Monkey Bread

You will need the following ingredients:

Non-Stick Spray

½ Cup of Butter (1 stick)

1 Cup of Sugar

1 Tablespoon of Cinnamon

1 Can of Biscuits

·       Preheat your oven to 400 degrees

·       Get out all of your ingredients and cooking utensils

·       Melt your butter in a microwave safe bowl for 1 minute in the microwave and be sure to cover with a paper towel.

·       In a glass bowl mix your cinnamon and sugar.

·       Then grease your rectangular cake pan and set aside.

·       Cut your biscuits into fourths on a cutting board having a total of forty balls when you are done!

·       Place four biscuits into the butter mixture and remove with a fork and put in to the cinnamon sugar mixture! Repeat till done.

·       Place them into the greased cake pan and pour remaining butter and cinnamon sugar over the top!

·       Bake 7-9 minutes!

·       ENJOY!

·       Remember when you are doing your dishes to keep your hot soapy water for your cake pan that had the monkey bread in it!!

Fettuccini Alfredo

1 pound Fettuccini noodles

1 stick sweet butter

1 pint heavy cream

¾ cup Parmesan cheese

½ pound cooked, chopped chicken breast (optional)

Boil pasta and drain.

Mix butter, cream, Parmesan cheese and

chicken together and add to pasta.

Serve immediately.

Delicious and EASY Taco Soup

1 large onion

2lbs ground beef (sirlion is less greasy)

2 cans Ranch style pinto beans

2 cans stewed or diced tomatoes

2 cans or one large can white hominy

1 can diced Rotel

1 packet McCormick Taco seasoning

1 packet Dry Ranch Style salad dressing

2 cans water

Brown the onion and hamburger in a large soup pan.  Add all canned ingredients, undrained.  Add dry seasoning packets.  Stir.  Bring soup to a boil then reduced heat and let it simmer.  You'll be able to tell when it is done (Its not rocket science).

Corn dip

2 can of "MEXI"-Corn (drain well)

1 cup mayo

1 cup shredded chedder cheese

1 small can of green chilies

3-4 pickled jalepenos chopped

mix all together.

Serve Chilled

Eat with Fritos!

Crockpot Stew

1 pound of Stew Meat

5 potatoes (peeled and cut into chunks)

1 pkg. baby carrots

1 onion (chopped)

2 cans condensed mushroom soup

2 pkgs. Lipton onion soup mix (powder)

Beef Broth

Put meat & vegetables in crock pot, sprinkle onion soup mix over top and then add mushroom soup. Completely cover with beef broth. Cook all day on low. I usually cook it 10-12 hours.

I buy the big package of stew meat from Sam’s or two good size packages from Market Street. It makes 2 meals for our family…so if you do not want leftovers, you can cut the recipe down.

Enjoy!!

Spaghetti Pie

Homemade Spaghetti Sauce (thicker…the better for this recipe)

2 eggs

¾ stick butter

¾ cup Parmesan cheese (*must be in the can…not freshly grated)

Spaghetti

Mozzarella cheese

Boil spaghetti noodles (I just put in a small pkg)

Drain and then put back in the pan to mix in eggs, butter and parmesan cheese. It should be sticky in consistency. Spray Pam or butter a glass pie plate. Dump noodle mixture into pan and pat into bottom and up sides of pan. Pour spaghetti sauce into the center and smooth out almost to the edge…leaving about 1 inch all the way around like a pie crust. Cover the top with shredded mozzarella cheese. Bake for about 30-40 minutes at 350 degrees. Make sure to put a cookie sheet under it while baking! Let cool and then cut like a pie.

*I usually make a huge pot of spaghetti sauce and divide into 2 bowls. One for a regular spaghetti dinner and the other for spaghetti pie. Also, I double the noodles and eggs, butter and parmesan cheese and make a 9x13 pan instead of a pyrex pie dish.  (I only use the pie plate for when we have guests and I want it pretty) LOL!!

Serve with salad and warm bread!!

Orange Juliet

6oz. can frozen orange juice concentrate

1 c. milk

1 c. water

¼ c. sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

10 ice cubes

Combine all ingredients in blender.  Process for 30 seconds or until ice is crushed.

Serve immediately.  Enjoy!