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Easy Party Punch

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Easy Party Punch Ingredients:

– 1 liter bottle Hawaiian Punch
– 1 liter bottle any lemon/lime soda
– 2 cups vanilla ice cream
– Ice ring

Instructions:

The night before your party:

Fill a bundt cake pan with filtered water and freeze to create the ice ring. (If you only have a large bundt pan, fill it only halfway.) Or make an extra special ice ring with a fun cake pan in the theme of your party or just one you happen to like. :-)

Right before your party begins:

In a large punch bowl,  combine Hawaiian punch and lemon lime soda in equal amounts. Add the ice ring. Add vanilla ice cream in scoops inside and along the edges of the ice ring (The ice cream will be floating in the punch). Add more ice cream when the original scoops dissolve.

Ladle into party cups to serve.

Makes enough for approximately 12 guests.  If you run out,  just add more Hawaiian punch and lemon-lime soda to the original bowl and top with more ice cream. The ice ring should last at least 3 hours.

I always have extra ingredients on hand. This punch tends to go fast as everyone loves it. This works well for an adult party punch, too. Sure, I suppose you could spike it with a little rum. ;-)

French Toast Soufflé (Baked French Toast)

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French Toast Soufflé
AKA Baked French Toast

This is a recipe from Grandma Bobbie who got it from I don’t know where.  It’s an awesome breakfast or brunch for a special occasion. Kids and Dad, this is perfect for Mother’s Day. :-)

Ingredients:

– 8 slices fresh bread, cut into cubes
– 2 (8 oz) packages cream cheese, cut into cubes
– 12 eggs
– 1/3 cup maple syrup
– 2 cups milk

Preparation:

Place half of the bread cubes in the bottom of a 9X13 baking pan. Cover bread with cream cheese cubes. Top with remaining bread cubes.

In a medium bowl, beat eggs. Combine maple syrup and milk. Pour over bread cubes. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.

When ready to cook, preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Bake for 45 minutes until set. Serve with maple syrup on the side.
Optional: garnish with fresh strawberries or blueberries.

Serves 6

Fruit Smoothies

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Fruit smoothies are healthy, delicious and kids love them … what could be more perfect?

Fruit Smoothies Ingredients:

– 2 cups fruit juice (orange, apple, grape or combination)
– 1/3 cup yogurt (plain or with any fruit)
– 1 to 2 cups cut up fresh fruit (strawberries, blueberries, bananas, grapes, mangoes, etc.)
– 2 ice cubes

Instructions:

Blend (in a blender) all ingredients until smooth. Serve immediately.

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Smoothies make great after school treats!

Fruit Spritzers

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Spritzers

In each chilled champagne flute or wine glass, combine
1/2 cup chilled fruit juice (grape, apple, etc.) and 1/2 cup chilled lemon-lime carbonated soda or Champagne.

These are really good served with fruity ice cubes:

Place small strawberries, blueberries, any berry or small sliced fruit in ice cube tray sections. Fill with water and freeze.

Rexanne’s Heart Attack Mashed Potatoes

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Rexanne’s Heart Attack Mashed Potatoes

These are really delicious mashed potatoes and kids love them. I call them “Heart Attack” mashed potatoes because they are loaded with butter – the excess is what makes them outstanding.  “Enough” butter is my secret to awesome mashed potatoes. :-)

Ingredients:

– 3 large potatoes (bakers, I suppose – the brown ones.)
– 1 stick (yeah – a whole stick!) salted butter, cut into 6 pieces
– 2 TBS. sour cream
– 2 tsp. salt

Instructions:

Peel potatoes and cut into bite sized (or a little larger) chunks.

Add cut potatoes to a pot, cover with water and add 2 tsp. salt

Bring potatoes to a boil, reduce heat to medium high – cook for about 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.

Drain potatoes well after cooking.

In a large bowl, add cooked and drained potatoes and the butter. Mix well with a hand mixer (can also be mashed with a potato masher)

Add sour cream and mix again until well blended. Serve hot.

Serves 4

If someone at the table is watching their cholesterol, weight, diet, fat intake or whatever, they’re not gonna be happy about these potatoes. Serve them a slice of whole grain bread instead of the mashed potatoes and let everyone else indulge. :-)

Welcome to Cooking with Rexanne!

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Welcome to Cooking with Rexanne!

I’m excited to bring my recipes, food and cooking love to you. Cooking with love really does make a difference. If you have love in your heart while you’re chopping, dicing, mashing, sauteing, frying or whatever you’re doing to the food you’re cooking, it will taste better, I promise.

I love to cook so it’s easy for me to say.

For those of you who don’t love to cook and are here for a recipe or an idea of what to serve your family for breakfast, lunch or dinner, you’ll find plenty of delicious and original recipes on this site. Each recipe is tried and true. All you have to do is follow the instructions and you’ll be fine. Cooking a good meal is just as easy as putting your kid’s first bike together. Easy, with instructions and the proper tools. :-)

Speaking of the proper tools … there are certain kitchen utensils  that will make cooking a whole lot easier. Those will be listed in the “Kitchen Drawer” category on the right. Good pots, pans and bake ware are also an essential part of a good cook’s arsenal. Those you’ll find in the “Kitchen Cabinet” category. If I talk about an item, it will typically be linked to in the post and that link will lead you to the product, its description and uses and a link to buy said item. This will all take some time to put together but I plan on spending a lot of time filling these pages with delicious fabulousness so  bookmark this site, check back often or follow us on Facebook and Twitter for updates on when a new recipe or post is made.

Please feel free to comment, leave me a message, ask a question and generally just make yourself at home.

If I could put out snacks and beverages, I would but I can’t so grab a cuppa whatever you love, a snack to keep you from wanting to eat your screen and happy reading. :-)

With Love and Peace,

Rexanne
Cooking With Rexanne