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Easy Back To School Cupcakes

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Easy Back To School Cupcakes

Are you ready to make some Easy Back To School Cupcakes? These cupcakes are so easy and fun.

I can not believe my grandkids go back to school in a week. Where did summer go? Seems we haven’t had nearly enough swim days at grammas.  Summers are way too short here in Ohio. My 2 oldest grandsons are going to second grade.  WOW! Seems they should still be wearing diapers. The twins are at home with their GiGi (their other grandma) for one more school year. They are anxious to go to kindergarten. 

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The grandkids love to come to grandmas in hopes of not only going in the pool and playing in the playroom but catching grandma baking.

They all love to catch me making my Soft Oatmeal Raisin Cookies or maybe my Peanut Butter Cheesecake Brownies.

Hopefully, they will be excited when they come over and see that I made them these Easy Back To School Cupcakes.

The cupcakes are so cute, they look like an apple for the teachers.

How To Make Easy Back To School Cupcakes:

Making these cupcakes are so easy.  You will need a boxed cake mix of choice with the required ingredients (usually oil, eggs, water). I used Betty Crocker Super Moist Chocolate.  Your favorite buttercream frosting, homemade or a tub from the grocery store. Food coloring, a tube  of green icing for stems and I used chocolate frosting from a tub and shaped it as a stem

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Easy Back To School Cupcakes

Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting -apple
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American

Equipment

  • Electric Mixer
  • OVEN

Ingredients

  • 1 cake mix I used super moist chocolate
  • oil as directed on box
  • eggs as directed on box
  • water as directed on box
  • a small amount of chocolate frosting I bought a can at the grocery Betty Crocker
  • Butter Cream Frosting your favorite recipe or store-bought
  • food coloring red and a small amount of green or you can use a tube of green for the leaves

Instructions

  • Make Cake as instructed on the box,
  • Spoon into 24 regular-sized paper-lined muffin cups, bake as directed as on box for cupcakes
  • Cool completely
  • For Frosting Use Your Favorite Butter Cream recipe
  • Set a small bit aside and tint green or use tube - tint the rest red
  • Frost the cupcakes red, make your stem out of chocolate frosting or a small piece of chocolate or tootsie roll can be used. Put the stem in the center of cupcake and pipe leaves around with green icing
  • Enjoy!

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Pumpkin White Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Pumpkin Cookies on plate Pumpkin White Chocolate Chip Cookies are so yummy and easy to throw together. They are soft and chewy and full of flavor.

Pumpkin White Chocolate Chip Cookies

White chocolate chips have become my new addiction. Ha Ha which is really odd because I never liked white chocolate until recently. Soon everywhere will be flooded with pumpkin everything. I mean it is the middle of August right? I’m anxious to drink pumpkin coffees and lattes and pumpkin pie. I am not however anxious to let go of summer.  Summer is my favorite season. I hope to retire somewhere that is warm year-round. San Diego is my first choice. We lived there for years, my husband was raised there and he still has siblings and their families there. It is kind of home to me. For the moment though my children and grandchildren and my husband’s job is here in Cincinnati so its where we call home.

Now back to pumpkins, these  PumpkinWhite Chocolate Chip Cookies are delicious and pretty easy to make.  You will need -brown sugar, white sugar, butter, vanilla extract, pumpkin puree, salt, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, flour, and white chocolate chips.

If you aren’t a fan of pumpkin but are looking for a good cookie or brownie recipe:

Peanut Butter Cheesecake Brownies

Soft Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Are both great options. I hope to do a lot of different cookie and pie recipes over the Holidays so be sure to check back, Add your email at the top of the page to get notified when I post new recipes.

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Pumpkin White Chocolate Chip Cookies

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pumpkin cookies

How To Make Pumpkin White Chocolate Chip Cookies :

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Pumpkin White Chocolate Chip Cookies

Pumpkin white chocolate chips, soft and chewy
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time10 mins
Total Time20 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cookies
Servings: 18 cookies

