Side Dishes

 

BROCCOLI SALAD

Georgianna Hughes

 

5 or so broccoli florets.

1 pound bacon (fried crispy/then crumble).

2 tablespoons red onion chopped very fine.

1/2 cup  Craisins.

1/2 cup chopped pecans.

 

Dressing:

1 cup mayonnaise.

1/4 cup sugar

3 to 4 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar.

 

Fry bacon while chopping broccoli florets.  In a bowl combine broccoli, red onion, Craisins, pecans, and crumbled bacon.  Mix up dressing and pour over broccoli mixture.  DELICIOUS, and looks like the holidays too!!!  (Play with it, and make it all your own.  You can add more onions, more pecans, etc., and if you don't like Craisins you could use cherry tomatoes.)

 

 

Holiday Meat Balls

Jarrie E. Schaefer

 

2  15-oz. bottles of ketchup

2 cups blackberry wine

2  12-oz. jars apple jelly

2 lbs frozen, precooked meatballs, or your personal family recipe for meatballs.

 

1.  Heat ketchup, wine and jelly in slow cooker on high.

2.  Add meatballs.

3.  Cover.  Cook on high 4-6 hours if meatballs are frozen, 3 to 4 hours if not.

 

This recipe is quick and easy!!

 

 

Morning Quiche

Lana Coffman

 

4 eggs, well beaten

1-1/2 cups heavy cream

1-1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

1 tsp dried thyme

1 tsp dried oregano

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/4 cup finely chopped onion

1/4 cup chopped black olives

1/2 cup cooked, crumbled and drained bacon or sausage (substitute cubed or shredded ham, if desired)

One 9-inch deep dish pie crust.

 

Line pastry shell with aluminum foil.  Bake at 400 degrees for 5 minutes. Remove foil.  Bake at same temperature for additional 5-7 minutes, until nearly done.  Remove from oven.  Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees.  While pie crust is in over, cook and drain bacon.  Beat eggs, then add cream, seasoning, chopped onion, and olives.  Mix in cheese.  Crumble bacon and stir into the mixture; pour into the pie crust.  Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour.  Quiche is done when toothpick inserted in the center of the quiche is dry when removed.  allow to set 10-15 minutes before slicing and serving.  Serves 6.

 

 

Sweet Potato Souffle with Glaze

Judy Deal

 

3 c. cooked mashed sweet potatoes (canned sweet potatoes work just as well)

1/2 c. sugar

1/3 c. milk

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 c. butter, melted

 

Combine ingredients and mix well.  Put in buttered 12 x 12 inch casserole.

 

TOPPING:

1 c. light brown sugar

1 c. chopped nuts (pecans are fabulous)

1/3 c. flour

1/3 c. butter, melted

 

Mix topping and crumble on top of sweet potato casserole.  Bake in oven at 350 for 25 to 30 minutes.

 

 

BACON AND WATER CHESTNUTS

Pamela Simpson

 

Cut pack of bacon in half.

Wrap water chestnut in half slice of bacon

Put in oven on broil until the bacon is crisp.

 

Mix 2 cups of catsup and 1 cup of sugar

 

Add your bacon wrapped water chestnuts into your catsup/sugar mixture and bake at 350 degrees until hot.

 

 

CANDIED SWEET POTATOES

From Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook

Karen L. Webb

 

6-8 medium sweet potatoes

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 cup butter, melted

20-ounce can brushed pineapples, undrained

1/4 cup brown sugar

1 tsp nutmeg

1 tsp cinnamon

 

1.  Cook sweet potatoes until soft. Peel. Slice and place in slow cooker.

2.  Combine remaining ingredients.  Pour over sweet potatoes.

3.  Cover. Cook on high 4 hours.

 

 

The Best Twice-Baked Sweet Potatos

Jennifer Tate

 

2 large sweet potatos

1 c. sugar

1/4 t. nutmeg

1/4 t. cinnamon

1 c. Milnot

1 stick of butter

1/4 c pecans (optional)

1/4 c coconut (optional)

 

Grease clean potatos, bake in 400 degrees until soft.  Remove skins, mash, and combine with other ingreds., spread in casserole dish, and bake at 375degrees for 30 minutes. Remove and cover with marshmallows.  Return to bake for 5-7 minutes or until marshmallows are toasty!!  These are the best!  Even if you hate sweet potatos, you WILL love these.  I promise.  I did!

