Flatbread Pizza

Ingredients:
Flat Bread (found near the regular bread or near pita bread in grocery store)
Tomato Sauce
Mozzarella Cheese
Feta Cheese
olives, sliced
pepperoni
bell peppers, sliced
tomatoes, chopped
artichokes, chopped
onions, sliced

Directions:
Lay out your flat bread on a cookie sheet and top with pizza toppings. Bake in oven at 450 for 7-10 minutes until heated through and cheese melted.

Best Brownies

Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350. Great and flour an 8 inch square pan. In a large saucepan, melt 1/2 butter. Remove from heat and stir in sugar, eggs, and 1 tsp vanilla. Beat in 1/2 cup flour, salt, and baking powder. Spread batter into prepared pan. Bake in preheated oven for 25-30 min.

Zucchini in Sour Cream Sauce

Ingredients:
3 cups cubed unpeeled zucchini
1/4 cup water
2 Tbsp chopped onion
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp dill weed
1 Tbsp butter
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp lemon juice
1/4 cup reduced fat sour cream
1 Tbsp flour

Directions:
In a saucepan, combine the zucchini, water, onion, salt, and dill. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 5 min or until zucchini is tender. Remove from heat and stir in the butter, sugar and lemon juice. Combine sour cream and flour until smooth. Gradually add to saucepan. Cook and stir over low heat for 5-7 min or until thickened.

Caribbean Zucchini Bread

Ingredients:
2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 Tbsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
2 ripe bananas, mashed
3 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 cups grated zucchini
1 cup chopped walnuts (I left these out)
1/2 cup shredded coconut (left this out too)

Directions:
Preheat 350. Grease and flour 2 9x5 inch loaf pans. Whisk the all purpose flour, whole wheat flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a bowl. In a separate bowl beat the bananas, eggs, vegetable oil, applesauce, brown sugar, white sugar, and vanilla together. Stir the flour mixture into the wet mixture. Fold the zucchini, walnuts, and coconut into the batter until evenly combined. Pour into the prepared pans. Bake in oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 40-50 minutes. Cool in the pans for 25 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

Apple Crisp

Ingredients:
4 cups sliced tart apples (abt 4 med)
2/3-3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup oats
1/3 cup butter, softened
3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
3/4 tsp ground nutmeg

Directions:
Heat oven to 375. Grease square pan 8x8x2. Arrange apples in pan. Mix remaining ingredients. Sprinkle over apples. Bake abotu 30 min or until topping is golden brown and apples are tender. Serve warm with ice cream, if desired.

Oatmeal Cake

Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups boiling water
1 cup oats
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups flour
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda

Directions:
Pour the water over the oats and let sit for 20 minutes. Meanwhile combine brown sugar, butter, vanilla, sugar, and eggs. Mix until creamy. Sift together flour, salt, and baking soda. Add to the sugar mixture. Mix in the oatmeal. Place in a 9x13 pan and bake at 325 for 35 minutes.

Icing:
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup butter
1 cup coconut
1/2 cup canned milk
1/2 cup nuts
Spread on cake and broil until bubbly

or

Browned butter Frosting:
1/3 cup butter
3 cups powdered sugar
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
2+ TB milk

Heat butter over medium heat until delicate brown. Mix in powdered sugar. Beat in vanilla and enough milk until smooth and spreadable. (I think I used at least 4 Tbsp of milk, maybe more)

Shredded Beef Tacos

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Ingredients:
1 beef roast
1 small onion, diced
1 cup salsa
1 pkg taco seasoning

Directions:
Place roast in crock pot. Top it with salsa and taco seasoning. Let cook on low for 6-8 hrs or until it shreds easily. Shred the meat and then serve with all the taco fixings.

Key Lime Ice Cream Pie

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup bottled key lime juice
1/2 cup whipping cream
dash of salt
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
1 graham cracker pie crust
Cool whip or whipping cream

Directions:
Combine first 6 ingredients, stirring with a whisk. Pour mixture into freezer can of an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions (we have a Cuisinart ice cream maker that is awesome). Once ice cream is made pour into a graham cracker crust. Smooth out and then I made whipping cream and piped it on top of the cake and topped with sliced key limes.

