Orange-Pecan Granola

1 cup old-fashioned oats
2 cups wheat flakes (Wheaties Cereal)
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1 cup chopped pecans
Finely grated zest of 1 orange (I omit this and it's still great!)
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup unsalted butter (I use on 1/4 cup)
1/4 cup honey

Preheat oven to 350. Put oats, flakes, sugar, nuts, zest, nutmeg and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Melt butter with honey in a saucepan over low heat; stir into oat mixture. Spread mixture in a 8x11 in pan. Bake until just golden, about 10 minutes. Let cool in pan.
This receipe came from Amy Hartnett.

Sausage Pasta Dish

1 box Rigatoni Pasta
Jimmy Dean sausage
1 jar spagetti sauce
1 can sliced olives
1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Boil pasta, brown sausage. combine pasta, meat, sauce and olives in 13x9 pan. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake at 350 for 20-30 min.

BBQ Jack Chicken

4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves

4 slices pepper jack cheese

1 cup BBQ sauce

Carefully cut a pocket in each chicken breast half. Fill with cheese, secure with metal of soaked wooden skewers. Grill chicken, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from the heat for 6-8 minutes on each side of until juices come clear, basting frequently with BBQ sauce. Remove skewers before serving.

Serves 4.

Taco Puffs

1 lb. ground beef

1/2 c. Chopped onion

1 envelope taco seasoning

2 tubes large refrigerated flaky biscuits

8 c. shredded cheddar cheese

In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add the taco seasoning and prepare according to package directions. Cool slightly.

Flatten half of the biscuits into 4-in circles, placed in greased baking pan. Spoon 1/4 cup meat mixture onto each; top with 1/4 cup cheese. Flatten remaining biscuits; place on top and pinch edges to seal tightly.

Bake at 400 for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Serves 8

I got this recipe from a Taste of Home cook book. It was a hit with the kids, and Cris. We dipped them in sour cream and hot sauce.

Broccoli Salad

Anna loves this salad. Look on my blog she's eating it!

2 bunches fresh broccoli (about 1 pound) cut into bite-size pieces
1 medium purple onion, finely chopped (optional, I don't add it because I don't like onion)
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
6 strips bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled
1/2 cup sunflower seeds OR cashews
1/2 cup Craisins
In a large bowl combine broccoli, onion, and cheese. Refrigerate. Just before serving, stir in bacon, nuts, and craisins. Add cold dressing and serve right away.

Dressing:
1 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1/4 - 1/2 cup sugar (however sweet you like it)
1/2 teaspoon salt
Mix well and chill at least one hour before tossing with salad. I don't ever chill this dressing for an hour before serving. I never think that far ahead! I just make it first and put it in the fridge, then I do the rest of the salad, get dinner ready, then put the dressing on the broccoli and serve. It's still Yum-o.

from: The Essential Mormon Cookbook

Chicken Roll-ups

From: my Grandma Jean Sommers
Rigby, Idaho

1 - 8oz cream cheese
1/4 cup butter
2 stalks celery, diced
2 cups cooked and shredded chicken, I used canned
1 cup grated cheese, cheddar is good
1 package stuffing, prepared as directed on box
3 - 4 tubes crescent rolls

Prepare the stuffing according to the package directions and set it aside. In a separate bowl, cream the cream cheese and butter until soft. Add celery, chicken, cheese, and stuffing. Mix well.
Preheat oven to 375.
Open crescent rolls and flatten onto a baking sheet. Fill each crescent roll with approximately 1/4 cup of chicken mixture and fold dough over. It will be quite full.

Bake for 12 - 15 minutes or until rolls are well-browned.

Transfer to a wire rack to cool and keep the bottom of the crescent rolls crisp.

Makes 32 Roll-ups.

Apples and Snickers Salad

Corri, I can't take the responsibility for this recipe. Diane Hancock gave it to me, I don't have an exact recipe that I follow, but this how I do it.

6-8 apples washed and diced

4-5 snickers diced

1 tub cool-whip

Depending on what I want sometimes I use more snickers, and less apples. (A girls got to have her chocolate.) Put apples and snickers in bowl and then stir in cool-whip. (you may need more that a small tub of cool-whip. It just depends on how many apples and snickers you use.)

This is sooo yummy I could eat it all my self with out sharing!!!! Enjoy.

Hummingbird Nectar

I have lots of hummingbirds zipping around my EMPTY feeders so I better get to boiling...

1 part sugar
4 parts water

ALWAYS boil the water first to kill any bacteria, then add the sugar and stir until completely dissolved. NEVER add honey because it ferments, and never add food coloring.
Clean your hummingbird feeder regularly to keep it germ-free, mold-free, and flowing smoothly. Use a drop of mild detergent to clean and rinse at least three times.

Oriental chicken cabbage salad

1/2 c. slivered almonds, browned or toasted ( add right before serving)
2 c. cut-up cooked chicken
4 c. shredded cabbage
sunflower seeds
1 pkg chicken flavor Ramon Noodles

First, before everything, take noodles and put in collinder and pour really hot water on top. Let sit.

Dressing: Mix 1/2 c. apple cider vinegar, 1/2 c. oil (I use olive oil), 4 T. sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 pkg Roman noodle seasoning.

Put chicken, cabbage, seeds, and break up the noodles in a big bowl. Add the dressing and stir. sometimes I add a little more cabbage. The salad tastes even better when you serve it the next day. Sometimes I will make it a day ahead of when I need it. Add almonds right before serving.

Cake Mix Cobbler

This is the cobbler I made for the 72-hour kit project night the 17th. I got the recipe from Jean Sadler.