 

Cranberry-Jalapeno Relish

Jennifer Tate

 

12 oz pkg of fresh cranberries

1 medium jalapeno, cut in quarters

3/4 c. sugar

1 green onion, cut in quarters

1 t. dried cilantro (or more if fresh)

 scant of cumin

 

Coarsely chop in food processor and chill overnight!!  Sweet and spicy!!  ~YUM~

 

Spicy Deviled Eggs

Jennifer Tate

 

1 dz eggs, boiled

Season to taste with mayo, mustard, salt and pepper

Add Trappey's jalapeno (finely chopped and as many as you want) instead of pickle relish

Sprinkle with cayenne pepper and a little paprika

 

 

THANKSGIVING CHEESE BALL

Sharon Smith

 

8 ounce package of cream cheese

4 C. Shredded cheddar cheese

2 T. milk

2 T. grated onion

2 T. worcestershire sauce

1/2 to 3/4 tsp garlic powder

Finely chopped pecans

 

Let cream cheese and cheddar cheese stand at room temperature until softened. In mixer bowl, combine cheese, onion, milk, garlic powder and worcestershire. Beat with electric mixer until fluffy.  Shape into a ball.  Chill 30 minutes until slightly firm. Roll cheese ball in the chopped pecans. Chill at least 1 hour more until cheese ball is firm. Serve with crisp crackers.

 

 

Amish Broccoli Dish

Joyce Southerland

 

2 10-oz bags frozen broccoli

4 oz Velveeta cheese

1 10.75 oz can cream of mushroom soup

1/2 tsp. salt

2 c. crushed croutons

5 tbsp melted butter

 

Cook and drain broccoli.  Cream together cheese and mushroom soup; mix in broccoli and salt.  Place in greased (I spray with Pam) 3-qt casserole dish.  Mix croutons and melted butter and pour over top of casserole.  Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

 

 

Easy sausage cream cheese pastry

Kelly McNeeley

 

2 cans of crescent rolls

1 lb sausage (mild, medium or hot)

1 block (8 oz) cream cheese

 

Brown and drain the sausage in skillet, add cream cheese until melted and mixed in with sausage. 

 

Roll out 1 tube of crescent rolls on bottom of cookie sheet.  Spread the sausage and cream cheese mixture over the dough.  Roll out the second tube of crescent rolls and place on top of sausage and cream cheese mix, using fingers to pinch the edges together like a pie crust.  Cut a slit in top of crust.  Bake at 375 for 14 to 18 minutes or until golden brown.  Cut and serve while warm.  Delicious and so easy!!!  Can be used for a quick breakfast on a holiday or an appetizer!

Enjoy

 

 

Pasticcio

Carol Normand

 

(This is a half recipe.  A full recipe requires a deep 9 x 11 inch casserole dish)

1/2 pound Elbow Macaroni

2 + teaspoons, Salt

Pepper to taste

1 1/4 + cups grated parmesan cheese      

1/2 to 1 cup cheddar cheese          

1 pound Ground beef         

1 medium onion

1/2 teaspoon Parsley          

1/8 teaspoon Cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon Nutmeg        

1/2 of one 6 ounce can Tomato Paste    

1/2 cup Dry Red Wine

5 Eggs 

1/4 cup of Butter/Margarine

1/2 cup Flour

3 cups warm Milk

 

 

 

1/2 pound ELBOW MACARONI

Cook and put on bottom of large (deep) casserole dish.

 

1/2 teaspoon SALT

1/8 pound MELTED BUTTER/MARGARINE

1/2 cup GRATED PARMESAN CHEESE

Mix & pour over noodles.

 

1 lb GROUND BEEF

1 medium ONION, chopped

1/2 tablespoon PARSLEY

SALT & PEPPER

1/8 teaspoon CINNAMON

1/8 teaspoon NUTMEG

1/2 of one 6 ounce can TOMATO PASTE

1/4 cup DRY RED WINE

Fry GROUND BEEF with ONIONS, PARSLEY, SALT & PEPPER to taste, CINNAMON, NUTMEG, TOMATO PASTE, & WINE.  Spoon over noodles.

 

2 lightly beaten EGGS

1/8 cup GRATED PARMESAN CHEESE

Combine and pour over ground beef mixture (allow to seep through to noodles by poking holes through GROUND BEEF and noodles.  Be careful not to pull up noodles)

 

1/4 cup BUTTER/MARGARINE

1/4 cup FLOUR

1 1/2 teaspoon SALT

3 cup WARM MILK

3 EGGS

Melt BUTTER.  Add FLOUR, SALT & MILK.  Stir and heat over low to med. Heat, allowing to thicken and set aside (if mixture is too hot, put pan in warm or cool water and stir to cool).  Beat 3 EGGS and add slowly to milk mixture.  Add about ? to 1 cup of cheddar &/or parmesan cheese.  Pour gently over ingredients in casserole dish.  Sprinkle with cheddar &/or Parmesan cheese.

