Spanish Noodles

This is a family favorite that I am guaranteed my boys will go back for at LEAST seconds for. This is just the BASIC recipe a lot more could be added.

Ingredients:

1lb hamburger

1 can corn

Noodles to serve 6

Tomato juice

Salt to taste

Pepper to taste

Directions:

Brown the hamburger. Boil water to cook the noodles to al dente (just before tender). I prefer egg noodles but as you can see elbow noodles work well too. When the noodles are done drain off the water. Return the noodles to the pan and add in the drained can of whole corn, the browned hamburger, enough tomato juice to wet it all and the salt and pepper. Mix and warm on the stove. Serves 6.

Best Brownies

From Allrecipies.com. I just think it's worth passing on, especially since these are the ONLY brownies I'll make now. And since I'm lazy- copy and paste. For the record I think the brownies stand alone just fine if you prefer them without frosting (the picture is without frosting).

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder

Frosting ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8 inch square pan.
2. In a large saucepan, melt 1/2 cup butter. Remove from heat, and stir in sugar, eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat in 1/3 cup cocoa, 1/2 cup flour, salt, and baking powder. Spread batter into prepared pan.
3. Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Do not overcook.
4. To Make Frosting: Combine 3 tablespoons butter, 3 tablespoons cocoa, 1 tablespoon honey, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and 1 cup confectioners' sugar. Frost brownies while they are still warm.

JoAnne's Hot Fudge Brownie Cheesecake

So this is a rich and very yummy cheesecake. It is also huge. But what can we say we love it and can only enjoy it on rare occasions since it really fattening. You can cut back on fat by using a lower fat cream cheese. I usually do half regular fat and half fat free. It just makes me feel better. So please enjoy it is fabulous!

Ingredients

1 brownie mix
5 pkg cream cheese (8 ounces)
1 3/4 c. sugar
3 tbsp. flour
2 tbsp. vanilla
5 eggs
2 egg yolks
1 pt. heavy cream

Directions

Bake and cool brownie mix, as directed. A less dry fudge-like mix works best. Line the bottom and sides of 10-inch spring form pan with brownies. Combine cheese, sugar, flour and vanilla. Mix until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, mixing VERY slowly. Blend in cream by hand. Use only 1 oven rack at lowest level. Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Bake 10 or 12 minutes or until set. Then reduce heat to 250 degrees and bake 1 hour. Cover with foil, if browning occurs. Turn off oven, keep door closed for 15 minutes. Then remove and cool on rack. Cool and drizzle hot fudge sauce. Refrigerate.

Egg in a Basket

During my last 2 pregnancies this is all I could eat for breakfast. I recently tried this and I realized I enjoyed it when I was not pregnant to. And well since it looked so fun I had to take a picture and share this easy recipe. I also use olive oil usually instead of butter and I love the taste of the Cajun Seasoning but you can use Seasoned Salt if you want to.

Ingredients
1 slice of bread
1 egg
2 T butter
1/4 tsp Cajun Seasoning or Seasoned Salt

Directions
Heat on your skillet on medium and add butter. Meanwhile, take a cookie cutter any shape and cut a hole in the middle of your slice of bread. Crack egg in a cup and remove any shells. Place bread and extra piece of bread in skillet separately. Pour egg gently into hole in bread. Cover skillet for 30 seconds. Uncover skillet and flip both pieces of bread over. Cook for 30-45 seconds more. Plate and enjoy!