Blueberry Zucchini Bread

3 Eggs
1 Cup Oil
3 tsp vanilla
2 1/4 Cups Sugar
2 Cups Shredded Zucchini
3 Cups Flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 Tbsp Cinnamon
1 pint fresh blueberries

Preheat oven to 350.
Lightly grease 4 mini-loaf pans.

In large bowl beat eggs, oil, vanilla, and sugar. Fold in the zucchini. Beat in the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon. Gently fold in the blueberries. Transfer to the prepared mini-loaf pans.

Bake 50 min or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 20 min in pan then turn out onto cooling rack.

Oreo Cookie Cake

Cake
1 White Cake Mix
1 1/2 Cups crushed Oreo cookies

Frosting
1 Can of Vanilla Frosting (or make THIS frosting!
1/2 Cup Crushed Oreos

Make the cake according to the cake mix instructions on the box. At the end add in the crushed cookies. Pour into desired cake pan. They make awesome cupcakes too. Tip to make your cake moist.... freeze it before you frost it.

Whip the frosting and add crushed oreos. Frost the cake.
Yummy.

I made these with Mint oreos too and they were fabulous also.

Easiest Homemade Bread

Pantry Secrets Bread Recipe
10 1/2 cups white unbleached bread flour (You can do 1/2 wheat flour if you prefer.)
1/2 cup sugar
1 Tablespoon salt
3 rounded Tablespoons saf-instant yeast
3 Tablespoons liquid lecithin*
4 cups hot tap water

Mix dry ingredients. Add lecithin and water. Mix for 1 minute and check consistency. If dough is too dry, add more water. If dough is too moist, add more flour. Mix for 5 minutes. (Do not add water or flour to the dough after it has finished mixing.) Spray counter and pans with cooking spray. Shape loaves and cover with a dish towel. Let rise 25 minutes. Bake at 350* for 25 minutes.

Recipe makes 4 loaves. Unraised loaves can be frozen for later use. My kitchenaide only allows me enough room to mix 2 loaves at a time, so I half the recipe when I make it.

*Squeeze or pour approximately 3 tablespoons (size of quarters to a half dollar) of lecithin directly into the bowl. Do not measure. You can buy your lecithin from Pantry Secrets for a really great price!

Suzy's Garlic Spread

If you love garlic you have to try this.
We eat it with bread or crackers.
It'd be great with veggies I'm sure.

8 oz cream cheese, softened
1 c yogurt
2-3 T mayonaisse (may be omitted)
8 oz white cheese (we usually use mozzarella)
Salt to taste (I never add any because we eat it with salty chips)
Minced garlic to taste (one clove to start, then add more if desired)

Courtesy of Suzy Millward.

Rosemary-Buttermilk Scones

Recipe courtesy of FamilyFun magazine.

1 1/2 c flour (I used 1 c white, 1/2 c wheat)
2 t baking powder
2 t sugar
1 t salt
5 T cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1 1/2 t minced fresh rosemary (I used 1/8 t dried rosemary and that was still too strong for me)
3/4 c plus 2 T well-shaken buttermilk
Coarse salt, for sprinkling (optional - I used some and they were too salty for my taste)

Combine flour, baking powder, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Cut in butter with a pastry blender or two knives until pebble-sized pieces form. Stir in the rosemary, then add 3/4 c buttermilk, stirring until the dough begins to come together (don't overmix).

Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and gently pat it into a 7-inch round. Cut the dough into 12 wedges with a sharp knife. Place wedges on parchment lined baking sheet one inch apart. Cover with plastic wrap and chill one hour.

Heat oven to 375°F. Brush remaining 2 T buttermilk onto wedges and sprinkle with coarse salt if desired. Bake on top rack until golden, about 30 minutes, rotating baking sheet half way through. Move to wire rack to cool.

Yellow Curry Sauce

1 can Cream of Chicken soup
1 can coconut milk
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 - 1 T curry powder

Heat ingredients until mixture is smooth. Serve over rice and veggies. Love it!

I choose Cream of Chicken soup because I hate mushrooms but I'm sure any cream soup would work.
I buy a half gallon of coconut milk so I poured it into the soup can to measure...you can add as much or as little as you want depending on how thick you want your sauce. You can also use water or regular milk.
I bought McCormick Curry Powder and I love the flavor but it's almost too spicy for me so I use less than a tablespoon (I can't do spicy...especially this late in my pregnancy). If you prefer spicy you could probably use red curry powder.

Recipe adapted from www.food.com/recipe/lennie-and-donnas-souper-rice-curry-36442

Olive Garden Alfredo

Olive Garden Alfredo
1 pint heavy cream
1/2 cup butter
2 tablespoons cream cheese
3/4 cup Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon garlic powder

PREPARATION:

In a saucepan combine butter, heavy cream, and cream cheese.

Simmer this until all is melted, and mixed well. Add the Parmesan cheese and garlic powder.

Simmer this for 15-20 minutes on low.

You may wish to season with a little salt and pepper.

Let the sauce simmer as long as you can! Please note the cream cheese is optional, we add it to aid in thickening the sauce. Olive Garden does not use cream cheese.