Frosted Cream Cheese Sugar Cookie Bars

 

 

1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup butter, softened
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour


Preheat oven to 350. In a small bowl combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda. Mix them around so that all ingredients are well incorporated.

In a large mixing bowl or stand mixer beat the butter, cream cheese, sugar, and egg until smooth and fluffy.(about 3 minutes) Add vanilla and almond extract and beat for about a minute. Add the rest of the dry ingredients.  DOUGH WILL BE STICKY...

Press the dough into a greased cookie sheet (12x18) I have found it is easier if you make small little piles with the dough on the cookie sheet and then press it around.(hint)  If you wet your hand with just a little cold water it will press out a lot easier.  Bake at 350 for approx. 13-15 minutes. or until the edges are starting to golden brown. Cool completely.

Frost and decorate!

  

Cream Cheese Frosting

1/2 cup butter softened
4 oz cream cheese, softened
3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
3-5 tablespoons milk
1 Teaspoon Vanilla

                     

Mix butter and cream cheese together. Add vanilla. Slowly add powdered sugar and mix well. Add just enough milk to make the consistency you prefer.

            

Cake Mix Sugar Cookies

Cookies:
1  white cake mix
2/3 cup flour
2 large eggs
1/3 cup canola oil
2 T sour cream
  In a large mixing bowl, stir together cake mix and flour. Add eggs, oil and sour cream and mix on medium speed. Batter will be fairly stiff. Roll into one inch balls and then flatten a little with the palm of your hand. Place on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and bake at 350* for approx 6-8 minutes (watch really close-you do not want to over bake them) If the bottoms are golden brown you have over baked them.

Frosting:
1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 T heavy cream ( I use French Vanilla Coffee creamer and do not add the vanilla)
1 T vanilla extract
3-4 cups powdered sugar
1 T meringue powder (optional--I found this by the wedding cake stuff @ Wal-Mart)
Food coloring or sprinkles as desired

Beat butter on medium speed for about two minutes until smooth. Add cream and vanilla and beat about one more minute to incorporate. Add sugar, one cup at a time mixing on low speed until incorporated until you reach the desired consistency. Add meringue powder (this will help your frosting crust so that you can stack the cookies without smearing your frosting all over the place, I use a sheet of wax or parchment paper in between layers). You want the frosting to be fairly stiff so that it doesn't run off your cookies. Frost cooled cookies and decorate as desired. Store cookies in an airtight container.

Copy Cat Chick-Fil-A dipping sauce

1/2 cup mayo
2 teaspoons prepared mustard
2 teaspoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon smokey BBQ sauce

Mix together and enjoy!

Chicken Cordon Bleu

4 chicken breasts
1/2 pkg Panko bread crumbs seasoned to taste with Wild bills garlic pepper & season salt
1 egg (beat in a bowl with a dash of water to make an egg wash)
Sliced ham
Sliced swiss cheese

Place each chicken breast in a ziplock baggie and pound out until about 1/4 inch thick. Dip in egg wash then in seasoned bread crumbs. Place on greased cookie sheet and bake in oven for 35-40 minutes @ 350*. Take out of oven and place ham and swiss cheese on top. Put back in oven until cheese is melted.


Copy cat Chick Fil A Dipping Sauce

1/2 cup mayo
2 teaspoons prepared mustard
2 teaspoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon smokey BBQ sauce

Mix together and enjoy!

Monterey Chicken

4 chicken breasts
1/4  cup BBQ sauce
3 slices bacon (cooked)
Sauteed red onion
Shredded Colby jack/cheddar cheese
1 tomato chopped
Season Salt

Place thawed chicken breasts in electric skillet with just a little bit of olive oil. Sprinkle with season salt.  In a separate pan chop bacon and cook. When bacon is cooked place on paper towel to soak up the grease. Place onion in the pan you used to cook the bacon, cook until soft. When chicken is browned on both sides and cooked all the way in the middle, add a small amount of BBQ sauce to each breast. Sprinkle with cheese and place lid on top of skillet to melt the cheese. After cheese is melted top with bacon, onion and tomato. Serve with mashed potatoes, country gravy and corn on the cob!

French Toast & Homemade Syrup

4 eggs
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1/2 cup whipping cream ( can also use french vanilla coffee creamer and leave out vanilla)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon applesauce (optional)
Texas toast or any bread you like

Dip both sides of bread into batter and cook on griddle over medium heat.

Syrup

Bring to rolling boil:

1 cube butter
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup buttermilk (can substitute by adding 1/2 tablespoon vinegar to 1/2 cup milk)

Right before serving add:

1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda ( stir quickly because it will foam up)

Makes about 10 slices of french toast.

Homemade Salsa

(divide into 2 large stockpots)

8 onions
16 garlic cloves
28 bell peppers
1 1/2 bushell tomato's
16-20 jalapenos ( add just a few then taste) can always add more not less
8 tablespoons salt
4 tablespoons cumin
4 teaspoons oregano
2 cups apple cider vinegar

Add Later:
2 cups sugar
8 tablespoons honey (add just a little then taste)

Place food processor in sink or on cookie sheet to help with clean up!

Remove all stems off tomato's- then blanch (place in boiling water until skins start to crack and peel) Remove from boiling water and place in ice cold water. Remove skins. Place in food processor to chop up a little)

Chop remaining ingredients in food processor doing the onions last. Place in 2 huge stock pots bring to boil and then simmer for 2 hours stirring occasionally. Be careful not to scrape the bottom of pan with spoon because salsa has a tendency to to burn to the bottom and will leave burned chunks in your salsa. After salsa has boiled for 2 hours remove from heat and add sugar and honey to taste.

Fill warm jars with salsa (run bottles through dishwasher while salsa is cooking) also boil lids for just a minute or two to help them seal. Wipe off tops of jars with a warm rag before placing lid on.

Place in Stock pot with rack and boil 20 minutes to process and seal lids--water should be 2 inches over the top of jars. Lids should not pop when done and cooled.

Makes approx 28 quarts.

Jalapeno Jelly

Jalapeno Jelly

Warm Jars ahead of time so they don’t break when you pour in hot mixture)
***Wear gloves while handling peppers and removing seeds- if not it will burn your skin for hours***

3/4 cup jalapeno’s (approx. 10. I do only 2 with seeds)
1/2 c red bell pepper (1 large pepper)
5 1/2 c sugar
1 1/2 c white vinegar
1 pkg. certo Liquid pectin ( 2 packets)

Fine chop peppers and add sugar and vinegar. Boil 2 minutes. Let rest 1 minute then add certo. Blend well and add 8 drops green food coloring. Skim off foam chunks. Put in jelly jars and seal. (I boil the lids so they seal well. You don’t have to water bath because it should be hot enough to seal.)

Serve over cream cheese with crackers. Enjoy!!!

Makes about 7-8 jelly jars.

