Bran Muffins

By: Trisha
From: Brittany












1/2 C. Crisco
1 1/4 C. Sugar
2 C. All Bran (cereal)
1 C. Boiling Water
2 C. Bran Flakes (cereal)
2 Eggs, beaten
2 C. Buttermilk (2 c. milk, 2 T. Vinegar for 5-10 min.)
2 1/2 C. Flour
2 1/2 t. Baking Soda
1/2 t. Salt

This has 2 parts, Boil water and add All Bran, mix until dissolved. Add Bran Flakes and mix.

Cream Shortening and Sugar. Add Eggs and Buttermilk. Mix in Flour, Baking Soda and Salt. Combine this mixture with the cereal mixture.

Cook at 400 for 15-20 minutes. Store leftover muffins in air-tight container. You can also store the batter in the fridge and make more when you want. This will make about 2 muffin tins worth. I made large and small muffins so I'm not exactly sure how many big ones it would make.

These muffins are so good. My whole family loved them, and they were so easy to make! They were also so soft.

Fruit Pizza

By: Trisha

1/2 C. Butter, softened
3/4 C. White Sugar
1 Egg
1 1/4 C. Flour
1 t. Cream of Tartar
1/2 t. Baking Soda
1/4 t. Salt

8 oz. Cream Cheese
1/2 C. White Sugar
2 t. Vanilla

Fruit, multiple kinds

Cream Butter and 3/4 C. Sugar. Add Egg. Combine Flour, Tartar, Baking Soda, and Salt- stir into creamed mixture until just blended. Press into a greased pizza or cookie pan.
Bake at 350 for 10 minutes. Cool completely.

Beat Cream Cheese with 1/2 C. Sugar and Vanilla. Spread on cooled crust.

Put fruit on, any fruit you want, Strawberries, Blueberries, Pineapple, Bananas, Kiwi....

This is so good! It's hard not to eat it all at one time.

Cinnamon Rolls

By: Trisha

From: allrecipes.com

Dough:

1 C. Milk

1/2 C. Butter

1 C. Water

1 T. Yeast

1 C. White Sugar

1 t. Salt

2 Eggs

6 C. Flour

Filling:

2 t. ground Cinnamon

2 C. Brown Sugar

1/2 C. Butter, melted

Glaze:

2 C. Powdered Sugar

3 oz. Cream Cheese, softened

1 T. Butter, softened

1/2 t. Vanilla

3 T. Milk

Warm milk on stove or in microwave until it bubbles. Remove from heat and mix in Butter. Stir until melted. Add water, and cool until lukewarm.

In large bowl combine the milk mixture with Yeast, White Sugar, Salt, Eggs, and 2 Cups of Flour. Stir well. Stir in remaining Flour 1/2 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition. When the dough has pulled together, put on floured counter and knead until smooth and elastic.

In a separate bowl stir together Cinnamon and Brown Sugar.

Divide dough into two equal pieces. Roll each piece into a rectangle (12 x 9 size). Glaze with 1/2 the melted butter, then add half the Brown Sugar mixture. Smooth around to all areas. Roll up dough, so you have a long roll of dough. Seal the edge with water or remaining butter. Cut each roll into 12 pieces (or to whatever thickness you want). Use a sharp knife or dental floss to cut dough rolls.

Place rolls into 2 greased 9 X 13 baking pans. Cover and let rise until almost doubled.

Bake at 375 for 20-25 minutes.

For Glaze: Combine Powdered Sugar, Cream Cheese, Butter and Vanilla. Add Milk gradually until frosting can be spread. Put on warm Cinnamon Rolls.

My family loves these rolls! I don't use all the melted butter, if I do then the cinnamon mixture runs out when they are in the pan. Watch to make sure the middle rolls get cooked, but the outside ones don't burn. Enjoy!

Mini Frittatas

By: Trisha

From: Jamie 

2 t. Olive Oil

2 C. diced Zucchini

1 C. diced Sweet Red Pepper

2 1/4 t. Dried Basil

1/2 t. Dried Oregano

1 1/2 t. Onion Powder

1/8 t. Garlic Powder

1/8 t. Cayenne Pepper

4 oz. thinly sliced Ham

3/4 C. shredded Mozzarella Cheese

8 Eggs

Heat Oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add Zucchini, Red Onion, and Red Pepper. Cook until vegetables are slightly softened (about 7-8 min.) Remove from heat and add spices.

