Van's Fini Flight Quiche (aka Super Easy Spinach and Cheese Quiche!)

Ingredients:
*1 ready-to-use refrigerated pie crust
*1 tsp flour
*1 3/4 cups shredded cheddar cheese
*1/4 cup shredded swiss cheese
*1 package fresh spinach, sauteed
*1 cup milk or cream
*4 eggs, beaten
*1/2 tsp. salt
*1/4 tsp pepper

Variations: You can add other yummy veggies to compliment the spinach. Caramelized onions, leeks, and mushrooms would all work well.

Directions:
*Heat oven to 350°F.
*Line 9-inch pie plate with crust; flute edge.
*Toss cheese with flour in medium bowl. Add remaining ingredients. Mix. Pour into crust.
*Bake 1 hour or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.

Source: This is a variation on Kraft Foods Website recipe for Spinach Quiche

Submitted by:  Tara Morrissey

Chocolate Chip Muffins

Ingredients:
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
Pinch of salt
3/4 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1 cup sour cream
6 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
Directions:
*Preheat oven 400*
*Cream butter and sugar until fluffy
*Beat in eggs
*Beat in vanilla
*Mix dry ingredients and add to butter mixture (ALTERNATE with sour cream - begin and end with flour)
*Stir in chocolate chips
*Bake 20 minutes

Makes: 1 dozen.

Submitted by:  DeAnne Anderson

Cinnamon Walnut Coffee Cake

*Note: double the recipe if you want to use a Bundt cake/ring mold - you won't end up using all the batter, but if you don't double it, it won't fill up the mold enough.


Ingredients for topping:
2/3 cup flour
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup sugar
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/8 tsp salt
6 Tbsp cold butter in pieces
1 and 2/3 cups chopped walnuts

Ingredients for cake filling:
2 1/4 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/4 tsp salt
6 Tbsp butter room temp
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup buttermilk

Ingredients for icing:
1 cup confectioners sugar
1-2 Tbsp milk

Directions:
*Heat the oven to 350 F

**For the topping:
*Mix the first five dry ingredients together, then cut butter into the dry mixture, and stir in walnuts

**For the cake:
*Mix together the first five dry ingredients, set aside.
*Beat butter and both sugars until creamy and blended.
*Beat in eggs
*Add vanilla
*Beat until smooth.
*On low speed, beat in flour mixture, alternating with buttermilk.
*Spoon half of batter into prepared pan
*Sprinkle half of topping over batter
*Put rest of batter in, then the rest of topping on last.
**Note: If using a Bundt cake/ring mold, only fill the mold 2/3 full to let it rise. Can also make in any cake pan or casserole dish)

*Bake for 50-60 min until cake tester inserted is clean

*Cool on wire rack


**For the Icing:
*In a small bowl, mix confectioners sugar with enough milk to make it drizzly.
*Pour in a light drizzle over the finished cake while barely warm

Source: "My Momma"


Submitted by: Michelle Meadows Turner

Pumpkin Roll

Ingredients:
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup white sugar
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 cup pumpkin puree
3 eggs
1 tsp lemon juice
2 TBSP confectioners' sugar

Filling Ingredients: (Or just use pre-made cream cheese frosting)
1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup confectioners' sugar

Directions:
*Preheat oven to 375.
*Grease and flour a 9-13 inch jelly roll pan or cookie sheet.
*In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, baking soda and pumpkin pie spice.
*Stir in pumpkin puree, eggs, and lemon juice.
*Pour mixture into prepared pan.
*Spread the mixture evenly and bake at 375 for 15 minutes.
*Lay a damp kitchen towel on the counter, sprinkle it with confectioners' sugar and turn the cake onto the towel.
*Carefully roll the towel up with the cake in it.
*Place the towel on a wire rack to cool for 20 minutes.
*Mix the cream cheese, butter, vanilla and confectioners' sugar in a medium sized bowl with an electric mixer.
*Unroll the cake and spread the filling evenly on the cake.
*Immediately re-roll the cake (without the towel) and wrap it in plastic wrap.
*Keep the cake refrigerated.
*Before serving, cut the cake into slices

Submitted by: Missy Crabb

Frank's Favorite Banana Bread

Ingredients:
1/2 stick of butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup honey
2 eggs
3 ripe bananas, mashed
1 and 1/2 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions:
*Soften butter until spreads easily.
*Beat butter, sugar and honey for a couple minutes
*Add eggs and thoroughly mix in bananas
*Sift together flour, soda, salt and then blend into the mixture
*Butter a 12x4.5x2.5 pan and pour in batter
*Bake at 350 degrees for about an hour.

Makes one loaf of banana bread

Source: Monica Miscovich (Frank's sister)

Submitted By: Cherrill Beaudoin

Mama Debby's Zucchini Bread

Ingredients:
3 eggs
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon of vanilla
2 cups sifted flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
2 and 1/2 cups coarsely grated zucchini
1 cup nuts (optional)

Directions:
*In large bowl, beat eggs until fluffy.
*Beat in sugars, oil, and vanilla until thick
*Add the rest of the ingredients and pour into 2 loaf pans
*Bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes.
*Invert on racks and let cool completely.

Source: Debby Carter (my Mama!!!)

