Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars

This is a dessert that a good friend of mine makes and I HAD to have the recipe! (You can also find it on the Pillsbury website.)  These are dangerously easy to make and even more horrifically easy to eat!!!  Too easy! Too good! Too big (for my pants!!!)! 

1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened

1/2cup sugar

1 egg

½ cup coconut, if desired

1 roll (16.5 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated chocolate chip cookies

1. Heat oven to 350°F. In small bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and egg until smooth. Stir in coconut.2. In ungreased, 9- or 8-inch square pan, break up half of cookie dough. With floured fingers, press dough evenly in bottom of pan to form crust. Spread cream cheese mixture over dough. Crumble and sprinkle remaining half of dough over cream cheese mixture.

3. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until golden brown and firm to the touch. Cool 30 minutes. Refrigerate at least 2 hours or until chilled. For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. Store in refrigerator

Rockyroad Peanut Butter Candy Cups!

The name speaks for itself!! I'm actually a little reluctant to post this on here because they're so dazzling and exceedingly wonderful, that I feel a little... selfish. However!.. I am not one to keep "Secret Recipes" in "The Family".  There are a few recipes that you have to REALLY want before I'll divulge, (this would be one of them) but overall I think sharing a recipe is a simple delight that you have, and give of yourself to another person when you share! :) And if you're looking through my blog, then you seek it out and so I am satisfied. :) (Not that I even OWN the recipe! See how ridiculous it would be for me not to share! :)  The other reason I have second thoughts about posting it is that it is SO FLIPPIN EASY!!! You'll see that I'm really just a fraud TRYING to look like a Chocolatier!  But now you can be too! ;)

• 11-oz. package peanut butter and milk chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter 
• 1 cup crispy rice cereal
• 1 cup miniature marshmallows
• 3/4 cup unsalted roasted peanuts, chopped
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• 1. Microwave peanut butter and milk chocolate chips in a large glass bowl on high for one to 2 minutes or until melted, stirring every 30 seconds. Stir in peanut butter until well blended.
  2. Stir in rice cereal, miniature marshmallows and chopped peanuts. Spoon mixture by heaping tablespoonfuls evenly into miniature paper candy cups. Chill one hour or until firm.

Manderine Chicken with Sweet and Sour Sauce

So, well... When we lived in Provo and my husband finished up his BA at BYU, we lived next door to a couple in our ward who was also attending BYU and in very much the same situation. We each had 1 child the same age, we would often get together as couples and play games, and since neither of us wives worked we had all this time on our hands to hangout, let the children play and COOK! We both enjoyed cooking so it was great!  We became and stayed good friends through the years, kept in contact etc. that is until.... She told me that she wouldn't be my friend anymore... ??? What the???  :(

C'est la vie and what can you do? But BEFORE she disowned me I got this recipe from her! :)

 Of course it's good! Why else would it be on here?  It's breaded, fried chicken with a sweet and sour sauce. What else is great is that it's quite easy actually.  A friend was wanting the recipe recently so here it goes!

Manderin Chicken:

Cubed Chicken

1C. Flour

1 Egg

1 tsp. Sugar

3/4 tsp. Baking Powder

Oil to fry in (I use about 1&1/2 inches I'm guessing)

Mix all ingredients in a bowl then add enough water to make a semi-runny consistency (kind of like really runny pancake batter, not thick though! The batter should easily drip in a line from the spoon, but not too watery! You'll get the hang of it. :) Just remember; you can always add more water, but not so easy to take it out! ;)  Mix in 4 drops of yellow food coloring (if you want to, I never do).  Stir the chicken into the batter and spoon out batches of chicken with a fork or whatever you find works, heat oil over medium-ish until a drop of water sizzles in it. Fry until golden. Tip: Before you start cooking, turn the oven on warm and place an oven safe bowl in there with paper towels inside of it. Then when the chicken is done you are able to keep it warm and crisp until service. Serve with rice and top with sauce!

Sweet and Sour Sauce:

1 C. Crushed Pineapple

2 Whole tomatoes

3 C. Sugar

Double Dash of Accent

2 Tbls. Soy Sauce

1 C. vinegar

1 C. Onion, chopped

1 Green Bell Pepper

Red Food Coloring (if you want it to look the same as the sweet and sour sauce at the restaurants :)

Simmer all ingredients about 20 min, then whisk in 1/3 C. Cornstartch that has been  dissolved (if you will) in 1/2 C. Water  Wait for it to thicken :). If it doesn't get thick enough, add more cornstach/water mixture.

Homemade Strawberry Syrup

This is my favorite strawberry syrup!  For me many other's pale in comparison because they don't have what this has     -BUTTER-!  I love it! It's divinely wonderful on waffles and pancakes! It gives your breakfast foods the richness they were starving for! But it's not just for breakfast, it goes well on desserts too! Treat yourself with this syrup that says "I love you" because you're worth it! ;) 

1C. Sugar

2 Tbls. Cornstarch

3/4 C. Water

1&1/2 C. Sliced frozen, or fresh Strawberries

1/2 Stick Butter (REAL butter, folks! If you want it to live up to it's potential, feed it REAL butter! ;)

Mix sugar, starch, and water in a pan and cook over medium hear until boiling and thick. Add berries and butter. Stir until blended.

Hoagie Rolls

• • This is one of my favorite recipe finds! I LOVE these! They are wonderful! They have an excellent texture (soft and chewy) and a pleasing flavor (you know, HOMEMADE)!  The type of goodness that you just don't find in stores!  The other thing that I LOVE about these is that they are so quick and easy to make it's RIDICULOUS! The batch makes a lot so if you don't need that much, they freeze (and unfreeze) perfectly! Don't ever buy hoagie rolls from the store again! And who needs Subway when you have these?? ;) Lovely! Lovely they are! :)
  • P.S. I have this SUPER-FANTASTIC recipe for a very simple homemade mustard that you will want to drink! ...Ok maybe not drink, but definitely slather on your sandwich! Heaven I tell you! (don't worry! I'll put it on here! :)
  • Enjoy!
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• 2 (¼ ounce) packages active dry yeast (1 scant Tbls.)
• 3 cups water , divided (110-115 degrees)
• 2 tablespoons sugar , divided
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 8 -8 ½ cups all-purpose flour

Directions:

1. 1
   In a mixing bowl, dissolve the yeast in 1/2 cup warm water add 1 T. sugar and then let stand about 5 minutes.
2. 2
   Add remaining water and sugar. Beat in oil, salt and 4 cups flour until smooth. Stir in enough flour to form a soft dough.
3. 3
   Turn onto a floured board. Knead until smooth and elastic for about 6-8 minutes.
4. 4
   Place in a greased bowl turning once to grease the top.
5. 5
   Cover and let rise 45 minutes.
6. 6
   Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured board, divide into 18 pieces. (usually make them smaller than that. only 18 makes them pretty big. I end up doing about 27-36 rolls that are a great single serving size [maybe 4-6 in. ?])
7. 7
   Shape into an oval.
8. 8
   Place 2 inches apart on a greased baking sheets.
9. 9
   With scissors cut a 1/4-inch slash across the top of each.
10. 10
    Cover and let rise 20 minutes.
11. 11
    Bake at 400° for 13-18 minutes until golden brown.
12. 12
    Remove to wire racks to cool.

Read more: http://low-cholesterol.food.com/recipe/hoagie-rolls-126997#ixzz1okm1WGUR