Thursday, September 9, 2010

Smashed Potato

Red Potatoes
Olive Oil
Salt and Pepper and other seasonings

Boil whole potatoes until fork tender. Drizzle cookie sheet with olive oil (don't skimp) Place potatoes on cookie sheet and mash down. Brush potatoes with olive oil, sprinkle with salt (don't skimp) and pepper. You can add other spices like rosemary, basil, sage etc. Bake at 450 for 20 - 25 minutes.

This time the seasonings I added were fresh rosemary, a tiny bit of garlic powder, red pepper, and cumin to each potato, then I added plenty of salt and pepper.

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Black and Blueberry dump cake

1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
4 cups fresh or frozen *blueberries
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter cut in little pieces
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Mix berries, sugar, and cinnamon in the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch pan. Cover berries with dry cake mix. Place butter pieces over cake mix, do not stir.
3. Bake for 30 minutes, or until light brown. Serve warm or cold. top with ice cream.

*for dinner group I used 3 cups frozen blueberries and 1 cup frozen blackberries, but have made this with peaches and half peach half blueberry...every time it's really yummy! I bet you could use apples as well.

Chocolate chip cookie dough dip

1/2 cup butter
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
3/4 cup semisweet mini chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
Vanilla wafer cookies, graham crackers, or fruit for dipping

1. In a small saucepan, melt the butter with the brown sugar over medium heat. Stir continuously, until the brown sugar dissolves.

2. Remove from heat, whisk in the vanilla and set aside to cool.

3. Beat the cream cheese and confectioner's sugar for 1 minute.

4. Slowly beat in the cooled butter mixture and beat again for another minute.

5. Stir in the chocolate chips and nuts, if using.

6. Pour into a serving bowl and refrigerate. Garnish with additional chocolate chips or nuts, if you choose.

Refreshing Lime Drink

1 can frozen Limeade concentrate
1 bottle Sprite Zero
1 bottle Fresca

Put the frozen Limeade in a gallon size pitcher; add Sprite and Fresca until pitcher is full. Mix together and enjoy.