Cooking with Ellen

You Will Need:
1 pkg dipping chocolate or chocolate chips
1 container strawberries
Waxed paper
Cookie sheet
Glass bowl
Rubber spatula
Microwave
Directions:
Wash strawberries (leave stems on) & dry VERY well. Don’t let any water stay on the strawberry, or the chocolate won’t stick. Cover a cookie sheet with waxed paper.
Microwave chocolate in a glass bowl on high for 30 seconds. Remove from [...]

My grandmother makes the best pineapple souffle recipe! While I enjoy eating it on special occassions, I don’t make it very often because of the high sugar and calories. So, here’s what I’ve found to be a “better” version that’s a little healthier but still very good:
4 cups bread, pinched in bits (we use whatever [...]

1 can peach pie filling
1 can pineapple chunks, drained
1 can mandarin oranges, drained
1 pint strawberries, sliced
2 bananas, sliced
Mix all ingredients together and chill.

1 ½ cups brown sugar
¾ cup butter
3 tablespoons corn syrup
3 apples, peeled, cored, and diced
7 eggs
2 ¼ cups milk
1 ½ teaspoon vanilla
8 slices bread
Quarter pieces of bread and arrange in greased 13” X 9” baking dish. Top with apple pieces.
Mix together brown sugar, butter, and corn syrup. Pour over bread and apples.
Beat the eggs, milk, [...]

This is a favorite of my family’s during Easter and other special holidays. Making it with sugar-free gelatin cuts out alot of calories and using lite or fat free cool whip and cottage cheese makes it low fat!
Orange Salad
8 oz Lite Cool Whip, thawed
1 small box Sugar free Orange Jello
1 can (10 oz) Mandarin [...]