Cream Cheese Frosting

4 oz softened cream cheese
1/4 c softened butter
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 c powdered sugar

In a mixing bowl, beat together cream cheese and butter until creamy. Stir in vanilla. Slowly add the powdered sugar while you continue to mix.

Frost cooled banana or pumpkin bread. You can also sprinkle chopped walnuts on the frosted bread.

Mini Zucchini Loaves

1 1/2 c all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
1 egg
3/4 sugar
1 medium unpeeled zucchini, grated
1/2 c canola oil

Heat your oven to 350. Mix flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in a bowl. In another bowl, combine egg, sugar, zucchini and oil. Mix zucchini mixture into flour mixture. Spoon the batter in mini loaf pans that have been greased. Bake for 35 - 40 minutes. Cool in pans for 10 minutes before removing.

Banana Pudding

2 packages vanilla pudding (3.4 oz)
3 c milk
8 oz sour cream
12 oz cool whip, thawed
12 oz box vanilla wafers
6 sliced bananas

Whisk pudding and milk in large bowl until thick. Whisk in sour cream. Fold in half the cool whip. Layer wafers, bananas and pudding. Repeat. Top with remaining cool whip. Cover and chill at least four hours before serving.

Sunshine Salad

Great for a brunch!

1 can pineapple tidbits (20 oz)
1 can mandarin oranges (11 oz)
1 pkg instant lemon pudding (3.4 oz)
1 c quartered strawberries
2 medium bananas

Drain pineapple and oranges, reserving the liquid. In a large bowl, combine lemon pudding mix and reserved liquid from the fruit mixing well. Fold in pineapple, oranges and strawberries. Chill at least 2 hours. Slice and mix in bananas just before serving.

Spinach Queso Dip

Perfect for a Super Bowl party.

2 jars Pace Con Queso dip
16 oz reduced fat or fat free sour cream
1 c Hellmans Light mayo
1 pkg Knorr's Vegetable Soup mix (not Spring Vegetable)
1 10-oz package frozen chopped spinach

Thaw and squeeze water from the spinach. Mix all ingredients together and bake at 350 until bubbly. Serve with Tostitos or pita chips.

Pumpkin Cake

1 moist yellow cake mix
1 c pumpkin
1 c water
3 eggs
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tps ginger

Mix all ingredients together. Bake at 350 in a greased bundt pan for about 45 minutes. When cool, remove from pan and drizzle with canned cream cheese icing or powdered sugar.

Mom's Lasagna

One of my mom's best recipes. A great dish to take a new mom.

10 oz lasagna noodles
1 lb mozzerella cheese

Sauce:
1 lb ground beef or sausage, browned and drained
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tbs basil
1 tsp oregano
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp thyme
2 15-oz cans of no salt added tomato sauce
2 6-oz cans of tomato paste

Filling:
3 c cottage cheese
1/2 c grated parmesan cheese
2 tbs parsley
2 beaten eggs
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper

Cook, drain and separate lasagna noodles. In a greased 9x13 dish, layer noodles, filling, sauce and mozzerella. Repeat layers. Bake at 375 for 30 minutes.