Ya know...I am a creature of habit. Found this recipe for Apple Walnut Cobbler (their pic). It's not as easy as my other cobbler find, but really. I mean really. Tart apples and walnuts in a buttery crusty cobbler...it had me at tart apple...

Apple Walnut Cobbler

Ingredients:

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

3/4 cup walnuts -- coarsely chopped

4 cups tart apples -- thinly sliced

1 cup flour -- sifted

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt

1 egg -- beaten

1/2 cup evaporated milk

1/3 cup butter -- melted

Directions:

Combine the sugar, cinnamon, and 1/2 cup of the walnuts. Spread the sliced apples in the bottom of a greased baking dish (8x8). Sprinkle the apples with the cinnamon sugar mixture.Sift the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a small bowl. In a large bowl, combine the egg, evaporated milk, and melted butter. Stir in the combined dry ingredients and mix until smooth. Pour over the apples in the baking dish. Top with remaining walnuts.Bake at 325F for 50-55 minutes or until golden brown.

Serve with ice cream or whipped cream.

This recipe for Apple Walnut Cobbler serves/makes 6

Frozen Lemonade Cupcakes

I needed to make something sweet for a party. My oven chose that night NOT to work. I was desperate...searching...seeking the one true sweet that would make the party complete. This is the recipe I found. I don't know who Aunt Florence is, but I owe her a debt of gratitude. I keep thinking she could be related to me...this recipe is tres easy, pretty and yummy to boot. And did I mention it doesn't need to be baked? So here's to you, Aunt Florence. I'd give you the place of honor at the family party!


Aunt Florence's Frozen Lemon Cupcakes

Makes: About 12 cupcakes

Lemon Cream

1 cup sugar
Juice and finely grated rind of one lemon
2 cups whipping cream

"Crust"
1/2 stick unsalted butter
1/2 cup crushed graham crackers
1/2 cup crushed corn flakes
2 tablespoons sugar
Jellied lemon sliced or small berry for topping.

1. Making lemon cream: combine sugar and lemon juice and rind in a large bowl. Gradually beat in cream.
2. To make the bottom crust: melt butter in a pan over low heat and stir in crushed graham crackers, corn flakes, and sugar. Remove from heat.
3. Press down crust mixture into the bottom of a silicon cupcake holder or cupcake liner. I used the silicon holder because it was more rigid and removed it after the cupcakes were frozen.
Freeze for at least 3 hours.
Unmold and top with a jellied lemon slice or a small berry of some kind.

Buffalo Chicken Dip

Here is another simple, but yummy, appetizer recipe!

1 brick cream cheese
1/3 to 1/2 cup hot sauce (more if you want it super hot!)
1 cup ranch or blue cheese salad dressing
1 can chicken breast meat, drained
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Melt the first 4 ingredients over medium heat on stove. After 5-10 minutes, I add half of the cheddar cheese, then let that melt. Remove from stove, and put in a crock pot. I then add the remaining cheese for the top of the dip. The longer this cooks in the crockpot, the better! I serve this dip with tortilla chips. My in-laws just love this dip!

Easy Fruit Cobbler

I needed a quick recipe, and it had to match the ingredients I had on hand...this filled the bill. It's from Southernfood.about.com, and they consider it a 'dump cake'. I did it with canned cherries, but can see that any fruit would be good:

4 ounces butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1 tsp. baking powder
3/4 cup milk
dash of salt
1 can fruit pie filling

Melt butter in an 8x8x2 inch baking dish. Mis all ingredients except fruit in a medium bowl. (No mixer is required). Pour the batter over the butter. Pour filling over the top. Bake at 350 degrees 45-60 minutes or until the crust is golden brown. I added some powdered sugar on top. Serves 8

There, didn't I say simple? This is a great 'have the ingredients on hand' cobbler, and it is fast and easy (are you noticing a theme to my posts???). It would be a great breakfast/brunch sweet instead of muffins. One note: I didn't bake it for the full 45 minutes, since it browned up about 38-40 minutes. I would set the timer for about 35 minutes and check it. I did put a piece of foil over the top and let it bake a couple of extra minutes when I noticed the edges browing a lot. This is a very good recipe to try with kids. It's hard to mess up something this simple.