CUPCAKES!!!!

Okay so I went all out for our family bday party this weekend...I made (from the top) Chocolate Peanut Butter cupcake, Peanut M&M Cupcake, and last but certainly not least, Cherry Cheesecake cupcake....They are the easiest things in the world!!!! Just choose your cake mix and start inventing!!! And then slap on your frosting and add your favorite toppings!! ENJOY!!!

Shrimp Fettucini Alfredo

Shrimp Fettucini Alfredo

Alright pasta lovers..Shrimp Lovers....This is the best of both worlds and its fast, easy and delicious!!! You will need a few things:

Uncooked shrimp

Fettucini Noodles

Alfredo Sauce

Garlic Toast

Okay so I had never cooked shrimp previously but apparently I did a bang up job cooking this one!!!! So in a med skillet melt 1/4c. butter, 1Tbsp. Garlic powder, 1Tbsp Onion powder, 1Tbsp. Parsley flakes. Place your uncooked shrimp into your little mix of seasoning in the pan, and cook until they are a nice color...Meanwhile, make your fettucini noodles and I just use premade alfredo sauce and add 3/4 jar milk, and a dash of salt and pepper. I also purchased texas toast and grated cheese on top and cooked at 425 degrees for 7 minutes. When everything is done, spoon out your noodles onto your plate, put alfredo sauce on top and place your delicious shrimp on top of that, and for an added taste, I also sprinkled parmasan cheese ontop of it all...and YUM!!! Enjoy your freaking amazing dinner...and leave me some comments..they are ALWAYS welcome!!!

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!!!! HERE'S A TREAT THATS SURE TO WIN YOU SOME "BROWNIE" POINTS

Who wouldn't LOVE you for making them some delicious heart shaped brownies covered in fudge and sprinkles??? Well I sure don't know anyone!!!

This is soooo easy, it only took about an hour for the entire process...you only need a few simple things..
2 fudge brownie mixes
1 container chocolate frosting
pink and red sprinkles
some cute little lips and heart candies

So make the brownies as directed except I put mine in an oversized cookie sheet lined with greased aluminum foil. cool, and let cool. When they are cooled, flip over the brownies and peel off aluminum foil. Take a heart shaped cookie cutter and cut the brownies, frost and decorate....AND ENJOY!!!!

Pizza Pockets

Who doesn't like pizza?? I have never met anyone who at some point doesn't get that pizza urge..so because of the fact that pizza is expensive and sometimes we just want to be creative and brag about the yummy things we are able to make!!! So here are some freaking AMAZING homemade pizza pockets...So for the ingredients you will need:
Biscuit dough
Pepperoni
Grated Cheese
Spaghetti Sauce

You will want to just follow the directions on the biscuits on how to bake these puppies...So first thing is first, I used regular biscuits but you can use croissant rolls as well. And as a side note...Grands Honey Butter biscuits are the only way to go here...I used both buttermilk and the honey butter, and seriously I don't think that I will ever use another kind of biscuit, it adds such an amazing flavor to these pizza rollups..So just roll out each biscuit with a rolling pin sprayed with a little oil spray, put 1 tsp. of spaghetti sauce in the middle of each rolled out biscuit, add your desired toppings, (I used 1 Tbsp. grated cheese, and 1 pepperoni piece) You don't want to over do it with the toppings or the sauce inside or they will blow up in the oven...so you will fold the biscuit kind of like you would a burrito, folding in each side before sealing all the edges together. Bake for at least 15 minutes, I did 17 just so that the middle of the dough would get done...and ENJOY I am so serious that these are the absolute best pizza anything you could possibly imagine!!! And the honey butter grands rolls make these mouth watering...So please ask questions if you have any, and comments are ALWAYS welcome!!!!

Cheesy BBQ Burgers and Homemade Fries

Okay so I had to post about these burgers that I made. Theres only a few simple ingredients that you need:
1 Lb. Hamburger
1/4 C. Honey BBQ Sauce
1/4 C. Grated Cheese

So put the hamburger, bbq sauce and cheese all in a bowl and mix it together until its all nice and blended. I used pretty lean hamburger and so the patties were not as held together as I would have liked..But the taste of these are amazing!!! In a med skillet cook burgers to your liking...and no matter what they will be juicy!!!



