Zucchini Parmesan Casserole

A recipe to use up some of that zucchini--- it's pretty yummy.

Zucchini Parmesan Casserole

4 eggs
1 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp garlic salt or to taste
1/2 tsp pepper or to taste
1/2 tsp lemon pepper or to taste
1/2 c. oil
1/4 c. onion, chopped
1/2 c Parmesan cheese
2 T fresh or 2 tsp dried parsley
1 c. Bisquick baking mix
3 c. zucchini, thinly sliced or chopped (I peeled mine too.)
2 c. shredded cheese (Swiss, cheddar, Monterey Jack, pepper jack or whatever you like)

In large bowl, beat together eggs, oregano, garlic salt, pepper, lemon pepper & oil. Add onion, Parmesan cheese, parsley & Buisquick. Mix well & then stir in zucchini. Spread mixture in a greased 9x13 baking dish. Top with our choice of grated cheese. Back at 350 degrees for approx. 30 min or until golden brown. Serves 6-8.

1/2 this recipe in 8 x 8 dish- serves 4.

Baked Beans

So, here is the recipe. I now don't have to be the only one to bring these to family parties. The recipe I have is smaller, so this is the doubled version (this will make a whole crock pot). If you want less, just cut it in half.

1 pound ground beef
1 pound bacon, chopped
2 medium onions, minced

Cook the above together until meat is cooked - drain and put in the crock pot.

2 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
2 16 oz cans of red kidney beans, drained
2 16 oz cans of pork and beans
2 15 oz cans of butter beans (you can find small butter beans only at Wal-Mart), drained
2/3 C. brown sugar
1/2 C. sugar
1/2 C. barbecue sauce (it really doesn't matter what kind)
1/2 C. ketchup
2 Tbsp mustard
4 Tbsp. molasses

Mix all the together in the crock pot, and cook on high for 4-5 hours. Stir after a few hours.

Easy Chicken Casserole

Hey girls, long time no post, so here goes. I made this last night, and it was super easy, and quite good. Chad said it reminded him of something mom used to make, so maybe your husbands will eat it up too!

2 C. uncooked elbow macaroni
1 large can of chunk chicken
2 C. shredded Cheddar Cheese
2 C. Milk
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 4 oz can of sliced mushrooms
1/4 C. chopped onion (could do without - but if you do put them in cook them a little bit first they were still a little crunchy!)

Mix all the ingredients together - place in a 9x13 pan, and bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until bubbly and golden brown.

Pumpkin Cookies

The easiest cookie you will ever make!

1 spice cake mix
1 can 15 oz pumpkin
1/2 bag choco chips (opt)
1/2 c walnuts (opt)


Combine spice cake mix and pumpkin. Mix to cookie dough consistency. Add chocolate chips. Drop on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350°F for 13-15 minutes. Makes about 3 doz cookies.

These are very, very yummy!

Raisin Cookies

These are Mom C.'s famous raisin cookies :)

Cook for 5 minutes:
2 cups raisins
1 cup water

Add 1 tsp soda to cooled 1/2 cup raisin water

Combine:
1 cup shortening
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp allspice
1 tsp vanilla
2 tsp salt
2 cups sugar
1 tsp nutmeg
3 unbeaten eggs
4 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 cup chopped nuts (opt)

Spoon onto baking sheet. Bake at 375º for 10-12 minutes.

Baked Chicken

1 chicken, cut up (I used chicken breasts)
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 soup can of milk
1 small can mushrooms
Egg, flour, salt, pepper and paprika
Potato chips

Combine flour, salt, pepper and paprika. Coat chicken with egg and dip in flour mixture. Place in casserole dish and dot with butter. Bake at 425° for 15 minutes.

Mix chicken soup, milk, and mushrooms. Warm mixture and pour over chicken. Crush potato chips and over chicken. Cover and bake at 250° for 45 min to 1 hour.

This is easy to make and I'm sure could be altered to suit taste very easily. I made mashed potatoes and used the chicken soup mixture as gravy. It worked well.

Carrot-Banana Cake

2 cups flour
1 tbls ground cinnamon
2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 c vegetable oil
1/2 c applesauce
1 c sugar
1 c brown sugar
4 large eggs
2 c finely grated carrots
1 c mashed ripe banana
Nuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 12 cup Bundt pan. Combine first 4 ingredients into medium bowl. Mix in oil, apple sauce, sugars and eggs. Add carrots and banana. Blend well. Pour into Bundt pan and bake about 1 hour. Let cake stand in pan 10 minutes. Turn out onto rack and cool.

This cake is very moist and pretty sweet. The recipe had a cream cheese frosting. We tried it and didn't like it. I scraped it off and made a powdered sugar glaze and drizzled that one the top. PERFECT!! You could also just sprinkle it with powdered sugar. I imagine this recipe would make great muffins. Also, I don't think I even put in 1/2 cup of oil. I had some left over applesauce and put all that I had of it into the measuring cup and filled the rest of the cup with oil. I think you could leave out the oil completely and just use applesauce. It would be a little healthier.

Monster Cookies

I got this recipe from my friend, Teri, and Brad said he thinks they just might be his new favorite!

12 oz peanut butter (1 1/2 c.)
1/2 c. butter
1/2 tsp vanilla
3 eggs
1 c., 2 Tbsp, & 2 tsp. brown sugar
1 c. sugar
2 tsp baking soda
4 1/2 c. quick oats
1 c. choc chips
1 c. M&M's

Bake 350º for 10-12 minutes. This makes a TON of cookies!