Fall Off The Bone-Baby Back Ribs

1-2 racks of pork loin baby back ribs
1 12oz can coca cola (the real stuff-not diet)
1 jar sweet baby rays BBQ sauce

 Place ribs in crock pot. Pour coca cola over them along with 3/4 bottle of BBQ sauce. Cook on low 6 hours. Remove from crock pot and place on grill just long enough to char them just a little bit. Enjoy Ü

Chili's Skillet Queso

16-ounce box Velveeta Cheese

3/4 to 1 c. milk

2 teaspoons paprika

½ tsp. ground cayenne pepper

15-ounce can Hormel Chili (No Beans)

4 tsp. chili powder

1 tablespoon lime juice

½ tsp. ground cumin

Cut the Velveeta into cubes. Combine the cheese with the remaining ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir frequently until cheese melts.

Enjoy with tortilla chips

My family was amazed this tasted so close to Chili's!

White Chicken Chili

2 chicken breasts cooked & diced
1/2 small onion chopped
2 cans white beans
1 can corn
1 can green chilies
16 oz half & half (may not need all of it)
1 pkg white chicken chili seasoning

Place all ingredients in crock pot except for the half and half, heat until it starts to boil a little bit on the sides. Add half & half a little bit at a time until desired consistency is reached. Serve with shredded cheese and Frito scoop chips.

Lemon Crinkle Cookies

Lemmon Crinkle Cookies

1 cup butter, softened

2 cups sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 eggs

2 teaspoons lemon zest

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon soda

3 cups flour

1/2 powdered sugar (to roll cookies in before baking)

Cream butter, sugar and vanilla. Add eggs, lemon zest and lemon juice mix until well blended. Add the rest of the dry ingredients. Roll dough in to tablespoon balls and roll in powdered sugar. Bake at 350* for approx 9-11 minutes or until bottoms barely brown and cookies are matte {not melty or shiny} Let cool just a few minutes before moving to cooling rack

Jenica's Queso

1 small block Velveeta cheese
1 can corn (drained)
1 can black beans (drained)
2 cans ro-tel tomatoes (drain 1 can & leave the other)
1 can green chilies

Place in crock pot and serve with Frito corn chips or tortilla chips when warm.

Yummy Fresh Salsa

4 or 5 Roma tomatoes chopped
2 or 3 avocados chopped
1 red onion chopped
2 packages Good Seasoning dry ZESTY Italian dressing mix (make according to the package)
2 cans black eye peas (drained)
2 cans shoe peg corn (drained)

Mix together and refrigerate overnight.
Serve with Frito scoop chips or tortilla chips

Un-Fried Ice Cream

(I found this yummy recipe off another blog- Gave it a try and we loved it!)

1 gallon of vanilla ice cream
1 C butter
1 1/2 C brown sugar
1 C shredded coconut
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 (8 oz) pkg. sliced almonds
3 1/2 C. crushed Rice Chex

Crush your Rice Chex. I have found that putting about half of a regular size cereal box of Rice Chex into either a plastic bag to crush or a food processor yields the right amount.

Then remove your ice cream from the freezer. You need to be able to slice the ice cream like bread so it is easy to layer. You can either slice it in the container and scoop it out, or you can squeeze the whole container on to a cutting board and slice it that way.

Melt butter and sugar together over medium heat and bring to a boil.

Boil mixture for 1 minute.

Remove from heat and immediately add coconut, almonds, Rice Chex and cinnamon.

Press half of the mixture into a 9x13 pan. (Glass works best if you have it.)

Cover the mixture with the sliced ice cream and smooth over the edges so it covers the entire mixture.

Cover the ice cream with the rest of the coconut mixture. Cover with saran wrap and then tin foil to prevent freezer burn and freeze.

Serve once it has had some time to harden up.

Fresh Peach Cobbler

9 or 10 fresh peaches peeled and sliced
cinnamon sugar
1 yellow cake mix
1 1/2 cubes butter

Peel and slice peaches. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Place in greased 9x13 pan. Sprinkle cake mix on top and wiggle it thru the peaches with a fork. Cut butter into thin slices and place on top of the cake mixture. Bake at 350* for approx 40 minutes.

Serve with vanilla Ice cream.

Fluffy Orange Fruit Dip

1 8oz cream cheese
2 teaspoons orange zest
3 tablespoons fresh orange juice (I just use the juice from the orange that I zest)
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
pinch of salt
1 7 oz jar marshmallow cream

Beat cream cheese, orange zest, orange juice, vanilla and salt until smooth and creamy. Add marshmallow cream and beat until well combined.

I think this dip is actually better the next day. If you don't have that much time then just be sure to prepare it several hours before and place in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

This is really yummy with strawberries, apples and bananas!

Sweet and Sour Meatballs

1 pound extra lean ground beef
2 tablespoons dehydrated onion
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup bread crumbs

Sauce

3/4 cup packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons flour
1 1/2 cup pineapple juice
1/4 cup white vinegar
3 tablespoons soy sauce

Combine meat and ingredients. Shape into 1 inch balls and place on a cookie sheet lined with foil and sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Place under broiler in your oven for 5-7 minutes or until meatballs begin to brown.

In a large saucepan, whisk together the sauce ingredients and bring to a boil. Add the meatballs and reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring often.

Tips: use a cookie scoop to get the meatballs all the same size. It also has a flat side so they wont roll all over the place!

You can also place meatballs in a crock pot after they have browned. Cook on low for about 3 hours.

Serve with rice.

Overnight Caramel Sticky Buns

18 Rhodes frozen dinner rolls
1 (4.6 oz) box cook-and-serve pudding mix (butterscotch or vanilla)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup pecans, optional
1/3 cup melted butter

Spray a Bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray. Place frozen rolls evenly around pan. Sprinkle dry pudding mix, brown sugar, and cinnamon evenly over rolls. Sprinkle with pecans, if desired. Pour melted butter evenly over everything. Cover with a clean dry towel or foil and leave at room temperature overnight.

In the morning, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake rolls 20-30 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool for 5 minutes and then invert onto a serving platter. Enjoy!

Low Fat Raspberry Jell-o Salad

1 Tub low fat cool whip
1 Tub low fat cottage cheese
1 Small box sugar free raspberry jell-o
1 Can fruit cocktail (drained)
1 Cup chopped walnuts

Mix all together and chill at least 1 hour before serving.

Lemon Cheesecake Bars

1 yellow cake mix (the one with the pudding already in it)
8 oz cream cheese
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/3 cup oil
2 eggs
1 teaspoon lemon extract (optional)

Mix dry cake mix, 1 egg and oil together until crumbly- Pour all but about 1 cup into greased 9x13 pan and press lightly. Bake at 350* for 12 minutes. Beat together cream cheese, 1 egg, lemon juice and lemon extract until light and smooth- Bake again at 350* for approx 10-12 minutes.

Homemade Lemonade

3 Quarts water
1 Tablespoon lemon extract
1 Tablespoon citric acid (I bought mine @ Kitchen Kneads)
3 Cups sugar
Lemon & lime slices to garnish.

You might want to add more or less ingredients depending on your taste!

