Quick Blueberry Struesel

QUICK BLUEBERRY STREUSEL

2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup butter or marg. (room temp)

Mix with pastry blender until well blended, but crumbly. Put 1 1/4 cups aside for topping. To the original mix, add:

2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 egg beaten with fork in meas. cup, then filled to 1 cup with buttermilk

Mix baking powder and soda into dry ingredients, then add egg and buttermilk.
Spread into greased 10"round, 9x9 or 9x13 pan. Sprinkle with 2 cups blueberries and crumb mixture. Squeeze crumbs a bit as you drop them by handfuls.
Bake in upper part of oven, at 375F for 35 - 45 min. Cool or serve warm with ice cream.

Yummo Salad Dressing

4 oz red wine vinegar
1/2 clove garlic
4 oz olive oil
1/8 cup sugar
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 c grated parm cheese

Pour over green leafy salad mix, sliced red peppers and sliced red onion....or whatever you have in your fridge!

Herb Grilled Chicken

Herb Grilled Chicken

A pound or two of chicken breasts, tenderloins, legs and thighs, or wings (every part of the chicken works well with this! My favorite are legs and thighs.)
Olive oil to coat chicken
Salt and pepper to taste
2 Tbs garlic, minced
Fresh rosemary *
Fresh thyme *

Lay chicken pieces in a mixing bowl or container. Cover in olive oil. Add a liberal amount of salt and pepper. Press garlic cloves in a garlic mincer and cover the surface of the chicken. Now sprinkle with fresh herbs, sliced in 1/2 inch pieces.

Flip over chicken and repeat for opposite side.

Rhubarb Surprise

Mix up one yellow cake mix following the directions on the box. Pour into a greased cake pan.
Put three cups of chopped rhubarb over the top.
Sprinkle one cup of sugar over the top of that.
Pour a pint of whipping cream over the top of that. (I only had half and half and that worked fine)

Bake according to the cake mix (mine needed an extra five minutes)….It isn’t really pretty looking when it comes out. To serve it, flip the portion upside down. Whip cream would be WONDERFUL on this.

The cream and sugar makes a custard like pudding on the bottom of the pan. Definitely try this recipe…if you like rhubarb, you’ll love it! I would refrigerate it…and it’s even better the next day….yum.

Cinnamon Toast Strata

3 Tbsp granulated Sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
soft butter to spread on bread
10-12 slices of bread....white, raisin, cranberry, fruit

6 eggs
2 C. milk
1 tsp vanilla

Grease 13"X 9" cake pan. Set oven to 350F.

Butter one side of half the bread, sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon mixed together.
Cover with unbuttered bread...like a cinnamon/sugar sandwich.

Cut each sandwich in 4 triangles.
Stand up in dish.
Beat eggs, milk, vanilla and pour all over bread. Let soak in. You can leave this over night in the fridge if you want.
Bake 35-40 minutes until golden. You can start by covering with foil so it doesn't brown too much.
Serve with syrup!! Delish!!

Rhubarb Crisp (or any fruit can be sustituted)

Rhubarb Crisp With Oat Crumble Crust

Rhubarb Mixture:

6	cups	Rhubarb
1/3	cup	Brown sugar
2	TBSP	Flour
1/2	TSP	Cinnamon

To Make Crisp: Place prepared Fruit in a 2-quart baking dish. Combine sugar, flour and cinnamon. Add to rhubarb and toss to coat.

Oat Crust:

1/2	cup	Butter, softened
1/2	cup	Brown sugar
1/2	cup	Flour
2/3	cups	Rolled Oats

To Make Crust: Mix crust ingredients with a pastry blender until crumbly. Sprinkle over rhubarb mixture. Bake at 350F for 45 minutes, until crisp is bubbling. Serves 8. (I usually double this recipe when I make it!!:o)

Jackie's Chocolate Chip Cookies

Jackie’s Chocolate Chip Cookies (YUM!)

3/4 cup sugar

3/4 cup brown sugar

3/4 butter, softened

2 eggs

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

3 cups flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

18 ounces semisweet chocolate chips (yes, the more the merrier)

Place sugar, brown sugar, butter, eggs, and vanilla in bowl. Use electric mixer. If you have a Kitchen Aid turn to Speed 2 and mix for 30 seconds. Stop and scrape bowl. Turn to Speed 4 and beat for 30 seconds.

Place flour, salt, and baking soda in the mixture, gradually on Stir speed for about 2 minutes. Increase to Speed 2 and beat for 30 seconds. Add chocolate chips on stir speed and mix until blended.

Drop by scoopfuls on baking sheet. Bake at 350˚ for 10 to 12 minutes. I like to do 10 minutes first. Then check and bake until just slightly brown or slightly undercooked. Remove from oven and cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes before removing to a cookie rack to cool.