The Magic Recipe Box

Sloppy Joes

2011-12-03T13:21:00.002-07:00

Sloppy Joes
1# lean ground beef
Seasoning salt to taste
½ or 1 medium onion, minced
¼ or ½ green pepper, minced
3-4 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
¾ cups ketchup
1 tsp. mustard
3 T + 1 tsp. brown sugar
1½ tsp. Red wine vinegar
¾ tsp. Worcestershire sauce
3 Tbsp. tomato paste
1/3 -1/2 c water to reach desired consistency
Fresh ground black pepper to taste
Stove top directions:
Brown ground beef with onion, green pepper, and garlic. Season to taste with seasoning salt. Add additional ingredients. Cover; turn heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes, stir occasionally
Crock Pot Instructions: After browning meat and seasoning with seasoning salt, transfer to crock pot. Stir additional ingredients except for the water and pepper. Add to the ground beef in crock pot and add 1/3 cup water or ½ to desired consistency and black pepper to taste. Cook on low for 3-4 hours.
Freezer instructions: Instead transferring seasoned browned meat into crock pot put into freezer container. Add additional ingredients. Combine well. Freeze. When you are ready to cook, transfer to crock pot and cook on low for 3-5 hours.
Yummy!!!!

Chocolate Chip Cookies with Pudding

2011-10-05T08:33:00.002-06:00

1 1/2 Sticks Butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1 small pkg instant vanilla pudding
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda
2 1/4 cups flour
1-2 cups chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350, sir together flour, baking soda and set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars together. Add in pudding and beat until well blended. Add eggs and vanilla. Add four mixture slowly until well incorporated. Add chocolate chips. Roll into 1 inch balls and place on greased baking sheet. Bake at 350 or 8-12 minutes. *worked best when I sprayed the pan with pam and pressed down the ball just a little. Take them out before they brown, they don't look done. Then they will be gooey and soft.

Caramel Corn Pops

2011-07-12T13:12:00.003-06:00

Caramel Corn Pops

1/3 cube butter

2/3 c. sugar

2 T. water

1 t. vanilla

Melt butter in pan add water and sugar. Boil 4 min. Stir in 1 t. vanilla. Pour over 6 c. Corn Pop cereal in a large bowl. Stir. Spread out on cookie sheet. Bake 225 for 10 min. Add 1 c. peanuts if you want.

Best Spinach Salad

2011-07-12T13:06:00.003-06:00

Spinach Salad

1 pkg. baby spinach

1/2 lb. sliced mushrooms

1 red onion chopped

2 c. grated swiss cheese

1 pkg. bacon cooked crumbled

16 oz. carton cottage cheese

On large round platter (nice it platter has low sides). In middle of platter scoop the cottage cheese into center. Sprinkle on top of that the bacon bits, onion, mushrooms and swiss cheese. Then sprinkle and arrange the baby spinach all around cheese leaving center cheese open. To serve let guests scoop spinach and cheese mixture onto plate and drizzle with:

Poppyseed Dressing:

1 1/2 t. poppyseeds

1 1/2 t. salt

1 1/2 t. grated onion

3/4 c. white vinegar

1 1/2 c. oil

3/4 c. sugar

Or easy way out buy a good quality poppyseed dressing. This salad looks beautiful and is fresh and delicious!

Cheesy Beef Noodle Bake

2011-07-12T12:47:00.003-06:00

Cheesy Beef Noodle Bake

1 lb. ground beef

1/2 t. salt

2 T. sugar

1 16 oz. can tomatoes

1 8 oz. can tomato sauce

2 garlic cloves crushed or use pre-chopped in jar garlic

1 5 oz. pkg thin egg noodles

1 c. sour cream

4 oz. cream cheese

6 chopped green onions

1 c. grated cheddar or mozzarella cheese

In skillet brown ground beef/salt then add next 4 ingredients. Boil noodles until almost done then drain. Mix the sour cream, cream cheese and onion into noodles. In a greased 3 qt. casserole dish arrange meat mixture on bottom with noodles in layers. Top with 1 c. grated cheese. Bake uncovered 350 35 minutes. Keeps nice in fridge and is as good or better the next day. This also can be frozen.

From the Garden Pasta

2011-07-12T12:37:00.003-06:00

Garden Fresh Tomato/Basil Pasta

Bring large stockpot 3/4 full of water to a boil, add salt and a bit of olive oil. Boil pasta (any kind) until ala'dente. Drain water. Toss in the following:

2-3 T. olive oil

1-2 T. garlic salt (start with 1 T. and taste as you go if you want to add more)

salt and fresh ground pepper to taste

4-5 fresh vine ripe tomatoes chopped

Cook for another 5 minutes. Then:

Toss in a big handful of fresh chopped basil

and pour into serving bowl and then:

Sprinkle generous portions of fresh grated Parmesan cheese on top

Cheese Brushetta:

Cut a fresh or day old baguette into slices. Mix: 1/2 c. cream cheese, 1/2 c. parmesan cheese and a sprinkle of finely chopped fresh basil. Spread on bread and broil just a few. Perfect!

Snicker Cookies

2011-03-29T16:33:00.001-06:00

1 Cup of Softened Butter
1 cup of white sugar
1 cup of brown sugar packed
2 eggs
1 egg yoke
2 tablespoons of vanilla extract
18 ounces of creamy peanut butter
2 Cups of Flour
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1/2 teaspoon of salt
48 mini snicker bars
Cream butter and sugars and set aside; in a small bowl, mix egg yolk and then mix in the 2 eggs; mix eggs and vanilla into butter and sugar mixture until fluffy. Stir in creamy peanut butter. In a separate bowl, mix dry ingredients. Add mixed dry ingredients to creamed mixture. Chill cookie dough for 2 hours. Preheat oven
to 350. Scoop out a spoonful and press it flat, place a mini snickers in the center or....create a ball of dough around the snickers bar...like we do with the "Rolo" cookies. If you don't have that recipe....You need that recipe too. I think it's on here. Bake them for 12-15 minutes...or just bake them until they are as done as you like them. At our house, we know they are ready if we “wonder” whether they are done or not... really.

Scotcharoos

2010-06-18T09:11:00.000-06:00

2 cups Sugar
2 cups Light Karo Syrup
2 cups Peanut Butter
2 tsps Vanilla
9 + 11 cups of Rice Krispies
1 pkg butterscotch chips
1 pkg semi sweet chocolate chips

Bring Karo and sugar to a boil and remove from the burner. Add the peanut butter and stir until it is melted. Add the vanilla. Stir in the Rice Krispies until it is the consistency you like. Some like them denser than others. Press them in a 9x13 buttered or "pammed" pan. As soon as you are finished, melt chocolate chips and butterscotch chips in the microwave in a glass bowl on minute at a time stirring between each. You may need to cut this time down to 30 seconds if needed. When they are melted and smooth, spread the melted chips on top of the rice krispie treats and refrigerate until the melted chips have hardened.

Giada's Tilapia

2010-04-18T19:49:00.004-06:00

I didn't use purple taters this time, but red ones worked just great. i also added lemon to my chive oil since i don't like eating straight up oil. easy peasy! five it a try!

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/tilapia-with-purple-potato-crust-and-chive-rosemary-oil-recipe/index.html

Chocolate Mint Layer Brownies

2010-02-18T16:18:00.003-07:00

1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) plus 6 T butter, divided
2 cups granulated sugar
2 tsp vanilla
4 eggs
3/4 cup cocoa
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
2 2/3 cups powdered sugar
1 T plus 1 tsp water
1 tsp mint extract
4 drops green food color
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 9x13 baking pan, or line with foil and spray foil with non-stick spray.
2. Place 1 cup (2 sticks) butter in large microwave-safe bowl; cover. Microwave for two minutes or until melted. Stir in granulated sugar and vanilla. Add eggs; beat well. Add cocoa, flour, and baking powder; beat until well blended. Pour batter into pan.
3. Bake 30-35 minutes. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
4. Prepare mint cream center by combining powdered sugar, 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, water, mint extract and food color. Beat until smooth. (I gradually added more water to make it the consistency of soft frosting.) Spread evenly on brownie. Cover; refrigerate until cold.
5. Prepare chocolate glaze by placing remaining 6 T butter and chocolate chips in small microwave-save bowl. Microwave 1 minute or until mixture is smooth when stirred. Cool slightly; pour over chilled dessert. Cover; refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving. Cover; refrigerate leftover dessert.

Enjoy!

Avocado-Tomato Toss

2010-01-24T16:21:00.002-07:00

1/3 Cup chopped fresh cilantro
1/4 C olive oil
2 T red wine vinegar
2 T fresh Lime juice
1/2 tsp salt
2 halved cherry tomatoes
1/3 c thinly sliced red onion
2 med avocados, halved and cut into chunks
4 large romaine lettuce leaves, shredded
1. Whisk together first 5 ingredients in large bowl. Add tomatoes, red onion, and avocados, gently stirring to coat. Serve over shredded romaine lettuce.

Chicken and Green Chile Enchiladas

2010-01-24T16:20:00.000-07:00

3 1/2 C chopped cooked chicken
2/3 C *onion and garlic mixture
2 (4-oz) cans chopped green chilies
1 T chopped fresh cilantro
3 (10 oz) cans enchilada sauce
2 cups 8 oz) shredded Mexican four cheese blend, divided
8 (9 inch) burrito size flour tortillas
Preheat oven to 425. Stir together first 4 ingredients, 1 1/2 cups enchilada sauce and 1/2 cup cheese. Spoon about 1/2 cup chicken mixture down center of each tortilla; roll tortillas up and place, seam sides down, in a lightly greased 13 x 9 inch baking dish. Pour remaining enchilada sauce over tortillas. Sprinkle with remaining cup cheese. Bake covered at 425 for 20 minutes; uncover an bake 10 minutes or until cheese is melted and golden brown.