 

Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.

 

 

Orange Praline Sweet Potatoes

Kathleen Pinkowski

 

Heat oven to 375 degrees.

 

6 medium-sized sweet potatoes, peeled, quartered, boiled.

1/2 c. orange juice

1 t. salt

1/2 t. ground ginger

1/4 t. pepper.

5 T. butter

1 egg

1/4 c. brown sugar

1/4 t. cinnamon

1/4 c. chopped pecans

 

1.  Mash potatoes.  Add orange juice, salt, ginger, pepper, 2 T of butter, and egg.  Spoon into buttered casserole.

2.  In small saucepan, combine remaining butter, sugar and cinnamon.  Cook over low heat, stirring frequently (about 3 minutes).  Spread on top of potatoes and sprinkle with nuts.

3.  Cover; bake 15 minutes.  Uncover; bake 15 minutes longer.

 

 

WINTER FRUIT SALAD

Catana Barnes

 

Ingredients:

1 green apple

1 red apple

1 pear

2 bananas

1 small jar of cherries

1 bunch of grapes (red or green)

1 small can of diced peaches

1 small bag of chopped walnuts

1 bag of minin marshmallows (color can be fun)

2 cups plain yogurt

1 Tblspn of lemon juice

 

Clean, core and cube the apples and the pear. Slice the bananas. Drain the cherries and the peaches. In a large mixing bowl combine all of the ingredients. Place in the refrigerator to chill for at least 1 hour before eating.  Enjoy.

 

Casseroles

 

BROCCOLI-RICE CASSEROLE

Jamie May

 

This is an easy, but delicious, side dish my family loves.

 

INGREDIENTS

2 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped broccoli

3 cups instant rice

1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup

1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup

1 1/4 cups water

1 (16 ounce) package processed American cheese, cubed

1 tablespoon butter

1 bunch celery, chopped

1 large onion, chopped

salt and pepper to taste

 

DIRECTIONS

Cook broccoli and rice according to package directions.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

In a medium saucepan over low heat, mix cream of mushroom soup, cream of chicken soup,

and 1 1/4 cups water. Gradually stir in cheese until melted.

Be careful that the cheese doesn't burn.

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat, and saute celery and

onion until soft.

In a large mixing bowl, combine broccoli, rice, soup and cheese mixture,

celery and onion. Season with salt and pepper. Pour mixture into a 9x13 inch baking dish.

Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes, until bubbly and lightly brown.

 

 

 

 

Cranberry Dishes

 

Cranberry Salad

Diane Shull

 

1 can crushed pineapple

One 18-ounce package JELL-O, strawberry or cherry flavor

1 can whole cranberry sauce

1 finely chopped apple

3 stalks finely chopped celery

 

Place crushed pineapple in pot on stove.  Add JELL-O and stir until starts to boil and the JELL-O "melts."  Remove from heat.   Add cranberry sauce, apple, and celery.  Mix well.  Place in glass container and chill in refrigerator until ready to serve. 

 

HINT:  Lightly spray glass container with Pam before adding mixture.  This allows the salad to come out easily, without sticking to the container. 

 

 

 

Turkey

 

TURKEY BRINE

Holly Struve

 

1 (14 to 16 pound) frozen young turkey
For the brine:
1 cup kosher salt
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1 gallon vegetable stock
1 tablespoon black peppercorns
1/2 tablespoon allspice berries
1/2 tablespoon candied ginger
1 gallon iced water
For the aromatics:
1 red apple, sliced
1/2 onion, sliced
1 cinnamon stick
1 cup water
4 sprigs rosemary
6 leaves sage
Canola oil

Combine all brine ingredients, except ice water, in a stockpot, and bring to a boil. Stir to dissolve solids, then remove from heat, cool to room temperature, and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled.

Early on the day of cooking, (or late the night before) combine the brine and ice water in a clean 5-gallon bucket. Place thawed turkey breast side down in brine, cover, and refrigerate or set in cool area (like a basement) for 6 hours. Turn turkey over once, half way through brining.

A few minutes before roasting, heat oven to 500 degrees. Combine the apple, onion, cinnamon stick, and cup of water in a microwave safe dish and microwave on high for 5 minutes.

Remove bird from brine and rinse inside and out with cold water. Discard brine.

Place bird on roasting rack inside wide, low pan and pat dry with paper towels. Add steeped aromatics to cavity along with rosemary and sage. Tuck back wings and coat whole bird liberally with canola (or other neutral) oil.

