Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip

This is one of my all time favorite things. I love cookies, both cooked and raw. I know its not healthy to eat it raw so now I eat this. It taste just like cookie dough. Most people will eat this with graham crackers, nilla wafers, or pretzels. I eat it with a spoon. That's how good it is.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip

1 stick butter

1/3 cup packed brown sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

1 8oz pack of cream cheese

1 cup powdered sugar

1 cup mini chocolate chips

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in brown sugar until dissolved. Once mixture starts to bubble, add vanilla, remove from heat, and cool slightly. 

In a bowl of a stand mixture with paddle attachment (or use a hand mixer), beat cream cheese and powdered sugar together on low for 1 minute then medium until smooth. Slowly pour butter mixture into cream cheese mixture with mixer on low. Make sure to scrap the side down with a rubber scrapper. Cool for a few minutes. Then stir in chocolate chips. Serve with nilla wafers, graham crackers, pretzels, or spoons. and enjoy!!

Red Velvet Cake Mix Puppy Chow

Before I found this recipe, I had never had Puppy Chow. I couldn't. I am allergic to all nuts: peanuts, walnuts, cashews, almonds, everything. But the thing is, I am actually glad. I am glad because that is why I started baking. I would go to Christmas parties and birthday parties and just stare at the food I couldn't eat, mostly desserts. So then I started making my own desserts. I never thought that Puppy Chow would be so good but YUMMY! I love this recipe and I hope you do to! I found this recipe here.

Red Velvet Puppy Chow*

5 cups Rice Chex

1 cup Red Velvet Cake Mix

1/2 cup Powdered Sugar

3/4 cup White Chocolate Chips

1/4 cup Chocolate Chips or Baking Melts

Measure out the Chex and place in a large bowl.

Measure out the cake mix and sugar and place in a large plastic bag or bowl with cover.

On the stove or in the microwave, melt both chocolates together. Make sure to keep stirring so the chocolate doesn't burn. Once it is done, pour into the cereal and stir well. It may seem difficult but that is normal.

Once chocolate is stirred in, pour mix into the cake mix mixture and seal/cover and SHAKE!! Once all pieces are coated, Pour onto wax paper to cool. Once cooled, put in a big bowl  and EAT!!

* Recipe found at http://www.yourcupofcake.com/2013/01/red-velvet-puppy-chow.html

Summer Veggie Pasta

Hello Everyone!
As you can probably figure out from my bio...I am really new to this. I have never had my own blog before and lately I really wanted to start one about food and all the recipes I have made. So here is my first one and I hope you enjoy it.

So in the small town that I live in, there is a small farmer's market on Saturdays and Wednesdays. My mother is the kind that goes to the store to get "a few things" and comes back with an entire cart of stuff, so it came natural to her to "check out the farmer's market" and come back with a ton of stuff including zucchini, summer squash, cucumber, green peppers, tomatoes, bread, and of course kolakies. And of course all of that expires. So when we got home, I got started: zucchini bread, casserole, more zucchini bread.

Then, on we went to a friend's bonfire, and they had zucchini to give us. So the other night I made up a very simple recipe using the ingredients we had. It's fast and easy with only a few ingredients! Here it is:

Summer Veggie Pasta

1-2 medium zucchini

1 medium summer squash

3 T. olive oil

2 cups diced chicken (I used frozen)

Pepper and Salt

 1/2 box of bow tie pasta noodles

1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese, plus more for garnish*

Cook the pasta as directed on the box. When finished, drain and put in a large bowl.

Meanwhile, slice zucchini and summer squash into circles. Then, quarter each slice (some may have to be cut more than into quarters). In a fry pan, saute them on medium with 2 T. of olive oil until tender, about 10 min.

Fry the diced chicken with 1 T. of olive oil. When almost done, sprinkle with salt and pepper to season. You can also season with other seasoning such as chili powder.

When the veggies and chicken are done, add to bowl with pasta along with the cheese, and toss until mixed. Serve and top with more cheese.

Refrigerate leftovers. Can be reheated or eaten cold without chicken.

*Parmesan can be substituted or combined with Asiago and/or Romano.