Equipment

  • EQUIPMENT NEEDED
  • Electric Mixer
  • OVEN
  • BAKING SHEET

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cups white chocolate chips

Instructions

  • 1.PREHEAT OVEN TO 375°
  • 2. In a Mixing Bowl Cream Together Sugars, Butter and Vanilla
  • 3. Add The Pumpkin Puree and Mix Well, add all Spices, Add Flour, Mix Well
  • 4. Fold in White Chocolate Chips
  • 5. Drop Batter by Tablespoons on Non-Stick Baking Sheet or Or Baking Matt. Flatten Slightly
    With Fork or Palm of Hand.
  • 6. Bake 8-10 Minutes at 375°
  • 7. Serve Warm or Allow to Cool and Store in Airtight Container

 

 

 

Instant Pot Barbeque Chicken Thighs

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Barbeque chicken thighs

Making Instant Pot Barbeque Chicken Thighs is a 35 minute or less dinner that you can throw together. They are great on weeknights when you have worked all-day or just don’t feel like taking a long time fixing dinner.Chicken on plate

Our house is definitely a mostly chicken home. Leading me to share mostly chicken recipes CrockPot Creamy Mushroom Chicken Buffalo Chicken Tenders.  I love a good steak but the hubby rarely veers far from chicken.  We always ate mostly boneless skinless breasts because we thought that was the healthiest. It seemed no matter how  I prepared the breasts they always seemed to get dried out. 

chicken on plate

Well, we recently started buying bone-in skin-on thighs and wow! Thighs have so much more flavor.  Putting them in the instant pot makes them even moister. That’s what I really love about the instant pot, everything comes out so moist and delicious. Even those breasts that were so dried out, come out of the instant pot so much moister.  If looking for instant pot meals I also have my Tender Barbecue Pork Ribs Instant Pot /Grill recipe.  I will be adding more in the future but in the meantime, head over to https://www.tasteofhome.com/collection/recipes-you-can-make-in-your-instant-pot/ they have some great quick meals for the pressure cooker /instant pot.

How to Make Instant Pot Barbeque Chicken Thighs :

To make this quick weeknight meal (also great on the weekend.) You will need chicken thighs or drumsticks, I use bone-in skin-on. Your favorite barbeque sauce, store-bought or homemade, Salt, black pepper and chicken broth or water.

Optional add-ins are liquid smoke, garlic powder, onion powder, and apple cider vinegar.

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Instant Pot Barbeque Chicken Thighs

Chicken thighs cooked in instant pot, crisped in broiler
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time30 mins
Total Time35 mins
Course: dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: BBQ
Keyword: barbeque, Chicken
Servings: 6

Equipment

  • Pressure Cooker
  • Broiler

Ingredients

  • 6-8 2.5 3 lbs chicken thighs or drumsticks bone-in, skin on
  • 1 bottle favorite barbeque sauce I made sugar free - recipe coming soon
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 cup chicken broth water can be substituted
  • 2-3 drops liquid smoke optional
  • 1 tsp garlic powder optional
  • 1 tsp onion powder optional
  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar optional

Instructions

  • 1. Put 1 cup chicken broth and 3 drops liquid smoke (optional) place steamer basket or trivet
    in the steamer.
  • 2. Season both sides of chicken with salt and pepper layer chicken in the basket. Close the lid
    pressure cook at High Pressure for 8 minutes, Natural Release 10 minutes
  • 3. Spice up your store-bought barbeque sauce (if you choose) add garlic powder, onion
    powder, and apple cider vinegar
  • 4. Place chicken on a foil-lined baking sheet, generously apply your barbeque sauce
  • 5. Place chicken under the broiler on high for 5-10 minutes until chicken is browned and
    carmelized
  • 6. Serve and enjoy

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Instant pot

Cooked Chicken in Pot

chicken with bbq

EASY NO BAKE BANANA CREAM PIE !

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Easy No Bake Banana Cream Pie

Easy No-Bake Banana Cream Pie  Light and Fluffy and so delicious. Making Easy No-Bake Banana Cream Pie is so easy to make.  Using instant pudding, a pre-made graham cracker crust, fresh bananas, and Reddi whip or cool whip its a snap.  This no-bake pie can be thrown together in 10-15 minutes I have pointed out in the past when I shared my recipes for The Easiest Peach Cobbler You Will Ever Bake and The Best No-Bake Cherry Cheese- Cake! I love quick easy desserts that don’t take hrs to make.

This No-Bake Banana Cream Pie is delicious. My husband loves banana cream and coconut cream pies, my kids love chocolate cream and peanut butter pie. With everyone liking something different I have a variety of things to try to make and share with you all. In the past on Thanksgiving or other holidays that we get together as a family, I always bought pies from a restaurant. I hope to change that trend this year.

