Monday, January 28, 2008

Fruit Pizza


Sugar cookie dough
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1 10 oz cool whip, thawed
2 1/2 to 3 cups powdered sugar
1 cup orange juice
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
any fresh fruit like peaches, strawberries, kiwi, bananas, or blueberries

Directions
Roll out sugar cookie dough on pizza pan and bake for 20 minutes
Mix and cook until boils: orange juice, sugar, and cornstarch then cook 2 minutes longer
Will be thick, let this cool.
cream together the cream cheese, cool whip and the powdered sugar, add cooled orange juice mixture.
Spread over cooled cookie dough
Place fruit in a circle on this mixture or as desired
Cool in refrigerator for about an hour

Sunday, January 27, 2008

Fiesta Chicken Salad


3 Skinless Chicken Breasts, cut into strips or bite size pieces
Taco Seasoning
Lettuce
Grated cheese
Diced tomatoes
Sliced Olives
Tortilla Strips or crushed Tortilla Chips
Hidden Valley Spicy Ranch Dressing

In skillet heat olive oil. Add chicken and sprinkle Taco Seasoning over while stirring. Cook until done. Serve over lettuce and top with cheese, olives, tomatoes, tortilla strips, and dressing.
You can add ingredients like corn, avacado, etc.

Monday, January 14, 2008

Tater Tot Casserole

2lbs. Ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1 large bag Tater Tots
2c shredded cheddar cheese
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can milk
Brown ground beef with onion. Layer alternatley ground beef, Tater Tots, and cheese until gone. Whip soup and milk together and pour over top. Top with cheese and bake at 375 for 1 hour.

Lasagna

1 (8oz) pkg Lasanga noodles
1 lb. hamburger
1/2 c onions, chopped
2 cans tomato or spaghetti sauce
1 tspn garlic
1/2 tsp oregano
2 eggs
2c Mozzarella cheese
3/4c Parmesan cheese
1c cottage cheese

Cook noodles with dash of oil. Brown meat. Add onions til soft. Blend in sauce, garlic, salt, and oregano. Simmer 10-15 minutes. Mix cheeses and eggs together.
In 2 quart casserole, layer 1/3 noodles, 1/2 sauce, and 1/2 cheese mix, repeat. Last layer is remaining noodles and some sauce on top. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

Oven Omlet

Heat oven to 325. In oven melt 1/4 cup margarine in a 9x13 baking dish. Tilt dish or pan to coat bottom with margarine.
In large mixing bowl, beat:
18eggs
1c sour cream
1c milk
2 tsp. salt
Stir
1/4 cup chopped green onion
You can also add cheese, green peppers, mushrooms, etc.
Pour in pan, Bake until eggs are set but still moist, about 35 minutes. Serves 12.

Sweet & Sour Chicken


4 chicken breasts; thawed and cubed
Cornstarch
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 bottle KRAFT Sweet & Sour Sauce

Dip the cubed chicken in the egg, coat with cornstarch, fry until lightly browned. Place chicken in a 9x13 pan and pour the Sweet&Sour Sauce over chicken, bake at 375 for 1 hour. Great with white rice or fried rice.

Dutch Oven Chicken-from the kitchen of George VanLeuven

You will need a 12inch Dutch oven and 24 charcoal briquets; 12 on top and 12 on bottom.

Skin chicken. Dip in beaten egg. Dip in flour and cornmeal mixture. Brown chicken in Dutch oven. Sprinkle with paprika. Put vegetables (potatoes, carrots, onions, etc) on top of chicken. Add a little water, season with salt and pepper. Cook over low fire about 1 hour. Check frequently.

Broccoli Soup

Make White Sauce:
1/2 cube margarine
2 rounded Tbspn. flour

Stir in milk and cook to gravy consistency. Season with pepper.
Add:
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
1 can cream of chicken or cream of celery soup plus 1 soup can milk

Add 2-3 cups cooked vegetables such as broccoli, carrots, onion, etc. I like to use the red potatoes with the skins on, cube them and boil before adding to soup, with broccoli.

Equivalents

3 teaspoons=1 Tablespoon
4 teaspoons=1/4 cup
5 1/2 Tablespoons=1/3 cup
8 Tablespoons=1/2 cup
16 Tablespoons=1 cup
1/2 cup=1 gill
2 cups=1 pint
4 cups=1 quart
4 quarts=1 gallon
8 quarts=1 peck
16 ounces=1 pound
32 ounces=1 quart
8 ounces liquid=1 cup