buffalo wings

For this recipe you can use either wings or tenders

Soak chicken in the Buttermilk for 1hr
roll in flour, pepper and salt. Put in hot oil cook until brown.
Mix Franks Red Hot Sauce you could also use mild and brown sugar on stove until mixture is thick enough to hold on spoon (about 1 1/2 cups of brown sugar).
After chicken wings are fried in oil roll into the Hot sauce mixture, enjoy.

Sauce idea mix 1/2 and 1/2 sourcream and ranch dressing

( for the kids we just fried the chicken and didn't put it in the sauce)

Molten Chocolate Surprise

This Kraft Magazine is obviously one that is filled with super good stuff. I made this for a girls only party and one of friends who vows to be indifferent to chocolate had a second one.
4 squares semi-sweet baking chocolate

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter (Yes, I used real butter-not magarine)

2 whole eggs

2 egg yolks

1 cup powdered sugar

1/3 cup flour

12 Chips Ahoy! Real Chocolate Chip Cookies

1/2 cup thawed whipped cream (Since it was just for topping, I used a scoop each of vanilla ice cream instead)

PREHEAT oven to 425 degrees F. Microwave chocolate and butter in large microwavable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until butter is melted. Stir with wire wisk util chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended. Beat whole eggs, and egg yolks, sugar and flour with wire wisk until well blended. Gradually add to chocolate mixture, beating constantly until well blended.

LINE 12 medium muffin cups with paper liners. Place 1 cookie, upside-down, on bottom of each cup; cover evenly with batter.

BAKE 8 min. or until cakes are firm around edges but still soft in centers. Let stand 1 min. Carefully remove cakes from muffin pan. Invert onto dessert dishes; remove paper liner. Serve with whipped topping.

Makes 12 each

(Try using Oreo Chocolate Sandwich Cookies instead of Chips Ahoy! Real Chocolate Chip Cookies)

Home-Baked Macaroni & Cheese

I tried this one a while ago and love it. I am not a complete lover of Mac & Cheese. This had enough difference and taste, that I could make it again, and again. This is another from the Kraft magazine.
1 pkg. (14 oz.) Kraft Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese Dinner (I just used two of the regualar boxes)

1 cup Kraft Shredded Cheddar Cheese, divided

1/2 cup sour cream

1/4 tsp ground red pepper (cayenne)

6 Ritz Cracker, crushed~1/4 cup (I would add way more-I like things crunchy)

1 Tbsp. butter, melted (again add more if you want more crunchy topping)

PREHEAT oven to 375 degrees F. Prepare Macaroni dinner as directed on package. Stir in 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, the sour cream, and cayenne pepper.

SPOON into greased 1 1/2-qt. casserole dish; sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheddar cheese and the combined cracker crumbs and butter mixture.

BAKE 20 min. Let stand 5 min. before serving.

Makes 5 servings, 1 cup each

Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake

I made this last night for a dinner party and fell completely in love with it. I had no idea that cheesecake is a difficult dessert to master, good thing, beacause I would never have found out how not so difficult it could be.

1 cup graham cracker crumbs

1 cup + 3 Tbsp. sugar, divided

3 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted

5 pkg. (8 oz. each) cream cheese, softened

3 Tbsp. flour

1 Tbsp. vanilla

1 cup sour cream

4 eggs

1/3 cup seedless strawberry jam (I used some regular raspberry jam-still good)

PREHEAT oven to 325 degrees F. Combine crumbs, 3 Tbsp. sugar, and butter and firmly press mixture into bottom of foil-lined 13x9 in baking pan. Bake 10 min.

BEAT cream cheese (I added sour cream at this point on accident, turned out just fine), flour, and vanilla in a large bowl using electric mixer on medium speed until fully blended. Add sour cream (like I said, I added it early); mix well. Add eggs one at a time, beating on low speed after each addition, just until blended. (I had not used my Kitchen Aid in a long time, and forget to scrape the side of the bowl to make sure it was well blended, make sure you do that). Pour over crust. Lightly drop small spoonfuls of jam over top of batter. Using a knife, cut through batter several times to create marble effect.

BAKE 40 min. or until center is almost set. Cool. Refigerate 4 hours or overnight.

Makes 16 servings

Raspberry Ganache Pie

If sin were a pie this would be it. This was my anniversary dessert for Tory-oh so yummy.

Prep Time:15 min
Total Time:4 hr 15 min
Makes:10 servings

1 pkg. (8 squares) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate, coarsely chopped

1 cup whipping cream

6 Tbsp. seedless raspberry jam, divided

1 OREO Pie Crust (6 oz.)

2 cups raspberries

1 Tbsp. water

MICROWAVE chocolate and whipping cream in medium bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until chocolate is almost melted, stirring every minute. Beat with wire whisk until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended. Add 2 Tbsp. of the jam; mix well.

POUR into crust; cover. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.

ARRANGE raspberries on top of pie. Microwave remaining 1/4 cup jam and the water in small microwaveable bowl on HIGH 30 sec.; stir until well blended. Brush over raspberries. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Tangy Pork Chop Stuffing Bake

This was the dinner that I made for Tory on our anniversary. I was really nervous, but wanted to try something daring and it was in the Kraft Food and Family Magazine. It turned out soooooooo good. (A personal note, if I can make it, it must be easy)

6 bone-in pork Chops

1 pkg. (6 oz.) Stove Top stuffing mix for pork

1 can (16 oz.) whole berry cranberry sauce

3/4 cup Kraft barbecue sauce (I just used whatever was in the fridge)

2 Tbsp. brown sugar

PREHEAT oven to 350 degrees F. Cook cops in skillet on medium heat 5 min. on each side or until browned on both sides. Meanwhile, prepare stuffing in large saucepan as directed on package, (I used the microwave directions to cheat.)

PLACE chops in 13x9 inch baking dish; set aside. Mix cranberry sauce, barbecue sauce and sugar. Add to stuffing; mix lightly. Spoon evenly over chops.

BAKE 30 min. or until chops are cooked through (160 degrees F.)

Makes 6 servings.

I served it with a mixed salad and cranberry vinagrette and it was very good.