15928 first place casserole Recipes

fabulous soft amish chocolate chip cookies, shortening, sugar, lg. eggs, milk, flour, baking powder, baking soda (place in the milk), chocolate chips or butterscotch chips

recipe for candied orange peel, sugar, honey, navel orange peels, salt, water, chocolate (optional), superfine sugar (optional), turn this recipe into a puzzle, carefully remove the peel from the oranges (or other citrus fruit.) place the peel in water to cover. bring to a boil and simmer for about 30 minutes. some varieties of oranges or grapefruit have a bitter tang to the peel. this bitterness can be removed by repeating the simmering step two or three times. each simmering in fresh water leaches out the bitter taste. navel oranges do not have this problem so they do not need the repeated boilings., drain and cool the peel. cut the peel into thin strips between 1/8 and 1/4 thick. mix the sugar, honey and water. drop the peel in and simmer for 20 minutes, until the syrup is clear. cool it in the syrup. let it sit for a few hours until the syrup is slightly absorbed into the peel. warm, drain and spread in waxed paper until dry. roll in superfine granulated sugar., candied orange peel, ground almonds, superfine sugar, plain white or italian type 00 flour, milk, dark chocolate

there was a woman who had been diagnosed with a terminal illness and had been given three months to live. as she was getting her things in serving, she contacted her pastor and had him come to her house to discuss certain aspects of her final wishes. she told him which songs she wanted sung at the service, what scriptures she would like read, and what outfit she wanted to be buried in. the woman also requested to be buried with her favourite bible., everything was in serving and the pastor was preparing to leave when the woman suddenly remembered something very important to her., more thing , she said excitedly. what s that came the pastor s reply. this is very important, the woman continued.. i want to be buried with a fork in my right hand. the pastor stood looking at the woman, not knowing quite what to say.. that surprises you, doesn tsp it the woman asked. well, to be honest, i m puzzled by the request, said the pastor., woman explained. in all my years of attending church socials and potluck dinners, i always remember that when the dishes of the main course were being cleared, someone would inevitably lean over and say, keep your fork. it was my favorite part because i knew that something better was coming..like velvety chocolate cake or deep-dish apple pie. something wonderful, and with substance! so, i just want people to see me there in that casket with a fork in my hand and i want them to wonder what s with the fork then i want you to tell them: keep your fork..the best is yet to come, eyes welled up with tears of joy as he hugged the woman good-bye. he knew this would be 1 of the last times he would see her before her death. but he also knew that the woman had a better grasp of heaven than he did. she knew that something better was coming. at the funeral people were walking by the woman s casket and they saw the pretty dress she was wearing and her favorite bible and the fork placed in her right hand. over and over the pastor heard the question what s with the fork and over and over he smiled., during his message , the pastor told the people of the conversation he had with the woman shortly before she died. he also told them about the fork and about what it symbolized to her. the pastor told the people how he could not stop thinking about the fork and told them that they probably would not be able to stop thinking about it either., he was right ., next time you reach down for your fork, let it remind you oh so gently, that the best is yet to come..

gone are the days where the bride and groom share a slice of a 3, 4, or 5 tier wedding cake. nowadays some people are opting for a more simple cake solution, yet they still want the elegance that a large tiered cake offers. enter on stage the simple yet elegant cupcake., versatile cupcakes are standing along side and, in some cases, replacing larger cakes these days. below are some helpful hints if you want to use cupcakes for the main cake at your wedding., tip #1 : arrangement, how you arrange your cupcakes is as important if not more important than the taste. everyone wants a breathtaking wedding cake at their reception so arranging your cupcakes to give this appearance is very necessary., my personal favorite way of arranging my cupcakes is to stack 4 or 5 boxes on top of each other to form a tree of sorts. i choose boxes that are approximately 4 to 5 inches high. i like 24 inch square boxes then 18 inches square then 12 inches then 6 inches square. this gives me a cupcake ledge of 3 inches when the boxes are stacked., decorate your boxes as you wish. beautiful paper wrapped around the boxes then a ribbon all the way around is a great decorating combination ., your wedding cake cupcakes can then be placed on the ledges and on top of the boxes for a beautiful arrangement for your wedding., arrangement idea for your wedding cupcakes is to place cupcakes underneath raised cake platters. larger cakes or more cupcakes can be placed on top of the platters., how your cupcakes taste and even how many different flavors you offer are both very important to the overall success of your wedding cupcakes. i think 1 of the best reasons to have wedding cupcakes instead of a large wedding cake would be that you can have many different kinds of cakes. not everyone prefers the same type of cake and frosting so having 2 or 3 different types of cake flavors would be ideal., three of my favorite flavors are vanilla , chocolate, and lemon cupcakes. these are a great combination for any special occasion that you may choose to serve cupcakes. you can either serve all of the different flavors in the same cups with the same decoration or you can use different cups and/or different decorations for each cake flavor you choose., skimp on the ingredients for your wedding cupcakes. fresh cupcakes made from your favorite cupcake recipes are always the best choice. boxed cake mixes just won tsp cut i for special occasion cupcakes. the same goes for frosting. make your frosting instead of buying it prepackaged from a grocery store. if you don tsp feel confident making your own, you could always buy some freshly made frosting from a local bakery., presentation is everything when dealing with weddings. you should make sure your cupcakes are just the right size so they are absolutely gorgeous when presented. the entire purpose of serving cupcakes at a wedding is to give your guests a small taste of a wonderful dessert. small is the key word here. you don tsp want cupcakes that are larger than an actual teacup. if they are, then they should be called mini cakes and not cupcakes., also, it would cost you a fortune to bake mini cakes for each of your guests. the right size cupcake will offer just the right amount of cake for each person attending and will also likely save you money., be careful not to err on the side of your cupcakes being too small. if your cupcakes are too small, you may run out of cupcakes before you guests sweet teeth are satisfied. you also run the risk of having too much frosting on a small cupcake which could ruin the overall taste of your wedding cupcakes., i ve found that the perfect size cupcakes are baked in 1/2 cup wells that i fill approximately 1/2 to 2/3 full of cupcake batter. make sure you carefully measure the cupcake batter each time you fill a well. this will make sure that your cupcakes come out of the oven all the same size., i hope that these tips will help you produce the most beautiful wedding cupcakes that anyone has ever seen! good luck

