EASY Lemon Bars courtesy of Pinterest

**I made these to share at work today.  They got reviews of :yummy, super delish, and very moist.

 

Two-Ingredient Lemon Bars

This is one of the easiest bar recipes I have ever found. All you need it an angel food cake mix and a can of lemon pie filling.

Mix them together and bake in a 9x13 cake pan at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. As they are cooling, you can sprinkle with powder sugar if you wish

Snowmen Ornaments courtesy of Pinterest idea

My Niece and I made 21 of these beauties today!  We had quite the assembly line going.  I found the idea on Pinterest.  So EASY and CUTE~

Chocolate Jar Cakes courtesy of allrecipes.com

 

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Cake in a jar recipes are such fun to make, and people love receiving them. The only ingredient not listed for this yummy chocolate cake is love, but it will be evident when someone receives your gift.

Serves: 8

Cooking Time:40 min

Ingredients

• 8 pint-sized wide-mouth canning jars
• 1 stick plus 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 2 cups applesauce, unsweetened
• 3 cups flour
• ³/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ¹/2 teaspoon baking powder
• ¹/8 teaspoon salt

Instructions

1. Prewash canning jars (be sure to use the kind that have no shoulders) in hot, soapy water.
   
2. Rinse well, dry and let them come to room temperature.
   
3. Preheat oven to 325F degrees.
   
4. Grease insides of jar well.
   
5. Beat together butter and half of sugar until fluffy.
   
6. Add eggs and remaining sugar, vanilla and applesauce.
   
7. Sift dry ingredients together and add to the applesauce mixture a little at a time: beat well after each addition.
   
8. Pour one cup of batter into each jar and carefully remove any batter from the rims.
   
9. Place jars in a preheated 325F-degree oven and bake for 40 minutes.
   
10. While cakes are baking, bring a saucepan of water to a boil and carefully add jar lids.
    
11. Remove pan from heat and keep lids hot until ready to use.
    
12. When the cakes have finished baking, remove jars from oven. Make sure jar rims are clean; if they're not, jars will not seal correctly.
    
13. Place lids on jars, and screw rings on tightly. Jars will seal as they cool. Cakes will slide right out when ready to serve.

Notes

• Unsealed jars should be stored in the refrigerator and eaten within 2 weeks.
  
• Sealed jars may be stored with other canned food or placed in a freezer.
  
• The cake is safe to eat as long as the jar remains vacuum sealed and free from mold.
  
• To enjoy the best flavor, try to eat all canned cakes within 6 months.

Cake Batter Chocolate Bark. - courtesy of Pinterest.com

The secret ingredient here? It’s a spoonful of actual cake mix.

All you must do is whisk it well into the melted white chocolate.








And I didn’t want to just make white chocolate bark. This baby needed a little more personality. More spunk. More flavor. More richness. More calories. More reason to buy new bigger pants.

So I added a dark chocolate layer too.


Cake Batter Chocolate Bark
6 ounces high quality dark chocolate (I used Lindt 70%)
12 ounces high quality white chocolate (I used Lindt)
3 teaspoons yellow cake mix
sprinkles of your choice (at least 3 tablespoons worth or more)
Melt dark chocolate either in the microwave or a double boiler. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and pour chocolate on. You can smooth it with a spatula to the thickness you desire. Stick in the freeze for 20 minutes.
Melt while chocolate. Whisk in cake mix slowly, stirring well until no lumps remain. Let it set for 3 full minutes (or at least until it slightly thickens). Remove baking sheet with chocolate from the freezer and immediately pour white chocolate on top. Sprinkle on sprinkles. Freeze for 20 minutes.
Once set, break into chunks. Keep refrigerated.

Carrot Cakes in a Jar - courtesy of allrecipes.com

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (you could easily get away with making some of this whole wheat)
1 cup sugar (I usually use half white, half brown)
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup canola oil
2 large eggs
1 tsp. grated fresh or 1/2 tsp. dried ginger
2 tsp. vanilla
1 packed cup coarsely grated carrots (about 1 large carrot)
1/2 cup applesauce (sweetened or unsweetened)
1/2 cup chopped walnuts, pecans, raisins, or dried cranberries, or a combination of dried fruit and nuts (optional)
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter the insides of 12 250 mL (small ones) glass jars, or spray them with nonstick spray.
In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. In a smaller bowl, stir together the oil, eggs, ginger and vanilla. Add the oil mixture, grated carrots and applesauce to the dry ingredients and stir by hand until almost combined. Add the nuts and dried fruit and stir just until the batter is blended.
Pour the batter into the buttered jars, filling them halfway full. Bake for 30 minutes, until the tops are springy to the touch and the edges are pulling away from the sides of the jars. Cool before frosting and serving with forks, straight from the jars. Makes about 12.

Eggs & Bacon

Melt White Chocolate (we used premium chips brand).  Place a "blob" on waxed paper-lined tray.  Put a yellow M & M, writing side down on the chocolate.  Break a pretzel stick in half, and lay the "bacon" beisde the "egg".  Chill for 20-30 minutes.  Eggs and Bacon!!!

