Crab Cakes with Grits

1 lb. crab meat or imitation crab, chopped fine
1/2 medium onion, chopped fine
1/4 cup bell pepper chopped fine
1 cup parmesean cheese
1 cup bread crumbs
2 tps. mayonnaise
2 eggs
salt to taste
pepper to taste
garlic powder to taste

Chop crab fine and add all other ingredients. Mix well. In a frying pan add enough olive oil with 1/4 stick of butter and heat on medium. Pat out crab cakes and drop in hot oil. Cook until golden brown and then flip and cook the other side until golden brown. Drain on paper towel

Grits
1 cup grits
2 cups water
1tbs. butter
salt and pepper to taste

Bring water to a boil in a large pot. Add grits, butter,  salt and pepper. Cook on medium heat until grits reach a smooth and thick texture.

Place grits on a plate. Place 2 to 3 crab cakes on top. Top with a squeeze of lemon and grated cheddar cheese.

Blackberry Cake with Blackberry Cream Cheese Filling

CAKE
	1 box white cake mix
	1 3oz box blackberry fusion jello
	4 eggs
	1 single serving blackberry yogurt
	1/2 c oil
	1 c blackberry wine (i used manischewitz)
	1 c blackberries (fresh not frozen)
FILLING
	8 oz of cream cheese, softened
	1/2 c confectioners sugar
	1/2 c blackberry pie filling (my first time making this i couldnt find the pie filling and used blackberry preserves and it was very good)
	1/2 to 3/4 c sweetened whipped cream
FILLING TOPPER
	1 c blackberries (fresh or frozen, if frozen drained thoroughly)

Filling Topper
1 cup fresh blackberrries
any of your favorite cream cheese icing...I prefer a homemade one...
1 block cream cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Beat the three ingredients together and you have beautiful icing.

Grease 2 9 in round baking pans and flour well

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In large bowl mix cake mix and jello

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Add eggs to bowl

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Now add yogurt to bowl

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Pour in oil

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Pour in wine

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Mix on low speed until moistened and then on medium speed for about 2 minutes or until all is blended

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Pour batter into 2 greased and floured pans

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arrange blackberries on top of batter in each pan. (Berries will sink to bottom while baking)

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Bake in 350 degree preheated oven about 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely

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Filling: While cakes are cooling, Blend cream cheese and confectioners sugar together until nice and smooth. Add pie filling and mix well. Now fold in the whipped cream until all blended.

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Invert first cake onto a cake plate. Flat side should be up

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spread the cream cheese filling on top of the inverted cake

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arrange blackberries on top of the filling. Now the invert second cake on top of this, (flat side should be touching the cream cheese filling) and push down gently to connect both cakes

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Frost with whipped cream frosting (u can also use cream cheese frosting etc)And decorate with remaining black berries

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Slice the cake and enjoy

This recipe has been shared from one of my favorite recipe sites (just a pinch) and I hope you will all enjoy it. Simply decadent.

Bacon Cheeseburger Stew

10 slices of bacon, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
2 pounds ground beef
7-8 med. potatoes, diced
1 onion, diced
2 tsp. garlic, minced
4 cups of chicken broth
1 (14.5 oz) can of petite diced tomatoes, undrained
1 (10.75 oz) can cheddar cheese soup
2 Tbsp, Worcestershire sauce
1 (2.8 oz) can of French fried onions
Sourcream
Shredded Cheese

Boil diced potatoes until tender, then drain
In a large soup pot, cook bacon until crisp. Remove from the pot and drain on paper towels.
Add ground beef, onion , and garlic to pot with bacon grease. Cook until beef is no longer pink and onion is tender. Drain off grease.
Add chicken broth, potatoes, tomatoes, cheese soup, and Worcestershire sauce to the meat mixture. Cook for 10 to 15 minutes or until heated through. Serve in bowls topped with the cooked bacon followed by the French fried onions and sourcream and shredded cheese. Serves 6 to 8.

Homemade Dish Soap

• 2 cups of Castile soap
• 1 tsp lemon juice or white vinegar
• 1/2 cup of warm water

Pour all ingredients into a cleaned out old dish soap bottle and shake until well combined. Shake before each use. The lemon juice or vinegar helps cut through the grease on your dishes.

Island Honeymoon Bars

I saw this on one of my favorite recipe sites and wanted to share with all of you:

Ingredients

1 3/4 c	whole-wheat pastry flour
1/2 tsp	baking soda
1/4 tsp	salt
3/4 c	sugar
1/2 c	brown sugar, firmly packed
3/4 c	natural peanut butter
1/4 c	crushed pineapple, juices drained
2 Tbsp	butter
1 tsp	vanilla
1	large egg
1 1/4 c	white chocolate
1/2 c	sweetened flaked coconut

Directions1In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
2In a large mixing bowl, cream together sugars, peanut butter, pineapple, buttery spread and vanilla. Beat in the egg. Gradually stir in the flour mixture until completely combined. Fold in 1 C of the white chocolate chips, saving remaining 1/4 C.
3With dampened hands, press the dough into a greased 9 x 13" baking pan. Sprinkle with remaining white chocolate chips and press them down lightly.
4Bake bars in a 350 degree oven for 22-25 minutes, until a wooden skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean.
5Put baking rack on the middle level. Turn oven to broil. Sprinkle coconut on top of the bars. Broil for 30-60 seconds, until coconut begins to brown. Be careful not to burn coconut!
6Allow pan to cool completely

Blueberry Delight

1 cup self rising flour
1 cup pecans chopped
1 stick butter
1 pkg. cream cheese softened
 1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup blueberries
2 cups cool whip

1st layer: Mix together 1st 3 ingredients. Spread in the bottom of a 9x13 glass baking dish. Bake a 350 degrees for 10 minutes or until lightly brown.
2nd Layer: While crust is baking, mix together cream cheese and powdered sugar and when the crust is cool spread mixture on the top.
3rd Layer: Spread blueberries evenly over the top of cream cheese mixture and then spread cool whip on top..Sprinkle lightly with any extra pecan dust.

Yummy Apple Pancake Rings

Ingredients:
1 Cup Bisquick Baking Mix
... 1 Egg
1/2 Cup Milk
1 Teaspoon Pumpkin Pie Spice
Zest of 1/2 Lemon
2 Medium Apples
pared and cored
Lemon juice and zest (for apple cider syrup)
Apple cider
Cinnamon

To make hot apple cider syrup: Add apple cider, lemon juice and zest, and cinnamon to a saucepan and bring to a boil. (Use your own comfort/judgement with how much to mix.) Reduce the liquid to a syrup consistency, by half.

Beat baking mix, egg and milk with rotary beater until smooth. Add pumpkin pie spice and lemon zest to batter and mix until incorporated.
ingredients 2 Medium Apples, pared and cored
instructions Grease griddle.
instructions Core and cut apples crosswise in 1/8-inch slices.
instructions Using a toothpick dip slices into batter. Cook on hot griddle until golden brown, turning once. Serve hot with apple cider syrup.

Thanks for the recipe Bonnie.