Generously oil muffin tin. Line bottom and sides of muffin cups with ham. Divide vegetables mixture between muffin cups. Sprinkle 1 T. Cheese over vegetables.

Whisk eggs. Carefully pour eggs into muffin cups.

Bake for about 20-25 min at 350. Take out when Frittatas are puffed and set in the center. Remove from oven and let stand for a few minutes. Run knife around edge of Frittatas to release.

Makes 12. Variations: Use vegetables such as broccoli, spinach, mushrooms and cheeses.

Taco Seasoning

By: Trisha

From: Jamie H.

1 T. Chili Powder

1/4 t. Garlic Powder

1/4 t. Onion Powder

1/4 t. crushed Red Pepper Flakes

1/4 t. Dried Oregano

1/2 t. Paprika

1 1/2 t. Ground Cumin

1 t. Salt

1 t. Black Pepper

Mix all together and store!

Granola Bars

By: Trisha

From: Brittany C.

2 C. Rolled oats

3/4 packed Brown Sugar

1/2 C. Bran or Flax

3/4 t. ground Cinnamon

1 C. Flour

3/4 t. Salt

1/2 C. Honey

1 beaten Egg

1/2 C. Vegetable Oil

2 t. Vanilla

3/4 C. "flavor. This can be chocolate chips, cranberries, raisins, just about anything you want to add.

In a large bowl mix together Oats, Brown Sugar, Bran, Cinnamon, Flour, "Flavor", and Salt. Make a well in the center and pour in the Honey, Egg, Oil and Vanilla. Mix well. Pat the mixture evenly into a 9 x 13 pan, greased.

Bake for 30-35 min. at 350. Cool 5 min, then cut into bars while still warm.

My family loves this recipe. We really like to use mint chocolate chips. But we've put in raisins, cranberry mixed with something else, and apple bits. Each was very good.

Chicken Roll Ups

By: Trisha

2 C. Cooked, cubed Chicken

1 8oz. Package of Cream Cheese

1 small can of Mushrooms

1 small bottle of Pimentos (diced)

Chopped Green Onion

2 cans Crescents

Bread crumbs (seasoned)

Cook chicken then add Cream Cheese, Mushrooms, Pimentos, Green Onions. Put in each triangle of Crescents. Spray with Pam and sprinkle with bread crumbs. Bake for 20 min. at 350.

Macaroni Family Style

By: Trisha

From: Barbara Clark

5 C. cooked Macaroni, drained

4 T. Butter

4 T. Flour

2 T. Onion, chopped or dried

Salt and Pepper

1 can Cream of Mushroom soup

1 can Cheese Soup (cheddar)

2 C. Milk

2 C. Grated Cheese

1/2 C. Grated Cheese.

Heat Butter, Flour, Onion, Salt and Pepper together in a pot. Cook until bubbly. Add Soups and Milk. Mix well then fold in first cheese off of burner. Add cooked Macaroni and stir well. Pour into 9 x 12. Sprinkle with second cheese. Bake at 375 for 30 min. Let sit 5 minutes.

My family loved this. Lily gave it 2 thumbs up, Brigham only 1. I've had it everyday for lunch since and it's still wonderful, better than the box.

Chicken Pot Pie

By: Trisha

From: Carol Hoffmann

1/2 C. Butter

1/2 C. Flour

2 t. Minced Onion Flakes

1 1/2 T. Chicken Bouillon

1/2 t. Salt

1/4 t. Pepper

2 C. Water

1 C. Milk

2 C. Cooked Chicken, diced

1 (10 oz) Pkg. frozen Peas, Carrots, Green Beans, Corn

1/2 Pkg. frozen Southwestern Potatoes (like cubed potatoes)

Pastry for 2 pies

Make pie crust. Check out my pie crust recipe. This will make 2 crusts, top and bottom.

Heat butter in pan until melted. Stir in flour, onion, chicken bouillon, salt, and pepper. Add water and milk, stirring constantly. Heat to boiling and boil for 1 minute while stirring. Remove from heat. Stir in chicken and veggies.

