Cinnamon Roll Cake

Ingredients

Cake:

3c. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1c. sugar
4 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 c. milk
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. butter, melted

Topping:

1c. butter, softened
1c. brown sugar
2 tbsp. flour
1 tbsp. cinnamon

Glaze:

2c. powdered sugar
5 tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 deg.

2. In a large bowl, mix together flour, salt, sugar, baking powder, milk, eggs, and vanilla until well blended.

3. Slowly pour butter into cake batter, mix well.

4. Pour cake batter into 9x13 greased pan, set aside.

5. In a small bowl, mix together all of the topping ingredients (butter, brown sugar, flour and cinnamon).

6. Drop topping mixture evenly over batter and swirl with a knife to create the desired effect.

7. Bake cake at 350 deg. for 28-32 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow cake to cool at least 20 minutes before glazing to ensure that the glaze does not all melt.

8. In a small bowl, mix together the ingredients for the glaze (powdered sugar, milk and vanilla).

9. Drizzle over slightly warm cake.

10. Devour and share with your friends!

Shrimp Fried Rice

Ingredients

1/4 c. extra virgin olive oil
1 onion, diced
3 carrots, diced
1 cup white or Jasmine rice
1 lb. raw shrimp
1/2 c. soy sauce
1/4 c. white wine vinegar

Directions

1. In rice cooker, prepare 1 cup white rice.
2. In a large wok, heat olive oil over medium heat. When heated, add onion and carrot. Saute in wok 8 minutes.
3. While sauteing, cut up raw shrimp into bite-size pieces (optional, you may also leave the shrimp whole if you'd prefer)
4. Add the shrimp to the onion and carrot mixture. Cook until shrimp are pink, approximately 4 minutes.
5. Add cooked rice to the shrimp and vegetables. Mix together.
6. Add soy sauce and white wine vinegar, stirring constantly to prevent the rice from sticking.

Maize de Crema

Ingredients:

3 tbsp. butter
2 packages cream cheese, cut into cubes
1 bag (20 oz.) frozen corn
2 tbsp. sour cream
Sugar to taste

Directions:

In a saucepan, melt butter. Add frozen corn and cook 10 minutes or until thawed, stirring constantly to prevent burns. Once corn is thawed, add cream cheese cubes.

Cook the corn and cream cheese over medium heat until the cream cheese is melted, stirring constantly. Once the corn mixture is melted, add sour cream. Taste corn and add sugar to taste (if you like saltier foods you may want to add salt instead as this can be a bit sweet).

Continue to simmer over low heat until ready to serve.

Tips:

-This dish takes approximately 25 minutes from start to finish.
-Be careful when making this dish. It is easy to burn because of the cream cheese and lack of water.
-This recipe is always a hit at potlucks.

Bon appetite!

Caramel Apples

Ingredients:

5 apples
1 pkg. caramels (about 50)
2 tbsp. milk
5 wooden Popsicle sticks.

Directions:

Wash apples, remove stems and insert Popsicle sticks into the stem end of each apple. Cover counter with wax paper and spray with non-stick spray.

Unwrap caramels and place in a microwave safe bowl. Add milk to the caramels and microwave until caramels are completely melted (about 3 minutes), stirring every minute.

Dip apples into melted caramel until evenly coated. Allow excess caramel to drip off. Scrape bottom of apples, then place on wax paper. Allow to cool (refrigerate, if desired) until ready to serve. Enjoy!

Turkey Lettuce Wraps

Ingredients:

1 tbsp. olive oil
1/2 onion
1 tbsp. minced garlic
1 lb. ground turkey
1/4 c. stir-fry sauce
2 tbsp. soy sauce
3 tbsp. Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce (optional)
1 head iceberg lettuce, leaves separated

Directions:

In large skillet, heat olive oil over high heat. Add onions and garlic and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add turkey and cook, breaking up the meat with a spoon.

Once meat is cook thoroughly, stir in stir-fry sauce, soy sauce, and Sriracha. Cook until heated through. Divide mixture among the lettuce leaves and serve immediately.

