Cake Batter Cheese Cake Squares

I made this recipe for a party I went to this weekend.  They are super easy and super delicious! I found the recipe on pinterest, you can find it here.  The only problem I had was the sprinkles sinking down to the crust instead of staying spread throughout the cake.  Hope you enjoy! 

Pink Lemonade Pound Cake

This recipe is another pinterest find, but the link to the pin was non-existent so I googled it to find a recipe so  I could make this cake for Easter.  You can find it here.  Mine didn't turn out as pink as I would have liked but it was so good no one really cared about the color.  Enjoy!

Chicken and Rice

        First of all let me start by saying that this is one of my favorite recipes because my grammy made it all the time when I was little.  It is so simple and delicious and it takes me back to elementary school when we still lived at my grandparent's house.  Needless to say, when I started first started cooking for myself I made this a lot, because it was almost foolproof and it always reminded me of home.  So of course this is the recipe that I made for our first study group, before the very first day of law school.  Don't you love how we attach food to a memory or occasion?  Or maybe that is just the foodie in me.

         Anyways back to the recipe.  It makes the kitchen smell so good when it cooks that everyone will think you slaved all day, and I promise, it tastes just as good.  Through the years I have changed my recipe just a bit from my grammy's.  She makes hers with dry min rice.  I make mine with cooked rice.  It doesn't make much of a difference, but to me the rice mixture is creamier at the end.  Try it both ways and see how you like it? 

Gram Trudy's Chicken and Rice

Ingredients:

2 bags of boil in a bag rice already cooked (I use uncle ben's)

As much chicken as you want to use  (I used 2 large breasts and cut them into smaller pieces)

1 can of condensed cream of chicken soup

2 cups of chicken broth

That's it! So simple and delicious!

Place the chicken into a casserole dish and season liberally

(again, I used Lawry's season all, another thing I picked up from my grammy)

(Does anyone know why the pictures keep coming into my blog sideways?)

Empty the rice into a large mixing bowl.

Add the can of soup and the broth.

Start with one cup of the broth, you may not need it all if it looks

 soupy enough your good to go, but if you want more sauce

or it doesn't look soupy enough add more

Pour the rice mixture over your chicken.

Bake at 350 for 40 mins.

Serve with whatever vegetable side you choose.

I promise it will be a hit!

Thanks Gram Trudy!

Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf

        First of all let me start by saying... generally I do not like meatloaf, the boy, however, does like meatloaf.  I also had a pound of ground beef in my fridge that needed to be used.  So I decided to make a meatloaf and see if I couldn't make it so I might even like it.  I do not like the texture of onions or peppers in food, so I knew right off the bat I would NOT be including those to ingredients in my recipe.  I did some research and eventually combined several recipes together to make my own variation of this homecooked classic...hope you enjoy! 

Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf



Ingredients:

1 lb of ground beef

4 slices of bacon cooked and crumbled (not pictured because it was cooking)

1/4 cup of breadcrumbs

2 eggs

1/2 cup of shredded cheese

garlic to taste

seasonings to taste ( I used Lawry's season all and salt)

worschestire sauce to taste (I love this stuff, so I used a lot probably about 2 tbs)

1/4 cup ketchup

2 tbs of mustard

First, in a small bowl mix the ketchup and the mustard,

because you will need it twice.

Place 3/4's of your ketchup mixture and the rest of the ingredients in a large mixing bowl

(not sure why my pictures are coming in sideways)

Don't be afraid to get your hands dirty, and mix it all together.

Place mixture in a greased loaf pan,

and spoon remaining ketchup mixture over the  top.

Bake at 350 for 45 mins

Serve and enjoy

(please ignore my soupy mashed potatoes)

        (Oh btw, even though I did eat it, and it was pretty good, in the end it doesn't matter what is in it, I still don't really like meatloaf. It must be a texture thing. Of course, the boy loved it.)

Bacon Onion Fake Fried Chicken

This is one of my own creations, the boy loves it! I hope you will too.

Bacon Onion Fake Fried Chicken

Ingredients: (There are only 3)

Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts

Hidden Valley Farmhouse Hickory Bacon and Onion Salad Dressing

Bread Crumbs

Season the chicken.  I used Bacon Salt.

If you don't have this or have never used it... do your self a favor and get some.

Coat the chicken in a thick layer of dressing.

Coat the chicken in bread crumbs.

Place chicken in a buttered baking dish.

Bake at 375 for 30 mins.

Enjoy!

Week 2 Menu

Monday: Cheddar Bacon Meat Loaf (my own recipe)

Tuesday: Chicken and Rice (my own recipe)

Wednesday: Crock Pot Beef Hoagies from here:
http://fatgirlontheinside.blogspot.com/2012/03/crockpot-pot-roast-dip-sandwiches.html

Thursday: Baked Ravioli (my own recipe)

Friday: TBA

Saturday: The bacon egg caserole from last week because I didn't get to it yet.
http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/the-chew/recipes/Bacon-Egg-Cheese-Biscuit-Casserole-Clinton-Kelly

Boil, Smash, and Bake Taters

This recipe is from the pioneer woman (who I love) and these potatoes are soooo good you will want to try them sooner rather than later.

Boiled, Smashed, and Baked Taters

Boil the potatoes until fork tender.

Put potatoes on a greased pan and individually smash them with a fork. 

Coat them with olive oil or butter, and season them how ever you like.

Bake them at 375 for 20 mins.

Enjoy!