make use that your bowl and the beaters of you mixer are completely void of any grease and place them both in the freezer before starting to make the whipped cream, every 1/2 pint of whipping cream add 1 egg white and sweeten to taste.whip well, white of the egg stiffens the cream and gives it a smooth and airy taste,that can not be duplicated., enjoy

milky way bars (2.23 oz) sliced, milk, unsweetened cocoa, vanilla flavored instant pudding or pie filling, sour cream, stir mily way bars, 1/4 cup milk and cocoa in medium saucepan over low heat until smooth., place mixture in medium bowl and chill 10 minutes or until cold. stir in remaining milk and pudding mix. blend with a wire wisk or rotary beater until smooth and slightly thickened. blend in sour cream. chill at least 30 minutes.

chocolate biscotti, dozen, all-purpose flour, sugar, unsweetened cocoa, eggs, vanilla extract, teeaspoon baking soda, salt, whole blanched almonds, preheat the oven to 350 degrees f. coat a 10 x 15 rimmed cookie sheet with nonstick cooking spray. in a large bowl, combine all the ingredients except the almonds; mix well with a spoon. stir in the almonds until well blended; the dough will be thick and sticky. place half of the dough on the cookie sheet; form a slightly rounded 4 x 12 loat that is about 3/4 inch thick. repeat with the remaining dough on a second cookie sheet and bake for 30 minutes. remove from the oven and reduce the temperature to 325 degrees f. allow the loaves to cool for 5 to 10 minutes, then cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices. lay the slices cut side down on the cookie sheets and bake for 15 more minutes. turn the cookies over and bake for another 15 minutes or until very crisp. allow to cool, then store in an airtight container.

macaroni grill reese s peanut butter cake, unsalted butter, creamy style peanut butter, brown sugar, eggs, all purpose flour, baking powder, salt, milk, vanilla, peanut butter filling, cream cheese, softened, creamy style peanut butter, chocolate glaze, water, unsalted butter, cocoa, powdered sugar, vanilla, preheat oven to 350 degrees. grease and flour 2 9 cake pans., in large mixing bowl, cream butter and peanut butter until light and fluffy. add brown sugar. mix to blend. add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition., in small bowl, combine flour , baking powder and salt. add flour mixture to butter and peanut butter mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. add vanilla., pour batter into pans. bake until cake tests done , about 45 minutes. cool on wire rack to room temperature before frosting the cake., spread half of peanut butter filling over tops of each cake. chill ., spread half of warm chocolate glaze over peanut butter topping on each cake , using metal spatula dipped in hot water. as glaze cools, it will thicken., peanut butter filling : cream ingredients together until light and fluffy., chocolate glaze : place water and butter in small saucepan. bring to boil. add cocoa, sugar and vanilla to water mixture. mix until smooth.

