Breaded Ranch Chicken

I just gave this recipe a try and we loved it. I got the recipe from an old issue of Taste of Home magazine. Anyway, I'm always looking for quick, easy and tasty recipes and this sure is one of them. I accompanied the dish with rice, salad and some ranch roasted potatoes.

INGREDIENTS:

3/4 c crushed cornflakes

3/4 c grated Parmesan cheese

1 envelope ranch salad dressing mix

8 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (2 lbs)

1/2 c butter or margarine, melted

In a shallow bowl, combine the cornflakes, Parmesan cheese and salad dressing mix. Dip chicken in butter, then roll in cornflake mixture to coat. Place in a greased 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 minutes or until chicken juices run clear. Enjoy!!

German Pancakes with Coconut Syrup

We made these for Christmas with the egg nog added in and they were delicious! We make them all the time without the egg nog and they are just as good. My family calls them Monster Pancakes because of they way they grow so big in the oven.


MONSTER PANCAKES

6 Eggs
1 C. Milk (Replace 1 cup of milk with 1/2 cup low fat milk and 1/2 eggnog to reduce thickness and add 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg)
1 C. all-purpose Flour
1/2 tsp. Vanilla
1/2 tsp. Salt (reduce to 1/4 tsp. if using salted butter)
4 Tbs.  Butter, melted

Place the eggs, milk, flour and salt in a mixing bowl; mix thouroghly. Pour the melted butter into an ungreased 9x13x2  baking dish; add batter. Bake, uncovered, at 425 degrees for 16-18 minutes. Make sure to monitor the oven so the tips of the pancake don't burn. You will know when it's cooked when the tips of the pancake begin to lightly brown.

Dust pancake with confectioner's sugar; serve immediatly with the syrup (see recipe below or use your own). It is also good to use whip cream and berry jam or peaches.


Butter Cream Syrup (Coconut or other flavoring)

1 C. Butter
1 C. Sugar
1/2 C. Buttermilk
1/2 tsp. Baking Soda
1/2 tsp. Coconut Flavoring (optional or any other flavoring that you want)

Heat butter, sugar, buttermilk, baking soda and flavoring by slowly bringing to a boil (it will foam, so be sure to put in large sauce pan). Take off heat.

Peanut Butter Bars

Peanut Butter Bars

1 C. Butter
1 C. Brown Sugar
1 C. Peanut Butter
1/2 C. Sugar
2 Eggs
2/3 tsp. Baking Soda
2/3 tsp. Salt
2 tsp. Vanilla
1 1/2 C. Oats
1 1/2 C. Flour

Mix & Bake @ 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes, on cookie sheet.
Spread a layer of peanut butter on the bars, when cooled.

Frosting:
1 1/3 C. Sugar
6 Tbs. Milk
6 Tbs. Butter
Bring to boil, then add:
1 C. Chocolate Chips
1 tsp. Vanilla
Dash of Salt

Spread frosting on top of peanut butter layer. Enjoy!

Candied Corn Pops

Caution:

These are the most addicting treat I've ever made. It makes a large amount and if you don't have someone to share them with, you might find yourself finishing them off... then regretting it later. 

(This coming from personal experience. lol)

Candied Corn Pops

1 large bag corn pops pop corn (16 oz)

2 cup sugar

4 cubes butter (1lB)

4 tablespoon water

Boil together for 7 min remove from heat then add 2 tsp vanilla. 

Stir and pour over corn pops.

Bionico (Mexican Fruit Salad)

This is a very, very delicious Mexican fruit salad. It's not only delish, but super easy to make as well. I won't really put specific measurements for the salad because it's really up to you how much fruit you want to add and what kind. I usually make mine with apples, strawberries and bananas, but you can add other fruits such as cantaloupe, pineapple, etc.

INGREDIENTS:
Apples
Bananas
Strawberries
Cantaloupe
Any of your favorite fruits and berries

CREME:
1 can sweetened condensed milk
2 cans Nestle Media Crema/Table cream (you'll find this in the latin section of your grocery store)
1 tsp vanilla

INSTRUCTIONS:
Cut all the fruit in small pieces (bite size), I cut mine very small. Place cut fruit in a large bowl or individual bowls.

Mix all the ingredients for the creme and pour over the fruit.

Top with granola. Enjoy!!!

NOTE: You can substitute the creme with yogurt for a healthier fruit salad, it's really good this way as well.

Granola

Here is another delicious recipe from our family cookbook, homemade granola. I've been enjoying this over a bowl of fruit and yogurt and it's so yummy. My husband is really bad at eating breakfast and he also hates cereal, yet he's been eating this granola with milk a few mornings in a row. I'm telling you is good!

INGREDIENTS:

1/4 c brown sugar
1/3 c oil
1/3 c honey
5 c old fashioned oats
1/2 c raisins
1/2 c dry milk
3/4 tsp cinnamon
pinch of salt
1/2 c coconut

Mix sugar, oil, and honey in a saucepan. Heat until the sugar is dissolved. Combine dry ingredients in a large cake pan. Pour sugar mixture over dry mixture and mix well. Bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for ten minutes. Let cool in pan. Store in airtight container. Enjoy!!!

Brownies

This is another recipe from our family cookbook, contributed by my husband's grandmother. I needed to make a quick dessert to take to a family and didn't have any easy brownie mixes. I looked through the cookbook and found this easy recipe. I made a few additions to it and they turned out delicious!!!! Luckily there were only a few left, because I would have been tempted to eat them.

INGREDIENTS:

3/4 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup cocoa
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup milk (my addition)
Hand full of semi sweet chocolate chips (my addition)
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional, I myself did not add them)
1 small square of Almond Bark to decorate the top (my addition)

You need to combine all ingredients, except for the almond bark. Mix well and pour on a small baking pan. I think the one I used was a square 9x9x3. Bake at 350 degrees for 22 minutes.

Decorate the top by melting the almond bark in the microwave and then swirl it on top of the brownies using a piping bag or a ziplock bag (just cut a small tip on a corner). Enjoy!