Tater Tot Casserole

Easy and Delicious Side dish!

Ingredients
1 (32 ounce) package frozen potato rounds
1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 (6 ounce) can French-fried onions
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
Arrange tater tots in the prepared baking dish.
In a mixing bowl, combine sour cream, cheese, and mushroom soup. Pour this mixture over the tater tots. Sprinkle onions over the top of the casserole.
Bake in the 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 45 to 60 minutes.

By: sushmita780@gmail.com

Hot Pizza Dip

Ingredients
6 ounces light cream cheese
1/2 cup light sour cream
1 teaspoon oregano
1/2 cup pizza sauce
1 cup low-moisture, part-skim Mozzarella cheese, shredded
1/4 cup diced red pepper
1/4 cup sliced green onion
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
whole wheat bread sticks or crackers
Directions
Combine cream cheese, sour cream and oregano in bowl; stir until smooth. Spread evenly into 9-inch pie plate or quiche pan. Top with pizza sauce, shredded cheese, peppers and onions.
Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 minutes, or until cheese is melted. Serve with whole wheat breadsticks or crackers

By: sushmita780@gmail.com

Ramen Noodle Cole Slaw

This is a very tasty & tangy recipe.

Dressing Ingredients
1 cup oil
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 white vinegar
2 packs beef ramen noodle seasoning

Cole Slaw Ingredients
1 lb. cole slaw mix
2 pks beef ramen noodles
1 cup salted sunflower kernels
1 cup slivered almonds

Directions
Prepare the dressing a day in advance and put in fridge. The next day, break up ramen noodles and mix all ingredients together. Mix well and refrigerate for a couple hours.

By: karendel82@yahoo.com

Lindsay's green chili

GREEN CHILI

Pork Roast
4 cans chicken broth
1 can of tomato sauce
1 tsp rosemary
1 tbsp Italian seasoning
2 tsp oregano
1 tsp garlic
1 tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
Chopped onions
4 cans diced green chilies
Serrano pepper seeds to taste

Cook pork tenderloin in Italian dressing until done then shred meat and add, then add 4 cans chicken broth
Water to desired amount
Add all ingredients except jalapenos
Cook for 1 hr
To make thick mix corn starch with water to make a runny paste, add to boiling chili.
Add pepper seeds to taste and simmer for 15 minutes.

By: Lindsay Doughty

Homemade Doughnuts

Homemade Doughnuts

Doughnuts (Grandma Mary Lous)
2 pkgs yeast ¾ cup sugar
¾ cup water ¾ cup crisco
¾ cup milk
Flour to make soft dough (2 to 2 ½ cups)
3eggs
1 tsp salt
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp vanilla

Dissolve yeast in warm water. Let set about 10 minutes. Scald milk and crisco together.
Cool to luke warm. Then add flour to make sponge. Let set until light, about ½ hour. Add eggs, sugar, salt, nutmeg and vanilla and rest of flour (3 to 3 ½ cups) to make a soft dough that can be handled easily. Let rise until double in bulk (approx. 1 hr). Roll & cut out. Let rise again until very light. Fry in hot grease (350 to 375 degrees). Dip in Icing or roll in sugar or powder sugar.

By: Lindsay Doughty

Pork Chops with Mushroom Bourbon Cream Sauce

Ingredients
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 pound sliced button or cremini mushrooms
1/4 cup chopped onions
2 large garlic cloves, chopped
1/2 cup dry white wine (e.g. Sauvignon Blanc)
1 cup chicken stock
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup bourbon whisky
Salt and pepper
1 large egg
2 Tbsp water
4 6-7 oz center-cut pork chops
All purpose flour
2 cups fresh bread crumbs
3 Tbsp olive oil or grapeseed oil
2 Tbsp minced fresh basil

1 Sauté onions, garlic, and mushrooms in 2 Tbsp of olive oil in a large skillet on medium high heat until the mushrooms are browned - about 10-15 minutes. Add the wine, increase the heat to high, and boil down until the liquid is reduced to almost a glaze, about 4 minutes. Add the chicken stock and bourbon, boil until reduced by two thirds. Add the cream and simmer several minutes until the sauce thickens.

2 Whisk an egg and 2 Tbsp of water in a shallow baking dish. Sprinkle both sides of pork chops with salt and pepper. Dip chops into the flour, then egg mixture, then breadcrumbs, coating completely. Heat olive or grapeseed oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pork chops and cook until brown, about 4 minutes per side. Turn the chops one more time, lower the heat to low, cover, and cook an additional 5 minutes. Alternatively you can put the chops in a pre-heated oven at 400°F for 5-8 more minutes.

