#759 - Bisquick Zucchini Bread

(by Shirley McNevich)

2 cups Bisquick
1 1/2 cups shredded zucchini
3/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup canola oil
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 cup chopped nuts

Grease a loaf pan. In a mixer add all ingredients--beat on low just until mixed and everything is moistened. Beat on medium speed for 1 minute. Remove bowl from mixer and stir, then pour batter into loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 45-55 minutes. Test with a toothpick for doneness. Cool at least 10 minutes before removing from pan. Cool completely before slicing.

#758 - Cranberry Nut Bars

(by Shirley McNevich)

2 eggs
1 cup white sugar
1 cup flour
1/3 cup butter (melted)
1 1/4 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Grease an 8 x 8 baking pan--set aside. In a mixer add eggs--beat. Add white sugar--beat. Add flour and melted butter--beat. Remove bowl from mixer and add cranberries and nuts--stir until mixed. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes. Test with a toothpick for doneness. Let them cool, then cut into bars.

#757 - Easy Smores (S'mores)

(by Shirley McNevich)

3/4 cup light Kayro corn syrup
3 TBSP butter
1 - 11.5oz. bag Nestle's milk chocolate morsels (2 cups)
1 tsp. vanilla
1 - 12oz. box Golden Grahams cereal (9 cups)
3 cups miniature marshmallows

Grease a 9 x 13 cake pan--set aside. In a saucepan over medium heat add corn syrup, butter, milk chocolate morsels--cook and stir while bringing to a boil. Remove from heat and add vanilla--stir. Pour the golden grahams cereal in a large bowl--pour the melted chocolate mixture over the cereal. Toss it until everything is well coated. Fold in the mini marshmallows one cup at a time. Pour completed mixture into the prepared pan and press the mixture down with the back of a large spoon (butter the back of the spoon). Once you have it smoothed out let it stand for 1 hour at room temperature. Cut into squares.

#756 - Double Pumpkin Pie

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 - 3oz. Philadelphia cream cheese (softened)
1 cup + 1 TBSP milk
1 TBSP white sugar
1 1/2 cups thawed Cool Whip
1 Keebler ready-made graham cracker crust
2 - 4oz. boxes Jell-O vanilla INSTANT pudding
1 - 16oz. can Libby's pumpkin
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ginger
1/4 tsp. cloves

In a mixer add cream cheese, 1 TBSP milk, and white sugar--beat. Add Cool Whip--beat just until mixed. Spread the mixture on the bottom of the graham cracker crust. In a mixer add 1 cup milk, both boxes of vanilla pudding mix--blend until mixed, then beat for 2 minutes. Let it stand for 3 minutes in the mixer bowl. Add the pumpkin, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves to the pudding mixture--beat well. Spread pumpkin mixture over the cream cheese layer in the crust. Refrigerate overnight.

#755 - Orange Salad

(by Ruth Garrett - friend)

1 - 3oz. box tapioca pudding mix (cooked according to box directions)
1 - 3oz. box orange Jell-O (dry)
1- 3.75oz. box Jell-O vanilla INSTANT pudding mix (dry)
3 cups water
1 - 8oz. Cool Whip (thawed)
2 small cans mandarin oranges (drained)

Cook tapioca pudding mix according to box directions. Put cooked tapioca into a saucepan--add dry orange Jell-O, dry vanilla instant pudding, and 3 cups water. Stir and cook over medium heat--bring to a boil, then boil for 10 minutes (stir while boiling). Remove from heat and cool completely. Once cooled, pour tapioca mixture into a large bowl. Add Cool Whip and drained mandarin oranges to the tapioca mixture--fold in with a spoon. Refrigerate overnight.

#754 - Sour Cream Potato Casserole

(by Shirley McNevich)

3-4 red potatoes (washed, peeled and thinly sliced)
1 cup sour cream
1/4 cup milk
1 - 2.8oz. can French's french fried onions
1/2 cup chopped onions
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

In a bowl add milk, sour cream, salt, pepper and chopped onions--stir. Add sliced potatoes--stir. Spray a casserole dish with Pam. Spoon half of the potato mixture into the casserole dish. Sprinkle half the the french fried onions and half of the cheese on top of the potato mixture. Spoon the rest of the potato mixture as the next layer. Bake covered at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until potatoes are done. Remove from oven and sprinkle the rest of the french fried onions and shredded cheddar cheese on top. Return to oven and bake uncovered 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.

