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.

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)

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.

Pineapple Blueberry Dump Cake

1 large can (20 oz.) crushed pineapple with juice
1 large can (20 oz.) blueberry pie filling
1 box yellow cake mix
1 cup chopped pecans
3/4 cup melted butter


Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Spread the can of pineapple with the juice on bottom of 9 x 13 pan.  Cover the pineapple with the can of pie filling.  Sprinkle the cake mix evenly over the pie filling.  Sprinkle with chopped pecans.  Drizzle butter evenly over top.  Do not mix.  Bake uncovered for 45 minutes or until golden brown on top.  Serve warm.

Frozen Peanut Butter Bars

Ingredients:
1 cup butter or margarine
2 cups peanut butter - creamy or chunky
2 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs (2 pkg graham crackers)
1 3/4 cups powdered sugar
2 cups chocolate chips, semi-sweet or milk chocolate
1/3 cup milk

Directions:
In a large saucepan, melt butter/margarine and peanut butter together over low/medium heat. Mix well. Remove from heat. Add graham cracker crumbs and powdered sugar, mixing well. Spread peanut butter mixture in a jelly roll pan (for thinner bars), or 9x13 pan (for thicker bars). Chill. When the peanut butter layer is firm, melt chocolate chips with milk over low heat. Spread over chilled peanut butter mixture. Chill again.

You can leave them in the pan or cut them into serving size bars. You can wrap them individually or freeze in layers in a large rigid container or gallon sized zip-loc freezer bags -- separate layers with wax paper so they don't freeze/stick together. Then freeze.

Eat straight from freezer, or thaw slightly. You can also keep the whole pan in the fridge if they are going to be eaten right away.

*I usually line the pan with wax paper before spreading the peanut butter mixture in the pan, it just makes it easier to slice and pop them out of the pan that way. You can use a 50/50 mixture of semi-sweet and milk chocolate chips or just whatever you have on hand. They are good no matter what.

Molasses Cookies

1 1/4 cup Oil
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup Molasses
2 eggs

3 1/2 cups flour
4 t. baking soda
1 t. cloves
1 t. ginger
2 t. cinnamon


Mix dry and then wet, then mix together (Batter will be thick).  Roll in to balls and then roll in sugar.  Bake at 350 for 10 minutes until crinkled all over.

Oh Boy, Waffles!

This is from Tami Ackroyd in the Pasco 1st ward Relief Society Cookbook

2 1/4 cup (11.3 oz) flour
4 tsp Baking Powder
3/4 tsp. salt
1 1/2 T Sugar
whisk together

In measuring cup
2 beaten eggs
2 1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup Vegetable Oil

Add to dry ingredients, barely stir
heat the Waring Waffle Iron to 5
Makes approx. 6 waffles.