Chinese Chicken Salad -

Mix 1/2 bag of coleslaw mix,
some green onions (2-3),
tin of mandarin oranges,
slivered almonds,
cooked diced chicken,
sesame seeds (if you have them),
cilantro to taste,
celery if you want to but not necessary,
broccoli
and 1 bag of crushed Ramen noodles.
Mix all together and pour dressing on top. I just buy almost any oriental dressing but right now I am using Kraft Asian Toasted Sesame.

Sugar Cookies

¾ c. butter
¾ c. shortening
1 ½ c. sugar
4 eggs
5 ¼ c. flour
1 ½ tsp. baking soda
3 tsp. cream of tartar
2 ¼ tsp. vanilla

Cream together butter, shortening, and sugar. Add eggs and blend well. Add flour mixture gradually to cream mixture and mix together. Add vanilla. Chill dough for a couple hours. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 350º for 7-10 minutes.

Frosting:
½ cube margarine
Milk
Powdered sugar
Vanilla

Banana Cookies

2 ½ C. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
¼ tsp. baking soda
¾ tsp. salt
2/3 C. shortening
1 C. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 C. ripe mashed bananas

Mix dry ingredients. Cream sugar and shortening, add whole eggs 1 at a time. Mix in the other crap. Ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake at 400º for 12 minutes.

Buttermilk Chocolate Sheet Cake

Mix:
2 c. flour
2 c. sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
¼ tsp. salt

Boil and add:
1 c. butter or margarine
1/3 c. cocoa powder
1 c. water

Add:
2 eggs
½ c. buttermilk
1 ½ tsp. vanilla

Bake on 350º for 25 minutes.

Frosting

¼ c. butter
3 T. cocoa powder
3 T. buttermilk

Boil; remove from heat.

Add:
2 ¼ c. powdered sugar
½ tsp. vanilla

Homemade Flour Tortillas

2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 c. shortening (buttered is best!)
1/2 c. plus 1 T. lukewarm water

Combine ingredients and then divide into 6 equal portions. Cover and let rise 45 minutes. Roll into tortillas and then cook over medium in a skillet until it bubbles and then flip.

Strawberry Avacado Salad

2 heads of butter lettuce or 2 heads of dark leafy lettuce like romain
1 package of strawberries sliced
3 avacados sliced
1 package of sliced almonds

Cut up the lettuce and then add strawberries, avacados, and almonds. I also like to add purple onion sometimes.

Dressing:
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp. dry mustard
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. celery seed
3 tsp. grated onion
1 cup salad oil
1/3 cup red wine vinegar

Mix all ingredients and toss over salad

Olive Garden Alfredo Sauce

1 pint heavy cream
1 stick of butter
2T cream cheese
1 cup Parmesan cheese(I like fresh grated the best)
1 tsp. garlic powder

In a saucepan combine butter, heavy cream and cream cheese. Simmer until all is melted and mixed well. Add Parmesan cheese and garlic powder. Simmer for 15-20 minutes on low. Sometimes I even add a little more parmesan cheese then the recipe calls for.

Twitty's Grilled Chicken Marinade

4-5 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast cut into about 2 inch pieces
1 can of crushed pineapple
1 cup of brown sugar
1/2 cup olive oil
1/3 cup soy sauce
1/8 teaspoon of garlic salt
1 tsp. ginger

Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl and then add chicken and marinate in the fridge overnight. Grill on your grill until cooked all the way through. The smaller pieces of chicken help to get the marinade flavor all the way through.

Chicken Tortilla Soup:

4 chicken breasts or 2-3 lbs. of tenders
2 15 oz. cans black beans, undrained (you can substitute 1 can of white beans if you want)
2 15 oz. cans of Mexican stewed tomatoes or Spicy Rotel tomatoes
1 C. salsa
4 oz. can mild chopped green chilies
14 oz. can tomato sauce
tortilla chips
grated cheese
sour cream

Combine all ingredients except chips, cheese and sour cream and cook on low in crock pot for 8 hours.
Top with chips, cheese and sour cream. ENJOY!!!

Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookies:

1 cup (2 sticks) butter
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2 egg
1 Tbsp water
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups oatmeal
1 1/2 cups butterscotch chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a cookie sheet or line with wax paper. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl, combine butter and sugar and mix until creamy. Add eggs and water and beat until smooth. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together in a separate bowl. Add to mixture in mixer bowl and mix. Then add oatmeal and butterscotch chips. Mix with a spoon until just blended. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes.

Cream Cheese Brownie's

Any box of brownie mix

Make as directed from box.

1 8oz package cream cheese
1/2 C Sugar
1 Egg
cap full of vanilla

Cream together cream cheese, sugar, egg, and vanilla.

In 9x13 baking pan pour half the brownie mix. Then pour all the cream cheese mixture on top of the brownie mix. Drop by large spoonfuls the remaining brownie mix then swirl together with knife. Bake as directed on box you will have to add some time just watch it until knife comes out clean.

My friend Shana gave me this recipe...Thanks Shana

Cheddar Biscuits

2 C Bisquick
1/2 C Cold Water
3/4 C Grated Cheese

Mix above ingredients until well blended. Makes approx. 12 dough balls and place on ungreased cooking sheet. Bake at 425º for 8-10 min.

Mix together
1/4 C melted butter
1/4 tsp. Italian seasoning
1/4 tsp. Garlic powder
pinch or two of Parsley flakes

(adjust spices to your liking)

Brush over hot biscuits before removing from cookie sheet.

