Christmas Haystacks

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 10 ounces vanilla chocolate chips
• 1 cup almonds, toasted,and coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup candied red cherries, quartered
• 1/2 cup green glazed cherries, quartered
• 1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut

Recipe

• 1 line a cookie sheet with wax paper.
• 2 in a double broiler over low heat, or in the microwave, melt the chips until smooth.
• 3 remove from the heat, and stir in the almonds and the red and green cherries.
• 4 drop by tablespoons onto the prepared cookie sheet.
• 5 sprinkle with the coconut.
• 6 refrigerate until firm.
• 7 store in an airtight container.

Chicken Cordon Bleu

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth
• 5 teaspoons butter, melted
• 1 large garlic clove, minced
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• flour, for dusting (optional but makes crispier)
• 1/2 cup italian-style dry breadcrumbs
• 1 tablespoon parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 4 (6 ounce) chicken breast halves, skinless, boneless flattened to 1/4-inch thickness
• salt (1/4-1/2 teaspoon)
• 4 thin slices prosciutto, can substitute thin sliced ham
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (can use pre-sliced or cube)
• cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 place broth in a small microwave-safe bowl; microwave at high 15 seconds or until warm. stir in butter, garlic and lemon juice. combine breadcrumbs, paremsan and paprika in a medium shallow bowl; set aside.
• 2 sprinkle both sides of chicken with salt and pepper. top each breast half with 1 slice of prosciutto and 1 tablespoon mozzarella. roll up each breast half jelly-roll fashion and secure with toothpick.
• 3 if desired, lightly dust rolled breast with flour then dip each roll in chicken broth mixture, then dredge in breadcrumb mixture. place rolls, seam side down, in an 8-inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray. pour remaining broth mixture over chicken. bake at 350° for 28 to 35 minutes or until juices run clear and tops are golden.

Creamy Baked Apples

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 -4 granny smith apples
• butter
• cinnamon sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• cinnamon
• nutmeg (optional)

Recipe

• 1 peel& core apples, cut in eights.
• 2 (i use my apple corer/slicer and then just peel the slices) place in a baking dish, and dot with butter.
• 3 sprinkle generously with cinnamon-sugar.
• 4 bake in microwave on high for about 10 minutes or until fork inserts easily, stirring at least once.
• 5 remove from microwave and set aside.
• 6 in saucepan bring flour, sugar and milk to a boil over medium heat (it will be thick) stirring constantly.
• 7 remove from heat, add vanilla and stir well.
• 8 pour over apples and sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg if you desire.
• 9 serve hot or let cool some.

Cheesy Pizza Dip

Total Time: 11 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (16 ounce) jar pizza sauce
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/4 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 mix the cream cheese & pizza sauce together in a glass bowl. then stir in the cheeses.
• 2 heat in the microwave for 3 minutes at 50% heat. stir then reheat for 2-3 minutes or until hot.
• 3 serve with bread sticks or garlic bread.

Creamy Baked Brussels Sprouts

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 cups brussels sprouts, frozen
• 2 green onions or 1 small onion, chopped
• 8 soda crackers, crumbled
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (10 ounce) can cream of celery soup
• 1/4 cup milk

Recipe

• 1 defrost the brussels sprouts slightly in the microwave, just so you can cut them in half easily with a sharp knife.
• 2 cut all brussels sprouts in half, if needed so they are all similar in size.
• 3 in another bowl, mix the rest of ingredients, add the brussels sprouts and toss lightly until they are all coated.
• 4 put into a greased casserole dish and bake about 1/2 hour in 325 degree oven until bubbly hot and the brussels sprouts are nice and tender.

Bedtime Oatmeal

Total Time: 4 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup oatmeal
• 1 -3 teaspoon instant malted milk powder (depends how strong you want it)
• 1/2 cup water (or milk if you like it creamy, sometimes i add soya milk)

Recipe

• 1 put oatmeal in a bowl and mix in malted milk powder.
• 2 microwave for about 1 1/2 minutes, then stir.
• 3 either eat right away or microwave again to the consistency you like. relax and enjoy!