Cookies N Cream Cupcakes

Ingredients:
1 box chocolate cake mix
1 3.9 oz pkg instant chocolate pudding mix
1/2 cup applesauce
1/2 cup canola oil
4 eggs
1/2 cup hot water
1 cup sour cream
1 tsp vanilla
1 box Oreo cookies, divided
1 container of cream cheese frosting

Directions:
Place cupcake liners into cupcake pan. Take 24 Oreos and separate one Oreo cookie side from the rest of the cookie. Take the cookie with the white frosting on it and place it frosting side up in each cupcake liner. Save the other half of the cookies to crush and sprinkle on top.
To make cake batter: Combine cake mix, pudding mix, oil, eggs, water, sour cream, and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Take 12 more Oreo cookies and crush them. Stir them into the cake batter. Put the cake batter into each cupcake liner. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Once cupcakes are cooled frost with a cream cheese frosting and sprinkle Oreo crumbs on top of each cupcake. Enjoy!

Blueberry Salsa

Ingredients:
2 med tomatoes
1 cup fresh blueberries
3/4 cup chopped sweet onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 Tbsp rice vinegar
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 jalapeno pepper, finely chopped
1 red pepper, finely chopped
2 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
2 Tbsp chopped Italian flat leaf parsley
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
In medium bowl combine all ingredients. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and store overnight for flavors to blend. If salsa is very juicy you may need to drain before serving.

Savory Summer Squash

Ingredients:
1 small zucchini, julienned
1 small yellow summer squash, julienned
1 medium tomato, diced
3 Tbsp finely chopped onion
1 Tbsp olive oil
1/4 tsp garlic powder (I just used fresh minced garlic)
1/4 tsp dried marjoram
1/4 tsp seasoned salt
1/8 tsp pepper

Directions:
In a skillett, saute the zucchini, yellow squash, tomato and onion in oil for 1 minute. Sprinkle with seasonings, cook 5-7 minutes longer or until vegetables are tender.

Blueberry Spinach Salad

Ingredients:
1/2 cup canola oil
1/4 cup raspberry vinegar
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 (10 ounce) package fresh spinach, torn
1 (4 ounce) package crumbled feta cheese
1 cup fresh blueberries

Directions:
In a jar with tight-fitting lid, combine the first five ingredients and shake well. In a large salad bowl, toss the spinach, feta cheese, and blueberries. Add dressing and toss gently; serve immediately.

Teriyaki Chicken

Ingredients:
1 Tbsp cornstarch
1 Tbsp water
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup soysauce
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp pepper
Boneless skinless chicken breasts


Directions:
Whisk together all ingredients (except chicken) in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat until the sauce thickens. Place chicken in a 9x13 pan. Pour sauce over chicken. Bake at 350 for 50 minutes, turning chicken every 15 minutes. Serve with rice.

Blueberry Oat Pancakes

Ingredients:
1 cup quick oats
1 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 cup all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon, optional
1 egg
2 cups milk
2 Tbsp applesauce
1 tsp vanilla
1 banana, mashed
1 cup blueberries

Directions:
Mix the oats, flours, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl, set aside. Whisk together the egg, milk, applesauce, and vanilla. Stir in the mashed banana. Pour the egg mixture into the flour mixture and stir just until moistened. Fold in the blueberries. Let the batter stand for 5 minutes. Heat a lightly oiled griddle over med-high heat. Drop by large spoonfuls onto the griddle, and cook until bubbles form and edges are dry, about 2 minutes. Flip, and cook until browned on the other side. Repeat with remaining batter.

Blueberry Coffee Cake

Ingredients:
1/4 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1 cup wheat flour
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup flax meal
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups blueberries

1/2 cup brown sugar
3 Tbsp flour
1 tsp ground cinnamon
3 Tbsp butter

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375. Grease and flour (or use baker's joy) 9 inch springform pan. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside. In large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg. Bet in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing just until incorporated. Stir in the blueberries. Pour batter into prepared pan. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, 3 Tbsp of flour, and cinnamon. Cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over batter. Bake in preheated over for 40-45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.

Chocolate Covered Blueberries

Ingredients:
1 Tbsp oil
1 cup chocolate chips (use good chocolate, my favorite is ghirardelli 60%)
2 cups fresh blueberries

Directions:
Heat oil and chocolate chips in a saucepan. Stir continuously until chocolate is smooth. Or you can heat in the microwave in 30 second bursts, stirring after each 30 seconds until chocolate is smooth. Add in the cleaned and dried fresh blueberries. Coat with the chocolate. Spread it out on waxed paper on a baking tray. Place in the refrigerator to set for about 10 minutes. Enjoy,they won't last long!