boston cream cheesecake, layer size) yellow cake mix, cream cheese, softened, granulated sugar, vanilla, divided, eggs, sour cream, unsweetened baking chocolate, milk, butter or margarine, powdered sugar, grease bottom of 9-inch springform pan. prepare cake mix as directed on package; pour batter evenly into springform pan. bake at 325of for 25 minutes if using a silver springform pan. (bake at 300of for 20 minutes if using a dark nonstick springform pan.) cool., beat cream cheese , granulated sugar and 1 tsp. of the vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended. blend in sour cream; pour over cake layer., bake at 325of for 40 to 45 minutes or until center is almost set if using a silver springform pan. ( 300of for 40 to 45 minutes or until center is almost set if using a dark nonstick springform pan.) run knife or metal spatula around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim of pan., place chocolate , milk and butter in medium microwavable bowl. microwave on high 2 minutes or until butter is melted, stirring after 1 minute. stir until chocolate is completely melted. add powdered sugar and remaining 1 tsp. vanilla; mix well. spread over cooled cheesecake. refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.

makes 3-4 dozen cookies, decorations (your choice ) granulated sugar, colored sugar crystals, frosting, candies, chips, nuts, raisins, decorating gel, granulated sugar, butter flavor crisco, eggs, light corn syrup, vanilla, all-purpose flour (plus 4 tbsp), divided, baking powder, baking soda, salt, combine sugar and shortening in large bowl. beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. add eggs, syrup, and vanilla. beat until well blended and fluffy., combine 3 cups flour , baking powder, baking soda, and salt. add gradually to creamed mixture at low speed. mix until well blended., divide dough into 4 quarters. wrap each quarter of dough with plastic wrap. refrigerate at least 1 hour. keep refrigerated until ready to use., heat oven to 375of. place sheets of foil on countertop for cooling cookies., spread 1 tbsp or more of flour on large sheet of waxed paper. place 1 quarter of dough on floured paper. flatten slightly with hands. turn dough over and cover with another large sheet of waxed paper. roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness. remove top sheet of waxed paper. cut out with floured heart-shaped cutter., transfer to ungreased baking sheet with large pancake turner. place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. roll out remaining dough., sprinkle with granulated sugar or colored sugar crystals, or leave plain to frost or decorate when cooled., bake 1 baking sheet at a time at 375of for 5 to 9 minutes, depending on the size of your cookies (bake smaller, thinner cookies closer to 5 minutes; larger cookies closer to 9 minutes)., do not overbake. cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. remove cookies to foil to cool completely, then frost and decorate if desired.

peeled and sliced peaches, sugar, flour, ts salt, ts nutmeg, ts cinnamon, butter or margarine, cut into small pieces, in large bowl, combine all filling except butter. spoon mixture into pastry ; place pieces of butter over top., pastry, cold unsalted butter, all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, cold water

caramel marshmallow apples, caramels, marshmallows, water, apples, wooden skewers, line a baking sheet with buttered wax paper; set aside. combine caramels, marshmallows, and water in a medium saucepan. cook over medium heat, stiring constantly, until caramels melt. cool slightly while preparing apples. rinse and dry apples. insert skewers into apples. dip each apple in caramel mixture, coating apples. place on prepared sheet. refrigerate until firm. for a fun change, roll apples in crushed peanuts or drizzle with melted chocolate.

tart shells, lime custard(recipe below ), white chocolate, cream cheese,softened, candied lime peel (homemade ), lime custard, sugar, lime zest, lime juice (fresh ), farm fresh egg yolks,(beaten ), farm fresh butter (real,no sub. please), place sugar ,zest,juice in pan over flame,bring to a boil., temper egg yolks with a small amount of the hot liquid,whisking., add egg mixture to hot juice mixture,beating until very well combined., place over same heat and (this is where you ll need good biceps), beating constantly for about 12 minutes,mixture will have the look and feeling of pudding., add chunks of butter ,a little at a time,beating constantly,until butter melts and the two mixtures are blended., pour mixture through open weave cloth ., chill for about four hours.

greek nut roll, chopped pecans, chopped walnuts, chopped almonds, sugar, cinnamon, phyllo pastry, butter, melted, water, honey , preferably greek, lemon juice, preheat oven to 350 f., combine nuts , sugar, cloves and cinnamon., brush 2 sheets phyllo pastry with melted butter and arrange 1 sheet atop the other. sprinkle with 2 tbsp of nut mixture. repeat this procedure until there are 3 layers of pastry and nuts. roll like a jelly roll. continue to prepare the rolls until there are three., cut each roll into 1-inch slices. place slices on buttered baking sheets with sides ., bake the nut rolls for 20 minutes, turn them over, and continue to bake for 15 minutes longer, until golden brown on both sides. cool., while pastry is baking , make the syrup. bring water to a boil and stir in the honey. blend well and add the lemon juice. cool the syrup slightly. it should still be warm., when rolls are cool , dip each piece into the warm syrup. serve at room temperature.