Pour filling into prepared unbaked pie crust. Top with second crust. Fold edges under and flute. Cut slits in top and bake 425 for 30 minutes.

Most of us love this recipe. I've had chicken pot pie before but hated it because off the biscuits on top! But with the pie crust it makes it taste like the pot pies you buy at the store (frozen- the crust part of it). The last time I made it I was short on time and took it out right at 30 minutes. The dough was just barely not done, and it was so good! Hopefully there is a piece left so I can take a picture of it. Very easy to make too.

Pulled Pork Sandwich

By: Trisha

From: Allrecipes.com

1 T. Vegetable Oil

3 1/2 lbs. Boneless Pork shoulder roast, netted or tied

1 Can 10.5 oz condensed French Onion Soup

1 C. Ketchup

1/4 C. Cider Vinegar

3 T. Packed Brown Sugar

12 Hamburger or Sandwich buns

Heat oil in pan, then brown pork on all sides.

Stir the soup, ketchup, brown sugar, and vinegar in a 5 quart Crock Pot. Put the pork in and turn it so you coat both sides with the soup mixture. Cook on high for 4-5 hours or low for 8-9 hours. Remove pork and put on cutting board, let stand for 10 minutes. Using 2 forks shred the pork. Return the pork to the crock pot. Put in buns and enjoy.

We loved these! I think it's going to be our new tradition for conference. I was really worried that the meat smell would make me sick, but the most powerful smell was the vinegar. The only thing I would do differently would be draining the soup a little before adding the pork back in. It was a bit too runny. These are great as left overs too! So good!

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S'mores Bars

By: Trisha

From: cook book

3/4 C. White Sugar

1/2 C. Butter, softened

1 Egg

1 1/2 C. Flour

1 t. Baking Powder

1/4 t. Salt

1 1/2 C. Chocolate Candy Bar, chopped

3 C. Mini Marshmallows

1/2 C. Chopped Peanuts (opt.)

Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease 9 X 13. In large mixer bowl combine sugar, butter and egg until creamy. Add flour, baking powder and salt. Spread batter into baking pan. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Sprinkle chopped chocolate (or chocolate chips) over batter and top with marshmallows and peanuts. Bake for 10-12 more minutes- until marshmallows are lightly browned. Cool and cut into bars. Makes 3 dozen.

These are pretty good, if you like s'mores! My family loved them.

Pie Crust

By: Trisha

2 1/4 C. Flour

1 t. Salt

3/4 C. Shortening

1/3 C. Cold Water

Combine Flour and Salt. Cut in Shortening, until mixture is size of large peas. Sprinkle with water 1 T. at a time, mixing lighting with a fork until it clings together. Form a ball, then split into 2.

Roll out and put 1 in pie shell and 1 on top of pie.

If making just bottom shell bake at 425 for 12-15 minutes.

This is the best pie recipe ever. At least that's what Jeremy tells me.

Butter Rolls

By: Trisha

From: Amber Conlin

2 T. Yeast

2 C. Warm Water

2 T. Sugar

1 C. Melted Butter

1 C. Sugar

6 Beaten Eggs

1 1/2 t. Salt

8-10 C. Flour

Mix first 3 ingredients and let raise for +5 minutes. Add melted Butter, Sugar, and Eggs; mix well. Add Flour and Salt; mix well. Let raise 2 hours then punch down and cover. Put in fridge overnight.

Separate dough into 4 equal parts, roll each into large circle. Brush with melted butter and cut like a pie into 12 pieces. Roll up starting with wide end. Place on buttered cookie sheet, making sure tail end is next to pan. Let raise 4-5 hours. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes.

These rolls are heavenly! We had them for Thanksgiving and I can't tell you how many I had. They are soft and yummy.

Razzleberry Pie

By: Trisha

From: Me and Allrecipes.com

Pie crust

Egg

1 Bag of Blackberries

1 Bag of Raspberries

1/2 C. Sugar

3 T. Corn Starch

Drain as much of the juices as possible. Mix all these gently in a bowl. Put into pie crust that has been brushed with beaten egg. Put top crust on and cook at 450 for 10 min. lower heat to 350 and bake for 30-35 min. Make sure there is tin foil below incase it spills.