I have received this recipe from a few different friends so thank you to them:)

Beef Enchiladas

1 lb Hamburger
2 Cans Pinto Beans
1 Can Olives
1 Can Green Chiles
1 Large Can Red Enchilada Sauce
Tortillas
Cheese

Brown hamburger meat with your choice of seasonings and optional onions, drain grease then add pinto beans (rinsed and drained), olives (sliced), and the green chiles. Roll mixture in flour tortillas or layer with corn tortillas. Add cheese and sauce in each roll then pour the remaining sauce over the top and sprinkle with cheese. If layering do as follows...corn tortillas, meat mixture, cheese, red sauce and repeat, the top should end with sauce and cheese. Bake at 350º for 30 min or until hot. Enjoy!

Becky's Fruit Trifle

THIS IS SO GOOD!!!
1 Yellow Cake Mix
1 Box (4 3/4 oz) Junket Danish Dessert, Rasberry or Strawberry Flavor
3 1/2 C Water
Cut Up Fruit (Strawberries, Rasberries, Peaches)
1 Small Box Vanilla Pudding
16 oz. Sour Cream

1. Make the yellow cake mix as directed a day in advance so it is a little on the dry side.
2. Make Junket Danish Dessert with 3 1/2 cups of water (Not what it calls for on the box) and let cool for about 30 minutes & then combine with your desired cut up fruit.
3. Make small box of vanilla pudding as directed and combine with sour cream.
4. Layer in pan or bowl repeatedly in this order from bottom to top:

• Cake (Bottom)
  
• Pudding & Sour Cream Mixture
• Berry Mixture (Top)

Becky's Chicken Enchiladas

2-3 Chicken Breasts
1 Can El Pato Tomato Sauce
Combine in crock pot and cook. Shred and take meat out of the sauce. Place in mixing bowl and add as much as desired of the following. Then Fill torillas and top with cheese. Bake at 350º until cheese melts.
Add:
Sour Cream or Media Crema (comes in a can on the mexican aisle)
Corn
Olives
Kidney Beans
Black Beans

Sauted:
Onions
Garlic
Mushrooms

Barbequed Meatball Recipe

Ingredients:

1 lb. Hamburger or Ground Turkey
1 C. Minced Onion
1 Egg
1/4 C. Milk
1/4 C. Bread Crumbs
1 tsp. Salt
1/4 tsp. Pepper
2 tbsp. Oil
2 (8 oz.) Cans Tomato Sauce
1/2 C. Brown Sugar
2 Tbsp. Vinegar
1 tsp. Seasoned Salt

Directions:

1. Combine the first seven ingredients and shape into 12 meatballs.
2. Brown in oil in skillet & remove excess fat.
3. Combine tomato sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, and seasoned salt. Pour over meatballs.
4. Simmer over low heat 10-15 minutes, turning frequently until meatballs are well glazed. Serve over rice or noodles.

Quick Cinnamon Buns

Cinnamon-Sugar Filling
3/4 cup dark brown sugar packed
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1/8 teaspoon table salt
1 tablespoon unsalted butter , melted


Biscuit Dough
2 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, plus additional flour for work surface
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon table salt
1 1/4 cups buttermilk
6 tablespoons unsalted butter , melted

Icing
2 tablespoons cream cheese , softened
2 tablespoons buttermilk
1 cup confectioners' sugar

1. Heat oven to 425º. Pour 1 tablespoon melted butter in 9-inch nonstick cake pan; brush to coat pan. Spray wire rack with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.

2. To Make cinnamon-sugar filling: Combine sugars, spices, and salt in small bowl. Add 1 tablespoon melted butter and stir with fork or fingers until mixture resembles wet sand; set filling mixture aside.

3. To make biscuit dough: Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in large bowl. Whisk buttermilk and 2 tablespoons melted butter in measuring cup or small bowl. Add liquid to dry ingredients and stir with wooden spoon until liquid is absorbed (dough will look very shaggy), about 30 seconds. Transfer dough to lightly floured work surface and knead until just smooth and no longer shaggy.

4. Pat dough with hands into 12 by 9-inch rectangle. Following illustrations below, fill, roll, cut, and arrange buns in buttered cake pan. Brush with 2 tablespoons remaining melted butter. Bake until edges are golden brown, 23 to 25 minutes. Use offset metal spatula to loosen buns from pan; without separating, slide buns out of pan onto greased cooling rack. Cool about 5 minutes before icing. Makes 8 buns.

5. To make icing and finish buns: While buns are cooling, line rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper (for easy cleanup); set rack with buns over baking sheet. Whisk cream cheese and buttermilk in large bowl until thick and smooth (mixture will look like cottage cheese at first). Sift confectioners’ sugar over; whisk until smooth glaze forms, about 30 seconds. Spoon glaze evenly over buns; serve immediately.

Refreshing Summer Punch

2 Litres of Sprite
Water
Lemon Juice
335 ml Frozen Orange Juice
335 ml Frozen Pineapple Juice
1 Pint of Cranberry Juice

In a large punch bowl, add whole cans of FROZEN, not thawed, Orange & Pineapple Juice. Add 3/4 of the Sprite, 3 teaspoons of Lemon Juice, & 1/2 C. Water. Using a hand blender puree the frozen juice together. When smooth add the Cranberry juice, Mix, & Chill.