This one's for Glenda! PEANUT BUTTER SHEET CAKE (Tasty Kitchen) 2 cups Sugar 2 cups All-purpose Flour 2 whole Large Eggs 1 teaspoon Baking Soda 1 cup Sour Cream 2/3 cups Creamy Peanut Butter 1 cup Butter 1 cup Water FOR THE PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING: 1/2 cups Butter 2/3 cups Creamy Peanut Butter 6 Tablespoons Milk 2-1/2 cups Powdered Sugar 1 teaspoon Vanilla Preheat oven to 400F. In a bowl combine the sugar and flour. In a separate bowl mix eggs, baking soda, and sour cream well. Set aside. In a small saucepan combine peanut butter, butter, and water. Bring to a boil. Stir the boiled peanut butter mixture into the flour mixture, then add to the sour cream mixture. Pour into an ungreased 15x10 inch sheet/jellyroll type pan. Bake 20 minutes or until done. Cake is done when a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. For the frosting: Combine the butter, peanut butter, and milk in a saucepan. Bring to a boil stirring constantly. Add the powdered sugar and mix well. Let the frosting cool for a few minutes, then add vanilla. The frosting will be thick; mix well. Pour over cake while both are still warm. Let cool, then serve.

This is an easy recipe using pork tenderloin. Pork Scaloppine (Real Simple) 8 ounces curly egg noodles 1 1 1/4-pound pork tenderloin, sliced 3/4 inch thick, pounded 1/4 inch thick kosher salt and black pepper 1/4 cup flour 2 tablespoons olive oil 2/3 cup white wine 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley Cook the noodles according to the package directions. Meanwhile, season the pork with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Coat it in the flour. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. In batches, brown the pork, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate. Return the skillet to medium-high heat. Add the wine and butter and cook for 1 minute. Add the pork back to the skillet and sprinkle with the parsley. Serve the pork and sauce over the noodles.

I posted an Iced Tea Syrup on Tuesday (recipe below) and I made it yesterday. I cut it in half, and since I don't like sweetened tea, I cut back the sugar. I used a little less than 1 1/2 cups sugar. It's very good! Still too sweet for me, so I'll tweak it to my taste. ICED TEA SYRUP Add 28 tea bags to 7 cups of boiling water. Steep for 15 minutes. Remove tea bags and add 4 1/2 cups sugar. Bring to a boil to melt sugar. Remove from heat and cool. Store in refrigerator in a closed jar. Makes 2 quarts of syrup. When ready to make tea, mix 1 cup syrup to 2 quarts of water. Add lemon to taste. You can also add orange juice. I use 3 cups of sugar because 4 1/2 cups is too sweet for me.

I found this recipe yesterday when looking through some craft sites. Looks so refreshing, a must try. Lemony Lemon Bread This recipe makes two loaves and freezes well, so you can enjoy one when you make it, and enjoy the other loaf at a later date. This bread takes a bit of time to prepare, and requires at least 4 fresh lemons, but it is just as good (maybe better) the next day, so feel free to make it the day before you plan to serve it . ~ For the Lemon Cake ~ 1 1/2 cups cake flour 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 2 1/4 cups sugar 8 large eggs, at room temperature 1/4 cup grated lemon zest (from about 4 lemons) 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice 2 cups (4 sticks) unsalted butter, melted and cooled 1/2 cup sour cream, at room temperature 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract ~ For the Lemon Syrup ~ 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice 1/3 cup sugar ~ For the Lemon Glaze ~ 2 cups confectioners' sugar 4-6 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice Making the Lemon Cakes (Recipe yields two 9"x5" loaves) Preheat oven to 350*F. Spray sides and bottom of pans with non-stick cooking spray. Line bottom of pans with parchment paper and spray the paper as well. Sift both flours, baking powder, baking soda and salt together in a medium bowl. Blend the sugar, eggs, lemon zest and lemon juice in the bowl of an electric mixer and mix until combined. Slowly add the melted butter, while mixing. Add sour cream and vanilla and mix until just combined. Use a rubber spatula to fold in the flour mixture, one third at a time, until all the flour is combined. Do not overmix. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans. Bake in the center of the oven for 20 minutes, rotate the pans, reduce the oven temperature to 325*F and bake another 30-35 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean. Let cool in the pans for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, make the Lemon Syrup ~ In a small saucepan over medium heat, heat the lemon juice and sugar until the sugar is completely dissolved. Once dissolved, continue to cook for 3 more minutes. Remove from heat and set aside. Line a half sheet pan with parchment paper and invert the baked and (mostly) cooled loaves onto the pan. Use a toothpick to poke holes in the tops and sides of the loaves. Brush the tops and sides of the loaves with the lemon syrup. Let the syrup soak into the cake and brush again. Let the cakes cool completely, at least 30 minutes. (The soaked, but unglazed loaves will keep well, wrapped in two layers of plastic wrap and frozen, for up to 6 weeks.) Make the Lemon Glaze ~ In a small bowl, whisk together the confectioners' sugar and 4 tablespoons of lemon juice. The mixture should be thick but pourable. If the mixture is too stiff, add up to another 2 tablespoons lemon juice (a little at a time) and whisk again. Pour the glaze over the top of each loaf and let it drip down the sides. Let the lemon glaze harden, about 15 minutes, before serving. The glazed loaves will keep for up to 3 days, wrapped well in plastic wrap, at room temperature. Recipe Source ~ Baked, New Frontiers in Baking