amandalove:I will have to try this. This is like my Banana Nut Bread Recipe, except it don't call for the coconut and cherries.. try it sometime without the coconut and cherries. very good and moist...

awwk you guys are a bunch of sick puppies....lol

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup butter, softened
3 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
2-3 Tbsp. milk
1-1/2 cups flour
1/8 tsp. salt
24 cooked frozen meatballs, thawed
1/3 cup processed cheese spread
1/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
24 small slices mozzarella cheese
sliced pitted ripe or green olives
PREPARATION:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. For cream cheese pastry, combine butter and cream cheese until well mixed and beat in milk. Add flour and salt, mix well and shape into a ball. Chill at least 2 hours. Using about 1 tablespoon of dough, form into a small ball and press into miniature muffin cups to line the bottom and sides. Bake at 425 degrees 4-6 minutes until light golden brown. Cool. Makes about 24.
Combine cheese spread and cheddar cheese in a small bowl. Spoon a small amount of this mixture in the baked tart shells. Top each with a thawed meatball. Bake at 350 degrees 15 minutes until heated. Top each meatball with a piece of mozzarella cheese and place a ripe olive slice on the sour cream to create the eye. The cheese will melt and help hold the olive on the tarts. Makes 24

spicieangel: grosssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!! lol But I will try a piece!!!

Kitty Litter Cake
From Linda Larsen,
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This is truly gross looking; perfect for a Halloween party. For a picture, go to: Kitty Litter Cake.
INGREDIENTS:

18 oz. box spice cake mix
18 oz. box white cake mix
16 oz. pkg. white sandwich cookies
1 large box vanilla instant pudding mix
12-16 small tootsie rolls
1 litter box (a NEW one!)
1 plastic scoop
green food coloring
PREPARATION:

Prepare cake mixes and bake according to directions using 13x9" pans. Let cool completely. Prepare pudding mix according to package directions and chill until ready to assemble cake. Place sandwich cookies in a heavy duty zip lock plastic bag and hit them with a rolling pin until crumbled. Set aside 1/4 cup of the cookie crumbs. Add a few drops green food coloring to the 1/4 cup crumbs and mix with a fork.
Remove the cakes from their pans and crumble into a large bowl. Toss with half the remaining white cookie crumbs and the chilled pudding. You probably won't need all of the pudding, mix gently with the cake crumbs until evenly moist. Put mixture into a NEW litter box that has been lined with plastic wrap.

Unwrap all the tootsie rolls. Place three of them in a microwavable dish and heat on LOW until soft and pliable, checking every 30 seconds. Taper the ends of the tootsie rolls, rolling them between your palms and curving slightly. Repeat with remaining tootsie rolls, heating them three at a time, and bury in cake mixture and place on top too. Sprinkle the other half of cookie crumbs over top. Scatter the green cookie crumbs lightly over the top (this is for the colored granules in some brands of kitty litter).

nobleheart: "Brain Cell Delight"
Ingredients :
1 pk 6 oz. Blueberry Jello
1 ct. 16 oz. Small Curd Cottage Cheese
1 can 16 1/2 Blueberries in syrup draine off syrup...set aside ..
Perpare jello according to package directions . Chill untill firm .
Put cottage cheese in a bowl . Add berries to cheese , mix well ...then add the cheese mixture to the jello ...stir it together . Pour berry syrup over mixture and let it set .

nobleheart: Awwwwwwww..this is so neat !!

amandalove: This bread sounds "YUMMY GOOD" i plan on making it ...soon !

nobleheart: LOL that's wonderful :)

some fun for us recipe brats.I challenge all to find a cool halloween recipe idea.
we vote on the best one.
what shall we give the winner?
my entry:
http://a1emporium.com/index589.html

amandalove: this recipe sounds great,but I'm concerned that if I try it,this might happen:
http://www.gono.com/museum2003/museum%20collect%20info/hawaiian%20punch/hp3.jpg

nobleheart: oh my gosh what interesting links you provide, the care2 site for the sandwiches turned out quite interesting i did like the recipes thank you. and i hope ya'll enjoy the recipes i sent.

