LEMON CAKE/BREAD

I love trying new recipes from people, this one is from one of my co-workers and it is delish!

Its a lemon cake but if you cook it in loaf pans you can serve it as bread- either way yummy!

Ingredients
*1 box lemon cake mix
*1box instant lemon pudding
*4 eggs
*1/3 C vegetable or Canola oil
*1 C boiling water

Directions
-preheat oven to 350
-mix all ingredients into a bowl
-mix for 4 minutes!
  that will make it extra soft

-bake in loaf pans or bunt pan like i used for 30 minutes- ish
  it will be a bit squishy (not gross squishy, but squishier than regular cake or bread)
-use a toothpick to poke the inside and see if it comes out clean- if it does- its done
- pull from oven and let set for a few minutes
-place pans upside down to get the cake/bread out and let cool

obviously not the healthiest but it is soooo fast and easy and good!

sprinkle powdered sugar on top if you are taking it somewhere to share or just cut up and inhale if you are keeping it at home :)

lemon on!

PAN TACOS

Tonight I am making something that is great for leftovers so the guys have something to eat while working

pan tacos is a super easy alternative to tacos- and since all the ingredients are all in one bowl you don't have to worry about putting them out to make one taco 

Remember I am making this for 2-4 people, if you want to make it for more just add more of the ingredients to stretch it, or put some side dishes with it

Ingredients

*tortillas (4-6) shredded up into small pieces - bite size

*1lb of hamburger or 3-4 boneless/skinless chicken breast

*1pkg of taco seasoning

*1/2 jar of black bean salsa (medium is my choice, because sometimes the heat cooks out)

*1 can or 1 baggie of frozen corn

*1 can of tomatoes and green chilies

*shredded cheddar cheese- as much as you would like :) 

*sour cream on the side if someone doesn't like it as spicy as you 

Directions

-brown hamburger/cook chicken in a large/deep skillet- drain! 

-add in packet of seasoning as you would normally if making tacos

-add in salsa, corn, tom/chilies

-bring to a simmer

-add in tortillas

-stir everything well

-add cheese on the top and heat until cheese is melty 

serve-with chips and your favorite fruit,

for an alternative leave out tortillas and add in velveeta for a dip

taco on! 

TORTILLA PIZZA

quick and easy pizza- a healthier option instead of all the dough, or incase you don't have any pizza crust.

Ingredients
*tortillas (what ever kind you like-whole wheat, basil tomato, or plain-each tortilla will be a pizza, so however many you want is how ever many you will need- we make 3 for 2 people)
*jar pizza sauce
*any toppings you want- we use fresh mozzarella, pepperoni or hamburger, onions, basil, garlic powder, spinach(on mine)

Directions
-on an un-greased pan place tortillas
-bake the tortillas for 5-10 minutes 350 (just to crisp them up so the sauce doesn't make them soggy)
-take out of oven and place ingredients on the pizzas
-put back in the oven, top rack and broil until the cheese is bubbly- watch carefully they will toast quickly

serve with apples and peanut butter, and maybe some sun chips


pizza on!

DRESSING

Salad dressing- I always thought this was something impossible to make-WRONGO

Tonight I thought. what would happen if i mixed light olive oil, lemon juice and pepper - voila- yumminess~

Ingredients
*basically i used store bought lemon juice- you can use fresh but I'm saving that for later in the week
*cracked black pepper
*extra virgin olive oil

Directions
-squeeze in the lemon juice- about 1/4-1/3 of a cup
-pour in pepper- roughly 1 Tbs- more to taste if you'd like
-drizzle in the olive oil while whisking quickly
 - add in olive oil until the dressing thickens

-tase throughout to make sure it taste ok- add more of any ingredients as needed- this is a rough  start, I'm sure it could use some changes but I'm not worried(I also did not measure anything while I made this, just poured things in so you don't really need to measure if you don't want to :)

dress on !

MEATLOAF MUFFINS!?

Yep you heard it meatloaf muffins-ok just meatloaf in a muffin tin- they cook so much faster and are fun with kids!  :) -

here is a meatloaf recipe- use your own if you'd like

Ingrediants
*1 lb of hamburger
*seasonings (we use webers grill garlic seasonings, pepper, sea salt)
*1/2 cup of oatmeal
*1 egg
*ketchup-a couple squirts- as much as you prefer
*1/3 cup of milk (skim)
*onion if you choose

Directions
-make sure the hamburger is thawed out
-mix all ingredients in a bowl

-get out a muffin tin
-place mixture into the muffin tins
-chop up onion and place in the ones you wish to have them ( aka Lees half :)
-put more ketchup on top of the mini meat loafs
-I put bbq sauce on Lees

-Bake at 375 for 15-25 minutes or until done
-for fun put frenches onion crunches on top and broil for a few minutes

serve with butternut squash and milk

loaf on!

EASY MONDAY NIGHT DINNER

It's Monday and I didn't feel like making too much so here is what we decided on

Pepperoni Pizza dippers and oreo dessert

dippers
 ingredients
*crescent rolls- fridge kind, 1 pkg
*pepperoni, 1 pkg
*mozzarella cheese- 1 pkg (fresh preferred) -if not just use mozzarella sting cheese, 1/2 stick per dipper
*pizza or marinara sauce to dip in

directions
-preheat oven to directions on the crescent rolls
-cut mozzarella
-open crescent rolls on a baking sheet
-place 3-4 slices of pepperoni into each dipper (more if you'd like)
-place 1 slice or 1/2 of cheese stick onto dipper
-roll up sealing edges if you can
-bake according to directions on the pkg of crescent rolls

heat sauce in the microwave for dipping


oreo dessert
ingredients
*1 pkg of mini marshmallows
*1/2 stick of butter or margarine
*1 pkg of oreos

directions
-crush oreos finely
-melt the butter and 6 cups of marshmallows in a sauce pan- be sure to stir most of the time so they don't burn
-once mixture is melted add in oreos and stir until all is incorporated
-flatten into a greased dish-ENJOY

you may want to use less marshmallows or more oreos- ours turned out kind of interesting but its still fun and sticky and a good batch of sugar for the day

served with milk, and caprese salad (mozzarella, basil, tomatoes and balsamic vinager)


monday on!

YUMMY TREAT

For a change up in a bowl ice-cream - just add a spoonful of peanut butter :) super easy way to mix things up-

treat on!