Glory Studios: "Ya gotta eat your spinach, ba-by!"

Not an actual recipe but a great photo and a yummy meal! lol!

Glory Studios: "Ya gotta eat your spinach, ba-by!"

Easy Fudge Cake

I got this one from "The Beany Malone Cookbook" (I'd be curious to hear if any of you have heard of the Beany Malone books!) and it fast became a favorite! It is so moist and yummy! Needless to say, in my large family one 8-in pan is not going to do it so I usually double it and bake it in a 9x13 pan.

Preheat oven to 350.

Ingredients:
1/2 c margarine or butter
1 c sugar
3 Tbsp cocoa
2 beaten eggs
1 c flour
1/2 c milk
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 c chopped nuts (optional)

Directions:
In a warmed bowl cream together the margarine, sugar, and cocoa until smooth. Add the beaten eggs and beat all together. Add the flour and milk alternately, beating as you do so. Then add the vanilla and the chopped nuts.
Oil and flour an 8-in square pan. Pour int the mixture, and bake 35 minutes or until a straw or toothpick stuck in the middle of the cake comes out clean.
Cut into squares when cool.

Cinnamon Toasted Almonds

I L-O-V-E these! I buy them almost every year and when I don't I miss them! A couple of years ago I planned a whole list of goodies to make for Thanksgiving and decided to give them a shot home-made. Well I've made them 2 years in a row now and I think maybe I've started a new yummy tradition!

Ingredients:
2 egg whites
6 tsp vanilla extract
4 c unblanched almonds
1/3 c sugar
1/3 c packed brown sugar
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

Directions:
In a large mixing bowl, beat egg whites until frothy; beat in vanilla. Add almonds; stir gently to coat. Combine the sugars, salt and cinnamon; add to nut mixture and stir gently to coat.
Spread evenly into two greased 15-in x 10-in x 1-in baking pans (a cookie sheet :-P ). Bake at 300 degrees for 25-30 munutes or until almonds are crisp, stirring once. Cool. Store in an airtight container.

BBQ Green Beans

I created this one on my own when we had a whole bunch of fresh green beans (from our garden) lying around that were about to go to waste. It seems to be a sensitive recipe though as the first time I made it it was delicious and the second time I burnt them up! lol! But they are definitely worth the try!

Ingredients:
2-3 cups fresh green beans (snap them of course-one of my favorite vegetable chores lol)
1 c chicken broth
1/4 c bbq sauce (home-made or your favorite store brand)
1 tsp worcesterchire sauce

Directions:
Cover and simmer all of the ingredients together on low for appx 1-1 1/2 hours or until most of the liquid has evaporated. Remember! Watch them so they don't burn! ;-)

Applesauce Chocolate Chip Cake

This is one of my absolute favorites!


Preheat oven for 350 degrees.


Ingredients:
1/2 c butter
1/2 c sugar
2 eggs
2 Tbs cocoa
1 c applesauce
2 c flour
1/2 tsp soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 c chocolate chips
Topping:
2 Tbsp sugar
1 c chocolate chips


Directions:
Cream butter, sugar, and eggs together. Add applesauce and dry ingredients. Mix well then add the chocolate chips. Pour into a 9x13 greased pan. Sprinkle the sugar and chocolate chips on top. Bake for 35 minutes.

Hamburger Soup

1 1/2 lbs ground meat (I used ground turkey)
3 eggs
1 Tblsp flour
1 1/4 tsp salt
Mix the above and make little meatballs.
Put into:
2 qt water
1 bay leaf
3-4 potatoes, diced (I found you could add more if you wanted to stretch it further)
1/2 c chopped onion
Cook until meat and potatoes are done (appx 1 hour).
Add salt to taste.

To 1 slightly beaten egg add enough flour to make a stiff dough. Drop by spoonfuls into soup. Cover and let dumplings cook for 10 minutes. Add 1/2 cup sweet cream and just bring to boil OR remove from head and add 1/2 cup sour cream.

Funny story for this recipe. It was my first time ever making dumplings of any kind and they turned out kinda rubbery! lol! But I'm sure with practice they would be as delicious as the soup! :-D