Chicken Spaghetti

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 split chicken breast halves (boneless, skinless)
• 2 (10 ounce) cans cream of mushroom soup
• 1 (16 ounce) package thin spaghetti, broken in half
• 1 (24 ounce) jar of your favorite pasta sauce
• 8 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1 (16 ounce) package shredded cheese (any kind)

Recipe

• 1 cut chicken into 2 inch cubes and boil until done.
• 2 in a saucepan heat the soup, pasta sauce, mushrooms and half of the cheese, stirring frequently.
• 3 remove chicken from the water, let cool.
• 4 using the same water, cook spaghetti until al-dente.
• 5 shred the chicken into bite-sized pieces and place in the bottom of a large casserole dish.
• 6 drain spaghetti and place in the casserole dish.
• 7 add sauce and stir until evenly distributed.
• 8 sprinkle remaining cheese over mixture
• 9 place casserole in 350 degree oven for aprox 25 minutes, or until cheese is melted.
• 10 excellent served with a fresh garden salad!
• 11 to make ahead place single servings in the freezer, and either bake or microwave before serving.

Cheesy Potato Skins

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 large potatoes (2 pounds)
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 1 cup shredded colby-monterey jack cheese (4 ounces)
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 8 medium green onions, sliced (1/2 cup)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375°f pierce potatoes to allow steam to escape. bake 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes or until tender. let stand until cool enough to handle. cut potatoes lengthwise into fourths; carefully scoop out pulp, leaving 1/4-inch shells. save potato pulp for another use.
• 2 set oven control to broil. place potato shells, skin sides down, on rack in broiler pan. brush with butter.
• 3 broil with tops 4 to 5 inches from heat about 5 minutes or until crisp and brown. sprinkle with cheese. broil about 30 seconds or until cheese is melted. serve hot with sour cream and onions.
• 4 make the most of this recipe.
• 5 health twist.
• 6 for just 8 grams of fat and 180 calories per serving, decrease the cheese to 1/2 cup and use fat-free sour cream.
• 7 planned-overs.
• 8 the next day, microwave the leftover potato insides and top with sour cream and chopped fresh chives or green onions for a quick side dish.
• 9 time saver.
• 10 to "bake" potatoes in the microwave, pierce potatoes with a fork, and arrange potatoes about 1 inch apart in circle on microwavable paper towel. microwave uncovered on high 15 to 20 minutes or until tender.
• 11 variation.
• 12 turn this appetizer into a meal by making cheesy ranch potato skins. after brushing the potato shells with butter, sprinkle with garlic powder and broil about 5 minutes as directed. top with finely chopped cooked chicken and the cheese, and broil about 30 seconds until the cheese is melted. sprinkle with betty crocker® bac~os® bacon flavor bits, and serve with ranch dressing instead of the sour cream. omit the green onions.

Chunky Triple-chocolate Cookies

Total Time: 37 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped (3 squares)
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2/3 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 1/2 cups walnuts, chopped and toasted
• 1 1/2 cups pecans, chopped and toasted
• 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional) or 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips (optional)
• 1 tablespoon shortening (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°f; spray 3 baking sheets with non-stick cooking spray or line them with parchment paper.
• 2 melt 8 ounces semisweet chocolate chips, 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, and butter in the microwave (about 1 1/2 minutes in my microwave) or over double broiler over simmering water. cool.
• 3 beat eggs with sugar. beat in chocolate mixture and vanilla. in a separate bowl combine flour, baking soda, and salt. stir into chocolate mixture just until combined. stir in 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips and nuts. if desired, refrigerate dough until ready to bake.
• 4 drop by teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto baking sheets. bake 7-8 minutes, until barely firm and tops are slightly cracked.
• 5 cool on cookies sheets 2 minutes and then transfer to wire racks.
• 6 after cookies have cooled, if you would like to make these cookies look extra special, dip them in melted chocolate: melt chocolate chips (either semi-sweet or ) along with shortening in a small bowl. dip 1 half of cookie in melted chocolate. lay onto waxed paper or a wire cookie rack to dry. sometimes i dip the cookies in semisweet chocolate and then drizzle them with melted chocolate.