*Onion and Garlic Mixture: Makes about 1 1/3 cups It has a lot of uses. Its great as a base for French onion soup, spread on toast topped with your favorite cheese, stirred into mashed potatoes or hash browns or mixed into

niman ranch burgers from barefoot contessa

2009-10-23T16:24:00.001-06:00

my sisters gave me ina garten's newest cookbook for my birthday. everything tastes ridiculous. :) these burgers?... there are no words. as you can see in the picture, we kiddified luke's with cheese, ketchup, and no onions. he did eat his popeye spinach tho! alrighty, make these and make them now! treat yourself to some gourmet burgers.

for some reason i can't cut and paste, so here's the link to food network.

Pumpkin Bars

2009-10-23T15:34:00.004-06:00

Pumpkin Bars

Sift:
2 C flour
2 t baking soda
2 t cinnamon
1/2 t salt

Mix:
4 eggs
2 C sugar
1 C oil
2 1/2 C pumpkin

Combine wet and dry ingredients. Bake on a large cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

Cream Cheese Frosting

Cream well:
1 8-oz package cream cheese (softened)
1/2 C margarine or butter (softened)
2 t vanilla
and then add
2 C powdered sugar

Honey Lime Chicken Enchiladas

2009-10-23T15:29:00.003-06:00

Honey Lime Chicken Enchiladas

6 Tbsp honey

5 Tbsp fresh lime juice (1-2 limes)

1 Tbsp chili powder

1 tsp garlic powder

2-3 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cooked and shredded

8 – 10 flour tortillas (depending on size)

1 lb of a Mexican blend cheese (monterey jack, colby, cheddar), shredded

1 large can of green enchilada sauce

Mix the honey, lime juice, chili powder and garlic powder together with the shredded chicken. Allow it to sit for at least 1/2 hour or you could do it hours before and just cover and refrigerate. (I started too late to do this, and the flavor was still great)

Pour 1/2 cup of enchilada sauce into bottom of a 9 x 13 pan. Place chicken and cheese into middle of a tortilla and spoon about 1 tablespoon of enchilada sauce over it and roll up. Place seam down in the pan. Reserve about 1-2 cups of cheese to sprinkle on top of enchiladas. Pour enchilada sauce over the top of rolled enchiladas (reserve a little bit to add after they are baked) and sprinkle with remaining cheese.

Bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes or until lightly browned and bubbly.

(source: yourhomebasedmom.com)

Chicken Enchiladas

2009-10-09T12:42:00.003-06:00

5 Chicken Breast Fillets, Cooked and Cubed
1 tsp accent seasoning
1 can diced green chilies
1 can mushroom soup
1 can cream chicken soup
8 oz sour cream
home style four tortillas
1 can enchilada sauce
grated cheese

I always blend the soups and enchilada sauce in the blender because someone at our house doesn't like the texture of mushrooms. *Add the accent, and chilies to the soups and enchilada sauce and then stir in the sour cream. In each flour tortilla, fill with a scoop of chicken, a handful of grated cheese and some of the enchilada sauce. Roll up the tortilla and place on on a jelly roll pan or a 11X 13 inch cake pan - with the seam of tortilla down . Pour remainder of Enchilada sauce over all the tortillas and sprinkle with cheese. Bake in a 350 oven for 20-30 minutes

*Sometimes, when I want it a little spicy, I add salsa, or chili powder to the enchilada/soup mixture just to spice it up. We love to garnish these with chopped lettuce and tomatoes and a dot of sour cream on top! This is one of my favorite recipes-it is one my friend Timbra gave me.

Winner Winner, Chicken DINNERS!

2009-10-07T20:16:00.003-06:00

My amazing, wonderful, incredible AWESOME Mom sent me a cute package the other day, and in it was a Woman's Day magazine with 3 awesome chicken recipes in it. Over the last few weeks I managed to make all three recipes and they ROCK! They're all really easy and are soooooo good!

Here's the link for all 3 recipes:

http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Food/Recipes/Quick-Cooking-Chicken-Recipes.html

Each recipe said to marinate for at least 15 minutes, but I found if I marinated them up to 2 hours, like it suggests, it's just that much better.

I just barely made the Lemon Rosemary chicken and it was sooo good, but the sauce I made TOOK THE CAKE! I took the rest of the marinade and boiled it so it thickened up and it would kill whatever bacteria that was still in there. I then melted 2 TB of butter into the pan, put in 2 TB of flour and cooked it til it was maybe medium brown, then I just alternated chicken stock and lemon juice til it had the consistency and taste that I wanted - I like my lemon sauces very lemon-y. In all I used almost a whole can of chicken stock and maybe like 5 TB of lemon juice? Rachael Ray's got NUTHIN' on me!!!

With the Tandoori chicken I DEFINITELY recommend making extra of the marinade to put on the chicken after it's done cooking, it was sooo cook, but there wasn't enough after it soaked into the chicken.

All 3 called for either minced garlic, minced ginger, or both. I just minced garlic up myself, and then used powdered ginger (I couldn't find minced ginger when I went to look for it) BUT I will definitely be using the jarred stuff in the future, I'm sure it'd make a HUGE difference!

Happy Cooking!

Carrot Salad in Lime, Cilantro Dressing

2009-08-31T10:50:00.001-06:00

Carrot Salad in Lime, Cilantro Dressing

-juice of 2 limes
-canola oil equal to two parts of the lime juice.
-salt
-finely minced clove or two garlic
-1/4 cup mayonnaise
-1/4 cup minced cilantro
-1 or 2 finely minced fresh jalapenos (or julienne the jalapenos and put these with carrots)

Dissolve salt in lime juice, then whisk oil in a little at a time to emulsify.
Add garlic and cilantro, then whisk in mayonnaise to thicken dressing, to the consistency of cream.
Put this over 1 lb of grated carrots.

This dressing would be great on cabbage as coleslaw, or thickened a little more with mayo and used on boiled waxy potatoes.

Pork Chops in Red Chile

2009-08-31T10:38:00.004-06:00

Pork Chops in Red Chile

This is an authentic Chile Colorado but with whole chops rather than chunks of pork or beef stew meat. Chicken stewed this way would be really good too.

-12 boneless pork chops
-several dried chiles, I used Californias, a.k.a. New Mexicos, a.k.a.:Colorados. (Different chiles will have different flavors and degrees of heat)
-1 yellow onion, diced
-1/2 t dried oregano
-1/2 t ground cumin
-salt and freshly ground pepper

Cut tops off chiles, split down middle to open up and clean seeds out. (at this point the authentic thing to do would be to take each chile and quickly scorch on a very hot dry griddle or pan...I didn't do this but it would enhance the flavor of the chiles)

Cover these in hot water, just enough to cover, let soak for 30 minutes.

Use blender to puree chiles and onion in soaking water. Do this in small batches and puree untill smooth.

Salt and pepper the meat generously and brown in hot dutch oven. Remove.

Put chile puree in still hot dutch oven, deglaze the pan by scraping up browned meat drippings into the sauce, and cook for a few minutes.

Add spices, then add meat back in, cover, lower heat, and simmer for 2-3 hours.

Correct seasoning before serving with boiled potatoes or rice, and/or tortillas and
beans.

Most dangerous Chocolate Cake in a Mug

2009-06-07T00:37:00.000-06:00

4 tbs sugar
4 tbs flour
2 tbs cocoa
1 egg
3 tbs milk
3 tbs oil
splash vanilla
3 tbs choc chips (optional)
large coffee mug
Add dry ingredients to mug and mix. Add egg and mix thoroughly.
Pour in milk and oil and mix again. Add vanilla and choc chips
and mix again. Place in microwave and cook on high for 3 minutes.
The cake will rise over the top of the mug but don’t worry.
Tip out onto plate if desired. If you want to feel a little more virtuous share it with someone else.
It’s called the most dangerous chocolate cake because now you are only 5 minutes away from eating chocolate cake any time day or night.

Rhubarb Crisp

2009-06-07T00:28:00.005-06:00

1/2 Cup Sugar
2 Cups Flour
4 Cups Rhubarb
2 tsp Cinnamon
1 Cup Margarine
2 Cups Sugar
Dash Salt

Wash and dice rhubarb. Combine with 1/2 Cup sugar and place in 9 x 13 inch glass casserole pan. Work other things with pastry blender or fingers. Pack over rhubarb and bake 425 for 50 minutes. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or whip cream.

2009-03-22T17:31:00.002-06:00

Grandma Leona Hillam's Scone and Roll Recipe

2 T. yeast
1 c. lukewarm water
1 T. sugar
1 c. milk
1 cube margarine or best, butter
1/2 c. sugar
1 t. salt
7 c. flour
4 eggs

Dissolve yeast and sugar in water. Scald milk. Add shortening, sugar, salt and eggs and cool to lukewarm. Add 2 c. flour and beat well. Add rest of flour to make soft dough. Knead with spoon, turn into greased bowl and cover. Let rise once about 1 1/2 hours. Form into scones, rolls or cinnamon rolls. Let rise until double. Bake or fry in the dutch oven.

PEPPER-LIME CHICKEN - bhg cookbook - low-fat

2009-02-19T17:00:00.004-07:00

2-2.5 lbs meaty bone-in chicken pieces (breast, thigh, drumstick)
½ tsp finely shredded lime zest
¼ c lime juice (approx 3 limes)
1 Tbs cooking oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
½ tsp dried basil, crushed
½ tsp dried thyme, crushed
½-1 tsp cracked black pepper
¼ tsp salt

Skin chicken. Rinse (I don’t rinse because of possible cross-contamination); pat dry. Place chicken pieces, bone sides up, on the unheated rack of a broiler pan. Broil 4-5 inches from the beat for about 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
Meanwhile, for glaze, in a small bowl stir together lime peel, lime juice, oil, garlic, thyme, basil, pepper, and salt. Brush chicken with glaze. Turn chicken; brush with more glaze. Broil for 5-15 minutes more or till chicken is tender and no longer pink, brushing often with glaze during the last 5 minutes of cooking. Makes 6 servings.

