Martha A. Cheves's Blog, page 133

White Chocolate Pecan Bars - Pulled

Bottom Layer:
cake mix
egg
butter


Middle Layer:
white chocolate chips
pecans
coconut


Top Layer:
cream cheese
eggs
confectioners' sugar


This wonderful 3 layered recipe was sent to me by my friend Lillian. I made a few simple changes to make it suite my taste. The recipe is so simple but so good. There are many variations you can use to change the taste completely. Change the flavor of the cake mix. Change the chips.. milk chocolate, peanut butter chips, butter scotch chips. Change the nuts... almond...

Italian Casserole

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ground beef
Italian sausage
pepperoni
onion
spaghetti sauce
sour cream
mozzarella cheese
crescent rolls
margarine
garlic

The original of this recipe was sent to me by a friend. I made changes by decreasing the ground beef and adding the Italian sausage and pepperoni. I made this last weekend for a couple of friends for the 1st time. They loved it!

View the full recipe by going to Martha's Recipe Cabinet.


Changes - Use ground chicken and chicken sausage. Add sauteed mushrooms, onions and peppers. Add ...

Goodbye Fruit Flies

To get rid of pesky fruit flies, take a small glass, fill it 1/2 with Apple Cider Vinegar and 2 drops of dish washing liquid; mix well. You will find those flies drawn to the cup and gone forever!

This was sent to me by a friend, I tried this and it works!

Hidden Candy Cookies - Pulled

butter
sugar
vanilla extract
flour
nuts
mini candy bars

While waiting in line at the grocery store I saw a Christmas cookie book and decided to buy it. One of the recipes in the book gave me the idea for the above cookies. I had a bag of mixed popular mini-candy bars and decided to try them. I also used caramel squares cut in half. Yes I did try one of each and they are all great. Each one has it's own special flavor. So go wild with this one. It's a great way to use up leftover Halloween, Christma...

Black Trumpet Mushrooms with Egg Noodles

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Serves 1

1/2 oz. dried Black Trumpet Mushrooms (Marx Foods)
1 Tbl. extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp. minced garlic
dash of Worcestershire sauce
dash of Tabasco sauce
1 serving of cooked egg noodles
Parmesan cheese

Rehydrate the Black Trumpet Mushrooms according to package.  In a small frying pan heat oil and saute garlic until lightly browned.  Add mushrooms, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce and noodles.  Toss to coat with oil and garlic.  Serve with fresh grated Parmesan cheese.

This can be made wit...

Reheating Pizza

Heat leftover pizza in a nonstick skillet on top of the stove set heat to med-low and heat till warm. This keeps the crust crispy. No soggy micro pizza. I saw this on the food channel and it really works.

Jello Fruit Salads

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Orange Jello Fruit Salad
Ingredients:
1 can of drained mandarin oranges
sliced strawberries
sliced seedless grapes
large marshmallows
nuts
1 pkg orange jello (3 oz.)
1 cup hot water



Strawberry Jello Fruit Salad
Ingredients:
sliced strawberries
sliced grapes
mini-marshmallows
walnuts
strawberry jello (3 oz.)
1 cup hot water




I found myself with some excess fruit that needed to be made into something so I played around with different combinations using different flavors of jello.  Even though the ingredients are...

All-Bran & Ice Cream

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So many times we find ourselves wanting something that is totally unhealthy for us and no matter what kind of excuses we come up with we seem to give in.  Yesterday was one of those days for me.  I love ice cream but not the normal chocolate, vanilla or strawberry flavors.  It has to have a little something else added for my taste.  I buy flavors such as black walnut, butter pecan, snickers, strawberry cheesecake and heath.  If it has nuts and/or caramel as an ingredient, it has to...

Hawkeye Cake

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This is a cake recipe sent to me by my lovely friend Lillian with her blessings for making changes.  I'll give you the original version and then my changes.

Hawkeye Cake

1 Lemon Supreme cake mix (baked as per instructions on box)
1 can crushed pineapple, undrained (I used a 20 oz. can)
1/2 cup sugar
1 large (6 oz.) pkg vanilla pudding (prepared as diected on box)
Dream Whip (or whipping cream)

Cook pineapple and sugar.  Put small holes in the baked cake (a two tined fork does a good job).  Pour pine...

Apple Upside Down Cake

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sugar
ground cinnamon
nutmeg
flour
apples
Spice Cake

These are the simple ingredients for making my Apple Upside Down Cake.  I served this to my Sunday Morning Coffee Group and it received a 10+ so without a doubt, it has made it to the Martha's Recipe Cabinet stage.