Pineapple Upside Down Cake

I love this cake and I love making it. Pineapple has always been my favorite and when I'm in the mood for some cake too this is what I make! There are many different ways people choose to make this and as I was looking online some make it with one layer while others make it with two. Growing up my mom always made it with two so that is the only recipe I know and have grown to love. Try making it some night if you haven't had it already it is absolutely delicious!

You should allow yourself at least an hour or two when making this. It will also need to bake for 40 miniutes.

What you will need...

• 1 jar of cherries. (Which ever brand you prefer)
• 1/4 cup of butter
• 1/2 cup of brown sugar
• 1/2 cup of coconut
• 1 can of sliced pineapple
• 1 can of crushed pineapple
• 1 package of yellow cake mix

Directions...

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Then melt two tablespoons of butter on both the sides and bottoms of your 9 inch round cake pan. Next sprinkle 1/4 cup of brown sugar on the bottom of each of your pans. In one of your pans sprinkle some coconut over your brown sugar. Lay out your pineapple rings in a single layer on top of the coconut and brown sugar. Make sure you place a cherry in each one of the rings! In your next pan spread your drained crushed pineapple overtop of the brown sugar. Then you will need to mix your cake mix as directed on the back of the package, while you are doing that substitute the pineapple juice for the water. Once mixed divied the batter equally into both pans. Don't forget which pan had the rings in it! Finally you are ready to place your creation into the oven and allow it to back for 40 to 50 minutes (until done). When the two cakes are done baking let them both cool for about 20 minutes. While the bottom of the cake pan is still warm take the cake with the crushed pineapple in it and place it onto a serving platter. Next place your next cake with the rings flipped on top of your other cake. Cut and enjoy!










Recipe From:http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/pineapple-upside-down-cake-v/detail.aspx
Picture From:www.google.com/imagies

Strawberry Smoothie

Usually in the mornings when I leave for class I am in a big hurry and have little or no time to make a healthy breakfast or to even sometimes grab something quick that will fill my stomach. I was talking to my mom about this and she suggested for me to make a fruit smoothie every night before I go to bed and place it in a lidded to go cup to take with me in the morning. I have never made a smoothie but how hard could that be!? Well tonight I made my first strawberry smoothie! As I munched on all the strawberries as I cut them up, all I could think about was how this was going to taste. The recipe that I found was very simple and easy, so it was a piece of cake! My smoothie actually turned out pretty delicious, and the nice thing about it, is you can add different things to make many different kinds and flavors to your liking. I hope you enjoy this recipe and try it out for yourself.

Ingredients:

• 6 Strawberries
• A blender
• 1/2 cup of Vanilla Yogurt
• 1/2 cup of Vanilla or Strawberry ice cream
• 1/2 cup of milk

Mixing:

Place all of the strawberries and 1/2 cup of milk into your blender. Mix together until your strawberries are all well blended. Next add a 1/2 cup of your chosen flavor of ice cream and a 1/2 cup of your vanilla yogurt. Blend together, but only for a minute or two, so the smoothie will not lose its thickness. Now all you need to do is pull out a tall glass and enjoy your delightful smoothie!

Recipe found:http://www.smoothie-recipes.com/fruit/strawberry.html

Image found:www.google.com/images

Oreo Treat

Over the past few nights I have been craving Oreo's like crazy! One of my friends called me the other night and told me I should make an Oreo Milkshake, that it is a simple recipe that would take away my Oreo craving instantly! So I decided to listen to her and try it out for myself, I have never made an Oreo milkshake before, but I was sure ready to try it out. I made it the other night and let me tell you it was absolutely amazing!! I looked it up online to make sure I had everything right so it wouldn't turn out tasting disgusting! Here is the recipe that I found, and I hope you take the time to make it. It is a very easy and simple recipe that you will surely enjoy!

What you will need:

• A Blender
• 2 tablespoons of Chocolate Syrup
• 2 cups of Vanilla Ice Cream
• 1 cup of milk

Blending it all together!:
First you will need to chop your Oreo's into small bite size pieces. Next place your milk, chocolate syrup, your chopped up Oreo's, and your ice cream into your blender. I added the cookies each time I added something new into the blender, then with what I had left I topped it right off onto the ice cream. Now all you need to do is blend it all together on high speed until soft!

          Pour it into a nice tall glass and enjoy! :)








Recipe from: http://www.indobase.com/recipes/details/oreo-milkshake.php
Image from: www.google.com/images

BBQ Grilled Chicken

So since I am babysitting my lovely 1 year old nephew for the weekend dinner tonight had to be something quick, simple, and enjoyable. I looked in the freezer and found a bag of small frozen chicken breast pieces, so I thought to myself BBQ and Italian seasoned Chicken on the grill and salad, and of course a Gerber apple sauce for my babe. The chicken turned out great, and the salad topped it. He seemed to enjoy his chicken bites and some apple sauce. Here is the recipe for our delicious dinner!


