Friday, January 5, 2007

Pumpkin Dessert

Layered Pumpkin Dessert

1 pkg (15 oz) Hostess Twinkies (10 twinkies)
1 pkg (8 oz) Cream Cheese, Softened
1 Cup Confectioners' Sugar
1 8oz Cool Whip
2 pkg (3.4 oz) Instant Vanilla Pudding
1 can (15 oz) Pumpkin
1 1/2 tsp Pumpkin Spice
1 Cup Milk
Additional Pumpkin Pie Spice

Slice twinkies in half length wise and place cream side up, in a single layer in a 9x13 baking dish. Using a mixer, blend together cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and 1/2 of the cool whip until smooth. Spread evenly over twinkies.

Combine pudding mix, pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice and milk. Whisk until well blended and layer over the cream cheese mixture. Carefully spread remaining cool whip over pumpkin. Lightly sprinkle with pumpkin pie spice. Refrigerate several hours or until set.

Tuesday, January 2, 2007

Baked Spaghetti

Baked Spaghetti

1lb. Spaghetti, broken, cook, set aside

2 Onions
1 green pepper
4 TB oil
Saute

4 Cups Grated Cheddar Cheese or mixture of Cheddar and Mozzarella Cheese

In a bowl, add 1 qt tomatoes, sauted items, add cooked spaghetti. While still hot add 2 cups of grated cheese, mix. Put in greased casserole dish. Top with 2 c of grated cheese.

Bake 1 hr at 350

Ginger Snaps Cookies

Ginger Snaps Cookies

3/4 Cup Shortening
1 Cup Sugar
1/4 Cup Molasses
1 egg, beaten
2 Cups Flour
1/4 tsp Salt
2 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Cinnamon
1 tsp Cloves
1 tsp Ginger


Cream shortening and sugar, add molasses and egg. Beat well. Add dry ingredients. Roll in small balls and dip in sugar. Bake at 350

Sunday, December 31, 2006

Apple Dumplings

Apple Dumplings

1 1/2 Cups of Sugar
2 Sticks of Butter
1 tsp. Cinnamon
2 Apples
2 Cans of Crescent Rolls
1 Can of Mountain Dew

Cut and peel each apple into 8 pieces. Roll in Crescent Rolls, closing ends around apple.

Mix butter, sugar and cinnamon in a sauce pan, heat up. Pour over crescent rolls, then pour Mt. Dew over top. (Mt. Dew is a must, but you don't taste it like pop/soda after it is has been cooked)

Bake at 375 for 45 minutes