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Friday, September 22, 2006

Monster Pasta

I feel bad that I'm the only one posting, but I made a pretty good recipe last night, so I thought I would share.

Ingredients:
1 Box Jumbo pasta shells (they look like huge Velveeta shells)
1 container Ricotta or Cottage cheese
1 can shredded chicken

Cook the pasta shells (count the number you want to make, then add a couple more because some might break).
Mix the chicken into the cheese.
Drain the shells and spread them out on foil or wax paper so they don't stick together.
Stuff them with the cheese mixture using a big spoon.
Place them in an oven-safe pan and cover with marinara sauce.
Then cover with shredded cheese of your choice (optional, but cheddar was really good).
Bake in the oven at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes.

This definitely isn't the healthiest dish, but it sure is tasty! It's also good without the chicken for a vegetarian option.

Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Chocolate Ramints

So, I just made up this recipe today with my roommate. It turned out pretty awesome. It's similar to the hay stack recipe.

Melt two or three squares of Chocolate Bark (see previous recipe).
Add about 5-6 drops of peppermint extract.
Stir in one package of Ramen that has been broken up into pieces that are about the size of rice crispies.
Drop teaspoonfuls onto wax paper (foil also works if you don't have wax paper, but you might want to spray some pam on it first so the cookies don't stick).
They taste like andy's chocolate after dinner mints, but they have a little crunch, mmmm.

Wednesday, September 06, 2006

Haystacks (aka My Great-Grandpa Meyer's Favorite Cookies)

I made about 30 of these cookies this week and they were gone in less than two days. They're awesome tasting, and really easy to make.

Ingredients:
One pkg. Chocolate Bark (for candy making, usually found with chocolate chips in baking aisle)
One bag pretzel sticks
One bag mini marshmallows

Melt about 4 chunks of chocolate in microwave according to package directions. Then quickly stir in some of the pretzels and marshmallows until they're all covered. Plop large spoonfuls onto wax paper and let set. Repeat until you have the desired number of cookies. Also, pecans or other nuts can be added... the marshmallows are also optional.