Delicious Fried Mozzarella Sticks

You can eat these mozzarella sticks for either a quick appetizer, or just a delicious snack!

Ingredients
3/4 cups unsalted bread crumbs
2/3 cups grated Parmesan
1 teaspoon salt
1 one pound block of Mozzarella cheese
2 large eggs
2 cups marinara sauce for dipping

Directions
1. Cut the mozzarella into 4x1/2 inch sticks.
2. Mix the bread crumbs, Parmesan, and salt together in a bowl.
3. Beat the eggs in a separate bowl.
4. First dip the mozzarella into the egg, then into the breading. Repeat for a double coat.
5. Cover and freeze mozzarella sticks for 1 1/2- 2 hours
6. Heat oil at medium- high heat and fry the mozzarella sticks until golden brown, turning the mozzarella sticks as needed.
7. Plate the mozzarella sticks and serve with marinara sauce!

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Classic Mac&Cheese

Sorry we've been out of it for the past month- we've just been really busy!
Here's a great mac&cheese recipe for you guys!

Ingredients
2 cups dried elbow macaroni
2 cups of cheddar/jack/colby cheese blend
1/2 cup sour cream
4 tablespoons butter
3 eggs
salt & pepper
1 cup milk

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large pot, boil water and cook the macaroni until al dente.
3. Drain pasta and while still hot, add cheese.
4. In a separate bowl, mix sour cream, butter, eggs, salt, pepper, and milk. Then add to the macaroni mixture.
5. Pour macaroni into a casserole dish and bake for 30-45 minutes.


Before cooking:

The finished product!

Strawberry Shortcake

Hope you enjoy the strawberry shortcake!
Made by Courtney&Meghana

Shortcake
Ingredients
2 cups flour
1/4 cup white sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoons salt
1/3 cup cold butter
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup cream or milk

Directions
1. Mix together flour, sugar, baking  powder, and salt.
2. Cut the butter into small pieces and blend into the flour mixture with a pastry blender or two knives, until the mixture is crumbly.
3. Mix egg, cream, and vanilla extract. Then add to the dry mixture.
4. Knead dough on lightly floured surface and cut into 3 inch rounds.
5. Bake at 375 degrees on a cookie sheet for 15-20 minutes.

Filling
Ingredients
2 pounds strawberries
1/4 cups white sugar

Directions
1. Mix together strawberry and sugar. Let the mixture sit for 30-60 minutes.

After the shortcake is done baking, let it cool for 15-20 minutes. Scoop a few spoonfuls of strawberries on top and top it off with your favorite ice cream!

Banana Bread- Recipe and Photos

Ingredients
2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
approximately 3 large bananas

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and butter a 9x5 loaf pan with butter.
2. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
3. In a separate bowl, stir eggs and mashed bananas.
4. Combine the two mixtures, but do not over-mix.
5. Bake in the oven for 60-65 minutes.
6. Enjoy!

Oreo Milkshake - Photos&Recipe

We just wanted to make something quick that would be refreshing and delicious on a hot summer day! Look out for more blended drinks coming up!

Recipe


Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups vanilla ice cream
1/2 cup ice
1 1/2 cups milk
7 Oreos crushed up

Directions:
1. In a blender, blend the vanilla ice cream, ice, milk, and crushed Oreos.
2. Pour into cups and enjoy!

Mike Wazowski Cake Pops - Recipe

Made by Courtney, Meghana, and Laila

You can make the cake pops with the recipe here: http://www.cakepops.org/how-to-make-cake-pops/

We used chocolate cake mix with chocolate frosting for ours.

For Decorating

Ingredients

1 bag of green candy melts

1 bag of white candy melts

Sunflower seeds

Any white circular flat candy (we used hershey's cookies and cream drop candies)

Blue&Black food coloring gel

Directions

1. Decorate the eyes by first painting the blue color in a medium colored circle, then let it dry. When dry, make a small circle in the center with the black color.