Christmas Log

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 chocolate swiss roll
• 50 g digestive biscuits, crushed
• 2 tablespoons apricot jam
• 1 tablespoon orange juice
• 100 g dried mixed fruit
• 75 g milk chocolate
• 25 g butter, softened
• 50 g icing sugar, sifted, plus extra for dusting
• fondant
• cocoa powder
• edible green food coloring

Recipe

• 1 crumble the swiss roll into the bowl and add the biscuit crumbs, jam, orange juice and dried fruit and mix together with your hands.
• 2 place the mixture on a board and shape into a roll about the size of the original swiss roll, wrap in cling film and put in the fridge.
• 3 using a potato peeler, scrape about 15g chocolate into shreds on to a plate.
• 4 break the remaining chocolate pieces and put in a small bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water until melted, or melt in the microwave.
• 5 beat the butter, then beat in the coated but still melted chocolate
• 6 unwrap the log, and using a knife, spread with the icing, use a fork to make it look like tree bark and dust with icing sugar to resemble snow.
• 7 put on a plate and sprinkle with chocolate shreds.
• 8 if liked, make fondant icing mushrooms and dip the heads into cocoa powder, then colour some fondant icing green and cut out leaves.

Christmas Quinoa Muffins

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups cooked quinoa, cooled
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup almond flour
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 cup greek yogurt, with fruit on bottom (i used fage cherry)
• 1 cup milk (i used almond)
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil (i used grapeseed)
• 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds
• 1 cup fresh cranberries (chopped)
• 2 tablespoons unbleached cane sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 add cane sugar to chopped cranberries ( i find chopping frozen cranberries much easier).
• 3 mix first 6 dry ingredients together.
• 4 in a separate bowl whisk remaining wet ingredients (yogurt, milk, egg, vanilla and oil) together.
• 5 fold wet ingredients into dry until just combined. do not overmix.
• 6 fold in sugared cranberries and pumpkin seeds
• 7 line muffin tins with parchment cups or grease with oil of choice. i used parchment.
• 8 use regular size ice cream scoop to fill muffin cups.
• 9 bake for 30 -40 minutes until tops are brown and toothpick comes out clean. toothpick will come out clean after 20 minutes but its worth waiting until muffins actually brown on top for better texture.
• 10 notes: batter is fairly dense. adjust with milk to your liking. muffins are minimally sweet so adjust sugar as well. i love a just slightly sweet muffin and you can't beat fresh cranberries. enjoy!
• 11 as with all healthier muffins these stay/store best in freezer in a ziploc freezer bag once they've completely cooled. perfect defrosted in microwave at power level 3 for 1 min (flipping it at 30 seconds).

Coconut-caramel Candy Bars

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• 1 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 cups toasted shredded sweetened coconut
• 3/4 cup chopped chocolate (bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, or chocolate chips)
• 1 cup caramel (from a block, or unwrapped candies)
• 1/2 cup sweetened coconut (toasted)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350°f lightly grease a 9" x 13" or 11" x 11" pan.
• 2 to make the crust: in a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, vanilla, and egg.
• 3 mix in the flour, salt, baking powder, and 1 1/2 cups of the coconut.
• 4 spread the mixture in the prepared pan.
• 5 bake for 30 minutes.
• 6 remove the bars from the oven, and sprinkle with the chocolate.
• 7 allow the chocolate to soften for about 5 minutes, then spread it evenly atop the bars.
• 8 melt the caramel over low heat, or in the microwave, until it's pourable.
• 9 drizzle it over the bars, and sprinkle the reserved coconut over the top.
• 10 loosen the edges of the crust with a knife, then set aside to cool completely before cutting and serving.
• 11 note: ok, i made these again with, um, a few changes to the crust. added 1/4c butter, reduced b. sugar to 1c, added 1/4c corn syrup, added 3/4c processes oats (whirled 1c oats in food processor until med-fine). the rest of the ingredients were as written. i baked it in a jelly roll pan so that it would be thinner for 16min. this pan was a little too big for my modified recipe and the dough was hard to spread evenly, so i would go back to the 9x13 pan and bake a couple minutes longer next time. loved it! the cookie base was easy to cut warm, but could still be cut once cooled. the base was firm but not difficult to bite. it had a slight toffee-like quality that i loved. unfortunately i can't say which changes were most important but love the end result and will make again!