Everyone said they loved this pie. I unfortunately didn't have any because I refuse to gain any more weight! But don't that that stop you, enjoy!!

Peach Pie

By: Trisha

From: allrecipes.com

1 double pie crust, homemade or store bought

1 Egg, beaten

5 C. sliced, peeled Peaches

2 T. Lemon Juice

1/2 C. Flour

1 C. Sugar

1/2 t. Cinnamon

1/4 t. Nutmeg

1/4 t. Salt

Preheat oven to 450.

Brush bottom crust with egg to keep the dough from becoming soggy later.

Place the sliced peaches in a large bowl and sprinkle with lemon juice. Mix gently. In separate bowl mix together flour, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Pour over peaches and mix gently. Pour into the pie crust. Cover with the top crust and fold the edges under. Flute the edges to seal. Brush remaining egg over the top crust, Cut several slits in the top crust to vent steam.

Bake for 10 min. then reduce to 350 and bake for another 30-35 min., until the crust is brown and the juice begins to bubble through the vents.

This is so good! It does get runny, although fresh peaches aren't as bad. Pretty easy to make.

Tomato Chicken Parmesan

By: Trisha

From: Cookbook

1 lb. boneless, skinless Chicken Breasts

Milk

Flour

Egg

Bread Crumbs

1 lb. Mozzarella Cheese, sliced

Spaghetti Sauce

Bread chicken in milk, then flour, then egg then bread crumbs. Cook in a pan in hot oil until done (about 4 min. each side). In 9 x 13 pan, add enough sauce to cover bottom, add chicken. add mozzarella slices and bake 350 for 20 min. Top with remaining sauce and serve over rice or noodles.

So the first time I made this I followed the recipe. It was really good, but I didn't like the fried chicken. The second time I made this I cooked the chicken in a pan with a few seasonings and then put it in the sauce and cooked it and served it over noodles. Pretty tasty!! And we definitely will be making this again.

Latis Chicken

By:Trisha

From: Cookbook

1 can Cream of Potato Soup

1 C. Milk

1/2 t. Season Salt

2 C. cooked, cubed Chicken

16 oz. frozen Broccoli, Cauliflower, and Carrots

1 C. Grated Cheese

1 C. French Fried Onions

1 pkg. Crescent Rolls

Mix first 5 ingredients, 1/2 cheese and 1/2 onion rings. Put in oven at 350 covered for 20 minutes. Take out, lay crescent rolls on top. Cook uncovered for 15 minutes. Take out and put the rest of cheese and onion rings and cook 5 more minutes.

This was ok. My family wasn't a huge fan of it. They really didn't like the broccoli and cauliflower. I thought it was ok.

Chicken and Potatoes

By: Trisha

From: Cookbook

4-6 Thinly sliced Potatoes

Chopped green onions

1 can Cream of Mushroom

1 can Cream of Chicken

1 can Mushrooms (opt)

1/2 C. Grated Cheese

3-4 Chicken Breasts

Preheat oven to 350. Grease casserole dish. Line bottom of pan with sliced potatoes, salt and pepper. Sprinkle onions on top of potatoes then place chicken breasts on.

Mix soups, mushrooms and cheese in separate bowl and then put in the casserole dish. Work it down a little. Sprinkle with cheese, bake 1 1/2 hours, uncovered.

I cut the chicken in half. I also used button mushrooms. Everyone loved these. Good as left overs too. My only suggestions would be that if you don't have a mushroom lover, cut them up small so they can't see them.

Salty Bones

By: Trisha

From: FamilyFun.com

Rhodes Rolls

Coarse Salt

Thaw rolls. Take each roll and stretch out. Cut each end 1- 1 1/2 inches then roll each strip up.

Bake 350 for about 10-12 minutes.

In honor of my favorite holiday I found this recipe! Super easy and yummy. Serve with spaghetti sauce. Familyfun.com has a lot of great ideas!

Potato Hash

By: Jamie

small red potatoes
green peppers
yellow peppers
red peppers
orange peppers
green onion
onion
mushrooms

Dice up veggies and saute in a pan with oil. Use any seasonings to taste (salt, papper, veggie seasonings etc...)