Banana Cream Slice

How to Make Easy No-Bake Banana Cream Pie :

Making this no-bake pie is so simple and quick. You will need milk, vanilla extract, instant banana pudding, whipped topping (cool whip), pre-made graham cracker crust, fresh bananas. Reddi Whip (or additional cool whip) and Marchiano cherries for garnish(optional). 

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Easy No-Bake Banana Cream Pie

easy no-bake ,pudding ,pre-made crust , cool whip
Prep Time10 mins
Total Time10 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: pie
Servings: 8

Equipment

  • Electric Mixer

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup Cold Milk (I used 1%)
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1 3.4oz pkg Banana Cream Instant Pudding (I used sugar-free)
  • 1 12 oz Carton Frozen Whipped Topping Thawed (I used Cool-Whip)
  • 1 9 inch Graham Cracker Crust
  • 2 Firm Bananas
  • 4-5 Marchiano Cherries optional for garnish

Instructions

  • In Large Mixing Bowl -Whisk together milk and pudding -mix approximately 2-3 minutes until thickened
  • Fold in 3 cups whipped topping
  • Pour in 1-1/3 cups of pudding mixture into pie crust . Layer sliced bananas and remaining pudding mixture.
  • Top with remaining whipped topping or with Reddi-whip -garnish with cherries. (optional)
  • Refrigerate until serving

Summer Time Brazilian Lemonade

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Summertime Brazilian Lemonade is a Creamy Refreshing summertime drink.

So don’t know who suggested fall was just around the corner? Clearly, summer is still in full swing.

Brazilian Lemonade

After being shamed on my post for Easy Country Chicken Noodle Soup for saying fall was just around the corner. It was brought to my attention that we still had hot summer days in our near future.

So after deciding, they were right and I better enjoy summer well we got it. Here in Ohio, it was late getting here, it seems it didn’t arrive until the end of June. Hoping it will take its time leaving as well.  Now I was on a mission to find a cool refreshing summertime drink to serve my girlfriends on Friday at the pool.

Summertime Brazilian Lemonade up close

horizontal lemonade

Now I was on a mission looking at Pinterest and Facebook for fun drinks that I could make.  There were several great looking recipes that I found interesting and different. Something kept bringing me back to the Brazilian Lemonade.  There were several different versions, however, they all had one thing in common, none of them were made with lemons? This seemed so strange to me. Why was it called lemonade but it was made with limes.  This baffled me so I did some research.

Turns out the answer is quite simple:

No matter what variety (yellow or green, etc), the Portuguese word for lime or lemon is “limão”. Limonada is a drink made with the juice of a limão.  So there you have it – In Portugal they call both a lime or limao.

How to make Summertime Brazilian Lemonade:

Making Summertime Brazilian Lemonade is quite simple. You will need fresh limes, lime juice, lime zest, granulated sugar, cold water sweetened condensed milk, Marchiano cherries (optional for garnish)and Ice for serving.

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Summertime Brazilian Lemonade

Creamy refreshing lemonade
Prep Time10 mins
Total Time10 mins
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: Brazilian
Keyword: lemon, lime

Equipment

  • blender
  • juicer
  • zester

Ingredients

  • 4 cups cold water
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup lime juice I used the juice of 2 fresh and added pre squeezed to make1/2 cup
  • 1 tbsp lime zest zest of one lime
  • 1/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
  • Marchiano cherries optional for garnish

Instructions

  • Stir together the 4 cups of cold water and 1/2 cup granulated sugar -set aside
  • Add the zest of one lime and 1/2 cup lime juice into a blender
  • Add half of your sugar-water and blend or pulse a couple of times
  • Blend in sweetened condensed milk and remaining sugar water.
  • Pour-over crushed ice, garnish with lime slices and cherry

Notes

Of course if you are serving for an adult get together..  Im sure adding some tequila or rum would make this already delicious drink ,even better

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Zucchini Nut Bread (Keto Friendly)

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Zucchini Nut BreadZucchini Nut Bread (Keto Friendly)

 This Zucchini Nut Bread is Keto Friendly and tastes great. I have tried and shared a few of our keto recipesBuffalo Chicken Tenders, CrockPot Creamy Mushroom Chicken and Creamy Garlic Parmesan Mushrooms. Now I am trying to branch out and try some bread and desserts.  Zucchini Nut Bread was fairly easy to make and my family loved it.

