Sinfully quick Chocolate Mousse

Perfect "Easy & Quick" dessert for Valentine's Day. This chocolaty mousse will sure be a winner with some Strawberries and whip cream or just plain. I found it on the Food network and modified it a bit to make it faster for us who barely have 5min!











Ingredients:
3 cups mini marshmallows
1/2 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
9 ounces best quality semisweet chocolate, chopped into small pieces
1/4 cup hot water from a recently boiled kettle
1 1/2 cups thawed cool whip or similar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions:
Put the marshmallows, butter, chocolate and water in a heavy-based saucepan.
Put the saucepan on the stove, over med-high heat, stirring every now and again until it all melts. Remove from the heat. Should be less then 4 minutes. Meanwhile fold the cool whip with the vanilla then fold into the cooling chocolate mixture until you have a smooth, cohesive mixture. Pour or scrape into 4 or 6 glasses or small dishes and chill until you want to eat.

Thanksgiving Stuffing ASAP!

Ingredients

8 cups breadcrumbs
1/2 cup minced onion
1 cup minced celery
1/3 cup melted butter
1 cup chicken broth
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1 dash pepper

Instructions

1 Mix all ingredients.
2 Microwave 3-5 mins on high.
3 Serve immediately.

Salmon Meal in 5 !

I found this recipe from the Food Network and thought it was super easy and delicious for a family meal. Let me know what you think.

Ingredients
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 pound fresh salmon fillet, skinless, cut into 2 pieces (not too thick or cooking time will increase)
Blackening Spice, recipe follows
1 (12-ounce) can "soy" black beans, drained (available at health food and specialty stores)
4 cups fresh spinach, cleaned
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
Sour cream, for garnish

Instructions
Heat oil in a large heavy saute pan or iron skillet over high heat until almost smoking hot. Coat the salmon fillets well on both sides with the blackening spice and place gently in the hot pan. Sear on the first side for about 2 minutes and then flip fish over. Add the black beans to 1 corner of the pan and throw in the fresh spinach and butter right on top of everything and cook it all for about 2 minutes more. To serve, take the spinach off the top and place it on the bottom of a plate. Then arrange the salmon and black beans around it. Garnish with a dollop of sour cream, if desired.

Blackening Spice
5 tablespoons kosher salt
5 tablespoons paprika
1 tablespoon dry thyme
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
Mix all the blackening spice ingredients well and store in a sealed container or spice canister. Keep extra as a versatile spice in your kitchen.

Hearty Breakfast Dinner for Champions!

ok, If this one doesn't become your family's #1 breakfast I don't know what will!








Ingredients:
1 package pre-cut cooked potatos (wedged)
8 eggs or 1 pint eggbeaters
8 cooked sausage links, hotdogs, or ham chopped up
1 package frozen fajita veggies without meat (bellpeppers, onions..etc.)
fresh strawberries & mangoes & kiwi (precut at the store) (optional)
3 tbsp oil

Instructions:
1) open packages for the potatos & fajita mix & place in large bowl & put in microwave for 3 min
2) heat a pan on high and add the oil. Add the meat and stir for 1 min. remove & set aside.
3) in same pan add the potato & fajita mix and roughly mix until starts to get fried (barely) about a minute.
4) in another pan scramble the eggs or mix the eggbeater and once it's cooked add the meat.
5) mix the egg mixture with the potato mixture and serve in a large serving dish with fruit.
viola! Yummy breakfast is served!

Pumpkin Pudding Pie Fix :) mmm

Ingredients:
1 ready-made graham cracker crust
1 can pumpkin pie filling
1 box vanilla instant pudding
1 container of Cool Whip
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice (to taste)

Instructions:
Make the pudding according to the direction on the box.
Mix the pudding, pie filling, Cool Whip, and pumpkin pie spice together in a large bowl.Spoon the mixture into the pie crust.BAM! You've got some yummy Pumpkin Pie :)

White Chocolate Almond Bark Brittle

Ingredients:
1 package white chocolate chips
1/2 cup toasted almonds
Cookie sheet covered with wax paper

Instructions:
1) Pour the white chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl and put into microwave for 2 minutes 2) After 2 minutes stir the chocolate chips. If a lot of the chps are still not melted put in microwave for another minute.
3) Remove from microwave and mix in the almonds
4) with a large spoon empty entire contents of the melted chips & almonds onto the cookie sheet. 5) Put in freezer or fridge and when hardend, remove from fridge & break up the pieces.
And there you go!

Eggplant & Zucchini Pasta with Alfredo Sauce MMMmmm

Ingredients:
2 Packages of Trader Joe's Pasta Italiano
1 cup Ragu Alfredo Sauce
1 tbsp dry basil

Instructions:
Warm up a large pan on high heat and empty contents of the Pasta from the packages. Stir for a good 3 minutes. Pour in the alfredo sauce, stir until coated and for the next 2 minutes. Turn of heat and Serve. Top with dry basil. Yummy! This blend works great together. The package doesn't ask for the alfredo sauce, but since I've tried it, it just works amazing together. Serves 4.