garlic powder
dash of ground black pepper to taste
water

Directions:

1. Remove corned beef from package and rinse under cold water.
2. Place it in a large enough pot and cover it completely with cold water.
3. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for about one hour
4. Poke the corned beef on both side with a fork add paprika and garlic powder and simmer for about 1 1/2 hour.
5. Add potatoes, onions and carrots, simmer for 20 minutes then add the cabbage and simmer until all vegetables are tender.

Brunch pizza with bacon and eggs

I went to a brunch get together and I had this brunch pizza that someone had made. it was very good, it looked like there was some kind of cheese mixed with eggs and topped with bacon and sausage, I asked who made it but unfortunately the person that made it was not there, but someone though had told me that the boboli pizza crust was used. So I decided to put one together I didn't know the ingredients amounts so I guessed,  Believe it or not it came out pretty good, I only topped it with bacon. My kids were going crazy over it. So here is my version for the brunch pizza.



Ingredients:

1 12" Boboli® Original Pizza Crust

8 oz Philadelphia cream cheese at room temperature

5 large eggs 

2 teaspoons butter

5 to 6 slices of bacon cooked and crumbled 
or you can also use the real bacon bits

1 and 1/2 tablespoons water

salt and pepper to taste


Directions:

Preheat oven at 450 degrees

Wisk the eggs, water and salt and pepper together.

In a nonstick skillet over medium-low heat, melt the butter add egg mixture, cook and stir until eggs are completely set. Keep eggs warm.

Meanwhile spread the cream cheese over the Boboli pizza crust leaving about 1 inch around the crust.

Add the scrambled eggs on top of the cream cheese, press the eggs with the back of a spoon so it sticks to the cream cheese, add the bacon and bake for about 8 to 10 minutes or until crust is golden brown.

                                                                           

LinKev's Barbecue Pork Tenderloin with potatoes and onions

This is a recipe that I put together this Christmas Eve 2010, 
everyone loved it.

Photo coming soon!!

Ingredients:

2 to 2-1/2 lbs pork tenderloin
3/4 cup Honey Barbecue Sauce1/4 pancake syrup or maple flavored syrup2 tablespoons spicy brown mustard1 teaspoon chili powder2 medium onions sliced thin into circles2 medium potatoes sliced thin into circles

Directions:

PREHEAT oven to 425°F. 

Mix barbacue sauce, syrup, mustard and chili powder.
In a big enough baking dish. layer potatoes all around 
but leave the middle empty, then top with the onions.
Pour with a spoon half of the barbecue mix over the potatoes and onions.
Bake in the oven for about 10 minutes remove and place pork in the middle
pour the rest of the barbecue mix cover with alluminum foil and bake for an 
additional 30 to 45 or until pork is done.