Roast on lowest level of the oven at 500 degrees F. for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and cover breast with double layer of aluminum foil, insert probe thermometer into thickest part of the breast and return to oven, reducing temperature to 350 degrees F. Set thermometer alarm (if available) to 161 degrees. A 14 to 16 pound bird should require a total of 2 to 2 1/2 hours of roasting. Let turkey rest, loosely covered for 15 minutes before carving.

 

 

 

Desserts

 

ALMOND JOY CAKE

Georgianna Hughes

 

2 cups flour

2 cups sugar

1 cup water

1 stick oleo (margarine)

1/2 cup shortening

2 eggs

3-1/2 tablespoons cocoa

1/2 cup buttermilk

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 teaspoon salt

 

Mix sugar and flour in large bowl. 

Mix oleo, water, shortening, and cocoa in sauce pan and bring to a boil. 

Pour over flour and sugar mixture.  Mix well. 

Add rest of ingredients. 

Bake at 350 degrees for 22 minutes in a 9x13 pan.  (The batter is thin.) 

 

For the 1st frosting:  1 cup sugar, 1 cup evaporated milk, 24 large marshmallows, and a 7-ounce package of coconut.  Melt sugar, milk, and marshmallows in a pan.  Bring to a boil.  Add coconut and pour over cake while cake is still hot. 

 

For the 2nd frosting:  1 stick oleo, 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips, and 1 cup of chopped nuts.  Melto oleo and chocolate chips.  Add nuts and spread on cake.  HOPE YOU LIKE!!!

 

NOTE:  To make is "simple," you could use a chocolate cake mix and then just add both frostings.     

 

 

Pumpkin Roll with Cream Cheese Filling

Debra Cranfill

 

Cake                                       Filling

Powdered sugar                   1 pkg (8 oz) cream cheese, softened

3/4 cup flour                                    1 cup sifted powdered sugar

1/2 tsp baking powder        6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened

1\2 tsp baking soda             1 tsp vanilla extract

1\2 tsp cinnamon                powdered sugar

1\2 tsp cloves

1\4 tsp salt

3 large eggs

1 cup sugar

2\3 cups pumpkin

1 cup walnuts (optional)

 

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Grease 15 x 10 inch jelly roll pan, line with parchment paper.  Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt in small bowl.  Beat eggs and sugar in large mixer bowl until thick.  Beat in pumpkin.  Stir in flower mixture.  Spread evenly into prepared pan.  Sprinkle with nuts, if desired.  Bake for 13-15 minutes or until top of cake springs back when touched.  Immediately loosen and turn cake onto kitchen towel that has been sprinkled with powdered sugar.  Carefully peel off parchment paper.  Roll up cake and towel together, starting at a narrow end.  Cool.

 

Filling-Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, butter and vanilla in small bowl until smooth.  After cake is cooled, unroll cake carefully, remove towel.  Spread cream cheese misture over cake.  Reroll cake.  Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 1 hour.  Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.  Makes 10 servings.

 

 

Snickerdoodles

Rhonda Way

 

Ingredients:
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 cups flour
3/4 cup cocoa
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar

Preheat oven to 400F. Combine sugar, butter, vanilla and eggs. Mix well. Stir in flour, cocoa, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt. Blend well. Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Combine 2 tablespoons sugar and 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon.

Roll dough in sugar/cinnamon mixture and place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until set. Immediately remove from cookie sheets.

 

 

Chex cereal mix

Rhonda Way

 

Ingredients

1 box of Chex cereal

1 jar of Kayro syrup

1 bag of almonds

3 sticks of butter (melted).

Mix all above ingredients together and form into balls or however you prefer.  Allow to sit to 30 minutes.  Place into bags or into a baking dish if for the family.   This is great to hand out to the teachers at school and they love it. 

 

 

Upside-Down Fruit Cakes

Connie Vance

 

1 box light yellow cake mix

2 fresh pears, peeled and sliced thin

2 tbsp brown sugar

1 tsp cinnamon

 

Prepare cake mix according to package directions, substituting applesauce for oil if desired.  Spray 9 x 13 inch baking pan with vegetable oil cooking spray.  Place pears evenly over bottom of pan.  Sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon.  Pour cake batter over fruit mixture.  Bake according to package directions.  Drizzle apple topping over warm cake.  Servies 24.

 

 

THUMB PRINT COOKIES

Tonya D. Mack

 

You will need...

1/2 cup butter, 1 cup sugar, 4 eggs, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 2 teaspoons vanilla, 3 cups flour, bag of walnuts, 1/2 stick oleo, 1-1/2 cup powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons of milk.

