Tuesday, February 3, 2009

The Family That Eats Together, Stays Together

Have a fun Valentines dinner or breakfast
Make heart shaped waffles for breakfast and top them off with whipping cream and strawberries.
Waffles
1 cup flour
2-3 Tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 beaten egg
1 cup milk
2-3 Tablespoons oil
Dinner
Spagetti
bread sticks/garlic bread
fruit salad
grape juice or red fruit punch
heart shaped brownies cut with a cookie cutter and ice cream
All served at candlelight

Spaghetti Sauce
1-1.5 lbs ground hamburger or sausage cooked with salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup chopped onion you can cook with meat
In a sauce pan: 1 quart tomatoes ground up
1 can tomato sauce
1 tablespoon italian seasoning
1/4 teaspoon cumin
1-2 Tablespoons brown sugar
garlic powder to taste
Add meat and let simmer

Brownies from "I do cookbook"
1.5 cups flour
1/2 cup baking cocoa
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups sugar
1 cup butter softened
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups chocolate chips
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease bottom only of a 9x13 pan.
2. In mixing bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt.
3. In another bowl, cream sugar, butter, eggs and vanilla. Gradually stir flour mixture into cream mixture.
4. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts.
5. Spread in prepared pan and bake 25-28 minutes. Brownies are done when top is glossy and small cracks begin to form.
6. Sprinkle with powdered sugar or frost with chocolate frosting.

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