2. To make the right coloring for the candy coating, first melt the white. Then add a little bits of green until the right color is accomplished.

3. To make the ears, dip the sunflower seeds in a little bit of candy coating and stick the ears on the top of the head so they hold. 

4. After attaching the ears, dip the entire cake pop in the candy coating.

5. After the candy coating is dried a little bit, stick the eye on the center of the face.

6. Lastly, draw the mouth on with black colored gel and you're done!

Pictures are here: http://just2foodies.blogspot.com/2011/06/mike-wazowski-cake-pops-photos.html

Mike Wazowski Cake Pops - Photos

Recipe can be found here: http://just2foodies.blogspot.com/2011/06/mike-wazowski-cake-pops-recipe.html

 Finished Product!!!!

Process of making the eyes....

The cake pops before dipping!

We made Mike Wazowski from Monsters inc. in cake pop form!

Twitter

Hey guys,
We recently started a new Twitter!
If you guys want to have an input on the foods we make and get updates every now and then, please follow!
Here's the link : twitter.com/just2foodies

Thanks!
-Courtney and Meghana

Old Fashioned Cherry Pie

Check out the recipe here: http://just2foodies.blogspot.com/2011/06/old-fashioned-cherry-pie-recipe.html

Old Fashioned Cherry Pie- Recipe

Made by Courtney and Meghana.

Check out a picture here: http://just2foodies.blogspot.com/2011/06/old-fashioned-cherry-pie.html

Ingredients:
Crust
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 vegetable shortening
4-8 tablespoons ice cold water
Filling
2 1/2 cups of pitted cherries
3/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup all- purpose flour
1 tablespoon butter
1 pinch of salt
Equipment
8 inch pie pan
Electric hand mixer
Rolling pin
Cutting board

Directions:
To make dough:
1.  Blend flour and salt in mixing bowl.
2. Cut cubed chilled shortening into flour mixture using the electric hand mixer until mixture is crumbly.
3. Sprinkle 2-4 tablespoons of ice water over the flour mixture.
4. Mix the flour mixture gently.
5. Add more water by the tablespoon mixing until the dough holds together.
6. Divide dough into two sections, one section being larger than the other.
7. Flatten dough into 1/2 inch thick round disks.
8. Wrap in plastic wrap, refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
To make filling:
Mix sugar, flour, and salt. Toss the mixture with cherries until mixed well.
To assemble pie: 
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Roll out the larger disk of chilled dough on a floured surface with a rolling pin. Roll until the disk is 2 inches wider than the pie pan.
3. Put the rolled dough into pie pan and trim any edges off.
4. Put the filling into the pie pan.
5. To make the top layer, roll out the smaller disk of dough. Cut into 1 inch strips and layer the strips in a lattice pattern on top of the pie.
6. Bake pie for 40 minutes.

Classic Chicken Tenders- Recipe

Made by Courtney, Meghana, and Shazzy.

Check out a picture here:http://just2foodies.blogspot.com/2011/06/classic-chicken-tenders.html

Ingredients:
2 skinless boneless chicken breasts cut into 1/2 inch strips
1 egg, beaten
1 cup milk
1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup bread crumbs
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 quart of oil for cooking
1/4 cup lemon juice

Directions:
1. Mix egg, milk, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in a bowl to make a liquid mixture.
2. Mix flour, bread crumbs, and baking powder to make a dry mixture.
3. Take chicken pieces and first dip in the liquid mixture, then the dry mixture.
4. Do step 3 twice for each piece so the chicken is double coated.
5. Heat up a pan with oil on medium heat. Place chicken in the pan and let it cook for 3 minutes and then flip the chicken to the other side, letting it cook for another 3 minutes.
6. Arrange the chicken on a plate, and sprinkle the lemon juice on top.
7. Enjoy!!

Classic Chicken Tenders

Check out the recipe here:http://just2foodies.blogspot.com/2011/06/classic-chicken-tenders-recipe.html