Lab 12 No Bake Cookies

No Bake Cookies
(this makes a high yield, may want to cut recipe in half)

2 cups white sugar
4 teaspoons cocoa
1/2 cup milk
1 stick butter (1/2 cup)
2 Tbsp peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 3/4 cup quick oats
1 cup coconut (optional)

In a medium sauce pan, combine sugar, cocoa, milk and butter.
Melt butter in with these ingredients until combine.
Keep stirring ingredients slowly until it begins to boil.

Once it begins to boil, remove from heat and let it stand for one minute.

Add vanilla and peanut butter. Mix well.
Stir in oats and coconut.

Place a large peice of aluminum foil or wax paper on a counter-top or talbe. Place scoopfuls (any size you want!) of cookie mixture on the foil or paper.

You may serve these warm or let them cool and harden.

Lab 11 (3/6) 16 Best Foods

Each lab made a different food item.

SALMON

1 salmon (if desired, slice salmon to allow flavors to soak in)
1/3 cup butter
1/3 cup olive oil
2 Tbsp garlic
3 Tbsp fresh rosemary
1 lemon

In a saucepan, melt butter with garlic, olive oil and rosemary.
Put foil on a baking sheet and place salmon on top.
Pour mixture from saucepan over the salmon. Cut lemon in half, squeeze evenly over salmon as well.
Let marinade for 15 minutes.

After marinading, Turn broiler on:
low for a more cooked through salmon.
high for a more raw inside salmon and more cooked surface.

Watch carefully until salmon is cooked desired amount.


SPINACH SALAD

1 bag spinach
1/2 container strawberries, sliced OR 1 can mandarin oranges
2 Tbsp chopped bacon
Any desired dressing

Toss together and serve!


SWEET STRAWBERRIES

1 box strawberries, sliced
2 Tbsp chopped basil
1/4 cup sugar

After cutting strawberries, mix in sugar and basil. Serve immediately.

ORANGE JULIUS

1/2 frozen orange juice
12 cubes ice
1/2 milk
approximately 1/4 cup sugar

Put all ingredients in a blender and blend to desired consistency. Serve immediately.

SWEET POTATO PANCAKES

Coming soon...

Lab 10 (3/4) Oatmeal Muffins

Ingredients
Yeild: 6 muffins (Double recipe if 12 is desired)

Stir these dry ingredients together in a medium bowl:
3/4 cup oats
1/2 cup flour
2 Tbsp golden raisins (optional)
3 Tbsp brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

Stir these wet ingredients together in a small bowl:
1/3 cup milk
2 Tbsp+1 tsp oil (vegetable or canola)
2 Tbsp eggbeaters (or 1/2 an egg)
2 Tbsp honey

Combine dry ingredients in one bowl. Combine wet ingredients in a nother bowl.
Stir (about 25 times) the wet mixture into the dry misture just until everything is moistened-there will still be some small lumps.
Fill 6 muffin cups 2/3 full. Bak for 15 munites-check at 12-or until they're done.
Serve warm with honey on top.

Lab 9 (2/20) Peach Cobbler

Ingredients:
1/2 box of regular size white or yellow cake mix
1/8 cup nuts, chopped (optional)
2 Tbsp brown sugar
2-3 Tbsp cinnamon
1 can peach pie filling
1/4 cup butter, melted

In a bowl, combine dry ingredients.
In a round microwavable baking dish, place peach pie filling. Sprinkle dry mixture evely over the peach filling. Drizzle melted butter over the top.
Checking every few minutes, cook on high 12-14 minutes or until topping is no longer doughy.

Let stand for 5 minutes then serve. May serve with ice cream or cool whip.

Lab 8 (2/18) French Bread or Pita Pizza

Ingredients:
French bread OR Pita bread
Bottled pizza sauce
Mozzarella cheese
Any meat, veggies or other toppings desired

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

French Bread version: slice french bread into bread slice pieces. Lay them out (like garlic gread) and spread pizza sauce on it. Spread cheese on the sauce (as much as desired). Place any other desired toppings on it. (because they're individual slices of pizza, they can be customized for each person.)

Pita Bread version: Do not open the pita bread. Spread sauce on the pita as it lays on it's side. Sprinkle as much cheese as desired on it. Place any other desired toppings on it.

Bake at 400 degrees for about 10 minutes or until cheese just slightly starts to brown.