Cheesecake

1 8 oz package cream cheese (not fat free)
1 package instant vanilla pudding (4 serving)
1 3/4 c. milk
1 Graham Cracker Crust

Put cream cheese and milk in blender until smooth, pour in vanilla pudding and stir. Pour into Graham cracker crust and refrigerate for several hours. Serve with your favorite topping.

Strawberry Basket Cake

Doesn't this just look delicious!! I've decided that decorating with fruit is a great way to go! The sides of the cake were done with a basket weave, I really like basket weaves, I think it's an easy, pretty way to go.

Mountain Cake

I made two cakes in one night, and this one definitely wasn't the better of the two, but I'm sure it tasted great :) I made trees all along the sides. This idea really could be cute if more time was used...

Lilac Cream Cake

I premade more than 100 drop flowers and then arranged them into bunches. The cake is frosted with cream cheese frosting. This is on the easier side of cake decorating since you don't have to make the frosting smooth.

Crockpot Cake

I made this for a church activity. The "chili" is chocolate pudding mixed with chocolate cake crumbs. The beans and cheese are frosting. I used ritz crackers and covered them in frosting for the handles and the on/off switch

Earth Day Cake

Yellow Relief Society Cake

12 inch, 8 inch cakes, yellow frosting- used butter flavor shortening which was yellow, so the frosting was yellow :)

Yellow Polka Dot Cake

8 inch round cake roses on top with white dots around... dots are great if you accidentally got crumbs in the frosting :)

Cafe Rio Deliciousness

Cafe Rio Chicken

1 small bottle Kraft Zesty Italian Dressing
1 T chili powder
1 T cumin
3 cloves garlic—minced
5 lbs chicken breast

Cook all together in a crock pot for 4 hours, shred meat and cook 1 additional hour.

Café Rio Rice
3 c water
4 t chicken bouillon
4 t garlic –minced
½ bunch cilantro
1 can green chiles—or equivalent fresh
¾ t salt
1 T butter
½ onion
3 c rice

Blend cilantro, green chiles and onion together in food processor. Bring water to a boil and add all ingredients, simmer covered 30 minutes.

Tomatillo Dressing

1 package Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix
1 C. Mayonnaise
1 C. chopped Cilantro
2 cloves Garlic
3 Tomatillos (fresh or canned- found on ethnic foods aisle, roast in oven if using dressing that day)
1/3 cup Buttermilk
1/4 tsp. Cayenne Pepper

Put all the ingredients into a blender. Blend until smooth. I think this dressing is better on the second day.

Enjoy some Provo goodness!!