Cream Cheese Frosting

Cream Cheese Frosting

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8 oz. cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 jar marshmallow fluff

1 box powdered sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

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Mix all ingredients until well combined and smooth.

Will frost a 9" two layer cake or 24 generously frosted cupcakes.

Quick Red Velvet Cake

Red Velvet Cake

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1 package German chocolate cake mix

1 cup sour cream

1/2 cup water

1/4 cup vegetable oil

1 bottle of red food coloring, 1 oz.

 3 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

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Pre heat oven 350* grease and flour 2 -9" cake pans.

Combine cake mix, sour cream, water, oil, food coloring, eggs, and vanilla.

Mix for 5 minutes on high. Divide between pans.

Bake the cakes they spring back when lightly pressed with you fingers.

28- 30 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans.

Cool completely before frosting.

Peanut butter Cookies (won 2nd place at Orange County Fair 2000)

Big Daddy's Peanut butter Cookies

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1 cup peanut butter
1 cup butter, softened

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 1/2 tsp. vanilla

2 1/2 cups flour

1 1/2 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt

2 cups rice krispies cereal

2 cups dry roasted peanuts

1/2 cup sugar,  for rolling cookies into

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Pre heat oven 325*

Mix together butter, brown sugar, sugar and peanut butter.

Add eggs and vanilla. Mix until well combined. Add flour, baking soda and salt.

Mix until just combined. Stir in rice krispies and dry roasted peanuts.

Form into 1' balls, roll in sugar. press criss cross with fork.

Bake for 10 minutes or until light golden brown.

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Pleasin' Pumpkin Bread (old school favorite)

Pleasin' Pumpkin Bread

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3 1/2 cups flour

2 1/2 cups sugar

1 cup vegetable oil

1/3 cup sherry

4 eggs

2 cups mashed pumpkin

2 tsp. baking soda

1 1/2 tsp salt

2 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. nutmeg

1/4 tsp ground clove

Optional:

1 cup raisins

1 cup nuts, chopped

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Pre heat oven to 350*

Mix all dry ingredients, add eggs, pumpkin, oil and sherry.

Divide into 2 greased loaf pans. Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes.

 Or until when toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.

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Apple Muffins

Apple Muffins

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1 cup sugar

2 cups flour

3/4 cup safflower oil

1 tsp baking soda

2 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp salt

2 eggs

2 tsp vanilla

4 Cups green apples, peeled and chopped into 1/4" pieces

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Mix all dry ingredients, add liquid items along with the apples. Lightly grease muffin pans, fill almost to top of muffin tins. Bake in pre heated oven at 350*, 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown and toothpick comes out clean.



Spinach Cheese Balls

Spinach Cheese Balls

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 2 packages frozen spinach, chopped

3/4 cup butter, melted

2 cups herbed bread crumbs

4 eggs, slightly beaten

1 onion, finely chopped

1 clove garlic, finely minced

1/2 cup Swiss cheese, shredded

1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

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Thaw spinach and squeeze dry. Mix all ingredients until well combined.

Chill for 1 hour, plus. Form into 1" balls. Bake at 350* for 10-15 minutes.

They will flatten and turn golden brown.

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This is my best friend Debi's recipe.

She's quite famous for the way she handles these tasty treats.

Bruschetta (if you have ever eaten at my house, you've tasted this recipe)

Bruschetta

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8 Roma tomatoes, seeds removed and chopped into 1/4" pieces

1 clove garlic, minced

1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped

1/4 cup kalamada olives, chopped

2 TBS. capers

1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, grated

3 TBS. balsamic vinegar

3 TBS. olive oil

salt and pepper to taste

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Garlic Toast

1 loaf crusty bread, slice into 1/4" pieces

1/4 cup butter

1/4 tsp. garlic salt

1/4 cup Parmesan cheese

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Mix ingredients and let marinade 1 hour or over night.

Make Garlic toast:

Melt butter and garlic salt in microwave.

Spoon melted butter over sliced bread. Top with Parmesan cheese

Broil until golden brown. Spoon tomato mixture over garlic toasts.

If making ahead , let guest spoon mixture on the toasted bread.

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