Super Bowl Nachos

Last night we made our favorite party nachos to snack on while we watched the Packers win!  When I was growing up we used to make them on New Year's Eve.  They're really easy--here's the recipe. 

Sorry, this picture isn't the greatest photography or the neatest food preparation.  I was rushed - I didn't want to miss any of those super bowl commercials!

You'll need:

Tortilla Chips
Refried Beans
Velveeta Cheese, sliced
Salsa
Sour Cream
Green Olives, cut in half

Try to pick the flattest chips.  Use a knife to spread refried beans onto each chip.  Then, layer each additional ingredient in the order listed above.  Microwave for 30 seconds (may take a few more seconds, depending on how thick you sliced the cheese).  Also, you can omit the green olives.

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Rhubarb Butter Crunch

Last weekend our neighbors called to offer us some of their rhubarb, if we wanted it.  I gladly accepted and she told me to stop by anytime and get some.  With different activities, me being sick a couple days and everything else going on we just made it over there last night.  Ryan told me, "Go ahead and get some, but I'm not eatin' it."

I found a recipe online, tweeked it a little and came up with this yummy dish...Rhubarb Butter Crunch.

(Sorry, I tried a couple different things, but the picture still wanted to flip this way.)

The recipe called for the rhubarb to be diced.  I thought I'd use my handy dandy chopper thingy.  Not the answer.  That just mooshed it up and made a mess.  So, I diced it by hand.

 

By the way, Ryan just came in and saw me eating it and going on about how good it was....

This is serving #3 for him!  Guess it's not so bad after all--I swear he's worse than the kids sometimes! ;)

Here's the recipe:

Rhubarb Butter Crunch

4C. Rhubarb, diced

1 C. Sugar (heaping)

3 Tbsp. Flour

1 C. Brown Sugar

3/4 C. Rolled Oats

1 1/2 C. Flour

1 C. Butter

Combine rhubarb, sugar and 3 Tbsp. flour and place in greased 9x13 baking dish.  Combine brown sugar, oats and 1 1/2 C. flour, cut in butter, and sprinkle over rhubarb.  Bake at 375 for 35-40 minutes.

My Birthday Cake

Yesterday was my birthday and one of my favorite things is lemon cake.  Not just any lemon cake, THIS lemon cake.  See, I don't like lemon cake otherwise, but I love this recipe.  So, since it was my birthday, I decided to make myself a cake. 

You'll need:

1 pkg. Betty Crocker Lemon Cake Mix

1 sm. pkg. Jell-O Instant Lemon Pudding

Vegetable Oil

Eggs

Orange Juice

Powdered Sugar

Put the cake mix, pudding, 4 eggs (unbeaten), 3/4 C. oil and 3/4 C. water into your mixer.  Beat for 10 minutes or until smooth.

In the meantime, grease...

..and flour a cake pan.

  

(Try to just flour the cake pan and not the stovetop like I did!)

Once your mix is smooth pour it into your cake pan.

Bake at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes.

While it is baking mix together:

1/3 C. Orange Juice

2 C. Sifted Powdered Sugar

2 T. Oil

While the cake is still hot prick with a fork lots of times...

then pour your orange juice mixture over the top

It will sink down through the fork holes.

This cake is so moist and delicious.  Enjoy!