Nov 25, 2010

Grandma Lyons' Thanksgiving Stuffing

This recipe is an unbreakable tradition.

Ingredients: (For a family of 5)
2 loaves of white bread
1 T sage
salt and pepper to taste
1 stick butter
3/4 C celery, chopped
1/2 C onion, chopped
6 eggs
1/2 C milk

Directions:
The night before; tear bread into pieces into an aluminum roasting pan, cover with a tea towel and leave out over night.
When you're ready to prepare stuffing saute celery and onion in the butter until just soft. Sprinkle bread with sage, salt and pepper. Pour celery and onions over bread and let cool a little. beat eggs and milk together and pour over all. Mix well with hands until all pieces of bread are moistened and start sticking together. Stuff turkey and roast according to turkey directions.

Nov 22, 2010

Noah's Cheeseburger Mac

This is Noah's special recipe; he saw Rachel Ray make something similar and wanted to try it for himself, kid style!

Ingredients:
2 lbs. ground sirloin
2 T grill seasoning
1/2 C ketchup
1/4 C yellow mustard
4 boxes macaroni and cheese
1 C butter
1 C milk

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400
In a medium-size mixing bowl, combine the ground sirloin with the grill seasoning, ketchup and yellow mustard. Grab about a tablespoon of meat in your hand and roll it into a small ball. Place the mini meatballs onto a baking sheet, and bake until cooked through, about 15 minutes.
While meatballs are baking prepare 4 boxes of macaroni and cheese according to package directions.
Add cooked meatballs to mac & cheese, mix gently and serve.

Nov 13, 2010

Rootbeer/Orange Floats

Serve in small beach pails for a summer picnic.

Veggies & Dip

Put dip in the bottom of a tumbler and place cut veggies standing up in dip.

Hot Chocolate Pudding Mugs


Best Spinach Dip Ever

Monica Williams told me so.
Grace Fellowship Church, York, PA

Ingredients:
1 C mayonnaise
1 pint sour cream
1 pkg. dry vegetable soup mix
1 can water chestnuts, drained and chopped
1/2 pkg. frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
1 loaf round artisan bread
1 loaf artisan bead, cubed

Directions:
In a medium bowl mix all ingredients until well combined. Chill at least 6 hours.
Remove top and interior of round loaf, fill with dip. Serve with cubed loaf for dipping.

Bacon Bites

* A Katie's Krunchies Recipe For Dogs


Ingredients:
3 C whole wheat flour
1/2 C milk
1 egg
1/4 C bacon grease
1 t garlic powder
4 slices bacon crumbled
1/2 C cold water

Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Mix all ingredients together thoroughly. Turn out on to a lightly floured surface, roll to 1/4 inch thick. Bake 30 minutes or until lightly browned. Store in an air tight container in the refrigerator.

Cheese and Garlic Bites

* A Katie's Krunchies Recipe For Dogs

Ingredients:
1 C whole wheat flour
1 C shredded cheddar cheese
1 T garlic powder
1 T butter, softened
1/2 C milk

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix flour and cheese together in a mixing bowl. Add garlic powder and butter. While mixing slowly add milk until it forms a stiff dough. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface, knead lightly. Roll out to 1/4 inch thick, cut into 1-2 inch squares with a pizza cutter. Place on parchment covered baking sheets. Bake 15 minutes, let cool in oven with the door slightly open until cool and firm. Store in an air tight container in the refrigerator.

Peanut Butter Bites

* A Katie's Krunchies Recipe For Dogs

Ingredients:

1 1/2 C whole wheat flour
1/2 C all purpose flour
1 T baking powder
1/2 t salt
1 C peanut butter
3/4 C milk

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Combine flour, baking powder and salt in mixing bowl. In a seperate bowl, beat together peanut butter and milk until smooth. Add pb mixture to dry ingredients and mix well to form a soft dough.
Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface; knead lightly. Roll dough out to 1/4 inch thick; cut into 1-2 inch squares using a pizza cutter. Place squares 1/2 inch apart on parchment covered baking sheets. Bake 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Store treats in an air tight container in the refrigerator.

Bubble Solution

Ingredients:
1/3 C dish soap or baby shampoo
1 1/4 C water
2 t sugar
1 drop food coloring

Directions:
Combine ingredients and pour into an unbreakable bottle.

Modeling Dough

Ingredients:
1 C flour
1 C water
1 T oil
1/2 C salt
1 t cream of tarter
food coloring

Directions:
Mix all ingredients in a pan. cook over medium heat until mixture pulls away from sides of pan and becomes doughy in consistency. Knead until cool. Store in an air tight container for up to 3 months.

Strawberry Splash

Ingredients:
2 quarts white grape juice
1 C strawberry Schnapps
1/2 C sugar
4 C sliced Strawberries
ice cubes

Directions:
Gently combine all ingredients except ice in a spouted jar, add ice just before serving.

Bacon Wrapped Pineapple Shrimp

Mmm, something else wrapped in bacon.

Ingredients:
12 jumbo shrimp, deveined
1 can pineapple chunks, drained
6 slices bacon, cut in half
12 wooden toothpicks

Directions:
Heat an electric skillet to medium-high heat. Holding a shrimp, nest a chunk of pineapple in the natural curve of the shrimp then wrap bacon around the shrimp and pinapple and secure with a toothpick. Repeat for the remaining 11 shrimp then place them in the hot skillet and cook 3 minutes on each side or until bacon is crisp and shrimp are opaque and firm.

Brown Sugar Smokies

These are yummy, of course anything wrapped in bacon is good.

Ingredients:
1 pkg. little smokie sausages
1 lb. bacon
1 C brown sugar

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Cut bacon into thirds and wrap each strip around a little sausage. Place the wrapped sausages on wooden skewers, several to a skewer. Arrange the skewers on a baking sheet and sprinkle them liberally with brown sugar.
Bake until bacon is crisp and the brown sugar melted.

Guacamole

Ingredients:
2 large avacados, pitted, peeled and diced
1/4 C salsa
1/4 C sour cream
1/4 C shredded cheddar cheese
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
Mix all ingredients well and serve immediately.

Ranch Salsa Dip

Ingredients:
1 pkg. ranch dip mix
1 pint sour cream
1/2 C salsa

Directions:
Mix dip mix and sour cream, add salsa, mix well. Chill before serving.

Ranch Cheddar and Bacon Dip

Ingredients:
1 pkg. ranch dip mix
1 pint sour cream
1/4 C bacon bits
1 C shredded cheddar cheese

Directions:
Mix dip mix and sour cream together, add bacon and cheese, mix well, chill 1 hr. before serving.