Archive for February, 2012

Chocolate Cheese Bars

1 Devil’s Food Cake Mix (with or without pudding in it) 8 oz Cream cheese, softened 1/3 c Oil 3 Eggs (divided use) 1/4 c Sugar 6 oz Semi-sweet chocolate chips 1/2 c Walnuts or pecans, chopped Mix dry cake mix, 2 eggs, and 1/3 cup oil until crumbly; reserve 1 cup. Pat remaining mixture [...]

Chocolate Caramel Shortbread

1 1/2 c Butter, softened, divided 1/2 c Sifted icing sugar 1/4 ts Salt 1 1/4 c All purpose flour 1 cn Sweetened condensed milk 3 tb Corn syrup 1 ts Vanilla 3 Squares semi sweet chocolate, melted Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In large mixer bowl, beat 1 cup butter, sugar and salt [...]

Chocolate Caramel Nut Bars

14 oz Bag caramels, remove wrappers 5 oz Can evaporated milk 1 Box German chocolate cake mix with pudding 1/2 c Margarine, melted 1 1/2 c Walnuts, chopped 6 oz Semisweet chocolate chips Melt caramels with 1/3 cup milk in the microwave. Stir until smooth. Combine remaining milk, mix and margarine. Mix well. Press half [...]

Chocolate Candy Bar

1 Envelope SF Hot Cocoa Mix 2 tb Cold water 2 tb Golden raisins; or – 1 ts Peanut butter; or 1 ts Chopped nuts In small bowl stir cocoa mix with water. Save envelope that mix came in. Stir in raisins or peanut butter or nuts. Spoon mixture back into cocoa envelope. Fold over [...]

Sunshine State Carrots

1 lb baby carrots 1/2 cup orange juice 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons honey 1 tablespoon cornstarch 1 tablespoon water 1/3 cup chopped walnuts 4 servings Change size or US/metric Change to: servings US Metric Place carrots in saucepan with small amount of water, cook until just tender crisp, (I like to steam them). Drain. [...]

Silver State Brownies

1 cup margarine 2 cups sugar 4 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla 1/2 cup cocoa 1 1/2 cups flour 1/2 cup chopped nuts mini chocolate chips 20-24 servings 1 9×13 pan Change size or US/metric Change to: 9×13 pan US Metric Cream margarine, add sugar. Beat eggs and add to mixture, add vanilla. Mix cocoa and [...]

New York State Apple pie

1 pie crust (For crust use whatever you are comfortable with-I am happy with those you can find in the dairy case) 5 cups apples, peeled and sliced (your choice) 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice 3/4 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons flour 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 tablespoons margarine Sprinkle lemon juice over [...]

Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

The title says it all…we make this every time our rhubarb is ready to be picked…many times each summer and it’s gone before it’s even cooled! 4 cups rhubarb, cut into 1 inch pieces 2 cups strawberries, washed and cut up 5 tablespoons dry tapioca 3 cups sugar 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 [...]

State Fair Potato Salad

Drizzling sweet pickle juice over the warm potatoes is the secret to this delicious potato salad. Tastes like a contrest entree at the State Fair! From Bon Appetit. 3 1/2 lbs red potatoes, peeled,cut into 3/4 inch pieces 1/4 cup juice, from jar of sweet pickles 3/4 cup mayonnaise 1/3 cup buttermilk 4 teaspoons Dijon [...]

State Fair Pasta

A hearty dish reminiscent of the sausage & peppers served at the fair – served on top of pasta instead of a bun! 8 ounces fettuccine (or your favorite pasta) salt 3-4 tablespoons butter 2 large Italian sausages (about 1/2 lb) 1/4 large green bell pepper, sliced 1/4 large red bell pepper, sliced 1/2 small [...]