The Best and Easiest Apple Dumplings Ever!

JULIE & I TRIED A NEW RECIPE & NOW YOU'VE GOT TO TRY IT TOO!

2 Granny Smith apples

2 cans crescent rolls

2 sticks butter

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 teaspoons vanilla

cinnamon

1 small can Mountain Dew

Peel and core apples. Cut apples into 8 slices each. Roll each apple slice in a crescent roll. Place in a 9 x 13 buttered pan. Melt butter, then add sugar and barely stir. Add vanilla, stir, and pour over apples. Pour 12 ounces of Mountain Dew around the edges of the pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Serve with ice cream, and spoon some of the sweet sauces from the pan over the top.

Julie and I had to use some serious self control to not eat the whole pan! We took some to her friends, Her family ate some, Mark Burrup & Dad. Unfortunately Dad ate them not so warm. I had some hot and cold. Serve them hot!!! THESE ARE DIVINE...as Brandon Thompson put it, and he doesn't like dessert! Her neighbor and friend loved them. You have got to try them, for as simple and fast as they are, it is unbelievable how yummy they are. They take at most 10 minutes to assemble!!! Depending on how great of an apple peeler you are! HaHa!

ENJOY!

Pork Cottage Meatballs

4 slices Sourdough Bread

1 lb Mild ground Sausage

3 Eggs

2/3 cup Cottage Cheese

1/2 cup grated Romano Cheese

1/4 cup Fresh Spinach

2 tsp. Basil

2 tsp. Oregano

1/4 tsp. Crushed Red Pepper

1 tsp. Salt

Pepper

Preheat oven to 400*. Break up the bread into small little tiny bits. Do the same with the Spinach. Add all the ingredients together and mix well. Shape into approximately 20 Jumbo Meatballs or 40 smaller size ones. Transfer to a lightly oiled sheet pan. Place meatballs in the oven and bake for about 30 minutes. On very low heat, simmer several cups of canned spagetti sauce. Remove meatballs from oven and use a spatual to losen each meatball from the pan. Add meatballs to simmering sauce on stove. cover and simmer on low heat for 30 minutes.

While meatballs and sauce are on stove, cook the pasta of your choice. Serve meatballs and sauce on top of pasta..

We like to use Garlic and herb Spagetti Sauce and Whole Grain Angel Hair Pasta with this..

P.S. This makes TONS and is very filling and for our family we still seem to have leftovers...

No Bake Cookies

1 3/4 Cup Sugar

4 T. Cocoa

1/2 Cup Milk

3/4 Cup Peanut Butter

1/2 Cup Butter

3 Cups Oats

1 tsp. Vanilla

In a medium sauce pan, combine sugar, milk, butter, cocoa and 1 cup of oats. Bring to a boil, cook for 1 1/2 minutes. Remove from heat, and pour hot mixture into a bowl of the peanut butter, 2 cups oats and vanilla. Drop by spoonfulls onto foil. Let cool.

Noodle Casserole

3 stalks celery, chopped

1 onion, chopped

4 T. Butter

1 Can Cream of celery Soup

1 Can Cream of Onion Soup

1 Cup Miracle Whip

2 Cups Cheddar Cheese

1 Cup Milk

16 oz Bow Tie Pasta

Cook noodles. Meanwhile saute onions and celery in butter until tender then add remaining ingredients until cheese is melted. Mix noodles and sauce and bake in 9 x 13 pan for 40 minuts at 350*.

Steamed Oatmeal

8 Cups Warm Water

1 Cup Brown Sugar

Pinch of Salt

2 Chopped Apples

4 Cups Oats

Add all ingredients into a Rice Cooker/Steamer. Cook as you would steamed Rice until done. It is very moist and does not need anything added when done.

Chicken Curry

2 Cans Chicken
2 1/2 lbs Red Potatoes, Diced & Boiled
3 Cans Carrots, sliced
1 can Cream of Mushroom w/ roasted garlic
3/4 cup Light Miracle Whip
1 cup Rice Milk
4 T Curry Powder

Steamed Rice
Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Put first seven ingredients into a crock pot on warm for several hours. Put steamed rice on a plate, add some shredded cheddar cheese and top with Curry Mixture.

Pigs in a Blanket

2 Packages Large Crescent Rolls
8 Polish Sausages
Cheddar Cheese

Take the Crescent Rolls and unroll. Take each Sausage and put at the end of each large of the the roll. Split the sausage 1/2 way through lengthwise all the way across. Put pieces of sliced cheddar cheese in the sliced part. The proceed to roll up the sausage. Cook on Greased Cookie sheet at 375 for 20 minutes.

