KrAzY in the KiTcHeN

Oriental Cabbage Salad

2010-04-14T12:52:00.000-07:00

Salad

3/4 head of Cabbage chopped (or a bag and a half coleslaw from the bagged salads)

4 Green onions chopped

2 packages Ramen noodles crushed

1 cup cashews

All of these ingrients are to taste.

Dressing

1/3 cup veg. oil

1/4 cup vinegar

1 seasoning package from your Ramen noodles (I have used beef and chicken and like them both)

2 Tbs. Sugar.

I like to wait till the last min. to add the Ramen and the nuts so the dressing doesn't make them soggy. You can also add canned chicken to make it more of a main dish.

Tuna Salad Sandwich

2010-02-08T12:22:00.000-08:00

1 can (12 oz) solid white tuna, drained
1/3 cup fat free plain yogurt
1 can (4 oz) crushed pineapple, drained
1 stalk celery, finely chopped (1/3 cup)
1/4 cup sweet pickle relish
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1 tsp mustard
1/8 tsp cinnamon

Mix all together and serve as a sandwich with lettuce and tomato.

This was an eat better America recipe and I loved it. I like tuna sandwiches, but this was really good!

Poppyseed Chicken

2009-09-04T22:01:00.000-07:00

2c crushed ritz crackers
1T poppyseed
1/2c melted butter
1 whole, cooked deboned chicken (I usually use a quart of bottled I think)
1 can cream chicken soup
1 16oz sour cream

Mix crackers, poppyseed and butter together. Press into baking dish; reserve 1/2 cup crust. Mix remaining ingredients; pour over crust. Sprinkle remaining crumbs on top. Bake 1 hr at 350, let set 10 minutes

*I haven't ever put poppyseed in because it's not something I have and don't ever remember to buy. It still great w/out. All the other ingredients are staples in my house so I love this because its really quick to make and really good. We eat it over rice.

Pizza & Movie Night

2009-09-04T21:55:00.000-07:00

Pizza Dough-

We've tried a few different dough recipes, but so far this is my favorite!!

1 T active dry yeast
1-1/3 c warm water
5t sugar
4t canola oil
1/4 t salt
1/4t garlic salt
1/4t dried oregano
3 1/4-3 1/2c flour

*in bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Add the sugar, oil, salt, garlic salt, oregano and 1 1/2 c flour. Stir in enough of the remaining flour to form a soft dough.
*turn onto floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 30 minutes.
*wrap foil over the outside of two 12 inch pizza pans; grease.
*Now the recipe (Food Fun magazine Sept. 2009) says to grill it. Since we don't have a grill I just add my toppings and then bake 350 for 20-30 minutes.

Whole wheat, oatmeal & banana pancakes

2009-08-07T23:29:00.000-07:00

I FINALLY got some wheat and borrowed my mother in laws grinder to try... This was my first recipe (found it at allrecipes.com), taking it slow...

PREP TIME
15 Min

COOK TIME
15 Min

Original recipe yield 12 pancakes

1 cup uncooked rolled oats
1 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons dry milk powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
2 cups milk
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 banana, mashed

DIRECTIONS
Place the rolled oats into the jar of a blender and blend until the texture resembles coarse flour. Whisk together the blended oats, whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, brown sugar, dry milk powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl; set aside.
Whisk together the egg, milk, vegetable oil, and vanilla. Stir in the mashed banana. Pour the egg mixture into the flour mixture and stir just until moistened. Let the batter stand for 5 minutes.
Heat a lightly oiled griddle over medium-high heat. Drop batter by large spoonfuls onto the griddle, and cook until bubbles form and the edges are dry, about 2 minutes. Flip, and cook until browned on the other side. Repeat with remaining batter.

I made it exactly as is (except I made 1/2 banana and 1/2 chocolate chip because Glen hates bananas). I really liked the banana batch!! Really easy and yummy!

AwEsOmE French Bread Recipe!!!

2009-07-18T20:52:00.000-07:00

While browsing the other night I found this recipe and thought it sounded good. Tonight I tried it and it turned out sooooo good!!! Go HERE and check it out. There was quite a few recipes that looked good but this is all I've tested so far. Let me know if you try something else!!

Chimichangas/Burritos??

2009-03-06T21:58:00.000-08:00

Lately I've been in the mood to cook ahead & freeze. In my searching I found this blog with this recipe. This is almost like burritos that I make that are a family fave, but I've never thought of freezing them because they don't last long enough. We tried these tonight and it was really easy, good & just the single batch was enough for dinner tonight and freeze enough for another meal :).

1 lb. of cooked hamburger
16 oz. of Salsa1
16oz can of Refried
package of taco seasoning mix
16- 8" flour tortillas
4 cups of shredded cheddar cheese

First, in a pan add beef, salsa beans and taco seasoning. Cook until heated thoroughly, stirring often. Next, spray a non-stick skillet and then heat on medium-low heat. One at a time, put the tortillas in the skillet, heating for about 30 seconds on each side. (I did this, but don't know if I'd do it again, I think it makes them crunchy & I'm not a big fan?)

Once the shells are heated, place each of them on their own individual small square of tin foil. Next add some of the meat mixture in the middle. Top with a small amount of cheese.Then, fold in the sides and the ends to basically seal the meat/cheese mixture inside. Place the folded tortilla at the end of the tin foil and roll it up in the tin foil, folding over each end. Place each of these individual chimichangas into one large Ziploc bag that's dated and labeled. You should be able to get at least 16 chimichangas out of the recipe.

When you are ready to eat these, throw them on a cookie sheet in the tin foil and bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes. No need to thaw them in advance.

