Mini Fruit Pizzas

We all know how yummy fruit pizza is and I love making the full sheeted one baked from scratch...BUT here is the semi homemade recipe that is quick to throw together!


Mini Fruit Pizzas

What you need:

• 2 dozen bakery fresh sugar cookies. ( the ones at Kroger and Walmart work great!)
• 1 block cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 TBS vanilla
• 1 cup Cool Whip
• fruit- I love to use blueberries, raspberries, strawberries-sliced, mandarin oranges, pineapple, etc you can use bananas but remember bananas and apples brown easy

Directions:

• In a medium bowl, use your mixer to beat together cream cheese, vanilla, and powdered sugar. Once completely mixed and smooth fold in cool whip.
• Spread mixture onto cookies evenly.
• Top with fruit
• Remember since it has Cool Whip in them extras need to be refrigerated.

These are so refreshing! They are extremely good and they will be gone...that's a guarantee!

Better Than Sex Cake...

YUP! Figured that would get your attention. This is NOT just a cake this is a cake full of chocolate, carmel, did I mention chocolate....gooey wonderfulness. No description could do this cake justice. Put it on your grocery list NOW! I promise you no matter where you take this cake people will ask for the recipe.

Better Than Sex Cake

What you need:

• 1 chocolate cake, made by the directions on the back of the box and baked in a 9x13 pan.
• 1 jar caramel ice cream topping
• 1 jar hot fudge ice cream topping
• 1 can sweetened and condensed milk
• 1 large tub of Cool Whip

Directions:

• When cake comes out of the over let cool about 10 minutes and then poke holes evenly over the cake with the bottom of a wooden spoon.
• Pour the sweetened and condensed milk evenly over the cake. It will seep into the holes.
• Do the same with the whole jar of caramel and the whole jar of hot fudge. It is a little easier to pour the caramel and hot fudge evenly if you heat them for a about 30 seconds to a minute first.
• Refrigerate OVER NIGHT! This makes it so so much better I promise and gives it time for everything to soak in.
• Right before serving cover evenly with the Cool Whip. This serves as the icing.

I promise this is a cake that if you love chocolate you will never forget!

Ladies Queso...

Since we have done a macho form of queso for the men let's do a more lady like version!
This is so good and so so simple!

Ladies Queso

You will need:

• 1 block Velvetta, cubed
• splash of milk
• 1 can diced tomatoes
• 1 box spinach, thawed and completely drained of ALL juice!
• You can also add in a can of shredded chicken

Directions:

• Turn crockpot on high, put in Velvetta cubes and milk.
• Let cook about an hour, making sure to stir it often so it doesn't burn or stick
• Once half melted, add in can of tomatoes and spinach (chicken as well if you decided you wanted chicken)
• Let cook on high for about another hour then turn down to low. Just make sure to keep stirring it!

I have also added in mushrooms, green peppers, and onions.

YUM!

Cheeseburger Dip!

Yum...does it get any better than a cheeseburger that comes in the form of a dip?!? You can even have the option of dressing it just like your regular cheeseburger.

Cheeseburger Dip

You will need:

• 1 block cream cheese, softened
• 1 lb hamburger, browned, crumbled and drained
• 1/2 c. sour cream
• 2 diced pickles
• 1/2 c. mayo
• 3 TBS ketchup
• 1 tsp mustard
• 1 TBS Worcestershire
• 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 2 TBS garlic powder
• OPTIONAL FOR THE TOP: shredded lettuce, chopped onion and chopped tomatoes

You can also add in bacon or bacon bits for a bacon cheeseburger

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees
• In a medium bowl, mix together cream cheese, hamburger, diced pickles, Worcestershire, ketchup, mustard, mayo, sour cream, and garlic powder.
• Pour into an 8x8 or 2 qt baking dish, top with shredded cheese.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until bubbly.
• Right before serving top with bacon, tomatoes, onion, and/or lettuce if you like your burger dressed!

YUM! You may never eat a burger on a bun again!!

For the Macho Man in your life...

A few MAN Dips for your favorite MACHO MAN....

Men love food...and they love football...so here are a few filling dips that even they can make!



Macho Man Dip

You will need:

• 1 lb hamburger, browned, drained, and crumbled
• 1 lb sausage, browned, drained, and crumbled
• 1 block of Velveeta, cut into cubes
• 1 can Rotel tomatoes and green chilies
• Splash of milk

Directions:

• In a crockpot, put in the Velveeta blocks, splash of milk, and can of tomatoes and green chilies. Turn on high for about an hour. Make sure to stir often.
• Once cheese is at least half way melted add in meat.
• Keep an eye on it and keep stirring, if more milk is needed to make it creamy add it in...slowly! Remember you can always put more in but you can't take it back out!
• Once completely melted, turn down to low or warm

Serve with Tortilla chips.




Derek's favorite dip in the whole wide world he calls Skyline Dip...you may have had this or a version of this before but I will admit it is only 3 ingredients and super good!


Skyline Chili Dip

You will need:

• 1 block cream cheese, softened
• 1 can (found by the hot dog chili in a store) Skyline Chili
• 1 bag shredded sharp cheddar cheese

**You can also add kidney beans and onions to this.

Directions:

• In an 8x8 dish spread the cream cheese onto the bottom.
• Spread on the can of chili
• Top with bag of shredded cheese
• Put in microwave for 5 minutes

Serve with tortilla chips!
I have also put this over fries before to make chili cheese fries.

