As a thank you to my loyal reader(s), I'm posting some of my favorite, easy-to-make recipes. Enjoy!
Apple Dump Cake
First, a special "thank you" to my friend from DC, Danielle Andrews for this one. It's kinda like an easy apple cobbler, except not crunchy.
1 aluminum foil lasagna pan (the throw away kind because who wants to do dishes?)
2 or 3 cans of apple pie filling
2 sticks of butter
1 box of white cake mix
Preheat oven to 350
Melt the butter in the microwave so it's completely liquid.
Use spray to grease the pan
Dump the cans of apple pie filling into the pan - making sure it's spread out pretty evenly
Liberally sprinkle the white cake mix powder over the apples. You won't use the whole bag, but the more you sprinkle the more topping you'll have.
Pour the butter evenly over the cake mix so that it's all moist but not floating.
Place in the oven and cook until the top is golden brown.
Scoop into a bowl (maybe throw some vanilla ice cream on top) and enjoy!
Jello Cake (aka "Traditional Polish Christmas Tree Cake")
Dolly's traditional Christmas hit. It's not Polish at all - except the fact that it's simple.
Cake pan
White cake mix (and the ingredients that it calls for)
1 box of jello of any flavor/color you like
water
1 fork
Cool whip or white frosting of your choice
Food coloring the same color as the jello
Make and bake the white cake.
Transfer baked cake to serving dish
As it cools, boil the water for the jello and dissolve the jellow mix in it. (Do not use cold water.)
Use the fork to poke holes in the cake wherever you want and however many you want.
Pour the warm jello liquid into the holes, making sure to saturate the area.
Color the frosting the same color as the jello and decorate the cake as you wish.
We usually make this with cherry jello but I've also tried peach and blue raspberry. The peach was delicious but the blue raspberry was gross.
Queso con Carne
A special thank you to my friend Jamie Grezgoreck for this delicious dip recipe that kept me satisfied in Connecticut.
1 large brick of Velveeta
1 lb of ground beef
1 jar of salsa (whatever level of hotness you'd like)
Melt the Velveeta in the microwave in a large bowl
Brown the ground beef and drain the grease
Dump the browned ground beef into the melted Velveeta and add the jar of salsa.
Mix well.
Best served with Tostidos Scoops.
Shrimp Dip
I think I got this recipe from Don's wife, Laura. A thank you to her for it.
2 cans of Chicken of the Sea tiny shrimp (found near Tuna)
1 8oz brick of Cream Cheese
1/2 jar of Cocktail sauce
Soften the cream cheese.
Pour in the cocktail sauce (flavor to your liking)
Dump in the shrimp
Mix.
Best served with Bagel chips.
Note: I've also seen the cocktail sauce and shrimp just dumped over the bar of cream cheese but I prefer it all mixed together.
Buffalo Chicken Dip
We had this dip at Mer's BBQ last summer and it was a spicy treat!
1 8oz bar of cream cheese
1/2 cup of hot sauce (or as much as you'd like)
1/2 cup of blue cheese salad dressing
1/2 cup of crumble blue cheese
Soften the cream cheese
Mix in the other ingredients
Bake for 20 minutes on 325.