(I LOVE meals that you can just throw in the oven with NO THAWING.. we all have days where we forget about dinner until 5oclock.. That's to late for thawing)

New Recipes

2009-02-20T07:40:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to let you know that I'm going to try to start posting at least one recipe a week on this blog that includes ingredients that go on sale that week (using Grocery Smarts) and my coupon blog. If you also use Grocery Smarts I would love some other recipes with ingredients that go on sale!! (even if you don't feel free to let me know if you want to share recipes, anyone is welcome :)

Easy BBQ Pizzas

2009-02-20T07:29:00.000-08:00

I know I saw this on Sam the Cooking Guy awhile back, we tried it and liked it. But now I can't find the exact recipe, so this is all I remember and you can add what you like? Since pillsbury grand biscuits & chicken are on sale this week...

1 can biscuits
bbq sauce
shredded chicken (I just used bottled/canned)
cheese

Easy.. Flatten biscuits on pan, add bbq sauce, chicken and cheese and bake. Yummy pizzas :)

*We also do pizza/spagetti sauce & pepperoni pizzas with these.

Crock Pot Enchilada Casserole

2009-01-31T12:54:00.001-08:00

1 1/2 lbs ground beef, seasoned & drained
12 corn tortillas
1 can corn
1 large can chili beans
1 can olives, sliced (I use smallest can)
3 cups cheddar cheese, grated
1 large can mild enchilada sauce

1. In crock pot, layer hamburger, corn, beans, olives, sauce, cheese, and 3 tortillas- repeat 3-4 times.

2. Cover & cook on low 4-5 hours or until heated through.

This is quick, easy and my kids acutally really like it. I like to have some burger cooked and frozen, so you just pull it out to thaw, layer and you done!!

SunShine Muffins

2009-01-15T15:23:00.000-08:00

2 bananas mashed
14 oz applesauce
1 whole egg and 2 egg whites
2 TBS vanilla
2 cups grated carrots
1 cup flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 cup coconut
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cups bran cereal
1 TBS cinnamon
2 TBS poppy seeds
3/4 cup mini chocolate chips

Mix until moistened. Spray muffin tins with Pam. Bake at 375 for 20-25 minutes. Freeze extra muffins.

*I have been trying to eat healthier and came across this recipe. (For anyone doing Weight Watchers it is 1 point per muffin) and I thought it tasted pretty good.

Fast and easy cookies

2008-11-07T14:21:00.000-08:00

Choose a Cake Mix Cookies
2 cake mixes
2/3 c. margarine (abt 10 Tbsp)
2 eggs
1/4 c. water
Mix all ingrediants together (dough will be stiff). Cook at 375 for 8-10 min. on ungreased coookie sheet. (I cook for 10-12min then let cool 2 min on pan before taking them off, I guess it dependes on oven but if you cook them to long they get hard.

Zucchini Cake

2008-09-29T09:32:00.000-07:00

2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup cocoa
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
4 eggs
3/4 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup applesauce
3 cups grated zucchini
3/4 cup chocolate chips

Mix together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Add eggs and oil. Mix well. Fold in zucchini and chocolate chips. Grease and flour bundt pan. Bake at 350 for 50-60 minutes. When done cool for 10 minutes in the pan then tip cake over on serving plate.

Glaze:
2 TBS oil
2 TBS melted butter
2 TBS karo syrup
2 tsp vanilla
6 TBS cocoa
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk, or more as needed

Mix together well and pour over cake.

This is a great dessert to use up all the zucchini from the garden!

Orange Chicken Sandwich

2008-09-29T09:28:00.001-07:00

8 chicken breasts
3 TBS salt
1 (12 oz) can frozen orange juice concentrate

Place chicken in crock pot and cover with water. Add orange juice and salt. Cook for 5-6 hours on low. Wash off and cool. Cut chicken into cubes.

Add:
1 cup sliced grapes
1/2 cup diced onion
1/2 cup diced celery
3/4 cup almonds or cashews
1 1/2 cup mayo or more as needed
salt and pepper to taste

Refrigerate before serving. I served them in croissants!

Sweet and Sour Chicken

2008-09-29T09:20:00.000-07:00

3 lbs chicken breast cut into nugget sized pieces
sprinkle with garlic salt

1 cup cornstarch, in separate bowl
4 eggs beaten, in separate bowl

Dip chicken in cornstarch, then egg. Place in a frying pan with 1/4 cup oil and brown. Place all browned chicken into a 13x9 baking dish and set aside.

In separate sauce pan combine the following:
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 cup vinegar
1 cup chicken broth
4 TBS cornstarch
1/4 cup ketchup
2 TBS soy sauce

Thicken over medium heat. Pour sauce over chicken and bake for 1 hour at 325. Serve with rice. *I doubled the sauce to have enough for rice too!

Fettucine Alfredo

2008-09-22T22:47:00.000-07:00

1 1/2 lb dry fettucine pasta
1 c marg.
1 1/2 c. heavy cream
salt & pepper to taste
dash garlic salt
3/4 c. grated Romano cheese
1/2 c. grated parmesan cheese

Bring large pot of slighty salted water to boil. Add fettucine and cook 8-10 minutes. Drain. In a large saucepan, melt margarine and cream over low heat. Add salt, pepper and garlic salt. Stir in cheese over medium heat until melted, this will thicken the sauce. Add pasta to sauce. Serve immediately.
Approx. 15 min

I got this recipe from my aunt Vickie.. It was a hit, the kids went to work!! Really easy, really good! Next time I will do less butter, 3/4 maybe even 1/2- 1c is to much.. Other than that it's a keeper.

