Strawberry Bottom Cheesecake

1 6oz. Shortbread or Graham Cracker Pie Crust
4 oz. Cream Cheese, Softened
1/4 C. Sugar
1/2 C. Sour Cream
1 tsp. Vanilla
4 oz. Frozen Whipped Topping, Thawed
2 C. Fresh Strawberries, Thinly Sliced
1/2-3/4 C. Strawberry Glaze (depending on how much you like)

1. Beat cream cheese until smooth. Gradually beat in sugar. Add sour cream and vanilla. Fold in whipped topping.
2. Spread thin layer of glaze over bottom of crust. Mix remaining glaze in with sliced strawberries and spoon into pie crust. Gently spread cream cheese mixture over glazed berries.
3. Cover with the inverted dome from the crust and chill until set; at least 4 hours.

Chicken Enchiladas

3 Chicken Breasts
9-10 Uncooked Tortillas, Cooked
1 Can Green Chili Enchilada Sauce
1/2 C. Sour Cream
1/2-3/4 Can Cr. of Chicken Soup
1 C. Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Onion Powder (To Taste)
Salt
Pepper

1. Steam or boil chicken breasts until cooked. Shred chicken into frying pan and fry with green chili enchilada sauce.
2. In a medium bowl mix together sour cream, cream of chicken soup, cheese, onion powder, salt, and pepper. Add chicken mixture and stir together. Fill tortillas, and roll.
3. Spread a thin layer of sour cream on the bottom of a 9x13 pan. Place filled tortillas in pan and top with another thin layer of sour cream and sprinkle with cheese.
4. Cook at 350º for about 30 minutes.
5. Eat just how they are, or top with guacamole, olives, tomatoes, & salsa:)

Peanut Butter Cookies

1 C Butter, softened
1 C Peanut Butter
1 C Granulated Sugar
1 C Packed Brown Sugar
1 tsp. Baking Soda
1 tsp. Baking Powder
2 Eggs
1 tsp. Vanilla
2 1/2 C Flour
Granulated Sugar
2 12oz. Bags of Reeses Peanut Butter Cup Miniatures

1. In a large mixing bowl beat the butter and peanut butter with an electric mixer for about 30 seconds. Add the granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, and baking powder. Beat till combined. Beat in the egg and vanilla till combined. Then add flour and beat in until combined. Preheat Oven. Place dough in fridge for 10 minutes to make it easier to handle.
2. Shape dough into balls, and roll in additional granulated sugar to coat. Place balls on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375º for regular ovens or 350º for convection ovens for 7 to 9 minutes.
3. While the cookies are baking unwrap as many reeses peanut butter cups as there are cookies. Remove cookies from oven lightly push one reeses peanut butter cup (turned upside down) into the center of each cookie, then remove the cookies from the tray and allow to cool on a wire rack.

This recipe makes about 60 cookies....if you don't want that many (which I always do-cuz we LOVE them:) You can half the recipe.

Tuna Alfredo Pasta

This is my kids favorite meal...I usually make it for them when Ryan and I go out somewhere or when I just need something quick and they love it. Enjoy:)

1 16oz Bag of Rotini Pasta
1 Can of White Albacore Tuna Fish
1 Jar of Ragu Cheesy Classic Alfredo Sauce
Salt & Pepper
Parmesan Cheese

Cook bag of Rotini Pasta, drain & place back in the pan. Place Tuna in a small bowl and flake apart then add to drained pasta along with Alfredo Sauce & Salt & Pepper to taste. Top individual portions with Parmesan Cheese as desired.

Pasta Salad

12 oz. bag of Wacky Mac Veggie Spiral Noodles
2 Medium Tomatoes Diced
1/2 Red Pepper Diced
1 Cucumber peeled, quartered, & sliced
1 Can Olives, Sliced
1 C. Bernsteins Cheese & Garlic Italian Dressing

Cook noodles then drain and rinse with cold water. Add cut up vegetables and dressing and stir.

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!