Pizza Pasta Dinner

1 lb. Sausage
1 Can Spaggetti Sauce
1 Bag Bow Tie Pasta, cooked
2 Cups Grated Cheddar Cheese

Fry Sausage in pan, add Sause, noodles and cheese. Serve.

Mnisa's Sloppy Joes

Makes 6

Brown & Drain:
1 lb of ground hamburger or turkey meat

1/3 c. chopped onions

1/3 c. chopped celery

Add:

1 (10 oz) can tomato soup with a 1/3 can of water

2 T worcestershire sauce

2 T vinegar

2 tsp mustard

Simmer for 10-15 minutes or until thickened. Serve on buns.

My twist on Baked Ziti

1 (16 ounce) package dry ziti pasta
1 1/2 cups sour cream

1 pound lean ground beef
1 med. onion, chopped

4 oz can mushrooms

1 1/2 - 2 (28 ounce) jars onion & garlic spaghetti sauce
1 T Italian seasoning

2 cups mozzarella cheese

Optional Ingredients:

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil

1 zucchini, chopped

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Bring a large pot of water & Tbl spoon of olive oil to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until done; drain. Place noodles back in pot and add sour cream. Mix together until noodles are well coated.

While pasta is cooking, brown beef in a large skillet. Add onions and mushrooms (add zucchini if desired); saute until tender. Drain off fat and add spaghetti sauce, Italian seasoning and 1 cup of mozzarella cheese; simmer until cheese is melted.

Add meat/sauce mixture to pot of noodles and mix well until all noodles are well coated.

Place in a lightly greased large baking dish or cake pan. Top with remaining mozzarella cheese (and Parmesan cheese if desired). Sprinkle with fresh basil (optional).

Cover with foil and bake in preheated oven for about 30 minutes or until cheese and sauce are bubbly; serve.

Roast

1 Pork Roast
1 Can French Onion Soup

Put Roast in Crock pot with can of Soup. Put on warm for 8 hours.

Shrimp Fettuccine Alfredo

This is my favorite dish to cook :)

Ingredients - Fettuccine, Creamy Alfredo or a Three Cheese Alfredo, Medium count cooked shrimp* (I usually get mine frozen), Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning, olive oil & Peppridge Farm Garlic Bread or Cheesy Bread if you do not want to make your own.

Take the amount of shrimp that you would like for your meal and place in plastic bag. Place the bag in bowl large enough to hold the shrimp and add cold water to the bowl. This should be done before anything else.


Boil Water (key to the rest of this working...) Add the desired amount of fettuccine and cook for 9-10 minutes.


In sauce pan slowly heat your Alfredo sauce so I would have the burner on about 3 and would start it shortly after you put the noodles in. Around the 5 minute mark to your noodles being in the water add 1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon of the creole seasoning**to the Alfredo Sauce.

Time to check on the shrimp after you have added the creole sauce. They should be about ready. If not change out the water and check the shrimp again at the 7 minute mark. Once the shrimp are ready mix them into the Alfredo sauce so they are nicely covered in the sauce. If they are not ready until the 7 minute mark I would turn the heat up to 5 so they are warm enough.

If I remember correctly after you have checked on the shrimp it is time to put the garlic bread in. :) It should be done when the timer goes off for the noodles.

Once the noodles are ready, drain and add a little olive oil so the noodles do not stick together then put in a large bowl. Add the shrimp Alfredo and mix thoroughly.

* Chicken can be substituted if you do not like shrimp
**For a spicier dish add two tablespoons of the creole seasoning in the boiling water then add noodles.

Enjoy!

Taco Salad

Layer these ingredients:

Multigrain Tortilla Chips
Romaine Lettuce, Chopped
Hamburger, Browned and Seasoned with Taco Seasoning
Mozzarella Cheese, Shredded

Serve..

Fake Sloppy Joes

1 lb Hamburger

1 can Cream of Onion Soup

1 pkg Whole Wheat Hamburger Buns

Butter

Brown Hamburger, add can of soup. Butter Buns and Broil until Golden Brown. Add Hamburger on the Buns and Serve.

Janae's Chocolate Milk Shake

1 1/2 cups Reconstituted Powdered Milk
2 Scoops Cool Whip
1/2 cup Cold Water
4 Handfuls Ice Cubes
10 T. Hot Cocoa Mix w/ Marshmallows
2 tsp. Vanilla Extract

Combine all ingredients in blender, blend until smooth. Top with Marshmallows in a mug to look like Hot Cocoa for fun...

