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Make a batch of white bread dough ( I use my daily bread recipe, see categories), but don't let the bread rise. Use the dough right after kneading.

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Roll out dough, any shape you like, about 1/4-1/2 inch thick.

Sprinkle with olive oil and 3-4 cloves chopped garlic

 

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Add 4oz crumbled Feta cheese, you can use more if you like

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Ordinary Time version: add pepperoni or salami

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Bake at 380 degrees for about 15-20 minutes until golden brown.

Enjoy!

Homemade Noodles

2 cups of flour

2 eggs

Pinch of salt

Mix all ingredients.

Roll thin with flour, then roll like a jelly roll. Cut into thin strips.

Boil water, add noodles and cook for about 8-10 minutes.

 

Milchreis

6 cups of milk

1 ¼ c uncooked rice

1c sugar

2 eggs beaten

1 cinnamon stick

 

Combine cinnamon, sugar and milk over high heat.

When bubbles form at the edges, stir in rice and reduce heat to med-low.

Cook until rice is tender. Do not boil.

Remove from heat, remove cinnamon, stir in beaten eggs, a little at a time. Pour into serving dishes

PEANUT BUTTER CHEWYS

2 cup corn syrup
1 cup white sugar
1 cup creamy peanut butter ( I use homemade or organic)
4 1/2 cups cornflakes cereal
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)

DIRECTIONS

In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine corn syrup and white sugar. Bring to a boil, boil for one minute, and remove from heat. Stir in peanut butter until well blended. Mix in cereal until evenly coated. Drop by spoonfuls onto waxed paper. 

In a glass bowl in the microwave, or using a double boiler, melt chocolate chips, stirring frequently until smooth. Drizzle on the top of the cookies.

(optional: spread mix on a cookie sheet, drizzle with chocolate, cool down and then cut or break into pieces)

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In a Rush Cookie

 

1 box of cake mix  (love devil's food cake mix)

1/3 cup oil

2-3 eggs

Optional: chocolate chips, nuts, candy pieces

 

DIRECTIONS

1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease cookie sheets.

2.Pour cake mix into a large bowl. Stir in the oil and eggs until well blended. Mix in chocolate chips etc. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.

3.Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove from pan to cool on wire racks.

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Ingredients:

1 cup warm water

Up to ¼ cup of sugar

¼ butter (oil can used)

1 heaping tbsp yeast

Pinch of salt

1 egg

3 cups of flour

(Optional: I add about 2 Tbsp of flax seed and wheat germ to my bread and sprinkle with oats)

DIRECTIONS #1
1. Place ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select Dough cycle.
2. After the machine is done, take the dough out, and place it on a very lightly floured board, punch the dough down, and let rest for 5 minutes.
3. Divide into 3 equal pieces, roll into ropes about 12 to 14 inches, and braid into a loaf. Gently put the loaves on a greased cookie sheet or bake in a loaf pan for sandwich bread.
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a small bowl, beat 1egg.
5. Brush risen loaves with egg mixture. Bake in preheated oven for about 20 to 25 minutes, for bread loaf bake about 40minutes.. If it begins to brown too soon, cover with foil.

Directions#2

Bake dough in bread machine on 1.5 lbs and light setting.

Direction#3

The old fashioned way

1. In a large bowl combine warm water, sugar and yeast. Let rest for a few minutes.

2. Add butter, flour and salt. Knead dough for about 10 15 minutes.

3. Cover with a damp kitchen towel let it rest in a draft free warm spot in the kitchen for about 1hour.

4. Punch down dough and let rest for 45 more minutes.

5. Punch down dough, knead for about 5 minutes and follow step 3 in directions #1.

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INGREDIENTS: 

8oz evaporated milk

1/2c sugar

2 bags chocolate chips

1 teaspoon almond or vanilla extract

 

DIRECTIONS: 

Combine evaporated milk and sugar in small saucepan.

Bring to a full rolling boil over medium-low heat, stirring constantly.

Boil, stirring constantly, for 3 minutes.

Remove from heat.


Stir in morsels. Stir vigorously until mixture is smooth. Stir in almond extract.

Refrigerate for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

Shape into 1-inch balls; cover; refrigerate until ready to serve.

Optional: dust with cocoa powder.