** holy yum! ;) i told dave this is my new compassionate service meal for when i'm asked to feed a family. it's cheap to make, quick, and can be reheated easily in the oven. it's super refreshing with all the citrusy lime smells and flavors. i would have taken a picture, but all we had left were bones!

Dove Chocolate Dream Bar's

2009-02-12T15:53:00.002-07:00

Dove Chocolate Dream Bar's

Crust: 2 c. graham cracker crumbs, 1/4 c. sugar, 6 T. melted butter. Mix, press into greased 9x13, bake 350 for 10 min.

Melt: 1 pkg. Dove chocolates (or 2 c. chocolate chips, but the Dove's are the best)
Spread over crust.

Chop: 2 c. mini snicker bar's into chunks, spread 1 c. onto melted chocolate. Refrigerate for 15 min.

Mix: 1/2 c. each of brown sugar, white sugar, butter, and peanut butter
1 egg, 1/2 t. vanilla, 1 1/4 c. flour, 1 t. baking soda. Spread over chocolate mixture. Bake 350, 25 min.

Sprinkle remaining 1 c. of snicker bar chunks over top. Drizzle with melted caramel's. You can buy caramel bits now, so you don't have to unwrap them, it's really cool.

Recipe comes from the Seattle Times Newspaper.
Enjoy,
Dianne

Banana Bars

2009-02-07T10:32:00.005-07:00

This recipe is from Mom's Nauvoo Mission cookbook, and it is attributed to Diane Briggs. They're called "bars", but the texture is light like a cake. My family loves them! They're a good alternative to banana bread-- and take half as long in the oven.

Mix in bowl until light and fluffy:

1 cup white or brown sugar
1/2 cup butter or shortening
2 eggs

Add and mix:

1 1/2 cup flour
1 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup nuts (optional)
2 ripe bananas, mashed
1/3 cup buttermilk or 1/3 c. milk and 1 tsp. lemon juice

Spread mixture in greased 9x13 pan. Top with streusel topping and bake at 350 for 25 to 30 minutes.

Streusel topping: Mix together 1/3 cup flour, 1/2 cup sugar, and 1/4 tsp. nutmeg. Mix in 3 tablespoons soft butter and mix until fine and loose.

No Bake Chocolate Cheesecake Pie

2009-01-15T12:15:00.003-07:00

NO BAKE CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE PIE

1 1/c. c. milk chocolate chips, or a combination of semi-sweet/milk chocolate
1 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese softened
1/2 c. sugar
1/4 c. butter
2 c. cool whip

Pre-baked crust.

Melt chocolate chips, cool. Beat cream cheese, sugar and butter until fluffy. On low speed blend in melted chocolate. fold in whipped cream until blended. Spoon into crust. cover and chill. Keeps for several days in the fridge. Great to make ahead.

Sweet and Sour Chicken

2009-01-15T12:12:00.003-07:00

SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN

Perfect in the crockpot.

In a crockpot, add 3-4 chicken breasts, cut into chunks. Stir together 1 jar apricot jam, 1 T. soy sauce, 1 t. garlic salt, 1 t. fresh grated ginger, 1/2 t. salt/pepper, 1-2 T. brown sugar. Pour over chicken. Let cook 4-6 hours on low. Serve over rice.

This is quick and easy in a skillet too.

Pizza Bread

2009-01-15T12:02:00.003-07:00

PIZZA BREAD

This is my all time favorite quick bread recipe. It is super easy, taste's great and is on the table in less than an hour.

Dissolve: 1 c. warm water
1 T. yeast
1 t. sugar

Stir in 1 T. oil
2 1/2 t. salt
2 1/2 c. flour, add 1/2 c. at a time

Stir flour into liquid mixture 1/2 c. at a time blending until you have a soft dough that you can make a ball out of and knead. Knead for a few minutes, then cover and let rest 15 minutes. Roll out into a rectangle. Brush with butter, sprinkle with fresh grated parmesan cheese, parsley, garlic salt. Roll up from long edge. Brush with butter, and let rise 1/2 hour in warm place. You can turn your oven on for a few minutes, turn it off, then it's just right for warm bread to rise. If you put it in the oven, take it out after 1/2 hour. Turn oven on to 400. Bake bread 15-20 min. Let sit 5 min., slice.

Dianne's Mexico Chicken Original

2009-01-15T11:53:00.003-07:00

Mexico Chicken Dish (original recipe by Dianne)

1 16 oz. can enchilada sauce
1 14 oz. can tomatoe's chopped
1 can cream of mushroom soup
2 can's whole mushroom's drained, or 1 c. fresh chopped
1 onion chopped
1 c. sour cream
4 chicken breasts cut into chunks
2 c. rice
2 c. monterey jack cheese shredded

In sauce pan add rice, 2 c. water, 1/2 can enchilada sauce and 1/2 can tomatoes, add 1 t. salt. Bring to a boil, boil 1 min, then turn onto low for 20 min., covered.

In a skilled saute onion and chicken until chicken is brown, about 8 min. In a seperate bowl, mix the rest of the enchilada sauce, tomatoes, soup, mushrooms, and sour cream. Pour over chicken. Cook on low-med heat 15 min. In a 9x13 layer the cooked rice, put the chicken mixture over the rice, top with shredded monterey jack cheese. Bake uncovered until melted, 20 minutes.

2009-01-15T11:20:00.003-07:00

Rigatoni with Italian Sausage

6 oz. Italian sausage
1/2 t. oregano
1 t. minced garlic
1 1/2 oz. red peppers
1 oz. olive oil
20 oz. rigatoni noodles
1 t. salt and pepper
1/4 t. red chili flakes
12 oz. whole pear tomatoes
1/2 t. minced parsley
1 pint whipping cream

Blanch noodles 9-10 min. Drain and set aside. In skillet brown sausage adding salt and pepper. Add all the other spices, and tomatoes. Simmer 15 min. Then add the olive oil and cream. Bring to a boil, add drained pasta and stir and cook about 3 min. Serves 4.

Try this, it's one of our all time favorite pasta recipes. It comes from a restaurant here in Seattle called the Palamino.

Pumpkin Butter

2008-11-24T15:50:00.001-07:00

* 1 (29 ounce) can pumpkin puree
* 3/4 cup apple juice
* 2 teaspoons ground ginger
* 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
* 1 1/2 cups white sugar
* 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
* 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

DIRECTIONS

1. Combine pumpkin, apple juice, spices, and sugar in a large saucepan; stir well. Bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer for 30 minutes or until thickened. Stir frequently.
2. Transfer to sterile containers and chill in the refrigerator until serving.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

2008-11-11T19:24:00.003-07:00

Ingredients:
1 Box Spice Cake Mix
1 15 oz. can Pumpkin
1 bag Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
Directions:
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all together, drop by rounded teaspoon onto a greased cookie sheet. Cook for 15 minutes.
That's it, easy and yummy!

Pumpkin Pie Pancakes

2008-11-11T19:20:00.003-07:00

Ingredients:
1 Cup Flour
1 Tsp. Baking Powder
1 Tsp. Baking Soda
1 Tbsp. Pumpkin Pie Spice
1/2 Tsp. Salt
2 Tbsp. Sugar
1 Cup Buttermilk
1/2 Cup Canned Pumpkin
2 Eggs
1/4 Cup Canola Oil
1 Tsp. Vanilla
Directions:
Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, salt, and sugar in lg. bowl. Then whisk in buttermilk, pumpkin, eggs, oil, and vanilla until well blended.
Drop with 1/3 cup onto hot griddle. Makes about 16 pancakes.
So YUMMY!

Creamy Pumpkin Soup

2008-10-27T18:27:00.003-06:00

LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS!!

2 T. butter
1 c. chopped onion
3/4 t. dried sage
1/2 t. curry powder
1/4 t. nutmeg
3 T. flour
3 cans chicken broth
1 T. tomato paste
1/4 t. salt
1 c. canned pumpkin
1 c. peeled granny smith or jonathan apples, chopped
1/2 c. evaporated milk

Melt butter, add onion and saute for 3 min. Add sage, curry and nutmeg, cook 30 sec, stir in flour. Add broth, paste and salt. Stir in pumpkin and apple; bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat and simmer 25 min. Cool slightly and then place in blender in batches. Return to pan on stove, and stir in evaporated milk.

Dinner in a Pumpkin (Mom's recipe)

2008-10-27T18:22:00.003-06:00

If this doesn't remind you of Halloween at our house growing up??? Well, it should, Mom used to make this recipe and we loved it. There are several versions of this, but this is her's.

1 medium pumpkin hallowed out and cleaned
1 onion chopped
2 T. soy sauce, and 2 T. brown sugar
1 lb. ground beef
1 can sliced mushrooms drained
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 1/2 c. cooked rice
1 8 oz. can water chestnuts drained
1 stalk celery, diced

In skillet brown ground beef, drain fat. Add celery, onion, soy sauce, sugar, mushrooms and mushroom soup. Simmer 10 min. Add cooked rice and water chestnuts. Spoon into pumpkin and replace top and place pumpkin on a cookie sheet lined with foil. Bake 1 hour. Serve pumpkin mixture and scoop out cooked pumpkin.

Happy Halloween!

Pumpkin Orange Poppyseed Cake

2008-10-27T18:16:00.004-06:00

Pumpkin Orange Poppy Seed Cake

This is a really easy and everyone loves it! Especially this time of year!

1 yellow cake mix
1 1/4 c. canned pumpkin
2/3 c. orange juice
3 eggs
1/4 c. poppy seeds
Orange Glaze: 1 1/2 c. powdered sugar, 3 T. orange juice mixed until smooth

Mix cake mix, pumpkin, orange juice and eggs in large mixer bowl, beat on low speed for 1 min, then on medium speed for 2 min. Add poppy seeds. Mix until blended. Spoon batter into a well greased bundt cake pan. Bake 350 for 35-40 min. Let sit a few minutes then loosen edges and turn onto a wire rack to cool. Glaze with Orange glaze above when cool.