Health Nut Blueberry Muffins

I'm always on a quest to try to make the baked goods I love so much a little healthier so I can feel a little better about eating them. I was very excited to find this recipe on allrecipes that has the wheat germ and wheat flour. Plus they taste really good too, and my kids don't even seem to notice the wheat germ and wheat flour.

Ingredients:
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup oat bran
1/4 cup quick cooking oats
1/4 cup wheat germ
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup blueberries
1 banana, mashed
1 cup buttermilk
1 egg
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
I also threw in some flax meal

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 12 cup muffin pan, or line with paper muffin cups.
In a large bowl, stir together the all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, sugar, oat bran, quick-cooking oats, wheat germ, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Gently stir in the blueberries and walnuts. In a separate bowl, mix together the mashed banana, buttermilk, egg, oil and vanilla. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry, and mix just until blended. Spoon into muffin cups, filling all the way to the top.
Bake for 15 to 18 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the tops of the muffins spring back when lightly touched. (my muffins seemed to take more like 25 min to cook)

Blueberry Pie

 It is best served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Ingredients:
9 inch frozen pie crust (or make your own : )
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 cup flour
6 cups fresh blueberries
1 tbsp lemon juice
Topping:
1 cup flour
2/3 packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup cold margarine

Directions:
Heat oven to 425F. Mix sugar, flour, and cinnamon in large bowl. Stir in blueberries. Turn into pie crust. Sprinkle with lemon juice. Pat topping evenly over blueberries to form a top "crust". Bake 35-45 minutes. If topping browns too quickly cover with a sheet of foil.
Topping:
Mix flour and brown sugar in medium bowl. Cut in butter with a pastry blender until crumbly.

Zucchini Bread

Ingredients:
Beat the following ingredients until creamed:
3 eggs
2 c. sugar
1 c. oil

Then Add:
1 tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. salt
3 c. flour

Mix well, then stir in:
2 c. peeled and grated zucchini

Directions:
MAKES TWO LOAVES! Pour into pans lined with cooking spray. Bake at 350 for 45 to 60 minutes or when knife comes out clean.

Vegetable Pie with Zucchini Crust

I found this great recipe on For the Love of Cooking blog. It was really tasty and a fantastic way to use that zucchini I have so much of thanks to my brother, Glenn’s amazing gardening skills.

Ingredients:
4 zucchini, shredded and patted dry with paper towels
2 eggs 2 1/2 cups of mozzarella, divided
2 tomatoes, diced
1 green pepper, diced
4 oz of mushrooms, sliced
2 green onions
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, shredded
4 basil leaves, chopped
dried oregano, to taste
I added 2 yellow summer squash diced, again from Glenn’s garden

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Coat a casserole dish with cooking spray. After you grate the zucchini, pat it dry with a few paper towels, removing as much moisture as possible. Combine zucchini with the eggs and 2 cups of mozzarella. Push the zucchini into the casserole dish, forming a crust. Season with sea salt and pepper. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes.

After the zucchini is baked, layer the casserole with green pepper, mushrooms, green onions, tomatoes, fresh basil, yellow summer squash and finally top it with the remaining 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese and the Parmesan cheese. Sprinkle with the dried oregano to taste. Bake uncovered for 25 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes before serving.

Key Lime Blueberry Pie

This is Shane's recipe. Most of my desserts require chocolate and in general I'm not a fan of lemon/lime desserts. Shane decided to change it up this time by adding in some blueberries. I think everyone agreed the blueberries made his key lime pie even better. Sweetened it up a bit and it was oh so good!

Ingredients:

1 9 inch graham cracker pie crust

1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk

3 egg yolks (whites are not used)

1/2 cup key lime juice

handful of blueberries (optional)

8 oz containter Cool Whip

Directions:

Combine condensed milk, egg yolks and lime juice. Blend well until smooth. If adding blueberries do so now. Pour into pie crust and bake at 350 for 10 minutes. Allow pie to stand 10 minutes before refrigeration. Just before serving top with whipped cream and garnish with lime slices

Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

My daughter, Beth, made these delicious cookies and the recipe came from my sister in law, Amie. Lately our cookies have usually been peanut butter chocolate chip and Beth wanted to just go back to the tried and true original chocolate chip cookie. These were so good.

Ingredients:
1 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
2 cups flour
1 cup instant oats
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
2 cups chocolate chips

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350. Beat butter, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla until creamy. Beat in mixture of flour, oats, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Stir in chocolate chips. Bake 12-14 minutes. Let cool.