Broccoli Salad

INGREDIENTS
3 heads of broccoli, chopped into small pieces
1 lb bacon, cooked and crumbled
1/2 red onion, chopped
1 c craisins
1/2 c salted sunflower seeds
1 c mayonnaise
1 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp white vinegar

STEPS

• In a large bowl combine the broccoli, bacon, red onion, craisins, and sunflower seeds.
• In a small bowl whisk together the mayonnaise, sugar, and vinegar.
• Drizzle the dressing over the broccoli salad and toss to coat.
• Cover the salad and place in the refrigerator for several hours or overnight.
• Stir right before serving.

This is one of my FAVORITES!

Caramel Sauce

This recipe is from Jane Payne

2 cups light cream
2 cups sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 butter (no substitutions)
1 Tbsp vanilla

Cook: cream, sugar, corn syrup in a heavy sauce pan until boiling. Cook and stir over medium heat for 5 minutes then add butter and salt. Turn heat to low and boil gently, stirring often until temperature on candy thermometer reads 228 degrees. Remove from heat. cool slightly and add vanilla. cool until warm and put in jar. Store in refrigerator.

Chocolate Syrup

This is a recipe that we got from our next door neighbor Janet Hogsett. It is delicious!! perfect sauce for ice cream.

Mix together in a saucepan over medium heat:

2-1/2 cups sugar

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cocoa

Add 1 large can (12 oz) of evaporated milk to above mixture. stir constantly. bring just to boiling then remove from heat. Add 1 tsp vanilla.

Serve hot over ice cream

Mexican Chef's Salad

I got this recipe from my girlfriend Laurel Noble Bateman when I was pregnant with Erik.  It is the recipe I used when our kids were growing up.  Make your own adaptations...

Brown: 1 pound Hamburger with diced onions 1/4 teaspoon salt, add 1 can (15oz) Kidney Beans and simmer for 10 minutes...cool.

Chop:
1 head of lettuce
4 tomatoes

Toss with:
4 oz grated cheese
8 oz 1,000 island dressing (or Ranch) with Hot sauce to taste

When ready to serve:
Slice and add 1 large avocado
Mix in hamberger
Add one bag Doritos Corn Tortilla Chips or Corn Chips (crunched up)

Garnish with chips, avocado, and sliced tomatoes

Serve Pronto!

Keep everything cold.

Bundt Pan Rolls

This recipe is fast and easy via Danielle from Joleen Kooyman

2 cups warm water
1/2 cup sugar
2 T yeast
2 eggs
2T oil
1T salt
7 cups flour, divided
1 cup butter

Combine water, sugar, and yeast.  Let bubble.  Add 3 cups flour, oil, salt, and eggs.  Mix well.  Add 4 cups flour and mix well.  Let rise until double.  Punch it down and divide into 2 pieces.  Melt the butter and put 1/2 in each bundt pan.  Roll out the dough as thin as possible.  Cut into circles. Dip into the melted butter and lay on top of each other like fallen dominoes.  Let rise 1 hour or until 1 inch from the top of the pan.  Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes or until golden brown.  Dump onto a plate and serve.  Makes 2 pans.

Funeral Potatoes/Aunt Kathy's Potatoes

8 Med Potatoes - Boiled in the skin/peeled and grated
1 pint sour cream
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can milk
1 teas salt
1/4 grated onion sautee'd in butter (or rehydrated dried onions)
1 1/2 cups grated cheese
1/2 cup crushed flakes/2 t. butter for topping

Put in a 9x13 pan bake on 350 for 1 hour

Annette Poth's Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 cup of butter - softened
2 eggs
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla

Cream together

2 cups flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon soda
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 small package instant vanilla pudding (1/4 cup)
1 cup old fashioned oatmeal
1 cup quick oatmeal
1 cup chocolate chips

Mix well

Bake 350 degrees
12 minutes

Crock Pot Santa Fe Chicken

Skinnytaste.com

Ingredients:
24 oz (1 1/2) lbs chicken breast
14.4 oz can diced tomatoes with mild green chilies
15 oz can black beans
8 oz frozen corn
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
14.4 oz can fat free chicken broth
3 scallions, chopped
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp cumin
1/2 -1 tsp cayenne pepper (to taste)
salt to taste

Directions:
Combine chicken broth, beans, corn, tomatoes, cilantro, scallions, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, cayenne pepper and salt in the crock pot. Season chicken breast with salt and lay on top.

Cook on low for 7-8 hours or on high for 4-6 hours. Half hour before serving, remove chicken and shred. Return chicken to slow cooker and stir in. Adjust salt and seasoning to taste. Serve over rice or tortillas and your favorite toppings.

Lemon Bar Muddy Buddies

If you love lemon desserts.....this is super yummy!  It really does taste like lemon bars!

6 c. Rice Chex cereal
1 c. white chocolate chips
1/4 c. butter
1/2 c. lemon curd (find in the jam/jellies isle)
1 1/2 c. powdered sugar

1. Melt white chocolate chips and butter in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly. (The melting won't be smooth - don't worry!)
2. Once melted, remove from heat and stir in lemon curd until smooth.
3. Pour Rice Chex into a large paper bag (grocery size) and pour lemon mixture over cereal. Fold the bag to seal and shake to coat cereal.
4. Add powdered sugar to paper bag and shake once more to coat.
5. Spread out on cookie sheet to cool; once completely cool, store at room temperature in airtight containers.

http://www.lemontreedwelling.com/2013/05/lemon-bar-muddy-buddies.html

English Muffin Bread

I made this bread a few weeks ago and it was DELICIOUS and SUPER EASY to make.

5 1/2 cups warm water

3 packages yeast (each package measures 2 1/4 tsp.)

2 Tablespoons salt

3 Tablespoons sugar

11 cups flour

1. Mix all ingredients until just combined with cookie paddle (Kitchen aid attachment).  Batter will be very sticky.

2. Cover bowl and let rise until double in size.

3. Spoon into (4) well greased loaf pans.

4. Let rise in pans until dough reaches the top of the pans, and bake in 350 degree oven for 35-45 minutes or until golden brown.

5. 10 minutes before done, brush with melted butter.

6. Bread will be moist at first. Allow to COOL COMPLETELY on cooling rack before cutting. Makes terrific toast.

(May cut recipe in half to make two loaves of bread)

Source: http://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/2012/02/moms-english-muffin-bread.html