KARINA'S DAILY RECIPE

Philadelphia Cheesesteaks

from Karina's Kitchen

What a YUMMY anytime Dish and Easy and 1-2-3. My kinda cookin'.

Juicy steak, peppers, onions and a creamy cheese sauce, all served up on a roll...it just doesn't get any better than this!

Prep Time: 10 min. Cook Time: 10 min.

Ingredients:

2 tbsp. vegetable oil
1 large onion, sliced (about 1 cup)
1 large red or green pepper, thinly sliced (about 1 1/2 cups)
1 cup sliced mushrooms
4 frozen sandwich steaks (about 2 ounces each)
1 can (10 3/4 ounces) Campbell's Condensed Cheddar Cheese Soup
4 (8-inch) long hard rolls, split

Directions:
Heat the oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat.

Add the onion, pepper and mushrooms and cook until the vegetables are tender.

Remove the vegetables from the skillet.

Add the steaks to the skillet. Cook and stir until they're cooked through.

Spoon the soup into a microwavable bowl. Cover and microwave on HIGH for 1 1/2 minutes or until it's hot. Stir and spread each roll with 2 tablespoons soup.

Divide the steaks and vegetables among the rolls and top with the remaining soup.

Karina's Kitchen Klip: I used prepared garlic bread instead of the rolls in this recipe. Delicious!

Serves 4.

Can also serve with a side of french fries or potato chips and a crisp green salad.

Happy Eating!

SIMPLE SOLUTIONS for A REAL SIMPLE LIFE!

Karina's Simple Solutions for a REAL SIMPLE LIFE Tip:

NEW USES FOR OLD THINGS

OLD THING: A MUFFIN TIN

NEW USE: Cooling Rack

When I cool any kind of baked goods, such as: casseroles, cookie sheet, pies, cakes and Brownies, I use my muffin tin. Simply turn the muffin tip upside down and rest your piping-hot treats top of it!

I have found that the space between the muffin molds lets the cool air flow freely and your 'treats' will cool quicker!

REWARD is: No more soggy bottoms!

Enjoy and Happy Cooking,

Karina

HOMEMADE DOG TREATS

I definitely will be trying this one!

HOMEMADE DOG TREATS!

Tired of the expense of dog biscuits, but still want to treat your "babies"? I make a variety of drop biscuits using flour, meat broth of some kind, a little corn meal, an egg and enough milk to make it "droppable" onto a greased cookie sheet. Sometimes I use ketchup and powdered parmesan- those are favorites! I drop them by spoonful, not too big, and bake them at about 300 degrees until crunchy (turning them over helps, and then leave them in the oven after you turn it off for additional crunch.) They turn out differently every time, but my dogs go crazy when they hear the oven timer go off! ~ By Lee Ann from SC

Thanks Lee Ann for this great tip on saving money

GUILTLESS POTATO SALAD

Guiltless Potato Salad
1 1/2 lb small red potatoes, halved

3 carrots, thinly sliced

2 ribs celery, finely chopped

2 Granny Smith apples with skin, cored and finely chopped

1/2 sm onion, sliced

1/2 cup light mayonnaise

1/2 cup fat-free plain yogurt

1/4 cup fat-free lemon yogurt

1 Tbsp chopped fresh dill

1 Tbsp finely chopped parsley

1 Tbsp Dijon mustard

1/4 tsp salt

Place potatoes in a large saucepan with enough water to cover. Cook over medium heat 10 minutes. Add carrots and cook 8 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water. Allow to cool.

In a large serving bowl, combine celery, apples, onion, mayonnaise, plain yogurt, lemon yogurt, dill, parsley, mustard, and salt. Add potato mixture and stir gently to combine. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours before serving.

Makes 8 servings

Per serving: 121 calories, 3 g protein, 18 g carbohydrate, 5 g fat, 5 mg cholesterol, 5 g fiber, 270 mg sodium

Yummy!

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CHICKEN and PINEAPPLE PINWHEEL

Ingredients:

2 large can chicken salad
Mayonnaise
1/4 c. Pineapple tidbits (or to your liking)
1 Cup of Shredded Monterrey Jack Cheese
Fresh Parsley
2 Cans of Pillsbury Crescent Rolls

Combine:
In a mixing bowl the 2 Cans of Chicken with Mayo until moistened. Then add your pineapple, cheese and fresh parsley and stir! Set this mixture to the side while you open the crescent cans.

• Take a cookie sheet and spray with PAM.....Then take the crescent dough and form 2 crescents together into a large rectangle.
• Layer the chicken mixture (about 1-1/2 tbsp.) in the center of your rectangle.
• Then fold the 4 sides (each corner) to the center the of the mixture and seal. It will kind-of-look-like a pinwheel, hence the name.
• Bake @ 375 degrees for approximately 18-20 minutes, or until golden brown!
• Serving size: about 8 chicken pinwheels.