Food Storage Blog

2008-06-23T12:51:00.000-07:00

I just found this really cool blog for using your food storage. I haven't tried anything yet, but they look awesome. And I'm loving the downloads for powdered milk, and the cookies look great. Also she does everything with wheat in a blender (which is nice since I don't have a grinder, actually I don't have any wheat :) but I'm gonna get some now.

So, If anyone tries anything here before I get a chance please let me know.. I'm excited about it!!

http://www.everydayfoodstorage.blogspot.com/

Chicken Salad

2008-06-19T15:09:00.000-07:00

2 1/2 c. cooked chicken (shredded or cubed)
1 c. celery
1 c. grapes
1/2 c. slivered almonds
2 tsp. parsley
1 tsp salt
1 c. mayo
1/4 c. heavy whipping cream

1. Beat heavy whipping cream until it peaks.
2. In another bowl add ALL other ingredients, add to cream.

I got this from my sister in law. It's a great summer/picnic repice. It's yummy on bread, cresent rolls or torillas!!

Salsa Chicken

2008-06-12T05:51:00.000-07:00

4 Chicken Breasts
1 c. salsa
1 can cream of chicken soup
2 c. minute rice

Add first 3 ingredients to crockpot, cook on high 4 hours or on low for 7-8 hours.

During the last 10-15 minutes :

Break up the chicken then add the rice.

Put on tortillas and add cheese, sour cream, etc.

I did end up adding a little water when I put the rice in, but this was really good!! With 3 easy ingredients this is a GREAT Sunday morning recipe! It's good left overs too.

Meatball Subs

2008-06-12T05:45:00.000-07:00

Prep Time:10 min
Total Time:24 min

1 lb. lean ground beef
6 RITZ Crackers, finely crushed
1/4 cup KRAFT 100% Grated Parmesan Cheese
3/4 cup spaghetti sauce, divided
12 KRAFT Cheddar Cheese Cubes
4 hot dog buns, partially split

PREHEAT oven to 400ºF. Mix meat, cracker crumbs, Parmesan cheese and 1/4 cup of the spaghetti sauce in medium bowl. Shape into twelve meatballs, using about 2 Tbsp. meat mixture for each.

PLACE, 2 inches apart, in shallow baking pan sprayed with cooking spray. Press 1 cheese cube deeply into center of each meatball.

BAKE 14 min. or until meatballs are cooked through (160ºF). Meanwhile, microwave remaining 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce in small microwaveable bowl on HIGH 30 sec. or until heated through (adult assisted).

SPOON sauce evenly into buns. Fill each with three meatballs.

Ok, so this is yet another recipe from Kraft. Very easy and yummy, even the kids like this one! And they loved pushing the cubes of cheese into the meatballs. I must have made them a little smaller because I actually got quite a few more meatballs than the recipe says.

Pizza Pockets

2008-04-26T14:08:00.000-07:00

So last night we decided to do picnic and movie (Lion's King) on the living room floor.. I kind of mixed a few recipes, rigged this up and it turned out pretty good-the kids polished off every last crumb!
I just made the pizza recipe on this blog, from MIchelle I think. When it was done rising I divided it into two-put first half on greased cookie sheet. Topped with pizza sauce, pepperoni and moz. cheese. Then I took the other half and covered it (ok well, the recipe that I got the idea from was for refrigerated pizza dough, didn't have that so i improvised) Now, I would suggest either using the ref. stuff or doubling this batch, or not trying to make it cover the whole pan-I couldn't do it at least, not that that means much. Anywho.. then I cute like 3 rectangles and then cut them into triangles, kinda closed them down and sprinkled with parm. cheese. Bake 15-19 minutes at 400 degrees.. Anyways, let me know if anyone tries this and how it worked out?

Berry Blend

2008-04-26T14:04:00.000-07:00

1/4 c. milk
6 Tbsp honey
80z cream cheese
2 cups each frozen blueberries and rasberries

Blend first 3 ingredients until well blended; then add fruit and blend.
This is really YUMMY!! It's thick! I just used 4 c. frozen mixed berries because that's what I had.

2008-04-26T11:00:00.000-07:00

Yummy Pork Chops

About 4- 6 Boneless Pork Chops
Pkg Pork shake and Bake
1 can cream of Chicken soup
3/4 can of milk (from soup can)
Coat Pork chops with shake according to package directions.Put in 13x9 in cake pan. Mix milk and soup then pour over pork chops. Cover with foil and Bake according to Shake and Bake directions. Very easy, really yummy.

The (Almost) Café Rio Salad

2008-04-22T04:52:00.000-07:00

Pork:
4 lbs pork roast
4 (8oz) cans tomato sauce
3 tsp. pressed garlic
3 cups brown sugar
4 tsp. cumin
4 cups Dr. Pepper
4 T. molasses
1 tsp. salt
pepper to taste

Combine all ingredients in slow cooker or crock-pot, cover and cook for 10 hrs on LOW or 5 hrs on HIGH. Baste as needed. When pork is cooked, remove and shred with forks to serve. Add back in some juice for extra flavor on pork and salad to liking.

Lime Rice:
2 T. butter
1 1/4 cup rice
2 1/4 cup chicken broth
3/4 tsp. salt
pepper
juice and zest of 1 large or 2 small limes
2 T. finely chopped cilantro
1/4 tsp. cumin

In cooking pot, melt butter with rice, then add liquid and other ingredients. Bring to boil, reduce heat, cover and cook for 20 minutes.

