Not Canned Chili Dogs

What you need: 

    2 lbs. ground beef

    2 garlic cloves, minced

    1 can V8 juice

    2 cans (6 ounces) tomato paste

    4 T chili powder

    2-3 t hot pepper sauce
    1 t Worcestershire sauce

    1 t salt

    1/2 t pepper

    16 hot dogs

    16 hot dog buns, split

    Chopped onion and shredded cheddar cheese, optional

What to do:

In a large skillet, cook beef and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the tomato juice, tomato paste, chili powder, pepper sauce, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes. Keep hot until serving.

Grill or broil hot dogs until heated through. Place on buns; top with chili. Sprinkle with onion and cheese if desired.

Creamy Deviled Eggs

What you need:
12 eggs, hard boiled
4 oz. cream cheese, softened
3 T miracle whip
1 t dijon mustard
2 t vinegar
1 t sugar

How to make them:
Slice eggs in half, put yellows into a small bowl and set whites aside.
Add the rest of the ingredients to the yellows and mash/mix well.
Put mixture in a piping bag with a large tip attached and pipe filling into egg whites.
Garnish with a bit of crunchy bacon and a circle of green onion.

Easy Cheese Danish

Yummy!

Thank you Kitchen Girl

What you need:

2 cans ready to use refrigerated crescent rolls

1 (8oz.) brick cream cheese

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 egg

1 egg white

How to make it:

Preheat oven to 350*.

Grease a 13X9-inch baking pan. Unroll and lay 1 can of crescent rolls in the pan and pinch the openings together.

Beat the cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and egg together until smooth. Spread the mixture over the crescent rolls evenly and then lay the second can of crescent rolls on top of the cheese mixture and brush with egg white. Bake for 30-35 minutes until the top is golden brown.

Top with glaze after cooling for 20 minutes.

Glaze:

1/2-1 cup powdered sugar

2 Tablespoons milk

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Alfredo Sauce

This sauce is perfect for pasta, or fondue!

 

What you need:

8 oz. cream cheese

1/2 cup butter

1 Tablespoon garlic seasoning (we like Johnny's)

1 1/2 cup 2% milk

1 cup Parmesan cheese

Dash of fresh ground pepper

How to make it:

Add all ingredients to saucepan, cook over medium heat stirring occasionally as butter and cheese melt. Bring to a gentle boil, stir constantly for 2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium/low and cook an additional 7-10 minutes stirring frequently until smooth and starting to thicken. Remove from heat and let stand, sauce will continue to thicken.

Broccoli Cheese Soup

What you need:
1 T butter
1 onion chopped
4 cans (14.5oz.) chicken broth
1 T garlic seasoning
1 (16oz.) pkg. frozen, chopped broccoli
1 brick (1lb.) Velveeta, cubed
2/3 C cornstarch
1 C water

How to make it:
In a small skillet melt butter, add onions and cook until tender.
Meanwhile, turn your crock-pot to high and pour in broth. Add garlic seasoning.
Microwave frozen broccoli just until hot.
Add onions, broccoli and cubed cheese to broth in crock-pot, stir. Cook, stirring occasionally, until cheese melts (about 45-60 minutes).
Dissolve cornstarch in water, stir into soup and cook another 2 hours.

Pancakes

What you need:
3 cups milk
1/4 cup white vinegar
4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup white sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons salt
4 eggs
1/2 cup butter, melted
cooking spray

How to make them:
Combine milk with vinegar in a large bowl and set aside for 5 minutes to "sour".
Combine dry ingredients in a medium bowl.
Whisk eggs and butter into "soured" milk. Pour the flour mixture into the wet ingredients and whisk until lumps are gone.
Heat a large skillet over medium heat (we have one of those big electric griddles), and coat with cooking spray. Pour 1/4 cupfuls of batter onto skillet and cook until bubbles appear on the surface. Flip with a spatula and cook until lightly browned on that side.

Diced Beef in Gravy

This recipe is perfect for making stroganoff or just served as is with mashed potatoes.

What you need:
2 lbs. top round roast cut into bite size pieces
2 cups beef broth
1/2 C brown gravy mix (the powdered stuff)
     I buy the large container of McCormick at BJ's
salt & pepper to taste

What to do:
Lightly spray your crock pot with oil (or Pam), dump in beef, broth and salt & pepper, cook on low 6 hours. Add gravy mix, stir well, cook another 30 minutes or to desired thickness.

Serve over potatoes or...

To make stroganoff:
You need:
1/2 medium onion, chopped
1 t dijon mustard
1 small can sliced mushrooms
1/3 C sour cream
At about 5 hours cooking time add onions.
When gravy thickens add dijon mustard.
Allow to simmer while you prepare 1 pkg. of egg noodles according to package directions.
Just before you're ready to serve add sour cream to beef mixture, stirring well, add noodles and mix well.