Pineapple Upside Down Cake

You will need:

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Glaze:

1/2 medium pineapple, peeled, quartered lengthwise, and cored 

or canned pineapple

3/4 stick butter

3/4 c packed brown sugar

Cake:

1 1/2 c flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

3/4 stick butter, softened

1 c sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1tsp rum extract

1/2 c pineapple juice or water

Topping: 

Cut pineapple into pieces that fit into your pan. 

I made individual cake so I cut mine smaller.  

Melt butter in pot. Add brown sugar and simmer over moderate heat, stirring, four minutes. Remove from heat. 

Spoon into cake pan. Place pineapple rings or pieces ontop of brown sugar glaze.

Cake: 

Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. 

Beat butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, then gradually beat in granulated sugar. 

Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla and rum. Add half of flour mixture and beat on low speed just until blended. 

Beat in pineapple juice, then add remaining flour mixture. 

Spoon batter over pineapple topping and spread evenly. Bake about 45 minutes, until knife comes out clean. 

Let cake stand in pan for five minutes. Invert a plate over cake pan and invert cake onto plate (keeping plate and pan firmly pressed together). 

Replace any pineapple stuck to bottom of skillet. 

Serve cake just warm or at room temperature.

Chicken and Broccoli Casserole

An easy casserole to make. 

Let me walk you through it.

You will need:
2 chicken breasts, shredded
1c Velveeta cheese

2c water
1c dry rice
1c milk




I cooked the chicken ahead of time.
Lay the uncooked chicken on a cookies sheet with sides so any grease of juices don't run off into the oven.
I season them with cumin, paprika and garlic powdered.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes until center is done.

Shred the chicken and put into a casserole dish.
I layered raw uncooked broccoli on top of the shredded the chicken.
Cube up some cheese. I used Velveeta or shredded cheese.
Pour 1 cup of milk.

Cook rice according to bag directions.
2 cups of water, 1 cup of rice.
Cook the rice completely then scoop on top of broccoli and cheese.

Cook in oven for 30 minutes. Just enough to melt the cheese and soften the broccoli florets.

Red Beans and Rice and Sausage and WOW! (Oh! and tomatoes and onions.)

I go to allrecipes.com & type in a few things I have in the kitchen. I don't want to go to the store & I am not feeling particularly creative tonight. Hmmmm, mild sausage, half a green pepper & too small of an onion to measure.
(Digging deeper in the cupboard of abandoned foodstuff) Rice!  

In a saucepan put 1 3/4 cups of water a dash of olive oil & salt. Bring to a boil. Add 1 cup of rice & let boil for 5 minutes. (Or until you can see the top of the rice. Turn off heat & let the rice soak up the remaining water.

While the rice is boiling put 2 tablespoons of olive oil into a skillet or frying pan and bring to medium heat. You can tell when oil is if you get your fingers wet & flick water onto the hot oil. You will hear a sizzling sound. 

Add the sausage to your oil & cook for 5 minutes. Then add peppers & onions, saute until tender. Add can of red beans.Season with cyan pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper & cumin.

Cover and Set to Simmer for 15 minutes. Serve over rice for a delicious (box free) dinner in 30 minutes.

Sleeping Cheeseburgers

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• 1 pound ground beef
• 2 small dill pickles, minced
• 1 small onion, minced
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon ketchup
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• salt and pepper to taste
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•  Combine ingredients in a bowl & mix.  Form into 4 patties. I made my burgers smaller so for bigger burgers add an extra pound of beef.

2 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet on medium heat. Cook burgers on medium heat for 8 minutes. The burgers may fall apart some while cooking but you are going to pocket then so don't worry about it.

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• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 pound frozen bread dough, thawed
• 8 slices American cheese
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Cut dough into 4 pieces, roll out into rectangles. Place a piece of cheese on the bottom half, place the cooked burger on top of the cheese and place another piece of cheese on top of the burger. Fold over the top of the bread dough and pinch to seal edges.

• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• Brush melted butter over the tops of buns
• Bake in oven at 425 degrees for 20 minutes or until browned. Served with baked french fries, corn on the cob or a tossed salad.
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Homemade Baked Tortilla Chips

A friend of mine served these at a get together. I had to learn how to make them. 

 Use 12 inch flour tortilla wraps or corn tortilla wraps. I cut some into circles & some into triangles.  

 Spread them out onto a cookie sheet. Add salt & pepper or any flavoring you want.

 Bake in the 200 degrees until golden brown and crispy. 

YUM!

So easy and so good.