Cafe Rio Salsa Ranch-Jaymas recipe
1pkg dry hidden Valley Ranch mix
1c. butter milk ( I just added vinager to reg. milk)
1c.mayo
2 Tomatillos peeled (paper skin and outer skin)
(I found these at Smiths by the green peppers and jalapenos They probably have them at other stores to)
1 clove garlic minced
1/3 bunch cilantro chopped
1/2 tsp. lime juice
1 sm. jalapeno
Mix in Blender

Other basic salad ingredients:
Chopped lettuce
Black beans
Pico de gallo/salsa
Guacamole

Shredded cheese
Tortilla chips
Cilantro
Limes

Sam the cooking guy

2008-04-16T18:33:00.000-07:00

So, has anyone else ever watched this guy? He is on some random channel, early in the morning . He just does it out of his kitchen and is pretty funny, and bonus-although he does some crazy stuff that I wouldn't normally do, some of it looks dang good! I put the link on the side too. http://www.thecookingguy.com/cookbook/recipes.php

MY FAVORITE FRUIT SALAD FOR THE TIME BEING...

2008-04-05T12:24:00.001-07:00

I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE GOES IN SPURTS (sp?) WITH MEALS.. BUT WE LOVE THIS FRUIT SALAD RIGHT NOW AND IT'S PRETTY BASIC STUFF FROM MY PANTRY, SO THAT'S NICE..
1 CAN PINEAPPLE-CRUSHED-20 oz drained
1 CAN MANDRINE ORANGES-11 oz drained
1 PKG PISTACHIO PUDDING -dry
1 PKG COOL WHIP (THE SMALLER ONE)
1 PKG COTTAGE CHEESE
COCONUT
MARSHMELLOWS
GRAPES/APPLES
CINAMMON
WALNUTS CHOPPED (SOMETIMES)
SORRY I JUST WING THE LAST STUFF SO CAN'T GIVE AMOUNTS, JUST AS MUCH AS YOU LIKE. I KNOW I FOUND THIS KIND OF SOMEWHERE THEN JUST CHANGED IT AND ADDED DIFFERENT STUFF, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S CALLED-BUT WE LOVE IT!! IT'S REALLY QUICK AND EASY.

BBQ POTATO & BACON SALAD

2008-04-05T12:20:00.000-07:00

1/3 C. RANCH DRESSING
1/3 C. BBQ SAUCE
2 TBSP. DIJON MUSTARD
3 LB'ISH RED POTATOES, COOKED & CUT INTO QUARTERS
1 CAN CORN
1/2 C. SLICED CELERY
1/2 C. CHOPPED RED PEPPER
1/2 C. CHOPPED RED ONION
BACON, CRISPLY COOKED & CRUMBLED
1. MIX DRESSING, BBQ SAUCE & MUSTARD IN LARGE BOWL.
2. ADD ALL REMAINING INGREDIENTS EXCEPT BACON, MIX A LITTLE
3. ADD BACON TO TOP & SERVE. (WE LIKE LOTS OF BACON, GIVES GOOD FLAVOR)`

Tortellini Spinach Salad

2008-04-02T12:44:00.000-07:00

12 cups fresh baby spinach
1 ½ cups cooked cheese tortellini
¾ cup shredded parmesan cheese
¾ cup poppy seed salad dressing

Combine spinach, tortellini, and cheese. Drizzle with dressing; toss to coat.
Yield 12 servings

This might be a stretch for the pasta salad category, but I really like it and thought it might fit!

Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad

2008-04-02T12:39:00.000-07:00

1 (12 ounce) package uncooked tri color rotini pasta
10 slices of bacon*
1 cup mayonnaise
3 TBS dry ranch salad dressing mix
¼ tsp garlic powder
½ tsp garlic pepper
½ cup milk, or as needed
1 (4.25 ounce) can sliced black olives
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 large tomato, chopped

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Stir in rotini pasta and cook for 10-12 minutes or until al dente; drain. Place bacon in a skillet over medium-high heat and cook until evenly brown. Drain and chop. In a large bowl, mix mayonnaise, ranch dressing mix, garlic powder and garlic pepper. Stir in milk until smooth. Add pasta. Place bacon, tomato, black olives and cheese in bowl and toss to coat with dressing. Cover and chill at least 1 hour in refrigerator. Toss with additional milk if the salad seems a little dry.

*I just use real bacon pieces

Chicken Pasta Salad

2008-04-02T12:37:00.000-07:00

Cook and drain 12 oz Bowtie Pasta
Add:
1 can pineapple tidbits
1 cup chopped celery
4 chopped green onions
1 cup cashews
1 cup grapes
4 pieces cooked cubed chicken
Mix:
1 cup Mayo
1 (16 oz) coleslaw dressing

Mix everything together and enjoy. Serves 6-8

I actually don't add the cashews when I make the salad, because this makes so much and just add some to each individual serving so the cashews aren't soggy.

Baking Powder Biscuits

2008-03-20T12:49:00.000-07:00

2 c. flour
1 T. salt
1 c. milk -2T.
1 T. baking powder
1/2 c. shortening

Cut shortening into dry ingredients. Add milk. Pat out, handling as little as possible. Cut and bake at 425 degrees for 10-12 minutes.

Merna's Rice Pudding

2008-03-20T12:45:00.000-07:00

2 well beaten eggs
1/2 c. sugar
1/4 t. salt
2 c. scalded milk
1 1/4 c. cooked rice
1 c. raisins
1 t. vanilla
Dash of cinnamon
Dash of nutmeg

Combine eggs, sugar and salt. Gradually add scalded milk. Add rice, raisins, vanilla, cinnamon & nutmeg. Pour into a greased 1 quart casserole dish. Set dish into a cake pan. Pour hot water in pan about 1 inch deep. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.

