Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Raspberry Bars

By Stephanie Boyle

Another great recipe, make sure you read the recipe too as there are some additional ingredients needed that are located in the recipe. This is one I always make around the holidays.

Ingredients:

1 cup flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 cup butter

1 egg beaten

1 tsp milk

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350F.

2. Spread above mixture in pan and cover thinly with raspberry jam.

3. Make topping - 1 cup white sugar, 2 cup coconut, butter the size of an egg, 1 tsp vanilla, 1 beaten egg, mix then pour on top of raspberry jam.

4. Bake in oven for 30 mins.

Cherry Bread

By Stephanie Boyle

If you love cherries like I do, you'll absolutely love this bread. You can make a few modifications to this one, for example I find the walnuts are great in the recipe however not required. Also, every now and then you can throw a few extra cherries in but like the nuts, it is not required. Hope you enjoy :)

Ingredients:

1 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup butter or margarine

1 egg

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 small bottle (6oz) Maraschino cherries

2 cup flour

1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 F.

2. Pour juice from cherries into measuring cup and fill with milk to make 1 cup.

3. Mix in order given, let stand for 20 mins.

4. Bake in greased and floured loaf pan for 45 mins. Check with toothpick.

5. Enjoy!!

Sweet & Sour Meatballs

By Stephanie Boyle

Sweet and sour meatballs are a favorite meal in the household. A great recipe if there is guests coming over for supper.

Ingredients:

1-1/2 cup Brown sugar

3/4 cup vinegar

3/4 cup water

1 tbsp dry mustard mix with sugar

1 cup ketchup

2 lbs hamburg (ground chuck)

1 onion

Directions:

1. Mix hamburg and chop onions together. Form into balls.

2. Place in small roaster.

3. Mix rest of ingredients together and pour over mixture.

4. Bake uncovered at 350F for 45 mins.

5. Serve over rice.

**1-1/4 lbs of hamburg = 27 meatballs**

Marshmallow Salad

By Stephanie Boyle

This is a family favorite, a necessity at any family get together!

2 cups marshmallows

1 cup orange sections

1 cup cubed pineapple (drained)

cherries

1 envelope Dream Whip

1/4 cup mayonnaise



1. Mash fruit, blend with mayonnaise then mix with dream whip.



2. Put in fridge for approximately 2 hours.



3. Ready to serve!

Chocolate Clusters

By Stephanie Boyle

This is another great recipe for the holidays or a nice little treat to have on hand for when friends or family come over.

Ingredients:

1 cup chocolate chips

1/4 cup peanut butter

1 cup Planters Unsalted dry roasted peanuts

Directions:

1. Melt in double boiler until smooth.

2. Add peanuts and mix together.

3. Drop by teaspoonful on cookie sheet lined with wax paper.

4. Cool in fridge then put in airtight container and keep in fridge.

Butterscotch Pie

By Stephanie Boyle

This is a great recipe that we've been using in our family for years. I've tried a few others but I keep coming back to this one.


Ingredients:



1-1/2 cups milk

1-1/4 cup brown sugar

6 tbsp flour

1/4 tsp salt

2 egg yolks

2 tbsp butter

1 tsp vanilla



1. Scald milk.



2. Blend together flour, brown sugar, and salt.



3. Add dry ingredients to scalded milk, cook until thick.



4. Once thick remove from heat and add butter and vanilla.



5. Pour into pie shell.

Lasagna

By Stephanie Boyle



Ingredients:



1 tsp garlic

1 tsp parsley

1 tsp basilic

1 tsp oregano

bay leaves

salt

pepper

16 slices of lasagna per pan

1 lb hamburg

onions



1. Fry hamburg and onions.

2. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, 1 can water and mushrooms.

3. Add 1 tbsp sugar, 2 tsp salt, 3/4 cup water.

4. Add seasonings last, and simmer as long as you want.

5. In pan start layering, 1 row of lasagna, sauce, 1 row of lasagna (opposite way), sauce, last layer only lasagna. Add grated cheese to the top.



** Can put peperoni in sauce and salami on top of sauce if desired.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

By Stephanie Boyle

I got this one from a friend back in High School. The recipe is great, easy to make and if you use Crisco's Golden Shortening, the color and flavor to this recipe is amazing. By far one of the best chocolate chip cookies recipes out there!