 

Hand mix

1/2 cup butter

1 cup sugar

3 egg yolks and 1 whole egg (keep egg whites to roll the cookie dough in)

 

Then mix in

1 teaspoon of baking powder

1 teaspoon of vanilla

3 cups of flour

(If dough is to dry add 1 teaspoon of water until soft)

 

Roll 1" of dough into to egg white, then roll into walnuts, place on cookie sheet and place you thumb in the middle of the dough to form a thumb print, cook at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes.

 

ICING

1/2 stick of oleo, sotened

1-1/2 cups powdered sugar

Add milk, not quite 2 tablespoons

1 teaspoon vanilla

 

When cookies are cool place icing where you made the thumb print in the cookie.  You can add red or green food color to the icing to make Christmas colors.

 

 

SNOWBALL COOKIES

Tonya D. Mack

 

3/4 cup shortening

1/4 cup butter

2 cups flour

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 tablespoon almond extract

1 cup crushed walnuts

 

Mix together all ingredients and form into balls.  Bake on greased cookie sheet for 25 minutes at 325 degrees.  When cool, roll in powdered sugar.

 

 

NUTMEG MELTAWAYS

Tonya D. Mack

 

1 cup butter-softened

1/2 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups flour

3/4 cup ground almonds-toasted

1 cup powdered sugar

1 tablespoon ground nutmeg

 

In a mixing bowl, cream butter, sugar and vanilla, gradually add flour; mix well.  Stir in almonds.  Shape in to 1 inch balls; place on ungreased cookie sheet, bake 300 degrees for 18-20 minutes until bottoms are brown.  Combine powdered sugar and nutmeg, roll cooled cookies in sugar mixture.

 

 

SANTA'S WHISKERS

Tonya D. Mack

 

2 sticks butter-softened

3/4 cup sugar

1 egg

1/4 cup milk

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 teaspoon coconut extract

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 cups flour

3 cups coconut

1 cup red and green candied cherries-chopped

 

Beat butter, sugar, egg, milk, extracts and salt in a large bowl with a mixer till blended.  On low speed beat in flour.  Stir in cherries and 1 cup coconut.  Drop rounded teaspoons into remaining coconut and gently coat.  Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.

 

 

Black Walnut Balls

Bridget M. Shaw

 

1/2 Cup Butter

3 Tablespoons Sugar

1 Cup Flour  

1/2 Cup Walnuts chopped

 

1/2 Cup of Powdered Sugar

 

Cream Sugar and Butter together.   Add Flour and Walnuts. 

Mix together.  Once mixed together roll into 1 inch balls.

 

Place on a cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes. 

 

Roll each ball in powdered sugar, as soon as, removed from the oven (do not let cool before rolling in the powdered sugar) they must be warm.

 

 

Dirt Cake

Bridget M. Shaw

 

20 ounces Oreos, Crushed.

1/2 stick Butter.

1-- 8 ounce container of Cream Cheese.

1 Cup Powder Sugar

3-1/2 Cups Milk

12 ounces Cool Whip.

2--3-1/2 ounces Vanilla Pudding.

 

Cream Butter, Cream Cheese, and Sugar together with a mixer.  Add Milk, Cool whip, and Pudding to creamed mixture.  Mix until smooth consistency.   Cover and Chill overnight.  Add Crushed Oreos to the top of the chilled mixture before eating.   

 

 

Easy Dessert

Aubray Ahlefeld

 

Ingredients:  Two packages of crescent roll dough, two 8 oz pks of cream cheese, 1 cup of sugar and 1 tsp of vanilla

 

You put one package of crescent roll dough on bottom of greased 8 x 11 pan, then mix cream cheese, sugar and vanilla, spread that on top of dough, put other pkg of crescent roll dough on top of that.  Then you can sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar on top.  Then bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

 

 

Lime Pie

Diane Shull

 

Two 9-inch Graham Cracker crusts

1 can sweetened condensed milk

One 12-ounce container Cool Whip

1 package lemon-lime KOOL-AID

1 lime

 

Pour milk in bowl.  Sprinkle KOOL-AID on milk and stir until KOOL-AID is mixed well.  Fold in the Cool Whip until evenly mixed.   Place mixture into pie crusts.   Slice the lime and place on top of pies for a festive look.  Immediately place in refrigerator and chill until ready to serve.  

 

 

PUMPKIN PIE SPICE CAKE

Tiffany Condren

 

(1) Mix together with pastry cutter:
1 dry yellow cake mix (reserving 1 cup of the mix for later) - 1 stick margarine; mix into this 1 egg.
Press this mixture into a 9 x 13 pan greased baking pan.

