New Food Website

Well this is probably not new but I just found it and I love all of the fresh new ideas. They even have some great restaurant copycat recipes under the budget section. Enjoy!
http://family.go.com/food/

Vampire Cookies

I know that the Cullen's don't have fangs ;) but I took these to a Twilight party anyways. They are actually kind of labor intensive, the dough is your typical sugar cookie recipe and hard to work with (for me, at least), and my recipe only made like 14 cookies. I would definitely double it. Or use your own sugar cookie recipe. But really, it is a novel idea, huh? I got this from Baking Bites.

3/4 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup sugar

1 large egg

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1/8 tsp almond extract

1 1/2 cups flour

1/4 tsp salt

approx 1/2 cup red jam

In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light. Beat in egg and extracts. Add flour and salt to the bowl and mix them into the butter-sugar mixture at low speed until the dough is just combined. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for an hour.

Preheat oven to 325.

Divide dough in half and keep the other portion in the fridge.

Roll out dough onto floured surface until 1/8 inch thick. Use a cookie cutter to cut 2 inch rounds.

Place rounds on baking sheet, put a tsp of jam on each of them and cover with another round of dough. Press edges down lightly clinching the edges down on the cookie sheet. Use a toothpick and poke two small holes, like a vampire bite, into the top of each cookie.

Bake for 10-12 minutes until cookies are set.

Cool for 5 minutes on the sheet, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Dip a toothpick in some extra jam and re-insert in the "bite" holes you made before baking to emphasize them, if not already red. Draw a blood trickle down from one of the bites with the jam.

Cookies are best the day they are made.

Makes 2 dozen.

Texas Sheet Cake/ Crazy Cake

Cake
3 c. Flour
2 c. Sugar
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1/3 c. cocoa

Mix dry ingredients together.

1 c. oil
7 tsp. cider vinegar
7 tsp. vanilla extract
2 c. water

Mix together and then add to dry ingredients. Combine until just moistened. Do not over mix.
Bake at 375* for 20-25 mins, or until toothpick comes out clean.

Frosting
1/2 c. butter/or margarine
2 Tbs. cocoa
1/4 c. milk

Heat ingredients together in a saucepan until a continuous boil while stirring. Remove from heat. Add..
3 1/2 c. powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

Combine all ingredients and then pour over hot cake.(Just removed from the oven) Let cool. The frosting will stiffen when cools. Enjoy!

Brittany's Enchiladas

1 Can Costco Chicken (drained & shredded)

1 Can (16 oz) Refried Beans

Flour Tortillas (soft taco size)

Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

1 Can (28oz) Las Palmas Green Chile Enchilada Sauce

Preheat Oven to 350*. Spray a 9x13 pan.

Place the shredded chicken and the refried beans in a sauce pan. Warm the chicken and the refried beans over the stove top until mixed well and warm. Spread a small amount of chicken & bean mixture onto tortilla. Top with a small amount of shredded cheeses. Roll up and place in 9x13 pan. Continue rolling up tortillas. (I can usually make 8 to 10 enchiladas). Open enchilada sauce and pour all over the enchiladas. Top with more shredded cheese. Bake for 30 minutes. Serve with Rice & sour cream.

Note: If I want to make a few more enchiladas I will add more refried beans to the chicken.

Cheesy Garlic Bread

Cheesy Garlic Breadslightly adapted from Robbie's Recipe Collection
2 cups shredded cheese - I used an Italian blend
1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup butter - softened
2-3 cloves garlic - peeled, minced fine
1 loaf French bread – cut in half lengthwise
1 bunch green onions - root and green ends trimmed, chopped

In a bowl, stir together cheeses, mayonnaise, butter, and garlic until thoroughly mixed.Spread prepared mixture evenly over the cut side of each bread loaf half. Sprinkle onions evenly over cheese mixture.Place bread, spread side up, on a cookie sheet or aluminum foil, and then bake in a 350 degree oven for 7 minutes. Turn oven setting to broil and broil for 3 minutes.Break or slice bread into serving-size pieces and serve.

Paige's Honey Butter

*This recipe is from Favorite Family Recipes.

Tastes great on fresh wheat bread.

1/2 cup butter (softened)
1 egg yolk
1/4 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup honey

Mix butter, eggs yolk, and vanilla until smooth. Gradually add the honey while mixing.

Lemon Cake

This cake is amazing in flavor and very moist. I made it for myself as a gift for Mother's Day!! I also cooked it in a bundt pan and it was very similar to that one you can buy at Costco.

1 yellow cake mix
1 small package Lemon jello
4 eggs
3/4 cup water
1/4 cup flour
3/4 cup oil

Glaze:
Juice and zested rind of 2 lemons
2 cups powdered sugar

Mix all ingredients together. Bake in greased and floured 9x13 pan according to directions on the cake box. While baking make glaze using wire whisk. Before the cake cools, poke with fork and pour glaze over.