Lemon Herb Chicken Casserole

2 Cups Canned Chicken
1 Chopped Red Pepper
1 tsp. Parsley
1 tsp. Lemon Peel
1 tsp. Garlic Salt
1 cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
1/2 cup Miracle Whip
1 tsp. Italian Seasoning
1/2 cup Shredded Parmesan Cheese
1 Pkg Refrigerated crescent rolls

Grease 9x13 baking dish. Lay out rolls in the bottom. Mix the rest of the ingredients, leaving out just a little bit of extra Parmesan. Then put all of it on top of the rolls. Add the Parmesan garnish. Bake at 375* for 30 minutes.

Rocky Road Fudge

2 Large Chocolate Bars
2 T. Butter
1 pkg Mini Marshmallows (Even minus the Handful that was mysteriously missing from the bag will still work)
1 Cup Whole Almonds
1 Can Sweetened Condensed Milk

Melt bars and butter in microwave for 2 minutes. Stir in milk & nuts, blend marshmallows and mix until they are soft and slightly melted. Pour in buttered pan & cool in refrigerator.

Biscuit Pizza

2 Pkgs Refrigerator Biscuits
3 Smoked Polish Sausages
1 Cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Flatten Biscuits and put on Greased Cookie Sheet. Cut up Sausages and place over biscuits. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake at 350* for 15 minutes.

Frosted Pumpkin Squares

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
beat sugar & eggs for 2 minutes at medium speed

2 cups pumpkin (libby's small can)
1 cup oil
Beat in pumpkin & oil for 1 minute at medium speed

Add dry ingredients and beat for 1 minute at low speed:
2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. soda
1 tsp salt
Grease Jelly Roll pan
Pour batter in pan and Bake 25-30 min
(set out cream cheese & butter to soften for frosting)

Frosting
Beat together:
2 1/4 cups powdered sugar
3/4 cup cream cheese, softened
6 TBSP Butter, softened
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
Spread on cooled cake, can sprinkle with chopped nuts

This is a jelly roll pan (cookie sheet) So it serves tons!
Plan on sharing several plates with friends and having leftovers for your own family

Hootenanny Pancakes

6 Eggs

1 cup Whole Wheat Graham Flour

1 cup Milk

Large Pinch Salt

9 T. Butter

Turn oven on to 425*. Put all Butter in 9x13 Baking Pan and place in oven while it is warming up. While butter is melting, blend rest of ingredients in the blender. When butter is melted, pour ingredients into the pan. Bake for 25 minutes. Cut into squares and serve with Syrup.

Tenderized Stuffed Cheesy Chicken

2 lbs Tenderized Chicken 1/4 inch flat
1/2 cup chives
1/4 cup melted butter
1 8oz package cream cheese
6 slices provolone cheese
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
Pepper to taste
Your favorite Spaghetti Sauce

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Melt Butter, add butter to cream cheese, mix until smooth. Add Chives & pepper. Set aside.
Pour Spaghetti Sauce to cover bottom of 9x13 pan.
Spread Cream Cheese mixture on back side of chicken. Roll and place seam side down in dish.
Lightly cover Chicken with Spaghetti Sauce. Sprinkle Add 1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese over the top, cover with remaining Spaghetti sauce.
Bake 40 minutes.
Remove ..place provolone cheese on top, bake for 5 additional minutes.
Remove and enjoy.

Biscuits & Gravy

Southern Biscuits

2 1/2 c. flour

1/4 c. sugar

1 1/2 TBSP baking powder

3/4 cup cold butter

1 cup cold milk

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

In large bowl, combine flour, sugar & baking powder.

Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

Stir in milk just until flour mixture is moistened.

Spoon onto cookie sheet.

Bake 20 min. or until golden brown.

Makes 12 biscuits

Gravy

Use drippings from frying bacon.

Add flour and stir continue adding flour until forming a paste.

Add Milk and stir on Medium heat until thickened.

If it's too thick, add more milk

Season to taste with S & P

If you don't have grease from bacon or sausage, use 1/4 cup of butter.

Add 1/4 cup of flour and follow the rest of directions.

