Ritz Parmesan Chicken

1/4 cup Mayonnaise
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
25 Ritz Crackers, finely crushed (about 1 cup)
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
4 small boneless skinless chicken breast halves (1 lb.)

HEAT oven to 400 degrees.
MIX mayo and lemon juice in bowl; set aside. Combine cracker crumbs and cheese in separate bowl.
DIP chicken in mayo mixture, then roll in cracker crumb mixture until evenly coated on all sides. Place on baking sheet.

BAKE 20 min. or until chicken is done.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cupcakes

1 cup butter, softened
1 15 oz. can pumpkin puree
4 eggs, lightly beaten
2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cupcake pans with 24 paper liners and set aside.

In a medium bowl, mix together butter, pumpkin and eggs until well combined. Mix in flour and sugars. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Divide batter evenly among cupcake liners. Bake until tops spring back when touched and a cake tester comes out clean, about 20-25 minutes. Transfer to wire rack and let cool completely.

Spaghetti Pie

1 lb. spaghetti
1 large jar spaghetti sauce
1 1/2 lb. hamburger
2 eggs
8 oz. cottage cheese
8 oz. shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 c. Parmesan cheese
3 Tbsp. butter

* Cook spaghetti as usual. Beat eggs; mix with Parmesan cheese and toss with spaghetti and butter. Line a 13x9 inch pan with spaghetti-like crust, leaving room for filling. Put layer of cottage cheese on spaghetti. Top with spaghetti sauce that is mixed with browned hamburger. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and top with mozzarella cheese and heat for 5 minutes more. Remove from oven and let is set 10 minutes before trying to serve. Cut and serve as you would a cake.

Granola

6 C. oatmeal (regular, NOT instant)
1 C. coconut
1/2 C. nuts (optional)
1/2 C. wheat germ
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 C. honey
1/2 C. oil
1 tsp. vanilla
3/4 C. grape nuts

* * Stir in a large, stainless steel mixing bowl. Then you can put the bowl right into the oven!
* * Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Stir, and cook 10 minutes again. Continue until granola is as crunchy as you want (I cook for a total of 40 minutes)
* * You can add a little more honey or oil if you want the granola to cluster. I also like adding a little brown sugar to give it extra flavor. Next time I'm going to try maple syrup!

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 can Pumpkin Filling
1 box Spice Cake
1 pkg Chocolate Chips

Mix all three ingredients then spoon onto cookie sheet.

Bake at 350 for about 15 minutes then enjoy! Cookies stay moist for a long time!

Whole Wheat Pancakes

1 1/4 Cups whole wheat flour

3 TBSP Sugar

3 TBSP oil

3 tsp. baking powder

pinch of salt

2 eggs separated beat the whites until stiff and throw away the yolk

1 1/4 cups milk

Waffles

2 Eggs

2 cups Milk

2 cups flour

1/2 cup butter

4 tsp baking soda

1 TBSP sugar (I don't add this since we put enough sugar on with the toppings)

pinch salt

Chicken Noodle Soup

2 cans (14 oz. each) chicken broth
Generous dash ground black pepper
1 medium carrot, sliced
1 stalk celery, sliced
1/2 cup uncooked medium egg noodles
1 cup cubed cooked chicken

MIX broth, black pepper, carrot and celery in saucepan. Heat to a boil.
STIR in noodles and chicken. Cook over medium heat 10 minutes or until noodles are done. Serves 4

Polka Dot Cookies

(Chocolate cookies with green chips as polka dots)

2 cups (12 oz) Semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
3 large eggs
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups (12 oz) Mint chips

* Preheat oven to 350 degrees
* In top of double boiler over low heat, melt semisweet chips and butter, stirring constantly until smooth. (OR microwave semisweet chips and butter in a small microproof bowl at medium power for 2-3 minutes, stirring well after each minute initially, then at 30 second intervals until smooth) Set aside to cool.
* In small bowl combine flour, baking soda and salt; set aside
* In large bowl beat eggs, sugar and vanilla until light. Blend in melted chocolate, then dry ingredients. Stir in green mint chips and chill for 10-15 minutes or until stiff. Drop by well rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes; cookies will be soft in centers but will harden as they cool.

Easy Cake Truffles

What you will need: 1 Box of Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix, Ingredients to prepare Cake Mix (eggs, oil, etc.), 1 can of Chocolate Fudge Frosting, 2 bags of semi-sweet Chocolate Chips. What you will do: Prepare cake mix, and bake as directed. After cake has cooled, crumble entire cake into bowl. Add entire can of frosting, and mix well. Place mixture in refrigerator until firm (may take a few hours). Once mixture has firmed up and cooled, use melon baller or a spoon (then roll with hands) to scoop out balls. Melt Chocolate Chips in separate bowl in the microwave. Dip cake balls into melted chocolate, then set on waxed paper to dry. While still wet, sprinkle with coconut, sprinkles, etc. Once they are dry, they are done-enjoy!! *Can use different kinds of cake mixes and frostings. Great activity for the entire family!

Trifle Dessert

This dessert is really yummy and looks beautiful in this trifle bowl:



Make 2 boxes of chocolate pudding and let set in fridge for about 15 minutes; meanwhile, crush graham crackers and get 1 large bowl of whipped topping out to thaw.

Layer graham cracker crumbs in bottom of bowl then spoon in layer of pudding; top with whip topping and repeat. Make layers as thin/thick as desired.

I mixed Reeses Peanut Butter Cup chunks into the top pudding layer then topped the bowl off with that and graham cracker crumbs for extra yummyness.