Hey everybody! I just wanted to try to see if this would be a successful post for recipes. I will see how it works out and if it does well I will pin it. In the post you can talk about foods you like, recipes that worked or didn't work for you, advice on cooking, your expert recipes, online recipes, and titles of good recipe/food books. I love cooking so if anyone needs any help let me know lol

Wayne!

My best recipe comes off the box of Philadelphia Cream Cheese. LOL I make a mean cheesecake but it comes off the box. :wacko:

I bake more than I cook, though. Cooking blah - if it doesn't involve opening a box, peeling off plastic and popping it in the microwave, then forget it! It's just hard to cook for one person!

Philadelphia Cream Cheese is the way to go! There is no other one that comes close!

I don't cook. :huh:

You can cook I bet. If you can boil water you can cook lol.

My specialitiy has to be my baked ziti. NO ONE CAN TOUCH MY BAKED ZITI LOL. Chicken Parm. I have this Chicken Penne with Broccoli in Tomato Cream Sauce! Omg its sooo good. I cook a good meatloaf. Anything chicken i love. Grilled Chicken yummy with steamed broccoli. I do this chic nugget, rice, broccoli, zucchini combo. And I put a little honey in it. Its a quick lunch or dinner in the summer when u just came back fromt he beach. Tacos I love making. So many good recipes. lol

My mom cooks. I am only 13. But I can cook mac and cheese.

hmmm.... I'll have to think about this one. I have lots of good recipies but some of them I'm not allowed to share! LOL! :wacko: But I do have a few things I could add on here. Do you want low-fat stuff or the "Good" stuff? LOL! I have plenty of both types. Just let me know what you want.

Kristen K.
Georgia :ram

I like both lol.

K. I'll try to dig up one of each and post them on here later tonight! I'm thinking Mexican food! LOL! Mmmmmm... ok now I'm getting hungry... gotta go find something for lunch! :drool

Kristen K.
Georgia :ram

yeah i just made lunch lol penne with broccoli with cheese sauce. yum it was good lol

Ok the first one is a Low-Fat one. Very Yummy! The second one is great for parties (just in time for the Superbowl!) but deffinately NOT low-fat! LOL! Enjoy! I'll post some other stuff later on if you'd like.

Kristen K.
Georgia :ram

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SPINACH QUESADILLA

1 10-ounce bag of spinach (torn, chopped or whole,
stems removed)

1 onion chopped

1 cup sliced mushrooms

1 clove garlic chopped

Pam olive oil

9 oz. Cooked chicken breast (skinless, boneless) cut
in bite size pieces

1/3 cup peppered jack cheese grated

Salsa to taste

Salt and pepper to taste

2 whole wheat 98% fat free tortillas (1 point for
each)

Spray Pam olive oil in pan, sauté onion, mushrooms,
and garlic on medium heat for approximately 5 minutes.

Add spinach and chicken and stir-fry until spinach
melts ½ down.

To serve, heat tortilla over burner of gas stove
turning to make sure that it does not burn. Drain any
liquid that might have collected in your pan. Spoon
chicken and spinach mixture onto ½ of tortilla, top
with salsa and peppered jack cheese. Fold over
tortilla and nuke 30 seconds in microwave so cheese
will melt.

Serves 3
(For anyone on Weight Watchers they are 5 points each)
For lower points, leave out chicken
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SEVEN LAYER BEAN DIP

2 cans of Re-fried Beans
1 8 oz. tub of Sour Cream
1 tub of Guacamole
Taco Seasoning
1 Lb. Ground Beef
Mild Chi Chi's salsa
1 cup shredded Cheddar Cheese
1 cup shredded Monteray Jack Cheese

