quick lunch~

perfect for cold days, makes me think spring is coming with these pretty tasty florets~

 

 

sausage links

bread of your choice in a can

roll flat, cut into 4 sections, roll over sausage, cut and twist

bake according to can

 

 

great with soup and salad for fun meal

 

merry moments~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

wishing you all a merry christmas from Katie and cassie~

 

 

out takes...

Katie couldn't wait to bound away and enjoy her treat...

 

 

cassie was happy to sleep it off~

 

on top of old smokey...

 

 

 

 

s'mores cheesecake

 

preheat oven to 325

 

crust

1 1/4 c cinnamon graham crackers crushed

5 T sugar

5 T butter

 

combine and press in pan

bake for 10'

 

filling

24 oz cream cheese

1c sugar

2 t flour

3/4 c cocoa powder

4 eggs

1 cup sour cream

 

mix first four ingredients, add eggs and sour cream

 

drop oven to 300 degrees

wrap cheesecake in aluminum foil and bake in water bath for 90'

 

chill for several hours until firm

 

topping

jumbo marshmallows

hot fudge sauce

 

cover as generous as you like with marshmallows, bake at 350 for 12' until they puff, ooze, dribble over and brown

 

drizzle with hot fudge sauce

 

warning

this is ultra rich, gooey, and VERY hard to cut! when fresh from the oven the marshmallows are crispy and hard to cut, when cooled, marshmallows are sticky and impossible to cut, they just squish, if you like sweet and messy, this recipe is for you!

 

holiday pizza~

 

 

 

holiday pizza

preheat oven to 425

 

puff pastry

olive oil

cranberry sauce

bacon

red onion

gorgonzola

rosemary

 

take one sheet of puff pastry and score outside, brush with olive oil

 

sauté

red onion

bacon

rosemary

 

spread cranberry sauce on puff pastry

scatter bacon and onion mixture

top with gorgonzola

 

bake for 25'

let cool for 5-10' before cutting

 

sweet and savory~

 

strawberry and brie hand pies

preheat oven to 350

two rolls of prefab pie crusts

cook the following over medium heat until thick and bubbly for 10'

 strawberries around 1 to 1.5 cups cut up

1/2 c sugar

2 T cornstarch

(rosemary optional)

cut 4" circles from pie crusts

place sliced brie in center

top with strawberry jam

cover and pinch closed

Brush with egg or milk wash

 bake for 20-25' until golden

cinnamon twist~

 

 

 

cinnamon twist

 

your favorite bread recipe rolled out into large rectangle,

brush on melted items below

 

1/2 c butter

5 T brown sugar

3 T  cinnamon

 

roll long side

slice in half

braid

twist

tuck

 

bake at 400 for 20-25'

 

drizzle with mixture of

powder sugar

milk

 

deerly love christmas~