Here is a quick bread for breakfast or a brunch.

3 cups baking mix

1/3 cup sugar

3 eggs

3 T. grated orange peel

3/4 cup orange juice (fresh or frozen)

3/4 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Orange glaze:

Makes one loaf 9x5x3- preheat oven 350 degrees

Mix baking mix, sugar, eggs, orange peel and orange juice and beat 1/2 minute on slow speed.  Beat another 2 1/2 minutes on medium.  Stir in nuts and bake for 55 to 60 minutes.

Orange glaze: Mix 1 cup powdered sugar, 1/4 cup butter or margarine melted, 1 T. grated orange peel, 1 T. orange juice.  Mix thoroughly…  If needed add more juice.

Try this some morning with a great cup of your favorite coffee!

Gogi

This is a cheese ball you can make ahead without much fuss.

2 pkgs. cream cheese

2 cups sharp shredded  cheddar cheese

l T. chopped green onion

l T. chopped green and red bell pepper

2 T. Worcestershire sauce

1 tsp. lemon juice

Finely chopped pecans (amount as desired)

Soften and mix cheeses.  Add remaining ingredients except nuts.  Chill.  Add nuts and form into ball. Save some of the nuts to roll the cheese ball in.

You could make this into a centerpiece for a a snack table. 

Enjoy,

Gogi

2 T. cornstarch

1 tsp. lemon peel

1/2 tsp. cloves

1/4 tsp. salt

1 1/2 cups orange juice

1 tsp. lemon juice

1 – 16 ounce can whole cranberry sauce

In pan combine coornstarch, lemon peel , salt;  stir in orange juice and lemon juice until smooth. 

Cook over high heat until thickened and smooth.

Stir in cranberry sauce and heat thoroughly.  Makes 3 cups.  Serve hot or cold.

This is a great sauce for baked ham  or pork.

Enjoy,

Gogi

Here is an excellent recipe to fix for 4-24 hours ahead.  After you finished preparing the dish, cover and put in the refrigerator.

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup butter melted

3 tsp. cinnamon (equals 1 T.)

1 cup chopped apples

1/2 cup cranraisins ( or raisins or dried cranberries)

1 loaf of French bread sliced

6 large eggs

1 1/2 cups milk

1 T. vanilla

Combine brown sugar, butter and 1 tsp. cinnamon .  Put in 13 x 9 baking dish .   Add apples and cranberries,raisins, or cranraisins.  Stir to coat.  Spread evenly over bottom and arrange bread on top. 

Mix eggs, milk, vanilla and remaining 2 tsp. of cinnamon until well blended.  Pour over bread soaking completely.  Cover and refreigerate.*

Cover and bake at 375 degrees  for 40 minutes.  Uncover and bake 5 minute more.  Remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes. 

*Don’t put a glass baking dish directly from the refriegerator into the hot preheated oven.   It is best to let it set on the cabinet for a while so the temperature of the dish rises and the shock of putting it into the oven will not crack the baking dish.

Serve with syrup, whipped cream or whatever else suits your fancy! While you are baking the french toast, you can be preparing the rest of the menu.  This is a great brunch recipe.  You can add fresh fruit, bacon, coffee,  juice,  and you have a complete brunch in a jiffy.  Simple but scrumptuous.

Invite some friends over!!

Gogi

I just finished making the crust for a cookie pizza.  I took a package of sugar cookie mix from the cupboard, mixed as directed and spread it on an ungreased round pizza pan and baked according to directions.  It is cooling now and later I will put the topping on it. 

1 8 ounce package of cream cheese softened

1/2 cup peanut butter

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 cup chopped salted peanuts

Mix together first 3 ingredients and spread on cooled crust.  Sprnkle peanuts over top.  Take chocolate ice cream or carmel topping and drizzle across the top.  Makes a great snack or dessert for family or company.  Refrigerate leftovers.

If you are going to eat this right away, slice some granny apples, dip in lemon juice and scatter across the top of pizza before adding the topping.  I prefer not to unless I know it is going to be used right away because the apples might not look so great after a while even if you dipped them. 

Enjoy,

Gogi

Combine 1/2 cup shortening

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cuup brown ssugar

2 unbeaten eggs

Sift together

1/2 tsp. salt

1 cup flour

1/2 tsp. baking soda

Add to creamed mixture above.

Then add to that mixture

1 cup coconut

1 cup oats

i tsp. vanilla

Drop from a spoon onto a greased cookie sheet.  Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes.

This is  a really quick and inexpensive recipe to make.  You can add raisins, nuts, cranraisins, or any other cut up dried fruits or just leave it plain.

LIKE I ALWAYS SAY- BE CREATIVE!!!

Gogi

2   8 ounce pkgs. shredded coconut

1   15 ounce can sweetened condensed milk

2    tsp. vanilla

Mix ingedients.  Drop from teaspoon onto well greased cookie sheet (or use brown paper liner).  Bake 10-12  minutes.  Cool slightly and remove from pan to rack.  Bake at 350 degrees.  Makes about 4 dozen.

This is certainly an easy recipe and very, very good.  This was given to me by a friend, Judy Boyd, who moved away a few years ago to North Carolina.  We miss her but still get to taste her wonderful recipe.

Thanks Judy.

Enjoy

Gogi