easy recipes

crust:

1 cup flour

1/2 cup butter, melted

2 Tbs sugar

1/2 cup chopped pecans - optional

Mix and pat in an 8x8 inch pan, bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes, until just beginning to turn golden. Do not over bake.

Layer two:

8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature

1 cup powdered sugar

1 cup whipped topping

Beat together sugar and cream cheese. Fold in whipped topping. Spread on cooled crust.

Layer three:

1 small package coconut cream instant pudding

1 1/2 cups whole milk (any milk will do, but whole milk makes pudding so much tastier)

Mix until thickened. Spread over cream cheese mixture.

Top with remaining tub of whipped topping.

Toast 1 cup coconut. Sprinkle evenly on dessert. Refrigerate.

Ingredients

Ingredients:

-1 package of smoked sausage, sliced into rounds

-1 large onion, peeled and chopped

-5 large potatoes, peeled and chopped into ½ inch cubes

-olive oil

-fine sea salt

-freshly ground black pepper

-sweet paprika

-dried thyme

a handful of greated strong cheddar cheese

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 400*F. 

Line a large baking tray (with sides) with several sheets of foil, and spray with cooking spray. Set aside.

Put the sausage rounds, onions, and potatoes into a large bowl. Drizzle with a couple TBS of olive oil and season to taste with salt, pepper, paprika and dried thyme. Toss together with your hands until everything is evenly distributed. Pour this out onto the baking tray, and spread it out as much as you can.

Place into the heated oven and roast for 45 minutes to an hour, stirring every 15 minutes or so, until the potatoes are golden brown and tender. Turn off the oven. 

Scatter the cheese over top of the cooked meat and potatoes, Pop back into the oven a few minutes to melt the cheese.