Sunday, October 7, 2007

Cake-Cooky Bar

2 c. brown sugar
2 c. flour
1/2 c. butter
1 egg
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. chocolate chips

Mix brown sugar, flour, and butter. Reserve 1 cup mixture. Beat egg and beat in salt, soda, vanilla, and milk. Add to brown sugar mixture. Pour batter in greased pan. Top with reserved cup of crumbs. Sprinkle chocolate chips on. Bake at 350° for 30 to 35 minutes in a 9x13 inch pan.

Cheeseburger Soup

1/2 lb. ground beef
3/4 c. chopped onion
3/4 c. chopped carrots
3/4 c. chopped celery
3 T butter
3 c. chicken broth
4 c. diced potatoes
1/4 c. flour
8 oz. Velveeta, cubed
1 1/2 c. whole milk
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper

Brown ground beef, drain, set aside. Boil onions, carrots, celery, and potatoes until tender, drain, add chicken broth, milk, & meat. Add cheese until melted. Melt butter and add flour, cook and stir 3-5 minutes and add to soup until blended. Add salt and pepper.

Cheese Spaghetti

1 lb. ground beef
2 tsp. dried onion or 1 big onion
1 can mushrooms
2 15 oz. cans spaghetti sauce
12 oz. spaghetti
7 T butter or margarine
1/2 tsp. salt
7 T. flour
1 13 oz. can evaporated milk
2/3 c. water
2 c. shredded Velveeta
4 T. parmesan cheese

Brown meat and onion, add sauce and simmer 10 min. Cook spaghetti until done and add meat mix.

Cheese sauce - melt butter, add flour and salt, then add milk and water to make white sauce. When thickened add cheese and stir until melted. Spread 1/2 meat mixture in pan. Pour on cheese sauce and top with remaining meat mixture. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Can bake in oven at 300° for one hour, or put in crockpot and heat on low for 2 hours or until warm.

Oven French Toast

3 eggs
3/4 c. milk
1 T sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
8 slices white bread

Heat oven to 500°. Butter cookie sheet generously. Beat eggs, milk, sugar, and salt with fork. Heat cookie sheet in oven 1 minute; remove from oven. Dip bread into egg mixture; arrange on hot cookie sheet. Drizzle any remaining egg mixture over bread. Bake until bottoms are golden brown, 5 to 8 minutes. Turn bread; bake until golden brown, 2 to 4 minutes longer.

Party French Toast

1 stick margarine or butter
3/4 c. brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon

2 c. milk
6 eggs

Mix top mixture, pour into a 9x13" pan. Layer 12 pieces of bread. Mix eggs and milk, pour over bread. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Bake uncovered at 350° for 45 min. to an hour. Flip over (so brown sugar side is up) and serve.

Egg Casserole

6 slices bread, no crusts
2 pkg. ham, cubed
8 oz. shredded Cheddar cheese
5 eggs, beaten
2 1/2 c. milk
1/2 c. margarine

Line a 9x13-inch pan with bread. Next, put the ham on, then cheese, then eggs and milk combined. Drizzle melted margarine over top. Refrigerate for 12 hours. Bake 1 hour at 350°.

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Buffalo Chicken Dip

2 [10 ounce] cans chunk chicken, drained
2 [8 ounce]packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup Ranch dressing
3/4 cup red hot sauce
1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

Heat chicken and red hot until heated through. Stir in cream cheese and Ranch dressing. Cook, stirring until well blended and warm. Mix in half the cheddar cheese and transfer mixture to a slow cooker.Sprinkle of the remaining cheese over top, cover, and cook on low setting until hot and bubbly.

Serve with Ritz crackers.