Mint Brownies

Bottom layer:
1 cup all-purpose flour (about 4 1/2 ounces)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup granulated sugar
4 large eggs, beaten (FYI: the original recipe replaces two of these 4 eggs with 1/2 cup egg substitute)
1/4 cup butter, melted
2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (16-ounce) can chocolate syrup

Mint layer:
2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted
2 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
2 drops green food coloring

Glaze:
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
3 tablespoons butter

1. Preheat oven to 350°.

2. To prepare bottom layer, lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour and salt; stir with a whisk. Combine granulated sugar, 1/4 cup melted butter, 2 tablespoons water, vanilla, eggs, and chocolate syrup in a medium bowl; stir until smooth. Add flour mixture to chocolate mixture, stirring until blended. BATTER WILL BE VERY THIN! Pour batter into a 13 x 9–inch baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 23 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out almost clean. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.

3. To prepare mint layer, combine powdered sugar, 1/4 cup melted butter, and next 3 ingredients (through food coloring) in a medium bowl; beat with a mixer until smooth. Spread mint mixture over cooled cake. (Kylie prefers the non-mint version: she substitutes vanilla extract for the mint extract.)

4. To prepare the glaze, combine the chocolate chips and 3 tablespoons butter in a medium microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at HIGH 1 minute or until melted, stirring after 30 seconds. Let stand 2 minutes. Spread chocolate mixture evenly over top. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Cut into 20 pieces.

This was really good. But I would just use a brownie mix for the bottom layer

Hot Hoggie

1 loaf french bread, cut lengthwise
2 cups cooked, shredded chicken (in a pinch, you can use two large cans chicken breast)
1/2 cup light mayo
1/2 cup reduced fat sour cream
2 green onions, thinly sliced (white and green parts)
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/3 cup fresh parsley, chopped (or 2 tablespoons dried)
2 cups shredded cheese (I used a combo of monterey jack and sharp cheddar cheese)
Olives, chopped (0ptional - I omit these due to my kids' preferences)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place french bread on large baking sheet. Mix all topping ingredients together in a bowl. Spread topping evenly on top of both lengths of french bread. Bake for 15-20 minutes until bubbly and edges are lightly browned. Slice into pieces and serve immediately.

Have I missed any other recipes? I can't remember. Dinner was really good this week

Easy Shepards Pie

1 lb ground beef
2c mashed potatoes
4 oz cream cheese
1 c cheddar cheese
2 cloves garlic minced
4 cups veggies
1 cup beef gravy

Brown meat, drain. Add veggies and gravy. Spoon into 9 inch pan. Mix potatoes, cream cheese, half of cheddar cheese and garlic. Spoon over meat. Sprinkle left over cheese. Bake at 375 for 20 minutes.

Lil cheddar meat loaves

1 egg
3/4c Milk
1c cheese
1/2c quick cooking oats
1/2c onion
1 tsp salt
1 lb ground beef
2/3c ketchup
1/2c brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp mustard


Beat egg and milk. Stir in cheese, oats, onion and salt. Add beef and mix well. Shape into little loaves. Place in greased 13x9. Combine sugar, ketchup and mustard, spoon over loaves. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes

PLEASE Mandi!!

Mandi, that pulled pork was SO GOOD, pretty pretty please share your recipe??

Recipes

I can't remember if I've told you guys about this or not. When I lived in UT I used to go to these cooking classes at the Macy's grocery store. They were so great. I wish some store around here would offer something like that! I was thrilled to find they still do them and post their recipes. So here's the link if you're ever looking for new ideas: http://maceyspglittletheatre.com/Home_Page.html