Bedrock Easter Basket

Total Time: 34 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 4 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) package jet-puffed miniature marshmallows (6 cups)
• 1 (13 ounce) package post fruity pebbles cereal (about 8-1/2 cups)

Recipe

• 1 line 2-1/2 to 3-qt. bowl with foil, extending foil about 2 inches beyond edge of bowl. lightly grease foil; set aside.
• 2 place butter in 4-qt. microwaveable bowl sprayed with cooking spray. microwave on high 45 sec. or until butter is melted.
• 3 add marshmallows; stir to coat. microwave 1-1/2 minute or until marshmallows are completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring after 45 sec. microwave an additional 4 min., stirring after 2 minute add cereal; mix well.
• 4 place cereal mixture in foil-lined bowl; press firmly onto bottom and up side of bowl to form thick shell. let stand in cool dry place at least 4 hours or overnight until firm.
• 5 remove cereal shell from bowl, using foil handles. carefully peel off foil. fill shell as desired.

Carnitas Simply Recipes

Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• 4 lbs lamb shoulder, cut into large cubes (remove as much fat as possible)
• 1 quart beef broth
• 2 cups chunky salsa
• water
• salt, to taste
• 2 cups fresh salsa or 2 cups pico de gallo
• 16 -24 corn tortillas

Recipe

• 1 1 in a large, heavy saucepan over medium-high heat, combine lamb, broth, and salsa. add enough water to completely cover the meat. cover and bring to a boil. reduce heat to low and simmer, covered for 3 to 4 hours (or longer) until meat pulls apart easily. add salt to taste if needed.
• 2 2 preheat oven to 400 degrees. remove meat from liquid in pot (discard the liquid) and spread the meat out in a roasting pan. break the meat into small chunks. roast meat for 15 to 20 minutes until brown and crispy.
• 3 3 if you are using store-bought tortillas, heat the tortillas one-by-one either in a microwave or on a hot skillet. if you heat them on a skillet you may need to use a little butter or oil to help soften them. when air pockets form in the tortillas they are ready. to heat them in a microwave, place a paper towel on the floor of the microwave. lay one or two tortillas on the paper towel (whatever will fit so there is only one layer). microwave on high heat for 10 seconds per tortilla (some brands of tortillas require 20 seconds each). keep warm tortillas wrapped in a clean cloth towel for serving.
• 4 to serve, double up the tortillas and place a few spoonfuls of the carnitas on them. top with salsa. serve with grated lettuce (that has been lightly salted and sprinkled with vinegar), beans, avocados, and/or grated cheese.
• 5 to eat, remove half of the carnitas from one tortilla to another. take one tortilla at a time with the carnitas and salsa, fold it over and enjoy. or, keep them doubled up. your choice.

Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 2 mins Preparation Time: 12 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb baby red potato, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 lb chicken tenders
• 1 (12 ounce) bag broccoli florets, approx 3 3/4 cups
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can low-sodium condensed cream of chicken soup
• 8 ounces ham, cooked and cut 1/2 inch cubes, can use deli ham as a substitute
• 3/4 cup swiss cheese, shredded
• 1/2 cup skim milk
• 2 teaspoons dried parsley
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in large microwave safe bowl, place potatoes and 2 tablespooons of water. cover the bowl, and microwave on high for 3 to 4 minutes or until potatoes are fork tender, stirring once.
• 3 add chicken and all remaining ingredients to potatoes. toss well.
• 4 transfer mixture to 9x13 baking dish.
• 5 bake uncovered for 50-55 minutes or until chicken no longer shows pink and cheese is bubbly.
• 6 note: spray casserole dish with cooking spray or foil line the casserole dish for easier clean up.____this can be assembled the night before and then cooked right before serving.