Zuchchini bread with butter

zucchini bread loaf

I will always remember being a little girl and our neighbor coming over and giving my mother a recipe for Zucchini Bread.  Every one of my siblings and I said zucchini bread? That’s gross.

However, when she made said zucchini bread our tune changed in a hurry.  From that point forward we all loved it. In fact, we used to shred zucchini in the summer and freeze it. That allowed my mother to make it over the holidays and throughout the winter. After we were all grown  I remember my sister bringing this family zucchini bread recipe to a thanksgiving I hosted. Both my husband’s family and mine were there.  Guess what happened? My husband and his brothers said zucchini bread? That sounds gross haha.  Needless to say, they were hooked and couldn’t quit raving about Dixie’s zucchini nut bread.

When I started looking for keto recipes for bread, I realized I had zucchini in the refrigerator that needed to be used.  Let the recipe search begin. I found several so took a little bit of each one.

To make this Zucchini Nut Bread you will need zucchini, eggs, butter, coconut oil, stevia or sweetener of choice.  In addition, you will need brown Truvia or stevia, vanilla extract, maple extract (or I subbed sugar-free maple syrup) almond flour, coconut flour, salt, baking powder, xanthan gum, baking soda, cinnamon, and walnuts. It looks like a lot of ingredients but they all throw together fairly quickly.

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Zucchini Nut Bread

out of the ovenIf you are looking for more information on the keto diet, there are some great websites out there. One that we found good information is 

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/ketogenic-diet-101

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Zucchini Nut Bread (keto friendly)

zucchini bread with nuts
Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time1 hr 10 mins
Total Time1 hr 30 mins
Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: zucchini,
Servings: 12 slices

Ingredients

  • 1/2 Cup Butter melted
  • 1/2 Cup Coconut Oil
  • 1/2 Cup Brown Stevia or sweetener of choice
  • 1/2 Cup White Stevia or sweetener of choice
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp maple extract (I substituted sugar free maple syrup)
  • 1 Cup Almond Flour I use fine ground
  • 1/2 Cup Coconut Flour
  • 1/2 tsp Himalayan Pink Salt
  • 2 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Xanthan Gum
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
  • 2 tsps Cinnamon
  • 1 Cup Zucchini
  • 1 Cup Walnuts chopped

Instructions

  • 1. Preheat Oven To 325°
  • 2. Line a loaf pan with parchment paper -spray lightly with non-stick spray
  • 3. In a large bowl -beat eggs, add melted butter, coconut oil, sweeteners, and extracts -
    blend well
  • 4. In a separate bowl- Add Almond and coconut flours, salt, baking powder/soda,
    xanthan gum, and cinnamon -whisk well until there are no clumps
  • 5. Add dry ingredients into wet, mix well.
  • 6. Stir in nuts and zucchini
  • 7. Spread evenly into the loaf pan, tap on the counter a couple of times to release any air
    pockets
  • 8. Bake on the middle rack for 60-70 minutes.
  • 9. Let cool for 20-30 minutes before slicing

Notes

Some other great add in options are sugar free chocolate chips, cream cheese swirl -in ,pecans . If you arent counting carbs ,raisins or cranberries are fantastic add ins.
Nutrition is per serving 
Serving Size - 1 Slice
Calories -220  Carbohydrates 19g  Fiber 4g Protein 6g  Fat 19g (Sugar Alchohols are 12g)
Net Carbs 3 g per slice
 
Nutrition figured to the best of my ability -not guaranteed
 

 

Easy Country Chicken Noodle Soup

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Easy Country Chicken Noodle Soup is quick and easy to make and full of chicken and vegetables.

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EASY COUNTRY CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

Summer is winding down and fall is right around the corner. I hate the idea of summer coming to an end. Summer is my favorite season. Its all about sunshine and beaches for this girl. However, one thing I do love about thinking of fall is all the great comfort food we cook and eat when fall arrives. This Easy Country Chicken Noodle Soup is the ultimate comfort soup.

country chicken noodle top view

When I think of homemade chicken noodle soup I think of my mother cooking it all day on the stove. The smell of the soup simmering would fill the house. My mother is a fantastic cook. Unfortunately, I didn’t just naturally inherit that talent. I am working on it though, for years  I had horrible eating habits – eating fast food and whatever was quick to throw together.