Brown ground beef in a sauce pan, drain and mix in Taco seasoning as directed on package. Pre-heat oven to 350*. Spread re-fried beans in the bottom of a large glass baking dish. Next spread ground beef over the top (do not mix, just layer it on top). Now spread sour cream, then layer Guacamole (you can blend these two together to save time if you want). Sprinkle the two types of cheese evenly over the top (use more or less than 1 cup of each depending on your tastes). Place the dish, un-covered, in the oven until the cheese is completely melted and it is "bubbly". Remove from oven and sprinkle some salsa over the top (more or less to suit your taste). Serve with Tortilla chips! :)

I know how to make racecar jello..but you'd need the molds. haha

Thought I'd add two recipes in... one is for my favorite dessert and the other is just good eats :) LoL


Chinese Pepper Steak
1 lb. round steak, cut in thin strips
2 tlbs corn oil
1/2 c chopped onion
1 1/2 c celery, cut diagonally in 1" pieces
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
2 c beef bouillon
1/2 tsp sugar
2 tlbs corn starch
4 gr peppers, cut lengthwise in eighths
1 tlbs soy sauce
1/4 c water

Brown meat in hot corn oil in skillet; add onion, celery, garlic, salt, pepper, sugar and bouillon. Simmer, covered, 40 minutes or until meat is tender. Mix corn starch with soy sauce and water. Stir into hot mixture, bring to boiling and cook, stirring constantly until thickened. Serve over chow mein noodles.


Cream Cheese Bars
1 box yellow cake mix
1 egg
1 stick butter
*mix together; pat into cake pan

2 eggs
1 c powdered sugar
1 pkg cream cheese
*mix together; pour on top of cake mixture

**bake @ 325 for 1 hour


Hope y'all like these!

Yum!!!!

Taco Dip! My favorite for the SuperBowl

2 Packages of Philly Cream Cheese
1 Mild Taco Sauce
Lettuce
Tomato
Cheese
Beans

Layer it with the mix
Layer Beans
Layer Cheese
Layer Tomatos
Layer Lettuce.

Its soo yummy and the easeist recipe to make!


I have a yummy dessert too!!!

Things you need
Chocolate Cake Mix 1 Package
Butterscotch Pudding 2 Packages
Cool Whip
Chocolate Chips
Toffie Bars


Ok so make the pudding and make the cake.

All you are doing is layers

Start the base off with
Cake
Pudding
Coolwhip(Put the chocolate chips on top of the coolwhip) half the bag
Then repeat
On top crush about 3 or 4 toffie bars and put that on top instead of the chocolate chips.

Its really yummy and another easy recipe.

Chili Dip is easy too

1 package of cream cheese(soften) like 15 seconds in the microwave. Don't keep the wrappin on lol
1 cup sour cream
1 can of chili beans
1 tbsp of chili powder
Optional Couple chili peppers

Blender it and its amazing lol. You can make it as spicy as u want!

I don't usually measure. I'm bad. I throw stuff in becuase a real chef doesn't measure lol. But if its too liquified but more beans in or you can put already made chili to make it thicker.

i can cook ne thing outta a box!! thats bout it everythin else i burn or it doesnt get done all the way. or i put too much of one thing in so it tastes pretty bad. ill hafta have my mommy teach me b4 i move out!

lol, I'm the same. Anything with step-by-step directions on the box. My parents have been trying to teach me, but cooking is far from an interest of mine.

Its a good start lol

I have to find my recipe for stuffed grape leaves. They are to die for! Even beter than the ones from the Greek resteraunt I love.

If anybody has fondue recipes so I can try it in my new FONDUE MAKER I WOULD LOVE YOU FOREVER! OK SO I WILL LOVE YOU EITHER WAY BUT U GET MY DRIFT!