Bedrock Bars

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 13 ounces fruity pebbles cereal
• 10 ounces marshmallows
• 1/4 cup butter
• pam cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 in large microwaveable bowl, melt butter.
• 2 spray 9x13 pan with pam.
• 3 add marshmallows to bowl. microwave for 1 minute. stir. microwave additional 30 seconds if marshmallows haven't completely melted.
• 4 pour cereal into bowl. mix well to make sure marshmallows and cereal are thoroughly combined.
• 5 spread cereal mixture evenly into baking pan. let stand for a few hours/overnight to allow bars to firm up. cut into squares.

Bed & Breakfast Stuffed Potato Peels

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1/3 cup cottage cheese
• 3 tablespoons parmesan cheese (grated)
• 1 tablespoon honey mustard (may use hot mustard)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon horseradish
• 2 cups chopped fresh broccoli or 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped broccoli
• 1 chopped jalapeno pepper
• 3 hot freshly baked potatoes, halved
• paprika
• black pepper
• salt

Recipe

• 1 steam (about 10 mins.) and drain broccoli.
• 2 bake potatoes in the microwave (about 7-8 mins.) while broccoli is cooking.
• 3 mix cottage cheese, parmesan cheese, lemon juice, mustard, and horseradish until smooth.
• 4 stir in the broccoli and jalapeno.
• 5 break up the potato interiors with a fork, but do not break up the peel skins.
• 6 top each potato half with a pat of butter, or margarine, then the broccoli-cheese mix and sprinkle with paprika and black pepper.
• 7 add salt to taste.
• 8 serve the peels hot.
• 9 enjoy!

Bananas In Caramel Sauce

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 4 medium ripe bananas, peeled and left whole

Recipe

• 1 put brown sugar and butter in baking dish and microwave on high for 2 minutes.
• 2 add bananas and spoon the sauce over to coat well.
• 3 microwave on high for 1 minute.
• 4 serve with vanilla ice cream or cookies.

A Faster Egg Muffin

Total Time: 2 mins Preparation Time: 1 min Cook Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• 1 english muffin, toasted & buttered
• 1 egg
• 1 slice deli ham (cut into bite-size pieces)
• 1/4 cup cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 by the time it takes to read this, you can be done already! why wait in a drive through? need to eat healthy? use a whole grain muffin! feel like you must eat in your car? okay wrap it in a paper towel and drive.
• 2 here's how to make:.
• 3 use a 2 cup glass pyrex measuring cup (makes the perfect size)!
• 4 break your egg into the pyrex and stir it up to break the yolk.
• 5 top with deli ham.
• 6 cook in microwave for 30 seconds on high.
• 7 top with shredded cheese and cook for 15-20 seconds longer to melt cheese.
• 8 with a butterknife loosen the cooked egg and guide it onto your muffin and place the top on it.
• 9 go ahead eat it!

Chicken Cordon Bleu

Total Time: 12 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb chicken breast, deboned
• 1/4 lb ham, sliced
• 1 cup breadcrumbs
• 1/2 cup bechamel sauce
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 ounces swiss cheese, sliced
• 1 dash salt
• 1 dash ground black pepper
• 1 dash paprika

Recipe

• 1 cut the chicken into four roughly equal parts, and then pound the chicken flat. place one ounce of ham and half an ounce of cheese onto each chicken cutlet. roll the cutlets with the ham and cheese inside and press flat.
• 2 heat the butter for half a minute at 950 watts. beat the eggs and add to the butter. mix the bread crumbs and the spices. roll each cutlet in the egg and butter mixture, then roll each cutlet in the crumb and spices mixture.
• 3 place the cutlets on a rack and cook, covered, with 650 watts for nine minutes.
• 4 heat the béchamel sauce for a minute at 950 watts, then pour it over the cutlets.