That is one of the main reasons for starting the blog. I figured if I was going to focus on learning to cook I might as well document it and share the great recipes I came up with.

Everyone loves a classic bowl of chicken noodle soup. I mean chicken noodle soup is the universal cure-all for whatever ails you. You have a cold -chicken noodle soup. A stomach ache-chicken noodle soup. Just feeling glum, chicken noodle soup is a great pick me up. 

This Easy Country Chicken Noodle Soup recipe is pretty quick and easy to make.  Making this soup will only take 30-40 minutes and it will be ready to eat.  However the longer you let it simmer the better the flavor. Most of the things you need to make this  Chicken Noodle Soup you can probably find in your pantry and refrigerator.  You will need chicken, I used a couple of breasts and a couple of thighs I had in the freezer.  If you don’t have chicken or if you don’t want to be bothered with cooking it, sub rotisserie chicken. Also needed are olive oil, carrots, celery, onions (I used Red for color)garlic cloves or minced garlic, chicken broth, oregano, salt, pepper, egg noodles, and lemon juice.

If you are a lover of comfort food try Amazing Stuffed Meatloaf or Moms Classic Macaroni Salad With Egg.

If you are looking for a great sandwich to have with your soup check out 

https://saltpepperskillet.com/recipes/grilled-cheese/

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Easy Country Chicken Noodle Soup

Easy Home Made Chicken Noodle Soup
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time15 mins
Total Time30 mins
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Chicken, soup
Servings: 8

Equipment

  • stove, large pan, knife, cutting board

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 3/4 cup chopped carrots
  • 1 cup chopped celery
  • 3/4 cup diced red onion
  • 2 cloves minced garlic or 1 tbsp pre-minced
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 64 ounces chicken broth more if desired
  • 1/2 tsp oregano
  • 1 tsp black pepper or more to taste
  • 12 ounces wide egg noodles
  • 2 cups shredded chicken
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice

Instructions

  • In a large stockpot or dutch oven add oil and heat over medium heat until oil is hot
  • Add carrots, celery, onion, and butter to the pan saute 7-8 minutes until vegetables are soft. Stir intermittently.
  • Add Garlic and saute another 1-2 minutes.
  • Add chicken broth, oregano, salt, and pepper and any other spices you may want to add for personal taste. Allow to boil for 5-7 minutes.
  • Add the egg noodles and boil additional 8-10 minutes until noodles are soft. If you would like more broth add more chicken broth or a cup or 2 of water.
  • Add chicken and lemon juice continue to heat another 5-10 minutes until hot. Make any necessary adjustments in spices to personal preference. Serve immediately if you choose or keep in the refrigerator in an airtight container for 5-7 days. In the freezer for up to 6 months

The Best No -Bake Cherry Cheese- Cake !

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This is The Best No-Bake Cherry Cheesecake I’ve ever had. BarNone!

 

The Best No Bake Cherry CheesecakeTHE BEST  NO-BAKE  CHERRY  CHEESECAKE 

Making  The Best No-Bake Cherry Cheesecake with condensed milk is the best one I’ve ever eaten. It is so simple to make and absolutely delicious. 

As I’ve said before when I shared my Cherry Poke Cake cherries are one of my favorites. They are so sweet and yummy.

After testing this yummy No-Bake  Cherry Cheese Cake, It definitely was THE BEST NO-BAKE CHERRY CHEESE-CAKE. I had to put most of it in the freezer.  If I didn’t put it in the freezer  I would continue to eat it until it was gone.  I absolutely love cheesecake. I have always been afraid to make real cheesecake, afraid of messing it up.  

When I found this no-bake recipe it looked so simple – no-frills just a simple graham cracker crust and a thick sweet filling.

Cherry cheesecake with cherry

 

WHAT PAN DO I USE TO MAKE MY NO-BAKE CHERRY CHEESECAKE?

I’ve always just used a pie pan whenever I made the no-bake cheesecakes or pies with cream cheese and whip cream. I decided since I was venturing into new territory and making a real graham cracker crust, I should try using a springform pan. I am so glad I did the crust came out great. 