Kitchen Kneads-Lemonade
1 Gallon water
2 Tablespoons citric acid
2 Tablespoons lemon emulsion
2-3 cups sugar

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

1 2/3 c flour
1/2 c unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 stick butter (softened)
1 1/4 cup sugar
2 eggs 1/2 tsp. vanilla
Powdered sugar

Mix together butter and sugar. Add vanilla and eggs. Add dry ingredients and mix until well blended. Make balls and roll them into powdered sugar. Bake @ 350* for approx 10 min or until puffed and cracked. (Don't over bake) Let them sit on cookie sheet a few minutes before moving them to cooling rack.

This recipe does not make a bunch so you may want to double it! I also like to make half rolled in powdered sugar and half without. Yummy Ü

Chicken Alfredo Pizza

1 pkg jiffy pizza dough mix
1 jar Alfredo sauce
1 Roma tomato (chopped)
2 green onions (chopped)
2 chicken breasts cooked and shredded
shredded cheese


Mix pizza dough as directed on box. Bake for a few minutes before you put on your sauce and toppings. Spread Alfredo sauce over pizza dough and then sprinkle on your toppings. Bake for the remaining minutes it says on dough box instructions. I like to add a little bit more seasonings to my sauce- I usually add a little salt, pepper and more garlic- I just keep tasting it until it tastes just right for me!

Chicken Alfredo "Mummy Wraps' By Jani

1 pkg Pepper ridge puff pastry sheets (in the frozen section by the desserts) Pillsbury crescent dough would work great too.

2 or 3 chicken breasts cooked and shredded (adjust according to your family size)

1/2 bag frozen peas and carrots

chopped onion

1 jar Alfredo sauce --use 1/2 the jar in chicken mixture and reserve the rest for dipping. (I like Bertolli)

1/2 to 1 cup fresh Parmesan cheese

Mushrooms fresh or canned

Garlic pepper --to taste

Salt--to taste

Garlic bread sprinkle

Place all ingredients except garlic bread sprinkle and Parmesan cheese in bowl and mix together.

Thaw out dough according to the package. Place on parchment paper on small cookie sheet. (this picture looks like a full size cookie sheet but really it is 1/2 the size of a regular one) Cut 1 inch strips about 1/4 of the way in on both sides. Sprinkle with garlic bread seasoning.

Place chicken mixture in the center. Sprinkle a little more garlic bread seasoning on top. Then sprinkle on some of the Parmesan cheese.
Starting at the bottom, fold over the strips of pastry dough to the center, alternating sides. This will create a bandaged look. Place two peas on the top to look like eyeballs. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese and a little more garlic bread seasoning. Bake @ 375* for 16 to 18 minutes or until lightly browned and puffy. Serve with the remaining warmed up Alfredo sauce for dipping. (I always add a little salt and garlic pepper to mine to season it up a bit)
This recipe works really good for picky kids because it makes two mummy's, One you can just put the stuff your kids like in it and the other one you can fix how the adults like it. I have never tried it but, I was thinking this would be really yummy with pizza sauce and pizza toppings inside. I like to serve this with a garden salad and Italian dressing from Olive garden (you can buy it at the restaurant for about $5.00 a bottle)

Mormon Muffins- By Jani

2 cups boiling water
5 teaspoons baking soda
1 cup shortening or butter
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 quart buttermilk
5 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
4 cups all bran cereal
2 cups 40% bran flakes
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
3 teaspoons vanilla

Honey butter

Add soda to boiling water and set aside. Whip shortening/butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Slowly add eggs and mix well. Add buttermilk, flour and salt. Mix until well blended. Add soda water very slowly. Gently fold in cereals and nuts.

Cover and place in refrigerator overnight before baking. (will last up to 1 week)

When you take the dough out of the fridge it will be really thick. Spoon into greased muffin tins until they are kinda heaping. This will give you that really yummy muffin top (my favorite part!)

Bake at 350* for approx 30 minutes. Makes approx 3 dozen.

These muffins are really yummy especially served with honey butter!

CAUTION: This recipe makes a ton. Make sure you have a huge Tupperware bowl or you may even want to half this recipe.

Zucchini Bread-By Jani

3 eggs
1/2 cup apple sauce
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup sour cream
2 cups sugar
3 cups grated zucchini
3 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups flour
3 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt


In large mixing bowl mix eggs, oil, apple sauce, sour cream and sugar. Stir in zucchini and vanilla. Add the rest of the dry ingredients and mix until well blended.

Grease 2 loaf pans and divide batter into them. Bake at 325* for approx 50-60 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

**may need to place foil (sprayed with Pam) over the top 1/2 way through baking so they do not get too brown on top**

Chocolate Zucchini Brownies-By Jani

2 cups flour
1/4 cup baking cocoa
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 cup sugar
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups peeled and grated zucchini
2 teaspoons vanilla
nuts optional
sometimes a little bit of water

Mix oil, sugar and vanilla. Add zucchini. Slowly add the rest of the dry ingredients. Mix really good until well blended. If the batter is really thick add a very small amount of water. Pour into greased 9x13 pan and bake at 350* for approx 25-30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. (sometimes you have to check them several times and keep baking a few more minutes until your toothpick comes out clean.) The cooking time on these seem to vary a little bit. These brownies are VERY moist and so yummy!

Frosting:

6 tablespoons butter softened
1/4 cup baking cocoa
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups powdered sugar
1-2 tablespoons milk

Mix together until smooth and creamy.

This is one of the recipes I was lucky enough to have of my moms and boy was she a good cook. These brownies do not sound to appetising to me but once you taste them you will say "WOW" I can't believe how moist and yummy these are!

Banana Bars W/Cream Cheese Frosting-By Jani

1/2 cup butter softened
1 1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup sour cram (8 oz)
2 teaspoons Vanilla
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2-3 medium ripe bananas

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, vanilla and sour cream. Add bananas. Mix in the rest of the dry ingredients. Pour into a greased cookie sheet pan 15x10x1. Bake at 350* for about 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool then frost.

Frosting

8 oz cream cheese softened
1/2 cup butter softened
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 3/4 cups powdered sugar.

Cream butter and cream cheese. Add vanilla and mix well. Gradually beat in powdered sugar until you achieve desired consistency.

Easy Stroganoff-By Jani

1 pound hamburger
1/2 small onion chopped
Garlic powder
Season salt
Pepper
Parsley flakes
1/2 cup to 3/4 cup sour cream
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
1 tablespoon worshire (approx)
Dash of soy sauce
Dash of milk (optional)
Egg noodles


Brown Hamburger with onion, season salt, pepper and garlic. Drain and add cream of mushroom soup, worshire, soy sauce, sour cream and parsley flakes. Heat until warmed all the way through. If it is to thick you can add just a little bit of milk. Serve over cooked egg noodles.

Chocolate Marshmallow Surprise Cookies
2 cups flour
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup butter (room temperature)
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
about 12 marshmallows cut in 1/2

Cream butter and sugar. Add egg, milk and vanilla. Slowly add the remaining dry ingredients. mix until well blended. Dough will be sticky.

Bake at 350* for about 8 minutes. (you do not want under bake or over bake these cookies) Immediately press a marshmallow half on top of each cookie. Place back into oven and melt for about 2 minutes. Marshmallows will start to melt and barely show a light golden color. Let cool.

