Graham Cracker Goodness

Graham cracker sandwiches are updated with a drizzle of rich chocolate and stunning sprinkles, for a guaranteed tummy-tempting treat!

Chocolatey Graham Cracker Sandwiches

• Honey graham crackers
• Creamy peanut butter
• Marshmallow creme
• Chocolate almond bark or candy melts
• Nonpareils-sprinkles
• Quart-sized resealable freezer bag
• Wax paper

Break graham cracker rectangles in half. Spread peanut butter evenly onto one square. The second square receives a coating of marshmallow fluff. Combine the two squares into one scrumptious sandwich, then place on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper.
Melt chocolate candy coating according to package directions. Transfer to a quart-sized freezer bag and seal tightly. Using kitchen shears, snip a tiny amount from one corner of plastic bag. In a zigzag motion, drizzle melted chocolate over graham cracker sandwiches.
Working quickly, sprinkle wet chocolate with nonpareils. Allow chocolate to harden completely before removing sandwiches from wax paper.
Serve alongside a tall glass of milk, and enjoy!
*For those who suffer from nut allergies, use fruit jam instead of peanut butter.

Cheesy Haddock & Spinach Bake

Make this balanced meal during the week using haddock and spinach topped with cheese

Serves: 4 | Preparation Time: 10 minutes | Cooking Time: 50 minutes

Ingredients

• 500 millilitre Milk
• 40 millilitre KNORR Chicken a la King Dry Cook-in-Sauce
• 200 millilitre grated cheese
• 400 gram Haddock fillets
• 300 gram Spinach, cooked
• 40 millilitre chopped fresh parsley
• 4 Whole potatoes, steamed or boiled

Instructions

1. Mix the milk and contents of KNORR Fresh Ideas Chicken A la King sachet until smooth and heat in the microwave or stovetop until thickened.
2. Add 100 ml cheese to the sauce and stir until mixed through.
3. Place the haddock in a greased ovenproof dish and spread the fish fillets with cooked spinach.
4. Sprinkle with parsley, pour the creamy sauce over the fish and top with the remaining cheese.
5. Bake in the oven for 30-40 min and serve immediately with a jacket potato and a knob of Stork margarine seasoned with black pepper.

Tasty Potato Cakes

Serve up homemade potato cakes with a cooked breakfast or as a lunch snack flavoured with garlic and lemon pepper.

Serves: 4 - 6| Preparation Time: 25 minutes | Cooking Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 kilogram Potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 1 Garlic clove, crushed
• 5 millilitre Robertsons Lemon Pepper
• 45 millilitre Finely chopped marinated sundried tomatoes
• 5 millilitre Finely chopped parsley
• 125 millilitre Finely grated cheddar cheese
• 30 millilitre KNORR Creamy Ranch Salad Dressing

Instructions

1. Boil the potatoes in boiling water until tender and drain.
2. Mash the potato together with the remaining ingredients until smooth.
3. Shape into patties and fry in heated oil until lightly browned on both sides.
4. Serve with chops and salad.

Romany Creams

1 cup of icing sugar
3/4 cup of veg oil
250 grams of marvello margarine
4 1/2 cups of Plain flour
1 cup cocoa
1 cup coconut
Slab plain cadbury chocolate

With electric mixer mix first 3 igredients until stiff and creamy. Add flour, cocoa and coconut . Chill covered in fridge for 10 mins . Roll out on floured surface . Use fork and scrape lightly up and down , cut round shapes with cutter. Bake 10mins @ 190degrees. Cool - melt chocolate, spoon on bottom of biscuit and place it on other biscuit .

Makes about 40 biscuits, enjoy....

Chai Latte Chocolate Chip Mug Cake

 

 

I think I may have said a time or two how much I love single serving desserts.

Especially the ones that cook in a minute or less.

I don't really buy snack cakes or other such tempting yumminess, because then I would eat them. So I always say that I don't keep "good stuff" in the house.

But, I have the ingredients to make good stuff, and with a little effort comes cake (a sort of healthy cake, at that).

So this mug cake is actually pretty scrumptious, despite it's gross appearance.

I used a latte mix for the chai flavor and it made some foam around the cake, much like a latte ;)

Here's where I got my chai flavor:

Found these at Walmart in a pack of 8 (I think) for about 3 1/2 dollars, which is cheaper than what I would pay at Starbucks for one soy chia latte.

 

 

See what I mean about the foamy, gross appearance. Ewww in looks, but Yummmm in flavor and texture!

 

Make it!

 

Chai Latte, Chocolate Chip Mug Cake for 1

1 tbsp powdered chai tea latte mix

3 tbsp flour

3 packets of turbinado sugar (sugar in the raw)*

3 tbsp almond milk

1 tbsp applesauce

1/4 tsp baking powder

pinch salt

1/4 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 cup mini chocolate chips

Mix all the ingredients in a small bowl and pour into a greased (microwave safe) mug or ramekin. Bake for 55-60 seconds in the microwave & let it cool for 5 minutes.

Invert on a plate or eat it out of the mug & enjoy!

*If you don't have sugar in the raw, use 3 tsp of regular sugar or 2-3 Splenda packets, to taste.

 

 

Sea Salt Chocolate Cherry Cake

Some days are chocolate cake days.

When you drop your stud earring on the floor, then step on it thumb tack style. That’s a chocolate cake day.

When you leave your keys in your car and the engine running and it takes you like half-an-hour to realize it and run back outside in a panic. Um, chocolate cake day.

When your boss is out of town and the phone rings about 20 times. And every time it’s him. Yeah, get you some chocolate cake for that day.

All of these are possible reasons why you need to shove this cake in your face.

But you don’t really need a reason.

 

1-Minute Sea Salt Chocolate Cherry Cake

Serves 1

3 tbsp flour

1 tbsp + 1 tsp cocoa

Pinch salt

¼ tsp baking soda

3 tsp sugar (or more if you want it sweeter)

1 tbsp oil (I used vegetable oil)

3 tbsp milk (I used almond milk)

¼ tsp vanilla extract

2-3 chopped (and pitted) Bing cherries

2 squares of salted dark chocolate, chopped

Mix all this stuff together & pour in a greased coffee mug. Microwave for 50-55 seconds. Cool for a few minutes and either eat it out of the mug or invert it on a plate. Enjoy!

100 Ways to Use an Apple

It’s hard to believe it, but September is already here, which means apple season is ripe for the picking. But this year, don’t think just apple pie and apple sauce. Think apple jelly and apple pizza. Apple soup and apple grilled cheese. If you must, go ahead and think apple pie, but at least top it with bacon.

From Endless Simmer and all our favorite blogs around the web, check out 100 ways to use an apple.
Click on the photos for full recipes.