January 4, 2012
What You Need
1/2 cup
butter or margarine, divided
4 pkg.
(8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
4 squares
BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate
HEAT oven to 325°F.
LINE 13x9-inch baking pan with foil, with ends
extending over sides. Finely crush 24 cookies. Melt 1/4 cup butter;
mix with crumbs. Press onto bottom of prepared pan.
BEAT cream cheese and sugar with mixer until
blended. Add sour cream and vanilla; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time,
beating after each just until blended. Chop remaining cookies. Gently
stir into batter; pour over crust.
BAKE 45 min. or until center is almost set.
Cool. Meanwhile, microwave chocolate and remaining butter in
microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min.; stir until smooth. Cool slightly;
spread over top of cheesecake. Refrigerate 4 hours. Use foil handles to
lift cheesecake from pan before cutting to serve.
Posted by darnell wicks. Posted In : Desserts
December 2, 2011
Ingredients:
1 10oz. (1½ cups) package of Nestle® Dark Chocolate & Mint Morsels
½ cup coarsely chopped oven roasted or toasted almonds
Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
Pour morsels onto a foil or parchment-lined baking sheet
(roughly 9x11-inch rectangle in size). Arrange the morsels so that they
are in a single layer but touching each other. We used a 10x15-inch
glass pan which we had on hand.
Bake for 1 to 3 minutes until the morsels are shiny....
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Posted by darnell wicks. Posted In : Candy
November 14, 2011
Ingredients:
- 1 (32 ounce) package frozen hash brown potatoes
- 8 ounces cooked, diced ham
- 2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of potato soup ( No MSG Soup )
- 1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
- 2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
- 1 1/2 cups grated Parmesan cheese
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees - Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
- In a ... Continue reading...
Posted by darnell wicks. Posted In : Casseroles
October 26, 2011
Ingredients:
- 1 lb. extra-lean ground beef
- 1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese with a
TOUCH OF
PHILADELPHIA
- 8 Crackers,
crushed (about 1/3 cup)
-
2 green onions,
chopped
- 1 egg
-
2 Tbsp. milk
HEAT oven to 400°F.
MIX ingredients until
well blended; shape into meatballs.
Place in pan sprayed with cooking spray.
BAKE 17 to 20 min. or until
meatballs are done. FILL buns with meatballs, lettuce, tomato & condiments. Continue reading...
Posted by darnell wicks. Posted In : Sandwiches
October 25, 2011
Dough:
- 1 1/2 C hot water
- 2 tbl sugar
- 1 tbl salt
- 2 tbl butter, softened
- 4-5 C flour
- 1 tbl yeast
Topping:
-3 tbl butter melted
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
For the dough, pour the water into a stand mixer with the sugar and
yeast.
Add salt, butter, and 2 cups of flour. Mix the dough on low.
Add
the rest of the flour a half cup at a time, until dough scrapes the
sides of the bowl clean.
Mix t... Continue reading...
Posted by darnell wicks. Posted In : Breads
October 24, 2011
 INGREDIENTS: - 3 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup butter or margarine (or 1-1/2 sticks)
- 1 small can (5 oz) evaporated milk (2/3 cup)
- 1-1/2 pkg. (12 squares) semi-sweet baking chocolate, chopped
- 1 jar (7 oz) jet puffed marshmallow creme
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 Tsp vanilla
DIRECTIONS:
Heat
sugar, butter and evaporated milk to full rolling boil in 3 quart
heavy
saucepan on medium heat, stirring constantly.
Boil on medium heat until
candy thermometer reaches 234 degrees F, stirring
constantly to pre... Continue reading...
Posted by darnell wicks. Posted In : Desserts
October 24, 2011
 Ingredients:
- 1 lb large strawberries
- 8 oz. cream cheese - softened
- 4 tbsp powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- graham cracker crumbs
Directions:
Prep strawberries by rinsing & cutting around the top.
Remove the top and clean out with a paring knife.
In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until creamy.
Add cream cheese mix to a piping bag or ziploc with the corner snipped off.
Fill strawberries with cheesecake mixture.
O... Continue reading...
Posted by darnell wicks. Posted In : Desserts
October 24, 2011
 Beer Pizza Crust
- 3 cups unbleached flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 12 ounce can beer
- olive oil
Directions:
Pour in the beer and mix well, the dough will be sticky.
Spread a
handful of flour on your work surface and dump the dough onto it.
Toss
the dough around to coat it with flour and prevent it from sticking.
Knead it 2 or 3 times to make it pliable.
Shape the dough into a ball
and divide it in two if you are making 2 thi... Continue reading...
Posted by darnell wicks. Posted In : Pizza
October 23, 2011
 Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 3 1/2 lbs bone-in chicken parts
LIME BUTTER
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1 serrano chili, minced
- 2 tablespoons finely minced white onions
- 1/4 cup finely chop... Continue reading...
Posted by darnell wicks. Posted In : Main Course
October 21, 2011
Preheat oven to 400
1 lb hot sausage, uncooked
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1 1/4 cups Bisquick
4 oz cheddar cheese, shredded
Mix all ingredients thoroughly
Roll into 1" balls.
Bake for 20-25
minutes, or until brown. Continue reading...
Posted by darnell wicks. Posted In : Appetizers
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