Pancakes

1 1/3 cup Whole Wheat Graham Flour

1 3/4 cup Milk

3 tsp. Baking Powder

1 Egg

2 T Sugar

3 T Grape seed oil

1/2 tsp Salt

Preheat oven to 300*. Sift some flour, then measure exactly 1 1/3 cups measure the baking powder, sugar and salt and put w/ flour. Beat the egg until thick and fluffy. Measure the milk. Combine egg, milk & Oil, then add to the dry ingredients. Stir quickly and just enough to combine. Heat griddle or fry pan, test w/ a drop of water, if it dances around, then the pan is ready. Use about 1/4 cup of batter for each cake and pour into fry pan. Cook cakes until bubbles begin to burst on top. Then use pancake turner and turn cake over carefully and cook for another 30 seconds. Stack cakes on baking dish in an oven at 300* until ready to serve.

Janae's Rolls

I strongly Suggest you follow the directions and NOT try to skip the refrigerate over night step, and do not let your teenagers punch down several times instead of just once, and do not cook them a day later than you had planned, otherwise, this is the result you will get. I suggest if you do, then do use Molasses and pretend you are a pioneer crossing the plains and this is all you get to eat all day.. I can tell you... these normally do taste and turn out great... Just not on a day like I had today...

1 1/2 cups reconstituted Powdered Milk

3 T Yeast

1/2 cup Sugar

1 cup warm Water

2 tsp Salt

1/2 cup Grape seed Oil

91/2 cups Whole Wheat Graham Flour

2 T. Dark Molasses

Mix together milk, sugar, salt, oil, molasses & 2 cups flour, let soak overnight in the refrigerator. In the morning, dissolve yeast in warm water. Remove milk & flour mixture from refrigerator, stir in dissolved yeast. Mix in 7 1/2 cups flour, knead. Let rise until one hour. Punch down and let rise one more hour. Roll out dough and cut with circle cookie cutter. Place on greased sheet. Let rise one hour. Bake at 350* for 10 minutes.

Bosch

http://www.pleasanthillgrain.com/Bosch_Universal_Plus_Mixer_MUM6N10UC.aspx

Mnisa, here is a picture of the Mixer you asked about and if you go to this web page it will tell you a bit about it.

Tami~ do you still have the website you found that is not bias and compares the Kitchen Aid with the Bosch?

The comparison clearly shows the power and size of the Bosch to be better. If you like to bake, and not knead by hand, the Bosch will be your best friend. If you want to display your mixer on your counter and have it look awesome, the Kitchen Aid will do the job.

Janae'~can you put a poll on our webpage, so that all our fabulous viewers can vote on which one is better...Kitchen Aid vs Bosch?

Spaghetti with Mnisa's "Homemade" sauce

This is a hard one to write a recipe for since I've always just thrown it together, but I'll give it a shot...

Serves 6

Boil:

6 qt water

1 tablespoons olive oil

1/2 med. pkg of spaghetti noodles

Brown:

1 pound lean ground beef or turkey
1/2 cup chopped onion

2 teaspoons fresh minced garlic (or 1 Tbl spoon garlic powder)

2-3 teaspoons season salt

1 (4.5 ounce) can mushrooms, drained

Drain meat and then add:
2-3 (8 ounce) cans Hunts flavored tomato sauce (depends on how saucy vs. meaty you like it)
2 Tablespoons of Italian seasoning (or according to your preferred taste)

Dash of pepper

Let simmer on low until sauce thickens (about 10-15 minutes). Sometimes I add additional garlic powder and italian or basil seasoning once it has simmered. Just taste it and see what it needs more of.

Optional Add-ins I've used:

Chopped zucchini (chopped into very small pieces)

Olives (1 4 oz. can of sliced)

shredded cheese (to place on top after dished out)

Snickerdoodles (One of my all-time favorite cookies)

1 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla
2 3/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
2 tablespoons white sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease cookie sheets.

Cream together the shortening and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, mixing after each. Sift together the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt; stir into the creamed mixture until well blended.

In a small shallow bowl, stir together the 2 tablespoons of sugar with the cinnamon. Roll the dough into walnut sized balls and roll the balls in the sugar mixture. Place cookies 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheet. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Cookies should be slightly golden at the edges. Remove to cool on wire racks.

Oatmeal Cookies

3/4 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
3 cups rolled oats

1 cup raisins

Other optional add-ins:
1 cup chocolate or butterscotch chips

1 cup coconut

1 cup walnuts

Or,

(1 cup each of Raisins, chocolate chips and coconut are a favorite combination)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease cookie sheets.

Cream together the shortening, brown sugar and white sugar. Stir in the egg, water and vanilla. Combine the flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon, stir into the creamed mixture. Finally, stir in the rolled oats. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.

Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool on baking sheets for a couple of minutes before removing to cool on wire racks.