:cheer2

Wayne, I have a new fondue maker too!!! We truly are kindered spirits! I can't wait to try it out, so when you find recipes, let me know!

no measurements are really exact...

but:

a twist on ratatouille:

1 tomato
1 zucchini
1 sweet onion (NOT red)
parmesan cheese (grated or shredded, your choice)

slice *very very* thinly
use a skillet and a glass lid if possible (must have lid)

layer onion on the bottom, since it will tend to carmelize instead of burn, then zucchini and then tomato, repeat a few times laying everything flat (you dont have to fill up the entire pan, just make sure it lays flat)... do 3 or four layers of onion-zucchini-tomato ... top with parmesan cheese, put the lid on and cook over LOW (even simmer, after awhile) heat for ... oh, at least 20 minutes. it's done when you stick a fork in it and theres no resistance at all pushing to the bottom.


greek salad:

1 container feta cheese (like athenos brand sized)
1 can jumbo olives, pitted
1 red onion (must be red onion)
1 head lettuce
3 or 4 roma tomatoes
1 bottle hot rod bobs brand greek salad dressing (for widwesterners, you CAN buy it at meijer)


cut lettuce as for salad, put in bowl
slice olives width-wise into about 3 or 4 slices per olive, put in bowl
peel, cut bottom off onion, score in cross-hatch style (cut but dont slice through... cut lengthwise and then widthwise like in an X) then slice onion so you get tiny diced bits without the effort ^_~... in bowl
then dice tomatoes into small bits (put in salad bowl with other goodies)
mash entire container of feta (do half at one time) usin fork, literally mash it into tiny tiny crumbles, then scrape into bowl
add dressing, do not use more than 1/4 cup. fyi, its STRONG and you will be SORRY if you do :)



best burgers ever:

1lb of hamburger (makes 4 burgers or 3 huge ones)
1/4 cup worcestershire sauce
1 T chopped basil
1 T chopped parsley
1/4 t salt
1/8 t ground black pepper
a few shakes of onion powder
(optional, some bits of diced sweet onion)

defrost hamburger until is no longer frozen at all
mix everything together
make hamburger patties
grill.






i try and cook alot... that up there is the standard summer dinner, all veggies are fresh from my grandparents garden :)... i'd try and come up with oher things, but i have no recipe for paella -- that turned out to be "empty the contents of the fridge into a pot" ... likewise, i havent figured out what i want to do with my couscous yet. if i ever find them, ill post pie recipes. i can make pie like whoa.

Here's a few tried and true favorites in my family...

Sophie Storms Sugar Cookies

1/2 c. butter
1/2 c. shortening
1/2 c. white sugar
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. baking soda

Cream butter, shortening and sugars; add egg and vanilla. Stir in dry ingredients. Chill. Form into small balls, roll in white sugar. Bake at 375* for 12 mins.

Glazed Salmon Cocktail Balls

Balls

2 c. cooked, flaked salmon
3/4 c. bread crumbs
2 T. flour
1/4 c. grated onion
1/2 c. chopped water chestnuts
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. Tabasco sauce
1 egg (beaten)

Thoroughly mix all of the above. Shape into 3/4" balls. Place in greased baking dish and bake at 375* for 20 minutes. Put in chafing dish.

Glaze

1 c. orange marmalade
1/4 c. vinegar or sweet pickle juice
1/4 c. butter
1/2 c. ketchup
1 T. soy sauce

Combine all. Heat to boiling. Let simmer for 5 minutes. Pour over balls.

Hawaiian Chicken

8 chicken breast quarters
1/4 c. mustard
1/4 c. molasses
1/4 c. vinegar
2 T. soy sauce
1/2 c. crushed pineapple
1/4 c. brown sugar

Rinse chicken and pat dry. Arrange in baking dish. Combine mustard, molasses, vinegar, soy sauce, pineapple and brown sugar in dish. Mix well. Spoon over chicken. Bake at 325* for 1 hour or until chicken is tender, basting frequently.

*Note: If you serve the Hawaiian Chicken with rice, you can use the leftover sauce as a "gravy" for the rice.

We are a clone of each other lol. AND NO THAT ISN'T SCARY FOR U OUT THERE THAT THINK IT IS LOL j/k

thats how we make our hamburgers too! GO US LOL We put some bread crumbs soo they stick together better. but they are very yummy.

I have an excellent recipe .. It's from the kraft website but my it is good .. it received someother names but is this a children's show ?