What you will need:

• Chicken Breasts (as many as you desire)
• Italian Herb Seasoning
• Sweet Baby Rays BBQ Sauce (or any kind you prefer)
• & a grill

First..
(If Frozen)
Scatter the chicken breasts onto a plate to thaw, place into the refrigerator until fully thawed.

Next..
Place the chicken breats onto the grill to cook.
While cooking add the Italian Herb Seasoning.
Let cook for awhile flipping occasionally.

Last..
Spread Sweet Baby Rays BBQ Sauce onto both sides of your chicken, let cook.
(Make sure you add more each time you flip!)

Finally..
     EnJoY :)

Roasted, Toasted, Pumpkin Seeds

So we went to the pumpkin patch, which I love doing! I feel like a little kid, but whatever, I love pumpkins and decorating the outside of my house for the season! I am not so good at carving my pumpkins so I painted a few but I did make my boyfriend take the top off of one of them so we could make some delicious pumpkin seeds!! I'm sure most of you know how to make them but just in case here is the wonderful recipe to put your seeds to good use!

What you will need:

• 1 good size pumpkin
• Salt
• Olive Oil

Putting it all together:

First you should preheat your oven to 400°F. While your waiting for your oven to preheat grab a big metal spoon and spoon out the seeds inside your pumpkin, try to separate the seeds from the stringy core of the pumpkin, then rinse your seeds off. Use a small pan to place your seeds into and add 2 cups of water for every half cup of seeds. Add your salt to every cup of water you have placed in your pan, you can add more salt to make them saltier! Bring it to a boil and let your seeds then simmer for 10 min. Once your 10 min is up drain the water from your seeds. Now its time to bake em! Place a tablespoon of olive oil to the bottom of your roasting pan, and spread your seeds out so they are not overlapping one another. Place them into your oven and let them bake until brown (usually takes 10-20 min). Once they are brown to your liking remove them from the oven and let them cool before eating.

Enjoy your seeds!!!

Image & Recipe found: http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/toasted_pumpkin_seeds/

Triple Berry Cheese Cake

I am a huge fan of cheese cake! I absolutely love it. Whether I am having a bad day, sad day, happy day, whatever kind of day, cheese cake will solve it all! I found this recipe when I was actually making a bagel this morning on the back of my cream cheese packet! I haven't made it yet but it sounded and looked amazing, so I think I just might have to make it tomorrow!

What You Will Need:

 

36 Vanilla Wafers, & you will need to crush them up.

3 Tbsp. of melted butter.

6 oz. of Philadelphia cream cheese.

1/4 cup of Splenda or any sweetener of your choice.

 

1 cup of Cool Whip Topping.

 

2 cups of mixed berries (Strawberries, blueberries, etc.)

Putting It All Together!

You will begin with mixing the crushed wafers with your melted butter, then press into the bottom of a 9 inch. squared pan. Next you will need to beat the cream cheese, & splenda together, once mixed stir in your cool whip. Once mixed spread over your crust & top it with your berries of choice. Then place into the refrigerator until ready to be served!










Recipe Found: Package of Philadelphia Cream Cheese.
Picture Found: Google Images

mm mm.. Soup!

Now that the cold weather is picking up and I of course have once again become sick with Bronchitis like every other time this season comes, I thought it would be a good idea to post one of my favorite quick and simple recipe’s for homemade chicken noodle soup! I had found this recipe last winter when I was trying to find something quick to make for my 4 year old niece who had the flu. The soup turned out actually good, I wouldn't say it’s my favorite (nothing beats my mom’s cooking!) but to my surprise it turned out pretty good!

To start you will need:

1 Tablesppon of Butter
1/2 cup of chopped onion (I left this out)
1/2 cup of smaller peices of celery
4 cans of chicken broth
1 can of vegetable broth
1/2 pounds of cooked chicken breast (you will want to cut up into pieces once you have it cooked)
1 1/2 cups of egg noodles
1 cup of chopped up carrots
1/2 teaspoon of basil
1/2 teaspoon of oregano
& finally grab the salt n pepper!


Putting the ingredients together:

Use a medium or large pot (depending on how much you are cooking) and melt the butter using medium heat. Then add the onion and celery to the butter and cook it until it is tender, (the recipie says 5 min, but use your best judgement). After the onion and celery are tender pour in the chicken and vegetable broth stir, then add the chicken, noodles, carrots, basil, oregano, and if you desire the salt and pepper (add as much as you feel necessary, there isn't a right or wrong amout!) Bring the soup to a boil. Once boiling reduce the heat and let it simmer for 20 minutes! Then you are finally ready to enjoy!!








Recipe found: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/quick-and-easy-chicken-noodle-soup/detail.aspx
Picture found: http://www.google.com/imgres?