Reese's Peanut Butter Pie

2 Oreo or chocolate pie crusts

Mix together:
1 c creamy peanut butter
1/2 c powdered sugar
1/2 c granulated sugar

Then heat up in microwave to easily pour into the pie crusts.

Make 1 large instant pudding using the pie recipe, which uses less milk.

Layer half of the pudding onto each peanut butter layer in the pies.

Chill until pudding is firm.

Top each pie with half a tub of cool whip, then add broken-up or crumbled Reese's.

Refrigerate and serve or freeze for later.

Pancit Bihon (Filipino Rice Noodles)

Intro: This dish was influenced by Chinese settlers in the Philippines. The vegetable ingredients mentioned in this post can be customized to whatever you want!

Ingredients:

• 1 8 oz. pack pancit bihon noodles (available in oriental stores)
  

• 1 cooked chicken breast, shredded

• 2 cups of chicken broth or 2 chicken bouillon cubes dissolved in 2 cups of water

• 1/4 cabbage, sliced into strips

• 1 onion, pealed and sliced

• 3 cloves of garlic, crushed and minced

• 1/3 cup scallions, cut into pieces

• 1 carrot, sliced into strips

• 2 tablespoons of cooking oil

• 3/4 cup diced celery

• 3 tablespoons soy sauce

• Salt and pepper to taste
  

Cooking Instructions:

• Soak the pancit bihon noodles to soften for 10 minutes

• Grease a large pan or wok with oil. Sauté garlic and onions.

• Add the chicken broth, the shredded chicken breast and all the vegetables until cooked.

• Mix in the pancit bihon noodles and add the soy sauce, cook for about 5 minutes or until the noodles are soft.

• Salt and pepper to taste.

Bananas Foster (alcohol-free, tropical version)

1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
1/2 cup (packed) dark brown sugar - add more if you like
1 tbsp. cornstarch
1/4 cup orange juice or mango nectar
1/4 cup water
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon - add more if you like
1 banana, peeled, sliced - add more if you like
1 scoop vanilla ice cream - add more if you like

Over medium heat, melt butter, add brown sugar. When sugar is dissolved, add the orange juice or mango nectar. Mix them together, then add the cornstarch solution (prepare the cornstarch by dissolving it in the water beforehand). This will help thicken the syrup. You can now add the cinnamon. Then, keep stirring until the sauce thickens. You can add more heat if you want to speed up the thickening process. Before it thickens too much, add the sliced bananas. Turn the heat off when the bananas are cooked (you just want them soft not soggy).

Serve over vanilla ice cream and enjoy!

Mango or orange juice in bananas foster is a good tropical substitute for dark rum or banana liqueur used in fancy restaurants.

Chicken Crepes

For Chicken Filling:
1/2 of a white onion
3 heads of broccoli
fresh mushrooms (according to desired quantity)
3 large chicken breasts
garlic salt (to taste)
onion powder (to taste)
mixed herbs (to taste)
ground mustard (to taste)
salt and pepper (to taste)
sour cream
cream
cheese of choice

Finely chop the onion. Break broccoli heads into bite-sized florets. Sautee all vegetables in butter until tender; leave on warm. Cut chicken into larger bite-sized pieces and fry in olive oil or butter. Add chicken to the vegetables. Add cream and sour cream until desired consistency/taste is achieved, then add the cheese. Continue mixing until the cheese has melted into the sauce.

For Crepes:
1 C milk
1 C flour
6 T water
3 T butter
2 eggs
1/2 t salt
Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl, adding flour last by sifting into the mixture and mixing slowly. Make sure the batter is very smooth (no lumps). If using a crepe pan, cook according to pan directions. If using a pan to fry the crepes, cook on medium-low heat each side until it is golden brown. Make sure all pans are well-greased/buttered.

Put chicken filling in the middle of crepe; roll crepe like taco or fold in half. Serve fresh.

Homemade Oreos

• One chocolate cake mix

• 1/3 cup oil (for softer, puffier cookies) OR 1/3 cup shortening (for flatter, drier cookies)

• 2 eggs

• frosting of choice

• small bowl of sugar

Combine cake mix, oil, and eggs in a medium-sized mixing bowl. Dough will be thick and sticky. Shape dough into golf ball-sized pieces, then coat in sugar. Place cookies one and a half to two inches apart on un-greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350° for 7-8 minutes for a softer, chewier cookie, or 9-10 minutes for a drier cookie. After removing cookies from the oven, tap cookie sheet on counter- or oven-top so that cookies fall flat. Once cookies have completely cooled, spread frosting between two cookies and serve.

Note: If you are only making the cookies, you may use any flavor of cake mix, like yellow or confetti. Children love to make these cookies!


Submitted by Sarah Boman and Maria Nicole Seely Jones