Frosting
3 cups powdered sugar
6 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1-2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla

Cream butter. Add vanilla, powdered sugar and cocoa. Slowly add milk and beat until well blended. Frost cookies and then let them stand about 10 minutes so frosting will set up.

Makes about 2 dozen cookies.

Chocolate Mint Brownie Cookies
2 cups flour
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup butter (room temperature)
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla

Cream butter and sugar. Add egg, milk and vanilla. Slowly add the remaining dry ingredients. mix until well blended. Dough will be sticky.

Bake at 350* for about 9-11 minutes or until firm. (you do not want under bake or over bake these cookies)Let cool.

Middle Layer
1 pkg Guittard green mint chips (melted)
I just put them in a microwave bowl and melted them on 50% power for just a few minutes.

Spread a layer of melted mint chips over the cookies. Put them into the fridge to let them set up for about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, make the frosting.


Frosting
1/2 cup butter (room temperature)
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
4 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
approx 1-2 tablespoons milk

Cream butter. Add vanilla. Add the powdered sugar and cocoa powder. Slowly add milk and let it mix in good before you add more or you will get it too runny. Beat until smooth and frost cookies. Makes about 2 dozen cookies.

Chicken Salad Wraps- By Jani

Approx. 1 small chicken breast per person
Chopped red onion
Green or red seedless grapes cut in half
1/2 to 1 cup slivered almonds
Lettuce
Flat out wheat flat bread wraps
Mayo (approx 1/4 cup?)
Pepper
Garlic powder or fresh garlic
Season salt

You will just need to add the amount of ingredients to suit your taste.

Boil frozen chicken breasts with some season salt, and garlic for 30 minutes. Cool then shred.
Chop onion and slice grapes. Stir in with chicken and then add mayo, seasonings and almonds. Chill in refrigerator.

Place wrap on counter, put lettuce on wrap and then chicken mixture. Roll up and enjoy.

Smothered Chicken- By Jani

Chicken breasts
Mushrooms
Onion
Green pepper
Tomato
Swiss cheese or whatever you prefer
Olive oil
Season salt

Flatten out chicken breasts in a zip lock baggie using a kitchen mallet or whatever you have. Place in saucepan with a little olive oil and sprinkle a little season salt on top. Cook until chicken breasts are cooked all the way through. In a separate sauce pan place a little olive oil and chopped veggies and cook until they are almost done. Place slice of cheese on top of each chicken breast and then pour veggies on top. Put lid on pan until cheese is all the way melted.

Taco Salad-By Jani

1 lb hamburger
1 pkg. taco seasoning
1 can black beans (drained)
1/2 small onion (chopped)
1 or 2 Roma tomatoes (chopped)
1 pkg. salad
Nacho cheese Doritos
Catalina salad dressing.

Brown hamburger with onion. Add taco seasoning and follow directions on package. Set aside so it can cool a little bit. Place salad in bowl and toss with beans and tomatoes. Add hamburger and crunched up Doritos. Add Catalina salad dressing and toss to coat. Serve immediately or it will go soggy.

Banana Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting-By Jani

1 1/2 c bananas, mashed, ripe
2 tsp lemon juice
3 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 c butter, softened
2 1/8 c sugar
3 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 c buttermilk--substitute (1 1/2 cups milk and 1 1/2 tablespoons vinegar or lemon juice)

Preheat oven to 275* Grease a 9x13 pan. Mash bananas. Mix in lemon juice and set aside. In a large bowl cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and then stir in vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture alternating with buttermilk. Stir in banana mixture. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for approx one hour or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Remove from oven and place directly into the freezer for 45 minutes. This is what makes the cake very moist Ü

Cream Cheese Frosting
1/2 c butter, softened
1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
1 tsp vanilla
3 1/2 c powdered sugar

Cream the butter and cream cheese until smooth. Beat in vanilla. Add powdered sugar and beat on low speed until combined, then on high until frosting is smooth. Spread on cooled cake. Sprinkle chopped walnuts if desired.'"

Rainbow Cupcakes-By Jani

Rainbow Cream Cheese Cupcakes
8 ounces softened cream cheese
2 egg whites
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 box white cake mix
1 cup water
1 t. vanilla

Preheat the oven to 350*. Line muffin tins with paper liners.
In a large bowl combine the cream cheese, egg whites and vegetable oil. Using a hand mixer, beat the ingredients until combined and creamy. Batter will be thick.
Add the cake mix, water and vanilla and mix until smooth, about 3 minutes.
Separate batter into 4 bowls or zip lock baggies. Mix a different color food coloring into each one. (I like the paste kind because it makes the color brighter) You can buy it at Walmart by the wedding cake stuff.)
Place a little dob of each color batter in the muffin tins until they are just below the rim. Bake for about 18 to 20 minutes or until puffed and starting to brown.
Remove from the oven, let cool slightly in the tin then transfer the cupcakes to a wire rack.
When cooled, frost with your favorite frosting."

Meat Loaf-By Jani

1 lb hamburger
1/2 onion-- chopped
1/2 green pepper-- chopped
1 can diced tomatoes --drained
1 egg--beaten
1/2 cup (heaping) quick oats

Mix altogether and form a loaf. Place in greased loaf pan. Spread on topping and parsley flakes. Bake at 350* for about 1 hour 30 minutes or until meat is cooked through. (time varies)

Topping
1/2 cup ketsup
1 tablespoon mustard
2 tablespoons brown sugar
parsley

Three Cheese Chicken Penne Pasta-By Jani

Three Cheese Chicken Penne Pasta

1 box penne pasta

1/2 pkg fresh spinach leaves (chopped fine)

2 or 3 chicken breasts

1/2 onion chopped

1 teaspoon minced garlic

1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves

1 jar spaghetti sauce (I like Bertolli olive oil & garlic)

1 can diced tomatoes (drained)

4 oz cream cheese

2 cups mozzarella cheese (reserve 1 cup)

(I like the Italian blend cheese that has several mixed together)

1 cup grated Parmesan cheese (reserve 1/2 cup)

Pre-heat oven to 375*

Cook pasta in salted boiling water until almost done. Drain and set aside.

In a separate pan, add 1 tablespoon olive oil, chicken, onion, garlic and basil and cook until chicken is cooked through. Add spaghetti sauce, spinach, tomatoes and cream cheese. Heat until cream cheese is all melted in. Add chicken mixture to pasta and stir in 1 cup mozzarella cheese and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese.

Place in greased 9x13 pan and bake in oven for about 15 minutes or until heated through.

Sprinkle remaining cheese on top and place back in oven until cheese is melted.

Serve with warm garlic bread!

(no one in my family likes spinach... I chopped it up real fine and none of us even noticed it) This is a great way to ad those extra veggies that we all need to eat more of.

Circus Popcorn-By Jani

I was so excited when I found this recipe because my mom use to always buy me pink circus popcorn. Well they no longer make it anymore and when I found this recipe I thought I would give it a try... Sure enough tastes just like it... Maybe even better. I colored mine green today for more of a St. Patricks Day look!

