Chocolate Cobbler

1/2 stick butter

1 cup flour

1 and 1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

2 tbls cocoa and 1/4 cup cocoa

1/2 cup and 1 cup sugar

1/2 cup milk

3/4 cup water

Melt ½ stick butter in 8x8 baking dish. Mix 1 cup flour, 1½ teas baking powder, ½ teas salt, 2 TLB cocoa, ½ cup sugar, and then add ½ cup milk. Pour mixture over butter. Mix 1 cup sugar and ¼ cup cocoa. Sprinkle over mixture in pan. Pour 3/4cup very hot water over this. Do not stir. Bake at 350 for 30 min.

**Double the recipe for 9x13 dish.

This stuff is A...M...A...Z...I...N...G!!! Make you want to slap someone good!!! I got the recipe from an old friend, Leigh Hughs. Once it comes out of the oven, let it cool for about 20 min, serve it up with some vanilla ice-cream....Oh my....HEAVEN!!! ENJOY!

Cream Cheese Frosting

2 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup butter (unsalted), softened

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups powdered sugar

Beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla in a medium bowl with electric mixer on low speed until smooth. Gradually beat in powdered sugar on low speed 1 cup at a time, until smooth and spreadable. **Frosting can be refrigerated ** Add (very small amounts) of milk if you need to thin out.

**For a Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting add 2 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate, melted and cooled with the butter

Recipe from All Recipes recipe. Enjoy!

Easy Cheesy Corn Bake

4 oz. (1/2 of 8 oz pkg) Cream Cheese, softened
3/4 cup milk
3 eggs, beaten
1 can whole kernel corn, drained
1 can cream corn
1 pkg corn muffin mix (I use Jiffy)
1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Preheat oven to 375. Whisk cream cheese and milk until smooth. Stir in remaining ingredients until well blended. Pour into a 13X9-inch baking dish spraying with cooking spray. Bake about 35 minutes, or until golden brown.

This side dish is fabulous and SO easy! Our pastor's wife, Karin Conlee, made it for us when we had Macie and it has become a favorite ever since! The recipe is from Kraft recipes.

Sweet Green Beans

4 cans green beans-drained
4 slices uncooked bacon chopped
1 stick butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp. garlic powder

Place green beans and chopped bacon in 9 x 13 baking dish. On stove melt butter and add brown sugar, then bring to boil. Add garlic powder and mix well. Pour over green beans and put in 350 oven. Cook for an 1 1/2 hours stirring every 30 minutes.

This recipe came from my sister-in-law Wendy, and it is delicious! Most people aren't big fans of green beans, but I promise, you won't be disappointed with these! The sweetness adds such a wonderful flavor! Enjoy!

Strawberry Tartlets

8-10 tartlet shells (mini pie shell crusts)

1 quart of strawberries

1 container of strawberry gel

Whipped topping (I used the new Cool Whip in the can)

Bake tartlets as directed on package. Allow tartlets to cool. Wash and cut up strawberries in desired size. Add strawberry gel to cut up strawberries and mix. Add strawberry mixture to tartlets. Top with Cool Whip and serve!

These little desserts are FANTASTIC! A perfect summer dessert and SO EASY!!! I did not use the entire container of strawberry gel, but really it's all up to preference on how much you use! Enjoy!

Sherry Chicken and Rice

4 chicken breasts

1 stick butter (melted)

1/2 cup cooking Sherry

salt and pepper for seasoning

2 cups white rice (cooked as directed)

1 cup sour creme

1/4 cup mayo

2 cans creme of chicken soup

1/2 tsp paprika

Preheat oven to 350*. In a 9X13 dish pour in butter and sherry. Salt and pepper chicken breasts to taste on both sides and place on top of butter/sherry mixture. Bake chicken 1 hour (or 45 min if using boned chicken breasts). Remove chicken breasts from butter/sherry mixture and cool. Set aside the butter/sherry mixture for later use. Once chicken has cooled, cut up into 1" cube size pieces and set aside. Cook rice as directed on box and set aside. Mix sour creme, mayo, creme of chicken soup, and butter/sherry mixture together in a medium sized bowl. Place your cooked rice in the bottom of your 9X13 dish. Then layer cubed chicken over your rice. Next, poor your creme sauce over the chicken and top with paprika. Bake 45 min at 350*. Enjoy!

This is a wonderful recipe that I got from my sister-in-law a few years back. It does have several steps to follow that can appear time consuming, but really it is easy, and so worth the time! The cooking sherry gives it a great flavor! If you don't think you can eat the entire 9X13 dish, you can always separate into (2) 8X8 dishes and bake one and freeze the other! That is usually what we do! And when your ready to cook the other, you can just preheat your oven to 350* and pop it in and cook until bubbly (it usually takes about an hour if it is frozen, and 45 min if you have allowed it to thaw out).

Breakfast Quiche

1 pie crust (from the refrigerator section)
8 slices of bacon
4 green onions (chopped)
2 cups of shredded swiss cheese
6 large eggs
1 cup whipping crème
½ tsp. salt
1/8 tsp red pepper
1/8 tsp white pepper
1/8 tsp nutmeg

Place crust in a 9 inch pie dish, pressing dough up the sides and rim of dish. Bake crust @ 400 for 7 minutes and set aside. Lower oven temperature to *350. Stir together all ingredients in a medium sized bowl. Poor mixture into cooked crust and bake @350 for 35-40 min.

I had this quiche at my friend Jana's house this week and it was SO GOOD! She did such a great job making it! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE breakfast/brunchy food so this one hit the top of the list! A must try! Enjoy!