Zita

By: Trisha

1 lb. Ground Beef

1/4 C. Onion

1 16 oz. Jar Spaghetti Sauce

1 C. Water

2 C. Mozzarella Cheese

1/2 Pkg. of Zita Noodles

Cook beef and onion. Boil noodles. Combine beef, noodles, water, and sauce (except 1 cup). Layer in a 9 x 13: 1/2 of the noodle mixture, 1/2 the cheese, rest of noodles, 1 cup of sauce, rest of cheese. Cook at 350 for 20-30 minutes.

This is pretty easy once you get the hang of it. I halve it because we can never finish the left-overs, I put it in a 8 x 8 dish. Worth making at least once. It's a mix between spaghetti and lasagna.

Wheat Bread

By: Trisha

From: Samantha Whitehead

MAKES 3 LOAVES!

2 T. Yeast

1 1/2 C. Warm Water

2/3 C. Honey

2 Eggs

2 C. Milk

1/2 C. Oil

1 T. Salt

5 C. White Flour

3/4 C. Flax Mill

5 C. Wheat Flour

Combine water, yeast and honey in mixer and let rise for 5 minutes. Add everything else except the wheat flour. Mix well. Let rise for 15-30 Minutes. Add wheat flour and mix in mixer for a few minutes making sure the dough pulls everything away from the sides of the bowl. This shouldn't be too sticky. Form into loaves, put in bread pans and let double in size. Bake at 400 for 5 minutes and 350 for 20+ minutes.

This is pretty easy to make, and it's pretty tasty too. Everyone loves warm homemade bread! The second time I made it I halved the recipe, making 1 loaf and then rolls.

Oreo Brownies

By: Trisha

From: Katie Weber

3/4 Pkg. Oreos- crushed

1 Brownie Mix

1 Small Jar Marshmallow Creme

1 Container Chocolate Frosting

Put Oreos in a ziplock and crunch. It doesn't need to be fine, coarse bits are great! Put most in a greased 9 x 13. Mix Brownie mix as directed and put on top of oreos. Just dab it on so the oreos don't move around, but try to get it even. Bake as directed on box. When it comes out put Marshmallow Creme on, spread it evenly. Let it set a bit and then frost it with the Chocolate Frosting and put remaining bits of oreos on top. If you need more you can crunch up more, unless you ate them.

This is SOOOO good! I can't believe how yummy these things are! You've gotta try them at least once. If anyone can think of a better name for these I'd love to hear it.

Taco Salad

By: Trisha

From: Jeanette Masero

1 lb. Ground Beef

1 Large Onion

Salt and Pepper

1 can drained Red Kidney Beans

1 can drained Corn opt.

1 small bottle Taco Sauce

1 head of Lettuce

2 C. grated Cheese

1 pkg. broken Taco Chips or Doritos

Brown beef with onion. Salt and Pepper to taste. Drain. Mix in Red Kidney Beans, Corn, and Taco Sauce. Let this cool. Cut up lettuce, toss in grated cheese. When ground beef is cool mix it with lettuce along with broken Taco Chips.

This was surprisingly very good. I didn't think it would be, so I put tomatoes and sour cream on it. It is much better without the extras. I didn't use a whole head of lettuce and I added the corn. If Jeremy was making this he wouldn't add the taco chips in because they got soggy after awhile, but I liked it. He would add it individually to each serving.

I also think that this is a perfect way to use your food storage onions. It's so easy to put a large handful or more in place of the large onion.

Banana Bread

By: Trisha

From: I've had this forever!

1/4 C. Butter- softened

1 C. Sugar

1 Egg

3 Mashed Bananas

1/2 C. Sour Milk (Add 1 1/2 t. Vinegar)

1 t. Soda

2 C. Flour

Pinch of Salt

1/2 C. Chopped Nuts opt.

Mix butter and sugar until blended. Add egg and bananas and mix well. Add in 1 c. flour, soda, and salt. Add the sour milk, the 1 c. of flour. Mix in nuts if wanted.

Put in greased bread pan and bake  for 1 hour (in a glass pan) at 350- test with a toothpick.

Cool on a rack out of pan.

