Banana Pudding

1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 1/2 cups milk
1 package Jell-o vanilla instant pudding
75 Nilla Vanilla wafers
2 1/2 cups Cool Whip, thawed
3 bananas, sliced
1 square Baker's Semi-sweet Chocolate, shaved into curls

Beat milks in medium bowl with mixer 1 minute. Add dry pudding mix; beat 2 minutes. Refrigerate 3 hours. Whisk 1 1/2 cups Cool Whip into pudding. Arrange 25 vanilla wafers on bottom of a 9 inch square dish; top with layers of 1/3 each of the bananas and pudding mixture. Repeat layers twice; cover with remaining Cool Whip. Refrigerate 4 hours. Garnish with chocolate curls just before serving.

Note: I used white chocolate pudding instead because I didn't have any vanilla at home. It was soooooo good. I also opted out of adding the chocolate curls on top. Still looked good and tasted delicious. One of the best desserts I've had in a long time.

Pork Chops with Blue Cheese Sauce

4 bone-in pork loin chops
1 tsp. coarsely ground pepper

SAUCE
1 green onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tsp. butter
1 tbsp. all-purpose flour
2/3 cup milk
3 tbsp. crumbled blue cheese
1 tbsp. white wine or chicken broth

Sprinkle pork chops on both sides with pepper. Broil 3-4 inches from the heat for 4-6 minutes on each side or until a meat thermometer reads 160.

Meanwhile in a small saucepan, saute the onion and garlic in butter until tender. Sprinkle with flour; stir until blended. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add cheese and wine; heat through. Serve with chops.

Side Note: I use butterfly pork chops and fry them instead of broiling them. I am also not a big fan of blue cheese but I love the taste of the sauce in this recipe. So good.

Skillet Lasagna

1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
1 small onion, chopped
1 medium green pepper, chopped
1 jar spaghetti sauce with mushrooms (26 ounces)
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried basil
6 lasagna noodles, cooked and rinsed
3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

 In a Dutch oven, brown beef, onion and pepper. Drain. Stir in spaghetti sauce, oregano and basil. Simmer, uncovered, 10-15 minutes.

In a skillet, spread 1/4 cup of the meat sauce. Top with 3 noodles, cutting to fit as needed. Spread half the remaining sauce and half of the mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses. Top with noodles, meat sauce and Parmesan.

Cover and heat on medium for 3 minutes. Reduce heat to low, cook for 35 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and let stand for 10 minutes with cover ajar.

Marshmallow Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

1 box Devil’s Food Cake Mix

1/2 cup butter

2 eggs

1 cup chocolate chips

1 cup marshmallows

Mix first three ingredients together with mixer. Add next two ingredients and stir. Drop 1 inch apart on greased cookie sheets.  Bake in 350F oven for 10 minutes. 

Makes 4 dozen