10.26.2008

Quesadillas



This is a really yummy and simple meal, especially if you have leftover hamburger meat from another meal. I am always looking for things I can make with my leftover hamburger meat, you can also use leftover hamburgers, just chop them up first.

Ingredients:

Tortillas
Hamburger Meat
Taco Seasoning
Cheese


Directions:

Brown hamburger meat in a skillet, add taco seasoning. In a new skillet put in one tortilla, cover with cooked and seasoned hamburger meat, add cheese and cover with second tortilla. Cook on med-low heat on each side until tortillas are warm and crispy, cheese should be melted by then. Cut and serve!

Enjoy!

10.13.2008

Meat Loaf

INGREDIENTS

LOAF:
~1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
~3/4 cup tomato sauce
~1/4 cup mustard
~3/4 cup oatmeal
~1 large egg
~1/4 cup chopped onion (make sure and chop them small so they cook through)
~1 clove minced garlic
~1/2 tablespoon oregano
~1/2 teaspoon salt
~1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

SAUCE:
~1 part A-1
~3 parts ketchup

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, combine ingredients. Press into 8x4 mold and top with sauce.
3. Bake for 1 hour, or until meat is no longer pink and juices run clear. Drain.
4. Add a little more sauce and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.

YUM_YUM!

9.24.2008

Non-Toxic All Purpose Cleaner

Submitted by: Becca J.

Ingredients:

2 cups water
½ teasp baking soda
1 teasp borax
¼ teasp liquid soap
2 teasp white vinegar or lemon juice

Combine ingredients in spray bottle, shake, and use!

9.23.2008

Banana Bread


posted by: Becca J.

INGREDIENTS

~2 cups all-purpose flour
~1 teaspoon baking soda
~1/4 teaspoon salt
~1/2 cup butter
~3/4 cup brown sugar
~2 eggs, beaten
~2 1/3 cups mashed overripe bananas


DIRECTIONS

~Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.

~In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar. Stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to moisten. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.

~Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.

HOMEMADE CHICKEN POT PIE (Betty Crocker)

posted by: Bri W.

prep:40 min (I think it is less) bake: 35 min *6 servings

1 pkg (10oz) frozen peas and carrots
1/3 C. butter or stick margarine
1/3 C. A-P flour
1/3 C. chopped onion
1/2 t salt
1/4 t pepper
1 3/4 C. chicken broth
2/3 C. milk
1 1/2-3 cups cut-up cooked chicken or turkey
two 9" refrigerated pie crusts.

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1. Rinse peas and carrots in cold water to separate; drain.
2. Melt butter in 2-qt saucepan over med heat. Stir in flour, onion, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixtrue is bubbly; remove from heat. Stir in broht and milk. Heat to boling, stirring constatnly. Boil and stir 1 min. Stir in chicken andpeas and carrots; remove fromheat.
3. Heat oven to 425*.
4. Roll one pastry out and place into 9" baking dish. Pour chicken mixture into pastry lined pan. Roll out remaining crust and make cut-outs in the center. Place crust over chicken filling; arrange cut-outs on top. Turn edges of pastry under and flute...(pinch edges together Ü)
5. Bake about 35 min or until golden brown.

ENJOY!!!

3.21.2008

TRIED~N~TRUE PANCAKES By TRESSA

posted by Tressa S.

TRIED~N~TRUE PANCAKES By TRESSA

This batter mix has gone through alot of changes. This final mix is our favorite family recipe, and it makes enough for a large family (6+ people). Cut the ingredients in half to make a smaller mix.
3 Cups Flour
1/4 Cup Sugar
4 Tsp. Baking Powder
2 Tsp. Baking Soda
1 Tsp. Salt
2 1/2 Cups Milk
1/4 Cup Oil
3 Eggs
1 Tsp. Vanilla

Turn on skillet or griddle to warm.
In large bowl, mix together all the dry ingredients.
Add milk, oil, eggs, and vanilla, mix well with a whisk.
If needed, grease pan, or use nonstick spray.
1/4 cup of batter makes small round pancakes, 1/2 cup of batter makes a large pancake.
Once the batter has bubbled on top, flip the pancake for thourough cooking.
Plan to have plenty of butter and syrup handy- these go fast!
ENJOY!


3.18.2008

Crock Pot Chicken Enchiladas

posted by: Mandy R.
Crock Pot Enchiladas from Betty Oliver

Each their own layer:
12 ct. corn tortillas torn into bite size pieces
4 chicken breasts cooked and sliced
1 pound ground beef cooked and drained
12 oz grated cheese

Mix for one layer:
2 cans cream of chicken soup (undiluted)
1 can rotel
1 pkg taco seasoning
1/4 cup dried onion

In bowl mix soup, rotel, taco seasoning and dried onion

plug in crock pot and place on high
start layering soup mixture first, then tortillas, then meat (in either order), then cheese
for each layer use 1/2 so you have 2 layers of each ending with cheese
cook on high 1 hour, serve

Salsa

posted by: Mandy R.


This is a salsa recipe a girl from the BSM gave me in college and it is wonderful and SIMPLE!

1 can diced tomatoes
1 can rotel
1 small onion (cut into fourths)
3 T fresh cilantro
2 cloves fresh garlic
1 1/2 t salt
1 1/2 t sugar
2 T lemon juice
1 shake hot sauce (more if you like it hot)

Put everything in the blender and blend thoroughly. Make about a quart.

Pumpkin Bread

posted by: Mandy R.

This bread is scrumptious and makes a good loaf or in muffin size.

Pumpkin Bread (low fat Weight Watchers Recipe)
1 can Pumpkin
1 box Spice Cake Mix

Mix together
Pour into greased loaf pan and cook at 350 until knife inserted in middle comes out clean (45-60 min)

3.14.2008

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3.13.2008

Easy Cheesy Potato Casserole (Weight Watchers-3 pts. per serving)

Submitted by: Tracy C.

1 bag (24 oz) frozen hash brown potatoes, partially thawed
1 can (10.75 oz.) condensed cream of potato soup
1 c. shredded cheddar cheese

Put hash browns and soup in slow cooker. Stir to combine. Cover and cook on High 3-4 hours or Low 6-8 hours.
Stir mixture, season with salt and pepper to taste, and sprinkle with grated cheese. Cover and cook on Low 15-30 minutes, or until cheese has melted.

Honey Baked Chicken

Submitted by: Becca J.


Chicken Breast/Chicken Tenders
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup butter (melted)
1 tbls mustard

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix honey, melted butter, and mustard.
Completely cover both sides of chicken with mix.
Bake 1/2 hour on each side, basting occasionally.
Serve with rice.