Circus Popcorn

1 1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup milk

1/2 cube butter

1 teaspoon vanilla

Food coloring

2 bags microwave popcorn

Boil all ingredients together until it reaches soft ball stage on a candy thermometer. Pour over popped popcorn.

Mom's Sour Cream Sugar Cookies- By Jani

2 cups butter
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup sour cream
8 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder

Cream butter, sugar and vanilla. Add eggs and sour cream and mix well. Slowly add the rest of the dry ingredients and mix until well blended.

Dough will be very sticky at first... Use plenty of flour while rolling out the dough.

Roll out to about 1/4 inch thick. Cut with floured cookie cutter and save scraps to roll out 1 more time. The more you roll out the dough the tougher the cookies get. I roll it all out once, cut my cookies and then roll the scraps out 1 time. The rest of the dough I just throw away.

Bake at 350* for 8 minutes. Cookies will not look done and will not be golden brown.

Frost with butter cream frosting.

Laura's Butter Cream Frosting- By Jani

Butter Cream Frosting

1 cup shortening

3/4 bag powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon butter extract

Milk to texture

Food coloring

Blend shortening, vanilla and butter extract with 1/2 of the powdered sugar and a splash of milk. Once it is all combined add the rest of the powdered sugar and a little more milk. The more milk you add the softer the frosting. It's best to start with a little milk and add as you go.

Mix for about 3-5 minutes so it won't be gritty.

This is so yummy you will want to eat it right off the spoon!

(see sour cream sugar cookies for cookie recipe)

Chocolate Dipped Strawberries-By Jani

1 large Hersheys Symphony chocolate bar

1 tablespoon shortening

Wash and dry strawberries. Break up chocolate into little pieces and place in bowl with shortening. Melt in microwave until smooth. (just a couple minutes). Dip strawberries into chocolate and place on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. If you want to add sprinkles do it immediately after you dip the strawberry into chocolate. Place in refrigerator to set up.

Raspberry Cream Cheese Jell-o- By Jani

1 Lg package Raspberry Jell-O
8 oz cream cheese (you may not need to use all of it)
2 cups or 1 small pkg pecan pieces (chopped)
1 pkg frozen raspberries
Extra creamy cool whip

Prepare Jell-O as directed on package. Pour into 9x13 glass dish and place in refrigerator for about 35-45 minutes or until it is kinda syrupy. Cut cream cheese into little pieces and roll into balls (no bigger than a dime) then roll in nuts. When Jell-o is syrupy stir in raspberries and cream cheese balls. Place back into refrigerator to finish setting up. Top with cool whip right before serving.

Steak Marinate- By Jani

1 Pkg Au Jus Gravy

Garlic pepper Seasoning

Mix Au jus package with 3 cups water. Sprinkle garlic pepper over steaks. Pour Au Jus over steaks and marinate overnight or for several hours.

Shawn got this idea from a meat cutter he was talking with and so we tried it. It makes the steaks so yummy!

Muffin Tin Apple Pies- By Kolt

Muffin Tin Apple Pies

1 can refrigerator biscuts

Softened butter

Cinnamon sugar

Shredded Fuji or Gala apples

Roll out biscut dough, spread some butter on it, sprinkle with cinnamon sugar and then place shredded apple in the center. Wrap it up and place a toothpick in it to keep all the sides together. Place in greased muffin tin and bake at 350* for about 10 minutes or until biscuts are golden brown. Serve with vanilla ice cream.

Peach Crunch Cake- By Jani

29 oz can sliced peaches in light syrup-don't drain- (cut them again into smaller pieces)

1 yellow cake mix

1 stick butter (cut into 16 slices)

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/2 chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 350*

Layer ingredients in a 9x13 glass dish. Starting with peaches, dry cake mix, butter slices, brown sugar and then the nuts. Bake for about 40 minutes. Serve with Ice cream or creamy cool whip.

Orange Chicken-By Jani

3 chicken breasts cut into pieces

3 eggs (mixed well)

1/2 cup corn starch

1/2 cup flour

garlic pepper

salt

Bring to boil and simmer for 1 minute.

1/2 cup chicken broth

1 cup vinegar

1 1/2 cups sugar (or just a little less)

2 tablespoons soy sauce

8 tablespoons ketchup

Dip chicken in eggs then in corn starch & flour mixture. Place in fry pan with a little olive oil and brown on all sides. Place in 9x13 pan. Add sauce mixture and bake at 350* for approx 35 minutes. Serve with rice.

Surprise Cupcakes- By Jani

1 pkg Devil's food cake mix
1 egg
8 oz cream cheese (softened)
1/3 cup sugar
Dash of salt
1 cup chocolate chips (I like the mini ones)

Mix batter as directed on cake mix box. Fill muffin cups 2/3 full (don't over fill). Mix cream cheese, egg and salt until smooth. Mix in sugar and chocolate chips. Drop by rounded teaspoon full into center of batter. Bake at 375* for 15 minutes. Cool then frost with cream cheese frosting. Keep refrigerated.

Goo-Losh- By Jani

1 lb hamburger browned and seasoned
1/2 onion chopped
2 cans stewed Mexican style tomatoes (don't drain)
1 can tomato soup
dash of ketchup
dash chili powder
large elbow macaroni cooked

Brown hamburger with onion, season salt and pepper. Drain off fat. Add stewed tomatoes, soup, dash of ketchup and some chili powder. Bring to a boil and simmer until all ingredients are warm. Stir in cooked and drained elbow macaroni. Serve with corn and garlic bread.

Creamed Eggs On Toast- By Jani

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup flour
Milk (approx 3-4 cups??)
Hard boiled eggs sliced (3 or 4)
Salt
Pepper
Onion powder
Garlic powder
Season Salt

Melt butter in pan, add flour and form a paste. Slowly pour in milk and cook over medium to medium high heat until it thickens to the consistency you want. Add hard boiled eggs and seasonings to taste. (I just keep tasting it until I get it seasoned where I like it) Serve over toast.

(This was one of the recipe's my mom use to make us. It was my good luck breakfast for the morning of my queen contests. My boys love this recipe too!)

Darla's Coconut Bread- By Jani

4 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 cup oil
2 teaspoons coconut flavoring
3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon soda
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup coconut

Cream eggs, sugar, oil and flavoring. Add dry ingredients alternating with buttermilk. Fold in coconut. Grease and flour 2 loaf pans. Pour in batter. Bake at 350* for 60 to 70 minutes. Let bread cool slightly then pour glaze over the top.

Glaze:

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
2 teaspoons butter
1 teaspoon coconut flavoring

Combine all ingredients in saucepan and heat until it boils. Pour over loaves while still in pans. Leave in pans at least 4 hours before removing bread out of pans.

My neighbor brings this bread over to us every year. I have never looked forward to seeing her more than on Christmas Eve. This Bread is just amazing.

Shepperd's Pie- By Jani

1 lb hamburger seasoned & browned
1 can green beans drained
1 can corn drained
1 can tomato soup
Chopped onion
Dash of ketsup
Mashed potatoes
Shredded cheddar cheese

Mix hamburger, beans, corn and soup altogether. Place in baking dish and cover with mashed potatoes. Bake for approx 30 minutes @ 350* or until all warm and bubbly. Sprinkle with shredded cheese and place back in oven until cheese is melted.

