1-3/4 pounds sweet potatoes, quartered
1/2 cup and 1 teaspoon margarine
1/2 cup and 1 teaspoon brown sugar
1-1/4 cup miniature marshmallows
ground cinnamon to taste
ground nutmeg to taste
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease baking dish
Boil potatoes until slightly underdone about 25 minutes. Drain, cool, and peel.
In large saucepan over medium heat, combine butter, brown sugar, 2 cups marshmallows, cinnamon and nutmeg. Cook stirring until marshmallows are melted.
stir potatoes into marshmallow sauce and break them into bite size chunks.
bake in oven for about 15 minutes. remove and cover with remaining marshmallows return to oven and bake until marshmallows are golden brown.
We are a group of military wives stationed in the desert of Arizona. Here, away from our family and friends, we gather to talk, support each other, and EAT! Because of that, we've created this blog to chronicle our delicious dishes.
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November 29, 2010
November 20, 2010
Kellie's Mostacholi
Oven Baked Mostacholi
1 pound bulk mild Italian sausage
1 medium green bell pepper
1 large chopped onion
5 cups chopped meatless spaghetti sauce
1 – 16 ounce package mostacholi noodles
4 cups mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese, grated
Cook mostacholi according to package directions for firm pasta.
Brown the sausage, onions and green pepper until meat is no longer pink inside.
Stir often to break up the sausage. Drain.
Add sauce, bring mixture to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer for about 10 minutes.
Put small amount of sauce into the bottom of baking dish.
Layer one half of the pasta over the sauce and add 2 cups of the mozzarella cheese.
Cover with 2 cups of sauce.
Repeat layers. Top with parmesan cheese.
Bake at 350 30-45 minutes.
Recipe Serves: 9 – 12
1 pound bulk mild Italian sausage
1 medium green bell pepper
1 large chopped onion
5 cups chopped meatless spaghetti sauce
1 – 16 ounce package mostacholi noodles
4 cups mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese, grated
Cook mostacholi according to package directions for firm pasta.
Brown the sausage, onions and green pepper until meat is no longer pink inside.
Stir often to break up the sausage. Drain.
Add sauce, bring mixture to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer for about 10 minutes.
Put small amount of sauce into the bottom of baking dish.
Layer one half of the pasta over the sauce and add 2 cups of the mozzarella cheese.
Cover with 2 cups of sauce.
Repeat layers. Top with parmesan cheese.
Bake at 350 30-45 minutes.
Recipe Serves: 9 – 12
Tricia's Hot Apple Cider (Crock Pot)
Hot Cider Punch
1 (64 oz) bottle apple cider
2 c orange juice
¾ c fresh lemon juice
¼ c honey
10 whole allspice
5 whole cloves
1 (2 ½ in) cinnamon stick
1 lemon sliced
*Combine first seven ingredients in 4-5 qt slow cooker.
*Cover and cook on HIGH 4 hours or on LOW 8 hours. Pour liquid through a wire mesh strainer into a large container discarding the spices. Add lemon slices just before serving. Serve warm. Makes 11 cups.
TIP-Use cheesecloth for the spices for easy removal.
Notes: I’ve never made this recipe before, and I have a larger slow cooker. So I followed the recipe and increased it by half. Depending on what your taste is, you could add more spices, cider, honey, etc. It came from my Southern Living slow cooker book.
1 (64 oz) bottle apple cider
2 c orange juice
¾ c fresh lemon juice
¼ c honey
10 whole allspice
5 whole cloves
1 (2 ½ in) cinnamon stick
1 lemon sliced
*Combine first seven ingredients in 4-5 qt slow cooker.
*Cover and cook on HIGH 4 hours or on LOW 8 hours. Pour liquid through a wire mesh strainer into a large container discarding the spices. Add lemon slices just before serving. Serve warm. Makes 11 cups.
TIP-Use cheesecloth for the spices for easy removal.
Notes: I’ve never made this recipe before, and I have a larger slow cooker. So I followed the recipe and increased it by half. Depending on what your taste is, you could add more spices, cider, honey, etc. It came from my Southern Living slow cooker book.
November 15, 2010
Martha's Tres Leches Cake
This recipe actually came from my neighbor in North Carolina. I am just passing it along. You can top it with fresh fruit, which is delicious!
Tres Leches Cake
Ingredients for Cake
1 package white cake mix
1 1/2 cups flour
5 eggs
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup cooking oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup milk
Filling
1 can evaporated milk
1 can condensed milk (14 oz.)
1/2 pint whipping cream
Frosting
1/2 pint whipping cream
3 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions:Prep Time: 1 hrTotal Time: 1 3/4 hrs
1.Mix cake ingredients together and place in a rectangular cake pan (spray with non stick cooking oil) Bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes until knife inserted in middle comes out clean.
2. Allow to cool for 20 minutes.
3. Mix together milk filling together and refrigerate while cake is cooking.
4. Mix Frosting together as cake cools.
5. Mix well until whipped cream peaks.
6. When cake is done allow to cool, then fill with milk filling (You will use all the filling even though it looks like too much. Allow it to soak in like a sponge until you use all the filling.)
7. You can poke holes in the cake or use a flavor injector
8.Frost and decorate.
Tres Leches Cake
Ingredients for Cake
1 package white cake mix
1 1/2 cups flour
5 eggs
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup cooking oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup milk
Filling
1 can evaporated milk
1 can condensed milk (14 oz.)
1/2 pint whipping cream
Frosting
1/2 pint whipping cream
3 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions:Prep Time: 1 hrTotal Time: 1 3/4 hrs
1.Mix cake ingredients together and place in a rectangular cake pan (spray with non stick cooking oil) Bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes until knife inserted in middle comes out clean.
2. Allow to cool for 20 minutes.
3. Mix together milk filling together and refrigerate while cake is cooking.
4. Mix Frosting together as cake cools.
5. Mix well until whipped cream peaks.
6. When cake is done allow to cool, then fill with milk filling (You will use all the filling even though it looks like too much. Allow it to soak in like a sponge until you use all the filling.)
7. You can poke holes in the cake or use a flavor injector
8.Frost and decorate.
Martha's Olive Cheese Ball
Olive Cheese Ball
**This is a favorite appetizer from my mother-in-law.
2 8oz. cream cheese softened
4 cups (1 lb.) shredded cheddar cheese blend (Mexican or Colby blend)
1 envelope Italian salad dressing mix
1/4 c. chopped pimento stuffed olives (green olives)
2 t. of olive juice (from jar of green olives)
1 c. chopped pecans
Combine all except pecans. Mix well. Shape into ball and roll in crushed pecans.
**This recipe makes a HUGE cheese ball, bigger than a softball. I often cut the recipe in half, and that still makes a large cheese ball.
**This is a favorite appetizer from my mother-in-law.
2 8oz. cream cheese softened
4 cups (1 lb.) shredded cheddar cheese blend (Mexican or Colby blend)
1 envelope Italian salad dressing mix
1/4 c. chopped pimento stuffed olives (green olives)
2 t. of olive juice (from jar of green olives)
1 c. chopped pecans
Combine all except pecans. Mix well. Shape into ball and roll in crushed pecans.
**This recipe makes a HUGE cheese ball, bigger than a softball. I often cut the recipe in half, and that still makes a large cheese ball.
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