Apple Crisp

Filling
1 c brown sugar
4 T flour
1 t ground cinnamon
3 pounds peeled sliced apples - I like granny smith

Topping
2 1/2 c oatmeal
1 c flour
1/2 c brown sugar
1 1/2 c chopped nuts
1 c melted butter

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 x 13 pan with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
Combine 1 c brown sugar, 4 T flour and cinnamon in a large bowl. Add apples, tossing to coat. Spoon into prepared pan. Set aside.

Combine topping ingredients and spoon over apple mixture.

Bake for about 45 minutes until apples are bubbly and topping is golden brown.

Middle Eastern Yogurt Cucumber Sauce

1 part plain yogurt
1 part sour cream
Chopped Cucumber (peeled or unpeeled - however you like)
Salt
Pepper
Onion Powder
Dried Parsley

All ingredients are to taste. Mix and chill before serving to let the flavors blend.

Fat Free Snack Cake

From WW via Valerie Christensen

1 cake mix - any flavor
1 can pumpkin (15 oz)

Mix together. It will seem dry and then too thick. Spread in a greased 9x9 pan.

Bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes.

Dust with powdered sugar or eat it plain.

Green Chile Egg Casserole

Semi stolen from Ceci Carroll and allrecipes.com

10 eggs
1/2 cup flour
1 t baking soda
1/8 t salt
4 cups shredded cheese
2 cups cottage cheese
1 cup sour cream
2 (4 ounce) cans chopped green chiles
1/4 cup melted butter

In a large bowl, beat eggs. Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Stir into eggs - batter will be lumpy). Add cheeses, sour cream, butter and chiles. Pour into a greased 13 x 9" baking dish. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 40-50 minutes until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting.

Crock Pot Pasta & Sauce

1 lb dry pasta - such as corkscrew
1 jar spaghetti sauce
1 cup shredded cheese
8 oz cubed fresh mozzarella
1 cup cottage cheese
1 lb cooked meatballs or sausage
1 cup water

Spray the stoneware with cooking spray. Mix all ingredients except meat and place the meatballs or sausage on top. Cover and cook on low for 3 to 4 hours. If it is getting too dry, add a little water.

Banana Bread

Stolen from Allrecipes.com


2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs, beaten
2 1/3 cups mashed overripe bananas

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar. Stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to moisten. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.

Double Chocolate Chip Brownies

Stolen from a Nestle recipe book. So good and so easy too!

2 C Chocolate Chips divided
1/2 C Butter cut into pieces
3 Eggs
1 1/4 Flour
1 C Sugar
1 t Vanilla Extract
1/4 t Baking Soda
1/2 C Chopped Nuts

Preheat oven to 350. Grease 9 x 13 pan.

Melt 1 cup of the chocolate chips with the butter over low heat in a saucepan or in the microwave 30 seconds at a time until smooth and glossy.

Stir in eggs. Add flour, sugar, vanilla and baking soda and mix until blended. Add in remaining chocolate chips and nuts.

Spread into prepared pan.

Bake for 18-22 minutes until a toothpick comes out slightly sticky. Cool in pan on wire rack and cut into bars.