MES Pizza Pockets

2008-03-20T12:38:00.000-07:00

1 1/2 T. yeast
3 c. warm water
6 T. shortening
2 T. sugar
1 T. salt
6 T. powdered milk
6 1/2 c. flour
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Dissolve yeast in warm water. Add remaining ingredients. Mix well. Knead. Raise. (This recipe can also be used for pizza dough or scones).

For Pizza Pockets: Dough should be very tender, don't over mix or add all of the flour at once. Let dough rise. Pinch off into rolls, let rise again. Mash each roll and fill with a mixture of grated cheddar cheese, Velveeta, and chopped ham. About 1/4 c. filling. Pinch dough up around filling. Turn over so the seam is down. Bake about 14 minutes.

MES Basic Sweet Dough

2008-03-20T12:25:00.000-07:00

2c. warm water
2T. yeast
4 eggs
3/4 c. powered milk
2t. salt
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. oil
6 1/2 c. flour

Dissolve yeast in water. Add milk, eggs, salt, sugar, and oil. Add 1/2 of the flour and whip to make a sponge. Add remaining flour and mix or knead. Let rise 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Roll out to make Cinnamon Rolls or Caramel Pecan Rolls.

For Cinnamon Rolls: Add 1 cup raisins to dough when mixing. Roll out and brush with water (not butter, (this dries out the dough). Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar mixture; roll up. Place on baking sheet to let rise. Bake at 400 degrees for 12-14 minutes.

For Carmel Pecan Rolls: Roll out dough; brush with water, not butter; Sprinkle with brown sugar and chopped pecans. Roll up and cut as cinnamon rolls.

To make Kolachies: Dough may need a little more flour so you can handle with hands. After down has risen, pinch off small balls of dough and place on baking pan far enough apart that they won't tough after rising. Let rise until real light. Take a small round cup and press down in middle of dough (dip cup in flour to keep from sticking). Fill with your favorite fruit pie filling and bake at 400 degrees fro 12-14 minutes. Pour a white glaze over rolls after they cool.

Oreo truffles

2008-03-03T13:54:00.000-08:00

1 bag Oreos
1 8 oz cream cheese, softened
almond bark, or chocolate chips

Crush bag of Oreos into crumbs. Combine with cream cheese until mixed well. Roll into bite sized balls and place in freezer for about 1/2 hour. Then dip the balls in melted chocolate. EnJoy! I store them in the fridge.

**An Easter idea would be to use white chocolate to dip them in and use food coloring to mix with the white chocolate and make a pastel color.

BBQ Chicken Wraps

2008-03-01T13:39:00.000-08:00

This one probably isn't a real recipe.

2-3-4 chicken breasts (depending on size of family)
bbq sauce (like Kraft or whatever you like)
tortillas
shredded cheddar cheese

Put thawed or frozen chicken in crock pot. Pour 1/4-1/2 bottle of BBQ sauce and stir around. Cover and cook for about 3 hours on high or 5 hours on low. Add more sauce if desired. Shred chicken with a fork. Serve on warmed tortillas and sprinkle with cheese.
I'm sure you could put more toppings on them. If you do, let me know what you try.

Garlic Cheese Biscuits

2008-03-01T13:28:00.000-08:00

I'm finally getting around to posting a couple of recipes. This one is so easy and so yummy!
1 cup. flour
1 Tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/3 cup margarine
1/2 to 1 tsp. garlic powder
3/4 cup grated cheddar cheese
1/2 cup milk
Mix flour, sugar, salt baking powder, and garlic powder in a bowl. Cut margarine in with a pastry blender like you do for a pie crust (until crumby). Add cheese and stir to coat with flour. Add milk all at once and stir gently until just incorporated (whatever that means). The dough should be very soft but still hold together. Drop dough by tablespoon full onto a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake at 400 for 15 to 20 minutes until lightly brown.

Hamburger Hawaiian

2008-02-26T13:41:00.000-08:00

1/2 c. canned evap. milk
1 1/2 lb ground beef (I just use 1)
1/2-3/4 c. bread crumbs
1/2 c. chopped onion
1 t. salt
13 ounce can pineapple chunks
2 T. cornstarch
1/2 c. vinegar
1/2 c. brown sugar
2 T. soy sauce
1 c. green pepper, strips
Combine milk, beef, crumbs, onion and salt. Shape into small patties. Brown in small amount of oil; pour off drippings. Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Add water to juice to make 1 cup. Mix with cornstarch, vinegar, brown sugar and soy sauce in pan. heat and stir until thickened. Add pineapple and green pepper. Pour sauce over hamburger and simmr over low heat for 30 min.
Serve over rice.
**I double the sauce on this one too.

Shortcut Chicken Manicotti

2008-02-26T13:33:00.000-08:00

this is from the Kraft magazine.

Prep Time:10 min
Total Time:1 hr
Makes:4 servings, three stuffed manicotti each
1 can (10-3/4 oz.) condensed cream of chicken soup
1-1/2 cups water
1/4 lb. (4 oz.) VELVEETA Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product, cut up
2 cups frozen broccoli florets
12 manicotti pasta, uncooked
1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-inch strips
1/4 cup KRAFT 100% Grated Parmesan Cheese
PREHEAT oven to 400ºF. Mix soup, water and VELVEETA in microwaveable bowl. Microwave on HIGH 3 min. or until VELVEETA is melted and mixture is well blended, stirring after 2 min. Pour one-third of the soup mixture onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish; set aside. Add broccoli to remaining soup mixture.
STUFF pasta with chicken strips; place in baking dish. Cover completely with remaining soup mixture. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Cover with foil.
BAKE 45 to 50 min. or until pasta is tender and chicken is cooked through.

