Saturday, December 17, 2011

Cheesy vegtable casserole

hi readers, i went to the board members dinner party and everyone brought a dish, i made for them is paula deen's cheesy vegetable casserole. this is something we should make only on holidays, because this has a ton of calories, but its worth it during the holidays spluges. so i enjoy eating it in small amounts, so i hope you enjoy this, bon appiete

Cheesy vegetable casserole

6 large yellow squash. thinly sliced
4 large zucchini, thinly sliced
1 onion chopped
2 cups sliced carrot
1 cup diced celery
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 8 oz package of shredded cheddar cheese
1 8 oz package of shredded mozzarella cheese
1 8 oz can water chestnuts
1 box chicken flavored stuffing mix (6oz)
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup crushed ritz butter crackers

preheat oven to 350 spray a casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.
in a large pot combine, squash, zucchini, onion, carrot and celery. add water to cover. bring to a boil over medium high heat. reduce heat and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until vegetables are tender. drain well. add soups cheeses water chestnuts stuffing mix sour cream and butter. spoon onto prepared casserole dish top with crushed crackers
bake for 40 minutes or until hot and bubbly, serve immediately.

Cooking class with top pastry chef Marisa churchill

hello bloggers, 2 wedensdays ago myself and my best friend becky went to this fun cooking class with top cheftestant aka top pastry chef from season 2 Los Angeles Marisa churchill, she is know for her baking, she came out with a cookbook called Sweet and skinny, she tells you how much calories are her recipes are in, so they are low fat and they taste sweet too! so go grab a copy at barnes and nobles i already got one, becky has one, and shes giving it to her friend jessica, so i hope you enjoy this fabuous cookbook! yum-o!

Monday, December 5, 2011

cinnamon sugar Sweet potato oven fries

hi readers, myself and my parents home smells like cinnamony so im making sweet potato fries for me and mom and its going to be serve over maple mayo. so i dont dip my fries in ketchup i like to dip mine with mayo which an idea i got from the brits, but love ketchup on sandwiches though, so i hope you enjoy this recipe and get cooking

Cinnamon sugar sweet potato oven fries

2 sweet potatoes, scrubbed and cut into french fry shapes
2 tbl oil
2 tbl cinnamon sugar mixture

preheat oven to 400 degrees
in a bowl mix cut up sweet potatoe, oil and cinnamon sugar mixture and toss with your hands until well combined. then transfer in a single layer on a cookie sheet.
bake for 35 minutes until golden browned.
in a meanwhile mix 1/4 cup mayonniase and 2 tbl maple syrup and serve with the fries.

tip: if your fries dont get crispy just turn oven on to broiler and it will get crispy~