I am a Mango Fanatic. There I said it. Most people who know me know how much I love Mangoes. I've long ago heard that Mangoes and Peaches are a part of the same family. And it's been some people's secret to add Mangoes to their peach cobbler. I tried and tried to find a recipe that is just right but came up empty. So I've had to concoct my own. Perhaps you've seen one like this, there's a lot of peach cobbler recipes out there.
You will need:
1 16 oz package of frozen Mango, thawed
1 16 oz package of frozen peaches, thawed
2 cups sugar, divided
1/2 cup water
8 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 cups self rising flour
1 1/2 cups milk
Vanilla bean ice cream
Directions:
1. preheat oven to 350.
2. Mix mangoes and peaches in a large sauce pan on the stove with 1 cup sugar and water. Bring to a boil. Simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
3. Put the butter in baking dish and place in the oven to melt.
4.Mix remaining 1 cup sugar, flour, and milk slowly to prevent clumping. Pour mixture over melted butter. Do not stir. Spoon fruit on top, gently pouring in syrup. Batter will rise to top during baking. Bake for 30 to 45 minutes.
Serve with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream.
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Spicy Chicken Spaghetti
20 recipes to go and my food blog will have 100 recipes! We're having spaghetti tonight but it's just your simple ground turkey spaghetti not really recipe worthy LOL. I so need to go to the grocery store but since it's Wednesday (we run a scouting program for boys at our church) and our busiest night of the week I don't have time to go to the grocery store :(
This makes a huge amount so there are a number of options you can use this recipe for:
1. Weekend meals, put leftovers in individual containers and you have meals ready to go so you can enjoy a weekend without having to cook so much.
2. If you have to take a meal to someone (baby or funeral) take half and save half for your family.
3. Church or family get togethers
you will need:
16 oz. package of spaghetti
5 cups of boiled chicken chopped
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 onion chopped
1/2 red pepper (the sweet kind I usually use a whole one because I love sweet red peppers)
1 stick of butter plus one T (yes this sounds like a lot but this feeds 12 people)
2 cups shredded velveeta
1 can ro-tel (I use the cilantro and lime flavor but if you can't find that original works fine too)
1 sleeve buttery crackers
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Boil chicken until cooked through
3. Remove chicken from pan reserving broth
4. cook chicken and boil spaghetti in reserved broth according to package directions.
5. while spaghetti is cooking saute' chopped onion and red pepper til tender in one tablespoon butter
6. Drain Spaghetti and mix with chicken, soups, onion, pepper and rotel.
7. Spoon into a greased 9x13 pan.
8. melt remaining butter.
9. crush crackers finely and mix with butter.
10. top spaghetti with cracker mixture and bake until brown and bubbly, about 40 minutes.
Serves 10-12
This makes a huge amount so there are a number of options you can use this recipe for:
1. Weekend meals, put leftovers in individual containers and you have meals ready to go so you can enjoy a weekend without having to cook so much.
2. If you have to take a meal to someone (baby or funeral) take half and save half for your family.
3. Church or family get togethers
you will need:
16 oz. package of spaghetti
5 cups of boiled chicken chopped
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 onion chopped
1/2 red pepper (the sweet kind I usually use a whole one because I love sweet red peppers)
1 stick of butter plus one T (yes this sounds like a lot but this feeds 12 people)
2 cups shredded velveeta
1 can ro-tel (I use the cilantro and lime flavor but if you can't find that original works fine too)
1 sleeve buttery crackers
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Boil chicken until cooked through
3. Remove chicken from pan reserving broth
4. cook chicken and boil spaghetti in reserved broth according to package directions.
5. while spaghetti is cooking saute' chopped onion and red pepper til tender in one tablespoon butter
6. Drain Spaghetti and mix with chicken, soups, onion, pepper and rotel.
7. Spoon into a greased 9x13 pan.
8. melt remaining butter.
9. crush crackers finely and mix with butter.
10. top spaghetti with cracker mixture and bake until brown and bubbly, about 40 minutes.
Serves 10-12
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Serendipity Frozen Hot chocolate
This is from the famous Serendipity restaurant in NYC. They also have one in Las Vegas! This treat isn't cheap they charge about $9 . And there aren't too many locations so if you can get to a Serendipity to purchase one try this recipe! You can buy the mix on their website as well as some other neat gifts.
you will need:
1/3 cup instant non fat dry milk
1/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons Ghiradelli cocoa
1 tablespoon Hershey's cocoa
1 tablespoon of another brand I use land o lakes cocoa in white chocolate :) since they come in all kinds of flavors you can change things up a bit!
1 Cup milk
3 cups ice
1 can whipped cream
chocolate shavings from a Hershey chocolate bar
1. Mix dry milk, sugar and the cocoa mixes into a bowl.
2. Pour milk into your blender
3. Add powder mix that you made in step 1.
4. Add ice and blend.
Put in a ice cream dish and add whipped cream. Garnish with chocolate shavings.
note to make chocolate shavings simply use a vegetable peeler and shave a little from the side of the bar.
you will need:
1/3 cup instant non fat dry milk
1/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons Ghiradelli cocoa
1 tablespoon Hershey's cocoa
1 tablespoon of another brand I use land o lakes cocoa in white chocolate :) since they come in all kinds of flavors you can change things up a bit!
