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Monday: Spaghetti

Tuesday: Scrambeled eggs, bacon, toast and hot cocoa (recipe below)

Wednesday: Church pot luck (brownies)

Thursday: Soup and sandwiches

Friday: Chicken casserole

Recipe: Hot Cocoa

Ingredients

Hot Cocoa

Hot Cocoa

  • 3-4 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 3 tablespoons Nestle Toll House baking cocoa
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 1/3 cups milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. In a small heavy-duty saucepan; combine sugar, cocoa and cinnamon.
  2. Over medium heat, gradually stir in milk and stir constantly until hot, do not boil.
  3. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract. Beat with a wire whisk until frothy and pour into cups. Serve immediately.

Number of servings (yield): 3

My rating: 5.0 stars
*****

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Easy Turtle Cheesecake

8:27 AM By 1 Comment

Recipe: Easy Turtle Cheesecake

Summary: This was adapted from my Caramel Pecan Cheesecake Recipe and has become a staple with our Thanksgiving Feast.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Caramel Sauce
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 premade Oreo pie crust
  • 2 pkgs (8oz) cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 c sugar
  • 1/2 t vanilla
  • 2 eggs

Instructions

  1. Heat approximately 1/2 cup of Caramel Sauce
  2. Mix in pecans.
  3. Pour into pie crust.
  4. Mix cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
  5. Add eggs, mix well.
  6. Pour over Caramel mixture.
  7. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until center is almost set.
  8. Cool.
  9. Refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight.
  10. Garnish with pecan halves and caramel sauce.

Number of servings (yield): 8

My rating: 5.0 stars
*****

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Caramel Pecan Cheesecake

8:15 AM By 1 Comment

Recipe: Caramel Pecan Cheesecake

Ingredients

  • 20 caramels
  • 3 T milk
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 ready to use graham cracker crumb crust
  • 2 pkg (8 oz) softened cream cheese
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 t vanilla
  • 2 eggs

Instructions

  1. Microwave caramels and milk in small bowl on high for 2 minutes or until smooth. (stirring every minute)
  2. Stir in pecans.
  3. Pour into crust.
  4. Refrigerate for 10 minutes.
  5. Mix cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
  6. Add eggs and mix well.
  7. Pour cream cheese mixture into pie crust over caramel and pecans.
  8. Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes or until center is almost set.
  9. Cool.
  10. Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight.
  11. Garnish with Pecan halves and caramel sauce.


Number of servings (yield): 8

Meal type: dessert

My rating: 4.5 stars
****1/2

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Soft Snickerdoodle Cookies

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Recipe: Soft Snickerdoodle Cookies

Summary: These are so fun to make and YUMMY too! Makes 24 cookies.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 2/3 cups flour
  • 2 t. cream of tartar
  • 1 t baking soda
  • 1/4 t salt
  • 3 T sugar
  • 3 t cinnamon

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 Mix butter, 1 1/2 cups sugar and eggs thoroughly in a large bowl.
  2. Combine flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt in a separate bowl.
  3. Blend dry ingredients into butter mixture.
  4. Chill dough, and chill an ungreased cookie sheet for about 10-15 minutes in the fridge.
  5. Meanwhile, mix 3 T sugar, and 3 t cinnamon in a small bowl.
  6. Scoop 1 inch globs of dough into the sugar/cinnamon mixture.
  7. Coat by gently rolling balls of dough in the sugar mixture.
  8. Place on chilled ungreased cookie sheet, and bake 10 minutes.
  9. Remove from pan immediately.

Cooking time (duration): 20/10 prep

My rating: 5.0 stars
*****

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Chicken Packets (OAMC)

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Recipe: Chicken Packets (OAMC)

Summary: Recipe Zaar # 50767 Once a Month Cooking

Ingredients

  • 2 cups chopped cooked chicken
  • 1 (6-8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1 T chives, chopped
  • 2 T milk
  • salt
  • 1/2 cup seasoned croutons, crushed to crumbs
  • 2 (8oz) packages refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
  • 1/4 cup melted Margerine

Instructions

  1. Mix Chicken, cream cheese, chives, milk and salt in a medium bowl (mixing with hands works best) to make filling and store in a 1 qt freezer bag.
  2. Put crouton crumbs in another 1 qt. bag, attach it to bag of chicken filling and freeze.
  3. Refrigerate crescent rolls.
  4. To prepare for serving, thaw chicken mixture
  5. . Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  6. Unroll Crescent rolls Each tube will contain 4 rectangles of dough with a diagonal perforation.
  7. Press dough along each perforation so the rectangle halves will not seperate.
  8. Place about 1/4 cup of the chicken mixture into the center of each rectangle.
  9. Fold dough over the filling, and pinch the edges to seal tightly.
  10. Dip each packet in melted margarine, and coat with crouton crumbs.
  11. Place packets on baking sheet.
  12. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
  13. Packets are good either hot or cold.

