Easy Cheesecake

Crust
1 1/3 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/3 cup light brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup melted butter
Filling
12 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 eggs
1/2 c sugar
1/2 t vanilla
1 cup sour cream (optional)

Mix together together crust ingredients and softly press into a buttered 8-inch square baking pan.
Beat together the cream cheese, eggs, granulated sugar, and vanilla. It should be very smooth. Pour cream cheese mixture into prepared crust. Bake at 350° for 35 minutes. While hot, spread sour cream over the top; cool.

Banana Bread

1 1/4 c sugar
1/2 c butter, softened
2 eggs
1 1/2 c mashed bananas (3 to 4 medium)
1/2 c buttermilk
or
1T lemon juice + enough milk to equal
1/2cup or 1/4c sour cream + 1/4 cup milk
1 t vanilla
2 1/2 c flour
1 t baking soda
1 t salt
1 c chopped nuts (optional)

Move oven rack to low position so that tops of pans will be in center of oven. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottoms only of 2 loaf pans, 8 1/2x4 1/2x2 1/2 inches, or 1 loaf pan, 9x5x3 inches.
Mix sugar and butter in large bowl. Stir in eggs until well blended. Add bananas, buttermilk and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt just until moistened. Stir in nuts. Pour into pans.
Bake 8-inch loaves about 1 hour, 9-inch loaf about 1 1/4 hours, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Loosen sides of loaves from pans; remove from pans and place top side up on wire rack. Cool completely, about 2 hours, before slicing. Wrap tightly and store at room temperature up to 4 days, or refrigerate up to 10 days.

Makes 2 loaves

Thanks to Betty Crocker

Crockpot Pizza Soup

This is a recipe from Crockpot365.blogspot.com and it is delicious.



Crockpot Pizza Soup


--1 jar (14 oz) of pizza sauce, you can also use spaghetti sauce if you need to
--3 empty jars full of water
--1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
--1/2 red onion, chopped
--1 cup sliced mushrooms
--1 can diced tomatoes, drained
--2 already-cooked Italian sausage
--1 cup sliced pepperoni, sliced in quarters
--8 fresh basil leaves, chopped (or 1/2 T dried)
--1 T dried oregano
--1/2 to 1/3 cup of dried pasta
--shredded mozzarella cheese (to add later)

The Directions.

Use a 5 or 6 quart crockpot for this recipe. Serves 8.

Put everything in crockpot except pasta and cheese. Cover and cook on low for 7-9 hours. You could also do this in a pot and let simmer for an hour.

Thirty minutes before serving, add the dry pasta, and turn to high.

Garnish/top with shredded mozzarella cheese and olives.

O'Henry Bars

Melt 1 cup butter, 1 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup white corn syrup. Add 3 cups quick oatmeal and 1 cup flour. Put into greased 9x13 inch cake pan. Bake at 350' for 15 minutes.
Melt 1 (6oz) pkg chocolate chips, add 1 cup crunchy peanut butter; spread over top of baked crust. Cut and store in refrigerator.