**When I do this again I will double the sauce, I didn't think it was enough to cover it and it would be better with more. Also Glen doesn't like broccoli and suggested that zuchini & squash would be better? (but he doesn't always know best :)

2 Versions of Manicotti

2008-02-26T13:17:00.000-08:00

So my kids are big pasta eaters... Here are two different kinds of manicotti, I like this one better but the other one is good too- this one is from our family cookbook?

Manicotti
1 small container cottage cheese
8oz mozzarela chs
1 egg
parsley flakes
salt & pepper
1 large bottle spaghetti sauce
manicotti shells
1. Combine cottage cheese, mozzeralla cheese, egge, and parsley flakes. Salt & pepper to taste.
2. Stuff uncooked shells and put in 9x13 pan filled with half of the spaghetti sauce. ( I usually put cheese mixture in a ziploc and cut a corner out-like frosting-to fill the shells)
3. pour remaining sauce over shells and add 1/4 bottle of water.
4 Cover pan tightly with aluminum foil. Bake 400 for 50-60 minutes..

Pizza Dough

2008-02-26T10:21:00.001-08:00

First:
1 1/4 c. warm water
Second stir in:
2 tsp. yeast
Then add and stir:
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. powder milk
1 1/2 Tbsp. oil
Last stir in:
3 c. flour

keep dough in bowl, cover with dish towel and let rise for 45 min. Then, roll out onto your pizza pan, decorate pizza and bake on 400 for about 15 min. (just keep watching it until the crust is brown to ensure that the center of your pizza dough is done. ) Enjoy!

Sausage and Rice Casserole

2008-02-25T13:54:00.001-08:00

1 lb. ground sausage

1 cup Celery chopped

1 medium onion chopped

1/2 green pepper chopped

1 c. uncooked (non instant) rice

2 pkg (1 box) dry chicken noodle soup mix

3 1/2 cups boiling water

First brown the sausage. I usually start boiling the water at this point if I have already chopped the veggies. Then add onion celery and pepper to the sausage and saute. (drain the grease ) In your boiling water add the soup mix and just stir it in you can stop the cooking it at this point. (the reason you do boiling water is to dissolve all the chicken bullion in the soup mix other wise you get some spots of really salty seasoned rice and some that is very bland) In a 9x9" pan (or 9x13" if you double it) put the rice in the bottom then add the hot soup mix and then spoon on the sausage mixture on top. Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 45 min. to 1 hr.

This is an old time Hughes family favorite! (this picture does not do it justice it is yummy!)

Garden Ranch Pizza

2008-02-24T19:01:00.000-08:00

1 package (13.8 oz) refrigerated pizza crust (or...I've started making my own crust--either way)
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 package (1 oz) ranch seasoning and salad dressing
1 garlic clove (pressed)
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
1 cup coarsely chopped broccoli
1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
1 medium carrot, sliced
1/2 cup pitted ripe olives, sliced
1/4 cup (1 oz.) grated fresh parmesan cheese

method:

preheat oven to 425. lightly sprinkle pizza pan (or pizza stone) with flour--lay dough on and flatten out. In separate bowl combine mayonnaise, seasoning mix and garlic. spread mixture evenly over crust to within 1/2 inch of edge. Top with half of the mozzarella cheese. Coarsely chop broccoli, dice bell pepper, slice carrots, slice olives, sprinkle veggies over pizza. top with remaining mozzarella cheese. Grate paresan cheese over pizza. Bake 18-22 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Remove from oven; let stand 10 minutes. Cut into wedges and serve! :)

Note: You don't have to use all the ingredients...its super good even if you only use the carrots and broccoli...also, i never use the parmesan cheese (I only use the 2 c. of mozz)...so feel free to mix and match whatever veggies sound the best! This is such a super good meal! Enjoy.

This recipe is taken from The Pampered Chef "Season's Best" recipe collection

Cheese Chowder

2008-02-24T18:46:00.001-08:00

first ingredients:

2 1/2 cups water
4 cups potatoes (peeled and cubed)
3 cups carrots (i use baby carrots and cut them in half, but you can do what ever way you'd like)
1 1/2 cups celery (sliced in small pieces)
1 cube butter
5 chicken bouillon cubes
1/2 cup diced onion
a little salt and pepper

2nd ingredients:

1/2 cups water
2 cups milk
1/4 cup flour
2 cups shredded cheese (cheddar or anything orange)

Put first ingredients in pot and bring to a boil--then turn to medium and cover it (stir once in a while). Add the 1/2 cup of water if the veggies are soaking up all the water in the pot. Cook until veggies are soft. --- stir the 2 cups of milk and 1/4 cup of flour together (make sure its not lumpy) and pour it into the pot. Then add the 2 cups of shredded cheese and serve! Enjoy!!

syrup?

2008-02-23T08:09:00.001-08:00

Does anybody know how to make syrup? Like fruity syrup (strawberry, blueberry). I haven't really looked around yet, thought I'd ask first.. Thanks :)

Twice Baked Ranch Potatos

2008-02-21T17:50:00.000-08:00

4 Idaho Potatos

Olive Oil

1/2 cup Buttermilk

1 packet Ranch salad dressing and seasoning mix

Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Rub Potatoes all over with Olive Oil. Can sprinkle with salt if you'd like. Put on cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 1 hour. Let cool for a few minutes then slice each potato in half lengthwise. Spoon out middle of each potato half and put in bowl for mixing. Mix Potatos with the buttermilk & ranch seasoning. Mix well with potato masher. (Can add more buttermilk to the texture you would like. ) Spoon mixture back into the potato halves and top it off with shredded cheese. Put back in the oven to melt the cheese and you are done! This gives your potatos a little zesty kick and is a great side dish!

