Monday, March 15, 2010

DUMP CAKE

1 Box Yellow Cake Mix, Duncan Hines
8 Tablespoon Butter (1) Stick, melted

3 Eggs, beaten
1 (8)oz. Pack Cream Cheese, softened
4 Cups Powdered Sugar
In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, melted butter and 1 of the beaten eggs until it forms a soft dough. Pat into the bottom and slightly up the sides of a sprayed 13 x 9 pan.
In a separate large bowl, beat the softened cream cheese, the remaining 2 beaten eggs and the powdered sugar on high speed of your mixer for 4 minutes. Spread evenly over the cake mixture.
Bake at 350 for 30 to 40 minutes or until top is golden brown. Cool. Cut into squares.

PISTACHIO-NUT DESSERT

1 Small Box of Pistachio Instant Pudding
1 Can (20)oz. Crushed Pineapple in juice, undrained
1/2 Cup Walnuts, chopped
3 Cups Mini Marshmallows, divided
1 Large (16)oz Container of Cool Whip

Stir together dry pudding mix, pineapple with juice, walnuts and 1 cup mini marshmallows in a large bowl until well blended. Gently stir in 1/2 of the container of cool whip.
In a seperate bowl, combine the other half of the cool whip and the rest of the marshmallows, mix lightly. Spoon half of the pudding mixture into a glass bowl or trifle bowl. Then add the marshmallow mixture. Make layers of this and on top put cool whip and nuts.

Sunday, March 14, 2010

HOW TO GRILL A PERFECT STEAK

Ribeye or T-bone Steaks 3/4 inch thick
Lawry's Season Salt
Garlic Power if you like
Olive Oil
Pepper

Make sure you set the steak out at room temp. for 30 minutes. If you do not do this it will make the muscle tighten and will not let it get tender. Cooking it cold will make it tough. Cut the bone from the steak so it will cook even. Put the olive oil over all of the steak. Then put the pepper. use a light sprinling of garlic and lawry's season salt. Lay the steaks on the grill and began timing. Let cook for 3 minutes with lid down. Then flip over and cook 2 1/2 minutes on the other side. Take off grill. The steak will be medium rare. If doing a 1 to 11/4 inch steak then grill for 4 1/2 minutes on each side. Flip every 2 minutes. When eating add a little salt to each cut up bite it brings out more of the flavor to the steak.

FRIED HOT DOG SANDWICH

This is one of the Ky. things people like. Try it, very good.

1 Pack Jumbo Beef Winners
 2 Slices of Wheat or White Bread
Oil for frying
Mayo
Mustard

Take the hot dogs or winners  and split in half. Put some oil in a skillet and put them in it. Turn the cut side down. Let cook until brown if you like them like this. Flip over and fry on other side until brown. Toast bread. Spread with mayo and spread out all over bread. Then take the mustard and put in middle of bread and mix in with mayo then spread out. Eat. Very good. Good with a Diet Coke and potato chips or your Mountain Dew.

HOW TO PICK A RIPE PINEAPPLE

Do you know how to pick a ripe pineapple. I read that if you take the center leaf and if it will pull out easy it is ripe. They do not ripen after being picked. Try it and see.

HOW TO KEEP A FRESH TOMATO LONGER

I found online a article on how to keep a tomato fresh longer. With tomatos getting so high try this and see if it works. Take your tomato and place on a plate or counter. Turn the stem end down. And keep it that way until ready to use at room temp.If turned up they will sometimes start to mold and shrivel up.  Just keep them turned down or put a piece of tape on  the stem or where the stem had been if turned up.

HEATH-BAR DIP FOR APPLES

1 (8)oz. Block Cream Cheese, softened
1/2 Cup Sugar
3/4 Cup Brown Sugar
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
1/2 Bag Heath-bar Bits or Sknor
Granny Smith or Roma Apple wedges


Cream together cream cheese, sugars and vanilla.
Stir in heathbart bits with a spoon
Serve with apple wedges
Put apples in some lemon water to keep from turning brown or pineapple juice.

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