Its a COCONUT CANDY BAR CAKE !!!

Here's the recipe - it is pretty easy for a "from-scratch cake"

The Big "O" Cake

ooh did I give it away !!!

"Pink Stuff" (No name, we just call it "Pink Stuff")

Cool Whip (or no-name Cool Whip, it doesn't matter)
Cottage Cheese
Can of Fruit Cocktail (or you can chop up different kinds of fresh fruit, I've had both versions and both are yummy nummies)
Red (any flavor) Jell-O powder (don't prepare it!)

Combine everything in a bowl (easiest: make it in the bowl you're serving it in) and stir until consistently pink throughout. The size really depends on how much you're making, but a small container of cottage cheese, cool whip and Jell-O along with a normal size can of Fruit Cocktail goes a looooong way.

Banana Cream Pie with Coconut

3 tbsp flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup milk
2 egg yolks, beaten
1 9" pie shell
1 cup cream
1 tbsp cornstarch
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
4 sliced bananas
1/2 cup coconut

Mix dry ingredients in saucepan. Stir milk into cream. Stir in egg yolks. Add to dry ingredients. Cook until thick; add vanilla. Cool. Pour into pie shell.
Add bananas. Coconut may be substituted for bananas. Add 1/4 cup of coconut to filling. Sprinkle 1/2 cup coconut on top.

My peanut butter pie recipe comes off of the cream cheese box.... but shhhhhh that's our little secret :p

Oreo Cake

Ingredients:
- 1 box Duncan Hines Yellow Cake Mix
- 3/4 cup water
- 2 eggs
- 24 Oreos, coarsley broken
- 1/3 cup miniature chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted

Directions:
1: Prepare cake mix using the water and eggs listed in recipe.
2: Grease a tube or bundt pan.
3: Put half of batter in pan.
4: Sprinkle 2 cups of Oreo mixture over batter.
5: Top with remaining cake batter and then remaining Oreo mixture.
6: Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 to 45 minutes, or till tester comes out clean.
7: Remove from oven and let cool 10 minutes on rack.
8: Invert so that the cake is right side up; cool completely.


Yeah I took it from the Duncan Hines website but I made it for my little cousin's birthday this past November and he loved it so it must be good since he's such a fussy eater..I can't stand chocolate so I didn't even try any haha.

I make BOMB cookies! chocolate chip or snickerdoodle are my specialties. ill have to post recipies later.
hehe... funny story. my sis and her friend were making cookies for a super bowl party they were going to, and they forgot to add the eggs! they put them in after the flour and stuff lol.... i laughed. "amatures" i said lol... they are older than me, but i got the upper hand on the cookie making!

I'M GETTING HUNGARY LUNCH TIME LOL

Damn you high cholesterol, high fat cookers! LOL I really shouldn't be reading this thread right now. Blah.

But, if anyone has any good low-fat stuff, let me know. I need to add some variety into this dang diet of mine!

half apple sauce half oil really works! its just as good and moist for muffins and cupcakes!

Try Chocolate cake mix with a can of diet cherry coke !! Thats all -- lot less calories!! Mix and bake as directed.

My mom does that and it's better than going by the directions on the cake mix box. Very moist.

Hmm, might have to try that!

Ok cheese lovers...... lol.

Chicken Roll Ups

1 can Cresent Rolls
1 Bag cheddar cheese
1 can cream of chicken soup
3 or 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
about 1 cup milk

Boil some boneless chicken and tear or cut it into SMALL chunks.
Spray glass bake dish with Pam or oil lightly. Lat out cresent rolls flat and play a decent amount of chicken and cheese inside and wrap cresent around it. Place all the cresent rolls in the dish and set aside.

Preheat oven to 350. Pour Chicken soup and milk into a bowl, only pouring in enough milk to make the consistancy of a thick soup. Pour mixture over cresent rolls and top with cheese.

Bake until cresent rolls are golden brown. VERY VERY GOOD!