Ingredients:

1 cup shortening or 3/4 cup butter

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup white sugar

1 tsp vanilla

2 eggs

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

1 cup chocolate chips

2 cups flour

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375F.

2. Mix shortening, brown sugar, white sugar, vanilla, and eggs into a bowl.

3. Mix dry ingredients in separate bowl.

4. Add flour mixture slowly to wet ingredients.

5. Add in chocolate chips.

6. Bake for 7-10 minutes until golden brown.

Peanut Butter Cookies

By Stephanie Boyle

Peanut butter cookies, always a delicious treat!!

Ingredients:

3/4 cup flour

1/8 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp baking powder

1/8 tsp salt

1/4 cup margarine

1/4 cup peanut butter

1/4 cup white sugar

1/4 cup brown sugar

1 egg

1/2 tsp vanilla

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375F.

2. Mix flour, baking powder, salt.

3. Cream butter and peanut butter until light, then add both sugars and cream together.

4. Beat in egg and stir in vanilla.

5. Add flour in 3 parts.

6. Measure out tablespoons of dough and form into balls.

7. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.

Easy Graham Bars

By Stephanie Boyle



Ingredients:



3 cups graham crumbs

1 cup evaporated milk

1 cup sugar

1/4 cup butter (not melted)

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

1 cup chocolate chips



1. Preheat oven to 350F (325F if glass pan)



2. Mix all ingredients together with beaters.



3. Grease a 9x9 pan and pour batter into pan.



4. Bake for 35-40 mins.

Heaven's Delight

By Stephanie Boyle



Ingredients:



1/2 cup butter

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup cream (or Carnation milk)

1 cup fine coconut

1 cup crushed grahams

1/2 tsp vanilla

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)



1. Line an 8 inch square pan with graham wafers.



2. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl.



3. Pour in on top of the graham wafers.

Butterscotch Marshmallow Squares

By Stephanie Boyle



1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup peanut butter

1 pkg butterscotch chippits

10 oz pkg miniature marshmallows



1.Put butter, peanut butter and butterscotch chippits in a double boiler.



2. Add miniature marshmallows in an 8x8 pan.



3. Frost with chocolate icing.

Sweet marie Bars

By Stephanie Boyle



Ingredients:



1 cup white sugar

1 cup corn syrup

1 cup peanut butter

1 pkg of chocolate chips or butterscotch chips.

4 cups Rice Krispies

1 cup crushed peanuts (optional)



1. Mix together white sugar, corn syrup, chocolate chips and bring to a boil.



2. Pour mixture over Rice Krispies and peanuts.



3. Make in a roll on wax paper.



4. Put in fridge to cool.



5. Slice.

Nanaimo Magic Squares

By Stephanie Boyle

This is a great recipe, tastes very similar to the ones you would buy the kits at the store for except with slight variations. Delicious!

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup cocoa

1 egg beaten

2 cups graham wafer crumbs

1 cup coconut

1/2 cup chopped nuts or peanuts

1 can eagle brand milk

1/3 cup lemon juice

1/3 cup chocolate chips



Directions:

1. For the base, melt butter, add sugar, cocoa, egg, coconut, nuts and graham crumbs. Press in 9x9 pan.

2. Mix Eagle Brand Milk with lemon juice and pour over base.

3. Put melted chocolate chips on top for topping.

4. Refrigerate for about 2 hours to set.

Cold Rotini Salad

By Stephanie Boyle

This is a great meal for a hot summer day! Make in the morning, cool in your fridge and at supper time you'll have a delicious cold rotini salad.

Ingredients:

2 cups uncooked rotini

2 tomatoes chopped

1 green onion

1/2 cucumber

Dressing:

2/3 cup white sugar

1/2 cup oil

1/3 cup ketchup

1/4 cup vinegar

1 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

1 tsp paprika

Directions:

1. While rotini is cooking, make dressing and put in fridge.

2.Once rotini is cooked, rinse with cold water to cool then add all ingredients to the rotini and mix well.

3. Cool in fridge until ready to serve.

Apple Crisp

By Stephanie Boyle

This is a great recipe for the fall, with fresh apples so abundant, why not try baking with the apples and making an apple crisp.

