Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cinnamon-Cream Cheese Frosting

What You Need

1 pkg. (2-layer size) spice cake mix

1 cup Sour Cream

1 can (15 oz.) pumpkin

1/4 cup  oil

3 eggs

1 pkg.  (8 oz) Cream Cheese, softened

1/4 cup butter, softened

1 tsp.  vanilla

1 pkg. (16 oz.) powdered sugar

1-1/2 tsp.  ground cinnamon

Make It

HEAT oven to 350ºF. BEAT first 5 ingredients with mixer until well blended; spoon into 24 paper-lined muffin cups. BAKE 20 to 22 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 min.; remove from pans. Cool completely. BEAT cream cheese, butter and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Gradually beat in sugar. Blend in cinnamon. Spread over cupcakes. Store in the refrigerator. 

Pepper-Lime Chicken

Ingredients:
2 1/2 to 3 pounds meaty chicken pieces
1 tsp finely shredded lime peel
1/4 cup lime juice
1 tbl cooking oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp dried thyme or basil, crushed
1/2 to 1 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp salt

Place chicken pieces on the unheated rack of a broiler pan. Broil 4 to 5 inches from the heat about 20 minutes or until light brown. Meanwhile, for glaze, in a small bowl stir together lime peel, lime juice, oil, garlic, thyme, pepper, and salt. Brush chicken with glaze. Turn chicken; brush with more glaze. Broil for 5 to 15 minutes more or until chicken is no longer pink. Brush chicken often with glaze during the last 5 minutes of cooking.

Papa John's Garlic Dipping Sauce

1/2 cup butter
minced garlic

The amount of minced garlic is to your liking (I use 1/4 tsp). In a saucepan heat minced garlic and butter. Heat until butter is melted and both ingredients are combined. Serve and enjoy!

Baked Ziti

Ingredients

• 1 pound dry ziti pasta
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 2 (26 ounce) jars spaghetti sauce
• 6 ounces provolone cheese, sliced
• 1 1/2 cups sour cream
• 6 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ziti pasta, and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes; drain.
2. In a large skillet, brown onion and ground beef over medium heat. Add spaghetti sauce, and simmer 15 minutes.
3. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x13 inch baking dish. Layer as follows: 1/2 of the ziti, Provolone cheese, sour cream, 1/2 sauce mixture, remaining ziti, mozzarella cheese and remaining sauce mixture. Top with grated Parmesan cheese.
4. Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cheeses are melted.

Aunt Shauna's Zucchini Bread

3 eggs
1 cup oil
2 cups sugar
3 tsp vanilla
2 cups shredded zucchini
3 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
3 tsp cinnamon

Bake at 350 for 45-50 minutes. Makes 2 loaves.

Aunt Becky's Chocolate Zucchini Bread

1 cup oil
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
2 cups zucchini
6 T cocoa
1 t vanilla
3 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp baking powder

Mix together and bake at 325 for 1 hour. Makes 1 loaf.

Key Lime Margarita Pie

1 1/4 cups crushed pretezels
1/4 cup sugar
6 Tbsp butter, melted
1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup lime juice
1 env. KOOL-AID Lemon Lime Drink Mix
1 tub (8 oz) Cool Whip

Mix pretezels, sugar, and butter; press onto bottom and up side of 9-inch pie plate. Refridgerate until time to fill. Mix next 3 ingredients in large bowl. Whisk in 2 1/2 cups Cool Whip. Pour into crust. Freeze 6 hours. Remove from freezer 15 min before serving; let stand at room temperature until slightly softened. Top with remaining Cool Whip.

Special Extra: For stronger lime flavor, stir in 2 Tbsp. lime zest with the lime juice.