POINTERS FOR MAKING THE BEST NO-BAKE CHERRY CHEESECAKE:

  • Make sure your cream cheese is room temperature to avoid getting a lumpy filling.
  • Be sure to use full fat sweetened condensed milk -low fat or fat-free will cause filling to not set up.
  • Make sure to use plenty of lemon juice – It will help the filling set up.
  • Use plenty of cherry pie filling for over-flowing flavor.

The best no-bake cherry cheesecake-horizontalWith fall right around the corner, all of the pumpkin and apple recipes will be everywhere. I wanted to get out a few more summer recipes before that happens. So try this great cheesecake recipe or if you haven’t tried my recipe for Mile High Strawberry Jello Pie give it a try.

Making The Best No-Bake Cherry Cheese Cake is very easy and completely no-bake. You will need graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar, butter, and cinnamon for the crust. For the filling, you will need cream cheese, 

sweetened condensedcheesecake crust view milk, vanilla, lemon juice, and cherry pie filling.

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This Recipe is partially adapted from https://www.marthastewart.com/858246/no-bake-cheesecake

Cherry cheesecake with cherry
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The Best No-Bake Cherry Cheesecake

No-Bake Cherry Cheese Cake
Prep Time30 mins
Total Time30 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cheese cake
Servings: 10
Calories: 710kcal

Equipment

  • Spring Form Pan
  • Electric Mixer

Ingredients

  • 3 Cups Graham Cracker Crumbs I buy pre-crushed keebler
  • 1/3 Cup Brown Sugar
  • 12 Tbsp Salted Butter melted
  • 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon

Filling

  • 2 8 oz Blocks full fat cream cheese room temperature
  • 1 14 oz can full fat sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1 20 oz can cherry pie filling or fruit of choice

Instructions

Crust Instructions

  • Place graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar, and melted butter in a large bowl and stir using a fork. The mixture will resemble wet sand. Press into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-10” springform pan. Chill at least 10 minutes before filling.

  • Beat cream cheese until smooth using a hand or a stand mixer. Add sweetened condensed milk, vanilla, and lemon juice and mix until smooth and no lumps remain. Pour into prepared crust. Chill at least 4 hours before serving so the mixture can set

  • Add Cherry Topping and optional whipped topping and cherry on top

Notes

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Amazing Stuffed Meatloaf

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Amazing Stuffed Meatloaf with cheese, mushrooms, and onions, is the ultimate comfort food.

Amazing stuffed meatloaf

     Amazing  Stuffed  Meatloaf

When thinking of a feel-good sit down at the table with my family dinner, meatloaf is my go-to. Meatloaf was the first meal I ever cooked my husband. We were gonna cook Easter dinner together many years ago when we were just dating. I asked him what he wanted me to make and he said meatloaf. I have to say I was kind of shocked because I expected him to say ham or turkey.

Growing up Easter dinner always consisted of Ham or Turkey but turns out I found out later that he was trying to think of something simple that I couldn’t mess up.

amazing stuffed meatloaf on plate.

 

The kids in the house were never big fans of plain old meatloaf so it never got made much well I was raising them.  If only I would have found this recipe for amazing stuffed meatloaf sooner.

They surely would have loved this stuffed meatloaf.  What’s not to love?  Everything is so much better with cheese. My husband is not a huge beef eater either. He definitely would prefer to eat chicken most of the time.  Therefore, we eat a lot of Buffalo Chicken Tenders and CrockPot Creamy Mushroom Chicken

He did, however, find this stuffed meatloaf very good.

Making this stuffed meatloaf is fairly easy.  All you will need is ground beef, bread crumbs, onion, mushrooms, cheese of choice, (I used mozzarella) garlic powder, salt, and pepper, tomato sauce or ketchup (optional). I also made a low carb version of this meatloaf in which I replaced the bread crumbs with almond flour and left off the tomato sauce.

amazing stuffed meatloaf with fork

If you are looking for a great easy side dish to go with your stuffed meatloaf https://cincyshopper.com/easy-stovetop-mac-cheese/

