Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Egg Casserole

12 eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
1/2 tsp seasoning salt
3-4 oz. chopped ham
slice mushrooms
1cup grated cheddar cheese
1/4 cup minced onion

Beat eggs, milk, and season salt until well blended.  Stir in ham, cheese, onion and mushrooms. Pour into a greased 9x13 casserole dish and bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes.

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Sugar Cookies-Aunt Dixie-The Soft Kind

1 cup white sugar
1 cup butter (softened)
cream together
2 eggs-room temp.
add one at a time and incorporate well
1 t. vanilla
In a separate bowl mix 
2 3/4 cup flour
3 t. baking powder
1/2 t. salt

Cream together the butter and sugar.  Add each egg one at a time.  In a separate bowl whisk together the dry ingredients.  Add to the wet and mix until combined.  Chill dough.  Roll out thick with a mix of flour and powdered sugar.  Bake at 400 degrees (in my oven) for 8-10 minutes.  Use parchment paper or lightly grease pans. Let cool on rack and then frost.

Double recipe
2 c. white sugar
2 c. butter
4 eggs
2 t. vanilla
5 1/2 c. flour
6 t. baking powder
1 t. salt

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Ritz Cracker Chicken

4-5 Chicken Breasts
15-20 Ritz Crackers
1/4 t. salt scant
1/2 t. pepper
1/2 t garlic powder
1/4 c. parmesan
1/4 c. butter
1 egg

Crush the crackers in a ziploc bag then add salt, pepper, garlic powder and parmesan.  Mix egg in a dish for dredging and pour cracker mix in another dish for dredging.  Melt butter and pour a little in 9x13 pan.  Dredge chicken in egg then crackers and place in pan.  Pour remaining butter over the top.  Bake 30-35 minutes at 350 degrees.

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

White Chicken Chile

1 Mix
1 pkg.  Costco all ready cooked chicken breast chopped
1 cup water
2 cans beans undrained
1 can corn drained

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Tamale Pie

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Brown
  • 1 pound Hamburger
  • 1 onion
  • 1 bell pepper
Add
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • 1 T chili powder
  • 1/4 t. red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 t. black pepper
  • 1/4 t. ground cumin
  • 2 -8oz. cans tomato sauce
  • 1 -12oz. can corn drained
  • 1 can sliced olives drained
Cook 20-25 minutes and finish with 1 cup shredded cheese.  Pour mixture into pyrex pan.

Boil together 
  • 2 cups cold water
  • 3/4 c. cornmeal
  • 1/2 t. salt
Stir continuously until thick. Stir in 1 T. butter and pour over top of pies.  Bake for 30 minutes until bubbly.

Saturday, August 18, 2012

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 t. vanilla
1 egg

1 cup flour
1/2 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt 

2 cups milk chocolate chips
3/4 cup peanuts chopped (optional)

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter and sugars.  Add peanut butter, vanilla and egg.  Mix well. In another bowl mix all dry ingredients, then mix in with wet.  Add chocolate and peanuts.  Bake 10-15 minutes until barely golden.  Taste bests cool.

DOUBLE RECIPE
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup peanut butter
2 t. vanilla
2 egg

2 cup flour
1 t. baking soda
1 t. salt 

3 cups milk chocolate chips
3/4 cup peanuts chopped (optional)

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Ham Peas and Potatoes

3 lb. Red Potatoes
1 onion
1 ham steak
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup flour
4 cups milk 
1/2 t. salt
1/2 t. pepper
1-2 cups frozen peas

Cut potatoes into 1-1/2 inch cubes boil until tender.  Set aside in fridge.  Saute chopped onion in the butter.  When soft add flour slowly and brown to make a roux.  Slowly add milk off the heat until smooth.  Add ham cut in cubes and any ham juices, salt and pepper.  Heat until boiling and thickened.  Boil for one minute.  Take off heat and add frozen peas and potatoes.  Keep warm on low.