When I make something new I'll plan on posting a picture and the recipe up here!
The majority of recipes are from Pinterest, various blogs, and magazines that I come across.
Brie Bake
Get a wheel of Brie (the wheel I got was pretty big because it was on sale, so I cut it in half), wrap it in a pie crust. Before you close up the top of the crust spread a fruit preserve - I used apricot, but peach and blackberry are also good - over the cheese, then finish covering it with the dough. Stick it in the oven according to the pie crust instructions, serve with crackers and you get a delicious, warm, appetizer!
Home made ice cream cake
Ingredients: 8-9 ice cream sandwiches; 12 oreos to crush; 1 pint of each of 3 flavored ice creams; cool whip; 8 oreos broken in half; springform pan; wax paper
Set up a spring form pan and coat the inside with cooking spray. To the inner sides of the pan, press wax paper around. Working quickly, cut ice cream sandwiches (about 9) in fourths and stand up along the outside edges to create the outside of the cake. Crush 12 oreos really well and spread into the bottom of the pan to form the bottom crust of the cake. Place in freezer for about an hour or until firm.
Get one pint of ice cream, stir it up in a bowl to get it somewhat melty/malleable and then press it into the bottom of the cake to make the first layer. Place back in the freezer while you get the second pint ready to spread and repeat again with the third pint of ice cream. You can use any flavors you think will taste well together. For Christmas I used a peppermint, vanilla and mint chocolate chip flavors. Let freeze overnight. On the day of the party spread cool whip over the top of the cake and then break oreos in half to place around the cake on top. Shortly before you are ready to serve the cake take it out of the freezer, take the side of the pan off and enjoy!
Oreo pieces in a chocolate chip cookie
Ingredients: 1 stick softened butter; 6 tbsp sugar; 6 tbsp brown sugar; 1 egg; 1 tsp vanilla; 1.25c flour, .5 tsp baking soda; .5tsp salt; 11 broken oreo cookies; 1c chocolate chips
1. Preheat oven to 350. Cream butter and sugars until well combined. Add in the egg and vanilla until well mixed
2. In a separate bowl mix flour, baking soda and salt into a large bowl. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Stir in the oreos and chocolate chips until all are combined.
3. Scoop onto a baking sheet and bake for 10min or until cooked
Full oreo in a chocolate chip cookie
Ingredients: 2 sticks of softened butter; 3/4c light brown sugar; 1c granulated sugar; 2 large eggs; 1tbsp vanilla; 3.5c flour; 1tsp salt; 1tsp baking soda; 10oz chocolate chips; 1 package of oreo cookies
1. Preheat oven to 350. Cream butter and sugars together and then beat in the eggs and vanilla.
2. In a separate bowl mix the flour, salt and baking soda. Slowly add the wet to the dry along with chocolate chips until combined. I decided that then it was easier to put the dough into the refrigerator for awhile to harden it before molding it onto the oreos.
3. Scoop dough and place on the top of the oreo cookie and another scoop on the bottom and seal the edges together by pressing and cupping in hand until the oreo is enclosed (this is where I struggled).
4. Place onto a parchment or silpat lined baking sheet and bake for 9-13 min or until golden brown.
French toast casserole
Ingredients: .5c melted butter; 1c brown sugar; 1 loaf Texas toast; 4eggs; 1.5c milk; 1tsp vanilla; cinnamon, granulated sugar and powdered sugar for sprinkling; some soft butter to spread
1. Melt butter and mix with brown sugar. Poor and spread evenly into bottom of 9x13 in pan.
2. Cover with layer of Texas toast bread
3. Crack the eggs and milk into a bowl and stir until combined. Add in the vanilla and 1tbsp of powdered sugar. Mix well. Ladle half of the wet mixture over the layer of bread. Sprinkle some brown sugar and cinnamon over the layer.
4. Add second layer of bread and ladle the rest of the egg/milk mixture over the bread. Spread thin layer of butter over the top layer. Sprinkle more brown sugar/cinnamon/granulated sugar as desired. The butter and granulated sugar help to get some crispiness on top when it bakes.
5. Let sit in refrigerator overnight.
6. Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes. When I served it I took the pieces out of the pan and turned them upside down on the plate so the ooey-gooey-deliciousness of the butter and brown sugar from the bottom of the pan became the top once it was on the plate. You can eat with syrup if desired but you really don't need it!
Fresh tomato basil pasta (http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/rotini-fresh-tomatoes-basil-126124.aspx)
Ingredients:
- 3 cups rotini pasta, uncooked
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup Philadelphia sundried tomato and basil cream cheese spread (I used the new cooking cream)
- 3 tomatoes, chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
- 2 tbsp Kraft grated parmesan cheese
Directions:
- Cook pasta in large skillet as directed on package, omitting salt. Drain in colander; set aside
-Heat oil in same skilled on medium heat. Add garlic; cook and stir 2 min. Add pasta and cream; cook and stir 2-3min or until cream cheese is melted and pasta is heated through. Stir in tomatoes; cook and stir 2 min or until heated through.
- Remove from heat. Add basil; mix lightly. Sprinkle with parmesan
- I've liked adding strips of chicken as well!
