Peanut Butter Brownies

These are melt in your mouth delicious! Rich, fudgy with that glorious blend of peanut butter and brownie!

1 box brownie mix for a 13x9” pan
1/2 C. butter, softened
1/2 C. creamy peanut butter
2 C. powdered sugar
1 tabl. milk
1 C. semisweet chocolate chips
1/4 C. butter

Preheat oven to 350. Grease bottom and sides of a 13x9” pan with cooking spray. Mix brownies according to package directions. Bake for approx. 25 minutes at package temperature or until a toothpick comes out almost clean. Cool completely. In medium bowl, mix the next 4 ingredients with mixer on medium until smooth. Spread mixture evenly over brownies. In a small microwaveable bowl, microwave chocolate chips and butter on medium heat 30-60 seconds; stir until smooth, microwave longer if needed. Cool 10 minutes; spread over peanut butter filling. Refrigerate about 30 minutes or until set and serve.

Blonde Brownies

These are easy to make and so delicious, chewy and gooey!!

1 stick butter
1 box light brown sugar
2 eggs
1 3/4 cup self rising flour
1 cup pecans
1 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 325. Grease 9X13 pan. Melt butter, add brown sugar and mix with spoon. Add eggs and vanilla and mix well. Add flour and nuts. Spread into pan and bake 25-30 minutes.

Caramel Dream Bars

Here is a quick and easy, delicious dessert!

1 yellow cake mix
1/3 cup butter
1 egg
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup pecans
1/2 cup toffee chips

Grease a13X9 pan. Combine cake mix, butter and 1 egg. Mix until crumbly. Press down into pan. Beat can of milk, egg and vanilla. Stir in pecans and toffee chips. Pour over cake mixture in pan. Bake at 350 for 25-35 minutes.

Cheese Bread

If you want to add a special touch to any dinner - add some cheese bread. It is so easy, take any bread - I found some sub rolls we didn't finish, you can use french bread, buns, really anything:

Spread with butter

sprinkle with garlic powder or garlic salt

sprinkle with Italian seasoning or parsley

top with cheese - provolone or mozzarella work well, but cheddar or cheese slices will also work

Bake in 350 oven until brown and bubbly

Marinated Beef Ribs

These ribs are so tender and packed full of flavor!

Marinade:
1 cup soy sauce
4 T brown sugar
2 T green onions
1 T chopped/minced garlic
1 tsp ginger
black pepper

Mix marinade together and in a gallon sized Ziploc bag, add ribs and make sure marinade covers them. Place in refrigerator and leave at least 2 hours, turning bag occasionally.

Prepare a baking dish by lining with foil. Pour ribs with marinade into pan. Bake at 400 for 20 minutes and then reduce oven heat to 325. Baste ribs with juices, cover pan and bake for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until fork tender.

Twice Baked Potatoes

Wrap desired number of potatoes in foil and bake until tender.

Unwrap and let cool about 30 minutes. Slice each potato in half and scoop out pulp, leaving the potato skin intact. Mash potato pulp with butter, salt and pepper, sour cream, milk, shredded cheese, bacon bits and green onions. Use as much of these ingredients as you like and omit the ones you don't like.

Spoon potato mixture into the potato skins and bake for 10 to 15 minutes at 350.

Biscuits and Sausage Gravy

If there is one thing I have learned by living with four boys, it is that they like to eat and to eat hearty. Here is one of their favorite breakfasts:

Sausage Gravy over Biscuits.
(and there is an easy way to do this!)

Brown 1 tube of pan sausage. Drain and place on paper towel lined plate.
You can either purchase a pack of instant gravy mix (country gravy or peppered gravy). You will want to put the mix in the frying pan used for the sausage and add 1/2 cup milk and 1/2 cup water and cook according to directions...
Or you can spoon some flour, butter and milk into the pan and stir until thick. Season with salt and pepper.
Once the gravy is made, add the sausage to the gravy and simmer for about 5 minutes. Spoon over biscuits. (Frozen biscuits are ok!)