(2) Now, in a bowl, mix together:
13-oz. canned pumpkin - 4 eggs - 1/2 c. milk - 1-1/4 cups brown sugar - 1 teas. nutmeg - 1 teas. cinnamon

Pour this mixture over the crumb mixture in baking pan.

(3) For crumbly crust: Take your 1-cup of reserved dry cake mix, add 1/4 c. granulated sugar, 1/4 cup margarine, 1 teas. cinnamon and 1 teas. pumpkin pie spice. Cut this mixture together with a pastry cutter. Then sprinkle this over the mixture in the pan. This makes a nice crust.
Bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes. Top with whipped topping.

(I like this recipe better than pumpkin pie because it is sweeter and a lot easier to make.)

 

 

Grandma's pound cake.  It is the best I have ever eaten.

Nelia Cataldo

 

THIS MUST BE IN A COLD OVEN, MEANING DO NOT PREHEAT

 

INGREDIENTS:

1 stick of Parkay (any margerine) (1/2 cup)

2 sticks of butter (real butter, salted or unsalted) (1 cup)

1 block of cream cheese (8 oz package)

6 large eggs

ALL OF THE ABOVE SHOULD BE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE

 

3 cups of sugar

2 cups of Swan Down cake flour

dash of salt

1/2 tsp baking powder

2 tsp real vanilla extract (can use 1 tsp vanilla and 1 tsp lemon)

 

DIRECTIONS:

1.  Cream butter, Parkay, and cream cheese.

2.  Add sugar.

3.  Sift flour, salt and baking powder together in a separate bowl.

4.  Add 1 cup of flour mix to the butter mix.  Mix.

5.  Add 3 eggs at once - mix well.

6.  Add 1 cup of flour mix - mix well.

7.  Add last 3 eggs at once - mix well.

8.  Add last cup of flour mix - mix well.

9.  Add vanilla - mix well.

10.  Spray poundcake pan or bunt pan with Baking spray with flour.

11.  Pour in pan.

12.  Turn oven on 300 and bake for 90 minutes.

13.  Cool on rack at least 30 minutes.

 

 

Turtle Pumpkin Pie  

Mary Willis

 

1/4 cup plus 2 TBSP. caramel topping divided

1 Graham Cracker Pie Crust (6 oz)

1/2 cup plus 2 TBSP. pecan pieces, divided

1 cup cold milk

2 pkg (4 servings each) Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding and Pie Filling

1 cup canned pumpkin

1 tsp. ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg

1 tub 8 oz. cool whip thawed and divided

 

Pour 1/4 cup caramel topping into crust.

Sprinkle with 1/2 pecan pieces.

 

Beat milk, dry pudding mixes, pumpkin and spices with whisk until blended.

Stir in 1-1/2 cups whipped topping.

Spread onto crust.

Top with remaining whipped topping.

 

Refrigerate 1 hour.

Top with remaining caramel topping and pecan pieces before serving.

 

Makes 10 one-slice servings, but these are small slices.  Trust me, make 2 pies!  LOL!!!

 

YUM-OH!!!

 

 

Orange Chip Muffins

Shelia Koontz

 

3 cups flour

1 tbsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

1 cup sugar

1 cup orange juice

2/3 cup oil

2 eggs

1 can (11 ounces) mandarin oranges, drained and coarsely chopped

2/3 cup mini chocolate chips

 

Topping

1 cup shredded coconut

1/3 cup sugar

2 tbsp butter, melted

 

1.  Heat oven to 375.  Place 24 paper or foil liners into 2 muffin pans.

2.  In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.  Set aside.

3.  In another bowl, beat together sugar, orange juice, oil and eggs.  On low, beat in the flour mixture until combined.  Fold in the oranges and chocolate chips.  Beat on medium for 1 minute.  Spoon batter equally into the lined muffin pans.

4.  Topping:  In a small bowl, stir together coconut, sugar and melted butter. 

5.  Bake at 375 for 20 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean.  Cool lightly on wire rack before removing from pan.

 

 

Golden Rum Cake

Christine Bergman

 

INGREDIENTS

·         1 cup chopped walnuts

·         1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix

·         1 (3.4 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix

·         4 eggs

·         1/2 cup water

·         1/2 cup vegetable oil

·         1/2 cup dark rum

·         1/2 cup butter

·         1/4 cup water

·         1 cup white sugar

·         1/2 cup dark rum

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan. Sprinkle chopped nuts evenly over the bottom of the pan.