Tips:

-You can substitute ground beef for the ground turkey, but turkey is a healthier choice.
-You can add shredded carrots to the ground turkey mixture for added healthiness.

Baked Chicken with Spicy Dry Rub

Spicy Dry Rub Ingredients:

1/4 tsp. cumin
1/4 tsp. Caribbean Jerk seasoning (optional, but recommended)
1/4 tsp. Italian seasoning
1/4 tsp. ground red pepper
1/4 tsp. garlic salt
1/4 tsp. dried thyme flakes
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 c. brown sugar

Directions for Spicy Dry Rub:

Mix all ingredients together. Rub on chicken, shrimp, or turkey. Prepare meat as directed.

Makes approximately 1/2 c. Spicy Dry Rub



Baked Chicken with Spicy Dry Rub

Ingredients:

1 whole chicken, cut into pieces
Spicy Dry Rub

Directions:

Rub chicken with Spicy Dry Rub. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until juices in chicken run clear.

Love Mussels

Ingredients:

1 tbsp. butter
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 medium onion, diced
2 tbsp. minced garlic
1 can diced tomatoes
1 small can tomato sauce
1 tsp. Italian Seasoning
1 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cayenne pepper
1 lb. mussels
Cooked pasta-preferably spaghetti or angel hair pasta

Directions:

Melt butter in a skillet with high sides. Add olive oil, diced onion, and minced garlic to melted butter. Cook onion and garlic until translucent, about 6 minutes. Add in tomatoes and tomato sauce. Add in spices until well-incorporated. Cover and reduce heat to medium-low. Allow tomato mixture to simmer for 10 minutes.

After the tomato mixture has simmered, add mussels to the pan and cover tightly. Raise heat to medium-high and cook until all mussels have opened, about 10 minutes. *Discard any unopened mussels.

Serve mussels over hot cooked spaghetti or angel hair pasta.

Source:

www.allrecipes.com

Tips:

*You need to discard any unopened mussels at this point because any unopened mussels are not considered safe to eat.

-This meal is also excellent if you omit the pasta. If you do this, you can serve a crusty bread and dip the bread into the sauce!
-Feel free to play around with the spices. If you prefer a spicier dish, add more cayenne pepper or Cajun seasoning. If you prefer a milder dish, serve the mussels over mashed potatoes!

Taco Roasted Chicken

Ingredients:

1 whole, roasting chicken
1 pkg. Taco Seasoning
2 tbsp. pepper

Directions:

Place chicken in a roasting pan. Rub both sides with taco seasoning and pepper. Cover chicken with aluminum foil or roaster lid. Roast chicken until no pink shows in meat and juices run clear (about 3 hours for a frozen chicken, about 1 1/2 hours for a thawed chicken).

Serve chicken with any vegetable of your choice.

Source:

My creativity

Lazygirl's Turkey Stroganoff

Ingredients:

1 (8 oz.) pkg egg noodles, cooked
1 tbsp. vegetable oil
1 lb. ground turkey
1 tbsp. minced onion
1 cube chicken bouillon, crumbled
1 (10.75 oz.) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1/2 c. water
1 tbsp. paprika
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat.
Place the turkey and onion in the skillet and cook until turkey is evenly brown and onion is tender.
Mix in the bouillon.

Stir in the cream of mushroom soup and water into the skillet.
Cook and stir until heated through.
Season with paprika, salt and pepper.

Serve over the cooked egg noodles.

Tip:

If you are a sour cream lover, you can add in 1/2 c. sour cream when you add in the mushroom soup. It adds to the creaminess of the dish.

Asian Chicken and Noodles

Ingredients:

1 pkg. chicken flavor ramen noodles
1 bag frozen vegetables
1 tbsp. oil
1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into thin strips
1/4 c. stir-fry sauce

Directions:

Reserve seasoning packet from noodles.
Bring 2 cups water to a boil. Add noodles and vegetables.
Cook 3 minutes stirring occasionally; drain.

Meanwhile, heat oil in large, nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
Add chicken; cook and stir until browned-about 8 minutes.
Stir in noodles, vegetables, stir-fry sauce and reserved seasoning packet.
Heat through

Source: Campbell's Cookbook