3 When about to serve the pork, bring the sauce to a simmer and add the chopped basil to it. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.






Serves 4.

By: shellicoulter@ymail.com

Lindsay,

Please take me off this blog as an author. Thanks.

Simple yet yummy salad

salad
cut lettuce, tomatoes in cubes, white onions
add:
garlic (minced), pepper, cilantro if you want, vinegar to your liking and olive oil to your liking - that is all!!!!

By: EJ

Grilled Chicken (Amazing)

chicken:
grill it on high for the first 5 minutes, then always turn and turn until you see the inside is cooked thoroughly. You should cut slits when raw so the juice will show you how cooked it is.
i add, garlic (minced and powder), pepper, onion powder, tony cachere marvelous condiment
and that is all!
on both sides you add the condiments when it is grilling!
By: EJ

Like Hostess Hp Ho's

Like Hostess Ho Ho's
1 chocolate fudge cake mix
3/4 cup sugar
2/3 cup Crisco
1/2 cup butter
2 teaspoons vanilla
5 oz. evaporated milk
1 can chocolate ready to spread frosting

Mix the cake according to directions.Bake in a jelly roll pan at 350 degrees for 22-27 minutes.Cool.Mix the sugar, Crisco, butter, vanilla, and milk and beat for ten (10) minutes.Spread on the cooled cake.Microwave on high for one minute, the opened can of frosting.Pour over the filling.Refrigerate.

Fried Pickles

FRIED PICKLES
Recipe Courtesy of Emeril Lagasse
12 dill pickle spears
3 cups flour
2 egg yolks
3/4 to 1 cup beer
Pinch of baking powder Salt and pepper
Oil for frying
Preheat the fryer.
Season the pickles with Essence
{Essence, recipe below}.

Season 1 cup of flour with Essence. In a mixing bowl, whisk the yolks and 3/4 cup of the beer. Season the mixture with salt and pepper. Whisk in enough flour to form a batter. If the batter is too thick add the remaining beer to thin the batter. Dredge the spears in the seasoned flour. Dip the spears in the batter, letting the excess drip off and coating the spears completely. Gently lay the spears in the hot oil and fry until golden brown, about 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the spears from the oil and drain on a paper-lined plate. Season the spears with Essence. Serve the spears with ketchup
Emeril's ESSENCE Creole Seasoning (also referred to as Bayou Blast): 2 1/2 tablespoons paprika 2 tablespoons salt 2 tablespoons garlic powder 1 tablespoon black pepper 1 tablespoon onion powder 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper 1 tablespoon dried oregano 1 tablespoon dried thyme Combine all ingredients thoroughly. Yield: 2/3 cup Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 12 minutesCooking Time: 5 minutes

Peanut Butter Fudge with Mini Marshmallows

Peanut Butter Fudge with Mini Marshmallows
1 c. light brown sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 c. milk
1 c. miniature marshmallows
1/2 c. peanut butter
1- 1/2 tsp. vanilla

In a saucepan, combine sugars, salt and milk. Cook until temperature reaches 240° F. on a candy thermometer. Remove from heat and add marshmallows, peanut butter and vanilla. Beat with a wooden spoon several minutes until thick and creamy and gloss disappears. Spread in a buttered 8" square pan. Cut into squares. Makes about 48

Better than Sex Cake

Better than Sex Cake

So easy & delicious! I take this to many gatherings and it gets raving reviews.

Ingredients:

1 chocolate cake mix - any variety. I like dark chocolate but many prefer German Chocolate.
1 jar Butterscoth/caramel ice cream topping.
1 Cool Whip
2 Score candy bars or toffee chips.

Prepare & bake cake according to directions.
Immediately after removing cake from oven, poke holes in cake with end of wooden spoon and pour ice cream topping over cake and spread to cover, place in refrigerator to cool. After cake cools completely top with Cool Whip. Crush up Score candy bars and sprinkle on top. Keep refrigerated.

This cake may be made in several different varieties such as a white or strawberry cake mix with strawberry ice cream topping and fresh sliced strawberries on the whip cream or for those chocohaulics,
chocolate cake mix/chocolate ice cream topping/cool whip top with mini choc. chips or shaving from a choc. bar.