Serve with Rhodes rolls. (While rolls are rising, spray just a little bit of cooking spray on each one and sprinkle salad supreme on them) Bake at 350* for about 12-15 minutes.

Sara's Divinity- By Jani

3 cups sugar
3/4 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup water
2 egg whites
1 teaspoon almond extract (just a little less than 1 teaspoon)
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Place sugar, corn syrup and water in saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat to hard ball stage (248 F). Remove from heat and let stand until temperature drops to 220 F, without stirring.

Place egg whites in Kitchen Aid mixer. Use wire whisk attachment. Turn speed to 8 and whip about 1 minute, or until soft peaks form. Gradually add syrup in a fine stream and whip about
2 1/2 minutes longer.

Turn speed to 4. Add almond extract and whip 20-25 minutes, or until mixture starts to become dry. Turn to stir and add walnuts, mixing just until blended. You can also add food coloring.

Drop from teaspoons on to parchment paper.

Makes about 20 servings.

Buffalo Chicken Chip Dip-By Jani

2-3 chicken breasts cooked and shredded or 2 large cans of canned chicken
8 oz cream cheese
1/4 cup Franks Buffalo wings sauce (find it by the ketsup, steak sauce etc.)
1/4 cup ranch or blue cheese salad dressing
1 cup mozzarella cheese

Mix cream cheese and salad dressing together. Add chicken and buffalo sauce. Spread in 8x8 pan. Bake at 350* until warm and bubbly. Top with mozzarella cheese.

Serve with tortilla chips.

Kyle's Homemade Hot Fudge- By Jani

1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 ounce unsweetened baking chocolate (shaved into tiny pieces)
1 teaspoon butter or margarine
1/4 teaspoon vanilla

Heat corn syrup and chocolate over low heat, stirring frequently, until chocolate is melted. (don't over cook or allow to boil) Remove from heat. Stir in butter and vanilla.

Let cool just a few minutes before serving.

Candy Bar Brownies-By Dawnelle

I pkg of Brownie Mix (or you can make it from scratch)
Candy bars (my fav is Reese's cups)

Bake brownies as directed, when you take them out of the oven chop up your favorite candy bars and sprinkle on brownies it will melt all over the top. Let cool and ENJOY!

Cinnamon-Roasted Almonds-By Jani

1 egg white
1 teaspoon cold water
4 cups whole almonds
1/2 cup white sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (can use a little more)

Preheat oven to 250*. Lightly grease jelly roll pan. Lightly beat egg white; add cold water and beat until frothy, but not stiff. Add nuts and stir until well coated. In separate bowl mix sugar, salt and cinnamon, sprinkle over nuts. Toss to coat and spread evenly on pan. Bake for 50-60 minutes stirring occasionally until golden brown. Allow to cool.

Snickerdoodles- By Jani

1 1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup shortening
2 eggs
2 3/4 cup flour
2 teaspoons cream of tarter
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt

Cream butter, shortening and sugar. Add eggs and mix well. Add the rest of the dry ingredients and mix.

In a separate bowl add:

1/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon

Roll balls of cookie dough in cinnamon sugar then place on cookie sheet.

Bake at 400* for approx 8-10 minutes.

Ice Cream Rice Crispy Dessert- By Jani

Take 1/2 gallon of vanilla ice cream and set out on counter so it can start to soften.

1 1/2 cubes margarine
1 cup coconut
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup chopped walnuts
3 cups rice crispy cereal

Melt margarine and brown sugar. Pour in coconut, nuts and rice crispies.
Press 1/2 of this mixture in a 9x13 pan.

Take vanilla ice cream and spread over rice crispy mixture- it helps if the ice cream has started to soften quite a bit.

Spread the remaining rice crispy mixture over the top and lightly press it on top of the ice cream. Place in freezer for a few hours before serving.

Serve with caramel and chocolate ice cream topping.

Chili-By Jani

1 can dark red kidney beans-don't drain
1 can regular kidney beans-don't drain
1 can white beans-don't drain
1 or 2 cans diced tomatoes-don't drain
1 lb browned and seasoned hamburger
1 garlic clove
1 pkg chili seasoning mix
Chopped onion
Fresh or canned mushrooms (optional)
Little bit of sugar

Place in crock pot and simmer for a few hours. Serve with shredded mild cheddar cheese, chopped onion and Marie Calendars corn bread.

The corn bread comes in a package and all you do is add water! It's the BEST corn bread I have ever had!

Teriyaki Chicken- By Jani

Chicken tenders

 1/4 cup soy sauce 

1/4 c vinegar

 3/4 cup brown sugar

 1 can pineapple chunks

Flour- approx 1 cup

 Season salt-approx 1 teaspoon

 Pepper- approx 1/4 teaspoon

olive oil

 Mix flour, season salt and pepper. (I just mix some together and dip my finger in to taste it to see if it tastes seasoned enough) if not keep adding until it tastes good to you. Roll chicken tenders in flour mixture until they are completely covered. Place in fry pan with a little olive oil and brown each side. Add the remaining ingredients and simmer until all the chicken is cooked. The sauce will get a little thicker as it cooks. Serve with rice.

Kyle's Favorite Chocolate Pie- By Jani

Mix together:

4 oz cream cheese
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon milk
1/2 of a 8oz tub of cool whip

Spread in a Graham cracker crust.

Mix together for 2 minutes: (this will be kinda thick)

2 cups milk
2 small packages instant chocolate pudding

Spread over cream cheese mixture.

Refrigerate for 4 hours. Top with remaining cool whip and chocolate sprinkles before serving.

Texas Sheet Cake- By Jani

1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup water
4 tablespoons cocoa

Bring to a boil, remove from heat and put in mixing bowl.

Add:
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar

Mix until well blended.

Add:
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sour milk (Just add 1 teaspoon vinegar to milk)

Grease and flour cookie sheet pan-(Don't use all the batter or it will over flow)
Bake @ 350* for 20 minutes.

Frosting

Bring to boil

1 stick margarine
4 tablespoon cocoa
1/3 cup milk

Add:
1 box powdered sugar = 4 cups

Mix well and spread over "Warm" cake.

Mom's Banana Bread By Dawnelle

1/2 Cup Shortening (I use butter flavor)
1Cup Sugar
1 Cup Banana's
2 Eggs
Mix together until well blended.
1/2 tsp Salt
3 tsp Baking Powder
2 Cups Flour
1 Cup nuts (if you want)
Mix until all combined
Pour into greased bread pans
Bake at 350 for 1 hour

Roast Beef Roll Up's- By Jani

1 tube recipe creations crescents (the one that rolls out as 1 piece)

3/4 lb deli roast beef

1 purple onion

1 green pepper

1 pkg mushrooms

1 cup mozzarella cheese

Oregano

Olive oil

Saute vegetables in a little olive oil and oregano until they are starting to get a little soft. Roll out crescents and place roast beef, cheese and vegetables on top- Fold both sides up so they will meet in the middle & then press them together a little. Flip the log over so the seam is on the bottom of your pan. With a knife score the dough a few times. Bake @ 375* for approx 13-15 minutes or until golden brown.

