Welcome to my Kitchen!

 

 

Here are a few of my favorite recipes! Pour yourself a cup of coffee, relax, and stay for awhile! Be sure to check back around the major Holiday's ----- I'll be updating with seasonal recipes for you to try. Enjoy!

 

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Main Dishes | Desserts | Dog Treats

NEW!  Includes "4th of July Cheesecake"

Summer Fare!

 

Main Dishes

Chili Pie

8 whole peeled green chilis

1/4 lb grated cheddar cheese

5 eggs, slightly beaten

2 T cream or milk

3/4 t salt

Black pepper

Oven Temp: 325deg--30 min Yield 1 10" pie 

Preheat oven. Grease a pie pan or casserole. Line bottom and sides with chili, layered open.l
Blend eggs, cheese, cream, salt and pepper til thoroughly combined.
Pour egg mixture over the chilis -bake 30 minutes or till set.

Can be served as main dish or hors d'oeurves.

Turkey-Taco Salad

1 # ground turkey (without skin)

1 pkg. Taco Seasoning Mix
Lettuce, tomato, cheese, onion, Picante Sauce, black olive, etc Cook together, meat and seasoning mix. Put on top of chopped lettuce; top meat with rest of chopped veggies and Picante Sauce.

 

Chili Casserole

1 1/2 lb ground beef

4 slices bacon

1 c thinly sliced onion

1/4 c chopped green peppers

1 lb can kidney beans----undrained

2 c canned tomatos-drained and chopped

2 T tomato paste

2 T chili powder

1 clove garlic-crushed

1/4 t cloves

 

Oven temp 300 deg-1 1/2 hrs.
Cut bacon slices into 4 pieces each and fry in a deep skillet. Add the onion and green pepper. Put in the ground beef and saute until browned. Mix together the kidney beans, tomatos and tomato paste. Season with chili powder, salt, cloves and garlic. Combine with meat mixture and mix well. Place in a 2 qt. Casserole. Cover and bake.

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Desserts

Easy Pie Crust

3 cups flour

5 T water

1 T vinegar

1 1/2 c shortening

1 egg well beaten

 

Makes 2 pies, top and bottom.

Cut shortening into flour, then add liquids. Will keep in fridge 2 weeks.

 

 

Bavarian Apple Torte:

Preheat oven 450 degrees.

Sweet Crust:

1/2 c butter

1/3 c sugar

1/4 t vanilla

1 c flour

Cheese filling:

1/2 t vanilla

1 egg
1 pkg 8 oz soft cream cheese 1/2 c sugar

Topping:

4 c sliced apples

 1/2 c sugar 1 t cinnamon

Cream butter and 1/3 c sugar. Beat in 1/4 t vanilla. Blend in flour. Mixture will be crumbly. Pat into bottom of pie pan and 1 1/2" high around side of pan. Prepare cheese filling. Beat together cream cheese and 1/2 c sugar. Add egg and 1/2 t vanilla. Pour into pastry.

Combine sugar, cinnamon. Mix in apples. Spoon over top. (1 sm pie pan)

Bake 10 minutes-reduce heat to 400 deg - bake 25 minutes.

 

 

Mud Pie:

25 chocolate wafer cookies, crushed

1/4 c butter or margarine, softened

1/2 gallon coffee ice cream, slightly softened

1/4 c fudge topping

Whipped cream

Toasted sliced almonds

Combine cookie crumbs and butter in a medium size bowl, using a fork to cut in butter. Press firmly over the bottom and side of a 9-inch pie plate; chill.

Soften ice cream slightly in a chilled bowl, just enough to spread. Spoon into chilled crust, smoothing surface; freeze until firm. Drizzle fudge topping over pie; freeze. To serve, top with whipped cream and sliced almonds.

 

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Marinating Sauce for Fresh Fruit Salads

2/3 c. sugar 1 t dry mustard 1 t paprika 1/4 t salt 1 T lemon juice
1 t grated onion 1/3 c honey 1 c salad oil 1 t celery seed
Mix well with a beater and pour over your favorite fresh fruits.

 

Cream Cheese Dressing

1 8 oz pkg cream cheese, softened 1/8 t salt
1 T lemon juice 2-3 T mayo
Beat cream cheese w/ electric mixer.  Add remaining ingredients; mix well.  Serve on fruit salads or head lettuce.  Makes 6 servings.

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4th of July Cheesecake

1 c sugar, divided 1/3 c butter 1 1/2 c graham racker crumbs 4 eggs
3 8oz pkgs cream cheese 1 t vanilla extract 1 21 oz can blueberry pie filling 16 large, ripe strawberries
Preheat oven to 350°
In medium pan, heat 1/4 c sugar and butter; heat on low until melted, stirring occasionally.  Stir in cracker crumbs.  Press crust mixture evenly over bottom of 13 x 9 baking pan. 
In  large bowl, beat softened cream cheese until smooth.  Gradually beat in remaining sugar.  Beat in eggs, 1 at a time.  Add vanilla until well blended.  Spoon blueberry filling over crust.  Pour cream cheese mixture over blueberries.  Bake until set ~45 - 50 minutes.  Cool, then refridgerate at least 2 hours.  Garnish w/strawberries (1/2 berry on each "square of cheese cake)
Very pretty and tasty dish for this Holiday!!

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Dog Treats

Rover's Rewards

3/4 c hot water or meat juice

1/2 c powdered milk

1 egg, beaten

1/3 c margarine

1/2 t salt

3 c whole wheat flour

In large bowl, pour hot water over margarine. Stir in powdered milk, salt and egg. Add flour, 1/2 cup at a time. Knead 3-4 minutes. Pat or roll to 1/2 inch thickness.

Bake at 325deg for 50 minutes, small biscuits 40-45 minutes

 

Fido's Favorite Treats

1 c uncooked oatmeal

1/3 c margarine

1 t bouillon granules

1 1/2 c hot water

3/4 c powdered milk

3/4 c cornmeal

1 egg, beaten

3 c whole wheat flour
In large bowl pour hot water over oatmeal, margarine and bouillon. Let stand 5 minutes. Stir in powdered milk, cornmeal and egg. Add flour 1/2 c at a time. Knead 3-4 minutes. Pat or roll to 1/2 inch thickness. Bake @ 350deg 50 minutes on greased sheets.

 

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