Milk Bone Dog Biscuits

Submitted by Becca J

3/4 cup hot water
1/3 cup margarine
1/2 cup powdered milk
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg, beaten
3 cups whole wheat flour

In large bowl pour hot water over the margarine. Stir in powdered milk, salt, and egg. Add flour, 1/2 cup at a time. Knead for a few minutes to form stiff dough. Pat or roll to 1/2 inch thickness. Cut into bone shapes. Bake at 325 degrees for 50 minutes. Cool. They will dry out quite hard.

Makes about 1 1/4 pounds of biscuits. Costs around 30 cents per pound.

Sopapilla Cheesecake

Submitted by: Natalie W

by DaleJrFan

Ingredients
2 rolls of crescent rolls
1 stick of butter - softened
1 stick of butter - melted
1 cup sugar
1 - 8oz cream cheese
cinnamon sugar

Procedure
Preheat oven to 350. Spray bottom of 9x13 cake pan. Press one roll of the crescent rolls into the bottom to form crust. Mix the cream cheese, sugar, and softened butter. Spread this on top of the crescent rolls.

On a piece of waxed paper, press out the other roll of crescent rolls into the shape of the 9x13 pan. Put this on top of the cream cheese mixture. Pour 1 stick of melted butter on top of the crescent rolls. Sprinkle with lots of cinnamon sugar.

Bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown.

Natalie's Special Salsa Recipe

Submitted by: Natalie W

*1 Anaheim Pepper
*1 Med White onion
*2 Jap. Peppers (with only seeds from 1)
*1 container grape tomatoes
1/2 can of diced tomatoes (Oregano/Basil) Pour out juice
Cilantro
1 Lemon
1 lime
*2-3 cloves garlic

Bake all ingredients with * on HI with Tons of seasoning, (garlic salt, pepper, season salt, etc.) until skin is wrinkly and there is some juice flow. Food process cold ingredients while waiting. Food Process remaining ingredients when finished cooking and refrigerate.

Sugar Cookies and Icing Glaze

Mrs. Field's Sugar Cookies

* I am a big fan of these because they are not super duper sweet so they hold icing well without being overwhelming.

* I also do not refrigerate for an hour before rolling, I just put flour on the

* 2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 3/4 cup white sugar
* 1 egg
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 1/4 cup colored sugar for decoration
* 3/4 cup butter (I use margarine and it works fine)


DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
2. In a medium bowl combine the flour and salt with a wire whisk. In a large mixing bowl cream the butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed. Add the egg and vanilla, and beat until well blended. Scrape down sides of bowl, then add the flour mixture. Blend on low speed just until combined. Do not overmix.
3. Gather dough into a ball. Flatten the ball into a disk and wrap tightly in plastic wrap or a plastic bag. Refrigerate one hour until firm.
4. On a floured surface, roll out dough to a 1/4 inch thickness. With cookie cutters, cut dough into desired shapes and place on ungreased cookie sheets. Decorate with colored sugars or sprinkles. Bake for 13-15 minutes, being careful not to brown. Immediately transfer cookies with a spatula to a cool, flat surface.
dough make it not sticky.

Wilton Icing Glaze

*this glaze gives a shine to the cookies and it very good. After it dries you can also use regular icing to decorate it.

* It also takes color really well and the new Neon food coloring you can buy at the grocery store has good deep color for pinks, purples, green and sky blue

Ingredients:

* 1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
* 3 tablespoons milk
* 1/2 teaspoon clear vanilla extract

Makes: About 1/2 cup of icing.

instructions:

Stir milk into sugar. Add vanilla. Drizzle on cupcakes.

May be thickened with confectioners' sugar or thinned with milk or other flavored liquids.

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!

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!

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!

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!!!

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!

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)

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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.