Posts Tagged ‘Recipes’
Recipe: The Cheesecake Cookie
My very good friend Corine brought me some of these cookies the other day. Such a simple and delicious recipe!! If you give it a try, come back and tell me what you thought!
Ingredients:
1 package of Yellow Cake Mix
1 package (stick) of Cream Cheese
1 stick of Butter
1 egg yolk
Chocolate chips (optional)
Directions:
- Soften Butter and Cream Cheese in microwave
- Mix together Butter, Cream Cheese, Cake Mix and Egg Yolk together.
(The batter will be thick)
- With a spoon add dollops of the mixture to a well greased baking pan.
- Heat oven to 350 and bake for 10 minutes (until tops begin to brown)
- When cookies are done, let cool and enjoy as is– OR melt chocolate and add a dollop to the middle… allow chocolate to ha.rden.
Recipe: Alouette Elégante With Red Pepper Coulis

Makes: 6 to 8 appetizers
Product: Alouette® Elégante®
Ingredients
1 jar (7 oz.) roasted red peppers
2 tsp. olive oil
1 pkg. (6 oz.) Alouette Elégante (recommend Roasted Garlic & Pesto or Roasted Sweet Peppers & Olive Tapenade)
paprika
fresh chopped chives or parsley
Directions
Make a red pepper coulis: drain roasted red peppers and add to food processor with 2 tsp. olive oil. Puree until smooth and no lumps remain.
Pour coulis into the center of an 8″ rimmed salad plate. (Hint: a plain white plate works best)
Position Alouette Elégante in the center of the coulis.
Sprinkle paprika and chopped chives or parsley around the rim of the plate.
Serve with your favorite crusty bread.
Recipe: Pumpkin Cupcakes with Maple Spice Frosting
Simply delicious pumpkin-spice cupcakes call for a simple white baking cup. Simply perfect. 
What you need:
Baking Cups (White)
1 package (18.25 oz.) yellow cake mix
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/2 cup water
1/3 cup oil
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 package (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
3 tablespoons maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract for frosting
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 package (16 oz.) powdered sugar
Optional: Ground cinnamon garnish
Instructions:
PREHEAT oven to 350°F.
PLACE Baking Cups in muffin pans; set aside.
COMBINE cake mix, pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice, water, oil, eggs and vanilla in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes. Spoon batter into baking cups.
BAKE 20 to 23 minutes. Cool.
MIX cream cheese, maple syrup, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and cinnamon in a medium bowl.
ADD powdered sugar gradually until well blended.
PIPE or frost cupcakes.
TOP with ground cinnamon, if desired.
Recipe: English Muffin Pizza – SUPER SIMPLE!
If your going to make these, be prepared to make a lot! I usually make 2 packages if English Muffins! I would love to see photos of your finished product and other ways you might spice this little baby up!