amandalove: I'm going to try that.
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Ten Best Sandwich Ideas - Recipes
http://www.care2.com/channels/solutions/food/808
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more san'iches
busycooks.about.com/od/ breadrecipes/a/grilledsandwich.htm
www.belgourme
t.be/en/world_recipes/sandwich_recipes.php
http://allrecipes.com/directory/2224.asp

Servings: 30

Ingredients:
3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup chopped walnuts
3 eggs, beaten
1 cup vegetable oil
2 cups mashed very ripe banana
1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup flaked coconut
1 cup maraschino cherries, diced



Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9x5 inch
loaf pans.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking soda, sugar
and cinnamon. Add the walnuts, eggs, oil, banana, pineapple, vanilla,
coconut and cherries; stir just until blended. Pour batter evenly into
the prepared pans.
3. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 60 minutes, or until a
tooth pick inserted into the center of a loaf comes out clean. Cool in the
pan for 10 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.


this makes a really nice and quick gift

Ecstasy Cake

1 box chocolate
cake mix
1 14-oz. can Eagle
Brand sweetened condensed milk
1 12-oz jar caramel
ice cream topping
1 tub whipped
topping
4 Heath candy bars,
crushed
drinking straw

Bake the cake as
directed on the box. Cool completely. Once
cool, using the straw,
put holes all over the entire cake, make sure
to go all the way to
the bottom of the pan. Pour the can of
condensed milk over
the cake filling the holes. Repeat with jar of
caramel topping.
Spread whipped topping over top of cake.
Sprinkle Heath Bars on
top of whipped topping. Chill in refrigerator.

Spinach, Mushroom, & Sunflower Seed Sandwiches (Serves 4)


Ingredients:
1/2 lb. Portobello Mushrooms
2 Tbs. Sunflower Seeds or Pine Nuts
1 Tbs. Olive Oil (divided)
4 Scallions or Green Onions, trimmed and sliced
1/4 cup fresh Parsley, chopped
Salt and freshly ground Black Pepper to taste
1 clove Garlic, minced
1 1/2 lb. Fresh Spinach (stems removed), coarsely chopped

4 1/2-inch-thick slices French or Italian Bread
3/4 cup Low-Fat Mozzarella Cheese, grated

Pre-heat oven to 400-F degrees.

Wipe mushrooms clean with a paper towel. Remove stems at
the base and reserve
for another recipe. Cut the mushroom caps in quarters and

remove any gills
from the caps with a small paring knife. Thinly slice the

quartered mushroom
caps.

Warm a large, dry skillet over medium heat. Add sunflower

seeds (or pine
nuts) and toast, stirring occasionally, until fragrant
and golden. Remove the
seeds or nuts from the skillet and set aside.

Warm half of the olive oil in the same skillet over high
heat. Add the
prepared mushrooms, scallions, and parsley and sauté,
stirring constantly,
for about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Transfer mixture to a large
mixing bowl and set aside.

Heat the remaining olive oil in the same skillet and
sauté the minced garlic
for about a minute. Add the spinach and toss until wilted

(two to four
minutes). Remove the spinach from the heat and toss with
the mushroom mixture
to combine. Stir in the reserved sunflower seeds and
adjust the seasonings.

Meanwhile, toast the bread in a toaster or the oven until

lightly browned.
Place toast on a dry baking sheet. Divide the spinach and

mushroom mixture
evenly over the toast and sprinkle with the mozzarella
cheese.

Bake for 5 minutes or until the cheese is just melted.
Serve immediately.

Sticky Salad

1 lb bacon, browned & chopped
1 to 2 cups slivered almonds
1/4 to 1/2 cups white sugar
4 cups broccoli (raw, cut in small pieces)
2 cups celery, chopped
3 to 4 cups red and/or green seedless grapes
1 cup raisins

Dressing:
1 cup miracle whip
1/2 cup white sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

Ø Brown bacon and drain on paper towels. Put wax paper on a cookie sheet.
Ø Brown sugar and almonds in skillet (sugar will melt). Quickly spread almonds thinly on cookie sheet, so they do not clump together.
Ø Combine broccoli, celery, grapes and raisins in a large bowl.
Ø Combine miracle whip, sugar and vanilla and add to broccoli mixture. Do not add the chopped bacon or almonds until ready to serve.
Ø May be refrigerated in 3 separate containers the day before needed. When ready to serve, add the bacon and the
almonds. Stir before serving..