Like I said I've had this recipe forever. It is so yummy, especially when spread with butter.

Apple Crisp

By: Trisha

From: Jamie

8 Granny Apples

1 1/2 C. Brown Sugar

2/3 C. Softened Butter

1 C. Flour

1 C. Oats

1 1/2 t. Cinnamon

1 1/4 t. Nutmeg

Peel, core, slice the apples and put in a casserole dish, I used a 8 x 11. 

Mix the rest of the ingredients together in a bowl then spread on the apples. Bake at 375 for around 35 minutes, maybe a little longer depending on the dish.

I have an apple machine that cores, peels, and slices. It is so nice and worth every penny! After I use this machine on my apples I cut them 4 ways to make the rings smaller- into small slices.

This topping is the best! So yummy. Thanks Jamie for sharing.

Snickerdoodles

By: Trisha

From: Lou Ann Kroeger

1 C. soft Shortening

1/2 C. Sugar

2 Eggs

2 3/4 C. Flour

2 t. Cream of Tartar

1 t. Soda

1/2 t. Salt

Blend together the shortening, sugar and eggs. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture. Roll dough into balls the size of walnuts. Roll in mixture of cinnamon sugar. Place on ungreased cookie pan, Bake at 400 for 8 - 10 minutes.

This recipes says to leave them in ball form and the will flatten out. As you can see in the picture what is a ball stays a ball. I flattened some because that's how I like it. These cookies are harder than others that I've had. I didn't like the first one I had, but they have really grown on me and I think they are super good. I still like the gooey, chewy ones too I just have never made snickerdoodles before so I don't know what recipe it is.

Hawaiian Haystacks

By: Trisha

From: Cooks.com

2 C. Rice

1 pkg. Chicken- cubed

Lemon Pepper

1 Green Pepper- diced

1 Tomato- diced

Green Onion- chopped

Chow Mein Noodles

Pineapple Tid-bits

Olives

Gravy:

1 can Chicken Broth

2 cans Cream of Chicken

Cook rice. Cook chicken and season with anything you want, I used Lemon Pepper. Mix the gravy together and heat. It makes a lot! But I couldn't think of a way to half it without having 1/2 a can sitting around.

Add any of these toppings, and any others that you can think of.

Simple, Fast, Yummy.

Chicken Caesar Wraps

By: Trisha

From: Laura Mayer

3 T. Olive Oil

1 t. Lemon Pepper

1 t. Crushed Garlic

1/2 t. Italian Seasoning

1 lb. Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast

Romaine Lettuce

Flour tortillas

Caesar Dressing

Combine in a container (or bag): olive oil, lemon pepper, garlic, italian seasoning. Put chicken in container and refrigerate for 15 min. Grill 10-14 min. on med. heat until done and cut into strips. 

Place romaine lettuce and strips on warm flour tortilla, top with caesar dressing and fold up.

This is a pretty good recipe, and it doesn't take too long! All of my kids loved it so I thought I'd include a picture of them eating it.

Spanish Rice Main Dish

By: Trisha

From: Loralee Kurzius

1 lb. Hamburger

1 Large Onion- chopped

1 Large Green Pepper

28 oz can Tomatoes- diced (undrained

1 C. Water

1 C. Rice

1 T. Brown Suger

1 T. Worcestershire Sauce

1 t. Salt

1 t. Chili Pepper

1 can Corn (undrained)

1 can Kidney Beans (drained)

Toppings:

Tortilla Chips

Sliced Olives

Green Onions- Sliced

Grated Cheese

Sour Cream

Brown beef with onions (I used cannery onions) and green pepper. Drain. Stir in the rest of the ingredients. Cover and simmer 30 minutes, until rice is done and liquid is absorbed.

Serve on a bed of tortilla chips and sprinkle with desired toppings.

This is so good! If you've ever had stuffed green peppers this is almost just like it. I don't like to eat all the shell of the pepper, so this recipe is great because it's chopped up small. The toppings also add so much flavor! This makes a lot so you'll have left overs for a few days.

I also wanted to add a bit about those wonderful kitchen scissors that comes with knife sets. I love to use them to cut up chicken, but they are also wonderful to "slice" green onions. Just cut to your hearts content!