Thursday night: Apple CinnaCream Bars

Up on the docket: Apple CinnaCream bars
It's a mix of two recipes and I think it will be delectable!

Ingredients you'll need to bake with me:

10 apples (golden delicious will work best)
1 stick of butter (you can use light)
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon
1 yellow or spice cake mix
3 TB milk
1 package cream cheese (fat free)
1/2 cup oats
1/4 cup flour
3 TB brown sugar

SET ASIDE (in addition too above):
1 tsp cinnamon
1 TB brown sugar



Instructions and Photos to Follow!

next up:

Something with Apples. YUM!

not technically baking: but it's good

Upon Steph's request:

Amalgamated Potato Salad Recipe

5 Medium Sized Red Potatoes (Diced Boiled and Cooled)
3 Boiled Eggs (Cooled and Diced)
3 Green Onions (the green part only, finely chopped)
1 Red Onion (diced finely) ** I only used 1/2 because I didn't want it to be overpowering)
1/4 cup Dijon Mustard **Can use more to taste**
1/4 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
1 1/2 cups Mayonnaise
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper


Basically Boil the Eggs and Potatoes, let them cool

In Bowl, mix the other ingredients in together
Add in eggs, mix
Add in Potatoes mix..
add chives to the top for a garnish =)


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ways to lighten this recipe: Light Mayonnaise, 2% Shredded Cheddar, 1 cup Mayo and 1/2 cup mustard, as opposed to what is listed above.

Simple Everything Cookies

Here's what you need:
3 eggs, 1 1/2 cups oatmeal
2 sticks of butter

1 Peanut butter Cookie Mix Betty Crocker
1 Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix Betty Crocker
1 medium size bag of M&M's your choice: dark chocolate, milk chocolate

Mix together dry ingredients.
Add eggs and softened butter, stir

Then add M&M's and stir!



PUT IN REFRIGERATOR FOR 1 hour.
preheat oven to 375º

Drop a couple of inches apart on a cookie sheet...
and bake for 10-12 minutes.. DISCLAIMER (I personally don't enjoy these cookies unless they are underbaked: about 8-9 minutes taken out and let to cool for a few seconds)



EAT!
note the cute snoopy bandaid =).

Next on the Docket: Easy Everything Cookies

My next project will be Everything Cookies (not like everything bagel).. think peanut butter, chocolate, oatmeal and m&m's.
Tasty!!!!

Peach Cobbler, because it's Peach Month

YUMMM doesn't this look good?

Read on friends, Read on!!!!!


Bowl 1
combine peaches (8 sliced fresh, or about 40 frozen peices, 1/4 cup white sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 tsp nutmeg, 1 tsp lemon juice, and 2 tsp cornstarch.
Toss with hands until coated.


Pour this into a 2 qt baking dish, and bake for 10 minutes at 400 degrees.


Bowl 2
combine 1 Cup flour, 1/4 cup white sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1 tsp baking powder, and 1/2 tsp salt.
Then cut in butter (6 Tablespoons, diced and chilled).
Using a pastry cutter or your fingers, blend it in until the texture of the mixture is coarse grit like...
Then stir in small amount of boiling water (total 1/4 cup) until mixture is barely combined into a 'doughy' texture.


Next Step
Take Peaches from oven and drop spoonfuls of dough mixture over top of the peaches in small dollops (preferably a small distance apart).



Final Step
Sprinkle cinnamon sugar mixture (made from 3 tablespoons White Sugar and 1 tsp cinnamon) over top of entire cobbler.

Place back in oven and bake until golden brown, about 30-35 minutes.

Here's the finished product! Delicious!


and Now for a beauty shot!

Caramel Apple Delight

I just made that up..
but here's what you need:

3 or 4 small apples sliced
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup water
dash of cinnamon

cool whip
caramel sauce

Here's what you do

1. slice the apples


2. melt butter and add apples, sautee the apples for about 3 minutes


3. add a dash of cinnamon, the sugar, the water and 1 TB of caramel sauce, then set to low and simmer for 15 minutes until the apples are soft.



4. Add warm apples to bowl, add dolop of whipped cream, then drizzle caramel sauce to top.

then you get this:




YUM!