Apple Cake in a Jar

By: Julie Wayment

"Apple cake that is sealed in jars and can be given as gifts, or stored for emergencies."

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Servings (Help)

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Original Recipe Yield8 pint jars

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup shortening
• 2 2/3 cups white sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup water
• 3 cups grated apple
• 2/3 cup raisins
• 2/3 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease the insides of 8 straight-sided wide-mouth pint canning jars. Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon. Set aside.
2. Cream shortening and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs and beat in well. Add flour alternately with water and mix until smooth. Fold in apples, raisins and nuts.
3. Fill jars 1/2 full of batter, being careful to keep the rims clean. Wipe off any batter that gets on the rims. Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 45 minutes. Meanwhile, sterilize the lids and rings in boiling water.
4. As soon as cake is done, remove from oven one at a time, wipe rims of jars and put on lid and ring. Jars will seal as cakes cool. Place the jars on the counter and listen for them to "ping" as they seal. If you miss the "ping", wait until they are completely cool and press on the top of the lid. If it doesn't move at all, it's sealed.
5. Jars should be eaten or kept in refrigerator for up to a week

English Pea Casserole

Here's a spin-off of a Southern recipe that got its influence from English settlers.

Serves: 6

Cooking Time:35 min

Ingredients

• 1 (10¾-ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
• 1 (15-ounce) can peas, drained
• 1 (8-ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, drained
• 1 (2-ounce) jar chopped pimientos, drained
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
• 1 cup crushed butter-flavored crackers
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. In a medium-sized bowl, combine the soup, peas, water chestnuts, pimientos, and onion.
   
2. Spoon into an 8-inch square baking dish that has been coated with nonstick cooking spray. Sprinkle with the cheese.
   
3. In a medium-sized bowl, combine the crushed crackers and butter; mix well and sprinkle evenly over the casserole.
   
4. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until heated through and the topping is golden

Three Corn Bake

Is it stuffing? Is it cornbread? No matter how we label it, Three Corn Bake is gonna be a favorite at your house!

Serves: 8

Cooking Time:40 min

Ingredients

• 1 (15- to 17-ounce) can whole kernel corn, undrained
• 1 (15-ounce) can creamed corn
• 1 (8½-ounce) box corn muffin mix
• 1 cup (1/2 pint) sour cream
• 1 egg, beaten

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 1-1/2-quart baking dish with cooking spray.
   
2. In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients; mix well. Pour into prepared baking dish.
   
3. Bake 40 to 45 minutes, or until center is set. Allow to cool for 15 minutes before serving.

DIET COKE Brownies - for REAL......

Recipe courtesy of Pinterest.com -- my Favorite Recipes Board for the Link. 

Lexi's coworkers at BBW gave a huge thumbs up!!!

 

Diet Coke Brownies

1 box fudge brownie mix ( I used the 9 x 13 pan size)

1 can Diet Coke

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl dump the brownie mix in. Open the can of Diet Coke , and slowly pour over the dry brownie mix. It will foam up a lot. Stop to stir in the soda a couple of times.

When all of the Diet Coke has been stirred in and well incorporated the batter will be very liquidy.

Pour into a 9 x 13 pan which has been lightly coated with non-stick spray , and bake for 30-35 minutes or as directed on the box. 

Million Dollar Spaghetti - courtesy of Pinterest

Ingredients

1 lb. of Ground Beef

1 can of Spaghetti Sauce

8 oz of Cream Cheese

1/4 cup of Sour Cream
1/2 lb. of Cottage Cheese
Whole Stick of Butter
8 oz. of Noodles
Bag of Sharp Chedder Cheese

First: Go ahead and put your over on 350! Boil those noodles!! While they are boiling go ahead and mix up the cream cheese, sour cream and cottage cheese!!

Make sure that it is mixed up VERY well!

Then.. go ahead and cook that meat!

Make sure its good and brown and drain it!
Then pour your spaghetti sauce over it!

Take a few slices of your butter and put them in the bottom of your casserole dish,

Then layer HALF of the noodles in the bottom of the dish!

Pour that nicely mixed up creamy mixture on top of the noodles.

and SPREAAAAAD it all over!

Then add the rest of your noodles and put a few slices of butter on top of those noodles.

Now pour the red sauce and meat on top!

and once again SPREEAAAAD

Now place that awesome casserole in your oven for 30 minutes!

After those 30 minutes take the dish out and pour some chedder cheese on the top and put it back in the oven for 15 minutes!

Starting a Blog

Well, this is my maiden voyage into blogging territory.  I am doing this as an "easy way" to share recipes, projects etc with those that are interested.  Not everyone...yes Janet (my Sister) I am talking about YOU ...is on Facebook.  Be patient with me as I learn.....this may be pretty basic for a while.  Peace to you and yours!