#753 - Cheeseburger Rice

(by Shirley McNevich)

1lb. ground chuck
1 chopped onion
1 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup Heinz ketchup
1 TBSP French's yellow mustard
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 1/2 cups Minute Rice original white rice (uncooked)
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

In a skillet over medium heat add ground chuck, chopped onion, salt and pepper--stir, cook and brown until the beef is browned. Drain the fat off and return meat mixture to the skillet. Add water, ketchup, mustard--stir and bring to a boil. Add the uncooked rice--stir. Cover skillet with a lid, remove from heat and let stand for 5 minutes. Stir with a fork. Sprinkle with the shredded cheese and cover again--let it stand for 3 minutes until the cheese melts. This is a good filling for stuffed peppers.

#752 - Cream Cheese Pecan Frosting

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 - 3oz. package softened Philadelphia cream cheese
4 TBSP softened butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1 dash salt
2 1/2 cups sifted Domino's powdered sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans

In a mixer add cream cheese, butter, vanilla and salt--beat. Add powdered sugar slowly--beat well. Remove bowl from mixer and add the chopped pecans to the frosting--stir.

#751 - Carrot Pineapple Cake

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup white sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
2/3 cup canola oil
2 eggs
1 cup finely shredded raw carrots
1/2 cup Dole crushed pineapple (do NOT drain)
1 tsp. vanilla
Frosting: 1 - 3oz. package softened Philadelphia cream cheese, 4 TBSP softened butter, 1 tsp. vanilla, 1 dash salt, 2 1/2 cups sifted Domino's powdered sugar, 1/2 cup chopped pecans

In a mixer add flour, white sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt--instead of turning on the mixer stir dry ingredients with a spoon. Add canola oil, eggs, shredded carrots, crushed pineapple/juice, and vanilla--turn mixer on and beat just long enough so all ingredients are moistened, then beat on medium speed for 2 minutes until batter is smooth. Pour batter into a greased and floured 9 x 13 cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes. Test with a toothpick for doneness. Cool completely, then frost the cake. Frosting: in a mixer add cream cheese, butter, vanilla and salt--beat. Add powdered sugar slowly--beat well. Remove bowl from mixer and add the chopped pecans to the frosting--stir. Frost the cake.

#750 - White Chocolate Chocolate Muffins

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 3/4 cups flour
3/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup Hershey's cocoa
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1 cup milk
1 stick melted butter
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
6oz. white chocolate bits

In a bowl add flour, white sugar, cocoa, baking powder, salt and baking soda--stir and set aside. In a separate bowl add milk, butter, egg and vanilla--beat. Add flour mixture to milk mixture--stir just until mixed. Add 1/2 of the white chocolate bits to the mixture--stir. Place cupcake liners into muffin tins. Fill each liner 3/4 full with batter, then sprinkle remaining white chocolate bits on top of each muffin. Bake at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes (test with a toothpick for doneness).

#749 - Sour Cream Strawberry Whip

(by Shirley McNevich)

2 cups fresh or frozen sliced strawberries (if frozen, thawed and drained)
1 cup sour cream
2 TBSP Domino's dark brown sugar
1 dash salt
1 cup mini marshmallows

Place sliced strawberries in a bowl and sprinkle with the brown sugar--let stand 10 minutes, then stir gently. Add the sour cream and mini marshmallows--stir gently. Cover the bowl with foil and refrigerate overnight before serving.

#748 - White Chocolate Butterscotch Cookies

(by Shirley McNevich)

2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup softened butter
1 1/2 cups firmly packed Domino's dark brown sugar
2 eggs
1 TBSP light molasses
2 tsp. vanilla
1 cup chopped pecans
3/4 cup butterscotch bits
3/4 cup white chocolate bits

In a bowl add flour, baking soda and salt--stir. In a mixer add butter, brown sugar--beat. Add eggs, molasses, vanilla--beat well. Slowly add flour mixture--beat. Remove from mixer and use a wooden spoon to stir in chopped pecans, butterscotch pieces, and white chocolate pieces. Drop by teaspoonsful on to ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 300 degrees for 18-20 minutes.

#747 - Butter Mints

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 egg white
2 1/2 cups sifted Domino's powdered sugar
2 TBSP softened butter
1/2 tsp. peppermint extract
food coloring

In a bowl or a mixer add egg white, powdered sugar, butter and peppermint extract. Beat well. Add your choice of food coloring--beat. Shape into small (1/2") balls and place them on wax paper. Flatten them slightly with the back of a spoon.

#746 - Angelfood Cookies

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 cup butter
1/2 cup Domino's dark brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups sifted flour
1 tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup Baker's angelflake coconut
extra white sugar

In a mixer add butter, white sugar and brown sugar--beat. Add vanilla and egg--beat. Add cream of tartar, baking soda, salt and flour--beat. Add coconut--beat. Place some extra white sugar in a small bowl. Take out one teaspoonsful of dough at a time, roll it into a ball and roll the ball in the white sugar. Place balls on ungreased cookie sheets. Continue with all dough. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes.

