Oh my goodness me! Time to start playing around in the kitchen again folks! I even have a fun new camera to take pictures with! If any of my followers are still there, PLEASE let me know what you would like to see! I've got a few recipes to post tonight but I need ideas y'all! (said in my best Paula Dean voice lol)

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E-A-S-Y Cheesecake :)

So I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE cheesecake, but every recipe I've ever done or found has been super long or complicated. So, I found a recipe online, tweaked it a little and TA DA! :)

Whatcha Need:

1-9 in graham cracker or shortbread pie crust

*i use two because I like to have my crust higher on my cheesecake*

2- 8 oz pkgs cream cheese, softened

1 C white sugar

2 eggs

2 1/2 tsp vanilla

1 C sour cream

Whatcha Do:

Preheat your oven to 325. Cream together the cream cheese and sugar. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well!! Add vanilla and the sour cream. Blend together, make sure there are no lumps. Pour into your crust(s). Bake about 50-60 mins. You wanna make sure that your cheesecake jiggles a little when done :) (i know, you're like "jiggle" is that a technical term?) Cool on the counter and then shove 'em in the fridge until they're super chilled :) You can top them, or eat 'em plain like me!

Holy creamy cheesecake goodness!

Oatmeal Apple Crisp

Thank you to my fabulous guinea pigs :) I've been kicking around a simple recipe for a simple fruit crisp. Luckily, I had some wonderful family over this summer who are very accepting of my need to bake :)

Whatcha need:

1 C brown sugar, packed

1 C Flour

1 C rolled/quick oats

1/2 C melted butter

6 C apples, peeled, cored and sliced. (i used about 5 apples)

1/2 C white sugar

2 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

Whatcha do:

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8*8 pan with cooking spray. In medium sized bowl, combine brown sugar, flour, oats, and butter. Mix until you have crumbly goodness. Press half of this mixture into the prepared pan. In ziploc bag or bowl combine apples, white sugar and cinnamon. Mix until apples are well coated and then pour into pan. Cover with remaining brown sugar mixture. Bake for 40-45 minutes.

This stuff is freakin' amazing served warm topped with vanilla ice cream! :)

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Super Tasty Chocolate Cake Cookies

Today, I needed chocolate. I wanted cookies. Did I have enough cocoa powder to make my favorite brownie cookies? Noooooooooooooooo :( So I had to think of something! I had a chocolate cake mix. And after much digging in my freezer, I found Peanut Butter Chips. I then wanted a Reese's Peanut Butter cup. I came up with the next best thing :)

Whatcha Need:

1 chocolate cake mix

2 eggs

1/2 C oil

3/4 C peanut butter chips

Whatcha Do:

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Mix the cake mix, eggs, and oil. It maybe a little difficult to make sure you get it all mix together, but I have faith in you :) Fold in the chips. Drop rounded spoonfuls onto a GREASED cookie sheet 2-3 inches apart. Flatten your cookies with a fork. Tip-when you're putting the cookies onto the baking sheet, keep in mind that the cookies will spread. Do NOT put them too close :) Bake at 350 for 10 mins. Leave on baking sheet to cool a little before transferring to cooling rack.

**Serving suggestion vanilla ice cream between 2 happy cookies :)**

Egg Roll Wrappers :)

So, I acquire two heads of cabbage. I HATE cabbage :) Except in coleslaw and egg rolls. I decided to make egg rolls :) I didn't wanna fork over money to make 'em tho! So i searched and searched online for an easy recipe. They all required lots of skill :( So, I found a recipe that looked easy as far as ingredients went and then decide to be creative. Say hello to my little friend!!

Whatcha Need:

2 C all-purpose flour

1 egg

1 tsp salt

1/2 C ice water, divided.

cornstarch

Whatcha Do:

Sift your flour into a bowl. In separate little bowl, beat the egg with the salt. Add 1/4 C of the water. Mix the egg mixture with the flour. Slowly add however much you need of the remaining water to make a sticky dough. Turn dough over onto lightly flour surface and knead until dough is smooth and elastic-give or take 5 minutes. Put the dough back in the bowl, cover and let it rest for about 30 minutes. Then the fun begins!!! Divide the dough into 2 equal parts. Then divide each half into roughly 6 pieces. If you don't have a cool little friend like me, then you gots to roll them out super thin and cut into squares. If you're cool like me, then just run the dough through your little helper until it's thing, cut into squares. The size of the squares depends on how big you want your egg rolls. I'm doing smaller ones, so mine about 6". Dust them with the cornstarch so they don't' stick together. Now, if you don't wanna use 'em right now, just cover them with cling wrap and put in your fridge/freezer :)

cheesy ham and tater casserole

**Warning**

While this is super tasty and freezes really well, it is by NO means a low fat healthy choice :)

Whatcha Need:

1 bag of frozen hash browns

OR

6 medium taters, boiled, skinned and shredded :)

1 can of cream of chicken soup

1 16oz container of sour cream

2 TB melted butter

1/4 C onions (or if you're lazy like me 2 tb dehydrated onions)

2 C shredded cheese

ham, cubed (i use leftovers)

Whatcha Do:

Preheat your oven to 375. Now, I'm cheap. I hate buying frozen hash browns when I can just make my own at home. I have a wonderful food processor that I can easily shred my taters with. Thanks Hubby :) So, i just scrub 6 or so taters, place them in some water with salt and cook until not quite done. You want them almost done. Then let them cool. Peel and shred :) While you're waiting for the taters to cool, you can cut up your ham. This is the great time to mix up your soup, sour cream, butter, onions, and cheese in a separate bowl. Spray your casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray. Mix the taters and the ham with the soup mixture. Spread into casserole dish. Cover with foil. Bake for roughly 30 mins. Take off foil and then cook an additional 10 mins.

And you're done :)