Many Layer Taco Dip

Who doesn't love super easy and super yummy Taco Dip! Makes an awesome addition to any Super Bowl party or party throughout the year!

Many Layer Taco Dip

You will Need:

• 1/2 lb. hamburger, cooked with taco seasoning, drained, and crumbled small
• 2 medium tomatoes, diced
• 1 medium onion, diced (optional)
• 1 container of sour cream
• 1 can refried beans
• 1 block cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups shredded mexican cheese
• 1 cup lettuce
• 1 small jar chunky salsa

Optional add ins layers: green onions, green chilies, black olives, guacamole

Directions:

• On a platter OR dinner plate spread out the cream cheese evenly.
• Top with a layer of refried beans
• Layer hamburger
• Layer of sour cream
• Layer of salsa
• Layer of cheese
• Layer of lettuce
• Layer of onions
• Layer of tomatoes
• Refrigerate until ready to serve!
• Serve with tortilla chips

In honor of Super Bowl Weekend....

I think it is only appropriate to do appetizers that are SUPER easy yet everyone will LOVE! Whether you are throwing a Super Bowl Party or just taking a dish to a party I can provide you with all the options you will need! Hardest part will be choosing which one you want to make!

Let's KICK this off (get it haha) with PINWHEELS!
Who doesn't love pinwheels...they are the ultimate easy finger food and a recipe makes so many! My 2 favorite and super easy pinwheel types are Mexican Pinwheels and Ranch Pinwheels.

Mexican Pinwheels

You will need:

• 1 package of the taco size flour tortillas (you can also use wheat ones)
• 1 block cream cheese, softened
• 1 package of taco seasoning
• 1 small can chopped black olives
• 1 small can, drained, chopped green chilies
• 1/2 of a lime

Directions:

• In a medium size bowl, mix together cream cheese, taco seasoning, olives, green chilies, and squeeze in the lime juice. make sure to mix it until the taco seasoning is completely mixed in.
• Spread evenly over each flour tortilla and roll up one by one.
• Instead of cutting them right away, through trial and error I have learned a trick to make them stay together and cut perfectly! Roll each tortilla and then wrap them individually in cling wrap or press and seal wrap. Then place in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours. I prefer to do mine the night before and leave them in there over night. It really helps the flavors develop and makes them set up perfectly.
• After being in the refrigerator, unwrap from the wrap and slice! (Do NOT unwrap the actual tortilla with filling just take the wrapper off)

**You can also add a small can of canned shredded chicken into the mix!

Ranch Pinwheels

You will need:

• 1 package of taco size flour tortillas (you can also use the wheat, spinach, or sun dried tomato ones)
• 1 block cream cheese, softened
• 1 package hidden valley ranch dry mix
• 1 cup finely shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• Mix ins are pretty much endless for this one! You can use 1 cup of bacon, can of shredded chicken, tomatoes, tomatoes bacon and lettuce together, olives, pineapple, chopped dried beef, anything!! It can make so many different combos!

Directions:

• Mix together in medium bowl, cream cheese, shredded cheese, ranch mix, and any add ons you have chosen. Make sure to mix until the ranch mix is completely mixed in.
• Spread evenly over each flour tortilla and roll up one by one.
• Instead of cutting them right away, through trial and error I have learned a trick to make them stay together and cut perfectly! Roll each tortilla and then wrap them individually in cling wrap or press and seal wrap. Then place in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours. I prefer to do mine the night before and leave them in there over night. It really helps the flavors develop and makes them set up perfectly.
• After being in the refrigerator, unwrap from the wrap and slice! (Do NOT unwrap the actual tortilla with filling just take the wrapper off)

Yummies Pot Roast Ever!

So my family has always been lovers of roast, but the boring plain old roast just put into water just wasn't cutting it... So I decided there has to be a way to spice it up where the kids will still eat it but it has a depth of flavor! Now Landon SWEARS he does not eat mushrooms and onions but even he loves this roast! He never asks for seconds but Tuesday night Lexi and Landon ate seconds! Ryanne...well she eats anything that doesn't eat her first so we don't judge much based on her. haha!
This recipe isn't salty and even makes it's own gravy and if you have lots of the extra gravy and roast it can easily be frozen and turned into beef stew or a vegetable beef soup later on. Best part you throw it in the crockpot and leave it!

What you need:

• 1 med. to large beef roast
• 1 box of the Lipton's beefy mushroom soup mix, both envelopes (if you don't like mushrooms you can just get the beefy kind without the mushrooms)
• 1 lg. can Healthy Start French Onion soup found in the soup isle with the Progressive and Campbell's Chunky soups.
• 3 cups of water (or enough to almost cover the roast)
• 6 TBS of flour
• bag of baby carrots
• 6 potatoes cut into large chunks

Directions:

• Put the roast into your crockpot turned on high. Add everything in and mix together EXCEPT the carrots and potatoes.
• After mixed add in carrots.
• Cook on high all day. When you get home add in the potatoes; they will only take about an hour to cook.
• Leave it on high all day! You won't believe how it just falls apart! It will be boiling when you look at it that is what you want :)

Sometimes I leave the potatoes out and make mashed potatoes to go with it because the juice in with the roast makes its own gravy you can pour over top. The kids LOVE it this way :)
Hope you enjoy!!