Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake

Ingredients:

1 box Duncan Hines Butter Recipe Golden Yellow Cake Mix
1 small box Instant Jello Chocolate Pudding
4 eggs
1/4 cup water
3/4 cup Avacado oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 8 oz. container sour cream
6 oz. chocolate chips

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325
Grease and flour Bundt pan
Mix everything (except chocolate chips)
Stir in chocolate chips
Pour in pan and bake 40-45 minutes

Tips:

Test the cake with a toothpick. Only a few moist crumbs should stick to the toothpick.

Let the cake cool completely. Put a plate on top of the pan and flip the cake over. Once completely cooled, sprinkle powered sugar on top.

Thanks to Charlotte Cobb for the recipe!

Crawfish Fettuccine

 Crawfish Fettuccine

2 lbs crawfish tails                

                   1 lb jalapeño velveeta cheese (only use half)

1 onion                                         2 Tbsp flour
1 green bell pepper.                   1 cup half &half
3 cloves garlic chopped             Fresh grated Parmesan cheese
3 stalks celery                             Egg noodles                                                
Salt, pepper, garlic powder, red pepper
2 Tbsp cream sherry 
Chopped parsley for garnishing

Saute chopped vegetables in butter for 15 minutes covered.  Add flour and cook for 10 minutes.  Add crawfish and cook 15 minutes.  Add half and half slowly and half of the jalapeño velveeta cubed.  Cook until cheese is melted and add the seasonings and cook on low for about 15 minutes.  

Boil egg noodles, drain, rinse.  Add to crawfish mixture and grated Parmesan cheese to your taste/preference.   Put into casserole pan sprayed with Pam.  Sprinkle chopped parsley and grated parmesan cheese.  Bake @ 350 uncovered 20-30 minutes.  

Baked Potato Soup

Baked Potato Soup - a cold weather favorite!

Six large potatoes
1/2 stick butter
1/2 cup flour
 Six cups milk
1 bunch green onions chopped
1/2 package bacon, cooked and crumbled
1 1/2 cups grated cheese
1 cup sour cream
Salt and pepper to taste

Bake the potatoes, cool and cut into cubes. Melt butter and add flour. Add 1 cup of milk to the flour and butter mixture. Whisk well.  In a large pot over medium heat, add the rest of the milk. As the milk warms, add the milk and flour mixture, then add the potatoes, green onions and bacon. Heat to almost a simmer and then reduce heat to low. Add cheese and sour cream. Season with salt and pepper. Stir and serve when cheese has melted. Serves 10!

When I made this last I used  5 cups of 2% milk, 4 potatoes and four strips of thick bacon, cooked and crumbled. For the friends I made it for I left out the green onions. The ingredients for the recipe can be adjusted as needed for the amount you want to make and the ingredients you want to include. The soup was delicious!

Original recipe from the Austin American-Statesman.

Diane’s Baked Lasagna

Diane’s Baked Lasagna

-1lb. Ground beef

- 1 Onion and garlic chopped

- 1  15 oz. can tomato sauce

- 1  6 oz. can tomato paste

-     Salt and pepper

-      Basil and oregano

-  1/2  16 oz. package lasagna noodles

-   1 egg (beaten)

-   1 1/2 cups cottage cheese

-  1  8 oz.  package sliced mozzarella cheese

-     1/3 cup Parmesan cheese

Preheat oven 375 degrees

-Brown ground beef, onion and garlic

-Add tomato sauce, paste, salt, pepper, basil and oregano

-Simmer 1 hour

-Cook noodles boiling salt water until tender then drain

-Combine egg, cottage cheese, 1tsp. salt (mixed well)

-Arrange alternate layers in greased pan

-Repeat layers

-Bake covered for 30 minutes then uncovered the

 last 10 minutes.

- let stand for 10-15 minutes then ENJOY

Sugar Free Bundt Cake - with thanks to my niece Jennifer!

The recipe is one from my niece Jennifer but I use a sugar free mix and stevia. It's very good!!

I use Pillsbury Sugar Free cake mix. If you do not have to go sugar free use Duncan Hines Butter Golden Cake Mix. 

8 oz cream cheese softened
1/2 cup sugar (stevia for us)
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon vanilla 
4 eggs
Spray pan with Pam 
Bake at 350 for 50 minutes







 I saw this bundt cake pan on Pioneer Woman and had to have one!

Basil Pesto

Blend:
1 cup of fresh basil leaves
1 garlic clove
1/4 cup pine nuts
1/3 cup olive oil
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Serve!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

from Susan's Kitchen!