By: deb_will2@yahoo.com

Stacker Cake

Stacker Cake
1 Box of Jello any flavor
1 Jar Apple Sauce
1 box Graham Crackers
1 Container Cool Whip

1. Mix box of jello with applesauce.
2. On a square stable surface place 3 graham crackers side by side
3. Laddle small amount of Jello mix on top.
4. Place 3 more graham crackers on top.
5. Laddle again.
6. Stack and laddle until all graham crackers and sauce are gone with graham crackers being on top.
7. Cover Cake in cool whip so that all sides and top are covered.
8. Chill in fridge over night.
9. Serve.
10. Optional: Top with sliced fruit to match your jello

By: slcdragon89@yahoo.com

Sweet Pea Salad

2 cans sweet peas, drained
3 hard boiled eggs
1/4 - 1/2 onion, chopped
2 TBS dill relish
1 TBS mayo
1 squirt mustard (not too much)
garlic powder
salt
pepper

First drain your sweet peas and pour them into a microwave safe bowl. Heat peas for about 6 minutes in microwave on high. Boil 3 eggs and let cool while peas are warming. Chop your onion up finely. When peas are warm, pour chopped onion, dill relish, and chopped cooled eggs in the bowl with peas. Pour rest of the ingredients in and mix well. Very tasty. Serve warm or cold.

By: karendel82@yahoo.com

Ham Chowder

Ham Chowder
5 medium potatoes - cut into bite sized pieces
1 can of creamed corn
1 can of cream of mushroom soup
1 16oz container of sour cream
1 clove of garlic - chopped
1/2 cup onion - chopped
1 1/2 cups diced ham (I used Bacon Flavored Spam)

Saute' onions and garlic. Set asidePar cook potatoes (about 20 minutes), then drainAdd cream of mushroom soup, sour cream and ham to the onion/garlic mixtureCook on low for 20 minutesAdd creamed cornServe

By: honex99@yahoo.com

BBQ Sandwiches

Here is some EASY BBQ sandwich ideas.
For BBQ Beef - put into crock pot in the morning any type of roasts that you have in the roasts you may have in the freezer. (If you thaw them out the night before they will cook alot more tender and it makes it easier to shred) For seasoning I just put pepper (salt if you like, I prefer not) and minced/chopped garlic on top. Add about 1/2 cup water. Let it cook on low for about 6-8 hrs. Take the roast out of the pot and you should be able to just shred the meat very easily into pieces. Remove water but don't throw away. Put the meat back into the pot. Add any BBQ sauce your family likes and some of the juice back into the pot until it is juicy enough for you.

BBQ Pork - This is what we had tonight. I used Pork Chops and Pork country style ribs. I then cooked them the same way as the BBQ Beef. My husband thought of this one today.

BBQ Chicken - Cook up some chicken, debone and then stir in the BBQ sauce and water/broth. This one could be really easy if you have already precooked chicken in the fridge/freezer.

Serve these on your favorite bun.

By: busymomofsix@msn.com

Shepherd's Pie

1 lb. lean ground beef
1 onion, chopped
2 cups frozen mixed vegetables
10 oz. can cream of mushroom soup with roasted garlic
3 cups refrigerated mashed potatoes
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In heavy skillet cook ground beef and onion until beef is brown and onion is tender, stirring to break up meat, about 10 minutes. Drain well. Stir in vegetables and soup and cook until hot, about 4 minutes. Place in 9 inch pie plate. Spoon mashed potatoes over hot meat mixture. Bake at 375 degrees for 35-45 minutes until potatoes are golden brown and pie is bubbling. 6 servings

By: L_Y_N_N@comcast.net

Macaroni Casserole

Macaroni Cassorle
1 lb ground beef: browned and drained
1 jar of speghetti sauce
2-3 cups elbow noodles (depending on cassorole dish)
Sliced American Cheese
Spices

Brown and Drain 1 lb of ground beef and boil noodles.
Mix ground beef and speghetti sauce together in mixing bowl.
Add spices (My favorite is 2 dashes of oregano and 1 dash of onion powder)
Combine cooked noodles with suace mixture
Line Cassorole dish with Sliced American Cheese
Pour into cassorole dish.
Top with slices of American Cheese.
Bake at 350 for about 45 minutes.
Serve
The Dish Should be hot and the Cheese should be Golden but not Crispy

By:slcdragon89@yahoo.com

Goulash

it can be hamburger soup but we call it goulash it is so easy and can made in so many variety of ways first i brown a pound of ground beef while that is going on i fry me some chopped onions and bell peppers.drain the fat off the beef and add the onions and peppers. i like canned diced tomatoes and a can of mixed vegetables i season with Cajun spice or just salt and pepper maybe a cup or 2 of water and about a 2 cups of elbow macaroni if you want some juice add tomato juice .we eat with a pan of corn bread (we are in the deeeeeep south)and onion.very simple to double the recipe just add more meat and tomatoes or just tomato juice.i sure hope your family enjoys it as much as mine

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