Plain Homemade Granola

Plain Homemade Granola

2 cups large flake oats (not quick oats)

4 tbsp peanut butter 

4 tbsp maple syrup

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 325 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.  Stir all ingredients together. Spread on to cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes.  Cool then store in an airtight container.

EASY Stuffed Shells/ Manicotti

1/2 lb. ground beef or sausage

1 large can hunts sauce

1 box jumbo shells or manicotti shells

1 large container cottage cheese

2 cups shredded mozzerella cheese (plus some for top)

1/3 cup parmesan cheese (grated from plastic container is fine)

2 eggs

1 T parsley

salt & pepper

 

Brown the meat. Cook the pasta and lay out on foil. 

In large bowl combine cottage cheese, mozzerella, parmesan, eggs, parsley and s&p, and meat. 

Spray 9x13 pan. With spoon stuff each shell and lay in pan.  Cover with Sauce and sprinkle with cheese. Cover and bake at 375 for about 30 minutes or until bubbly.

I split this into two 8x8 pans and freeze one!

Strawberry Bacon Salad

Also from Brandie

Salad:                                              

Romaine leaves

1 pint stawberries, sliced/chopped

1/2 pkg bacon, cooked and crumbled

1 small bag sliced almonds, sugared

1/3 cup sugar, to sugar the almonds

 

hint:  Cook bacon on cookie sheet in oven at 425 degrees for about 5-10 minutes. flip once.

        Sugared almonds, put sugar in small pan on medium heat.  Add almonds and stir until it gets sticky and chunky.  Add all of it to the salad.

 

Dressing:  (Olson's, totally make this in the gravy shakers!!)

1 cup sugar

2 tsp dry mustard

2 T chopped onion

3 T poppy seeds

3 tsp salt

2/3 cup red wine vinegar

1 1/2 cups vegie oil

 

Mix and shake.

This makes enough dressing for two salads and will last in the fridge about 5 days.

Pumpkin Streusel Coffee Cake

While cleaning up my e-mail folders I found this recipe that Brandie sent me.  Sounds yummy.

topping:
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 T flour
1 t. cinnamon
1/2 cup walnut
1 T butter or margarine, melted

Mix brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, nuts together then add the butter.

Cake:
1 pkg spice cake mix
1 pkg vanilla instant pudding mix
1 cup canned pumpkin
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 eggs
1/2 cup water

Mix streusel and set aside.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. For cake, combine cake mix, pudding mix, pumpkin, eggs, oil, water, and vanilla in a large bowl. Beat at low speed of an electric mixer 30 seconds. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour half of batter into greased bundt pan (or 13x9 works great). Sprinkle streusel mixture over batter. Pour remaining batter into pan. Bake 35-40 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes and invert onto a serving plate. Cool completely and sift confectioner sugar over cake to garnish.

*I changed the recipe since I’m not super fond of spice cake (nor did I have one). I used a butter white cake mix then added ½ tsp cinnamon, ¼ tsp ginger, and 1/8 tsp cloves.