Cream Cheese Caramel Brownies!!! YUM!

Okay...These are amazing. My family likes to warm them up and put a big scoop of ice cream on top. What could be better?



Cream Cheese Caramel Brownies



Brownie:

1 cp of cocoa
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/3 cp. butter melted
1/2 cp. boiling water
1 3/4 cp. sugar
2 eggs
1/3 cp. butter, melted
1 1/2 cp flour
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. salt
1/2 cp. caramel dots



cheesecake:

8 oz. cream cheese, softened
3/4 cp. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 egg



1. combine the cocoa, baking soda, 1/3 cp butter, the boiling water and stir until it is well blended. Add the surgar eggs and remaining melted butter. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix.

2. Throw the cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and egg in a mixer for a few minutes until all is mixed and combined.

4. Put the brownie batter in an 9 x 13 baking dish. Put the cream cheese on top and swirl.

5. Bake on 350 for 45 minutes

Cajun Meatloaf, Twice Baked Potato Casserole, and Cream Cheese Caramel Brownies. YUMMY!

Let see! Where do I begin! Tonight's dinner was wonderful! My husband who does not care for meatloaf even LOVED it. My four year old asked for seconds. Does that say anything?

I adapted my recipe from a recipe I found on http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/. This makes a lot of meatloaf. I am planning on making Meatloaf sandwiches tomorrow. I will take a few pics and keep you posted. I love leftover meatloaf.

Cajun Meatloaf

2lbs of ground round

1lbs of sausage (spicy)

4 TB butter
3 bell peppers (I used red and green)

1 Red onion

5 Ribs of Celery

6 cloves of garlic

1 tsp of Black pepper, white pepper, and cayenne pepper.

1 tsp. lawrys seasoned salt

1 tsp nutmeg

3 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

6 dashes of hot sauce

1/3 cp. ketchup

1/3 cp. milk

2 cps of homemade bread crumbs (I through 12 slices without crust in the food processor)

3 eggs

Topping:

1 cp Ketchup

3 TB Worcestershire
1/2 red onion

1. I used 4 tbsp. of butter and browned all the veggies. I added the spices. Let it cook a few minutes. Added the Worcestershire and hot sauce and let it cook a minute. Added ketchup and milk. Take of heat. Add the bread crumbs. Let cool.

2. Meanwhile mix meat and eggs

3. Add the veg. to the meat and form a loaf. I put mine in a 11 x 13 pan. Topped with ketchup and Worcestershire mixed together. Then added sliced onions all over the top. I drained the meatloaf if needed. I cooked on 400 for 30 minutes and then 350 for an hour. Covered. I like my meatloaf very cooked. It was done when browned around the edges.

You do not have to cook it this long. My husband and I like it almost burnt. This looks perfect to me.....

Twice Bake Potato Casserole

7 Potatoes

4 tb butter

1/3 cp heavy cream

3 tb dried minced onions

salt and pepper.

1 cp cheddar cheese

1. Boil the potatoes until tender. Drain. Put in mixing boil and add rest of the ingredients (except cheese). Top with the cheese.

2. I actually just broiled this until the cheese was a little brown and the potatoes were puffy.

I will add the brownies in the morning. I will also add my homemade salsa. Plus I will add pics of the meatloaf sandwiches.

Take Care!

Cedar Planked Salmon

Sorry...I have no pictures today. My husband took the camera to work. But trust me. It was terrific. I used my leftover cedar plank (they usually come in a package of two) and made cedar planked Salmon.
Here is the deal. I love anything smoked. I love the taste of any form of meat that has been slowly cooked over hickory or cedar. I love it! That is what cooking on a plank does. It smokes the salmon and causes a harder exterior. It is so good. If you have never cooked with a cedar plank...PLEASE PLEASE go get cedar planks. Try it. It will become a staple in your cupboard.

Cedar Planked Salmon

1.5 lbs of Salmon
2 TB of Chili Powder
Salt and Pepper
Olive oil
Honey

How simply is that?
You must let the plank soak in water at least an hr. I let it soak longer. The longer it soaks the better the result. When I was ready to grill I dried the plank and oiled the side the fish will sit on. I put the fish on the plank and rubbed the chili powder into the Salmon and I added salt and pepper. I topped the salmon with some honey. Honey causes the exterior to caramelize. The honey also adds sweetness to the spiciness of the chili.
Then I put the plank directly on the grill and grill until the Salmon flakes.