In a large bowl, combine cake mix and pudding mix. Mix in the eggs, 1/2 cup water, oil and 1/2 cup rum. Blend well. Pour batter over chopped nuts in the pan.

Bake in the preheated oven for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Let sit for 10 minutes in the pan, then turn out onto serving plate. Brush glaze over top and sides. Allow cake to absorb glaze and repeat until all glaze is used.

To make the glaze: in a saucepan, combine butter, 1/4 cup water and 1 cup sugar. Bring to a boil over medium heat and continue to boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in 1/2 cup rum.

 

 

Easy Cheesecake

Susan Baker

 

2     pkg. Pillsbury crescent rolls

2     cups of sugar

3     8-ounce pkg. cream cheese softened

1     teaspoon vanilla

3     tablespoons butter

1/4  cup sugar

 

Unroll 1 pkg. of crescent rolls, press all seams together and place into the bottom of a greased 10 x 13 baking dish.  Beat cream cheese, 2 cups of sugar together and then add vanilla.  Pour over top of crescent rolls.  Unroll other pkg. of crescent rolls, press seams together, and place on top of cream cheese mixture.  Melt 3 tablespoons of butter and brush over top of the crescent roll and sprinkle with sugar.  Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 30 minutes or until crescent rolls are lightly browned.  Cool and cut into squares.

 

 

Pumpkin pie for diabetics or dieters in your family

Nancy Inglefield

 

1 can (29 ounces) plain pumpkin

1-1/2 cups fat free milk

1/4 cup fat free dry milk

6 large egg whites (I use egg beaters)

1/4 cup sugar (I use Splenda)

1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1-1/2 teaspoons ground allspice

1 package (9 ounces) yellow cake mix

1/3 cup packed light brown sugar

4 tablespoons chilled butter, cut into small pieces (I use a low fat margarine)

3/4 cup chopped pecans (optional)

 

Preheat the oven to 350.  Coat a 13 by 9 baking dish with cooking spray.

In a large bowl combine the pumpkin, milk, dry milk.  Using a mixer on medium speed beat until smooth. Beat in egg whites, sugar, cinnamon and allspice.  Pour into the prepared baking dish.

 

In a medium bowl combine cake mix, brown sugar and butter.  Myocardial infarction with your fingers to form crumbs.  Sprinkle over the pumpkin mixture.  Top with pecans.

 

Cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes.  Remove the foil and bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.  Cool on a rack.  Cooling is important.

 

Even better next day (if it lasts that long).  

 

Makes 16 servings: Per serving:  235 calories, 7 g protein, 35 g carbohydrates, 9 g fat, 3 g saturated fat, 10 mg cholesterol, 200 mg sodium, 3 g dietary fiver.

 

Diet exchange:  1/2 starch, 1/2 milk, 1/2 other carbohydrate, 1/2 lean mean, 1/2 fat.  Carbohydrate choices 2.        

 

 

Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Tina Preston

 

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened.

3/4 cup granulated sugar.

3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar.

2 eggs.

1 tsp vanilla extract.

1 and 1-4 cup all-purpose flour.

1 tsp. salt.

1 tsp baking powder.

3/4 cup rolled oats.

1-1-2 cups chocolate chunks.

 

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease 2 large baking sheets.

2.  Combine butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar in a large bowel.  Beat with a wooden

spoon or an electric mixer set on medium speed until creamy.  Beat in egg and vanilla extract and

set aside.

3.  Sift flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda in small bowel.  At the flour mixture to the

butter mixture, beating continuously.  Stir in the rolled oats and chocolate chunk. 

4.  Spoon tablespoonfuls of the dough, about 2 inches apart onto the baking sheets.  Bake cookies

until lightly brown 8 to 10 minutes.  Let cookies cool for 1 minute before transferring to wrie racks.  Repeat with any

remaining dough.

 

 

Caramel-Apple Pudding Cake

Marsha (Lynne) Evette

 

2 medium tart apples (Granny Smith) peeled, cored and thinly sliced (2 cups)

3 TBS lemon juice

1/2 TSP ground cinnamon

1/8 TSP ground nutmeg

1/4 cup raisins

1 cup all-purpose flour

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1 TSP baking powder

1/4 TSP baking soda

1/2 cup milk

2 TBS butter, melted

1 TSP vanilla

1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

3/4 cup caramel ice cream topping

1/2 cup water

1 TBS butter

 

DIRECTIONS

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2.  Grease a 2-quart square baking dish; arrange apple slices in bottom of dish.  Sprinkle with lemon juice, cinnamon and nutmeg.  Top evenly with raisins.  Set aside.

