Category: Cooking and Baking

Cheese Danish

Breakfast



I’ve seen a few versions of this recipe around but haven’t ever tried one.  When I read this post recently, I decided to make it. This recipe is very simple and easy for children to assemble.

Unroll one tube of crescent rolls and press into bottom of 9 x 13 inch baking pan.


In bowl, mix together 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, 1 cup sugar, 1 tsp. vanilla, and two egg yolks.


Spread over bottom layer.


Unroll a second tube of crescent rolls and lay them over the cream cheese mixture.  Brush with egg whites and sprinkle lightly with sugar.


Bake at 350 for 35 minutes.  Cool completely .  I think in the future I’ll make this the night before so it’s cooled and ready for breakfast without effort.

My family loved it.  Even my husband loved it.


Add some homemade preserves (cherry, from our cherry trees, in this case) and you’ll love it!


Enjoy!

Hopeful Homemaker

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Ranch Chicken

Main Dishes

You just can’t beat a main dish that has three ingredients and takes around 5 minutes to prep.


Ingredients:
chicken tenders 1 1/2 cups cornmeal 1 envelope ranch dressing mix Begin by mixing the cornmeal and ranch dressing mix in a small bowl.


Coat each chicken tender with the cornmeal mixture.


Spray 9 x 13 inch baking dish with non-stick spray, and place chicken in dish.


If you have some cornmeal mixture left over, sprinkle it over the top of the chicken.  Lightly spray with cooking spray.


Cover and bake at 400 for 20 minutes or until chicken is done.


My kids love this chicken, especially when I serve it with mashed potatoes.  It’s got a little texture, great flavor, and the chicken is always tender.

Enjoy!

Hopeful Homemaker

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Chocolate Chip Brownies

Desserts

My mom recommended this recipe to me recently, and when I needed to take dessert somewhere at the last minute, I went for it.  It’s a Betty Crocker recipe , but we saw it on Bakerella’s site .

chocolate chip brownies
You could easily make this recipe from scratch, but I didn’t.  After all, I was looking for something quick and last minute.  I use brownie mixes all the time, but have never used a cookie mix before.  I don’t think I’d use one to make cookies, but for this recipe it was great.

Here’s how it works.  Prepare a brownie mix according to directions and pour it into your baking dish.  Now prepare a chocolate chip cookie mix according to directions and drop it by spoonfuls onto the brownie mix.


Yum.  Looks good.


Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes.


Allow brownies to cool, about 1 hour.  You can frost them with chocolate frosting or go with Bakerella’s idea and make a chocolate ganache.  I decided to make the ganache because I had some whipping cream in my refrigerator.


For the ganache, melt 12 ounces of chocolate in 3/4 cup whipping cream.  Bakerella adds butter to hers, but I’ve never tried it that way.  I’ll have to try it sometime.  Spread over brownies.


Allow the ganache to cool and set, about 1 more hour.  Cut into bars and enjoy!


My family enjoyed these brownies.  I liked the simple preparation that provided a twist on traditional brownies.  We’ll certainly make these again!

Hopeful Homemaker

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