Chocolate cookies

1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup crisco/butter
2 square unsweeten chocolate
1 egg
1/2cup of milk with 1/2teaspoon baking soda
1.5cups of flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla
(melt sugar and crisco- low heat, add choc, turn off and add everything else)

Frosting
1sq choc
a tab butter
3 tab of milk
(blend all together)
about 4 cups of powder sugar until right consistency

Kielbasa

2lbs kielbasa

1/2c ketchup
1/2c red wine vinegar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tab soy sauce

Bread Boat Dip

Rye bread
2 cups Mayo
16oz sour cream
1tb dill weed
chipped beef (package/jar)
2-3tb dry onion
1-2 tb parsley

Hash Brown Bake

2lb cubed frozen potatoes (partially thawed)
1 can cream of Mushroom soup (I use cream of chicken)
1 med. chopped onion
1 stick of melted butter
2 cups shredded ched. cheese
1 tb chopped parsley
1lb cooked cubed ham

Mix everything together
spread in 13x9 pan
bake uncovered 375 for an hour!

Rye Rounds

Rye Rounds
1 cup mayo
1 cup of sharp cheddar cheese
7 slices bacon
horseradish to taste (drain it or gets watery)
rye rounds

Mix, spread, cook until cheese is bubbly

crockpot lasagna

Ingredients:

• 1 pound Italian sausage, casings removed
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 2 cans (15 ounces each) Italian -style tomato sauce
• 2 teaspoons dried basil leaves, crumbled
• 1/2 teaspoon dried leaf oregano
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3 c shredded mozzarella cheese (12 oz)
• 1 container (16 ounces) part-skim ricotta cheese
• 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 12 uncooked lasagna noodles (12 oz)

Preparation:

Cook sausage and onion in a skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until sausage is no longer pink; drain well. Stir in tomato sauce, basil, oregano, and salt.
In a bowl, combine 2 cups of the shredded Mozzarella cheese, the ricotta cheese, and Parmesan cheese.
Spoon 1/4 of the sausage mixture into 3 1/2 to 5-quart crockpot; top with 4 lasagna noodles broken into pieces to fit. Top with half the cheese mixture and 1/4 of the sausage mixture. Top with 4 more noodles, broken to fit, another 1/4 of sausage mixture, remaining cheese mixture. Finish topping with remaining 4 noodles broken to fit and remaining sausage mixture.
Cover and cook on low heat 6 to 8 hours, or until noodles are tender.
Sprinkle top of lasagna with remaining 1 cup Mozzarella cheese. Cover and let stand 10 minutes, until cheese melts.
Serves 6.

Chicken Salad-Rice

cup of Uncle Ben's Select Brown rice

-Follow directions on package for firmer rice, substitute 1 can of Beef bouillon soup for 10 1/2 oz. of the cooking water. Cool.

Cook 3 1/2 whole chicken breast (I have used boneless and works fine) in 1 package of Lipton onion soup with water on the top of the stove.

Let chicken cool and remove from bones and cut up into bit size pieces.

Combine above with 2 cups of mayo, 1/4 chopped onion,1 cup finely chopped celery, salt and pepper.

Let set overnight.

Before serving add about 2 cups of mandarin oranges and 1 cup of seedless grapes.

Fried Rice

Fried Rice

4 eggs

1 t. salt

2-3 T. vegetable oil

5-10 sliced green onions

1/2 pd. chicken

1 pkg. frozen peas

2-3 c. cooked rice

Mix the eggs until partly cooked. Remove from the skillet. Saute green onions, chicken, and frozen peas. Add soy sauce. Stir in cooked rice. Add eggs. Continue to saute until done!

Apricot Chicken (sweet and sour taste)

Apricot Chicken
Chicken breasts (not cooked)
1 envelope onion soup mix
1 10 oz. jar apricot preserves
1 8 oz. bottle Russian salad dressing (kind of hard to find, but it's usually there! You can substitute Catalina dressing)

Combine salad dressing, soup mix, and preserves in a bowl. Arrange chicken in a single layer in shallow pan. Spoon the dressing mixture over the chicken. Bake, covered in foil, at 350 for 1 1/2 hours. This tastes like you spent forever on it and it's SO EASY!!!!

