A few recipes

For lunch yesterday I made these yummy mini jalapeno popper pizzas. I first had them at my friend's Pampered Chef show. They were a big hit here in our house, that's for sure!

Jalepeno Popper Pizzas
1pkg thin crust pizza dough (Pillsbury)
5 slices bacon, cooked, drained and crumbled (reserve about tsjp drippings)
1 small red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
2 jalapenos, seeded
5oz softened cream cheese
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup crushed corn chips

Heat oven to 425 degree. Do not unroll pizza dough...cut into 20 - 24 disks. Place on baking sheet. Flatten and seal the seams. Bake for 11 - 13 minutes. In 1 tsp of bacon dirppings, cook peppers for 2 - 3 minutes. Drain. In mixing bowl combine cream cheese, 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, bacon and peppers. Evenly distribute on tops of mini crusts. Sprinkle with remaining cheddar cheese and crushed corn chips. Bake 4 - 6 minutes, until cheese has melted. *This is a Pampered Chef recipe. I forgot the corn chips when I made these yesterday. OOPS

For dessert last night we had strawberry shortcake. It was so good! The cake that I made (Meme's recipe) is not a very sweet or fluffy cake...it is a great compliment to the very sweet and juicy strawberries (I always slice them at least 8 hours a head of time, sprinkle with sugar and add some watter. Refrigerate. Within a few hours you should have a nice amount of juice! I used a large contained of the berries, about a cup 1/2 of water and ... well not sure how much sugar, that was Kate's department yesterday. We'll go with 1/4 - 1/2 cup???)

Meme Bair's 1 Egg Shortcake

Cream together 1/4 cup Crisco shortening, 2/3 cup sugar and one egg. Add 1 tsp vanilla, 1/4 tsp salt and 1 1/2 cup flour. Mix Well. Add 2 tsp baking powder and mix. Slowly mix in 1/2 cup milk. When all is well blended, spread into greased pan. (This is a small cake, maybe a 9 x9, Or 8 x 11 pan). Bake at 350 degrees for 15 - 22 minutes (depending on size of pan you use). When done, cake should be slightly golden on top.