Pumpkin Carrot Muffins

2008-10-27T18:12:00.003-06:00

Pumpkin Carrot Muffins

1/2 c. canned pumpkin
2/3 c. brown sugar
4 egg whites slightly beaten
1/2 c. buttermilk
2 t. soda and cinnamon
1/2 t. salt
3 t. baking powder
1 c. grated carrots
1 c. raisins
1/2 c. chopped nuts (optional)
1 1/4 c. whole wheat flour or 1 c. white flour

Mix all ingredients except flour. Stir in flour just until moist. Spoon into greased muffin tins. Bake 375 for 15 minutes.

Halloween Pumpkin Cookies

2008-10-27T18:05:00.003-06:00

Halloween Pumpkin Cookies

2 1/4 c. flour
1/4 t. cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg
Pinch of salt
3/4 c. butter
1/2 c. brown sugar
3 T. finely grated orange zest
1/2 c. pumpkin
1 egg yolk beaten

Sift together the dry ing. In another bowl cream the butter, sugar, orange zest until soft and pale. Add this to the flour together with the pumpkin and egg yolk. Mix well until it forms a soft dough. Wrap in plastic and chill 30 min. When chill, roll out and cut into various shapes. Bake 375 for 10 min. Frost with vanilla frosting. Makes about 24 cookies.

If you don't have a pumpkin cookie cutter, you can just cut circles and add a stem from a bit of dough. Bakes up like a pumpkin.

Cheesy Tater-Topped Chili

2008-10-17T11:37:00.005-06:00

CHEESY TATER-TOPPED CHILI - Rachael Ray, serves 6

*THIS CAME OUT LOOKING A LOT LIKE A SHEPARD'S PIE. IT WAS INSANELY DELICIOUS!! I ADDED ONE CAN OF KIDNEY BEANS BECAUSE CHILI JUST AIN'T CHILI WITHOUT BEANS. ;) TRY IT OUT NOW THAT THE WEATHER IS GETTING COLD. OH, AND THE BOTTLE OF BEER... I JUST GUESSED AND OBVIOUSLY SUBSTITUTED IT WITH MORE CHICKEN STOCK. THIS IS NOT A RUNNY CHILI, IT SHOULD BE THICK.

6 large potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (EVOO), corn oil or vegetable oil
2 1/2 pounds ground sirloin
1 medium onion, finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
3 tablespoons (very red) chili powder
2 tablespoons cumin
2 tablespoons smoked paprika
Pinch of cinnamon
Salt
1/4 cup tomato paste
1 bottle stout beer
1-1 1/2 cups chicken stock
4 tablespoons butter
7 scallions, white parts finely sliced (use tender green parts for garnish)
1-1 1/2 cups milk
2 eggs
2 cups extra-sharp white cheddar, shredded

In a large pot, boil the potatoes until they are fork-tender.While the potatoes are coming up to a boil, pre-heat a deep skillet or wide, heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat. Add the EVOO and ground beef and crumble up the meat as it cooks, using the back of a wooden spoon or potato masher, for about 8 minutes, until brown and caramelized.Add the onions, garlic, chili powder, cumin, smoked paprika, cinnamon, salt and tomato paste to the meat and cook another 5 minutes. Add the beer and stock, and stir to loosen any bits from the bottom of the pan. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10-15 minutes, until thickened. Season the chili with salt to your taste.Once the potatoes are done cooking, drain and return them back to the same pot. Place the potatoes back over the heat, shaking them around a bit to dry them out. Add the butter and the whites of the scallions to the potatoes, and sauté the scallions 1-2 minutes, until tender.
Remove the potatoes from the heat then add in the milk, egg yolks, salt and ground black pepper. Mash them up with the potatoes masher. Fold the cheese into the potatoes and allow it to melt.At this point the chili should be ready to be poured into a casserole dish and topped with the cheesy scallion potatoes. Place the chili tater-topped casserole into the oven and brown the top, about 2-3 minutes. Garnish with the reserved green scallion tops and serve.

Sour Cream Lemon Pie Filling

2008-10-12T21:56:00.001-06:00

1 1/4 C sugar
1/3 C cornstarch
3 eggs
1/2 Cup lemon juice
1 1/2 Cups boiling water
1 T butter
1/2 C sour cream
Combine sugar, cornstarch and beaten eggs and mix well. Over Med Heat, stir in lemon juice and water. Bring to a boil and cook for one minute.
Remove from heat and add 1 T butter and stir until melted. Add yellow food coloring if desired. Fold in sour cream and pour into crust. Chill and garnish with
whip cream.

Pie Crust

2008-10-12T21:55:00.000-06:00

3 cups Flour
ice water
1 cup shortening
1 tsp salt
Cut shortening into flour and salt with a fork. Put a couple ice cubes in
a cup and add cold water. Gradually.....about 1/4 cup or less at a time,
Mix ice water into the flour using only a fork or hand pastry blender.
Add enough water that it will hold together to form a ball. Roll out using flour.
Roll as thin as possible. Pie crust becomes tough when the shortening melts into
The flour. Try to handle it as little as possible!
Makes 3 9" crusts.

Shepards Stew

2008-10-12T21:54:00.001-06:00

2# Lean hamburger
4 Potatoes, peeled and cubed
4 Carrots, peeled and sliced
2 cans Tomato Soup
Add potatoes, carrots and broken up raw hamburger to a
Casserole dish. Salt and Pepper. Mix it up a bit. Pour Tomato
Soup over the top, cover and bake at 300 for three hours.

Microwave Fudge

2008-10-12T21:53:00.001-06:00

3 1/2 Cup Powdered Sugar
1/3 C Coaco
1/2 C Margarine
1 Tsp Vanilla
1/4 C evaporated milk
In a glass bowl mix powder sugar and coaoa. Make a well in center. In center put milk, butter and vanilla. don't stir. Put in microwave. Cook for 2 minutes. now whip with wire wisk until smooth. Pour into greased 8 x 8 dish. Refigerate 30 minutes.Don't eat it alone!!!

German Pancakes

2008-10-12T21:48:00.000-06:00

Cut about 2 T butter and put it in a 9" glass pie plate. Turn the oven on to 400 and let the butter melt while mixing the pancake batter.
In a blender add:
3 eggs, 1/2 Cup Milk, 1/2 Cup of flour and a dash of salt. Blend until smooth.
Open the oven when the butter has melted, pull out the rack and pour the batter in the pie plate. Bake for about 15 minutes. Dust with powdered sugar. Serve warm.

Cinnamon Cream Syrup

2008-10-12T21:47:00.001-06:00

1 C sugar
1/2 C light corn syrup
1/4 C water
1/2 - 3/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 C evaporated milk
In a small sauce pan combine sugar, corn syrup, water and cinnamon. Bring to a boil over med heat stirring constantly. Cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Remove from heat and cool for 5 minutes. Stir in the evaporated milk. This recipe is so great! It is really good on any kind of pancakes but I love it on German Pancakes.

Chocolate Cup Cakes and Quick Chocolate Frosting

2008-10-12T21:45:00.003-06:00

Chocolate Cup Cakes
Quick and better than a mix!
2 eggs
2 C sugar
1 C oil
3 C flour
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
4 1/2 T cocoa
2 C boiling water
Beat eggs in mixer or with mixer. Add sugar and oil. Add flour, baking powder, soda salt and cocoa. Mix. Add in 2 cups boiling water and mix until smooth. Add 1 tsp vanilla. Batter will be thin. Bake on 350 for 20-25 minutes. These are moist, fast, make quite a few and good enough
to eat with out frosting.
Quick Chocolate Frosting
1 Stick Margarine
3 T cocoa
6 T milk
Mix in a med sauce pan. Heat but don't boil. Add powdered sugar mix until smooth.
Add 1 tsp vanilla and can add nuts too.

Peanut Butter Bars with Chocolate Peanut Butter Frosting

2008-10-12T21:41:00.004-06:00

Peanut Butter Bars
1 C margarine
1 1/2 C sugar
1 1/4 C brown sugar
2 eggs
3/4 C peanut butter
2 1/2 C flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
2 C oatmeal
Press into a "Pammed" cookie sheet and bake for 15 minute on 350. *When I don't want to frost them, I throw in few handfuls of mini chocolate chips just before I press them into the pan. The other variation I've done is to press m-n-m's into the dough after it's pressed into the pan. After they come out of the oven make the Chocolate Peanut Butter Frosting below. By the time the frosting is mixed, the bars will be just the right temp. to frost.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Frosting
2 1/2 C powdered sugar
4 T cocoa
1 C peanut butter
1/2 C hot milk
1 tsp vanilla

Rolo Cookies

2008-10-12T21:40:00.000-06:00

1 box chocolate cake mix
1 egg
1 cube softened margarine
2 or 3 rolls of rolos

Add the egg and softened margarine to the dry cake mix. Form dough into balls and push an unwrapped rolo inside. Bake on "pammed" cookie sheet at 350 for about 8-10 minutes. May need to adjust cooking time.

Easiest Enchiladas

2008-10-12T21:37:00.000-06:00

2 pounds lean hamburger, browned, drained and seasoned with salt and pepper
2 pkgs hard corn tortillas
Grated cheese
! can tomato Soup
1 can mushroom soup
1 can enchilada sauce
Stand corn tortillas up in a pammed 9x11 pan. Spoon hamburger in tortilla shells.
Sprinkle grated cheese into each one. Mix Soup and enchilada sauce together and pour over
Tortillas. Add grated cheese on top. Bake for 30 minutes at 350. Serve hot garnish with lettuce, Tomatoes and sour cream.

Pumpkin Cornmeal Waffels or Muffins

2008-10-03T08:06:00.003-06:00

Pumpkin Cornmeal Waffels or Muffins

I read this in the latest Country Living magazine for Oct. Mix a box of cornmeal muffin mix (8.5 oz) as directed on the box. Stir in 1/2 c. canned pumpkin. Scoop onto a hot waffle iron, or make into muffin tins. Easy as that.
Dianne

Poor Man's Gumbo!