Tater Tot Casserole

Tator Tot Casserole
2-3 cups frozen tater tots (no need to thaw)
1 cup chopped onions, sauteed in butter (I just use dry onion flakes)
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 small jar Cheese Whiz
1 1/2 pounds ground beef, browned and drained
1 can of water

Put tater tots in large baking dish. Pour meat and onions over tater tots. Heat soup, water, and Cheese Whiz. Pour over meat and onions. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes until bubbly.


*** I saw this Recipe when I did a recipe hop and this is a dish that I had a lon time ago when I was in florida with my roomate from college. her Grandmother made it and I just loved it.... may have to try this again soon:)

Potato Casserole

Potato Casserole
20 oz. hashbrowns, thawed
1 stick margarine or butter
1 tsp salt and 1 tsp pepper
1 8 oz. container of sour cream
2 cups grated cheddar cheese
1 can cream of chicken soup
2 cups crushed cornflakes

Combine all in a bowl and mix well. Pour into a greased 9x13 dish and top with crushed cornflakes. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes. Done!


Haven't tried this yet....

Ritz/Ranch dressing Chicken

Hidden Valley Ranch Crispy Chicken

1/2 c. butter
ritz craker crumbs
3/4 c. Parmesan cheese
1 pkg. of Hidden Valley Ranch salad dressing mix (powder)
Make sure that you use the powdered mix and not the actual dressing. It's in the same aisle as the regular ranch.

Combine Ritz crumbs, Parmesan cheese and dressing mix in a zip-lock baggie- set aside. Melt butter. Dip chicken in melted butter and then coat chicken with crumb mixture. Put the piece of chicken in the baggie (one at a time), seal it up, and shake it until it's coated. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

I like to cut my chicken breasts in half to make them thinner, so if you do that, it doesn't need to cook for 45 minutes. For me, it's 25-30mins, but if you make this way, just see what works for you and your oven.

Baked Ziti

1 pound ground beef (optional)
3 cups ziti cooked and drained (I use whatever kind of pasta I have in my pantry!)
1 (26-ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided (Sometimes, if I don't have these cheeses I just use a Mexican four cheese blend that I ALWAYS have in my fridge. It is still yummy!)

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a large skillet, brown meat and drain. Stir in ziti, spaghetti sauce, mozzarella cheese and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese. Spoon into 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Top with remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Cover and bake 20 minutes.


Another recipe....

• 1 box Ziti noodles
• 1 Can Del Monte Traditional Sauce
• 1 Ricotta Cheese (16 oz)
• 1 tablespoon of basil, 1 tablespoon of oregano
• 1 cup Mozzarella Cheese
• Parmesan cheese

Preparation:

Cook ziti according to directions. Put in 9" X 13" pan. Mix in Ricotta cheese and seasonings. Mix in Mozzarella cheese. Pour sauce over top. Bake in 350° oven for 45 minutes. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, serve. Delicious!

Cheese Soup

1 C. chopped onion

4 C. water

4 bouillon cubes

1 C. chopped celery

1 C. diced carrots

2 1/2 C. diced potatoes

1 lb. Velveeta- I would do 1/2 next time and add a little more as you would like.... a little to rich for me...