Delicious and Enjoy!

Ice Cream Cookiewiches: Recipes - NESTLÉ® Meals.com

"Ice Cream Cookiewiches"

You will love the convenience of making this delicious ice cream treat!

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 10 mins
Cooling Time: 1 hr freezing

Servings: 20 sandwiches
1 pkg. (16.5 oz.) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Refrigerated Mini Chocolate Chip Cookie Bar Dough or NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Refrigerated Mini Brownie Bites Bar Dough *
1 1/2 to 2 cups Vanilla, Chocolate Chip Mint or any other flavor DREYER’S® or EDY’S® SLOW CHURNED™ Light Ice Cream, slightly softened


PREPARE cookies according to package directions. Cool on baking sheets for 1 minute; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

PLACE 1 tablespoon ice cream on flat side of 1 cookie; top with flat side of second cookie to make a sandwich. Wrap each tightly in plastic wrap or place in freezeable container. Repeat with remaining cookies and ice cream. Freeze for at least 1 hour before serving. Let stand at room temperature for 5 minutes before serving.

* VARIATION: Make a platter of these sandwiches by baking up a few packages of our refrigerated Mini Cookie Bar Doughs and use a variety of DREYER’S or EDY’S SLOW CHURNED Light Ice Cream products.

NUTRITION FACTS:
Calories: 120 Calories from Fat: 50 Total Fat: 6 g
Saturated Fat: 3 g Cholesterol: 15 mg Sodium: 95 mg
Carbohydrates: 16 g Dietary Fiber: 0 g Sugars: 10 g
Protein: 1 g"

BLUEBERRY MUFFIN RECIPE

Since it is Still National Blueberry Month ~ Here is another great Blueberry Muffin Recipe:

BATTER INGREDIENTS:
1 1/2 c all-purpose flour

3/4 c white sugar
1/2 tsp salt

2 tsp baking powder

1/3 c vegetable oil

1 egg

1/3 c milk

1 c fresh blueberries

TOPPING INGREDIENTS:

1/2 c sugar

1/3 c all-purpose flour

1/4 c butter, cubed, softened but not melted

1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

Delicious! Enjoy!

Happy Baking,

Karina's Garden of Grace

NATIONAL BLUEBERRY MUFFIN DAY ~ JULY 11, 2007

LET'S us all celebrate MY FAVORITE MUFFIN....today is the National Blueberry Muffin Day!

Here is Grandma's Easy, Delicious Recipe for Blueberry Muffins:

Ingredients:
1/4 cup butter
2 eggs
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. sugar
2 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1-1/2 tsp. vanilla
One-half cup milk
2 c. fresh or frozen blueberries

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease and floor muffin pan (or use paper liners). Beat together butter, eggs, salt, and sugar.
Mix flour with baking powder and sift into first mixture, alternating with milk.
Blend in vanilla.
Add blueberries.
Pour into muffin pan and bake for 25 minutes!

Enjoy and Happy Baking!

Karina's Garden of Grace

4th OF JULY BROWNIE RECIPE ~ by Betty Crocker

BETTY CROCKER ~ STARS and STRIPE BROWNIES

Ingredients:

1 box (1 lb 6.5 oz) Betty Crocker® Original Supreme brownie mix (with chocolate syrup pouch)
(Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on brownie mix box)
1 container (12 oz) Betty Crocker® Whipped fluffy white frosting
1 tube (0.68 oz) Betty Crocker® red decorating gel
1 tube (0.68 oz) Betty Crocker® blue decorating gel
1 tube (0.68 oz) Betty Crocker® white decorator icing
Betty Crocker® Decorating Decors stars

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1. Heat oven to 350°F. Line 13x9-inch pan with foil so foil extends about 2 inches over sides of pan. Spray foil with cooking spray. Make and bake brownies as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan, using water, oil and eggs. Cool completely, about 1 hour.

2. Remove brownies from pan by lifting foil; peel foil from sides of brownies. Continue as desired with options below. Flag Brownies: Frost brownies. Using red decorating gel, pipe stripes onto frosted brownie. Add decors in upper left corner of brownie. 24 brownies Firecracker Brownies: Using 1-inch round cookie cutter, cut out brownie rounds. Stack 2 brownie rounds together, spreading frosting between rounds and on top. Garnish with decors. 48 brownies Star Brownies: Using 2 1/2-inch star-shaped cookie cutter, cut brownies. Place frosting in resealable food-storage bag; cut off one bottom corner of bag. Pipe frosting on star-shaped brownies. Sprinkle with decors.

Makes: 13 brownies