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I am happily married to my wife Denise for 13 years. We have a daughter and she is 8 years old, her name is Hailey. We also have a cat named boots and he is the best cat that anyone can have. We both love to cook and bake when we have time, I do most of the cooking because I am a stay at home dad right now, who is looking for a new job. We just wanted to share our recipes on here with everyone so that they can make the same things that we make. Hope you enjoy this Blog and we update it whenever we make something new in the kitchen.

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Spaghetti Lasagna

1 small pkg. spaghetti noodles
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
1 medium container of large cottage cheese
1 tsp. oil
1 lb. ground beef
1 large prego chunky spaghetti sauce
1 cup grated mozzarella cheese


Boil spaghetti noodles with the oil, drain and put into a 9x13 greased cake pan. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese, then put the cottage cheese on top. Brown hamburger, salt and pepper, then drain the hamburger. Mix in Prego and pour over cottage cheese. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.

Bake at 275 for 25 to 30 minutes.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

8oz. butter softened, set it out the night before works best
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 eggs(room temp)
pinch of vanilla
2 cups chocolate chips


Cream together the first 4 ingredients. I mixed on high speed for 5 minutes with mix master. Once the mixture is light in color, add the eggs, then vanilla. Mix together the flour, salt and baking powder then add to muxture. Once mixed together, add chocolate chips. Scoop dough onto parchment lined cookie sheet and chill the dough for 30 minutes before baking in a 400 degree oven for 12 to 15 minutes.

I used a large cookie scoop, these cookies will not flatten, they will rise and be cake like, they are really good. I also didn't use parchment paper as I was out, normally I use the paper, it is alot easier to take off the cookie sheet and there is no mess.


Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Sloppy Joe Squares

1 lb. ground beef
1 can of sloppy Joe sauce
2 cans of Pillsbury Big & Buttery crescent dinner rolls
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 t. sesame seed

Brown the hamburger over medium heat until all browned, drain. Return to skillet and stir in the sauce until it is heated all the way through.
Unroll one can of the dough; place in greased 13x9 pan. press the dough on the bottom of the pan and up the sides about a 1/2 inch, once the dough is pressed and complete, add the sloppy Joe mixture, spread evenly over the dough and sprinkle with cheese.
Unroll the second can of dough and place it over the top of the mixture, it should cover the whole top. sprinkle sesame seeds on the top of the crescent roll(I didn't use sesame seeds, I used cheese instead)
Bake at 350 for 30 to 35 minutes or until the mixture is bubbly and dough is golden brown. Cut into squares and serve.

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Tater Tot Casserole

1 1/2 lbs. ground chuck
1 can cream of celery soup
1 pkg. tatertots
1/4 cup onions
1 can of corn or any veggies that you want to add to it

Brown meat and onions together, drain the meat once it is browned. Spread meat into a greased 2 qt. baking dish, stir in the soup and veggies, top with tater tots and bake for 45 minutes at 400. once out of the oven top with chesse of choice and cover for 5 minutes.