2 cans cream of chicken soup

Boil water, bouillon, onions and celery until tender. Add carrots and potatoes and cook until tender. Add more water if necessary and cook for 10-15 more minutes. Add cream of chicken soup and Velveeta. Stir often to prevent scorching.

potpie

small (individual) baking metal tins
1/2 bag of frozen mixed veggies
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup of milk
Rot. chicken or shredded chicken breasts
garlic salt
pepper
frozen pie crust

Makes 4 mini pies

spray tins
split dough into pieces to fill tins and for tops
mix soup and milk
add chicken,veggies, garlic salt, pepper
mix altogether
seperate into tins with crust in them
cover with crust and slit top

bake at 375 according to crust directions, so crust is cooked

white sauce for scallops

1/4 cup white wine
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon shallots
1/2 cup heavy cream
3/4 cup butter


In a medium saucepan, combine white wine, wine vinegar, and shallots. Cook until liquid is almost evaporated, approximately 1 tablespoon left. Stir in heavy cream and let boil down until reduced by half. Stir in butter 1 tablespoon at a time, allowing each to melt before adding the next. Keep warm while preparing the scallops.

Chicken Wing Dip

1 rotisserie chicken- I think this is the easiest or you can use chicken breast and cook and shred
1 stick cream cheese
1 bottle of Chunky blue Cheese dressing
1 bottle chicken wing sauce
mozzarella cheese

- Spread cream cheese in 9x9 pan
- Add shredded chicken, blue cheese dressing (eyeball how much you want), chicken wing sauce (eyeball), Moz. cheese (eyeball)
- Cook 350 for about 20 minutes or until cheese has melted

This is ALWAYS a hit!!

Macaroni Salad- Dinosaur BBQ style!

SALAD
1 lbs small pasta shells
2 medium ripe tomatoes- cored and diced
1 cup thinly chopped celery
1/2 cup finely chopped green pepper
Mix the above together before adding the dressing to it.

THE DRESSING
1 cup mayo
1/4 cup creole mustard (zatarains)
4 cloves of garlic- minced
1 tsp brown sugar
1 tsp Kosher salt
1 tsp black pepper
Mix all this together and then coat pasta until creamy

Meatballs

• 2 lbs beef
  
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup freshly grated Romano cheese
• 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped Italian flat leaf parsley
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 cups stale Italian bread, crumbled
• 1 1/2 cups lukewarm water

1. Combine beef in a large bowl. Add garlic, eggs, cheese, parsley, salt and pepper.
2. Blend bread crumbs into meat mixture. Slowly add the water 1/2 cup at a time. The mixture should be very moist but still hold it's shape if rolled into meatballs. (I usually use about 1 1/4 cups of water). Shape into meatballs.
3. Cook meatballs in baking dish in oven for abour 20-25 min on 350
   

Sugar Cookies

31/2 cups flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
2/3 cups shortening ( I use butter crisco)
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
2 tsp. lemon extract
1 tsp vanilla

I mix flour,baking powder, and baking soda ahead of time
beat shortening, sugar, eggs, beat til creamy, then alternate flour mixture with milk. I add lemon and vanilla mid way through the mixing.
bake 350 for approx 13 or so min., depends on oven. When you touch middle of cookie, it shouldn't leave an indent.

Lisa D's High School Chicken Chunks :) Yum, Yum

4 pieces of chicken
2 tab olive oil
2 cans cream of chicken soup(or you can use one of Cream of Chicken and one Cream of Mushroom)
cook

Add one can chicken broth and thicken with flour or wondra

I add garlic salt and pepper at beginning...just a few dashes

I have cooked in 4 hours on high or 6 hours on low
depends what time I start it

Add carrots, peas towrds the end if you would like.

serve with potato's or rice

Cream of Broccoli and Cheddar soup

1 1/2 pounds broccoli trimmed
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 yellow onion, chopped
1/4 cup flour
5 Cups Chicken stock
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 cups milk
1/2 pound cheddar cheese

Directions:

1. coarsley chop broccoli and set aside
2. in a large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add the onion and saute until it begins to brown 5-7 minutes. sprinkle in flour and saute, stirring for about 1 minute more. whisking, slowly pour in the stock. add the chopped broccoli, thyme, and lemon juice and bring to boil. reduce to low and cover, simmer until the broccoli is very tender about 20 m inutes.
3. in small batches, puree the soup in a food mil, return the puree to the pan and stir in milk and bring to a simmer over low heat
4. sprinkle the cheese into the soup, stir over low heat until cheese melts