Ingredients:

4 Medium sized apples

3 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup flour

3/4 cup oats

1/2 cup butter

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 350F

2. Peel apples, cut, slice thin and spread evenly over a greased pan. Add more apples if desired.

3. Mix together oats, brown sugar, flour. Add butter and mix until mixture is crumbly.

4. Sprinkle mixture over apples.

5. Bake in oven for approximately 30 mins, or 25 mins if in a glass pan.

6. Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream... Delicious!!

Peanut Butter Balls

By Stephanie Boyle

This is a great recipe. It freezes well and is a family favorite!

Ingredients:

1 cup peanut butter

1 cup Rice Krispies

1 cup icing sugar

2 tbsp butter

1 tsp vanilla

1/3 of a Parowax bar

1 sml pkg of chocolate chips

cherries (optional)

Instructions:

1. Mix peanut butter, Rice Krispies, icing sugar together.

2. Add melted butter and vanilla.

3. Form into balls and add cherries to the centers if desired.

4. To make add parowax and chocolate chips in a double boiler.

5. Dip balls in chocolate and then place on wax paper.

Cherry Dip

By Stephanie Boyle



This is a great recipe for a family get together and easy to make. Pairs well with sociable crackers or Ritz.


Philadelphia Cream Cheese (brick)


Pineapple Cream Cheese (tub)



Pkg of Walnuts



Cherries



Mix all together in a bowl. Great recipe.

Mars Bars Squares

By Stephanie Boyle

Delicious for all Mars bars lovers out there and fast to make!

Ingredients:

4 mars bars

1/2 cup margarine

3 cups rice krispies

Directions:

1. Heat bars cut up in the margarine. Remove from heat when melted.

2. Add 3 cups Rice Krispies to mixture.

3. Put into a greased pan (9x9)

4. Melt 1/4 cup margarine and 1 cup of chocolate chips. Spread over the bars.

Shortbread Cookies

By Stephanie Boyle

This is another recipe I received from a family friend. Easiest shortbread recipe I've ever made!

Ingredients:

1 cup butter (soft)

1-1/2 cups flour

1/2 cup icing sugar

1. Whip at medium speed for 10 mins.

2. Drop on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.

3. Bake at 325F for 10 mins.

Butterscotch Pinwheels

By Stephanie Boyle

This is a recipe I received from a family friend, easy to make and a great variation from your normal cinamon pinwheels.

Ingredients:

2 cups flour

4 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

1/2 cup shortening

1 cup milk

1/3 cup margarine

2/3 cup brown sugar

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350F

2. Mix flour, baking powder and salt together.

3. Add in milk and shortening and mix well.

4. Roll out.

5. Cream together margarine and brown sugar.

6. Spread mixture evenly over dough.

7. Roll dough and then cut in slices.

8. Cook for 12-15 mins until golden brown.

Sunday, October 21, 2007

Soured Milk

By Stephanie Boyle



2 tbsp (30 ml) vinegar or lemon juice

470ml milk



1. Put 2tbsp vinegar or lemon juice in a 2 cup measuring glass.

2. Fill with milk to the 2 cup (500ml) mark.

3. Let rest a few minutes before using



Great for using as a substitute for buttermilk in my Buttermilk Pancakes recipe.

Buttermilk Pancakes

By Stephanie Boyle

Very good recipe for pancakes, definately not the ones you'd make from a box! Works well for breakfast or any meal of the day.

Ingredients required:

3 eggs

2 cups Buttermilk (or soured milk)

1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tbsp sugar

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp butter

maple syrup

Instructions:

1. Beat eggs and buttermilk in a medium sized bowl.

2. Combine flour with sugar and baking soda. Mix well.

3. Mix dry ingredients with the milk mixture.

4. Melt butter and stir into batter mixture.

Add other ingredients to the mixture to put added flavour. Add syrup, blueberries or even chocolate chips. Whatever your heart desires.

Chicken Fajitas

By Stephanie Boyle

I love going to restaurants and trying their chicken fajitas, I found this recipe which is great and now I can make my favorite meal at home.

