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I’m almost 15 and I’ve labeled myself as ‘cooking inept’. My only expertise is in the microwave. Its emmbaressing because all my friends can cook and I feel slightly overwhelmed at this point. Are there any good, relativly easy recipes or snacks, deserts that I can make? Also as a side question: How do I make fast, easy cookie dough just to eat? I’m addicted and yes its unhealthy, I know and sometimes everyone needs to whip up alittle just to munch on.

I was making this back when I was somewhat younger.. Before entering high school. Which was between 1970 / 74….

Enjoy…

You can use various different colors to create you own unique style…

Look up cookie recipes with link below.

Good Luck…

I have loads of marshmallows in my house and I need some easy recipes, like, what can I make with them?

I don’t really want to bake anything and I only have simple ingredients,
Eggs,milk,Vanilla extract, honey, ice cream ETC..

Any super easy desserts I can make without baking?

Rice Krispie Treats…yummy in my tummy

Me and my boyfriend are starting to get more serious and whenever he comes to my house we make dinner together. It’s hard to come up with ideas though considering everything online and in the cookbooks are really fancy and neither of us like those things. Any easy recipes would be great.Other then spaghetti or mexican, we’ve made both.

You can always knock his socks off with some Baked Chicken. You have several options here.

If you want to bake boneless, skinless chicken breasts, marinate them in your favorite Italian dressing. My personal favorite is Kens Steak House Lite Caesar. Marinate for anywhere between a couple of hours and over night. The longer it marinates, the more flavor it will pick up from the dressing. Bake at 350 for30 minutes to an hour depending on what chicken part you use. (Tenders take about 30 minutes and breasts closer to an hour).

Another choice might be to use either a whole chicken or just pieces. These, I would drizzle with some good oil (Olive, vegetable or what ever you have) and sprinkle with what ever herbs you like. Again, bake at 350 for about an hour.

You add a nice salad, potato, noodle, or rice to this.

Enjoy and don’t be afraid to experiment and if you create something that you really like, write it down so you don’t forget what you did.

If you want any other ideas, feel free to send me an e-mail.

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My boyfriend and I just moved into an apartment together, and I feel like being "wifely". Unfortunately, I am not too experienced in the cooking field. Does anyone have any amazing, easy recipes? I am also looking for slow cooker recipes to try. So far, I’ve only had failed attempts!

Thank you!
Thank you to all!

Check out these videos, they cover quick recipes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner -

http://www.videojug.com/tag/quick-and-easy-recipes

Im 16 and i now have to cook dinner everynight….
Im wanting some GOOD easy recipes and things for me to cook. Im sometimes very busy being in high school and all. So im wanting good, fast, not expenive, you know?

HillBilly Cake

1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup melted butter
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 can (20 ounces) undrained crushed pineapple
(The pineapple can be sweetened or unsweetened)
1 cup light brown sugar (For Cake Topping)
1 cup chopped walnuts (For Cake Topping)

Mix ingredients together and pour into a greased 9 x 13 baking pan. Top with the light brown sugar and the chopped walnuts. Bake at 350 F. for 40 minutes. — *THIS IS AN EXCELLENT PINEAPPLE CAKE!*
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Fruit Cocktail Salad

1 can of fruit cocktail, drained (Use juice for something else)
1 envelope of Dream Whip

Whip the envelope of Dream Whip. Add in the drained fruit cocktail. Combine together until mixed. Eat and enjoy.
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Chocolate Moose (Mousse) Pie

Mix chocolate pudding with Cool Whip and pour into graham cracker pie crust. Chill until needed. Eat and enjoy your Chocolate Moose (Mousse) Pie.
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Fruit-Glop Pie

1 pre-made 9-inch pie crust (no baking needed)
A big jar of cherry pie filling
1 (8 Ounce tub) Cool Whip
I container of Strawberry Yogurt
Fresh strawberries

Mix the cherries, cool whip, and yogurt together and put in pie crust and then dot with strawberries.
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Apple Juice Freeze Dessert

