Laura Grenier

Macaroni and Cheese Bake
Elbow macaroni is baked in a casserole with canned chicken soup, sliced tomatoes and processed cheese slices.

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.

Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

In a medium saucepan heat soup and milk over medium heat until simmering.

Remove from heat and stir in macaroni.

Pour macaroni mixture into 9×13 baking dish.

Place a layer of tomatoes then a layer of cheese slices over macaroni.

Repeat.

Bake for 25 minutes or until cheese is golden and bubbly.

Yummy Apple and Pumpkin Dip
A festive appetizer for fall gatherings is this mascarpone cheese-topped apple and pumpkin dip.

Mix mascarpone cheese pumpkin puree and cinnamon together in a bowl; add mashed apples and orange juice concentrate and stir until smooth.

Refrigerate dip until chilled about 1 hour.

Baileys Ice Cream Sundae
Who said a spontaneous treat couldn’t be decadent? The Baileys Ice Cream Sundae is evidence that delicious and straightforward can coexist.

Vegan Carrot Soup
Delicious curry-flavored carrot soup!

In a soup pot, heat the oil over medium heat.

Garlic and onion should be added, and they should be cooked while frequently stirring.

To allow the carrots to sweat out some of their juices, add the potatoes and carrots and cook for just a few minutes.

Season the pot with salt, pepper, and ginger curry powder before adding the vegetable broth.

Bring to a boil, then turn down the heat.

Carrots should be tender after 15 to 20 minutes of simmering.

Using a food processor, blender, or immersion blender in small batches, or right in the soup pot if you have one, puree the soup.

If necessary, reheat soup and serve.

Asian Barbecue Burgers
These grilled beef burgers have a little crushed red pepper for some extra heat, along with the Asian flavors of hoisin, Sriracha sauce, and sesame oil.

Lightly oil the grill grate and preheat the grill to medium heat.

Blend ground beef with green onion sauce.

Thai chili sauce red pepper flakes, garlic powder, and sesame oil In a bowl, stir ginger salt and black pepper until well combined.

Form each portion of the meat mixture into a patty by dividing it into fourths.

Grill on the preheated grill for approximately 10 minutes per side, or until the meat is browned and no longer pink.

Old Fashioned Apple Cream Pie
Tart, sweetened apples, with a bit of lemon juice and butter stirred in, are cooked on the stove until tender. Then they ‘re spooned over a wonderful cream cheese and vanilla pudding filling, and brushed with an apricot glaze.

Sliced apples should be tossed with sugar and lemon juice in a sizable bowl.

Over medium heat, melt butter or margarine in a big skillet.

Cook the apples in the skillet until they are tender.

Let it cool.

Cream cheese should be fluffy after being beaten in a medium mixing bowl.

Beat in the lemon rind and 1 cup of milk pudding mix gradually.

Add the last 1/2 cup of milk, then blend well.

Mixture is spread into the pastry shell.

Over the cream cheese layer, arrange the apples.

Heat preserves in a small saucepan until they are runny.

Apply a thin layer of pastry to the apples.

Pie should be kept cold for at least one hour before serving.

Apple Cider Oatmeal Bread
This easy apple cider bread is reminiscent of oatmeal and only requires a few ingredients.

Set the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit (200 degrees C).

Spray nonstick cooking spray into a loaf pan.

In a sizable bowl, combine self-rising flour, sparkling cider, oat flour, sugar, cinnamon, and baking powder; stir well.

Fill the prepared loaf pan with the batter.

Sprinkle the top with a small bowl of sugar and cinnamon mixture.

Oven temperature decreased to 375 degrees F.

(190 degrees C).

For 35 minutes, bake the loaf in a preheated oven.

Remove the loaf, then top it with melted butter.

20 minutes more of baking is required.

Slice after cooling

Mediterranean Meat Marinade
Treat any kind of meat to this Mediterranean marinade chock-full of lemon, garlic, and dried herbs including rosemary, thyme, and oregano.

Combine olive oil vinegar lemon juice garlic rosemary sage thyme marjoram basil oregano garlic powder and pepper in a large shallow dish.

Mix with a fork until mixture looks uniform.

Easy Whiskey Slush
Start freezing this refreshing cocktail the night before. It’s a sweet, slushy combination of pineapple juice and whiskey, topped with a little lemon-lime soda, and served with a cherry.

In a sizable freezer-safe container with a lid, combine pineapple juice, whiskey, and maraschino cherries with their juice.

Overnight, cover the container tightly and freeze the slush.

Scoop the whiskey slush into old-fashioned glasses, adding a cherry or two to each glass as you go.

Add lemon-lime soda on top.

Pineapple-Cherry Upside-Down Cake
With additional maraschino cherries and pineapple, this version of the classic pineapple upside-down cake tastes best when served warm or at room temperature.

Set the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees C).

A 9×13-inch cake pan with 1/2 cup butter in it should be heated in the preheated oven until melted.

After taking the pan out of the oven, brush the sides with some of the melted butter.

Brown sugar should be distributed evenly over the melted butter in the pan.

On top of the sugar-butter layer, add pineapple rings.

The pineapple rings should have maraschino cherries in the center, with any additional decorations placed between them.

To completely cover the pan, use the remaining crushed pineapple, reserving 1/2 cup for filling in any gaps.

Very thoroughly drain the reservied crushed pineapple.