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Amazing stuffed meatloaf
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Amazing Stuffed Meatloaf

meatloaf with cheese, mushrooms, and onions
Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time1 hr
15 mins
Total Time1 hr 35 mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: meatloaf
Servings: 6
Calories: 330kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs ground beef ground turkey or chicken could be substituted
  • 1/2 cup bread crumbs or sub almond flour for low carb
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 large onion chopped
  • 8 oz cheese of choice I used mozzarella
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 4 oz can mushrooms
  • 1/2 cup tomato sauce leave off for low carb version

Instructions

  • Chop and sautee onions in a little olive oil or butter
  • In a large mixing bowl -mix ground beef, bread crumbs, eggs, and mushrooms
  • add onions and mix again
  • With 2/3-3/4 of the meat mixture, line a glass loaf pan, forming a cavity in the middle
  • add half of the cheese to the cavity
  • Top with the remaining meat mixture to cover the cavity and the cheese
  • Add the remaining cheese on top
  • Cover with foil and bake at 400° for 45 minutes
  • Take foil off, add tomato sauce to the top of the meatloaf
  • Bake another 15 minutes
  • Drain excess grease from meatloaf and let cool for 10-15 minutes before cutting

The Easiest Peach Cobbler You Will Ever Bake

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This Peach Cobbler is definitely going to be The Easiest Peach Cobbler You Will Ever Make.

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The Easiest Peach Cobbler You Will Ever Make

So I’ve mentioned many times in the past, I’m not a great cook or baker.  I never thought it would be something that I would really enjoy.  Running to the grocery store bakery or the closest restaurant was always my thing.

Peach Cobbler alamode

When I was fortunate enough to be able to semi-retire a few years ago, I realized maybe cooking and baking is something I would enjoy doing. 

So in setting out on learning to cook and bake I’m always looking for quick and easy recipes for beginners.

With a little encouragement from my niece and children, the decision was made to document my journey. Hoping that to inspire others that are novices to jump in and try. 

I was always so jealous because my mother and sisters were great cooks and bakers. My husband always jokingly but not really joking said: “why can’t you bake like your sister?”  Whenever we went to my sisters for anything there were always pies or cakes that she had baked for our visit. If she and her family were coming to my house, either my husband cooked or we picked up something already made.  For 35 years I always said -I might not know how to cook but at least I was smart enough to marry someone who can.

This week I decided to bake something that I had never made before. Well looking at pie and cake recipes came across a blogger post that said -cobbler is a lazy person dessert.  Bingo! Cobbler it is. I was wishing I had fresh fruit, no luck but I did have a can of peach pie filling.  After looking at several recipes, decided on  The Easiest Peach Cobbler You Will Ever Make.

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Making The Easiest Peach Cobbler You Will Ever Make was a piece of cake. I guess I should say a piece of cobbler. This cobbler recipe only takes 4 ingredients. The 4 ingredients are likely in your food pantry.  If you have peach pie filling or canned peaches, a white or yellow cake mix, butter, and cinnamon. I used a french vanilla cake mix giving it a little extra flavor.  Of course, you can use fresh peaches if you have them. If you are wondering 

Can I use cherries or apples?- Absolutely now that I know how easy cobbler is to make I’m gonna try making it with every fruit I can find. 

Serve the cobbler warm with a scoop of ice cream. You will think you died and went to heaven.

If cobbler isn’t your thing, ( don’t know how that could be) check out some of my other desserts Cherry Poke Cake

or Peanut Butter Cheesecake Brownies

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The Easiest Peach Cobbler You Will Ever Bake

Peaches, Cake Mix, Butter, and Cinnamon
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time40 mins
Total Time45 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: peaches

Ingredients

  • 1 20 oz can peach pie filling canned peaches can be substituted
  • 1 15 oz box French Vanilla Cake Mix or flavor of choice
  • 3/4 cup butter reduce to 1/2 cup if using canned peaches
  • 1 tsp cinnamon sugar 1/4 tsp cinnamon 3/4 tsp sugar

Instructions

  • Pre-Heat oven to 375°
  • Empty Peach Pie Filling into 13 x 9 baking pan spread out evenly
  • sprinkle cinnamon sugar over peaches
  • sprinkle cake mix over peaches and press down into the filling with a spoon or your hands
  • cut the butter up into small pieces and distribute over the top of the cake mix. Using a knife cut the butter and the cake mix into the peaches
  • Bake in preheated oven for 40-45 minutes. Serve warm with ice cream and you will think you are in heaven