Shrimp Scampi

1 cup butter
1 tablespoon dijon mustard
1 tablespoon lemon juice
4 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon parsley
2 pounds uncooked shrimp

Directions:

1. in skillet combine butter, mustard, lemon juice, garlic and parsley
melt
2. season shrimp/ bread crumbs and pour mixture ofver shrimp and cook 12-15 min. and parm and broil for 3 min

Spritzer Cookies

1 cup butter soft
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons sugar
1 can almond paste- solo 1/2can
1 egg
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon almond extract

Directions:

1. cream butter, add sugar, paste, egg, vanilla and almond extract
beat well
2. add flour
3. then squeeze
4. cook 350 edge brown(5 minutes)

Tiajuan Trainwreck- Tacos

2 pounds ground turkey/beef
onion
2 cans tomato sauce
2 cans tomato paste
2 cans water (tom. paste can)
2 teaspoons chili powder
2 tablespoons oregano
2 tablespoons cumin
2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons sugar
2 cloves garlic

Directions

1. cook beef with onion
2. mix everything and cook about 20-30 minutes

Vodka Pasta

2 tablespoons butter
1 onion
2 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
1 can italian tomato
1/2 cup vodka
3/4 cup heavy cream
1 cup grated parmesan cheese
8 ounces rigatoni

Directions:

1. cook pasta
2. melt butter in large skillet
3. add onion, garlic and seasoning until onion is soft and clear (4 min.)
4. add tomato and simmer 10 min, stir occasionally
5. add vodka and simmer 5 min.
6. add cream and 1/2 cup parm and simmer until sauce thickens 4-5 min
7. add pasta

Fondue- White Sauce

1 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons horseradish
2 teaspoons chives and dried onion

Fondue- Bluecheese sauce

1/2 cup salted butter
2 tablespoons blue cheese
2 teaspoons mustard
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder

Mixed together

Fruit Pizza

17oz. roll Pillsbury slice and bake sugar cookies

8oz. cream cheese(softened)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1/3 cup sugar
Fresh or canned fruit of your choice

- Heat oven to 375
- Line a 14" pizza pan with foil
- Slice cookies into 1/8" slices and arrange slightly overlapping on the foil lined pizza pan.
- Bake at 375 for 9 - 11 minutes
- Cool completely and remove the foil
- In small bowl beat the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until fluffy
- Spread mixture over the cookie crust
- Arrange fruit over cream cheese. Refrigerate.

For presentation
mix 1/4 cup of orange marmalade and 1 tablespoon of water together and spoon over the fruit (this will make it shiny).

Apple Crisp

1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup milk
1 tablespoon flour
1/2 cup water

1/2 cup quick oats
1/2 cup butter
2/3 cup flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 package butterscotch cook and serve

6 granny smith apples

- Mix flour and brown sugar together and then mix milk and water with it
- Mix quick oats, butter, flour, sugar, cinnamon and butterscotch together to make the crumb topping
- Cut apples and pour water solution on them
- Put in baking dish
- Top with crumb topping
- Bake 350 for about an hour

Crockpot Chicken Enchiladas

1 large or 2 small cans of enchilada sauce (I do mild for Paul)
4 or 5 boneless chicken breasts
2 small cans of cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup chopped onion
10 corn tortillas
16 ounces sharp cheddar cheese
(The original recipe also called for 1 small can of sliced black olives and a 4 oz. can of green chilies. I chose not to put them in.)

