Bisquick Coffee Cake

This recipe used to be on the back of the Bisquick box, but Betty removed it a few years ago. It's an easy, tasty treat when your cupboard is almost bare.








Coffee Cake
2 cups Original Bisquick mix
2/3 cup milk or water
2 tablespoons sugar
1 egg
Cinnamon Streusel Topping
1/3 cup Original Bisquick mix
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons firm butter or margarine
Directions:
1. Heat oven to 375°F. Grease 9-inch round pan. In small bowl, stir streusel ingredients until crumbly; set aside.
2. In medium bowl, mix coffee cake ingredients until blended. Spread in pan. Sprinkle with streusel topping.
3. Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown.

High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Heat oven to 425°F. Use 9-inch square pan. Stir 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour into the 2 cups Bisquick mix. Increase milk to 3/4 cup. Bake 15 to 20 minutes.

Marshmallow Cream Cheese Fruit Dip

Soften a package of cream cheese and mix with 2 small jars of marshmallow cream; you could use one large jar, but it's too hard to get the stuff out of the big jar. Just use 2 small jars. Then add a teaspoon or two of vanilla. Blend till smooth and enjoy with fruit. We particularly enjoy it with watermelon!

Strawberry Fruit Dip

This recipe is quick and delicious...just how I like em'.

Ingredients:
1/4 to 1/3 container (8oz) of cool whip
1- 6 oz container of strawberry yogurt

Mix cool whip and yogurt together.

That's it! Enjoy!

Great for dipping apples, grapes and bananas. Yum, yum!

Spinach Chicken & Pasta Salad

1/4 cup sesame seeds
1/4 cup chopped parsley
1/3 cup red wine vinegar
1/3 cup soy sauce
3/4 cup oil
3 Tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1/2 cup browned slivered almonds (cook on the stove with butter and brown sugar)

1 large bag washed spinach leaves
1- 12oz bag bowtie pasta (cooked until tender firm & chilled)
4 chicken breasts (boiled, cut into pieces- or you can use a Costco roasted chicken and just cut it up)

Mix all ingredients in large bowl EXCEPT spinach, noodles, almonds & chicken. Stir well. Add remaining ingredients (except almonds) and toss well. Let chill for a few hours before serving.

Add almonds and stir in right before serving.

This is a delicious main course salad, but you can also serve it as a side salad with dinner if you eliminate the chicken.

I got this recipe from my husband's Aunt Lorraine Starkie and everyone seems to LOVE it!

White Chocolate Cheesecake

1 cup shortbread cookie crumbs (or store bought crust)

1/4 cup butter, melted

2 Pkg. cream cheese (8oz), soften

1 Pkg. (6oz) white chocolate baking bar, (melted and cooled)

2/3 cup sugar

3 eggs

2/3 sour cream

1 tsp. vanilla

In small mixing bowl, combine cookie crumbs and melted butter. Press onto bottom of 9 inch springform pan.

In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and cooled white chocolate baking bar until combined. Beat in sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, vanilla, and sour cream; beat on low speed till just combined. Pour over prepared crust. Bake in a 350˙ oven for about 45 minutes or until center appears to be almost set. Cool on wire rack for 15 minutes. Loosen cake from sides of pan. Cool 30 more minutes; remove sides of pan. Cool completely. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours. 

BLT Pasta

3 cups of any kind of pasta
1/2 package of cream cheese
1 cup milk
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
Cooked Bacon
2 cups spinach leaves
tomato's
1 tsp Italian seasoning

Cook pasta. In a skillet, cook cream cheese, milk, Parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning until melted and well blended. Add remaining ingredients. Serve and enjoy!

Train Burgers

I think these are the BEST burgers I have ever had! We make these with homemade french fries and dip the fries in the leftover sauce. I know this is not a healthy meal but it is so GOOD!!!

Make the sauce first, so the flavors can blend


2 lbs. Hamburger

1 lb. Ham

8 Lrg. hamburger buns

8 slices Swiss cheese

8 slices American cheese

1 Recipe Train sauce (see below)

Lettuce

Sliced Tomatoes

Dill Pickle Slices

Divide hamburger into 8 patties. Divide ham into 8 servings. Cook hamburger on grill. When hamburger is almost 165 degrees, place ham onto grill. when ham is hot, place Swiss cheese on ham and American cheese on hamburger. Cook hamburger to 165 degrees, toast or heat buns. Serve with train sauce, lettuce, pickles and tomato. Serves 8


Train Sauce:

1 c. mayonnaise

1/4 c. ketchup

2 T. creamy french salad dressing

1 T. white vinegar

1 T. sugar

1 T. minced sweet pickle

1 T. minced white onion

1/4 tsp. salt

1/8 tsp. white pepper

Combine all ingredients in a small bowl; stir well. Cover and refrigerate for several hours so that flavors blend. Makes about 1 1/2 c. sauce.