I’ve seen this posted around the ‘net with different fruit pie fillings.  My favorite is strawberry.  This is a very weight watchers friendly recipe but I don’t remember the point value right now.

Strawberry Angel Food Cake

1 box angel food cake mix
1 can pie filling, about 20 oz., I’ve tried strawberry and blueberry

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Spray a 9×13 inch pan with vegetable oil spray.
2. In a large bowl, combine cake mix and pie filling, mixing until well blended.  Mix gently at first or the cake mix will puff up in your face
3. Pour batter into prepared 9×13 inch pan. Bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool and cut into squares.

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In honor of my brother’s wedding -

Strawberry Wedding Punch

3 oz strawberry Jello
1 cup boiling water
1 package strawberry koolaid
2 quarts cool water
2 1/2 cups sugar
40 oz pineapple juice
2 liters sprite or 7up
2 pints sherbet, optional

1. Mix together jello and boiling water.
2. Mix together koolaid, cool water and sugar.
3. Mix jello and koolaid together.
4. Add pineapple juice and sprite.
5. Serve with sherbert.

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Nothing my Mom cooks can be considered gourmet, but this casserole always disappears fast at family gatherings. There are never leftovers or even second helpings.

Broccoli, Rice and Cheese Casserole

1 cup rice, cooked
3 pkg (10oz. each) frozen broccoli or 1 whole bunch fresh broccoli, cooked
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 (8 oz.) jar Cheez Whiz

Mix cooked rice, cooked broccoli and soup together in 9×13 baking dish. Put cheese on top. Bake in 350F oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or microwave on high for 10 minutes.

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I love recipes from JoAnna Lund. All of her recipes are family friendly and made with ingredients she could shop for at her local grocery store.

My mom loves to have her daughters cook new recipes for her but she rarely tries something new herself. This is one she actually cooks on her own.

Texas Jo Casserole

8 oz Ground 90% lean turkey or Beef
1/2 cup Chopped onion
1/2 cup Frozen whole kernel corn
1/2 cup (2.5 oz) sliced mushrooms, drained
1/4 cup (1 oz) sliced ripe olives
1 1/2 cup Hot cooked rotini, rinsed & drained
1 cn (10 3/4 oz) Healthy Request Tomato soup
1/2 cup Chunky salsa
1 Tbs Brown Sugar Twin (I just use regular brown sugar)
1/3 cup (1.5 oz) shredded Kraft Reduced-Fat Cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 350F. Spray an 8×8 baking dish with butter-flavored cooking spray. In a large skillet sprayed with butter-flavored cooking spray, brown meat and onion. stir in corn, mushrooms, olives, and rotini pasta. Add tomato soup, salsa, Brown Sugar Twin, and Cheddar cheese. Mix well to combine. Spread mixture into prepared baking dish. Bake 30 minutes. Place baking dish on a wire rack and let set 5 minutes.

4 servings

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Honey Bee Cake

1 box “butter” recipe yellow cake mix
4 eggs
3/4 cup oil
1/2 cup sugar
8 oz. sour cream
6 tablespoons brown sugar
3 teaspoons cinnamon
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons milk

Preheat oven to 350. Cream the first 5 ingredients for 4 minutes in electric mixer. Combine brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Sprinkle half (approx. 6 tbsp.)  of the sugar mixture onto batter. Pour 1/3 of batter into well buttered and flowered Bundt pan. Pour in another 1/3 of batter. Sprinkle remainder of sugar mixture over.  Pour in remaining batter.  Bake for 60 minutes. Cool right side up for 25 min.  Combine powered sugar with milk, adding 1 tsp milk at a time.  Glaze cooled cake.

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