Soup Bowls- By Jani

1 loaf Rhodes bread dough
1 Egg beaten

Cut loaf into thirds. Form each piece into a ball. Place on baking sheet sprayed with non-stick cooking spray or use parchment paper. Brush with egg. Cover with sprayed plastic wrap. Let rise until double in size. Remove wrap and bake at 350* for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool and slice off top. Hollow out the bowl and fill with your favorite soup or dip.

For larger bowls cut loaf in half rather than in thirds.

Ranch Cheese Ball-By Jani

(2) 8 oz. packages cream cheese (softened)
1 package Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
1-2 tablespoons milk
Ritz crackers

Mix ranch seasoning and a little bit of milk just enough to moisten. (about the consistency of dish soap).
Mix in with softened cream cheese until well blended. Form it into the shape of a ball and roll in crushed crackers and nuts. Let set up in the refrigerator.

Spagetti Sauce-By Jani

1 lb hamburger (browned & drained)
2 cans diced italian style tomatoes
1 can tomato paste
1 tablespoon brown sugar
Dash of garlic powder
Dash of Italian seasoning
Dash of chili powder
Dash of soy sauce
Dash of worchester
Dash of pepper
Chopped onion
Mushrooms

Brown hamburger with onion and season salt.  Drain and add the rest of the ingredients. Simmer about 20 minutes or put in crockpot.

Sweet & Sassy Marinate- By Jani

1/2 cup Ketsup
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons pineapple juice
2 tablespoons vinegar
1 tablespoon worchester

Simmer 10 Minutes

Marinte steak or chicken and place on kabobs with mushrooms onion and pineapple chunks. Baste with a little pineapple juice.

Peanut Butter Bars- By Jani

3/4 cup margarine
3/4 cup peanut butter (Do not use no name brand)
2 eggs
1 1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Mix together then add

1 1/2 cups flour
2 cups oats


Spread on ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 325* for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown. (it will not look all the way done)

Let cool about 10 minutes and spread approx 1 cup peanut butter on crust. Let cool completely and frost with milk chocolate frosting. ( I use Betty Crocker)


Chocolate Frosting

3/4 cup cocoa
1/2 cup softened margarine
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Enough milk to moisten

Mix until well blended.

Pumpkin Spice Dessert By Dawnelle

Crust
1Cup biscuit mix
1/2 Cup quick rolled oats
1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
1/4 Cup Butter
Mix Biscuit mix,oats,brown sugar, and butter until crumbly.Press into a 9x13 inch pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 mintues.

Middle Layer
1Can Pumpkin
1Can Evaporated Milk
2 Eggs
3/4 Cup Sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/4 teaspoon cloves
Beat pumpkin,milk,eggs,sugar,salt, and spices until well mixed. Pour over crust. Return to oven and bake 25 mintues longer.

Topping
1/2 Cup pecans chopped
1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
2 tablespoons Butter
whipped cream
Mix chopped pecans,brown sugar,and butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over pudding.Return to oven and bake 15 to 20 minutes longer.cool and serve with Whipped cream

No Bake Cookies- By Jani

2 cups sugar
1/2 cup milk
1 cube butter
3 tablespoons cocoa
3/4 cup peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups oats

Place sugar, milk, butter and cocoa  in pan and bring to a boil. Boil for 1 minute. Take off heat and add peanut butter, vanilla and oats.

Drop with a teaspoon on parchment paper and let cool.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Sweeties- By Jani

1/2 cup butter (no substitutes)
1 cup peanut butter (only use name brand no generic)
3 cups powdered sugar
5 approx 5 dozen mini pretzel twists
1 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
1 tablespoon vegtable oil

Mix butter & peanut butter until well blended. Add powdered sugar and mix well. Shape into 1" balls and press one on each pretzel. Place on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Refrigerate until mixture is firm (about 1 hour)

Melt chocolate chips with 1 tablespoon vegatable oil. Dip the peanut butter ball into the melted chocolate and place back on cookie sheet pretzel side down. Refrigerate for atleast 30 minutes before serving so chocolate can set up.

Pumpkin Cobbler- By Jani

Mix together:
1 Large can pumpkin pie mix (the one with all the seasonings in it)
1 can eagle brand sweetened condensed milk
3 eggs
1/4 teaspoon salt

Mix until crumbly:
1 yellow cake mix
1 cube softened butter

Place pumpkin mixture in greased 9x13 pan. Pour crumbly cake mix and butter mixture on top. Bake at 350* for 40-45 minutes.
Serve with cool whip and store in refrigerater.

Poppy Seed Chicken-By Jani

 Chicken Breasts
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 cup sour cream
chopped onion
1 1/2 stacks ritz crackers
1 1/2 cubes margarine
1 1/2 tablespoons poppy seeds

Boil chicken then cut up into bite size pieces. Place in greased 9x13 pan. Mix together soup, sour cream, onion and poor over chicken. Melt butter and combine with mashed up ritz crackers and poppy seeds. Pour on top of soup mixture. Bake at 350* for 30 minutes

Goowey Chex Mix-By Jani

1/2 box rice chex
1/2 box Golden grahams
1 1/2 cup slivered almonds
2 cups coconut
1 cup karo syrup
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup butter (no substitutes)

Mix; Sugar, karo syrup & butter on stove. Boil 2 minutes stirring frequently. (watch closely because this will burn easy)

Pour over dry mixture.

Granola Cereal-By Dawnelle

6 oz Butter
1 1/2 Cup Honey
1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
7 Cups Oats
2 Cups Wheat Germ
1 pkg coconut
1/2 Cup oil

Melt Butter,Honey&Sugar in large sauce pan. Mix oats,wheat germ,coconut and oil.
Spread evenly in roasting pan bake 10 minutes @ 300 degrees.
Add nuts and raisins and bake for a additional 15 minutes
Store in air tight container

Layer granola in between yogurt for a yummy breakfast treat

Fiesta Nacho Cheese Dip-By Dawnelle

1 Can Campbell's Fiesta Nacho Cheese soup

1 C.Salsa

1/2 C. Sourcream

Mix soup and salsa microwave for 4 minutes. Stir in sour cream

Serve with Tortilla Chips

Pudding Dessert-By Jani

1 cup flour
1/2 cup softened margarine
3 tablespoons sugar
1 cup chopped nuts
8 oz cream cheese
1 cup powdered sugar
1 6oz instant chocolate pudding
2/3 cup milk
1 small cool whip

Mix together flour, margarine, sugar and nuts. Lightly press in a greased 9x13 pan. Bake at 350* for 15 min. Let cool.

Blend cream cheese and powdered sugar. Spread on cooled crust.

Mix instant chocolate pudding and milk. Spread on cream cheese mixture. Place in refrigerator.
Top with cool whip and nuts or grated chocolate pieces before serving.

Raspberry Pretzel Jello Salad-By Jani

2 cups crushed pretzels
3/4 cup melted butter or margarine
1/4 cup sugar

Mix these ingredients and pat in a 9 x 13 pan. Bake at 400* for 8 minutes. Let cool.

