Sopapilla Cheesecake

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a 9 x 13 inch glass baking dish.

This is DELICIOUS, but oh so not good for you! Which is usually how it works right? A friend posted this on Facebook this morning so I thought I would share it, as well as keep a record of it for myself. :)

 

I have had this at MOPS, Sunday School, & brunches.

 

Sopapilla Cheesecake
2 cans crescent dinner roll
1 stick butter (melted)
1 tsp cinnamon (use 2)
3 blocks cream cheese (softened)
2 cups sugar
1 tsp vanilla

 

In a large bowl, mix together all 3 pkgs of cream cheese, 1 ½ cups sugar and 1 tsp vanilla.

Set aside – this is the filling.

Roll out one can of crescent dough as a sheet into the bottom of 9 x 13 baking dish. Press together any gaps so that the dough does not come apart at the seams.

Spread filling out evenly on top of the bottom layer of dough.

Roll out second can of crescent roll as a sheet and carefully lay on top of the filling. Again, press together any gaps at the seams so the filling does not ooze out.

Pour 1 stick of melted butter over the top. Spread with pastry brush.

Mix ½ cup sugar and 2 tsp cinnamon. Sprinkle this mixture evenly across the top.

Bake in 350 degree oven for 30 minutes.

Enjoy warm, cold or reheated in microwave (for few minutes).

Famous Pork Chops and Spinach Casserole

My kids even love this!!

Famous Pork Chops

Ingredients:
1 C. crushed Ritz crackers
garlic salt to taste
ground black pepper to taste
3 eggs, beaten
4 pork chops (not the thick ones. i tried that one time and it did not work well. split them in half lengthwise if you have the thick ones)
1/2 C. butter

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. In a shallow bowl combine crushed crackers, garlic salt and pepper; mix well. In a seperate bowl beat eggs.
3. Dip your pork chops in the egg batter and then in the cracker mixture. Place the pork chops in a casserole dish. Place chunks of the butter around the pork chops. Cover and bake for 45 mins.

Spinach Casserole

Ingredients:
2 8 oz. frozen chopped spinach
1/2 stick of butter
1 block of cream cheese
salt & pepper
1 C. crushed Ritz crackers
parmesan cheese (shredded)

Directions:
Thaw and drain spinach. Melt butter & cream cheese & mix w/ rest of ingredients. Put in dish. Sprinkle parmesan cheese. Bake at 350 degrees 30-40 mins.

life is hard.....how can i make it easier?

oh if only life could be easier! but if it was, what would we be? how would we learn? how would we grow? God puts trials in our lives to draw us closer to him, to mold & shape us....all to bring himself glory. i want to be the woman that He wants me to be....even though it may be difficult to become that person. i long to become the proverbs 31 wife. oh my do i have a long way to go! get up while it is still night! make bed coverings and linens and sell them! ( i can not sew...although, i am working on it!) clothed with strength and dignity! her children arise and call her blessed! ok, this list is getting long...i've gotta stop. the point is, i have a long way to go.

i am going to start with v. 15 "She gets up while it is still night; she provides food for her family and portions for her female servants." now, coming from a girl who LOVES her sleep. this is going to be real hard! providing food for my family is even hard. i mean i can easily go through the drive thru or take my family out to eat at a restaurant, but it literally makes me sick to go back and look at our expenses at the end of the month and see how much we spent on eating out! do you know what i could have done with that money. don't get me started! not only the expenses of it, but the health part of it too. it is just nasty BAD for you!

so, that is why i am starting this blog. to help me START to become the proverbs 31 wife that i should be...at least verse 15...getting up early and providing (healthier) food for my family. well, that and my friend Anna gave me the idea. :)

i plan to post my favorite recipes so that i can keep up with them and to share them with others. feel free to share yours and link them up!