2008-09-30T00:04:00.003-06:00

12 slices bacon (about 1/2) pound
2 ribs celery, chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes
1 12 ounce can solid white tuna packed in water
1/4 cup tomato paste
1 jalapeño chile, seeded and chopped
1 cup water
1 tsp file powder, such as Zatarain's
1 3/4 cups rice

1. In a large, heavey skillet, cook the bacon over medium heat until crisp. Transfer to a paper towel lined plate.
2. Drain off all but 1/4 cup bacon fat and return the skillet to the heat. Add the celery and onion and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes, tuna and its liquid, tomato paste, jalapeño, and 1 cup of water and simmer until thickened, about 20 minutes. Whisk in the file powder; remove from the heat.
3. Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, bring 2 1/4 cups salted water to a boil. Stir in the rice, cover. lower the heat, and simmer until the water is absorbed, about 20 minutes. Serve the gumbo over the rice and crumble the bacon on top.

I've made this a few times and I don't bother with the jalapeño or the file powder; I don't even know if you could find file powder here in Utah! Tip for the not so cooking savvy (and cuz I just figured this out): it's a lot easier to cut the bacon when it's raw then cook it up in pieces then to try and cut it after!

Brooklyn Blackout Cake

2008-09-22T09:05:00.004-06:00

8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, softened at room temperature

1/4 cup vegetable shortening

2 cups sugar

3 eggs

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 1/4 cups cake flour

1 cup whole, 2 percent fat, or 1 percent fat milk

Custard, recipe follows Custard:

3 cups water

2 1/2 cups sugar

1 tablespoon corn syrup

1 1/2 cups unsweetened cocoa powder

Scant 2/3 cup cornstarch

6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces

1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Butter and flour 2 (9-inch) cake pans. Cut 2 circles of parchment paper or waxed paper to fit the bottoms of the pans, then press them in. In a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment (or using a hand mixer), cream the butter and shortening together. Add the sugar and mix until light and fluffy. One by one, add the eggs, mixing after each addition. With the mixer running at low speed, add the vanilla, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and mix. With the mixer still running at low speed, add about 1/3 of the cake flour, then about 1/3 of the milk, and mix. Repeat with the remaining cake flour and milk and mix. Pour into the prepared pans and bake until dry and springy to the touch and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean (a few crumbs are okay), 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then turn out onto wire racks and let cool completely, to room temperature. Using a long serrated knife, cut the cake layers in half horizontally. Reserving 3 halves for the cake, put the remaining half in a food processor, breaking it up with your hands. Pulse into fine crumbs.

Custard: Pour 2 1/2 cups of the water, the sugar, corn syrup and cocoa powder into a large non-reactive saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat, whisking occasionally. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk the remaining 1/2 cup of water and the cornstarch. Whisk into the cocoa mixture in the saucepan and return the mixture to a boil, whisking constantly. Cook, whisking constantly, until very thick, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the butter and vanilla. Pour into a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap, lightly pressing the plastic against the surface to prevent a skin from forming. Chill until firm, about 45 minutes. To finish the cake, place a cake layer on a cake plate or serving platter (reserving the most even layer for the top) and spread with cooled custard. Top with another layer of cake, then custard, then the final layer of cake. Cover the top and sides of the cake with the remaining custard. Coat the cake with the cake crumbs. Chill until ready to serve, at least 2 hours. Serve the same day.

*Dave and I each had a piece and now I don't know what to do with the rest! It is soooooo rich and dark and extremely decadent. Serve it to a crowd because it's not one of those you just eat piece after piece. ;) Definitely have icecream or milk on hand with this beast. ;)

Thai Chicken

2008-09-20T19:25:00.003-06:00

Thai Peanut Sauce for Chicken

1 c. chicken broth
1/4 c. peanut butter creamy or chunky
1 t. garlic salt
1 T. soy sauce
s/p to taste
1 t. chili powder

Melt together in the microwave, stir till smooth. Grill chicken on a stick or grill pan until tender but not over done. Or grill on the stove. I like to cut chicken breasts into bite size chunks and thread them on a schewer or grill in my on the stove grill pan. Pour over noodles, or eat alone. I also sprinkle sliced green onion's, and a few chopped peanuts over the chicken/peanut sauce before serving. Yummy.

Spinach, Apple, Cranberry Salad

2008-09-13T22:24:00.001-06:00

Tear enough greens for 6: Spinach Greens
& a little less Green Leaf Lettuce
Add:
1 stalk Celery cut on the diagonal
1 gala apple chopped with skins left on
2/3 cup Craisins (dried cranberries)
1/3 C. honey toasted peanuts
Just before serving,
toss with dressing:
Briannas Dijon Honey Mustard Dressing.

Oriental Chicken Salad

2008-09-11T22:24:00.001-06:00

Cook 4 large chicken breasts in the following sauce:
1 Cup Soy Sauce ½ Cup sugar
1/4 tsp ginger 1/4 tsp garlic salt
Turn while cooking to coat well, cook until well done.
Meanwhile deep fry the following 2 items in oil:
1/2 pkg won-tons cut into strips
1/2 pkg rice threads
Brown 1 pkg of slivered almonds
Cut up 2 large heads of lettuce, may add two bunches
of green onions. Mix all the above ingredients, shred
the chicken after it is cooked and cooled and toss with
the lettuce and fried items. Pour dressing on just before
serving:
1/2 cup oil 5 Tbsp rice vinegar
4 Tbs Sugar 1 tsp pepper
2 tsp salt 2 tsp accent
I got this recipe from Stacy Burgie and Mindy Solomon. It is really good!!!

Raspberry Peach Cobbler

2008-09-11T22:13:00.003-06:00

1/4 Cup Margarine
2/3 Cup Flour
1/3 Cup Oats
1/2 Cup Sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 Cup Milk
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups sliced peaches
1 1/2 Cups raspberries
1/4 Cup sugar
Heat Oven to 350. Melt Margarine in 8x8 square dish in oven. Mix flour, oats, 1/2 C sugar, and the baking powder in bowl. Sir in milk and vanilla until moist. Spoon batter evenly over margarine in dish. Do not stir. (I just drop it onto the butter with tablespoons.) Mix peaches and 1/4 C sugar to dissolve the sugar before gently adding the raspberries. Spoon over batter. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until fruit is bubbly and crust its golden.

Grandma Rice's Baked Carrot Pudding

2008-09-11T12:40:00.002-06:00

Mix Well
1 C sugar
1 C brown sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
2 C flout
1 1/4 tsp soda
1 tsp salt
Add
1 C melted shortening or oil
4 well beaten eggs
3 c grated carrots firmly packed
Mix well. Bake in 2 well greased loaf pans at 325 for 1 hour. Serve warm with sauce or whipped topping.
Grandma Rice gave me this recipe in 1978.

Wassell

2008-09-11T11:47:00.006-06:00

5 Qt. Water
3 C Sugar
5 Cinnamon sticks
1 T Whole Cloves
7 oz Pure Lemon Juice
1 46 oz can Pineapple juice
1 6 oz can frozen Orange Juice concentrate diluted with 2 cans of water. Tie the cloves and Cinnamon Sticks in loosely in cheese cloth, tie it with dental floss. Boil the bag of spices with the water and sugar for 10 minutes. Add the other ingredients and rewarm to desired temp. to serve. One of our Christmas Traditions is serving this with a candy cane inside the cup with the hook over the rim of the cup.

Corney Sandwich Square

2008-09-11T11:23:00.003-06:00

1 10 oz pkg corn bread
1 8-3/4 oz can cream corn
2 eggs
2 T milk
3/4 C shredded cheese
2 C hamburger-browned and drained
1/4 C Ketchup
2 T sweet pickle relish
1/2 C shredded cheese
1/4 c cold water
1 T corn starch
1 16 oz can stewed tomatoes
1 T Worcestershire sauce
In a bowl combine corn bread mix, corn, eggs, milk, & 3/4 C cheese. Stir until blended. Spread 1/2 the batter in a greased 8x8 inch pan. Combine hamburger, Ketchup and relish. Spread it on top of the cornbread batter and sprinkle with the 1/2 cup of cheese. Top with remaining batter and bake for 35 minutes. While the Corn bread is baking prepare the sauce. In a sauce pan combine water and cornstarch and mix together. Then add the tomatoes and Worcestershire sauce. Stir until it boils. Serve over warm corn bread. (Let the cornbread cook for 5 minutes before you cut it.
I am thrilled to have found this recipe! I have been looking for it for years and thought it was long gone. I used to make this for dinner before I got married. It was a recipe mom found in a better homes and garden magazine. It is really good! I can't wait to make it again!

Walnut & Dried Cherry Bars

2008-09-08T15:07:00.007-06:00

I just made a batch and wow, are they good! The apricot jam on top makes them just sugary enough to curb my sweet-tooth. Ellie says that your snacks during the day should be between 100 and 300 calories, so these fall just in the middle at 230 calories per serving. They are soft and chewy too. Walnut and Dried Cherry Bars
Ellie Krieger, Food Network

1 cup quick-cooking oats

3/4 cup whole-wheat pastry flour or regular whole-wheat flour

1/4 cup toasted wheat germ (i used raw flax seed)

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup honey

1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce

1/4 cup canola oil

1 egg, beaten to mix 1 egg white

3/4 cup chopped dried tart cherries

1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts

Cooking spray

1/4 cup "fruit only" apricot preserves

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium bowl, whisk together the oats, flour, wheat germ, cinnamon and salt.

In another bowl, whisk together the honey, applesauce, oil, egg and egg white until well combined. Stir in the oatmeal mixture until well combined. Add the dried cherries and walnuts.

Coat an 8-inch square baking pan with cooking spray. Spread the mixture into the prepared pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Put the preserves in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. As soon as the bars come out of the oven, brush with the preserves. Cool completely and cut into 12 bars, about 4 by 1 1/2 inches each.

