Here is some recipes I like. Like I said, I love to cook and bake. It makes my stress levels go down. I turn on my music and just go at it.
Upside Down Pizza Casserole
1-1/2 pounds lean ground beef
1 15-ounce can Italian-style tomato sauce
1-1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (6 ounces)
1 10-ounce package refrigerated biscuits (10 biscuits)
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In a large skillet cook beef until no longer pink, stirring frequently. Drain off fat. Stir in tomato sauce; heat through. Transfer mixture to a 2-quart rectangular baking dish. Sprinkle mixture with cheese.
2. Flatten each biscuit with your hands; arrange the biscuits on top of the cheese. Bake in the preheated oven about 15 minutes or until biscuits are golden. Makes 5 servings
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Pork Chops and Sauerkraut
4 pork chops
salt and pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
12 oz sauerkraut
1/4 onion thinly sliced
1/2 small apple peeled cored and chopped
1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
1/4 teaspoon celery seed
1/4 cup beer
sprinkle pork chops with salt and pepper to taste. heat olive oil in skillet and brown pork chops on both sides.
drain sauerkraut. mix sauerkraut, onion, apple, parsley and celery seed. put pork chops in a baking dish then cover with sauerkraut. pour beer and drippings from skillet over. cover tightly and bake at 350 for 90 mins.
the recipe says 90 mins but i took mine out after 80. the dish was getting dark. and i didnt want to burn them
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Coffee Brownies
1 pound unsalted butter
1 pound plus 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips, divided
6 ounces unsweetened chocolate
6 extra-large eggs
3 tablespoons instant coffee powder
2 tablespoons real vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups sugar
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, divided (1 cup for batter and 1/4 cup in the chips and nuts)
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
3 cups diced walnut pieces
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 13 by 18 by 1 1/2-inch sheet pan.
Melt together the butter, 1 pound chocolate chips, and unsweetened chocolate on top of a double boiler. Cool slightly. Stir together the eggs, instant coffee, vanilla and sugar. Stir in the warm chocolate mixture and cool to room temperature.
Stir together 1 cup of the flour, baking powder and salt. Add to cooled chocolate mixture. Toss the walnuts and 12 ounces of chocolate chips with 1/4 cup flour to coat. Then add to the chocolate batter. Pour into prepared pan.
Bake for about 30 minutes, or until tester just comes out clean. Halfway through the baking, rap the pan against the oven shelf to allow air to escape from between the pan and the brownie dough. Do not over-bake! Cool thoroughly, refrigerate well and cut into squares.