Homemade french fries

So fries are pretty much common sense...I took potatoes, and how I measure the amount I need is I take a large potato for each person..and I cut it up!!! So slice them into long thin slices...Meanwhile I have oil in a saucepan on medium heat..then you just fry them...I like them to be a golden brown because then they are the perfect consistency..and I promise this meal is the most fulfilling you will have!! The hamburgers are sooooo juicy, and the flavor of the bbq sauce and cheese is just sooo good..And the french fries of course is a necessity for hamburgers, so why not make them yourself!!! Well please if you have any questions let me know....and comments are ALWAYS welcome!!!

Lemon Meringue Cream Cake With Fresh Strawberries

Okay so I am WAY proud of this dessert. I decided to make my mother-in-law an inventive cake, and this is how it went. Its pretty easy, but it is time consuming, and you have to be patient with a few things. But the outcome is beautiful, and tastes like a tropical island in your mouth!!!! So there are a few things you need.
-Lemon Cake Mix
-Mayonaisse
-1 sm. pkg instant lemon pudding
-Eggs
-2 8oz. Pkg. Cream Cheese
-Powdered Sugar
-Vanilla
-Granulated Sugar
-Fresh Strawberries

Cake:
Just follow the lemon cake mix directions but add the pkg. of lemon instant pudding, and 2 Tbsp. Mayonaisse. I know it sounds gross but it makes the most moist cake you have ever tasted in your life. Just try to remember not to lick the bowl...cuz it doesnt taste very good. So I made mine in 2 9in. Round baking pans. While they are cooking, mix up the cream cheese frosting:

2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup butter, softened

2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. In a medium bowl, cream together the cream cheese and butter until creamy. Mix in the vanilla, then gradually stir in the confectioners' sugar. Store in the refrigerator after use.

When the cake is cooled, I spooned the cream cheese frosting onto the bottom layer, and topped with fresh sliced strawberries.

I added more frosting on top of the fresh strawberries and sort of layered it. Then you add the top cake layer. I spread a the rest of the cream cheese frosting over top the cake, but very thin...DON'T PUT TOO MUCH..use most if not all in the middle. Then for the fun and patient part. MERINGUE!!!! Ohh yessss...I then take 4 egg whites, and 1C. sugar...beat the egg whites until they are very bubbly and almost tripled in size in the bowl...When they are ready, start adding sugar, about 1 Tbsp. at a time, if you add too much at a time, it becomes too heavy and you will end up with runny meringue. Beat the heck out of it and when you have added all the sugar, beat it some more!!! When stiff peaks have formed..cover your cake, make sure to put more on the top of the cake. I like to make pretty little swirls on the top of mine. And put in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 10 minutes. You will need to keep an eye on it, I made the mistake of using too much of the cream cheese frosting on the outside of the cake, and ended up bleeding through the meringue, but it was a lesson learned. And this is the outcome..

The taste of this cake is out of this world!!! And perfect for those who don't like too much sweetness to their desserts. Its very good...If you have any questions let me know...Comments are always welcome!!!!

Lemon Meringue Cookie Bars

Lemon Meringue Cookie Bars..

These are soooooooo good, like I can't quite express how good these are. You are going to want to eat the entire pan once you have just a little taste. So there are just a few things you need. 1 pgk sugar cookie mix, 1 small box jell-o cook and serve lemon pie filling. Prepare sugar cookie dough, grease a 13x9 inch baking pan and bake cookies as instructed. It said 9-12 minutes, but I put them in for about 15 minutes, so that the middle gets done. While your bars are cooking, make your lemon pie filling as instructed, and set egg whites aside for meringue topping. Once the bars are done, and the lemon filling is done, spread it over top the bars. While thats cooling somewhat, start making your meringue, I always add 2 more egg whites and I use 1 c. sugar. make meringue and spread over top the lemon pie filling. Make pretty little peakes on top, and put in a 350 degree oven for 15 minutes or longer depending on how dark you want your meringue. Let cool, and serve. ITS THAT EASY!!! It is so freaking good, my mouth is watering as I type this. So if you have any questions let me know, and Comments are ALWAYS welcome!!!