Trying a new lasagna recipe tonight. Great idea for using up those garden veggies. Click on the link below for the recipe.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/patrick-and-gina-neely/veggie-pesto-lasagna-recipe.html

This is another recipe that I came across on Facebook.  I copied it from the Pilsbury website at www.pilsbury.com.  This is basically how I make the stromboli that I posted earlier.  You could use any pizza toppings you like.  You could even make a cheeseburger version with ground beef and cheese.

Stuffed Crust Pizza Snacks
Make fresh pizza snacks at home! Refrigerated dough makes it easy!

• prep time  25 min
• total time  45 min
• ingredients 7
• servings  48

Ingredients
2 cans (13.8 oz each) Pillsbury® refrigerated classic pizza crust
8 oz mozzarella cheese, cut into 48 cubes
48 slices pepperoni (3 oz)
1/4 cup olive or vegetable oil
1 1/2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1 jar (14 oz) pizza sauce, heated

Steps

• Heat oven to 400°F. Spray two 9-inch pie pans or one 13 x 9-inch pan with nonstick cooking spray. Remove dough from both cans. Unroll dough; starting at center, press out each dough rectangle with hands to form 12 x 8-inch rectangle. Cut each rectangle into 24 squares.
  
• Top each square with cheese cube and pepperoni slice. Wrap dough around filling to completely cover; firmly press edges to seal. Place seam side down with sides touching in sprayed pie pans.
  
• In small bowl, combine oil and Italian seasoning; mix well. Drizzle over filled dough in pans. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
  
• Bake at 400°F. for 16 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm pizza bites with warm pizza sauce.
  

Did you know? Pillsbury has a gluten free pizza dough.

Our family loves Cake Batter Flavored desserts.  I came across this recipe while looking for recipes to share here on my blog.  They look very yummy & easy to make.  The cake batter is safe to eat since it does not have any eggs in it.  You are basically eating cake batter covered with cake batter flavored white chocolate.  

Easy Cake Batter Truffles
Recipe source: The Girl Who Ate Everything

1 ½ cups flour
1 cup yellow cake mix
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
½ cup white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon salt
3-4 Tablespoons milk
2 Tablespoons sprinkles
Truffle Coating:
16 ounces (8 squares) almond bark (or white candy melts)
4 Tablespoons yellow cake mix
Sprinkles
Beat together butter and sugar using an electric mixer until combined. Add cake mix, flour, salt, and vanilla and mix thoroughly. Add 3 Tablespoons of milk or more if needed to make a dough consistency. Mix in sprinkles by hand. Roll dough into one inch balls and place on a parchment or wax paper lined cookie sheet. Chill balls in the refrigerator for 15 minutes to firm up.

While dough balls are chilling, melt almond bark in the microwave in 30 second intervals until melted. Stir between intervals. Once melted, quickly stir in cake mix until incorporated completely. Using a fork, dip truffles into almond bark and shake of excess bark by tapping the bottom of the fork on the side of your bowl. Place truffle back on the cookie sheet and top with sprinkles. Repeat with remaining balls until finished.

Chill cake batter truffles in the refrigerator until serving. Makes around 24-30 truffles.

It looks like I will be making these for my niece.  I found the recipe when scrolling through facebook.  Check out the other recipes on his blog.  http://www.bestyummyrecipes.com/red-velvet-cake-balls/.  We usually have Red Velvet Cake at my mom's for Christmas dinner.  This looks like a yummy way to shake it up a bit.  However I have always had Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting.  May have to add some Cream Cheese to the frosting when making the cake balls.

This is a new fun way to eat Pizza.  Serve with your favorite pizza dipping sauces.  Turn the Pizza Bread out onto a serving plate.  Great idea for entertaining.

Have you ever tried to make a frozen coffee drink at home and the hot coffee melts all the ice?  I have, and its not good.  It makes the coffee all watered down and lukewarm.  I am going to try this version.  Sounds good and its low fat.  This recipe came from Cooking Channel's Drop 5 pounds with Good Housekeeping.  Looks good enough to drink.

INGREDIENTS
(4 servings)

• 3 cups low-fat milk
• 1/4 cup light chocolate syrup, such as Hershey's
• 4 teaspoons instant espresso coffee powder

• 8 ice cubes
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

DIRECTIONS

In a blender, combine the milk, chocolate syrup, espresso powder and ice. Blend until the mixture is smooth and frothy. Divide equally among 4 chilled glasses. Sprinkle with the cinnamon for garnish. 

Total calories per serving: 105 calories


© Recipe courtesy Drop 5 Lbs with Good Housekeeping
Printed on March 1, 2014 from http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/recipes/frosty-cappuccino.print.html

If you like cheese danish and cheesecake, this is a great recipe to try.  It is an easy recipe using crescent rolls, cream cheese, sugar, butter, vanilla and cinnamon.

I found that this recipe also freezes well.  Make a pan, cut into squares & freeze individually.  Store in a freezer storage bag.  In the morning take a square (or 2) out and microwave 1 minute or until warm.  Tastes like it just came out of the oven.

My Mother-In Law makes a Breakfast Casserole for Breakfast on Christmas morning every year.  I saw this online and thought it would be an easier way to make the Breakfast Casserole.  It cooks overnight and is ready when you get up after Santa visits.

Crock Pot Breakfast Casserole

1 (26 oz) bag frozen hash browns
12 eggs, beaten
1 cup milk
1 Tbsp ground mustard
1 (16 oz) package sausage (I prefer Neeses), cooked & drained
Salt and pepper to taste
1 (16 oz) bag shredded cheddar cheese

Spray the crock pot evenly with non-stick spray

Layer hash browns on the bottom of the crock pot

In a large bowl mix the eggs, milk  and salt & pepper

Layer cooked sausage over the hash browns.

Sprinkle in the ground mustard

Top with shredded cheese

Pour egg mixture over the hash browns, sausage and cheese.  Spread everything out even.

Cook on Low 6-8 hours 

I love to make candy at Christmas time.  My boss made these this year and gave me the recipe.  I think they taste better than the peppermint patties you buy in the grocery store and they don't have the preservatives.  

If you are making them for Christmas you could add red or green food coloring to the peppermint filling.  You could use any color food coloring to use them for entertaining.  It would be cute to use red or blue food coloring for pink and blue centers for a baby shower.

This is one of my favorite desserts.  Dessert made from a box of cake mix, butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla.  You can make this dessert with different flavors so that you have many different desserts.  Made in two layers this dessert is chewy and gooey.

Mix toffee bits into the cream cheese mixture for a Toffee Gooey Butter Cake. Mix in Chocolate Chips to make a Chocolate Chip Gooey Butter Cake.