DanDanDan: THANKS i will try your recipe and the other teas i know they are popular at our mountain mudd coffee stand.

4 Cups diced raw rhubarb 1 box yellow cake mix
1 1/2 Cups sugar (I used 2) 2 Cups whipping cream, not whipped

Place rhubarb in bottom of baking dish or cake pan (oblong type)
Sprinkle sugar on top then sprinkle dry cake mix over the sugar/rhubarb. Pour the cream on top. Bake at 350* for 60 minutes.
If using tin pan bake 375* for 45-60 minutes. Serve with vanilla ice cream.

Note: rich so a little goes a long way. Should be lightly brown on top.
Can use other fruits.

THIS IS LIKE A "DUMP CAKE"

amandalove: yes. and best of all they are nummy. ;) I usually buy the Big Train chai teas Vanilla and Spice from the local Co-op. But If you like Oregon Chai, then making it from scratch is the way to go. So much cheaper!

DanDanDan: this recipe does sound interesting but i am notthat knowledgable with chia teas are they caffeen free???????

nobleheart: I'll have to try that , sounds YUMMY GOOD !

bumble: er ah ew I think.. I love pork mind you but not much for liver... Is it pate like, you know how liver is ah er patey like? lol

make pudding,your fav flavour,swirl into,but dont mix well:
cool whip
marshmellow fluff
push into the center of it a small scoop of your fav ice cream.
then put it into the freezer until it is well chilled but not frozen.
eat.

Rose: I was trying to translate that to rose

Rose: Ah! Good question! Er.... They are meatballs made from (I think) pig's liver and onion.
Brains is a name of a frozen food firm that makes them and their recipe includes various spices and stuff.

baddessi: OMG havent had one of them in years!!!

bumpy I so gotta ask.. I just have to. What is Brains faggots?

baddessi: Isn't that the name of one of Bob Geldof's kids... Fluffer-nutter?

my mom used to make PB & marshmallow cream sandwiches..she called them "Fluffer-nutters"

We used to eat PB and Mayo.. Miracle whip way to sweet..

harley: They're lovely! You'd like them - they come covered in rich, thick gravy and I know how much you northerners like gravy!

*dubious look* I ain't asking!!!!

bumble: ew!

harley: Who in their right mind would buy 'Brains'? Me! Or does that prove your point?
I like Brains faggots. (waits for giggles from our American cousins to die away....)

rod03801: PB and miracle whip...I didn't know there was anyone else out there that prepared their sandwhiches this way. I just thought we were weird! Of course, that was years ago! Like BBW...I don't think I could eat one today...gross!

Sunpat reminds me of cowpat. And who in their right mind would buy the brand 'Mr Brains'?!

PB, Marmalade and banana Yummy.. gotta be crunchy though preferably Waitrose PB.. much better then Sunpat.

rod03801: When I was in high school, every day I walked home for lunch and had a PB & miracle whip sandwich. I don't think I could eat one today - just sounds gross thinking about it, but I sure loved them then. Now PB & Bannana - yum.... that does sound good just thinking about it.

Currently the "big" thing in our house is PB & cinimon sandwichs. yum...

I always did say that pb&bananna was a NH thing! lol

I like my PB and banana sandwiches with a little bit of Miracle Whip. Adds just a little zing. Most people tell me it sounds gross... but try it! It's great!

nobleheart: Hmmm.. I should try that!

ScarletRose: my dad used to eat peanut butter & olive sandwiches...weird huh?

Rose: Peanut butter and Dill pickles sammies.. Yummy!

haven't tried the cheez whiz though..

Eriisa: yup! sorta but do u smush pb an cheeze whiz together? LOL

I've had them on toast. Does that count?

Who's tried grilled PB sammiches.. OR PB an cheez whiz?

I guess I might as well admit that I had a wonderful peanut butter and bannana sandwich last week............

ScarletRose: I loved those when I was a kid. ;) With bananas too! mmmmmmmm