NEW look

2008-02-21T16:21:00.000-08:00

So I decided to go with a white background so that you could just copy and paste into word or whatever without the blue background-that was probably possible before but it was late and I couldn't figure it out and was struggling.. So, here we are.. Thanks all for the recipes so far, I'm loving this!

Easy Baked Spaghetti

2008-02-20T13:44:00.002-08:00

1 lb. hamburger
1 tsp. garlic salt
2 large cans Manwich sauce
1 box angel hair spaghetti noodles
2 c. Mozzarella cheese, shredded*
Salt and Pepper to taste (watch salt amount since garlic is salty)

Brown hamburger meat with garlic salt, pepper and salt. Drain off grease. Add Manwich sauce to meat and simmer for 10 minutes while boiling noodles.

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In oblong casserole baking dish, spread a thin layer of hamburger sauce, then a layer of noodles, layer of sauce, layer of noodles, layer of sauce; top with the shredded cheese. Bake until cheese melts and brown (if desired).

*I use chedder cheese instead of mozzarella because my family likes it better.

Italian Crockpot Chicken

2008-02-20T13:38:00.000-08:00

6 chicken breasts (boneless)
2 cans Cream of Chicken soup
1 (8 0z) cream cheese
2 pkg. dry Italian seasoning mix

Place chicken in crockpot. Mix cream of chicken soup, cream cheese and Italian seasoning mix together until well blended. Pour over chicken. Cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours or HIGH for 4 to 5 hours.

Shred chicken in crockpot with sauce. Serve over egg noodles or rice.

Enchalada Soup

2008-02-20T13:31:00.000-08:00

1 lb. cubed chicken or Burger
1 medium onion
1 can of enchilada sauce (I prefer mild)
1 can corn (whole kernel or cream)
1 bottle Cheese wiz or Tostitos chip dip
1 can stewed tomatoes
3/4 cup salsa
1/2 cup grated cheese
1/2 pint sour cream
Cilantro (opt.)
Brown meat with onion. When fully cooked drain meat if necessary. Then pour in enchalada sauce and then fill the can twice with water.
( I know that is real classy but that's what I do) Next add the corn, Cheese whiz, tomatoes, and salsa. I put the sour cream and the grated cheese very last or I just put it on the table (if we are trying to be fancy) along with some chopped cilatro.
I love this recipe because it is very good and it is simple to just dump it in and heat it up. I have also used a bottle of canned chicken which made it really fast!

2008-02-18T19:25:00.000-08:00

Sorry to add so many recipes at one time! I was looking through my cookbook and finding some of my favorite dishes! I hope you all enjoy them...let me know if you have any questions....

Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole

2008-02-18T19:22:00.000-08:00

4 cups cooked and diced chicken breasts
2 cans cream of chicken soup
8 oz sour cream
2 cups ham chunks
2 cups grated Monterey jack cheese
bread crumbs

Mix everything together except bread crumbs. Pour into freezer casserole dish. Sprinkle bread crumbs over top of casserole. Label and freeze. When thawed, bake uncovered at 350 for 40 minutes until bubbly. Serve over rice.

I make this and freeze it and pull it out whenever someone in the ward has a baby or is in need of a dinner. It is a nice dinner to take to a family.

Fast and Easy Breadsticks

2008-02-18T19:21:00.000-08:00

1 TBS yeast
1 ½ cup warm water
2 TBS sugar
½ tsp salt
3 cups flour
butter, garlic salt, parmesan cheese

Mix yeast, water, sugar, salt and flour together and knead for 3 minutes. Let rest 10 min. Spray Pam on cookie sheet. Roll dough on floured surface to fit cookie sheet. Melt butter and spread on dough. Sprinkle with garlic salt and parmesan cheese. Cut into strips. Let raise for 20-30 minutes and bake at 375 for 20 minutes.

These are great with soup!

Ground Beef Vegetable Soup

2008-02-18T19:18:00.000-08:00

1 lb lean ground beef or ground turkey
1 medium onion, chopped
16 oz package frozen mixed veggies
4 cups vegetable or tomato juice (V8 juice)
4 cups hot water
2 TBS instant bouillon
1 tsp basil leaves
1 tsp seasoned salt
½ tsp pepper
¼ tsp garlic powder
½ pkg thin spaghetti (optional; I do not add)
grated parmesan cheese

In a large pot, brown ground beef and onions. Drain. Stir in next 8 ingredients; bring to a boil and reduce heat; simmer for 20 minutes. Cook thin spaghetti. Stir into soup and heat through. Serve with parmesan cheese.

I am not a big V8 fan, but I really love this soup! I add more veggies and less meat as well. Enjoy

French Toast Casserole

2008-02-18T19:15:00.000-08:00

1 loaf French bread cut into 1 inch cubes
8 eggs
3 Cups milk
4 tsp sugar
1 tsp vanilla
¼ tsp salt

Topping:
2 TBS butter
3 TBS sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
Maple syrup

Place bread cubes in greased 9x13 baking dish. In mixing bowl beat eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla, and salt. Pour over bread. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight. Remove from fridge 30 minutes prior to baking. Dot with butter. Combine sugar and cinnamon, sprinkle over top. Cover with foil and bake @350 for 50-60 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand 5 minutes. Serve with syrup.

My family loves this and it is great when having company and you can put it together the night before and serve everyone in the morning.

