The Lady's Cheesy Mac:

* 4 cups cooked elbow macaroni, drained
* 2 cups grated Cheddar
* 3 eggs, beaten
* 1/2 cup sour cream
* 4 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1 cup milk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Once you have the macaroni cooked and drained, place in a large bowl and while still hot and add the cheddar. In a separate bowl, combine the remaining ingredients and add to the macaroni mixture. Pour macaroni mixture into a casserole dish and bake for 30 to 45 minutes. Top with additional cheese if desired.

Lady's Fried Mac

Cook Time 55 min

Level Easy

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Ingredients

* 1 recipe "The Lady's Cheesy Mac" prepared, chilled in the refrigerator overnight, and cut into 15 squares, recipe follows
* 1 pound bacon
* Flour
* 2 eggs, beaten
* Plain bread crumbs
* Peanut oil, for frying

Directions

Heat peanut oil to 350 degrees F.

Wrap each square of cheesy mac with 1 strip of bacon, and fasten with toothpick. Dredge each square in flour then egg and then bread crumbs to coat. Fry for about 3 minutes until golden brown.

Key Lime Pie

(paula deen recipes)

Times:Prep 20 min
Inactive Prep 6 hr 0 min
Cook 8 min
Total: 6 hr 28 min


Ingredients
Crust:

* 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
* 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
* 1/2 cup butter, melted

Pie:

* 1 cup heavy whipping cream
* 1/2 cup sugar
* 1 (12-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
* 3/4 cups key lime juice
* 1 tablespoon key lime zest
* 1 pint half-and-half
* Fresh lime slices. for garnish

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a medium bowl, combine cracker crumbs and brown sugar. Stir in melted butter. Press the mixture firmly into bottom and up sides of a 10-inch spring form pan. Bake for 8 minutes and let the crust cool completely before spreading the pie filling over it.

In a large bowl, with an electric mixer at medium speed, beat cream until slightly thickened. Gradually add the sugar, beating until soft peaks form. Add condensed milk and beat until stiff peaks form. Beat in lime juice, lime zest, and half-and-half. Once the mixture as reached desired flavor and consistency, gently spread pie filling over cooled crust. Cover and freeze for 4 to 6 hours or until firm. Cut into wedges and garnish with fresh lime slices, serve cold.

Fried Apple Pies

(paula deen recipes)

Cook Time 40 min

Level Easy

Yield 8 servings

ingredients

* 2 tablespoons butter
* 4 McIntosh apples, peeled, cored, and sliced, or 1 can apple pie filling
* 1/2 cup sugar
* 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1 teaspoon lemon juice
* 1 (8-piece) container refrigerated flaky biscuit dough
* 2 tablespoons water
* Powdered sugar

Directions

Filling: Add the butter to a large saute pan and melt. Add the apples, sugar, cinnamon and lemon juice. Cook over medium heat until the apples are soft, about 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool.

When the filling is cool, roll the biscuits out on a lightly floured surface so that each biscuit forms a 7 to 8-inch circle. Place 2 to 3 tablespoons of the filling on each biscuit circle. Brush the edges of the circle with water. Fold the circle over the filling to make a half-moon shape. Seal by pressing the edges with the tines of a fork.

Preheat deep-fryer with oil to 350 degrees F.

Carefully add the pies to the oil, 1 at a time, and fry until golden brown, turning the pies as necessary for even browning, about 5 to 8 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with powdered sugar immediately.