1 cup sugar
1 8 oz cream cheese
1 8 oz cool whip

Mix sugar and cream cheese. Then fold in cool whip. Spread on cooled crust. Chill in refrigerater.

1 6 oz pkg raspberry jello
2 cups boiling water
1 pkg (12oz) frozen raspberries.

Mix jello and boiling water until disolved. Add frozen raspberries while jello is still hot. Let jello congeal slightly then pour over crust and cream cheese mixture.

Refrigerate and enjoy!

Banana Bread- By Jani

1 cup sour cream
1 cup mashed bananas
1/4 cup butter
1 1/3 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 350*. grease 2 loaf pans. Cream butter with sugar. Beat in eggs, vanilla, sour cream and bananas. Combine flour with salt, baking soda and baking powder. spread in loaf pans and bake for approx 35-40 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. This bread is so moist and yummy! Store in saran wrap and foil.

Breakfast Casserole- Christmas Quiche-By Jani

1/3 cup butter or margarine melted
1 pkg frozen hashbrowns

Place hashbrowns in greased 9x13 pan and pour melted butter over them. Cook in 375* oven for 25 minutes.

Add:
1 pkg shredded cheddar and colby jack cheese
1-2 cups diced honey ham
chopped onion (optional)
Salt and pepper to taste

Mix:
1 cup milk
3 eggs

Pour over the top and bake at 350* for 35-40 minutes or until all the egg is cooked.

Green Jello Salad-By Jani

1 large cool whip
1 small pkg instant pistachio pudding
1 small cottage cheese
1/2 bag mini marshmellows

Mix together and chill

Taco Soup-By Jani

1 lb browned hamburger
1 chopped onion
1 can diced tomatoes-don't drain
1 can corn-don't drain
1 can red kidney beans-don't drain
1 can white beans-don't drain
1 pkg taco seasoning

Place in crockpot and warm. Serve with sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese and Frito scoop chips.

Veggie Soup-By Jani

1 large can V8
1 bag mini carrots
5-6 red potatoes cut up with skins on
little bit of celery
1 onion chopped
1 can diced tomatoes
1 lb hamburger browned and seasoned with season salt and pepper
1 package mixed veggies (corn, beans, carrots, peas)
dash of onion powder
1 tablespoon sugar

Brown hamburger and place in crock pot with the rest of the ingredients. Cook until all veggies are soft and warm.

Smore Crispy Treats-By Jani

Place in large bowl:
9 cups Golden grahams cereal (about 3/4 box)
3 cups mini marshmellows

Mix together in sauce pan:

3/4 cup karo syrup
3 tablespoons butter
1 bag milk chocolate chips

Bring to a boil stirring constantly.

Pour over cereal and marshmellows. Mix well and then press in a 9x13 pan.

Broccoli & Cauliflour Salad-By Jani

1 head broccoli
1 head cauliflour
3/4 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 purple (sweet) onion chopped
6-8 slices bacon (can use the pre cooked kind too)
1 cup shredded cheese-mild cheddar

Dressing **chill for a hour prior to mixing with salad**

1 cup real mayo
2/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons vinegar

Mix together with salad and serve.

Chocolate chip cookies-By Jani

2 cubes margarine
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 3/4 cups flour (heaping)
1 bag milk chocolate chips

Cream margarine and sugar, add eggs and vanilla and mix well. Add the rest of the ingredients.
Bake at 350* for 10 minutes.

Orange Jello Salad aka "Mormon Jello salad"-By Dawnelle

1 small containter cottage cheese
1 small can mandrain oranges (dranied)
1 small package of orange jello
2 small containers extra creamy cool whip

Mix together the cottage cheese, mandrain oranges and jello let sit over night. Add coolwhip and mix together.

Orange Carrot Cookies-By Jani

3/4 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup cooked mashed carrots or 1 can carrots drained
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour

Cream together shortening and sugar. Add egg and carrots. Mix in the rest of the ingredients. Drop by a teaspoon on cookie sheet and bake at 375* for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and frost while still warm.

Frosting

3 cups powdered sugar
juice from 2 oranges
shredded orange peel
pinch of salt

mix well and frost on warm cookies. Store in refrigerater.

Stuffed Mushrooms-By Jani

1 pkg. Jimmy dean hot sausage
1 8 oz pkg. cream cheese
1 pkg. mushrooms

Wash mushrooms and remove stems. Brown sausage and then add cream cheese. Fill mushroom caps and bake for 20 minutes at 350*

Souvlakia-By Jani

3/4 cup olive oil
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 Tablespoon oregano
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon pepper

Marinate chicken for several hours or overnight. Cook on grill basting with a little lemon juice.

Yummy Sausage Chip Dip-By Jani

1 lb Jimmy dean hot sausage
1 onion chopped
1 green pepper chopped
1 can diced tomatoes
1 small can green chillies
1 8 oz pkg. cream cheese
1 16 oz sour cream

Cook sausage with onion and green pepper. Do not drain. Add the rest of the ingredients and cook until it's warm all the way through. Serve with tortilla chips.

Easy Stew-By Jani

1 pkg stew meat (browned)
1/2 pkg mini carrots
1 small onion chopped
5-6 red potatoes chopped
2 cans  Campbells golden mushroom soup
1 can cream of celery soup
Salt & pepper to taste

Place in crock pot and cook until all the veggies are done.

Simmering Potpourri- By Jani

1/2 lemon
1/2 orange
3 bay leaves
4 cinnamon sticks
27 whole cloves
4 cups water

Bring to a boil and simmer. Keep adding more water as it boils down.

No-Bake Cheesecake-By Jani

Combine the following ingredients in a blender:

1 8 oz package cream cheese
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla

Blend for 1-2 minutes.

Pour into ready-made graham cracker pie crust.

Refrigerate 4-6 hours

Serve with your favorite pie filling!

Darla's Carmel Dip-By Jani

2 cups brown sugar

1 cup karo syrup

1 can sweetened condensed milk

1 cup butter or margarine

Melt butter, add the rest of the ingredients. Cook until almost softball stage. (about 3-4 minutes)

To reheat between servings place in microwave.

Carmel Corn-By Jani

3 bags microwave popcorn
1 cube butter
1 cup Karo syrup
1 cup brown sugar
1 can Eagle brand sweetened condensed milk

Microwave popcorn and remove kernels.
Combine butter, Karo syrup, brown sugar. Bring to a boil stirring frequently for about 5 minutes.
add eagle brand milk and bring to a boil again for about 2 minutes.
Pour over popped popcorn.
To eat left overs just warm in microwave until soft

Chicken Enchilada Chip Dip-By Jani

2 chicken breasts (cooked & shredded)
1 small can green chilies
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 8 oz pkg cream cheese
Chopped onion
Dash of cayenne pepper
Shredded cheese

Mix all together--except the cheese. Place in 9x13 dish. Bake @ 350* for approx. 20 minutes or until bubbly. Add shredded cheese and let melt on top. Serve with tortilla chips. You can make this as spicy as you want. You can also use Jalapenos instead of green chilies and cayenne pepper.