Cucumber Finger Sandwiches

2008-02-18T19:14:00.000-08:00

1/3 medium cucumber
1/3 cup water
3 TBS cider vinegar

2 TBS mayonnaise
1/8 tsp onion salt
3 oz cream cheese
1/8 tsp garlic powder
Dash of Worcestershire sauce
12 slices bread
1/8 tsp paprika

-With a fork, score cucumber lengthwise, cut into thin slices. Place in bowl with water and vinegar. Let stand for 30 minutes
-In small bowl, beat cream cheese, mayo, garlic powder, onion salt and Worcestershire sauce.
-Spread cream cheese mixture on bread, sprinkle with paprika and top with a cucumber slice.

Apple Cheddar Muffins

2008-02-18T19:12:00.000-08:00

(makes 4 dozen muffins so ½ or ¼ the recipe)

¾ cup oil
6 cups cheddar cheese
1 ½ cup sugar
4 cups grated apple
4 eggs
6 cups flour
3 cups sour cream
2 TBS baking powder
½ TBS baking soda
½ TBS salt

Step 1: Blend together oil and sugar on speed 1, then on speed 2. Scrape sides of bowl and under paddle well
Step 2: Mix baking soda in sour cream. Add to eggs, and then add to sugar mixture, using speed 1
Step 3: Blend cheese and apple into dough using speed 1. Then take off paddle and use dough hook, using speed 1 all the time
Step 4: Mix flour, baking powder and salt together
Step 5: Very carefully fold flour mixture into dough mixture.
Bake @325 for about 25 min until the muffins spring back

Pork Tacos

2008-02-18T19:09:00.000-08:00

Pork Tenderloin
1 liter of Coke
1-2 cups pineapple juice
1-2 cups orange juice
1 cup salsa

Marinate pork in coke for 8 hours or until done on low in crock pot. Shred pork and drain coke. Return to crock pot and add orange juice, pineapple juice and salsa. Simmer for 30-40 minutes. Garnish tacos with sour cream, guacamole, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, olives.

We love these tacos, it just gives a little twist to the regular and serves many!

Cheesecake Salad

2008-02-18T19:07:00.000-08:00

3 small boxes of Instant Cheesecake Pudding
3 cups milk
1 (16 ounce) Cool Whip
1 pkg Graham Crackers (8 crackers)
2 TBS sugar
3 TBS butter
1 bag frozen raspberries

Crush up your graham crackers and mix with your butter and sugar (just like you would if making a graham cracker crust). Mix together your milk and pudding. Then stir in your cool whip and graham cracker crumbs. Right before serving stir in FROZEN raspberries.

Hopital food is a NEgaTIVe

2008-02-12T17:51:00.000-08:00

Just thought it wouldn't hurt to post bad things to.. Hospital food definetly falls under that category!!! I miss my bad home cooking :)

Chocolate Wonder

2008-02-11T00:04:00.000-08:00

1 1/2 c. flour
1 1/2 c. powdered sugar
1/2 c. crushed nuts
1 large cool whip
1 1/2 cubes marg.
2 large pkg. chocolate pudding
8 oz. cream cheese

1. Melt margarine; add flour & nuts. Put in 13x9 baking pan and pat down for crust. Bake 20 min at 300 degrees.

2. Mix 8 oz cream cheese (at room temperature) with 1 1/2 c. powdered sugar. Add 1 large coolwhip. Pour over cooled crust. Make pudding as directed on box. Pour over. Chill.

This is a Peterson favorite!!

Favorite Meatloaf

2008-02-10T23:32:00.000-08:00

1 cup finely chopped onions (about 1 large)
1/4 cup KRAFT Light Zesty Italian Reduced Fat Dressing
2 lb. extra lean ground beef
3/4 cup ketchup, divided
1 pkg. (6 oz.) STOVE TOP Stuffing Mix for Chicken
1 cup water
2 egg whites
1/2 cup KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Reduced Fat Sharp Cheddar Cheese

1. PREHEAT oven to 375°F. Cook onions in dressing in large nonstick skillet on medium heat 8 to 10 min. or until golden brown, stirring frequently. Remove from heat; cool slightly.

2. COMBINE meat, 1/4 cup of the ketchup, the stuffing mix, water, egg whites and onions; mix well. Place meat mixture in 13x9-inch baking dish; shape into 10x5-inch oval loaf. Spread with remaining 1/2 cup ketchup.

3. BAKE 55 min. to 1 hour or until cooked through (160°F). Sprinkle with cheese; bake 2 min. or until cheese is melted.

I gotta tell ya, my family loves this meatloaf, although I've decided it's our cursed meal. Once I made it ahead of time didn't take it out of the fridge early enough-my pan shattered (I was pregnant which made it even more dramatic). Then just last week I made it and got distracted talking to my brother on the phone and then helping Hayli make some stickers that I boiled the water right out of the mashed potatoes that were the side dish.. struggle

Velvety Vegetable Cheese Soup

2008-02-10T23:18:00.000-08:00

1 pkg. (16oz) frozen broccoli, cauliflower and carrot mix
(Glen is not a big fan of this, but you mash it up in the end and if I wouldn't have told him he would have never known)
2cans (14oz each) chicken broth
3/4 lb (12oz) velveeta
...then I added some potatoes also

1. Place veggies and broth in large saucepan; cover. Bring to boil on medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low;simmer 10 min. or until veggies are tender.

2. Mash vegetables with potato masher to desired consistency

3. Stir in velveeta; cook 5 min. or until velveeta is melted and soup is heated through, stirring frequently.

4. Then we ate this in bread bowls and my kids liked ritz broken up on top.

This is my newest favorite find. It's really good, and great to warm you up in this Nevada cold weather. :)