Sunday, January 25, 2009

White Chocolate Berry Pie

This is one of Anthony's favorites! It is amazing!
5 squares (1 ounce each) white baking chocolate, divided
2 tablespoons milk
1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
1 cup whipping cream, whipped
1 graham cracker crust (9 inches)
2 cups sliced fresh strawberries

In a microwave or double boiler, melt four squares of chocolate with milk. Cool to room temperature. Meanwhile, beat cream cheese and sugar in a mixing bowl until smooth. Beat in orange peel and melted chocolate. Fold in whipped cream. Spread into crust. Arrange strawberries on top. Melt remaining chocolate; drizzle over berries. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Store in the refrigerator.

Corn Casserole

This recipe came from the Food Network courtesy of Paula Deen. Of course, it is good!

1 (15 1/4 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
1 (14 3/4 ounce) can cream style corn
1 (8 ounce) package corn muffin mix
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 to 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

Preheat over to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, stir together the 2 cans of corn, corn muffin mix, sour cream, and melted butter. Pour into a greased casserole dish. Bake for 45 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from oven and top with cheddar cheese. Return to oven for 5 to 10 minutes, or until cheese is melted. Let stand for at least 5 minutes and then serve warm.

Slow-Cooker Roast and Gravy

1 can cream of mushroom with roasted garlic soup
1 can condensed beef broth
1 envelope dry onion-mushroom soup mix
1 (3 1/2 to 4 lb) eye of round roast
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Stir together first three ingredients in a 5 1/2 quart slow cooker.
Sprinkle roast evenly with flour, salt, and pepper. Brown roast on all sides in hot oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Transfer roast to slow cooker.
Cover and cook on Low for 8 hours
Remove roast from slow cooker; slice to serve. Skim fat from gravy in slow cooker if desired. Whisk gravy; serve over roast.

Hashbrown Casserole

1 bag Country Style Hashbrowns
1 can Cream of Chicken Soup
2 cups sour cream
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 cups grated cheddar cheese
1/4 cup butter (melted)
2 cups crushed cornflakes

Mix all ingredients except butter and cornflakes in a large mixing bowl. Pour into a 13x9 greased pan. Top with butter and cornflakes mixed together. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until it is bubbly around the edges.

Yummy Cheese Ball!

This is a party favorite. Who am I kidding this is an anytime favorite!

1 cup Grated Cheddar Cheese
1/2 lb Prepared Pimento Cheese
6 ozs Cream Cheese
1 tablespsoon Worcestershire Sauce
1/2 teaspoon Ground Red Pepper
Dash Garlic Salt
1 cup Chopped Nuts

Mix all ingredients except the chopped nuts. Roll into a ball. Roll the cheese ball in the chopped nuts. Refrigerate.

Recipe Blog

I have decided to start a recipe blog so that we can have all of our favorite recipes in one place. Enjoy!
Please note: these are not MY recipes. They are a culmination of recipes from my mom, friends, magazines, etc.
I will add pictures the next time I make any of these recipes.