Moistest Cake

Ingredients

1 box cake mix (flavor of your choice)
1 package pudding mix (that matches your cake mix ex. chocolate cake with chocolate pudding)
3 eggs
1 cup mayonaise- Trust me on this one
1 cup water

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Mix all the ingredients together, it will be thick!
3. Bake for about 30 minutes for a 13 x 9 pan or just follow the box baking times.
4. Many variations can be made with this recipe like Dump cake and Red Velvet Cheesecake.

No one has to know that you put a sandwich topping in their dessert!

Dutch Apple Pie

The dutch sure knew their pies. It has a gooey, sweet apple filling with a crumbly oat cookie topping. This makes the BEST apple pie ala mode... Drooling yet? 

Pie and ice cream make the cutest couple!

 Flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon help to give the apples a nice sweet sauce

A big blanket of crumble on green apples

Makes a 13" x 9" pan or 2 9" round pies

Ingredients

Pie Filling
6 peeled and sliced granny smith apples (other varieties work as well)
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Crumble Topping
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup flour
3/4 cup oats
1 1/2 sticks cold butter
3/4 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a big bowl combine pie filling ingredients.
3. Pour apple mixture into pan.
4. Cut up butter into thin slices then mix with sugar and flour. Stir in nuts and oats.
5. Use your hands to get the crumble crumbly.
6. Sprinkle the crumble onto the apples
7. Bake for 45 minutes.
8. Eat hot with caramel and vanilla ice cream for an ala mode!!!
   
   

My Grandma's Banana Bread

No other banana bread compares... Thanks grandma

Makes 3 loaves

Ingredients

2 blocks butter
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
7 very ripe bananas
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cream butter and sugar really good.
3. Add bananas and eggs.
4. In a seperate bowl mix dry ingredients.
5. Combine dry and wet mixtures just until combined.
6. Pour in pans sprayed with Pam.
7. Bake for 43-48 minutes.
8. Melt in your mouth!!!!!

Beef Stew

I will never be able to make this the exact way my grandma did. Hers was mind blowing.

Life is stew good to be unhappy > <

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Serves 6-8

Ingredients

3-5 pounds beef chopped into chunks (sorry I have no idea what cut of meat to use: use your best judgement)
3-4 carrots chopped into thick chunks
2-3 potatoes peeled and cubed
1 onion cut into quarters
1 small can tomato paste
ketchup (grandma's secret ingredient)
water
salt and pepper to taste
optional- 4 stalks celery chopped big

Directions

1. Brown meat in pot then cover with water and bring to boil. Simmer for 1 1/2-2 hours.. yes I know long time..but that's what makes it tender.

2. Add in about 3/4 of the can of tomato paste and a squirt of ketchup for a little sweetness.

3. Add in onions then let simmer for 5 minutes then add in carrots.

4. After 5 more minutes add in potatoes.

5. When all vegetables are tender yet firm, remove from heat.

6. Season with salt and pepper then serve with rice. This stew warms my heart.