Per Serving Calories 230; Total Fat 9 g; (Sat Fat 1 g, Mono Fat 3 g, Poly Fat 4 g) ; Protein 4 g; Carb 34 g; Fiber 2 g; Cholesterol 20 mg; Sodium 60 mg
Excellent source of: Manganese -- Good source of: Thiamin

Lemon Chicken

2008-09-07T20:00:00.003-06:00

1/3 C flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp paprika
4-5 chicken breast cut into strips
3 Tbls lemon juice
3 Tbls Crisco
1 chicken bullion cube
1/4 cup sliced green onion
2 Tbls Brown Sugar
1 1/2 tsp grated lemon peel
In a Ziploc bag, combine flour, salt and paprika. Brush chicken with lemon juice (I dip it on paper plate) add 3-4 strips of chicken breast at a time to zip lock bag and shake. In a large skillet, brown chicken in hot Crisco. Remove any left over oil from pan. (I take the chicken out of the pan and with a paper towel, I carefully wipe out any left over oil from the pan before continuing.) Dissolve bouillon cube in 3/4 cup boiling water; pour over browned chicken.
Stir in onion, brown sugar (I add another T of lemon juice). Cover; reduce heat. Cook chicken over low heat until tender, about 20 minutes.

This is a really good recipe.

Tortilla Casserole

2008-09-07T19:56:00.003-06:00

1 Cans Cream of Chicken Soup
1 Cans Milk
1 Cans Drained chopped mild green chilis
1/4 Onion, chopped
1 large can chunk chicken
Grated Cheese
2 pkg of corn tortillas
Mix and heat all ingredients except the cheese and the corn tortillas. Layer soup tortillas and grated cheese until all the tortillas in are used. Coke at 350 for 30 minutes
I got this from one of my friends when we were at byu...a lot of years ago. It is another quick easy meal.

Ramen Skillet Supper

2008-09-07T19:52:00.003-06:00

1 Pound Lean Ground Beef
2 1/2 Cups Water
2 pkgs Oriental Flavor Ramen Noodles
1/2 C purchased Stir Fry Sauce
Large bag of frozen California Mixed Vegtables
In a large skillet, brown ground beef; drain. Add water, 1 of the soup mix seasoning packets, stir-fry sauce and frozen vegtables; mix well. (Discard remaining seasoning packet or save for anogher use.) Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and cook 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally. Break up ramen noodles; add to skillet. Cover; cook 5 to 8 minutes or until sauce is of desired consistency, stirring occasionally and separating noodles as they soften.
I have made this a lot. It's quick, easy and yummy!

Jeanette's Strawberry Smoothie

2008-09-07T19:39:00.002-06:00

1 Can Frozen Concentrate Welches Strawberry Breeze
1 Can Water
3 Cups Frozen Strawberries
3 Cups Vanilla Ice Cream
3 Cups Ice

Blend the concentrate and can of water in the blender until smooth. Pour out 2/3 of mixture. (Doesn't need to be exact...it's always good) Add 1 cup strawberries, 1 cup vanilla ice cream and 1 cup of ice to the blender with 1/3 of the blended concentrate mixture and blend until smooth.
Do it again, two more times!!! We had a lot of blenders going as we made these at Mike and Ryan's all night graduation party.

Strawberry Banana Smoothie

2008-09-07T19:37:00.002-06:00

1 Banana
1 Cup Apple Juice
1 Container Strawberry Yogurt
1 Cup Frozen Strawberries
Yummy! Kids love it!

Maple Nut Homeade Ice-Cream

2008-09-07T19:32:00.002-06:00

3 cups whipping cream
3 cups milk
½ cup maple syrup
½ cup brown sugar
3 eggs
¼ tsp salt
Walnuts or pecans chopped
Mix eggs, sugar, cream, salt and syrup in blender. Pour milk and nuts in the ice-cream freezer with the blender mixture and stir.

This is one I brought from home. It is really good!!!

Oreo Homemade Ice-Cream

2008-09-07T19:27:00.002-06:00

4 eggs
1 ¾ C sugar
1 ½ tsp vanilla
1 qt cream
¼ tsp salt
Oreo cookies
Mix all ingredients except cookies in blender. Pour into the freezer and fill to the fill line with whole milk. Just before ice cream is finished remove lid carefully and add big chunks of oreo cookies, replace lid and continue to freeze until set.

Mindy's Favorite Salad

2008-09-07T19:21:00.004-06:00

1 bag baby spinach
1 bag romaine lettuce
1 can mandarin oranges
feta cheese to sprinkle on top
1/2 fuji apple
strawberries
toasted pecans (300 degrees for 6 min.)

dressing:
1/2 cup oil
1/2 tsp. salt & pepper
1/4 cup sugar
2 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
1 Tbsp. red oniom
1/4 tsp. dried mustard

Mix dressing up seperately. Toss salad together and pour dressing right before serving. Best salad ever!

Burnt Almond Fudge Homeade Ice Cream

2008-09-07T19:20:00.001-06:00

2 small pkg instant chocolate pudding mix, mix as directed
2 cups of sugar
4 cups of cream
½ cups chocolate milk powder
2 Tablespoons cocoa powder
1 pkg slivered almonds
1 teaspoon vanilla
Mix the pudding with milk as directed. In a small bowl mix a little warm water with the cocoa powder to make a paste. Toast the almonds on a cookie sheet in the oven on Broil. Watch them close and stir. Add all ingredients to the pudding and mix. Pour mixture into 5 quart ice cream freezer adding enough whole milk to fill the freezer 2/3 full.

Cowboy Cookies

2008-09-07T19:19:00.004-06:00

1 cup butter or margarine
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
2 cup flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
2 cups rolled oats
2 cups chocolate chips

Mix your wet ingredients first. Add dry ingredients.
Bake at 350 degrees for 9-10 min.

Sweet & Sour Meatballs

2008-09-07T19:13:00.004-06:00

1 lb. ground beef
3/4 cup sugar
1 can shredded pineapple with juice
1/4 cup ketchup
1 tbsp. soy sauce
1/2 cup vinegar
1/4 cup flour
dash of salt.

Confession: I don't make the meatballs, I just brown the ground beef like I would for tacos, it makes it fast and easy. But you could buy premade meatballs, or make your own.
Directions: Brown your ground beef. Add in all the ingredients, flour last. Bring to a boil, stir until sauce thickens, serve over white rice. YUMMY!

Taco Salad

2008-09-07T19:10:00.002-06:00

2 tomatoes chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 bag fritos
1 head lettuce chopped
1 cup cheddar cheese, cubed
1 sm bottle catalina dressing
1 can ranch style beans,
drained
Toss and enjoy!
This is a recipe Melanie gave me years ago. I have made it more times than I can count over the years. I always think of her when I make it.

Scotch Short Bread Cookies

2008-09-07T19:03:00.002-06:00

4 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup powdered sugar
1 pound butter (not margarine)
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp salt
Mix sugar and butter until smooth. Add flour gradually and then vanilla.
Form the cookie dough into rolls and wrap in wax paper. Let refrigerate until well chilled. Slice off with a really sharp knife and bake them for 8 minutes at 350. These are the kind of shortbread cookies that are better a month after you make them if you store them in a sealed container. They can be pressed with a cookies press, you can add food color to them and make them fancy if you choose. They are great to send to missionaries over seas because they get better with time.

Wedding Day Salad (Broccoli Cashew Salad)

2008-09-07T19:01:00.003-06:00

1 1/2 lbs. broccoli & cauliflower, mixed, cut in bite size pieces
1 can waterchesnuts, slivered
1 cup celery, sliced
1 med can cashews
1/4 cup green onions, sliced
6 slices bacon

Cut slices of bacon into one inch peices and fry. Remove bacon from grease and drain on a paper towel to cool. Chop the broccoli and cauliflower into bite size peices, add the slivered water chestnuts, the sliced green onions, and the chopped celery, the cashews and the bacon. One hour before serving pour dressing and mix thouroughly.

Dressing:
blend one cup light mayonnaise, 1/2 cup sugar, and one tablespoon of red wine vinegar.

Soft Gingersnap Cookies

2008-09-07T19:00:00.001-06:00

3/4 cup shortening
1 tsp cinnamon
1 egg
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup molasses
1/2 tsp ginger
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cloves
2 cups flour
Cream shortening and sugar and then add molasses. Add dry ingredients and mix well. Roll into balls and then roll balls in sugar. Cook at 375 for 8-10 minutes
These are soft and yummy. It doesn't seem like Christmas until I smell these baking.

Iced Orange Carrot Cookies

2008-09-07T18:56:00.002-06:00

3/4 cup shortening
½ tsp salt
1 cup sugar
2 cups flour
1 egg
1 tsp Baking Powder
1 C cooked grated carrots
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup nuts
Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs and mix well. Add all ingredients mix and drop by spoonfuls on ungreased cookie sheet. Back at 375 for 12 minutes.
Icing
1 cup powdered sugar
grated orange rind
3 T orange Juice
pinch of salt
Mix and spread on warm cookies
This is one we made growing up-(mom's)

Italian Beef Sandwich

2008-09-07T18:36:00.003-06:00

2-3 # Beef Roast
1 Jar Pepperchini's
2 Dry Packets of Italian Dressing Mix

Put the roast in a crock pot add the dry dressing mix packets and then pour the pepperchinis on top. Cook on low in for about 8 hours or so. Shread the roast. It will soak up the liquid. Serve on a big soft yummy roll with provolone cheese.

This is a great "make the night before" recipe. We have made it many times. It also freezes well.

Pork Barbacoa & Cilantro Lime Dressing

2008-09-07T18:30:00.004-06:00

Pork Barbacoa
4 pound pork roast
1 cup salsa
¾ cup brown sugar
1 cup of 7-Up
Cook in a crock pot on low for eight hours
Shred pork before serving

Cilantro Lime Tomatilla Dressing
1 package of ranch dressing mix
1 tablespoon of Salsa Verde
1/8 teaspoon of Tabasco
1/3 bunch of Cilantro
2 cloves of Garlic
¾ cup mayo
¾ cup sour cream
½ cup of buttermilk
1 lime, zest and juice
Blend ingredients in blender until smooth
Some of us can't get to Cafe' Rio very often and so this is the next best thing! We
have made it many times and it is Oh, So Good!

