Recipe: Raisin Bran Muffins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups wheat bran
• 1 cup milk
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 cup raisins

Steps

1. In a large bowl, mix bran and milk together. Let stand for 5 minutes.

2. Stir in vegetable oil, egg, vanilla and sugar.

3. In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking powder and baking soda.

4. Add flour mixture to the bran mixture, and stir until moistened.

5. Fold in raisins.

6. Drop by spoonful into greased muffin tin, or into baking cups.

7. Bake at 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes (I did 17 minutes and it was perfect).

Makes 12 muffins

- Recipe from Rogers' Wheat Bran bag

Recipe: 2 Ingredient Cookies [Toddler Approved]

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups of oats (I used the quick oats)
• 3 large old bananas
• Optional: a handful of chocolate chips, raisins, chopped nuts, or cinnamon 
• (I used 1/4 tsp of cinnamon in mine)

Steps

1. Pour oats into a large mixing bowl.

2. Add bananas to bowl and mash them into the oats.

3. If the mixture is too runny, add more oats to taste. 

4. Add in optional items and mix in.

5. Drop by spoonful onto a greased cookie sheet

5. Cook at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.

- The Burlap Bag (from my Pinterest)

Recipe: Chipit Noels

Ingredients
■ 1/2 cup margarine/butter
■ 3/4 cup sugar
■ 1 egg
■ 1/2 tsp almond extract
■ 1 cup flour
■ 1/2 tsp baking powder
■ 3/4 cup chocolate chips
■ 3/4 cup coconut (shredded & sweetened)
■ 3/4 cup chopped maraschino cherries

Steps
1. Cream margarine with sugar.
2. Beat in egg and almond extract.
3. Combine flour and baking powder in separate bowl.
4. Stir into the creamed mixture.
5. Mix in chips, coconut and cherries.
6. Drop from teaspoon onto plain cookie sheet.
7. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes.

- Recipe from my Mommy

Recipe: Easy Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients
• 1 cup Kraft Light Peanut Butter
• 1/2 cup Sugar
• 1 egg

Steps
1. PREHEAT oven to 325º F. Mix peanut butter, sugar and egg.
2. ROLL into 1-inch balls. Place, 2 inches apart, on baking sheets. Flatten with fork.
3. BAKE 15 min. (Do not overbake.) Let stand on baking sheets 5 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.

Yields 12 [for 24 cookies, simply double the recipe]

- Kraft Canada

Recipe: Christmas Candy Cane Balls

Ingredients
525g of Chocolate Chips
1 Can of Condensed Milk
1 Tbsp of Vanilla
5 Candy Canes - crushed
Red or Green Sprinkles *optional*


Steps
1. Melt the chocolate chips and condensed milk together over low-medium heat. 
2. Once melted, put into the fridge to chill for 1.5 hours. 
3. Meanwhile, crush the candy canes (I use a sheet of wax paper, put the candy canes in it, and crush them with a rolling pin).

You can do these options:
1. Mix the candy canes into the chilled chocolate mix - and then roll them in the red and green sprinkles
2. Roll the balls in the candy cane

I roll the balls into 1 inch balls.

Put the balls onto a cookie sheet with wax paper, and into the freezer for about 15-20 minutes. Then put them all into one container, into the freezer.

- Recipe from my Mommy

Recipe: Rice Salad

Ingredients
2 cups cooked Rice
1 cup chopped Celery
1 cup chopped Onion
2 cup cooked frozen Peas

Marinade:
1/2 cup Oil
1/2 cup Sugar
1/2 tsp Salt
3 Tbsp Vinegar
3 Tbsp Soya Sauce

Steps
1. Cook rice as directed on box (I use the 5 minute Rice stuff). Put in fridge to cool.
2. Cook peas as directed. Put in fridge to cool.
3. Dice onions and celery.
4. While rice and peas are cooling, prepare the marinade.
5. Add all marinade ingredients into a pot, over low-medium heat, stirring occasionally.
6. Mix rice, peas, celery and onion together in a large dish.
7. Pour marinade over the mixture, and mix it all together.
8. Cover the dish and leave in the fridge overnight.

- Recipe from my Granny

Recipe: Chocolate Chip Muffins

In one bowl, mix these dry ingredients together:
● 1 1/2 cups Flour
● 1/2 cup Sugar
● 3 teaspoons Baking Powder

Add to the bowl:
● 1 cup chocolate chips

In another bowl, add these ingredients together:
● 1 Egg
● 1 cup Milk
● 1/3 cup Butter (melted)

Mix all ingredients together. Spoon out into a greased muffin pan.

Bake @ 375 degrees for 20 minutes.

- Company's Coming: Muffins & More

Recipe: Italian Pasta Bake

Italian Pasta Bake
• 2 lbs. Ground Hamburger
• 1 can Pasta Sauce
• 3 cups Pasta (Penne or Rotini)
• 1/2 cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
• 2 Tbps. Parmesan Cheese

Steps
1. Fry beef in frying pan. Cook pasta according to package instructions.
2. Preheat oven to 450˚ F
3. When beef and pasta are finished cooking, pour the beef into a baking pan, and stir in the pasta with it.
4. Mix in the can of pasta sauce throughout the beef and pasta.
5. Sprinkle the parmesan cheese over the beef, and mix in.
6. Top the dish with the shredded mozzarella cheese.
7. Bake in oven for 10-15 minutes.

- Kraft Canada

Recipe: Chicken & Broccoli Alfredo

Ingredients
- 10 oz. Fettuccine
- 3 cups Broccoli Florets
- 2 Tbsp. Butter
- 4 Chickens (boneless, skinless)
- 1 Can of Campbell's Cream of Chicken Soup
- 1/2 cup Milk
- 1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese

Steps
1. Cook fettuccine. Around the last 4 minutes of cooking, add the broccoli to the pasta and water. Drain when finished.
2. Heat butter in a sauce pan.
3. Cook chicken over medium heat until cooked.
4. Add in soup, milk and cheese. Heat thoroughly.
5. Add soup-chicken mixture to the pot with the broccoli and fettuccine. Stir well.

- Cooking with Campbell's

Recipe: Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients
• 3/4 Cup of Crisco Shortening
• 1 1/4 Cup of Brown Sugar
• 2 Tbsps of Milk
• 1 Tbsp of Vanilla Extract
• 1 Egg
• 1 3/4 Cup of Flour
• 3/4 tsps of Baking Soda
• 1 1/2 Cups of Chocolate Chips

Steps
1. Combine shortening, brown sugar, milk and vanilla together in a bowl. Blend at medium speed.
2. Blend in egg.
3. In separate bowl mix flour and baking soda together. Add this to the shortening mixture. Blend in.
4. Add chocolate chips and stir in.
5. Drop by teaspoon on to an ungreased baking sheet.
6. Cook at 375˚ F. For chewy cookies, bake for 8-10 minutes. For crispy cookies, bake for 11-13 minutes.

- Crisco Recipes