Hershey's Hot Fudge Pudding Cake

Ingredients

1-1/4 cups granulated sugar, divided
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa, divided
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1-1/4 cups hot water
Whipped topping

Directions

1 Heat oven to 350°F. Combine 3/4 cup granulated sugar, flour, 1/4 cup cocoa, baking powder and salt. Stir in milk, butter and vanilla; beat until smooth.

2 Pour batter into ungreased 9-inch square baking pan. Stir together remaining 1/2 cup granulated sugar, brown sugar and remaining 1/4 cup cocoa; sprinkle mixture evenly over batter. Pour hot water over top; do not stir.

3 Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until center is almost set. Remove from oven; let stand 15 minutes. Serve in dessert dishes, spooning sauce from bottom of pan over top. Garnish with whipped topping. About 8 servings

Bar Z Roasted Corn Salsa

1 (16 oz) bag frozen corn
2 large tomatoes, diced
1 small red onion, chopped
1 (15 oz) can black beans, drained and rinsed
3 green onions
1 clove garlic, minced
1 avocado, diced
juice of 3 limes
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
1/4 cup olive oil
salt and pepper to taste

Spread corn in a single layer on a cookie sheet. Allow corn to thaw, then place sheet under broiler and broil kernels until they begin to brown. Cool, and place in mixing bowl with remaining ingredients. Allow mixture to sit several hours or overnight for flavors to marry. Serve with tortilla chips.

Are you ready to PARTY?!

What? JULY BUNCO
When? Thursday, July 15th
Where? Megan's House

EVERYONE has to come! I'm sick of this 4 subs business! You better believe I will have the best prizes yet...from the $25 prize($50 to RodWorks, yes 50 bucks!) all the way down to the $5 prizes (homemade cake stands made by yours truly!) I will send an email soon but thought that it was time that someone posted on this blog!

Anyone craving something for dinner? I am still thinking...
(Don't get your hopes up for beef noodle soup, L.S.)

CANT WAIT...

Easy Key Lime Pie

1/2 cup lime juice
14 oz. sweetened condensed milk
8 oz. cool whip

Mix together and put in 9" graham cracker crust. Freeze or refrigerate. Garnish with whipped cream and lime slices.

Garlic Bread

Buy or make your french bread.
Buy the Johnny's Garlic seasoning from Costco and on the back are directions to make a garlic butter.

Pear Tart

Crust:
1/2 c. butter-softened
1/3 c. sugar
3/4 c. flour
1/4 tsp vanilla
2/3 c. finely chopped macadamia nuts

Cream together butter and sugar, add remaining ingredients; mix well. Press into a greased 8x8 baking dish. Cook at 350 for 2o min or until brown.

Filling:
8 oz cream cheese-softened
1/2 c. sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla

Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add sugar, egg and vanilla; mix well. Pour over the crust.

Top:
1 can pear halves-drained
1/2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon

Slice pears and arrange in a single layer over filling. Mix sugar and cinnamon together and sprinkle over pears. Cook at 375 for 28-30 min.

Center will be soft set and will firm upon cooling. Cool on a wire rack for 45 min. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.


This sounds like a lot of work but it didn't seem like that much work when I was making it.

Olive Garden Fettucine Alfredo

8 oz. cream cheese- cut into bits
3/4 c. Parmesan cheese- shredded
1/2 c. butter or margarine
1/2 c. milk
8 oz. Fettuccine, cook--drain

In large saucepan combine cream cheese, Parmesan, butter and milk; stirring constantly until smooth. Toss pasta lightly with sauce, coating well.

Leftovers freeze well...so the recipe says, but reheating this in the microwave just isn't the same as the fresh alfredo. Just to give you an idea of how much sauce this makes...I tripled this recipe for us 12 girls and went heavy on the sauce.