Rasin Filled Cookies

2008-09-07T18:05:00.003-06:00

1 cup butter or shortening
1 cup sugar
1 tsp soda
1 egg
3 ½ cups flour
1 tsp vanilla
½ cup milk
2 tsp cream of tarter
Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and beat well. Add milk. Add dry sifter ingredients, mix and add vanilla and chill in the fridge. Bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes.
Filling ½ cup raisins
½ cup water
juice of one lemon
1 cup sugar
1 Tbs. flour
grated rind of lemon
Stir and cook; stirring constantly until thick.
I copied this recipe from Mom's recipe box before I got married. Dianne and I used to make these for dad. It is Great Grandma Chloe Rice's recipe.

Broccoli Cheese Soup

2008-09-07T17:57:00.003-06:00

1/2 pound Margarine
1 finely chopped onion
1 1/2 cups flour
2 quarts cold milk
4 med sized peeled, diced, cooked potatoes (Drained)
7 chicken bullion cubes
16 ounces velveeta cheese
1-16 ounce bag frozen broccoli or california blend vegtables
Saute onions in margarine and set aside. Blend flour with milk until smooth. Mix all together in pan and add 7 boullion cubes.
Cook on med heat stirring constantly. When thick add cheese and vegetables.
I love this recipe. I got it from Melissa. Her mom brought it over for Mike's Missionary Farewell.

Slow Cooker Chicken Parmesan

2008-09-03T09:42:00.001-06:00

Ingredients:
6chicken breasts
1 egg
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 C bread Crumbs
1 can pizza sauce
1 1/4 C butter
6 slices mozzarella cheeseParmesan Cheese
Directions: In bowl, beat egg-salt-pepper. Dip chicken in egg and then coat with crumbs. In largeskillet saute chicken in butter. ( I use a deep sauce pan and do one at a time) Arrange chicken in crock pot and pour pizza sauce over the chicken. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours. Addmozzarella cheese, sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top. Cover and cook 15 more minutes. Enjoy!

Hal's Canned Salsa

2008-09-03T09:26:00.007-06:00

Hal's Canned Salsa
Following is the basic recipe however, it calls for 2 jalapeno
peppers. They use more than two jalapeno peppers along
with other varieties of peppers. One I know they like are
Seranos and another is Habeneros. (I'm sure I spelled
both of those pepper varieties wrong. I spelled them
the way they sound-to me. )
Ingredients:
1/2 bushel or 20 pounds of Tomato's
8 Bell Peppers
8 Onions
2 small cans green chilies(chop the above to the desired consistency)
Add:
1 cup vinegar
2 jalapeno peppers
1/3 cup salt
24 ounces tomato paste
1 clove garlic
1 Tablespoon oregano
1 Tablespoon coriander
3 tablespoons sugar
3 Tablespoons cumin
Directions:
Cook for one hour and taste, if it is too hot, add vinegar to taste. Place in bottles and hot water bath for 30 minutes. Made 10 1/2 quarts
Hal and Scott make this every year using the roma tomatoes and peppers we grow in our garden.

2008-08-28T13:36:00.003-06:00

Homemade Oreo's

1 box chocolate cake mix
2 eggs
1 cube melted butter

Mix above ingredients and roll into small balls and flatten. Put onto greased 9x13 sheet. Cook 8 min. Cool. Frost flat side with cream cheese frosting (from a can is easier), top with another cookie to make sandwich.

You can vary this with any kind of cake mix or frosting like Yellow cake with chocolate frosting. Makes 2-3 doz.

Sour Cream Sugar Cookies

2008-08-25T16:51:00.003-06:00

1 1/2 C margarine
2 C sugar
3 eggs
4 1/2 tsp vanilla
16 oz Sour Cream
9 1/2 C Flour
3 tsp soda
1 1/2 tsp salt
Cream Margarine and sugar. Add and mix eggs; add and mix vanilla; add and mix sour cream.
Add soda salt and 9 C of flour and mix. Use 1/2 flour to roll sugar cookie dough. The dough will be sticky. Roll-cut into desired shapes and bake on 400 for 8-10 minutes.
Notes: Don't let them bake too long or they will be dry and yucky! I have made these too many times to count. It's a good idea to cut the recipe in 1/2.

Easiest Chicken Noodle Soup

2008-08-23T14:51:00.008-06:00

I'm embarrassed to admit I even need to use a recipe like this. It's definitely not up to par with Mom's soup with homemade noodles over mashed potatoes, but for something fast, it's as slick as a whistle.

Ingredients:

*4 cups chicken broth
Generous dash ground black pepper
1 medium carrot, sliced (about 1/2 cup)
1 stalk celery, sliced (about 1/2 cup)
1/2 cup uncooked extra wide egg noodles
1 cup shredded cooked chicken

Directions:

Heat the broth, black pepper, carrot and celery in a 2-quart saucepan over medium-high heat to a boil. Stir the noodles and chicken into the saucepan. Reduce the heat to medium. Cook for 10 minutes or until the noodles are tender. Serves 4.

*from can of Swanson's Chicken Broth

Chocolate Milk

2008-08-22T11:18:00.003-06:00

Ingredients:

Milk

Chocolate syrup or powder

Preparation:

Pour milk into chilled glass, add chocolate, powder or syrup, to taste.

Servings: 1 person

Alterations:

Blake,

Pour chocolate into chilled glass and add milk to taste.

Mike's Magic Cookies

2008-08-22T08:26:00.003-06:00

2 c flour
3/4 c cocoa
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/4 c butter
2 c sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
10 oz bag peanut butter chips
Heat oven to 350. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. In a large bowl, mix with electric beater: softened butter and sugar, until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla to butter and sugar mixture and beat well. Gradually add Flour mixture, beating well. Stir in peanut butter chips. Drop by teaspoons onto ungreased cookies sheet. Bake 8-9 minutes. Do not over bake. Cookies will be soft. They will puff when cooking and flatten out when they cool. Cool Slightly before removing them from the cookie sheet onto cooling racks.
Note: Mike made these for us while in Chicago. He said they were called magic cookies because everyone who ate them would definatley be happy.

German Pancakes

2008-08-21T14:39:00.002-06:00

2 T margarine
3 eggs
1/2 C flour
1/2 C milk
dash of salt

Turn the oven on to 400 degrees. Place margarine in a pie plate and put it in the heating oven to melt. Blend the eggs, flour, milk and salt in the blender until smooth. Open the oven when the butter has melted. Pull the rack out and pour the pancake batter into the pie pan. Bake for about 15 minutes. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Serve warm with syrup.

This is another family favorite. I got the recipe from mom, before I left for college. The recipe is old but I'm not!

Hal's Crepes

2008-08-21T14:31:00.004-06:00

1 1/2 C flour
1 Tbs sugar
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups milk
2 eggs
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 Tbs butter or margarine, melted
Measure flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients. Beat with rotary beater until smooth. For each crepe, lightly butter 8 inch skillet; heat over medium heat until butter is bubbly. Pour scant 1/4 cup of the batter into skillet; immediately rotate pan until batter covers bottom. Cook until light brown; turn and brown on the other side. Serve with melted butter, powdered sugar, syrup or other yummy fillings.
Note: When the kids come home, this is what they see if they can talk their dad into making for them. There is no way they can be eaten without a smile!

Cinnamon Rolls

2008-08-21T14:10:00.003-06:00

13 Cups of Flour
4 T yeast
1 Cup Hot Water
6 eggs
1 Cup Sugar
3/4 Cup margarine
2 tsp salt
4 Cups Scalded milk
1/2 Cup potato flakes
Put Margarine and sugar into the bread mixer. In a med size glass bowl, put the yeast and 1 T sugar. Add 1 Cup of hot water and set aside. Scald milk. Add scalded milk to bread mixer. The butter and sugar will help pull the temperature of the milk down as well as dissolving the sugar and melting the butter. Turn the mixer on a couple of seconds to mix it around and cool it down a little more. Pour the bowl of yeast into the mixer and give it a couple more stirs. Add the eggs and do a few more stirs. Add the salt, potato flakes, and 6 cups of flour. Use the beater in at regular speed. Let it mix for about 5 minutes. Pull the beaters out and replace with the bread hook. Add a cup of flour at a time until you have used about 6. The dough needs to still be a bit sticky. It shouldn't be as smooth as bread dough but shouldn't be as sticky as cookie dough. Pull dough from mixer and place in another big bowl or take the hook from the mixer and let it rise in the mixer bowl. Pam the top of the dough and cover with a lid or something to keep the dough moist while it raises. Let the dough raise about 1/2 hour or so. If I let mine rise in my Bosch, I have t0 keep punching it down or it goes over the edge of the bowl. After it has risen and you are ready to roll it out, cover the counter with about 1/4 cup of flour and break the dough in half after punching the air out. Roll half at a time into a long rectangle, about 1/3 inch thick. Around the edges press your fingers into the dough to create an edge. Soften 1 cube of butter and spread over the rolled out dough. Cover the Dough with Brown Sugar and Sprinkle it with Cinnamon. Roll the dough from the long edge. Using dental floss, cut the cinnamon rolls the width you like them. I cut them about 1 1/2 inches wide. Place them on a pamed cookie sheet. Give them room on the pan to double. Let them rise. Bake them at 350 for about 15 minutes. Start with 13 minutes and add a couple minutes until they are just right. Don't over cook them or they will be too dry. If you frost them right out of the oven, the frosting will melt off. I don't frost the first pan until the second pan is out of the oven, unless it's cold enough to take them outside to cool.