1tbsp vegetable oil

1 sml onion thinly sliced

1 medium red and green pepper (cut in strips)

1/2 tsp minced garlic or 1 clove fresh garlic

1/4 tsp chili powder

1/4 tsp cumin

1/3 cup Monterrey jack cheese (shredded)

Chicken

Sour cream

Salsa



1. Heat oil over medium heat.

2. Add peppers and onion for 3-4 minutes.

3. Add precooked chicken strips, garlic, chili powder, cumin. Cook for 2-3 minutes.

4. Serve and enjoy.



Tip - more chili powder or cumin can be used to make a stronger flavour.

Fettucine Alfredo

By Stephanie Boyle

I'm a big fan of Fettucine Alfredo, this is a very easy recipe to make and it tastes great!

1 lb linguine

1 cup heavy cream

3 tbsp softened butter

salt

pepper

Parmesan cheese



1. Add pasta to salted boiling water. Cook until tender but firm.

2. In a saucepan, add 3/4 cup of the heavy cream and the 3tbsp butter. Cook over medium heat to thicken.

3. Add pasta and toss then add remaining cream and cheese.

4. Add salt, pepper, or nutmeg to taste (optional).

Chocolate Covered Pretzels

By Stephanie Boyle

Another very easy recipe to make for the holidays, or get togethers throughout the year. Can be frozen to use at a later date.

Chocolate wafers
Skor bits
Pretzels

1. Melt chocolate wafers in a double boiler.
2. Dip pretzels in chocolate, then place on a cookie sheet covered with waxed paper.
3. Drizzle skor bits over the pretzels and allow to cool.
4. Enjoy!

Light Mashed Potatoes

By Stephanie Boyle

We've all tried weight loss programs before, trying to cut back our fat intake or any fad diets on the market. Here's a recipe I found quite useful while trying to lose weight.

Ingredients:

2 cans non fat chicken broth

5 large potatoes

Salt and pepper

Directions:

Place broth and potatoes in a saucepan.

Heat to a boil.

Cover and cook for 10 minutes over medium heat.

Drain and save the broth.

Mash with 1-1/4 cup of broth and add salt and pepper.

Serves 6

Calories 128, Fiber 2 grams

White Chocolate Almond Bark

By Stephanie Boyle

Very good and easy recipe to make for the holidays or any time of year. Always a crowd pleaser!

White chocolate wafers
Almonds

1. Melt chocolate in a double boiler.
2. Pour onto cookie sheets.
3. Place almonds in chocolate.
4. Place in fridge to cool, then break with a knife into pieces.
5. Enjoy!

Oatmeal Cookies

By Stephanie Boyle

This is a recipe we've been using in the family for years now. Very good and easy to make.

1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup shortening
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1-1/2 cup flour
1tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 cups quick rolled oats

1. Cream together margarine, shortening, brown sugar, and white sugar.
2. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
3. Combine in separate bowl flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt.
4. Blend into creamed mixture.
5. Stir in rolled oats and chocolate chips.
6. Spoon onto greased cookie sheet, Bake at 375F for 10-12 mins.
Make about 4-5 dozen cookies.

Sunday, October 14, 2007

Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients:

I just came across this recipe this past year and needless to say it quickly became one of my favorite recipes to make. Delicious!!!

Ingredients required:

1 cup (250ml) packed Brown Sugar

1/2 cup (125ml) margarine or butter

1/2 cup (125ml) shortening

1/2 cup (125ml) peanut butter

1 egg

2tsp (10ml) vanilla

2-1/2 cups (625ml) uncooked rolled oats

2 cups (500ml) Flour

1/4 tsp (1ml) salt

1/2 cup (125ml) miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips

36 miniature peanut butter cups

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350F - 180C.

2. Mix sugar, butter, shortening, peanut butter, egg and vanilla in a large bowl. Beat at medium speed until it is mixed well.

3. Add oats, flour, and salt. Beat at low speed until all is mixed together then stir in chocolate chips.

4. Shape balls of dough into 1-1/4 inch (3 cm) balls. Place balls 2 inches (5cm) apart on cookie sheets.

5. Bake cookies for 10-14 minutes, take out of oven and press peanut butter cup into the cookie.

6. Enjoy!!

Introduction

By Stephanie Boyle

Baking has been a past-time of mine for many years now. As a young child I always used to bake family meals and desserts with my father. Those are some of my fondest childhood memories. Where those are some of my fondest memories I hope to share those with my children some day. Over the years I have accumulated a wide variety of recipes that I have come to love and share with others. The following are a few of my favorites.