No-Fry French Fries

2 medium potatoes
1/4 cup Italian reduced fat Dressing
1/4 cup Parmesan grated topping

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash potatoes and pat dry. Cut potatoes into 1/4 inch thick strips.
• Transfer to a large plastic bag and pour Italian dressing and Parmesan into the bag. Toss well.
• Arrange potatoes in a single layer on 2 large baking sheets sprayed with cooking spray. Spray fries again with spray.
• Bake for 12 minutes. Turn fries with a spatula. Continue baking and turn every 10 minutes. (I ended up cooking my fries for 30 minutes.)

Cinnamon Pumpkin Rolls

I really liked these. You taste a bit of pumpkin, with a bit of wheat, with a bit of cinnamon. I put a normal frosting/glaze on it the time I made them, but I thought a cream cheese topping or filling would be really good too.





Dough:1 cup canned pumpkin or squash
2 large eggs
1/4 cup water, warm
1/4 cup soft butter
2 1/2 cups flour
1 3/4 cups whole wheat flour
1/4 cup dry milk powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp ground cloves
3 Tb brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp instant yeast


Filling:cinnamon/sugar mixture
raisins, dried cranberries, crystallized ginger (optional)

Glaze:
1 Tb butter
1 Tb milk
1 cup powdered sugar

• Proof the yeast in the warm water. Mix and knead dough ingredients into a soft, smooth dough. Allow it to rise until double in size - 1.5-2 hours. Turn it out onto a lightly greased surface and roll it into a 14"x 22" rectangle.
• Spread melted butter onto the dough and sprinkle with your cinnamon/sugar mixture. Sprinkle with raisins, cranberries, or ginger if desired. Roll the dough into a log.
• Cut the log into sections. (8 worked well for a 9x13 pan.) Place in pan and let rise, covered for 1 hour or until puffy.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 25-30 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes. Drizzle with the glaze.

Neiman Marcus Cookies

This is the recipe from the email that everyone gets. The one about a lady who has to buy a 250 dollar recipe when she thinks it is a 2.50 recipe. The story is totally false by the way. The cookies however are fabulous.








2 cups butter
4 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
2 cups sugar
5 cups oatmeal, blended
24 oz chocolate chips
2 cups brown sugar
1 tsp salt
1 8 oz Hershey Bar (grated)
4 eggs
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp vanilla
3 cups chopped nuts

• Measure oatmeal and blend in a blender to a fine powder.
• Cream butter and both sugars. Add eggs and vanilla. In a separate bowl add flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, soda. Mix dry ingredients with the sugar mixture.
• Add chocolate chips, Hershey bar and nuts. Roll into balls and place 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet. 
• Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes. Makes 112 cookies.

Morning Maple Muffins

This is a Taste of Home recipe.

Muffin:
2 cups flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup sour cream
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Topping:
3 Tb flour
3 Tb sugar
2 Tb chopped nuts
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 Tb cold butter

• In a bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt. In another bowl, combine the milk, butter, syrup, sour cream, egg and vanilla. Stir into the dry ingredients just until moistened.
• Fill greased muffin cups two thirds full.
• For topping, combine the flour, sugar, nuts and cinnamon. Cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over batter. 
• Bake at 400 degrees for 16-20 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans. Yield: 16 muffins.

Broccoli Salad

2 large bunches of broccoli, chopped
6 slices of bacon, cooked and chopped
1/2 red onion, chopped
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 cup Swiss cheese
1/2 cup almonds


Dressing:

1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 Tb cider vinegar

• Combine all ingredients and set in refrigerator at least one hour before serving.

Waffles with Orange Syrup

Waffles

2 1/4 tsp yeast
1/2 cup warm water
2 cups warm milk
1/2 cup melted butter
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
2 cups all purpose flour
2 large eggs
1/4 tsp baking soda

• Sprinkle yeast on warm water and let stand for 5 minutes. Add warm milk, butter, sugar, salt, and flour. Beat until smooth. Cover and refrigerate over night.
• When ready to make, beat in eggs and baking soda. Pour batter into warm waffle iron.

Orange Syrup

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup corn syrup
1/2 cup frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed

Combine sugar, butter, syrup and orange juice in saucepan over medium to high heat. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 5 minutes.
(This can be used for waffles, pancakes, crepes, or even an ice cream topping.)