When life gives you 🍋’s… Make these. 

Ingredients:

• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup Hodson Mill Insta Bake (whole wheat variety baking mix)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1 stick butter
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup greek yogurt (vanilla, blueberry, or cherry)
• 8 tablespoons milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup fresh blueberries

Egg wash:

• 1 large egg beaten
• 1 teaspoon milk

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Combine flours, salt, baking powder, baking soda, lemon zest, and sugar. Cut butter into mixture. Add beaten egg, milk, and yogurt.

On a floured surface, shape dough into a 9 inch round. Transfer to a greased baking dish. Cut in segments. Press additional blueberries on top and brush with egg wash. Bake for about 18 minutes, or until knife inserted comes out clean.

Ingredients:

• 3 cups flour
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 cup Crisco
• 1 cup warm water

Directions:

Cut Crisco into flour and salt mixture. Add 1/2 of the water and knead together. Add remaining water and finish kneading until ready to roll out.

To roll out, place 1/3 of the dough in between two pieces of waxed paper. Use a rolling pin to flatten it to about an 1/8 of an inch thickness.

Take off top piece of waxed paper and invert dough into pie dish. Remove second layer of waxed paper. Crimp edges of dough around pie dish, cut off excess dough, and fill with pie filling! (Makes 3 pies)

One of the coziest, most lovely scents in the entire world is the aroma of freshly baked banana bread just being taken out of the oven. Here is one of my favorite recipes for it!

Ingredients for Banana Bread:
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 2 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup over-ripe, mashed bananas
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions for Banana Bread:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease and flour 2 loaf pans, and set aside. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs and sour cream.

In a separate bowl, mix dry ingredients. Blend in dry ingredients alternately with bananas. Add remaining ingredients. Fill loaf pans with batter and bake for 50-60 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

Ingredients for Cream Cheese Icing:
• 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup softened butter
• 4 oz cream cheese
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Directions for Cream Cheese Icing:
Mix all ingredients and spread over cooled banana bread.

Ingredients:

• 2 Granny Smith apples
• 1/2 cup crushed peanuts
• 1 heaping cup Cool-whip
• 6 mini Snickers (cut in small cubes)
• 1 tbsp. lemon juice
• 1 cup crushed pineapple (drained)

Directions:

Chop apples and toss with lemon juice to prevent browning. Add all remaining ingredients and stir. Serve chilled.

Chocolate covered strawberries may seem like the simplest recipe, but if you try making them blindsightedly, you’ll soon realize that there is more than meets the eye to this dessert.

Just this past week, my cousin called for tips on making them and I was delighted to share my knowledge of chocolate melting and dipping with her.

If you follow these simple guidelines on making the perfect batch of chocolate covered strawberries, you’ll be sure to impress all your friends and family at your next gathering. 

Ingredients:
Chocolate chips
Strawberries
Vegetable oil

Directions:
Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper. Rinse strawberries and gently pat with a paper towel to dry. Set aside.

Fill a bowl with 2 cups chocolate chips. Add 1 tbsp. of vegetable oil. Place in microwave on defrost setting for one minute intervals, stirring occasionally until melted.

Dip strawberries. Place on waxed paper and allow to cool in fridge. Once hardened, remove strawberries from waxed paper and consume.

   
These are perfect for “No-Meat Fridays” during Lent. They pack well in lunches and freeze well for later too!

Ingredients:

• 1 pack frozen peas
• 2 cups cooked spaghetti
• 1 can cream of mushroom soup
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 1/4 cup egg whites
• 2 cans tuna
• Breadcrumbs and parmesan for topping

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Steam peas in microwave and add them to the cooked spaghetti. Stir in milk, cream of mushroom soup, egg whites, and tuna.

Coat cupcake tins with a light layer of olive oil. Scoop in spaghetti mixture and pat down. Top with a sprinkle of breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese. Bake for 16-17 minutes. Remove from oven, allow to cool, and serve!