Blondies

1 cup all-purpose flour
3 whole sheets cinnamon graham crackers, ground
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 ¼ cups packed brown sugar
1/3 cup canola oil
3 egg whites
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/3 cup chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350°. Line an 8 inch square pan with foil; coat with cooking spray. Combine flour, cracker crumbs, baking powder and salt; set aside. At medium-high speed, beat sugar and oil until combined. Beat in egg whites and vanilla. At low speed, beat in flour mixture. Stir in chips. Pour into pan. Bake 50 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool uncut blondies completely on wire rack; cut into squares.

Sweet Potato Casserole

This recipe is from my friend and neighbor, Rachel. I personally don't care for sweet potatoes, but my mom and dad enjoyed this at Thanksgiving.

3 cups mashed sweet potatoes
1 egg
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup pecans
1/4 cup butter
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup flour
Beat egg and potatoes. Blend in sugar, nutmeg and cinnamon. Spread in a 2 quart casserole dish. In another bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Spread over filling. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes.

Corn Bread Hamburger Pie

I just made this for dinner. It was delicious, although I do plan to increase the amount of filling next time I make it. Probably by adding vegetables - carrots, celery, green beans, etc. would all work well. Oh, and this isn't my picture, I borrowed it from allrecipes.com, where I got the recipe from.

1 pound ground turkey or beef
1 medium onion, chopped or 2 tablespoons minced dried onion
1 medium green pepper, chopped
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed tomato soup, undiluted
1/4 cup salsa
2 tablespoons ketchup
1 tablespoon steak sauce, optional
1 (8.5 ounce) package corn bread mix, prepared or 1 batch cornbread batter - my recipe is on this blog
dried parsley or cilantro

In a large ovenproof skillet, cook the turkey, green pepper and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the soup, ketchup and steak sauce if desired. Prepare corn bread batter; let stand 2 minutes. Spoon or pour over meat mixture. Bake at 400° for 15 minutes (it actually took 25 minutes in my oven) or until golden brown. Sprinkle with parsley or cilantro if desired.