Optional for toppings:
Sour cream
Green chili salsa


Cook (boil) chicken and shred. Mix soup and onions in a separate bowl. (If you choose to do the olives and green chilies, add it to the soup mixture.) Layer crockpot with:

1. Enchilada sauce
2. corn tortillas (ripped into wedges and pieced around to make a layer)
3. soup mixture
4. chicken
5. cheese

Repeat 2 more times. (Basically I do a third of each ingredient per layer)

Cook on low for 6 hours

Mexican Chicken

Ingredients:

3-4 chicken breasts, boiled and cut into bite size pieces
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 can rotel
1-2 cups cheddar cheese
Package of corn tortillas (small)
Spanish Rice

- Tear some tortilla's and place them on the bottom of pan, then firm pat the spanish rice and put another layer of tortilla on top of the rice
- Mix together the soups, rotel and chicken and pour on top.
- Top with cheddar cheese
- Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until cheese is bubbly

Not the most appetizing picture but it will remind me what it is:) It is messy!

Pizza Dough

1 cup of warm water
1 package of dry yeast
1 teaspoon of sugar
1 teaspoon of salt
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 1/2 cups flour

- Mix warm water and yeast together until the yeast has dissolved
- Add the above inredients
- Stir around till ball forms and let sit for about 5 minutes
- Kneed it on until it is in a firm ball
- Roll out on a floured counter
- Place on oiled pan or pizza stone and top as desired

Pineapple salsa dip

- Soften one block of cream cheese and spread on the bottom of over safe dish
- Spread a jar of pineapple (or any other flavor) salsa on top
- Sprinkle with Cheddar Cheese

Bake in the oven on 350 for about 20-30 minutes

Cheese Dip

Mix all ingredients together:

1 cup mayo
1/4 cup onion
1 1/4 cup of shredded cheddar cheese
1 teaspoon horseradish- drained

cook on 400 for about 10 minutes

Artichoke Dip

1 jar seasoned artichokes
1/2 cup mayo
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

- Slice artichokes and add to mayo and cheese
- cook on 350 for about 20 minutes

Chicken Tacos

1 rotisserie chicken (shredded)
1 cup of chipolte salsa

- Mix the above together

- In a separate bowl mix:
1/2 cup mayo
2 tablespoons of chipolte salsa
1 teaspoon cumin

*** Use this as a taco sauce

Chicken Kiev

Ingredients

1 stick of butter
3 cloves of garlic- minced (again I use more)
2 tablespoons of lemon juice
1 tablespoon of parsley
flour
1 egg
splash of milk
Italian bread crumbs

Directions:
- In plastic bag put flour with salt and pepper. Put chicken in one at a time and pound it thin- not to thin
- dip floured piece into egg and milk mixture
- Then dip into Italian Bread Crumbs
- cook in pan (electric pan) with butter and above ingerdients- Have pan be hot when you put chicken in and then turn it down
- cook on each side for about 6 minutes or until chicken is done

Red Potato Salad

1.5 lbs of red potato
1 bunch of scallions chopped
1/2 cup of mayo
1/2 cup of sour cream
green jalapeno sauce to taste (recipe calls for 4 teaspoons)

- boil potato's
- smash potato's in a bowl
- add chopped onions, mayo, sour cream and jalapeno sauce

Swiss chicken casserole

Ingredients:

• 4 cups cooked chopped chicken
• 2 cups sliced celery
• 2 cups herb-seasoned stuffing cubes- Used Stove Top- Savory Herb
  
• 1 cup salad dressing (Miracle Whip
  
  )
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 cup chopped green onion
• 1 teaspoon salt
• dash pepper
• 8 ounces shredded or sliced Swiss cheese
• 1/4 cup toasted slivered almonds*

Directions:

*To toast almonds, spread out in a single layer on a baking sheet. Toast in a 350° oven, stirring occasionally, for 8 to 12 minutes. Or, toast in an ungreased skillet over medium heat, stirring, until golden brown and aromatic.

- Combine chicken, celery, stuffing cubes, salad dressing, milk, green onion, salt, pepper, and Swiss cheese. Sprinkle with toasted almonds.

- Cover casserole and bake at 350° for 25 minutes. Remove cover and continue baking 10 minutes longer.