My rating: 4.5 stars
****1/2

**NOTE**

I use the already prepared cream cheese with chives and the cooked chicken in place of the mixture shown here, I also omit the butter and crouton crumbs. I posted this as more of an idea for homemade Pizza Pockets and such. The different fillings you could use are endless. What Ideas do you have?

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Jo Mama’s World Famous Spaghetti Sauce

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EDITED 8/14/10

I shared this recipe while I was an intern at Family Foodies. While doing so I made up some printables of a few of my recipes and this one was included. Click the link below to download the colorful recipe cards:

Spaghetti-Sauce

Recipe: Jo Mama’s World Famous Spaghetti Sauce

Summary: Recipe Zaar #22782

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs Italian sausage, casings removed hot or mild (I use ground beef)
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 3-4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1-28oz can diced tomatoes
  • 2-6oz cans tomato paste
  • 2-15oz cans tomato sauce
  • 2 cups water (for a long period of simmering for flavors to meld. If you don’t want to simmer it as long, add less)
  • 3 t basil
  • 2 t. dried parsley flakes
  • 1 1/2 t brown sugar
  • 1 t salt
  • 1/4-1/2 t crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 t fresh course ground black pepper
  • 1/4 cup red wine – a good cabernet (I leave this out)

Instructions

  1. In Large, heavy stockpot, brown Italian sausage, breaking up as you stir.
  2. Add onions and continue to cook, stirring occasionally until onions are softened.
  3. Add garlic, tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce and water.
  4. Add basil, parsley, brown sugar, salt, crushed red pepper, and black pepper.
  5. Stir well and barely bring to a boil.
  6. Stir in red wine. Simmer on low, stirring frequently for at least an hour.
  7. A longer simmer makes for a better sauce, just be careful not to let it burn.

Meal type: dinner

My rating: 5.0 stars
*****

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My Bean Bundles

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Recipe: My Bean Bundles

Summary: I’ve adapted this to go along with the main dishes I make.

Ingredients

  • 2-3 cans of whole green beans 1 pkg bacon, cut in thirds Marinade or salad dressing of your choice toothpicks or skewers (make sure to soak in water)

Instructions

  1. Wrap a good bundle of beans with bacon. Use toothpick to secure, or place bundles on skewer Place in shallow dish Pour marinade from your main meat dish (like Caribbean jerk) or your favorite dressing (Like Italian, balsamic, or French) over the bean bundles and allow to marinate for at least 30 minutes Grill until bacon is done and beans are soft.

Meal type: dinner

My rating: 5.0 stars
*****

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Come Here Little Bug has another variation and more recipes this month.
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Pineapple Casserole

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Recipe: Pineapple Casserole

Summary: Mama’s recipe

Ingredients

  • 2-2oz cans chunk pineapple
  • 3/4 c. sugar
  • 6 T self rising flour
  • 2 c. grated sharp cheese
  • 6 T pineapple juice
  • 1 Stick butter, melted
  • 1 c Ritz Crackers, crushed

Instructions

  1. Drain Pineapple, saving 6 T of juice
  2. Combine sugar and flour, stir in juice
  3. Add melted butter, cheese and pineapple
  4. Mix and pour into 2 quart casserole dish
  5. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes
  6. Reduce head to 100 degrees, add crushed crackers and bake for 20-30 minutes

Meal type: dinner

My rating: 4.5 stars
****1/2

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Caramel Marshmallow Delights

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Recipe: Caramel Marshmallow Delights

Summary: This is often requested around Halloween!

Ingredients

  • 1 can condensed milk
  • 1/2 c. butter
  • 1 bag caramels (un-wrapped)
  • 1 bag large marshmallows
  • 1 box Rice Crispies cereal (I use cocoa)

Instructions

  1. Combine first 3 ingredients and melt in microwave or double boiler.
  2. Dip marshmallows into mixture.
  3. Immediately roll in cereal.
  4. Place onto waxed paper to cool.
  5. Sore in and airtight container

My rating: 5.0 stars
*****

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Sugared Peanuts

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Recipe: Sugared Peanuts

Summary: Mama’s recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 c. sugar
  • 1 t. maple flavoring
  • 2 c. peanuts
  • 1/2 c. water

Instructions

  1. Cook on top of stove until all mixed well.
  2. Put in a shallow pan or on cookie sheet in a single layer.
  3. Bake at 300 degrees for 15 minutes.
  4. Stir Bake another 15 minutes.
  5. Remove and cool.
  6. Enjoy

Meal type: snack

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