Diva's Pizza by the Yard

Diva’s Memories of Recipes Pizza by the Yard
Inspiration:  This is a fast and easy recipe.  Great for parties.  Great for Football parties!
Ingredients: 1 french bread, unsliced 1 pkg (3~1/2oz) pepperoni 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese, grated 1 8oz pkg mozzarella cheese 1 6oz can tomato paste 1/4 cup mushrooms 1/4 cup pitted ripe olives, chopped 1/4 cup diced tomatoes 1/4 cup diced onions 1/4 cup banana peppers 1/2 tsp garlic 1/2 tsp oregano 1/2 tsp basil salt and pepper to taste	Instructions: Cut bread lengthwise and set aside.  Mix tomato paste, seasonings, garlic, and onions together in a small bowl.  Spread over the top of the bread and place on a baking sheet. Broil 10 minutes.  Remove from oven and place the remaining ingredients over the top. Broil another  5 minutes until cheese is melted.
Variation:  You can be creative with toppings.  Just make sure if you use green peppers or anything else you don't want crunchy, Broil from the beginning.

Diva's Monkey Bread

Diva’s Memories of Recipes Title: Momma's Monkey Bread
Inspiration:  Mommies all over the world have been making Monkey Bread for their kids.  It always brought a smile to my kids face when they could smell the warm cinnamon baking on a Sunday morning.  Still does:)  Grandma use to make a version of this on the farm from her own biscuits and Grandad could take leftovers out into the field.  History shows it goes back to the 50's and nobody really knows why its called monkey bread.
Ingredients: 3 cans refrigerated biscuits 1 cup white sugar 2 T cinnamon 3/4 C margarine 1 C brown sugar cooking spray	Instructions:   In medium bowl add white sugar and cinnamon.  Cut each biscuit with scissors into quarters and add to cinnamon and sugar.  Stir after every can you add to coat biscuits.  Spray a bunt pan and add biscuits.   Melt margarine and brown sugar in a medium saucepan and boil 1 min.  Pour over the top of the biscuits and Bake 35-40 minutes at 350 degrees F. Let sit 5-10 mins before inverting it onto a plate.
Variation:  You can add fruit to this recipe very easily.  Raisins, apples, or even nuts.

Diva's Apple Butter Cake with Caramel Icing

Diva’s Memories of Recipes Apple Butter Cake  with Caramel Icing
Inspiration:  Every year I like to can Apple Butter and Pumpkin Butter.  This is a great spice recipe to have for a snack or brunch.
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter 1 cup sugar 4 eggs, beaten 2~1/2 cups flour 1~1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp ground cloves 1/2 tsp nutmeg 1 cup buttermilk 1 cup apple butter ICING 1 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup cream 1~1/2 TB butter 1/2 tsp vanilla	Instructions: Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.  Add eggs.  Sift dry ingredients and add to egg mixture alternately with buttermilk.  Blend well and add apple butter. Pour into 8 inch baking pan.  Bake at 350 degrees F for 45-50 minutes.  Cool and frost. ICING in a heavy sauce pan, combine sugar and cream. Cook for several minutes with the lid on.  Remove lid and bring to a boil for 5 mins, stirring occasionally.   Add butter.  Remove from heat and cool to lukewarm. Add vanilla and beat til thick and creamy.  Spread on Cake.
Variation: Can use pumpkin butter also.  I have added nuts too.

Diva's Banana Nut Bread

Diva’s Memories of Recipes Banana Nut Bread
Inspiration: This was given to me by my aunt years ago.  Great for breakfast or even a healthy snack.
Ingredients: 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup butter 2 eggs 2 cups flour 2 or 3 ripe bananas 1/4 cup nuts 1 tsp soda 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp cinnamon, optional	Instructions:  Cream butter and sugar.  Add mashed bananas, then flour, cinnamon and nuts.  Beat eggs and add to mixture. Pour into a well greased bread loaf pan.  Bake at 350 degrees F for 50-60 minutes.
Variation:  Yields 1 loaf, 8 servings

Diva's Pumpkin Bread

Diva’s Memories of Recipes Pumpkin Bread
Inspiration:  This came out of one of my Aunt's church cookbooks in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.  This was inserted into one of the pages: The recipes in this book may not have been tested in laboratories, but their success has been established by friends, relatives, by church and civic groups and the most critical of all--- Husbands and Family!
Ingredients: 2 cups pumpkin 3~1/2 cups flour 1~1/2 tsp baking soda 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp cloves 1/2 tsp nutmeg 1 tsp salt 1 cup cooking oil 2/3 cup water 1 cup walnuts 3 cups sugar 4 eggs	Instructions: Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix well.  Pour into well greased and floured bread loaf pans. (will make 2 large and 1 small loafs) Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees F.
Variation: Yields 2 large + 1 small loafs