#745 - No Bake Pumpkin Pie

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
1 envelope Knox unflavored gelatin
2 TBSP water
1 beaten egg
1 - 14oz. can Eagle brand condensed milk (NOT EVAPORATED)
1 - 16oz. can Libby's pumpkin
1 Keebler ready-made graham cracker crust
Cool Whip

In a bowl add milk, beaten egg, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and salt--stir and set aside. In a saucepan over low heat add water and the Knox gelatin--stir until completely dissolved. Add the milk mixture to the gelatin mixture--stir and cook over low heat until slightly thickened. Remove from heat and add the pumpkin--stir well. Scoop entire mixture into the graham cracker crust. Chill at least 6 hours. Sprinkle extra nutmeg on top. Top with Cool Whip.

#744 - Peppermint Patties

(by Shirley McNevich)

1lb. Domino's powdered sugar
3 TBSP softened butter
3 tsp. peppermint extract
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 cup Carnation evaporated milk
2 cups Nestle's semisweet chocolate chips
2 TBSP Crisco shortening

In a bowl add powdered sugar, butter, peppermint extract, milk and vanilla--stir well. Place wax paper on to cookie sheets. Take out a teaspoonful of dough at a time and roll it into a ball, then place it on the wax paper. Repeat until all dough is used. Refrigerate the cookie sheets with the dough for 45 minutes. Remove cookie sheets from refrigerator and use the bottom of a glass to flatten each mint. In a microwave safe bowl add the Crisco and the chocolate chips--melt and stir until completely mixed. Dunk the patties in the chocolate and place them on wax paper until set. Refrigerate.

#743 - Turtle Cheesecake

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 - 7oz. bag Kraft caramels
1/4 cup Carnation evaporated milk
3/4 cup chopped pecans
1 - 9" Keebler chocolate graham cracker crust
6oz. Philadelphia cream cheese
1/2 cup sour cream
1 1/4 cups milk
1 - 3.7oz. box Jell-O chocolate INSTANT pudding
1/2 cup fudge topping for ice cream

In a saucepan over low heat add caramels and evaporated milk--cook and stir until smooth. Add the chopped pecans--stir. Pour this mixture into the ready-made crust. In a mixer add cream cheese, sour cream and milk--beat until smooth. Add the pudding mix to the cream cheese mixture--beat. Pour cream cheese mixture over the caramel mixture in the crust. Place in refrigerator for 2 hours, then remove and drizzle fudge topping and extra chopped pecans over the top. Keep refrigerated.

#742 - Ritz Bacon Dip

(by Shirley McNevich)

16oz. softened Philadelphia cream cheese
1 cup mayo
2 cups grated cheddar cheese
4 chopped green onions
1 package of thickly sliced bacon (fried, drained and crumbled)
1 sleeve of Ritz crackers (crushed)
softened butter

In a bowl add cream cheese and mayo--stir well. Add grated cheese, chopped onions, and crumbled bacon--stir until mixed. Scoop mixture into the bottom of a 9 x 13 greased baking dish. Sprinkle the crushed Ritz crackers over the top and dot with butter (more or less to your taste). Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Serve with your favorite crackers.

#741 - Cheese Straws

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 3/4 cup flour
1/3 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. dry mustard
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
1 1/4 lbs. grated shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1/2 cup softened butter

In a bowl add flour, salt, dry mustard and cayenne pepper--stir until mixed and set aside. In a mixer add the grated sharp cheddar cheese and softened butter--beat. Slowly add flour mixture to the cheese mixture--beat well. Dough should form a ball. Place mixer bowl containing dough in refrigerator for 15 minutes while preheating oven to 350 degrees. After dough has chilled, put it in a cookie gun and choose your shape (normally cheese straws are rectangular in shape and are about 3 inches long). Press dough through cookie gun on to greased cookie sheets. Bake 20-30 minutes at 350 degrees until the cheese straws are lightly browned and crispy.

#740 - Homemade Pralines

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 - 3.5oz. box Jell-O butterscotch pudding mix (NOT instant)
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup Domino's dark brown sugar
1/2 cup Carnation evaporated milk
1 TBSP vegetable oil
1 cup chopped pecans

In a saucepan add pudding mix, white sugar, brown sugar, milk and oil--stir and bring to a boil. Turn heat back a bit and boil for 10 minutes. Remove from heat, beat mixture with a spoon until it thickens. Add the chopped pecans and stir until mixed. Drop by teaspoonsful on to wax paper lined cookie sheets. Let them cool completely, then keep refrigerated.