1 Cup milk
3 cups ice
1 can whipped cream
chocolate shavings from a Hershey chocolate bar
1. Mix dry milk, sugar and the cocoa mixes into a bowl.
2. Pour milk into your blender
3. Add powder mix that you made in step 1.
4. Add ice and blend.
Put in a ice cream dish and add whipped cream. Garnish with chocolate shavings.
note to make chocolate shavings simply use a vegetable peeler and shave a little from the side of the bar.
Snickers Salad
Had this at a Christmas party several times and I love it! The nice lady who gave me the recipe says she always doubles this recipe because everyone loves it so much :)
8oz cream cheese, softened
7oz jar Marshmallow cream
1 small tub whipped cream, thawed
1 bag of miniature snickers, quartered
1 1/2 granny smith apples cubed
1. combine cream cheese and marshmallow cream.
2. Add whipped cream.
3. Stir in snickers and apples
4 keep refrigerated.
serves 6-8
8oz cream cheese, softened
7oz jar Marshmallow cream
1 small tub whipped cream, thawed
1 bag of miniature snickers, quartered
1 1/2 granny smith apples cubed
1. combine cream cheese and marshmallow cream.
2. Add whipped cream.
3. Stir in snickers and apples
4 keep refrigerated.
serves 6-8
Tortellini soup
This is great for a fall or winter evening it's so yummy I had to post it now :)
You will need:
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced
3 stalks celery, chopped
3 carrots peeled and chopped
1 onion, diced
10oz package of frozen spinach (do not thaw)
2 cans cream of chicken soup
2 cans water
32oz chicken broth
family sized package of cheese or chicken tortellini, half cooked
1. Put olive oil in the bottom of a large soup stock pot.
2. saute' garlic, celery, carrots and onions until tender.
3. add frozen spinach. Break up block of spinach as you cook.
4. Continue to saute' until spinach thaws, then heats up.
5. Add soup and water.
6. add chicken broth and then add tortellini
7. heat and serve.
Serves 6-8
It's better to eat a few hours after soup is made so the broth gets a chance to soak into the noodles :)
You will need:
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced
3 stalks celery, chopped
3 carrots peeled and chopped
1 onion, diced
10oz package of frozen spinach (do not thaw)
2 cans cream of chicken soup
2 cans water
32oz chicken broth
family sized package of cheese or chicken tortellini, half cooked
1. Put olive oil in the bottom of a large soup stock pot.
2. saute' garlic, celery, carrots and onions until tender.
3. add frozen spinach. Break up block of spinach as you cook.
4. Continue to saute' until spinach thaws, then heats up.
5. Add soup and water.
6. add chicken broth and then add tortellini
7. heat and serve.
Serves 6-8
It's better to eat a few hours after soup is made so the broth gets a chance to soak into the noodles :)
Curry Chicken salad
Had this at a baby shower in nashville once wow is it yummy!
You will need:
8 boneless skinless chicken breasts cooked and cubed
1 1/2 cups white grapes, halved
4 oz package sliced almonds
1 cup chopped granny smith apples
1 cup chopped celery
2 cups mayo
1 tablespoon curry powder
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1. in large bowl, combine chicken, grapes, apples, celery, and almonds.
2. Mix well
3. In separate bowl, blend mayo curry, and lemon juice thoroughly.
4. Pour over chicken mixture and toss lightly.
5. If it doesn't seem like there's enough mayo add a little more.
6 chill well.
serves 16
You will need:
8 boneless skinless chicken breasts cooked and cubed
1 1/2 cups white grapes, halved
4 oz package sliced almonds
1 cup chopped granny smith apples
1 cup chopped celery
2 cups mayo
1 tablespoon curry powder
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1. in large bowl, combine chicken, grapes, apples, celery, and almonds.
2. Mix well
3. In separate bowl, blend mayo curry, and lemon juice thoroughly.
4. Pour over chicken mixture and toss lightly.
5. If it doesn't seem like there's enough mayo add a little more.
6 chill well.
serves 16
Grape Salad
My friends rave about this salad (which is more like a desert)
You will need:
4oz sour cream
4oz cream cheese
2 cups grapes (red or green)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1. Mix sour cream, cream cheese and vanilla.
2 Blend in grapes and put in 8x8 dish
3. mix brown sugar and pecans and cover.
4 chill for at least 1 hour
You will need:
4oz sour cream
4oz cream cheese
2 cups grapes (red or green)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1. Mix sour cream, cream cheese and vanilla.
2 Blend in grapes and put in 8x8 dish
3. mix brown sugar and pecans and cover.
4 chill for at least 1 hour
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