Heavenly Fruit Dip

This is a new recipe that we had the other night at our visiting teaching interviews. It is amazing. Isaiah ate all my strawberries and grapes and I was just dipping my fingers in. The only sad thing is that marshmallow cream has egg in it, so Luke couldn't have it.... but more for the mommy!



1 8 oz. container of strawberry cream cheese (softened)
1 7 oz. container of marshmallow cream

Mix and devour with the fruit of your choice. Mmmm.

Frosted Banana Bars

1/2 c. butter, softened
2 c. sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 c. mashed bananas
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour
1 tsp. soda
1 pinch salt

Cream butter and sugar. Add everything else. Bake in a 15" x 10" (I use a big cookie sheet and it works great) for 350 F. for 20 minutes. Let cool. Frost with cream cheese frosting.

Jubilee Jumbles

These are a recipe of my mom's. They are a humble and delicious cookie. Can you go wrong when combining brown sugar and butter?


½ c shortening
¼ c butter
1 c brown sugar
½ c sugar
2 eggs
1 c evaporated milk
2 ¾ c flour
½ t baking soda
1 t salt
1 c broken walnuts

Cream shortening, butter and sugars. Add eggs and alternately add dry ingredients and milk. Mix in nuts. Chill 1 hour. Bake on lightly greased cookie sheets at 375 F for 10 minutes. Frost while warm but not hot.

Frosting
Brown 2 T butter, add ¼ c evaporated milk and 1-2 cups powdered sugar.

Salmon with Gingery Cabbage

Another salmon favorite at our house.

1 T olive oil
1 sm onion, thinly sliced
4 pieces salmon fillet,skin removed
1/2 t curry powder
2 T dijon mustard
2 t grated peeled fresh ginger
1/2 t ground cumin
1 bag shredded cabbage

Preheat oven to 400 F. In 12 inch skillet heat olive oil on medium 1 minute. Add onion; cover and cook 8-10 minutes or until onion is tender and golden brown, stirring occasionally.

Meanwhile grease 13x9 inch baking dish. Place salmon in dish. In cup, stir together curry powder, Dijon mustard, and 2 t water; use to brush evenly over salmon.

Roast salmon, without turning over, 15 minutes or just until opaque throughout.

While salmon roasts, add ginger and cumin to onion in skillet and cook 1 minute, stirring. Add cabbage and 1/4 t salt; cover and cook 11-13 minutes or until cabbage is just tender and starts to brown, stirring occasionally.

To serve, spoon cabbage mixture onto dinner plates; top with salmon.

Salmon And Noodle Bowl

This is not a family recipe my mom made...she didn't make much seafood of any kind as a rule. We like salmon though so I thought I'd share two new recipes:

1 9-oz pkg refrigerated fettuccine
2 T olive oil
1 lb skinless, boneleess 1 inch thick salmon, cut in 8 pieces
salt and ground black pepper
6 cups packaged fresh baby spinach
1/2 c bottled roasted red or yellow sweet peppers
1/2 c reduced-calorie balsamic vinaigrette salad dressing

Prepare pasta according to package directions.

Meanwhile, brush 1 T olive oil on salmon. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Heat an extra large skillet over medium heat; add salmon. Cook 8-12 minutes or until salmon flakes, turning once. Remove salmon; cover and keep warm. Add spinach, sweet peppers, and remaining oil to skillet. Cook and stir 1-2 minutes, until spinach is wilted. Drain pasta; add to skillet. Add dressing; toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper.

Easy Pesto Pasta

8 ounces spaghetti, Or any type of pasta you prefer
3/4 cup Pesto
3 tablespoon Parmesan, grated
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

Cook chicken breasts in a skillet on medium-high heat for 3-4 minutes per side, until no longer pink. Cut chicken into bite size pieces then return to pan. Add 1/4 cup pesto sauce and allow to simmer while cooking pasta.

Cook desired type of pasta according to package directions. Drain and rinse. Return to pan and add remaining pesto sauce. Mix gently. Mix in chicken with pasta. Top with parmesan cheese.

Quick & Easy Alfredo Sauce

Just in case I'm not the only one who craves the Olive Garden at inopportune times... like no budget for such frivolity or 3 kids and no babysitter. I found this on the internet last night and the ingredients were all things I had on hand. I really liked it. Enoch loved it. Thus, a new family favorite is born. And, a lot easier on the pocket book than the OG... although I won't say that it was better than the Olive Garden. That'd be pretty hard to do. It was right up there though.

Ingredients:
1/2 c. butter
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 cups milk
6 ounces grated Parmesan cheese (I didn't have fresh Parmesan laying around, so I used the last 1/2 of my 8 oz canister of Parmesan cheese and it worked fine)
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions: Melt butter in a medium, non-stick saucepan over medium heat. Add cream cheese & garlic powder, stirring w/ wire whisk until smooth. Add milk, a little at a time, whisking to smooth out lumps. Stir in Parmesan and pepper. Remove from heat when sauce reaches desired consistency. Sauce will thicken rapidly, thin with milk if cooked too long. Toss with hot pasta to serve.

(It noted that the cream cheese was the secret ingredient.)