Ham / Egg Cups

• 1/2 egg per cup
• a little heavy cream (or milk)
• grated cheese
• onions and peppers, diced small
• a small pat of butter
• a couple of young green onions
• ham slices, a little thick
• salt and pepper to taste

http://menumusings.blogspot.com/2011/09/ham-cups.html

Marshmallow Caramel Popcorn

Movie night treat: Marshmallow Caramel Popcorn.
1/2 c. brown sugar 1/2 c. butter 9-10 marshmallows 12 c. popcorn.
Microwave brown sugar and butter for 2 minutes. Add marshmallows.
Microwave until melted, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Pour over popcorn.

Read more http://www.pincookie.com/movie-night-treat-marshmallow-caramel-popcorn/

Creamy Lemon Bars

http://www.ourbestbites.com/2008/04/creamy-lemon-bars/

Creamy Lemon {or Lime!} Bars
Adapted from Kraft

20 Nilla Wafers, finely crushed
1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) cold real butter
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese (you can use 1/3-less fat cream cheese)
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs, at room temp (just place eggs in a bowl of warm water for about 10 mins)
2 Tbsp. flour
3 Tbsp. grated lemon peel, divided
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (don’t even think about opening a bottle!)
1/4 tsp. Baking Powder
powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line 8-inch square baking pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides of pan. Spray lightly with non-stick spray and set aside. 

In a bowl, combine Nilla Wafer crumbs, 1/2 cup flour and the brown sugar. Chop butter into small pieces and then cut into crumb mixture with a pastry blender.If you don’t have a pastry blender, just use 2 knives, or even your fingers to break up the butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

Press crumb mixture firmly onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake 15 min.

While crust is cooking, beat cream cheese and granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add eggs, 2 Tbsp. flour, and baking powder; mix well. Blend in 1 Tbsp. lemon zest, and lemon juice and then pour mixture over crust.

Bake 25 to 30 min. or until center is set. Cool completely. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours, but preferably overnight. These bars improve with time. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and remaining 2 Tbsp. grated lemon peel just before cutting into squares to serve. Store leftover squares in refrigerator. (As if you’ll have leftovers!)

pretzel

http://www.fivefunks.blogspot.com/2009/05/pretzel.html

cute blog I found

http://www.yourcupofcake.com/

She has a good frosting tutorial.

alfredo @our best bites

http://www.ourbestbites.com/2008/08/guiltless-alfredo-sauce/

Guiltless Alfredo Sauce Ingredients:

2 C low-fat milk
1/3 C (3 oz) low fat cream cheese
2 T flour
1 t salt
1 T butter
3 garlic cloves
1 C grated Parmesan cheese

Chex Clusters

Recipe from: Tiscia Westerman

Servings: 12

1/2 cup corn syrup
2 cup of Rice Chex Cereal (I usually use mostly corn w/ a little wheat mixed in)
1/2 cup chopped almonds
3 tbsp white sugar
1/2 cup flaked coconut
3 tbsp butter

Combine corn syrup, sugar and butter in medioum size sauce pan. Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Continue boiling for about 3 minutes, while stirring. Remove from heat.
Add remaining ingredients, mixing thoroughly. Drop onto waxed paper or buttered baking sheets; cool until firm.