2 cans Apple* pie filling
1 yellow cake mix
½ lb butter (2 sticks)
Place 2 cans apple pie filling on bottom of 9x13 pan (ungreased). Sprinkle yellow cake mix on top of pie filling. Melt butter and pour on top of cake mix. Bake 375 for 40 min.
*You can use any pie filling you like. I've had it with apple, cherry, and peach, and they were ALL delicious.

Chocolate Cake in a MUG

From:
Terri Miller

4 tablespoons flour
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
a small splash of vanilla extract
3 tablespoons chocolate chips
1 large ceramic mug

Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well. Add the egg and mix thoroughly. Pour in the milk and oil and mix well. Add the chocolate chips and vanilla extract, and mix again. (*NOTE* I mixed all the wet ingredients in one bowl, all the dry in another, mixed them both together, stirred in the chocolate chips, THEN dumped it all in the mug - much easier).

Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes (at approximately 1000 watts). The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed!

Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired. EAT!

Famous Dill Dip

Sherry Jongsma
This vegetable dip was served at our Progressive Dinner, December 2nd. I think EVERY person who attended asked me for this recipe! Thanks, Sherry!

1 tablespoon minced onion, use more or less depending on how much you like onion
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
1 teaspoon dill weed
1 teaspoon season salt
2/3 cup mayonnaise
2/3 cup sour cream

Mix and let set overnight to enrich the flavors.

Chicken and Black beans

2 lbs of cut-up chicken breasts (bite size pieces)
1/2 to 1 cup salsa
1 can black beans (drained)
Tortillas
seasonings

Cook chicken with a little olive oil in a big frying pan over the stove, add your seasonings, (Montreal seasoning, red pepper, season salt, garlic salt w/parsley or whatever you like to flavor with) as you cook. Its yummy too if you add some green chili. When chicken is cooked, add salsa to your liking. Then add the black beans. Cook till warmed. Serve in tortillas with cheese and sour cream.

Sauteed Apples

LeAnn sent me this after I posted German Pancakes:

Hey Corri, try this next time you make them...

Sauteed Apples
1 tsp. butter
6 large apples
3 T. brown sugar
1/4 c. apple juice
1 tsp. cinnamon

Cook apples, sugar, juice and cinnamon in skillet until apples are tender, serve over German pancake. I love this over top my German pancakes!!! You can even substitute the apple with peaches. Yummy!!!!

Pesto

1 1/2 cups basil leaves
1 tbsp parsley leaves
1/2 cup olive oil
1/3 cup pine nuts
1/2 cup Parmesan
1 or 2 cloves garlic

Mix all ingredients in blender. Serve on pasta with mozzarella cheese and tomatoes, or use as a spread on sandwiches, pizza, etc.

German Pancakes

my sister Kelli's long-time favorite...

1/2 cube butter
1 cup flour
1 cup milk
1/4 tsp. salt
6 eggs

Turn oven to 425 to preheat. Put the butter in an 8 x 8 casserole dish, or loaf pan and place in hot oven to melt butter and get pan hot. In a separate bowl mix flour, milk, salt, and eggs. Beat until well mixed and fluffy. Remove hot pan from the oven and pour batter in. Bake at 425 for 20 minutes. The pancake will be very large and puffy. Serve right away, don't wait till it cools. (It deflates as it cools) Yummy by itself or with syrup.

Creamy Alfredo Sauce

2 cups heavy cream
1 stick butter
1 cup fresh Parmesan cheese (not the kind in the shaker can, the grated kind in the refrigerator section)
fresh ground pepper (if you don't have a grinder any regular pepper will work fine)

Heat heavy cream over low-medium heat in a saute pan. Add butter in small pieces and stir gently to melt. Sprinkle in the cheese and stir to incorporate. Season to taste with fresh pepper. Stir until smooth and creamy and cheese is melted (5-8 minutes). Serve with your favorite pasta and chicken. Deliziosa!

Granola

Here is one way to use all your oats you ladies might have stored!!! My family loves this to eat like cereal, for snacks, on yogurt, or on ice cream. This recipe can also be found in the food storage cook book.

6 c. oats (quick or regular, we like regular)
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 c. coconut
1/3 c. sesame seeds
1/4 c. sunflower seeds
1 c. chopped nuts (any variety)
Mix all this together. (you may omit whatever you want except brown sugar and oats)
Then coat with this:
1/2 c. oil
1/3 c. honey (I do use more, maybe about 1/2 c., do what ever tastes good!)
1 tsp. vanilla

Spread onto cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes. Stirring about every 10 minutes. Add raisins, craisins, or whatever you want, the possibilities are endless!!! Spread onto wax paper or tin foil and let cool. Store in air tight container.

Chicken Lo Mein

1 tbsp oil
1-2 chicken breasts thinly sliced
2 pkg ramen noodles & the seasoning(chicken or oriental)
1 pkg frozen or fresh stir fry vegetables
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 1/2 cups water


Heat oil in large skillet. Cook chicken until cooked through. Add remaining ingredients and cover. Simmer until noodles and vegetables are tender. I like to serve with egg rolls on the side!

Corri's Chicken Salad

2 cups chicken, baked and finely diced
½ cup celery, finely diced
½ medium onion, finely diced and simmered lightly in butter until tender
2 cups apple, finely diced
1 cup grapes, halved
1 20 oz. can pineapple tidbits, well drained
1 cup mayonnaise
¼ tsp salt
Pinch black pepper

Combine the mayonnaise, onion, salt and pepper; chill several hours or overnight. Combine chicken, fruits, and vegetables; stir in the mayonnaise mixture. Serve right away or cover and chill until serving. Serve with croissants.