3.  Combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder and baking soda in a large bowl.  Add milk, the 2 tablespoons of melted butter and vanilla; mix well.  Stir in nuts.  Spread batter evenly over apple mixture.

4.  Combine caramel topping, water, and the 1 tablespoon butter in a small saucepan; bring to a boil.  Pour caramel mixture over the batter in the baking dish.

5.  Bake in the preheated over for 35 minutes or until set in center.  Spoon warm individual servings into dessert dishes, inverting each portion.  Spoon caramel apple mixture from the pain over each portion.  Makes 12 servings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drinks

 

LEMON VIENNESE COFFEE

Georgianna Hughes

 

4 to 5 Tablespoons coffee of choice.

1 Tablespoon grated lemon peel.

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon.

1/3 cup honey or brown sugar (you choose).

Place all these ingredients into basket.

 

Add 4-1/2 cups water to coffee maker, and brew like normal.  YUMMY!!!  This coffee makes you feel so "special," and it really is good while you are typing!!!

 

 

COPYCAT OF OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE WALLABY DARNED DRINK

Georgianna Hughes

16 ounces frozen sliced peaches.

1 cup Bacardi Frozen Fuzzy Navel Mix.

1 cup ice.

1 cup champagne.

6 fluid ounces water.

3 fluid ounces Peach Schnapps.

3 fluid ounces vodka.

2 tablespoons sugar or Splenda.

 

Combine all ingredients in a blender.  Blend on high speed for approximately 30 seconds or until ice is completely crushed and the drink is smooth.  Serve immediately.  ENJOY!!!!

 

 

CHRISTMAS COFFEE AU LAIT

Holly Struve

 

1 1/2 cups whole milk
2/3 cup plus 1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
2 ( 2-inch) cinnamon sticks
1 strip orange peel, about 1/2 inch by 3 inches
10 whole cloves
2 to 2 1/2 cups hot brewed strong coffee
1/4 cup cold heavy cream
Ground cinnamon, for garnish
Cocoa, for garnish

In a medium saucepan, whisk together the milk, 2/3 cup of the sugar, and cocoa until smooth. Add the cinnamon sticks, orange peel and cloves and bring to a simmer, stirring, to dissolve the sugar and prevent the cocoa from sticking to the bottom of the pot. Simmer for 2 minutes, then remove from the heat, cover, and let steep for 10 minutes.

In a medium bowl, whip the cream with the remaining 1 teaspoon sugar until thick and frothy, and peaks form. Set aside.

Strain the milk mixture into a coffee pot or carafe and add 2 cups of the hot coffee (2 1/2 cups for stronger coffee flavor, to taste). Pour into cups or small mugs and top each with a dollop of the sweetened whipped cream.

Serve immediately.

 

 

Dreamy Creamy Hot Chocolate

Sonjia Hurd

 

1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa

1-1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/8 teaspoon salt

6-1/2 cups hot water

Mini marshmallows (optional) or marshmellow creme

 

In a large saucepan, combine sweetened condensed milk, cocoa, vanilla, and salt, mix well.  Over medium heat, slowly stir in water, heat thorough, stirring occasionally.  DO NOT BOIL.  Top with marshmallows, if desired.

 

Tip:  Chocolate can be stored in the refrigerator up to 5 days.  Mix well and reheat before serving.

 

Great for Christmas morning!

 

 

“The Day After”

 

EASY-DOES-IT SPAGHETTI

From Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook

Karen L. Webb

 

(For Saturday or Sunday after the turkey is all gone and you are watching the football games.)

 

2 lbs. ground chuck (I use ground turkey), browned and drained.

1 cup chopped onions (I use minced)

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 15-ounce cans tomatoe sauce

2-3 tsp. Italian seasoning

1-1/2 tsp. salt (or Mrs. Dash)

1/4 tsp. pepper

2 4-ounce cans sliced mushrooms, drained

6 cups tomatoe juice (try V8)

16-ounces dry spaghetti, broken into 4-5 inch pieces

grated Parmesan cheese

 

1.  Combine all ingredients except spaghetti and cheese into 4-quart (or larger) slow cooker.

2.  Cover.  Cook on Low 6-8 hours or High 3-5 hours. Turn to High last 30 minutes and stir in dry spaghetti. (If spaghetti is not fully cooked, continue cooking another 10 minutes, checking to make sure it is not becoming over-cooked.

3.  Sprinkle individual servings with Parmesan cheese.

 

Variation:  Add 1 tsp dry mustard and 1/2 tsp. allspince in Step 1.