homemade fresh pumpkin pie, pastry crust, eggs, milk, fresh pumpkin puree (instructions below), melted butter, unsalted, sugar, dark molasses, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, salt, heavy cream, cold, preheat oven to 350 degrees f., heat milk in saucepan over medium heat until it just starts to bubble around the edges. remove from heat., beat eggs lightly in large bowl until frothy. add scalded milk , stirring constantly., stir in pumpkin , butter, sugar, molasses, cinnamon, ginger and salt. whisk until thoroughly blended., pour filling into prepared crust , bake until center is firm, about 45 minutes. cool completely on wire rack., when ready to serve , beat chilled cream with mixer until soft peaks form. serve on top of pie or in a separate bowl for individual serving., make pumpkin puree from a fresh pumpkin, split a medium pumpkin crosswise , remove and discard seeds and fibers., place pumpkin , cut side down, on lightly greased baking sheet. bake at 325f until tender, about 1 hour., scrape pulp away from skin , discard skin., place pulp in blender or food processor fitted with metal blade, process in batches, until smooth., push puree through a coarse sieve. measure 1 1/4 cups puree for recipe , store remaining puree up to 6 months in the freezer (tightly covered).

go to the crafts store., purchase 1 or more bags of dried fruit, some plaster of paris, brown paint and a disposable cake pan., go home ., unwrap the dried fruit , carefully folding the wrapper inside-out and placing it at the bottom of your trash can. better yet, send it through your personal paper shredder and use it for insulation in the attic., mix the plaster of paris with water and pour into the disposable cake pan. place dried fruit on top, gently pushing in so it looks baked in the batter. let dry., take your fruitcake out of the disposable cake pan ., cover the top, bottom and sides with brown paint, avoiding the fruit., wrap your fruitcake in festive , colored saran wrap and finish with a bow. i like using red wrap because it gives a warm glow to the fruitcake., give your fruitcake to someone you want to impress. when they lift it, they ll say, wow! you must have made a really rich fruitcake! don tsp forget to smile and say, oh, its paris-style fruitcake., worry about someone trying to eat your fruitcake. nobody actually eats fruitcake... that s just a rumor. just so you know, the dried fruit won go bad because it has the same preservatives as twinkies, which have a shelf-life of about 237 years.

making the caramel, sugar can be cooked two ways : wet or dry. wet cooking is the easier method, because it gives you greater control over the degree of caramelization., sugar and water are brought to a boil; the water boils away and the changes from pale gold to amber to brown., you can stir the pan to help dissolve the sugar, but stop stirring once the mixture boils., dry cooking usually involves adding an acid , such as lemon juice, to keep the sugar from crystallizing., toss the lemon juice with the sugar until it s the consistency of wet sand., heat the sugar until it melts. don tsp stir , which promotes crystallization--the caramel will seize up and be grainy, not clear--but you may swirl the pan slightly to help redistribute any sugar that s starting to brown., making the custard, some recipes call for sweetened condensed milk while others use cream or whole milk. a flan made with sweetened condensed milk will be slightly denser than 1 made with milk or cream. likewise, flan made with milk rather than cream will be slightly lighter than a cream-based custard. experiment with different ingredients and recipes to find the 1 that suits your tastes., place the milk , solid flavoring--vanilla bean, cinnamon stick, citrus zest--and sugar into a large saucepan. (liqueurs and extracts are added after the mixture cooks)., bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally., while the milk mixture heats , whisk the eggs until pale yellow. don tsp over-mix the eggs: you don tsp want the eggs to become foamy, because the air bubbles affect the texture of the finished product., in a slow stream , pour the hot milk mixture into the bowl of eggs, whisking constantly., pour the custard base through a fine mesh strainer into a clean bowl to ensure a silky smooth texture in your flan., stir in extract or other flavorings., divide the custard equally between your caramel-coated dish or ramekins.

cherry pie, by edra ward, time for memories, cherry pie . . ., brown crust and spice and sugar, jucie fruit , piled high., twas baked in the big oven, along with three or four, thier wonderful aroma, came floating out the door ., we watched through all the making, often got a taste . . ., was so delicious, not 1 must go to waste., helped to pick the cherries, that made it extra good, carried in the wood ., we saw the dough mixed quickly, how fast the rolling pin, smoothed it out, so nice and round, just right to fit the tin., firm deft fingers worked, soon each crimson sphere, was ready to be covered, sugar and spice., top would then be dotted, cinnamon , here and there, latticed upper crust, was put in place with care., when twas time for dinner, how everyone would beam, as grandma cut the cherry pie, pour the rich thick cream ., filling for cherry pie, into your favorite unbaked piecrust , place the filling, sugar, cornstarch, salt, cherry juice, red coloring