Chocolate Mug Cake

I came across this recipe while surfing on the Internet one day a while back. I printed off the recipe and now for the life of me can't find the website I got it off of so I could give the lady credit for her awesome recipe. It's so easy and if you need a quick chocolate fix sometime this is the perfect recipe. Also, I think this would be a cute idea for a valentine gift too. Put the dry ingredients together in a bag in a cute valentine coffee mug and then attach the recipe with it.

4 Tbsp flour
4 tbsp sugar
2 Tbsp cocoa
sprinkle of cinnamon
1 egg
3 Tbsp milk
3 generous Tbsp oil
3 Tbsp chocolate chips
splash of vanilla

In a microwave safe mug, mix together the dry ingredients. Mix in the eggs. Mix in the milk and oil. Add chocolate chips and vanilla. Mix together and cook in the microwave for three minutes. When you take it out, turn it upside down on a plate and drizzle on syrup if you want.

Favorite Monkey Bread

I grew up with my Mom making Monkey Bread on special occassions. It was heavenly! I recently found an easy recipe in the "Taste of Home - Simply Delicious" magazine that didn't take too long to bake and looked easy. I tried it and it is now the recipe I go to every time I make Monkey Bread.

2 tubes (12 oz. each) refrigerated flaky biscuits
1 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup cream
1 tsp. ground cinnamon

Cut each biscuit into four pieces; dip each piece into the brown sugar and cinnamon mixture and then arrange evenly in a 10-in. fluted tube pan coated with cooking spray. After dipping all the biscuit pieces then take the remaining brown sugar/cinnamon mixture and mix with cream. Pour over the biscuits.

Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 5 minutes before inverting onto a serving platter.

Natalie's Cherry Coke Salad

Natalie Church introduced us to this salad several years ago and it has become Brad's favorite salad ever. I recently made it for Hunter's 3rd Birthday Party and it was a big hit. Everyone went back for 2nd's and 3rd's.

1 can cherries, sour
2/3 c. sugar
1/4 c. water
1 sm. pkg. cherry jello
2/3 c. coke
1-2 cans drained pineapple

Boil cherries, sugar and water. Pour over cherry jello. Add coke and pineapple. Chill in refrigerator until firm.

Note: I use splenda, sugar free jello, and diet coke to make it a little more less fattening. It doesn't change the taste of it.