I got this recipe from Deanna's Corner Cooking. I was intrigued by the simplicity of it & it did not disappoint. In fact, it exceeded my expectations as the yellow cake mix yielded a nice surprise underneath the thin cream cheese icing. It's not your usual spongy cake in this delight. Everyone loved it. And I loved being able to warm up a slice days later & it tasting just as delicious. It's a must try!!!!
Chess Squares
1 yellow cake mix
1 stick butter, melted
1 egg
1 box confectioners' sugar
8 ounce pkg. cream cheese, at room temp
2 eggs
Mix first three ingredients with fork. Press into the bottom of 9 x 13 pan sprayed lightly with Pam. Cream eggs & cream cheese with a mixer. Add sugar. Pour over bottom mix. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes until edges are lightly browned. Cool & cut. Store leftovers in fridge. Re-heat a slice in microwave for 8-10 seconds.
Savory .......................
I made onions & peppers over Labor Day for the chicken sausages I grilled. I wanted to share it here because they came out great.
Onions & Peppers
Just saute some onions, red & green peppers in heated olive oil until they soften a bit. Add salt, pepper, garlic powder & Italian seasoning.
My two tricks are adding a little sugar to taste for sweetness. And when the pan looks like it's getting dry pour a little beer into it & watch the beautiful steam rise. I did this twice. In this case, I was drinking Beck's Light, you can almost see it to the left of the green candle in the middle picture. Yeah, I'm a messy cook!
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Oh I am glad to hear that I am not the only one weeping over the book.
Thanks for the post at my place. Glad you are keeping us up to speed on the reading! This recipe looks like something I cannot screw up. I will make it for a planning retreat tomorrow.
Thanks!!! Happy reading!
Oh man, I keep hearing about these Edward and Bella characters, I am going to have to read the blasted book and find out what all the fuss is about!
What a quick and easy sweet treat. Looks great. And I love peppers and onions sauteed! So tasty!
Messy cooks are the best cooks! You can't be concerning yourself with neatness when you are creating masterpieces!! So glad you enjoyed the chess squares.
That's exactly how I make chess squares!! They are Zach's favorite things I make!!
yum, the cheese squares are making my mouth water!!!
I will try and make these. I am not a "cake" eater, per se, so the texture looks like something I would like. I also like the fact that you can heat them up a few days later and still love them. If I make a dessert, I always end up eating it all quickly, so it does not go stale......Not good for the waistline!
Always looking for a good onions and peppers "recipe"--thanks!
I think i need to give those chess squares a shot!
Cheese? Did somebody say cheese?
Yummy!
OK I love to stalk over to see HOW far you are into this SERIES! HEHE! SO when YOU finish the SERIES you sort of FEEL like well what do I want to read NEXT? I mean it is HARD to go back to ORDINARY reading after this...HEHEH SO SO SO SO I will SUGGEST THE OUTLANDER SERIES! The first BOOK IS OUTLANDER and I LOVE JAMIE just as MUCH AS EDWARD! Edward and JAMIE are WAY different! EDWARD is refined and JAMIE IS WILD and REBELLIOUS! SO SO SO when you finish THE LAST BOOK BREAKING DAWN...be ready for JAMIE IN OUTLANDER! HEHEH!!!!!
GA! I am going to CRY in the next book!? NOOOO! I hate crying.
Those squares look so good! Have a great Thursday!
Now you're back to normal, but I have a feeling there will be more sexed up vampire stories going on.
I love onions and peppers. Whenever we have Fajitas i can just sit and eat the onions and peppers alone without the meat.
The cheese squares look good. I love how it uses a cake mix so its super simple. Gotta try thiso one.
Beer and sugar - I will have to remember that! I use peppers and onions in so much that I cook. I am salivating right now at those pictures!
Both recipes sound delish. I can't wait to try the cheese squares, yummy! And an easy recipe to boot, got to love easy.
p.s. just added you to my blog roll. Thanks for checking out my blog & for leaving comments. :)
I need to check out that book -- who wrote it?
The recipes sound FABULOUS! I need to try them! THANKS!
~melody~
i usually add wine instead of beer to the onions peppers and sausage. my mom is diabetic so i never add sugar. Usually the wine is enough to sweeten. Frequently- I'll add just enough cinnamon from what is is the lid so it doesn't taste like it but it adds another element.Fortuneately cinnamon helps lower blood sugar- which i think about because of her disease.
Your blogs do make me smile! I have another award for you at my place. I see that you have many. Here is another to reward you for your amazing blogging efforts!
That cake looks yummy!
I am going to have to try it out.
Thanks for your comment on my blog and for your book suggestions! I am going to go get the first one this weekend! Yay!
Thanks for your comment on my blog and for your book suggestions! I am going to go get the first one this weekend! Yay!
This one is harsh because Edward is a no show. I don't think I cried amazingly enough but I did skip to the back of the book to pinpoint when he would come back. That's the only thing that kept me going. The end is AWESOME!! I'm excited for you.
Thanks..now I am going to bed hungry! You rock with your cooking talent!
I'm jealous that you're still reading the series... I finished Breaking Dawn a couple weeks ago and I miss it so much... take your time and savor it!!! I wish I had...
skip savory, go straight to SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!
I am making something similar to the chess squares tonight...but with a STRAWBERRY cake mix...and white chocolate chips. Delish!
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