Boston Cream Pie

This is delicious and so easy!



Easy Boston Cream Pie



1 yellow cake mix
1 small pkg. vanilla pudding
1 carton of Cool Whip
1 can of chocolate frosting



Make cake mix according to diretions in two round cake pans. Let cool completely. Make pudding mix according to directions but with only 1 cup of milk. Let set. Once set, add half of the carton of Cool Whip and mix together thoroughly. Put one of the cake rounds on a plate. Top with the pudding mixture. Put the other cake round on top of the pudding mixture. Frost with chocolate frosting as desired. Keep refrigerated.

Tucano's Grilled Pineapple

We love Tucano's, and the pineapple might be my favorite thing there.  This tastes just like it, next time I'm making double and hiding it from everyone because I'm greedy like that!!!


Tucano's Grilled Pineapple
Recipe from Kiera's Recipes


Ingredients:


One half pineapple, cut into long spears
(I just used the pre cut pineapple and put it on a skewer)
1 tbsp. butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon, in all
lemon juice


Fire up the grill to medium heat. Before putting the pinapple down, sprinkle the spears with half of the cinnamon and a little bit of brown sugar. This will facilitate a sweetness and instant carmelization when they hit the grill.

In a small saucepan, heat the butter, brown sugar and the rest of the cinnamon. Heat until bubbly and the sugar is properly melted.

Grill the pineapple spears over direct heat about 2-3 minutes per side, turning occaisionally. Each time it turns, baste with a brush of glaze. When finished, plate up and drizzle a final amount of glaze on top.

Steak Kabobs

Beef Marinade for Kabobs




½ cup apple juice
¾ cup sugar
½ cup soy sauce
½ cup olive oil
3 cloves garlic
1 tsp. ginger
½ onion, chopped


Marinate meat as long as desired (but at least an hour). While these are marinating, soak skewers in water for at least a half an hour. Cut steak in strips and put on a skewer with veggies, then grill on the BBQ.

Overnight French Toast Casserole

I have tried making these 'overnight' type of things quite a few times, and have never really liked them.  They are usually too mushy for my taste.  This one turned out perfect and I'm wondering if it's because it's using the thick texas toast?  Anyhoo, it's easy and delicious!!!  It worked out perfectly to put it in the oven first thing in the morning and let it bake while the kids were hunting Easter eggs!



Overnight French Toast Casserole
Recipe from Mommy's Kitchen

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter, melted (1 stick)
12 slices Texas toast or any leftover bread
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)
1 tsp. vanilla extract
5 eggs
1 1/2 cups milk

Directions:

Melt butter and pour in a 9x 13 pan. Mix together brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and nuts if you are using them. Whisk eggs, milk & vanilla together. Layer bottom of pan with half the bread pieces Sprinkle half the brown sugar mix over the bread. Layer the second half of bread. Pour egg mixture over the bread slices, making sure all are covered evenly. Sprinkle remaining brown sugar on top. Cover and refrigerate overnight. In the morning, remove from the refrigerator and cover with a new piece of foil. Preheat oven to 350 and bake the casserole for 30 minutes. Then uncover and bake for 20 more minutes. French toast should be browned and set. You can also remove it from the oven and pour some maple syrup on top and place back in the oven to caramelize for about 5-7 minutes.

Brown Sugar Meatloaf

Brown Sugar Meatloaf
Recipe from Allrecipes


Ingredients:

1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup ketchup
1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
3/4 cup milk
2 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 small onion, chopped
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
3/4 cup finely crushed saltine cracker crumbs


Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 5x9 inch loaf pan.
Press the brown sugar in the bottom of the prepared loaf pan and spread the ketchup over the sugar.
In a mixing bowl, mix thoroughly all remaining ingredients and shape into a loaf. Place on top of the ketchup.
Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour or until juices are clear.


*What I did differently - I used probably only a 1/4 cup ketchup (yuck), NO ONIONS (hate onions!), and panko crumbs instead of cracker crumbs. I also mixed the ketchup and sugar together instead of just layering it.

** Now I just use barbecue sauce instead of ketchup.  I also make it in muffin tins, and cook it at 425 degrees for 30 minutes.  Yum.