My Rice for my Husband

1 box of New Orleans Style Rice (Zatarains)
2 cps Spinach
1 can of diced tomatoes
S and P

I followed the direction of the box and then when the rice was about done (25 min). I added the spinach, diced tomatoes and salt and pepper. This is really good (and spicy) with fish.

A Salad for Mommy
For me......I used the salad I made last night. (I added beets) I put a huge helping of salad on my plate and topped with beets and the salmon. I used a balsamic vinaigrette with it. Man!!! It was so good!!! Not only was this a very healthy meal! It tasted amazing!!!

The ingredients (spinach, romaine lettuce, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, beets and then I topped with the Salmon)

A few Seaworld Pics

Last Sunday Geoff and I took the girls to Seaworld. We watched the Clyde and Seamore show and the girls loved it. Bailey pointed at the seals the entire time and laughed. It was great!Enjoy!!!

Steak Sandwich for my Husband.

I found an amazing website today. It rocked. I actually think I am going to make a couple of her recipes this week. I followed the recipe mostly, but I added a little of my touches. The website is http://thepioneerwoman.com/. She is awesome!!!! Her recipes are incredible. What a great find!!

My Weekly Tossed Salad

I made a regular toss salad with homemade croutons with the steak sandwich. I just cut up lettuce, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes and add cheese and croutons. This salad I always make a lot of and keep in my fridge for a quick lunch for myself.

Marlboro Man’s Favorite Sandwich

1.5 pounds cube steak (tenderized round steak that’s been extra-tenderized

1 large onion OR 2 small/medium onions

4 French/Deli rolls

Butter

Lawry’s Seasoned Salt

Worcestershire Sauce

Tabasco
(I added a TB to about a 1.5 TBs of Montreal Steak Seasoning) For more flavor.

-Slice onions and cook in 1/4 stick butter until soft and light brown. Remove and set aside.-Slice cube steak against the grain. Season with Lawry’s. -Heat 2 TBSP butter over high heat (in same skillet) until melted and beginning to brown. -Add meat in single layer. Cook one side until brown, then flip and cook until brown, about a minute on both sides. -Add 1/2 (at least) Worcestershire sauce, 5 to 6 shakes Tabasco, and 2 TBSP butter. Add cooked onions. Stir. Top with toasted bread.

I also added cheese to the bread. Swiss.(Moz or Prov would be good too) That is my husbands fav.

I also used my sandwich press to brown both sides of the bun before topping it with the cheese and meat.

More Strawberry Recipes: Breakfast this Morning is Strawberry Crepes

INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 cups milk
3 egg yolks
1.5 tablespoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons sugar
5 tablespoons melted butter

In a large bowl, mix together the milk, egg yolks and vanilla. Stir in dry ingredients (flour, sugar, and melted butter) combine with wet until well blended.
Heat a crepe pan over medium heat until hot. Coat with vegetable oil or cooking spray. Pour about 1/2 cup of batter (if you want a big crepe or 1/4 for a small crepe) Check with spatula when it is ready flip it.....
Fill with strawberry's or whatever you like and top it with whip cream! Yummy

#2 Beef Leftover Recipe: Mexican Shredded Beef

First of all, I love to use my leftovers and try to come up with as much unique idea I can. Second, I love using shredded mexican meat because you can use it for tacos, burritos, nachos, sandwiches and even pizza. This I threw together with the leftover Roast from Friday. It turned out amazing. Geoffrey loved it!!!

I used the left over Roast about 3lbs.

2 packets of Sazon (It is Mexican seasoning found in a box. It is little packets!)

1 beer

1 can of Enchilada sauce

4 jalapenos (If you want it spicier add more jalapenos) I did not take the seeds out because Geoff loves spicy, but you can if you would like. I sliced the jalapeno into fours.

I threw this all in my pan and put it in the oven on 250. Then we went strawberry picking.(3-4 hrs) When we got back I shredded it. (It should easily shred) and I made awesome tacos. (Cheese, Guac., and Salsa. Homemade is best) It was perfect!