Lemon Cake

So most of our family is obsessed with lemon anything but this by far has to be one of our favorite lemon recipes. I still remember being in high school and making them on Sunday afternoons and having it be completely gone by the end of the the day if not not with in a couple of hours. It is so delicious!

1 box of yellow or lemon cake mix
4 eggs
3/4 cup oil
3/4 cup water
1 pkg of lemon jello


Combine all the ingredients and then beat for 4 minutes. Then put in and 9 by 13 sprayed pan and cook at 350 for 30 minutes. When the cake comes out poke several holes with a fork throughout the entire cake. Then combine 4-5 cups of powdered sugar and lemon juice from 2 or 3 lemons and pour over cake while hot letting it sink into the holes poked.

Bagels

This was my first time making bagels and they turned out great...well at least I thought so! As you can see in the picture you cant see any holes in the middle. I did put holes in them but they obviously were not big enough. So make sure your holes are at least an inch.


Ingredients

1 t. active dry yeast
1 1/4 c. warm milk
1/4 c. butter, softened
2 T. sugar
1 t. salt
1 egg yolk
3 3/4 c. flour
1 t. sugar

Dissolve yeast in warm water. Add butter, sugar, salt, and egg yoke and mix. Add flour and knead for 8 minutes. I just put it in the kitchen aid and it gets the job done. Place in a greased bowl, cover, and let rise for 1 hour. Shape into 12 balls and place 1 in. holes in the middle. In a large saucepan bring water and 1 t. sugar to a boil. Drop bagels in boiling water and take them out after a 10 seconds. Place on a greased baking sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Enjoy!

Baked Lemon Pasta

This recipe was inspired by Pioneer Woman. In our family we love lemon and this was not a disappointment.

1 pound of thing spaghetti

4 tbsp butter

2 tbsp Olive Oil

2 cloves of garlic, minced

1 whole Lemon, juiced and zested

2 cups sour cream

Grated Parmesan Cheese

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cook spaghetti until al dente. In a skillet, melt butter with olive oil over low heat. When butter is melted, add garlic. Squeeze lemon juice into the pan. Turn off heat. Add sour cream and stir mixture together. Add lemon zest. Pour mixture over drained spaghetti and stir together, then pour spaghetti into and oven safe dish. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake, covered for 15 minutes. Then remove foil and bake for 10 more minutes.

I served it with some chicken. I just breaded it with bread crumbs. I did put a little bit of lemon zest in my bread crumbs. I fried my chicken in butter/olive oil and some minced garlic to give it a little more flavor. It was very yummy.

Whole Wheat Muffins

So here is one of my favorite muffin recipes. It's a recipe that mom has made for years and even my hubby will eat them. I can freeze them and then pull a couple out in the morning for him to eat for breakfast and they're thawed by the time he gets to work. Enjoy!

1 cup oil

2 eggs

1 tsp salt

2 cups brown sugar

2 cups milk

2 tsp soda

2 tsp vanila

4 cups whole-wheat flour (If you grind your own wheat it makes them even better)

Mix everything except flour in blender. Pour into flour. Stirl until well mixed. Fill 3/4 cups full. Bake at 375 for 20 minutes (I don't know if it's because I have a gas oven but I typically only have to cook them for 15 minutes so be sure to keep a close eye on them.)

Brownie Sundae

This is one of my favorite desserts. My mom actually made up the brownie recipe and its a family favorite now.

Brownies

1 c. butter
3 T. baking cocoa
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
1 t. vanilla
1 1/2 c. flour

Preheat oven to 350. Melt butter. Add baking cocoa and sugar and mix. Add eggs and vanilla and beat well. Add flour and mix. Spray 13x9 in. pan and pour batter. Bake for 20-25 minutes.

Quick Vanilla Ice Cream

1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 2/3 c. half and half
1 c. heavy whipping cream
1 T. vanilla

Place sugar and eggs in a large mixing bowl and beat on medium speed unitl light and fluffy about 2-3 minutes. Add half and half, whipping cream, and vanilla until combined. Pour into ice cream maker and mix.

Fudge Sauce

1 c. light cream or evaporated milk
2 c. sugar
4 sq. unsweetened chocolate
2 T. butter
1/2 t. salt
1 t. vanilla

Combine everything in a 2 quart bowl, except vanilla, and microwave for 3 minutes. Stir. Microwave 3 more minutes. Blend in blender until smooth and add vanilla.