Before

Barbecue Bacon Cheeseburgers

Barbecue Bacon Cheeseburgers

1 lb. bacon, cooked crisp divided
2 lbs ground chuck
3 tabs hickory-flavored barbque sauce
1 tab liquid smoke
1/2 tsp. salt
12 slices sharp cheddar cheese
1 large sweet onion, cut thick slices
6 hamb. buns
lettuce, tomato slices

- preheat grill to med.-high heat 350-400 spray grill rack with nonstick cooking spray

- Crumble bacon 10 slices (set remaining bacon aside)
- put crumbled beacon in bowl, add ground chuck, 3 tabs bar-b-q sauce, liquid smoke and salt, - - mix gently to combine

- Divide mixture into 12 equal portions, and shape each into a thin 4" patty.
- cut 6 slices cheese into quarters. Place 4 cheese quarter on patties .
- Place remaining patties on top and pinch together, so cheese is inside two burgers.
- Cook to desired wellness
- add 1 piece cheese on top of burger and melt.
- Grill onions slices for 3-4 min. until browned and tender.
- spread additional barbque sauce over bottom halve of bun.
- Top as desired with lettuce, tomato, grilled onions and bacon slices..

*** Just got this recipe and will be trying this week sometime!

Crispy Ranch Fries

Crispy Ranch Fries

1 (26-oz) bag frozen extra-crispy fast food fries ( this is to serve 6)
1 (1oz) package rancy dressing mix , divided
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 cup mayo

- Preheat oven to 450
- spray a rimmed baking sheet with non stick cooking spray
- Place fries in single layer on prepared baking sheet and sprinkle evenly with 1 tab.
ranch dressing mix
- Bake for 11 to 15 min., or until fries are lightly browned and crispy.

In small bowl, combine: ketchup, mayo, and remaining ranch dresssing mix. Serve with fries.

Garlic/cheese rice

1 cup Uncle Ben's converted rice
4 tablespoon of butter
2/3 cloves of minced garlic (I use more... I LOVE garlic!!)
1 can chicken broth
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:
- Mix garlic and butter in pan on med. heat
- put rice in the butter once it is melted for about 4-5 minutes to brown the rice
- Mix in a casserole dish with 1 can of chicken broth
- Cover and cook for about 25-30 minutes or until very little liquid is left
- Add 1/4 cup of cheese (I always add more)
- Mix it into the rice and serve!

Loaded Chicken.... aka: Anniversary Chicken

I want to change this name to Loaded chicken because it reminds me of a loaded Baked potato.

Ingredients:

• 6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 1/2 cup teriyaki basting sauce
• 1/2 cup Ranch-style salad dressing
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
• 3 green onions, chopped
• 1/2 (3 ounce) can bacon bits
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley, for garnish

- I first took the chicken and scored it and let it marinated in some teriyaki
- Mix the ranch dressing and Teriyaki in a dish and pour on top of the marinating chicken
- Cook that for about 15 minutes or so on 350
- Add bacon, cheese and green onions and cook for about 15 more minutes
- Once check is done (clear juices) I sprinkled a little extra bacon, cheese and onions on top of mine!

My sister and I made this for the first time on the same night and we both (including husbands) LOVED it!!!

Italian Beef

This is a recipe that my friend Amy made for me after we had Emma! It was delicious and it is EASY to make! That is the best part!!!

Italian Beef
-1-2 lb. Top round roast
-add:
1 tsp garlic salt
1/2 tsp. basil
1/2 tsp. oregano
1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper
1 bay leaf
3/4 c. water
1/4 c. red wine all on top of the roast
-Cook 7-8 hours on low
-cut up & cook one more hour
-eat with crusty buns & white cheese (we used the Italian blend cheese)

*** My sister makes the same recipe using a dark beer such as Guinness

Why??

Well this is for me to keep track of my recipes. I had a program on my old computer that crashed and it is a pain trying to get all the recipes so I figured this would be a great way to keep them all together and organized... if the computer crashes again I will still be able to get them from any computer and if I do not have the computer I can still access the internet to get them!!