Strawberry Dessert Pizza

I tried this recipe a few weeks ago and it was really good. Perfect summer recipe. I'll be making it again soon!

Strawberry Pizza

6 Tbsp butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp almond extract
1 1/4 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

Cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Stir in dry ingredients. Cover and chill for at least one hour. Roll or pat out onto a pizza pan or if you don't have one, use a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes or till lightly browned. Cool completely.

Filling:
4 cups sliced strawberries
1 cup sugar
2 Tbsp cornstarch

8 oz cream cheese
1/2 - 3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Combine berries and 1 cup sugar. Let sit at room temperature for 1/2 hours or until sugar is completely dissolved and turned to juice. Drain all the juice from the berries into a medium saucepan. Slowly whisk the cornstarch into the liquid. Whisk until smooth. Bring to a boil and stir constantly. Boil until thickened. It will around 2-5 minutes to thicken. Cool and fold in the strawberries.

Beat the cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla till smooth. Spread over the crust. Top with berry mixture.

90 second cake

If you like those "Warm Delights" this is the same thing for a fraction of the cost. Having a cake ready in 90 seconds is very dangerous for me!

90 second cake

2/3 cup chocolate cake mix
1/3 cup water
Hot fudge or caramel

Mix cake mix and water in large cereal type bowl till it's no longer lumpy. Add some piles of hot fudge and/or caramel on top of the mix. Microwave for 90 seconds. If it still looks wet on top, add another 15-30 seconds until it's dry. Let sit for several minutes to cool. It's pretty big so plan on sharing! Delish!

Moist and Delicious Pork Chops

I found some pork chops on a really good sale last week so I began a search for a delicious way to cook them. This marinade and grilling them made them so delicious and moist. Tyler has never been a pork chop fan, until I made these! We are having them again this week, because they were so yummy!

Marinated Pork Chops

1/2 cup water
1/3 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup oil (I use Olive but any would work)
3 T. lemon pepper seasoning (or use 2 tsp. Montreal Steak seasoning)
2 minced garlic cloves (or you could use garlic powder)
4-6 pork chops (I like the thicker chops)

Combine all the marinade ingredients in a shallow dish, or I use a Ziploc bag so I can just toss it when I'm done. Marinade at least 2 hours. I started mine in the morning and let it marinate all day. Cook over medium high heat on grill. After chops have been on grill for 2 minutes, rotate 45 degrees for even cooking. If your chops are less than 3/4" thick, grill for about 5-6 minutes per side. If they are 3/4" or thicker, grill for about 6-7 minutes per side. DO NOT overgrill. They will become tough. ENJOY!

Caramel Brownies

These brownies are so yummy!

Caramel Brownies

1 box German chocolate cake mix
1/3 c evaporated milk
1/2 c butter,melted

14 oz package of Kraft caramels
1/3 c evaporated milk
1 bag milk chocolate chips

1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Stir together dry cake mix, butter, and evaporated milk. Press half of this mixture into bottom of a 9x13 inch pan. Bake for 6 minutes.
2.Melt caramels with 1/3 c evaporated milk in a saucepan over medium heat. Set aside.
3.Sprinkle chocolate chips over baked crust. Drizzle caramel over chocolate chips. Spoon or sprinkle the other half of the cake mixture on top. Bake for 16-18 minutes. Refrigerate approximately 30 minutes to set. Cut and serve.