Mexican Deep Dish Pizza

Big Favorite!!!

2 boxes corn muffin mix
2 eggs
4 tbls melted butter
1 1/2 cup milk
1 cup frozen corn kernels
Olive Oil for drizzling

Topping:
1 lb ground beef
1 small onion finely chopped
1 tbls chili powder
2 tsp cumin
2 tsp cayenne sauce or hot sauce
salt
2 1/2 cup shredded cheddar or jack cheese
1/2 red bell pepper chopped
1 small can green chilis
2 green onions chopped
2 small tomatoes seeded and diced
chopped cilantro leaves for garnish sprinkle

taco sauce or sour cream....whatever toppings you like

Preheat oven 400 degrees
Mix together 2 boxes of muffin mix with 2 eggs, butter, milk and frozen corn. Wipe a non stick skillet with a littel oil and pour muffin mixture into skillet. Use a large skillet 10-12 inch. Choose a pan with oven safe handle or wrap handle in foil. Place pan in oven and bake 12-15 minutes in center of oven until light golden in color.

Brown the meat. Add onions and spices and cook meat 5 minutes more.
Remove corn bread from oven and top with meat, cheese and veggies. Add pan back to the oven and cook 5 minutes to melt cheese. Garnish with cilantro. Cut into wedges.

Peanutty Goober Cake

1 package yellow cake mix
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1 cup water
3 large eggs
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 cup peanut butter/chocolate morsels
1 cup chocolate covered peanuts (goobers)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease 13x9 inch baking pan.
Beat cake mix, peanut butter and sugar in large mixer bowl until crumbly. Set aside 1/2 cup crumb mixture. Add water, eggs and oil to remaining crumb mixture; blend on low speed until moistened. Beat on high speed for 2 minutes. Stir in 1/2 cup morsels. Pour into prepared baking pan.
Sprinkle Goobers, remaining morsels and reserved crumb mixture over batter.
Bake for 40-45 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in cake comes out clean. Cool completely on wire rack.

Baked Potato Soup

For those with extra russet potatoes in storage: I tried this recipe from www.verybestbaking.com last night. It was really easy and yummy.

Ingredients:

• 2 large or 3 medium baking potatoes, baked or microwaved
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 can (14.5 fl. oz.) chicken broth
• 1 can (12 fl. oz.) evaporated milk
  
• Cooked and crumbled bacon, shredded cheddar cheese, sliced green onions (optional)

Directions:
Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion; saute, for 1 to 2 minutes or until tender. Stir in flour. Gradually stir in broth and evaporated milk. Scoop potato pulp from 1 potato (reserve potato skin); mash. Add pulp to broth mixture. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture comes just to a boil. Dice remaining potato skin and potato(es); add to soup. Heat through. Season with salt and ground black pepper. Top each serving with bacon, cheese and green onions, if desired.

Festive Fudge

I make this every year for Christmas. I love it because it is easy and tastes great. I will generally use milk chocolate chips but any flavor chips are fine. If you would like to do a chocolate peanut butter fudge just replace butter with the peanut butter. Don't add more than 2 T or it will not set properly.

Ingredients:

12 oz chocolate chips
1 can sweetened condensed milk
2 T butter
1 T vanilla
1/4 cup nuts any flavor (optional)

Directions:

Place ingredients in a microwave safe bowl. Place in microwave for 1 minute on high. Take out and stir. Then if needed place in microwave for 30 seconds. Spread mixture in a greased (I use pam spray) dish and cool. Enjoy.

Halloween Spud Nuts

I had intentions of getting this up sooner but then life threw me a curve ball that turned my world upside down, so I'm just now getting this up. In fact, my mom has these rising on the counter at this very minute!

2 cups warm water (at least half of it being potato water from preparing your mashed potatoes)
2 cups sugar
1 tab yeast
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup melted shortening
2 beaten eggs
1 cup mashed potatoes
7-9 cups flour

Combine yeast, sugar and water and let sit for about 5 minutes. Mix in remaining ingredients to make a soft dough. Let raise until double. Knead down, let raise again. Roll out on floured surface until 3/4 in thick, then cut and set on floured surface for about 1/2 hour. Prepare glaze by mixing 1 pound powdered sugar with hot water in a large bowl to make a thin syrup. Fry in hot oil til golden brown, flip over and fry til the other side is golden brown. Dip spud nuts into glaze right after pulling out of the oil and place on a baking rack or hang on wooden dowel or spoon handle to cool. Enjoy! (Makes about 5 dozen.)

Halloween Treats

If there is any of you out there thinking I don't have a recipe to add or would like to do something fun and different. I would like to request that you put a recipe for your favorite halloween treat to help others think of ideas for any parties that they may be having this month. It can be anything from a special themed dinner to a fun cookie to a gooling treat. Also add any other recipes as well I just thought that this would be fun.

Marinated Cucumber Salad

Ingredients:
1 cup apple cider vinegar
3/4-1 cup sugar
1/2 T salt
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 T pepper
2-3 cucumbers sliced
1/2 small onion thinly sliced(optional)

Directions:
Mix first 5 ingredients well. Add remaining ingredients and chill for 2 hours. Makes a great summer salad.