Apple Pinwheels

I got this recipe from my mom, Yum!! It's like apple pie in a cinnamon roll form :)

1 stick butter
2 c. sugar
2 c. water
1 1/2 c. self rising flour*
1/2 c. shortening
1/3 c. milk
2 c. finely chopped apples
1 Tbsp cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350º. Melt butter in 9x13" pan. In saucepan melt sugar and water. Cut shortening into flour until it resembles fine crumbs. Add milk and mix until it pulls away from the bowl. Turn out on floured board and knead until smooth. Roll out to 1/4" thick rectangle. Put cinnamon in apples and put onto dough. Roll up like a jelly roll and slice. Put in pan and cover with sugar water. Bake 55-60 minutes.

*Note- if you don't have self rising flour, you can make it! For 1 cup of self rising: 1 cup of all purpose flour, 1 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt

Cornmeal Enchilada Pancakes

Fun new twist for enchiladas :) Brad and Annie both liked this one. Annie called them "lada pizza" Whatever works to get her to eat it! :)

Enchilada sauce:
1 lb hamburger
1 can tomato soup
1 qt. stewed tomatoes
1 tsp chili powder
1 onion, diced
1 green pepper, diced (I only used about 1/4 of a green pepper)
1 cube beef bouillon, dissolved in 1 c. water
1/2 pkg enchilada sauce mix (I used the whole thing)

Brown hamburger and onions; add remainder of ingredients. Simmer 10 minutes. Serve over cornmeal pancakes.

Cornmeal pancakes:
2 c. cornmeal
1 c. flour
2/3 c. oil
2 eggs
1 tsp salt
Add milk until thin (like crepes)

Fry on hot skillet and serve with enchilada sauce, shredded lettuce, sour cream and top with a black olive. Serves 6.

Sweet and Sour Meat Balls

Stacey had this for us when we went down to hike Mt. Timp. Chad made it and it was DELICIOUS!

1 1/2 lbs ground beef
3/4 c. oatmeal
2 eggs
1/2 onion chopped
1/2 c. milk
1 tsp salt
dash of pepper
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

Mix & form into bite sized balls. Brown in a frying pan. Put cooked meatballs into a 9X13 pan.

Sauce:
1 c brown sugar
1/2 c. vinegar
1 tsp. mustard
1/2 c BBQ sauce
2 tsp worcestershire sauce

Mix sauce, simmer for 10 min. Pour sauce over meatballs and cook for 30 min @ 350 degrees. Serve with rice.

Stacey's 3 Step Caramel Brownies

These are the brownies that Stacey made for the 4th of July....yummy!!!


First--
German Choco. Cake mix
1/3 c. evaporated milk
1 stick margarine/butter

Mix together place 2/3 of batter in greased 9x13 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 5 to 6 minutes.


Second--
1/3 c. evaporated milk
50 caramels or 1 package
Heat till melted. Stir together.. (warm up in microwave until melted)

Third--
Sprinkle 1 c. choco chips over baked mix, right when it comes out of oven.
Spread melted caramel over top.
Drop remaining cake mix on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-18 minutes, watch sides for burning.

Craisins Salad

I got this from April but it hasn't been posted. My family loves it and wanted the recipe so....

Head of Red leaf lettuce
Head of green leaf lettuce
Head of iceburg lettuce
8 oz. pkg shredded mozzarella
8 oz pkg shredded parmesean
1 lb bacon, cooked and crumbled
8 oz craisins (dried cranberries)
1 c. sliced toasted almonds

Toss together.

Dressing:
1/2 c. red wine vinegar
1 c. sugar
1/2 onion chopped
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp mustard
1 c. vegetable oil

Mix everything in a blender except for oil. Add oil, blend again.

Makes a HUGE salad! (At Bri's blessing I only made half of the salad, just to give you an idea :D)

Mexican Cinnamon Brownies

We tried these for Cinco de Mayo yesterday. Annie had a blast mixing the dry stuff together and then eating what she helped make :)

3 oz unsweetened chocolate squares
1/2 c. butter
3 eggs
1 c. sugar
3/4 c. light brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 c. flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon

Heat oven to 350º. Melt chocolate and butter over medium heat. Let cool about 15 min. Whisk eggs until foamy, add sugars and vanilla. Whisk until well combined. Stir in chocolate. In medium bowl stir flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Add dry to wet and beat until smooth. Cook in 9x13 pan for 25-30 min. Makes 24 brownies.

We got this off of Family Fun's site.

Spinach-Artichoke Hummus

I saw this on Rachel Ray a long time ago and finally got around to trying it. I didn't put in the tahini because I couldn't find any at Winco, I only put half the garlic, and I used regular parmesean cheese. Brad laughed that it's definately chick food but my brother Mark liked it so.... there you go :D

1 can chickpeas (15 oz)
2 Tbsp tahini
1 garlic clove
juice of 1 lemon
salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
1/4 c. extra virgin olive oil
1 box chopped frozen spinach (10 oz) defrosted
1 can artichokes (15 oz) drained
1/4 c. grated Parmigiano Reggiano or Asiago cheese

In food processor or blender combine chickpeas, tahini, garlic, lemon juice, salt, freshly ground pepper, & EVOO and puree until smooth. Add the spinach, artichoke and cheese and pulse until everything is just barely combined.

Serve with cheese toast, crackers or veggies. Better after it sits a few hours.