Cherry-Pineapple Fruity Cake - Very Moist - with cream cheese frosting

This is a reworked recipe I did for the holidays

2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons ground Cinnamon
3 eggs
1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup well drained crushed pineapple
1 jar maraschino Cherries Drained & Chopped
1 cup shredded coconut



In a mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients. Add eggs,oil, Cherries, and vanilla~ beat until combined. Stir in pineapple and coconut.
Pour into a greased 13x 9 pan.
Bake at 350* for 50-60 minutes or until cakes test done
Cool Before Frosting


CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
1 pack of cream cheese
3 cups powdered sugar
6 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 cup chopped pecans to sprinkle on top of
the frosting if desired.

Combine frosting ingredients in a small bowl;mix until well blended.
frost cooled cake. sprinkle with remaining nuts.
store in refrigerator.

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Spinach Chicken Salad

This is a recipe we love given to me by Our Aunt Lynda Hendrickson


5 whole chicken breast (cooked and shredded)
(you can also just use a couple of large cans of chicken)

2 bunches of Fresh Spinach
1 head lettuce
1 large can chinese noodles
6-7 green onions
1 small package of sliced almonds
1/2 cup sesame seeds (roasted)
1 can water chestnuts

(overnight marinade the water chestnuts and cooked chicken breast in 1/2 of the salad dressing)

SALAD DRESSING
1/2 cup of apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon Accent Seasoning
3/4 teaspoon Black Pepper
1/2 cup sugar
3 teaspoons salt
combine all these ingredients over low heat to dissolve
then let cool
and add to
1 cup vegetable or canola oil

Toss all ingredients together when ready to serve!

Pumpkin Cranberry Bread

This is a favorite recipe given to me by my sister Alecia,
it was John's Grandmother's Pumpkin Cranberry Recipe.
It Turns out super moist & wonderful flavor

2 slightly beaten eggs
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup oil
1 cup pumpkin

mix all above ingredients together

In Another bowl,

2 1/4 cups flour
1 Tablespoon Pumkin Pie Spice
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoon salt

Fold Dry ingredients and wet together

Then add
1 cup chopped cranberries
fold into mixture

then pour into 2 greased loaf pans
bake at 350degrees for 1 hour

Stuffed Mushrooms

We Love Olive Garden Stuffed Mushrooms and this is a recipe I have used
not the same but similar and tastes good

1 Package whole mushrooms
wash well & pat dry then
(pull out the stems & Chop up the stems to be used for the filling)

1 stick butter (1/2 cup)
1/4 cup chopped onion
3-4 slices white bread, torn into tiny pieces like bread crumbs
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

heat the oven the 350 degrees



in a skillet saute the chopped onion and chopped mushrooms in the stick of butter,
once cooked, stir in the bread crumbs, then add a third of the mozzarella cheese to this mixture and just a dash of garlic salt or garlic powder


melt in a microwave safe dish
1/2 stick of butter (1/4 cup)
and pour into the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish
place the mushrooms in the pan and stuff each one with about a teaspoon or tablespoon of the stuffing mixture


then place in the oven for 12 minutes
top with the remaining shredded mozzarella cheese
and bake 10 to 12 more minutes

let set for a few minutes and serve