Cheese Bars

This is a recipe that I got from a friends mother. She made these for our Christmas bowling party (yes we bowl on a league). They are simple and really yummy. I would suggest keeping them in the fridge. When they sit out the cream cheese filling gets a little too soft.

Cheese Bars

2 Tubes of crescent rolls

2 (8 oz) packages of cream cheese

1 cup of sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 egg yolk

cinnamon + sugar for dusting

Mix cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and egg yolk until smooth and creamy. Set aside. In a 9x13 baking pan, spread one roll of crescent onto bottom of pan (forming the crust). Next, spread cream cheese mixture on top of crescent crust. Lastly spread the second roll of crescent on top of cream cheese filling. Dust with cinnamon sugar mixture Bake in a 350* oven for about 25 minutes. Refrigerate before cutting.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie

I am not really sure where I saw this recipe, I found it online somewhere. It is a low fat/ low cal dessert that is satisfying to those who may be watching their diet. James and I enjoyed the yummy peanut flavor of the rice krispy's.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie

1 1/2 cups of rice krispy cereal

1/4 cup creamy peanut butter

1 tbsp. honey

1 (4 serv) box of instant chocolate pudding

2 cups of cold milk (I used skim)

Combine peanut butter and honey in small bowl and microwave until blended.**I microwaved for like 10 sec.** Incorporate peanut butter and honey mixture to rice cereal. Coat well.

Spread cereal mixture into a greased 9" pie plate.

Meanwhile, mix pudding and milk according to directions on pudding box. Refrigerate pudding till it sets. **In the time I was waiting for the pudding, I decided to stick my "crust" in the freezer. I thought by freezing it for 10 minutes, the cereal might stick together a bit better.** After pudding has set, pour into prepared cereal crust.

Refrigerate at least 3-4 hours prior to serving. Serve with a dollop of whip cream.

Serves 6

Mexican Polenta Casserole

Yay, this is my first post! I thought I would start this blog to document all of my everyday recipes. I have loved to cook and tinker in the kitchen ever since I was a little girl. These recipes will be nothing fancy, just plain and simple.

Last night I thought I would try a new recipe. My hubby and I are trying to eat a little healthier, so I thought this would be a perfect dish.

Mexican Polenta Casserole

(recipe from skinnyweek.com)

Serves: 8

1 lb. of ground hamburger

1 onion, diced

1/2 Tbsp. ground cumin

1 Tbsp. chili powder

2 cups tomato sauce

1 can diced tomatoes

1 can re fried beans
2 cups of cheddar cheese

2 cups cooked polenta

Brown hamburger and onion until beef is no longer pink. Add spices, tomato sauce and diced tomato's. Simmer 5-10 minutes.

In a greased 9x13 baking dish start layering ingredients. Begin with polenta, then re fried beans. Followed by the tomato meat mixture and top with cheese.

Bake in a 350* oven for 30-40 minutes. Dollop with sour cream and enjoy!

**Note: I used fat free cheese and ff re fried beans. Also, I used lean ground beef. With those changes it lightned it up a bit.**