Put the apple juice in a cake pan and put it in the freezer. Let it get semi-hard and take it out of freezer and take a fork and completely break it up into slush and refreeze it until semi-hard again. Take it out of the freezer and take a fork and completely break it up into slush again and refreeze again. You will then have an apple juice freeze dessert.
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Ramen Noodle Veggie Skillet Dish

Cook the Ramen Noodles. Add in your chopped vegetables and combine with the noodles. Cook until done. Do NOT use the flavor packet but season with Greek seasoning. YUMMY!!! — Optional: You can add in chopped pieces of meat also.
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Hot Dog Casserole

You take hot dogs and cut them up. Add in mixed vegetables, chopped onion, tator tots, and a cheese sauce. Pour into casserole dish and bake until done. ***If you do not want cheese sauce, you can add in a can of undiluted creamed soup of your choice.***
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Ten Minute Dinner

1 Pound ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
* 1 can (10 3/4 ounces) cream of mushroom soup, undiluted*
*1 can ( 10 3/4 ounces) cream of chicken soup, undiluted*
1 can (15 ounces) mixed vegetables, drained
1 can (5 ounces) chow mein noodles

Brown beef and onion; add both soups, mixed vegetables and 3/4 can of chow mein noodles. Pour into casserole dish. Top with remaining chow mein noodles. Bake at 400 degrees F. for 10 minutes or until hot. — NOTE: *Golden Mushroom with Sliced Mushrooms Soup can be substituted for the Cream of Mushroom soup OR Chicken Rice soup can be substituted for the Cream of Chicken soup.* — *THIS 10 Minute casserole is GOOD! GOOD! GOOD!*
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Venezuela Hot Dog

catsup (ketchup)
mustard
mayonnaise
crushed regular potato chips
shredded chopped raw green cabbage
chopped raw onions
boiled hot dog
steamed hot dog bun (split opened)

Start with opened steamed hot dog bun. Add boiled hot dog. Add chopped onions. Add shredded chopped green cabbage. Add crushed regular potato chips. Add mayonnaise. Add mustard. Add catsup (ketchup). Eat and enjoy. — *This is eaten in Venezuela, South America.*

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I have Cherokee Indian and Choctaw Indian ancestry. One of my favorite cultural recipes of the Cherokees and Choctaws is Wild Onions and Eggs.

Wild Onions And Eggs

Wash and chop the wild onions and lightly cook the chopped onions in a greased skillet. Lightly beat the eggs and pour into the skillet with the onions. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat. Stir occasionally until done. Eat and enjoy
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American Indian Easy Fry Bread

Thaw out frozen bread dough and shape them in round circles and deep fry each side in hot oil until golden brown.
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Blue Ribbon Potato Salad

5 cans of whole peeled potatoes, diced to desired size
1 quart jar of real mayonnaise
1/4 cup to 1/2 cup mustard, to taste
alot of celery seed, to taste
1 whole deli container of diced hardboiled eggs
1/4 cup sugar

Dice the potatoes to desired size. Mix in the mayonnaise, mustard and celery seed. Now add in the diced hardboiled eggs and mix well. Then add in the sugar to finish and mix again. Chill for at least 1/2 hour if possible. Serve.
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Amish Peanutbutter Spread

1 Cup Peanutbutter (Smooth or Crunchy)
1 Cup Marshmallow Creme
1 Cup White Corn Syrup

Mix all ingredients together and use as a spread on bread slices. Store the remaining spread in a container.
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Outstanding Fruit Dip

1 (14-ounce can) Eagle brand Sweetened Condensed Milk
1 (8-ounce package) cream cheese, softened
1 (8-ounce carton) sour cream
1 (7-ounce jar) Marshmallow Creme

Blend marshmallow creme and cream cheese together with mixer. Stir in sour cream and condensed milk slowly. Chill 1 hour before serving. Serve with desired sliced fresh fruit.
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Strawberry Fruit Dip

Mix Strawberry Cream Cheese, Cool Whip, and Strawberry Preserves together to make a fruit dip.
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Cole Slaw Dressing

Mix together some Miracle Whip, Sugar and Milk. Blend all ingredients together and pour over cole slaw and combine until mixed.
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English Muffin Pizza

Take a English Muffin and split it in half. Put some pizza sauce on the muffin. Add some pepperoni slices and then add some mozzarella cheese on top. Broil until done. Eat and enjoy your English Muffin Pizza.
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Yummy Oatmeal

Cook the oatmeal. Add in sugar, real butter, and real cream in the oatmeal. Add in nuts, apples, cinnamon, maple syrup, blueberries, strawberries, or whatever else strikes your food craving.
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A bread recipe from Ezekiel 4:9 from the King James Holy Bible in the Old Testament.