Easy, Easy, Pizza Dough

2008-08-21T11:27:00.002-06:00

1 T Yeast
1/4 C hot water
2 T shortening
1tsp salt
1 T sugar
3/4 C scalded milk
1 egg
3-4 cups of flour

Dissolve the yeast in the 1/4 hot water while milk is scalding. When the milk has cooled off, add the yeast and other ingredients-adding the flour a little at a time until it is soft, not stiff or sticky. Let the dough rise about 20 minutes. Roll out or press onto pan with cornmeal on the bottom.
This is really good but I always double it, which makes enough to fill a cookie sheet/jelly roll pan. I "pam" the pan first.

Oatmeal Carmel Bars

2008-08-21T11:09:00.003-06:00

1 C margrine
2 1/2 C flour
2 C brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda
3 C quick oats
6 oz chocolate chips
1/2 C chopped nuts
24 melted carmels +2 T milk or bottle of carmel ice cream topping

Beat marg, 1 c of flour, sugar, eggs, vanilla and soda. Add the rest of the flour-mix-add the oats. Press 2/3 of this mixutre on the bottom of a cookie sheet; Sprinkle chocolate chips and nuts; Pour the carmel on; drop on the remainder of the dough by teaspoon. Bake for 25 minutes at 350.
Notes: I got this recipe from Shari. It is really good. She said when she makes it using carmel topping, she pours the carmel topping on first, sprinkles the chips and nuts on and then crumbles the remaining cookie dough on top instead.

Taco Soup

2008-08-20T21:05:00.002-06:00

2 lbs. lean hamburger
1 chopped onion
1 pkg dry ranch dressing
1 pkg taco seasoning
1 large can hominy
1 large can diced tomatoes
1 can Italian stewed tomatoes
1 can pinto beans
1 can corn
1 can kidney beans
Brown the hamburger with the onions. Drain and stir the dry seasoning mixes in with the browned hamburger and put into crock pot. Add all of the cans to browned beef mixture in the crock pot. Do not drain the cans. Cook on high for about 5 hours. Serve with Sour Cream and
tortilla chips.

Monster Cookies

2008-08-20T15:24:00.002-06:00

12 eggs
4 cups sugar
4 cups white sugar
3 pounds peanut butter
8 tsp baking soda
1 T dark corn syrup
1 T vanilla
1 pound margarine
1 pound m-n-m’s
1 pound chocolate chips
18 cups oatmeal
Mix in a large dish pan in order given. Drop by spoonfuls onto lightly greased cookie sheet and flatten with fork. Bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes. These freeze well. They also spread so start with small cookies to get desired size.

Notice this recipe doesn't have any eggs.....interesting. Mindy and I made this but cut the recipe in half. Dianne has made it also and it is possible that I got it from her. These Cookies keep really well, and freeze good.

Fresh Peach Dessert

2008-08-20T15:19:00.002-06:00

1/4 c. milk
1/2 lb. marshmallows
2 c. graham crackers
1/2 c. butter, melted
4 to 5 peaches
1/2 lg. container Cool Whip
Melt the milk and marshmallows together and set to cool. Mix together the graham crackers, crushed, and the butter. Press into a 9-inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 6 to 8 minutes. Cool.
Dice 4 or 5 large peaches and add to 1/2 container Cool Whip. Mix the Cool Whip and the peaches with the marshmallow mixture. Pour into crust and refrigerate. This may be frozen.
Note: Linda made a dessert similar to this. I always wanted her recipe and if she reads this and
it isn't just like hers.....I hope she will change it because her's is the very best of all time! It is
refreshing and OH.....so good!

Rhubarb Platz

2008-08-20T15:03:00.004-06:00

Ingredients:
Cake:1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup butter
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
Filling:4 cups chopped rhubarb
1/2 cup white sugar
Topping:1 cup white sugar
1 cup flour
1/3 cup butter
Directions:
Cake:In a medium bowl combine flour, salt, baking powder and sugar. Cut in butter until crumbly.
Beat egg and combine with milk. Make a well in the dry ingredients and add the egg mixture all at once. Stir to make a soft dough.
Spread in a greased 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
Filling:In a large bowl toss rhubarb with sugar. Spoon fruit over top of batter.
Topping:In a small bowl or food processor combine sugar and flour. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Sprinkle the topping over the rhubarb. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 45 to 50 minutes. Serve warm.

Notes: Where the strange name came from-I can't imagine. Maybe it's something sophisticated I don't understand. I made this and it was really-really good! I am going to make it again and eat it all by myself.

Rocky Road S'more Bars

2008-08-20T10:50:00.002-06:00

Rocky Road S’more Bars
Ingredients:
1/2 c. butter or margarine (softened)
1/2 c. brown sugar (packed)
1 c. flour
1/2 c. graham cracker crumbs
2 c. mini marshmallows
1/2 pkg semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 c. coconut
1/2 c. walnuts/pecans I put on only 1/2 of the pan, I'm not a nut fan
Directions:
Beat butter & brown sugar until fluffy. In a seperate bowl, combine flour and graham cracker crumbs. Add flour mixture to butter mixture & stir well until soft dough forms. Press dough into a greased 9x13 pan. Sprinkle remaining ingredients: marshmallows, chocolate chips, coconut, & nuts on top. Bake at 375 for 15-20 minutes or until golden. Cool & cut into bars.

Notes: Jessica made these and they were yummy. They didn't taste as much like S'mores as I expected but they were really good. They are thin and messy.

Home Made Chocolate Frosting

2008-08-20T09:32:00.003-06:00

3/4 Cup Powdered Sugar
1/3 Cup Hershey's Cocoa
1 cube softened margarine or butter
milk
1 tsp vanilla

Stir powdered sugar and cocoa together. Add the softened butter and 1/2 cup of milk. Mix with hand mixer. Add additional milk, 1/4 cup or smaller amount at a time until the frosting is blended, smooth and just the thickness you want it to be. Add the vanilla and mix again. Dip your finger in it, lick it off and say.....ummmm this is yummy!

The Best Chocolate Cake

2008-08-20T09:28:00.003-06:00

1 Chocolate Cake Mix
1 small box instant chocolate pudding
1 cup sour cream
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips

Prepare Cake batter as directed on cake mix box. Stir in sour cream until smooth; Stir in pudding mix until smooth; Stir in chocolate chips. Bake at 350 in a 9x11 pan. Add 5 minutes to
baking time directed on cake mix box.

Note: Dianne gave me this recipe a long time ago. I have made it too many times to count
but not eaten nearly enough of it! It is great to take wherever, it's easy and has always turned out!

Texas Caviar

2008-08-19T12:46:00.010-06:00

Bean Salad Dip for Tortilla Chips

Sauce:
(Bring to a boil and then put it in the fridge to cool)
1/2 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Cider Vinegar
1/2 cup Oil
shake of Garlic Salt and Parsley

Drain and Rinse:
1 can Pinto Beans
1 can Black Eyed Peas
1 can Garbanzo Beans
1 can Black Beans
1 can Corn
1 jar of Pimentos

Chop fine and add to drained beans/corn/pimentos:
2 stalks of Celery
Purple Onion
2 Jelapeno Peppers without seeds
Green Pepper

Pour the cooled sauce over vegetables and beans. Stir and let chill for 3-4 hours before serving.
So good with Tostitos Scoops!

The Magic Recipe Box

Sloppy Joes

Chocolate Chip Cookies with Pudding

Caramel Corn Pops

Best Spinach Salad

Cheesy Beef Noodle Bake

From the Garden Pasta

Snicker Cookies

Scotcharoos

Giada's Tilapia

Chocolate Mint Layer Brownies

Avocado-Tomato Toss

Chicken and Green Chile Enchiladas

niman ranch burgers from barefoot contessa

Pumpkin Bars

Honey Lime Chicken Enchiladas

Chicken Enchiladas

Winner Winner, Chicken DINNERS!

Carrot Salad in Lime, Cilantro Dressing

Pork Chops in Red Chile

Most dangerous Chocolate Cake in a Mug

Rhubarb Crisp

PEPPER-LIME CHICKEN - bhg cookbook - low-fat

Dove Chocolate Dream Bar's

Banana Bars

No Bake Chocolate Cheesecake Pie

Sweet and Sour Chicken

Pizza Bread

Dianne's Mexico Chicken Original

Pumpkin Butter

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Pumpkin Pie Pancakes

Creamy Pumpkin Soup

Dinner in a Pumpkin (Mom's recipe)

Pumpkin Orange Poppyseed Cake

Pumpkin Carrot Muffins

Halloween Pumpkin Cookies

Cheesy Tater-Topped Chili

Sour Cream Lemon Pie Filling

Pie Crust

Shepards Stew

Microwave Fudge

German Pancakes

Cinnamon Cream Syrup

Chocolate Cup Cakes and Quick Chocolate Frosting

Peanut Butter Bars with Chocolate Peanut Butter Frosting

Rolo Cookies

Easiest Enchiladas

Pumpkin Cornmeal Waffels or Muffins

Poor Man's Gumbo!

Brooklyn Blackout Cake

Thai Chicken

Spinach, Apple, Cranberry Salad

Oriental Chicken Salad

Raspberry Peach Cobbler

Grandma Rice's Baked Carrot Pudding

Wassell

Corney Sandwich Square

Walnut & Dried Cherry Bars

Lemon Chicken

Tortilla Casserole

Ramen Skillet Supper

Jeanette's Strawberry Smoothie

Strawberry Banana Smoothie

Maple Nut Homeade Ice-Cream

Oreo Homemade Ice-Cream

Mindy's Favorite Salad

Burnt Almond Fudge Homeade Ice Cream

Cowboy Cookies

Sweet & Sour Meatballs

Taco Salad

Scotch Short Bread Cookies

Wedding Day Salad (Broccoli Cashew Salad)

Soft Gingersnap Cookies

Iced Orange Carrot Cookies

Italian Beef Sandwich

Pork Barbacoa & Cilantro Lime Dressing

Rasin Filled Cookies

Broccoli Cheese Soup

Slow Cooker Chicken ﻿Parmesan

Slow Cooker Chicken Parmesan