Submitted By: Cherrill Beaudoin

Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients:
1 cup oil
2 2/3 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 16-oz can pumpkin
2/3 cup water
3 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Directions:
*Beat oil and sugar
*Add eggs one at a time
*Mix in pumpkin and water
*Mix together flour, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg -- add to pumpkin mixture
*Mix only until moist
*Stir in nuts (if desired)
*Pour into greased loaf pans and bake 350*F 1 hr or until cake tester comes out clean when inserted into center.

Makes 2 loaves

Submitted by: DeAnne Anderson

Jalapeno Cornbread

Ingredients:
1 1/2C yellow cornmeal
1/4tsp salt
1 1/2 TBSP oil
1 egg (lightly beaten)
1/4C finely chopped red pepper
1/2TBSP baking powder
1/4C sugar
1C boiling water
1/2C skim milk
1/3C pepper jack or monterey jack shredded cheese
1/4C finelt chopped onion
1 jalapeno finely chopped (with seeds for spicey)

Directions:
*Preheat oven to 400
*In a large bowl combine cornmeal, sugar and salt.
*Mix well then add water and oil.
*Then add the milk and egg and mix well.
*Last add the cheese, red pepper, onion, baking powder and jalapeno.
*Mix and pour into baking dish

*Bake in a small ungreased baking dish for about 40 mins.
*Use the toothpick method to see if it's finished.

*Serve with honey butter:
Honey butter:

1stick unslated butter room temp
2TBSP honey

Directions:
*Whip together with a fork well

Submitted by: Kelly Birckett

Mexican Cornbread

Ingredients:
1 cup cornmeal, sifted
2 eggs
1 pkg sour cream
1 can whole corn
4 Jalapenos, chopped (seeds removed)
1 block cheddar cheese, grated
2/3 cup cooking oil

Directions:
*Beat eggs throughly.
*Fold in sour cream and grated cheese.
*Add the cooking oil and mix well.
*Add the sifted cornmeal and stir well.
*Mix the corn and peppers into the batter.
*Pour into a greased pan and bake at 400 for 20-30 minutes.

Created by: Gloria Kirkman


Submitted by: Meghan Perry

Broccoli Bread

Ingredients:
1 pkg frozen broccoli
1 pkg corn bread mix
4 eggs
1 medium onion
3 tbsp, cottage cheese
1 stick oleo(or butter)
1 cup grated cheddar cheese

Directions:
*Saute onions in oleo(or butter)
*Mix all ingredients together and add sauteed onions.
*Bake at 350 for 35 minutes.

Created by: Tammy Bragg & Jan Avery


Submitted by: Meghan Perry

Irish Soda Bread

Ingredients:
2 C buttermilk,
4 C flour
1/2 C sugar
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 Tbsp butter
1 C raisins

Directions:
*Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
*Soak raising in bowl of warm water.
*Sift dry ingredients together into a bowl.
*Add buttermilk and blend well.
*Drain raisins and stir into mixture.
*Pour into greased pan and bake 50-60 min or until knife comes out clean.
*Once cooled, slice and spread with butter or fruit preserves.

This makes 2 loaves or one 8X8 square pan.

Source: My great-aunt, Ellen Higgins, has made this recipe for every St. Patrick's Day since my dad was a baby.

Submitted by:  Tara Morrissey

*Personal Notes: Anyone who knows me well knows that St. Paddy's Day is my favorite holiday of the whole year! This recipe, along with the traditional corned beef and cabbage (and green beer!), are sure to continue to be part of our family tradition for generations.

Whole Wheat Banana Bread

Ingredients:
1/3 C Vegeble Oil
3/4 C Honey
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1C Brown mashed bananas
1 3/4C whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4C HOT water
1/2 C chopped walnuts (nut of your choice)

Directions:
*Combine oil and honey.
*Add eggs, vanilla and bananas.
*dd flour and salt.
*Lastly, add the baking soda and HOT water.
*Fold in walnuts and put into a greased loaf pan.
*Bake at 325F or 165C for 55 mins.

Submittted by:  Kelly Birckett

Personal Notes:  This is a healthy alternative to banana bread with no sugar! Enjoy!

Banana Bread

Ingredients:
Dry:
2 C. Whole Wheat Flour
1 1/2 C. Whole Oats
2 tsp. Baking Powder
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp cinnamon
Dash nutmeg/ginger/cloves (optional)
Wet:
3/4 cup brown sugar
3 eggs or 4 egg whites
Dash of vanilla extract
1/2 cup plain yogurt or applesauce
3 to 4 ripe/mashed bananas
1/2 to 1 cup skim/low fat milk or buttermilk

Directions:
*Preheat oven to 350*F (200*C)
*Mix dry ingredients together
*In a separate bowl mix together wet ingredients
*Mix both sets of ingredients together just enough to combine. Do not beat.
*Fold in chopped nuts (walnuts are wonderful) &/or choc. chips (1/2 cup) if desired.
*Spray 3 bread loaf pans
*Bake in oven for 45min to 1 hr. Toothpick should come out clean when checking loaves.
*Cool in pan for 10 minutes and then cool completely on wire baking rack.
*Store lightly covered (towel on counter) or in refrigerator.
*Can also be frozen for up to 1 month. (If freezing, cool completely, wrap in foil and then place in airtight plastic bag in freezer)

Submitted by Annie Berdahl