Coconut-Pineapple Cream Cake

My family would always make this cake for our Polynesian luaus. It's a great summer dessert because it is pretty light on the palate and easy to make.

1 pkg. vanilla cake mix
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
1 c. milk
1 pkg. (3 3/4 oz.) instant vanilla pudding
1 can (20 oz.) crushed pineapple, drained
1 (12 oz.) cool whip
1 c. shredded coconut

Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour a jelly roll pan. Prepare cake mix as directed on the pkg. Pour into pan and bake for 15-20 min. Cool completely.
Mix cream cheese, milk, and pudding until thick. Spread over cake. Spread pineapple over pudding mixture then cover with cool whip. Sprinkle with coconut. Chill before serving.

(You can add/switch different fruits. I like to put bananas on top or below of the pineapple layer. I've tried using canned peaches (cut into thinner slices) instead of pineapple with no coconut, strawberries and bananas, stawberries and peaches... the options are endless and they all taste great.)

Donnette's Rolls/Breadsticks

For those non-bakers, this is one of the easiest roll recipe's that I have ever come across. It's simple and fairly quick as far as roll dough goes. It makes great breadsticks, rolls, and just about anything else you can think of to use it for. Thanks for sharing it with me Donnette.


2 C. Warm Wate

2 Tbsp. Yeast

1/2 C. Sugar

Mix and let sit for 5- 10 minutes until yeast starts to foam

then add:

2 1/2 tsp. Salt

3 C. Flour

Mix well then add:

1 Egg

1/4 C. Oil

Mix together then add:

3 C. flour (1 C. at a time)

Mix together until dough is formed. Do not add too much flour or dough will be stiff. It is better for dough to be a little sticky. Let dough raise for 1/2 hour. Make it into desired shape i.e. rolls, breadsticks, etc. Then allow it to rise for 20 minutes more. Bake at 400 for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Once out of oven brush with butter while warm.

BreadSticks

Use the Roll dough

1 Stick margarine melted

Parmesean Cheese

McCormicks Salad Supreme Seasoning mix

Garlic Salt

Parsley Flakes

Roll dough out into a large rectangle about 1/2 inch thick. Then Cut into strips with a pizza cutter. Then take each strip and dip it into butter and seasoning and lay it on a pan, make sure both sides of the beardstick are coated with seasoning. You can just lay the margarine and seasonings in the pan you are going to cook the breadsticks in and then roll them in the seasonings as you lay them out in the pan. Allow them to rise for 10 minutes, then Cook at 400 for 12-15 minutes.

Crock Pot Chicken Taco's

This recipe is so easy, and is way yummy, I hope that you all enjoy it as much as I do!

2 Cans Black Beans

1 Can Corn

2 Chicken breasts shredded

1 C. Salsa

Place all ingredients in a crock pot and cook on low for 3 hours

Then serve with Tortillas, and your favorite Taco toppings (i.e. sour cream, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and salsa) .

Creamy Chicken

We had this dish while we were staying with Kevin's Aunt in Hawaii, and it was so good and super easy, so I had to post it for everyone else to enjoy!

2-3 Chicken breasts

2-3 Cans Cream of mushroom or Chicken Soup

1 Pkg Dry Good Season Italion Dressing Mix

Cook in Crock Post for at least 3 hours on high

Just before serving stir in

1 Pkg of Cream Cheese

Make sure to mix until Smooth

Use Milk to thin out until desired consistency is obtained.

Serve over rice or noodles.

To change things up, you can add some fresh mushrooms to the mixture, or you can cube or strip and brown the chicken before adding it to the crockpot.

Pumpkin Waffles

2 C. Flour

1 Tbsp Cinnamon
1/2 tsp. Nutmeg
1 1/2 C. Milk
3/4 C. Melted Margarine
2 Tbsp. Baking Powder
1 Tbsp. Sugar
1/4 tsp. Salt
1 C. Pumpkin
1 Tbsp. Vanilla

Combine dry ingredients and stir together.

Combine wet ingredients and mix together.
Add wet and dry ingredients together and mix just until combined.
Cook in a hot waffle iron. Serve with Butter and Carmel Syrup.

If you are sunnin short on time, you can add 1 can pumpkin to pre-made waffle mix, along with cinnamon and nutmeg. It isn't quite as good, but you get the same general effect.

Crepes

2 Eggs

2 C. Milk

1 1/2 C. Flour

Pinch of Salt

2 tsp. Sugar

2 tsp. Vanilla

2 Tbsp. Melted Butter

Mix all ingredients together in a blender or a bowl. Pour a small amount of batter into a hot non-stick frying pan and swirl the batter around by tipping the pan to make the batter spread into a large thin circle that coats the pan thinly. Then place over the heat on the stove and cook on both sides. Serve with your favorite toppings ( Syrup, butter and powdered Sugar, Fresh fruit and whipped cream, Nutella - Chocolate) roll them up and enjoy.

Carmel Syrup

1 1/2 C. Sugar

1/2 C. Butter
1/2 C. Milk

Boil for 5 minutes watching carefully so mixture does not boil over, then take mixture off of the heat and add:

1 tsp. Vanilla

1 tsp. Baking Soda

The serve over pancakes or Pumpkin Waffles

Carmel Apple Dip

1 Package Cream Cheese

3/4 C. Brown Sugar

1 tsp. Vanilla

Chopped Walnuts - optional

Beat all ingredients either by hand or in mixer until smooth. Serve with Apple slices.

Baconwiches & Hot Apple Syrup

This is a yummy take on French Toast. I think my mom got it from a 70s cookbook or something.

Baconwiches & Hot Apple Syrup
8 slices bacon
2 slightly beaten eggs
¾ cup milk
¼ teaspoon salt
8 slices bread
Hot Apple Syrup

In skillet cook bacon till crisp. Drain bacon; reserve drippings. Combine eggs, milk, and salt. Dip bread in mixture; fry in drippings till brown. Crumble bacon over toast, top with Hot Apple Syrup.

Hot Apple Syrup
In small skillet melt ½ cup apple jelly and 2 tablespoons butter with 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon; stir till smooth.

--I usually add some vanilla and cinnamon to the egg mixture. And I just mix the hot apple syrup in a glass measuring cup and melt it in the microwave. It is yum yum yummy!

Sour Cream Chicken