Ezekiel 4:9 —- Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentiles, and millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread thereof, according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon thy side, three hundred and ninety days shalt thou eat thereof.
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Oreo Ice Cream Shake/Malt

Blend ice cream, milk, and some crushed Oreos together in blender. Pour and enjoy. — Optional: You can add in some malt powder to make a malt.
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Quick Chia Tea

Heat a cup of water. Add a plain tea bag and steep according to desired strength. Add in a little cinnamon, a little sugar, a little cream, and any other spices that strikes your craving.
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Two Homemade Flavored Waters

1. Put some sugar in glass of water.
2. Put some fruit cocktail juice in glass of water. .
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SJ-SC-CA Sparkling Cranberry Punch

2 cans (16 oz.) jellied cranberry sauce
1 1/2 cups orange juice
1/2 cup lemon juice
2 (28 oz) ginger ale (chilled)

Take the jellied cranberry sauce out of the can. Beat the jellied cranberry sauce until smooth. Stir in the orange juice and the lemon juice. Chill the mixture in the refrigerator. Put the mixture into the punch bowl. Slowly add in the chilled ginger ale and stir until mixed. Serve and enjoy.
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SJ-SC-CA Incredible Chicken Salad

3 cups chicken breast (cooked and cubed)
1 cup pineapple (diced)
1/2 cup celery (diced)
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup walnuts
1/8 cup dried cranberries
2 Tablespoons sweet onion (minced)
2 Tablespoons apple juice

Combine all ingredients in a bowl until well combined and chill. Serve with a lettuce garnish.
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Tuna Salad Sandwich

Combine tuna, chopped onion, chopped hard boiled egg, diced dill pickles, miracle whip, and some pickle juice together and put the tuna mixture on toasted bread. Eat and enjoy. — My parents use the same recipe and will add one slice of tomato, lettuce and sometimes one slice of onion on top of the tuna mixture.
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Some Sandwiches Ideals

Runza
Bacon-Lettuce-Tomato Sandwich
Chicken Salad Sandwich
Turkey Salad Sandwich
Ham Salad Sandwich
Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Grilled Cheese And Jelly Sandwich (Any flavor of Jelly)
Peanut Butter And Jelly Sandwich (Any flavor of Jelly)
Grilled Peanut Butter And Banana Sandwich
Butter And Sugar Sandwich
Flutter-Nutter Sandwich
Grilled Flutter-Nutter Sandwich
Cream Cheese And Jelly Sandwich (Any flavor of Jelly)
Cream Cheese-Chopped Nuts Spread Sandwich
Amish Peanutbutter Spread Sandwich

We just bought a boat that has a small microwave oven and a 2 burner electric stove, no oven. What are some EASY bring ahead or make on the boat appetizer recipes? Thanks!!

we always like to take velveeta, a can of chili with no beans, heat in the microwave. Just add your favorite tortilla chips.
Yummy dip. You can always eliminate the chile and put a can of Rotel or a jar of salsa added to the velveeta.

quesadillas are also good and easy to make on your stove. You just need a good size skillet, some tortillas and shredded cheese of course. Spray your skillet with a non-stick cooks spray lay one tortilla on the bottom sprinkle cheese on the tortilla leave a little of the edge so the cheese won’t ooze over the side ( you can also add cooked chicken strips, or cooked beef strips at this step) lay another toritilla on top. Monitor until the one side is a little golden, flip and cook the other side. Voila quesadilla. easy fast tasty snack.

Take a package of little smokies and a small bottle of your favorite bbq sauce mix together in a bowl and heat in your micorwave. yummy.