White Trash!

I was going to post the White Trash recipe here, but Kay did such a good job of 'step by stepping' it, that i'm just gonna link to her. after all, it's her recipe :)

Enjoy!!

AWESOME cooking videos

Martha turned me on to this cool cooking site that has videos of their recipes! whoa! and they're fun, not boring. So, check out this one for Rudolph Christmas Cookies. i bet you could change these up with Craisins and stuff too. FUN!

Katie's Famous Mac 'n Cheese Bites

Katie made these for her adorable baby boy's first birthday party, and man, were they yummy! Thought you might want to try as they make a good different appetizer/snack.

INGREDIENTS
2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni
1 tablespoon butter
1 egg, beaten
1 cup milk
1 1/2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese (Keep 1/2 cup of this set aside for the bread crumb mixture)
1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup seasoned dry bread crumbs
2 teaspoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper

DIRECTIONS
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray. (this is really important. definitely err on the side of overgreasing the pan, as they tend to stick to it) In a small bowl, stir together the bread crumbs, olive oil and reserved cheese; set aside.

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the macaroni and cook for about 8 minutes, it should still be a little bit firm. Remove from the heat, drain and return to the pan; stir in the butter and egg until pasta is evenly coated. Reserve 1/2 cup of sharp Cheddar cheese and stir the remaining Cheddar cheese, milk and mozzarella cheese, salt and pepper into the pasta. (Taste it before you spoon into the muffin tins to make sure that it's seasoned properly. I think that I used a little more salt)

Spoon into the prepared muffin tin. Sprinkle the reserved cheese and bread crumb mixture over the tops. (I used mini muffin tins b/c I liked the shape better)

Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the topping is nicely browned. Allow the muffins to cool for a few minutes before removing from the pan. This will allow the cheese to set and they will hold their muffin shape.

The refrigerate and I've heard that they freeze well. To reheat, I just placed on a cookie sheet and warmed them up in a 350 degree oven.

Dr. Pepper Cake

My super cool neighbors brought me a mini-loaf of this awesome Dr.Pepper cake. They made it bc they had been to Dublin, TX where the original bottling plant for Dr. Pepper is. and i guess they got inspired. Anyway, it's moist and delicious!

(btw, i totally stole this recipe from another blog)

Ingredients: Cake
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
2 cups sugar
1 cup unsalted butter
1.5 cups mini marshmallow
3 Tbs. unsweetened coco powder
1 cup Dr. Pepper
2 eggs
1.5 cups buttermilk
1tsp vanilla extract

Ingredients: Icing
1/2 cup unsalted butter
6Tbs. Dr Pepper
3Tbs cocoa powder
1 pound icing sugar
1tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup chopped nuts (pecans or walnuts)

Method: Cake
1. Preheat the oven to 350F or 180C
2. Grease a 9x13 inch ( 23x33cm) pan
3. In a large bowl sift together the flour and baking soda, and then stir in the sugar. Set aside.
4. In a saucepan heat the butter, the marshmallow's, the cocoa and the Dr. Pepper. Stir constantly until the marshmallows and butter are melted. Do not allow to boil.
5. Pour the marshmallow mixture over the flour mixture. Mix well. and set aside.
6. In another bowl, beat the eggs until they are light and fluffy, stir in the buttermilk and vanilla extract.
7. Mix in the egg mixture with the flour mixture and mix until it is smooth.
8. Pour into the prepared pan.
9. Bake until the center of the cake springs back lightly when touched (around 50-55min).
10. Let the cake cool.

Method: Icing
1. In a saucepan combine the butter, Dr. Pepper and cocoa powder.
2. Bring to the boil over low heat, stirring constantly.
3. Remove the pan from the heat, gradually sift in the icing sugar until it is smooth, then fold in the vanilla extract and nuts.
Assembly
Put the warm icing on the cake.