Bisquick Oatmeal Raisin Scones (diet)

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/3 cup bisquick
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 cup oatmeal
• 2 tablespoons raisins
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon flour

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 make the oatmeal in the microwave by adding 1/2 cup milk and 1/4 cup oatmeal and cooking for 8 minutes on medium.
• 3 let the oatmeal cool.
• 4 add 1/3 cup bisquick and raisins to oatmeal. mix until blended.
• 5 flour a surface.
• 6 on the floured surface, pat the mixture into two 3/4 inch patties.
• 7 sprinkle the patties with sugar.
• 8 bake for 20-30 minutes at 350 until slightly browned.

Creamy Baked Veggies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (16 ounce) package frozen mixed vegetables (broccoli, carrots, cauliflower is best.)
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
• 8 ounces garden vegetable flavored cream cheese
• 1 cup crouton

Recipe

• 1 microwave vegetables according to package directions.
• 2 stir together all ingredients and place in a 1 quart baking dish.
• 3 bake at 375 for 20 minutes.

Creamy Baked Eggs

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 large eggs
• 2 green onions, chopped (including and green parts)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup of diced cooked bacon or 1/2 cup ham
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 3/4 cups milk
• 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese
• salt and pepper (optional)
• 1 piece bread
• 1 tablespoon butter

Recipe

• 1 make sauce first. can be made in the microwave if you wish.
• 2 melt 2 tablespoons butter in saucepan and add the flour.
• 3 whisk together till smooth, and fry gently for a few minutes which will remove the raw taste of the flour. do not brown the roux.
• 4 add the milk while whisking to avoid lumps, and cook the mixture till thickened. this will make a thin sauce.
• 5 off heat, add the grated cheese, and whisk till it melts.
• 6 add salt and pepper to taste.
• 7 beat the eggs in a bowl to combine.
• 8 saute the green onion in 2 tablespoons butter to soften.
• 9 add beaten eggs and bacon.
• 10 fry-scramble, and remove from pan while they are still quite soft (nearly set), and combine with the sauce.
• 11 stir together, and place in a buttered 11x7 inch baking dish.
• 12 butter the bread.
• 13 whirl in a food processor to make buttered crumbs.
• 14 sprinkle on top of the sauced eggs.
• 15 can refrigerate, covered, overnight for baking the next morning.
• 16 bake, uncovered, at 350°f for 20 minutes, till set, and crumbs are toasted.

Cheesy Popovers

Total Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups cheddar cheese, grated, divided
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 (370 ml) can carnation evaporated skim milk (2% or fat free)
• 1/2 cup water
• 4 eggs

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f place 12 muffin pan in oven while it is heating.
• 2 combine flour, 1 cup grated cheese, and salt in a large bowl.
• 3 combine evaporated milk and water and heat to 125f (approximately 1 minute on high in the microwave) and whisk with eggs. add to flour mixture. do not overmix. don't worry if there are a few lumps.
• 4 remove hot pan from oven. spray with nonstick cooking spray. put 1/3 cup batter into each cup. sprinkle wirh remaining grated cheese.
• 5 bake in preheated oven 35-40 minutes, until puffed and browned. serve hot.
• 6 tips: us any of your favorite cheese, just replace with the same amount.

Creamy Bacon Rice

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 bag boil-in-the-bag rice
• 1 1/2 cups shredded mild cheddar cheese
• 3 green onions, finely chopped
• 1 can oscar meyer bacon bits (or pieces)
• 1 cup sour cream

Recipe

• 1 cook boil-in-bag rice according to package directions.
• 2 meanwhile, add the other ingredients in a large bowl and mix thoroughly.
• 3 when rice is cooked, drain and add hot rice to bowl.
• 4 stir well.
• 5 **ifthe cold ingredients have cooled off the rice considerably, then just zap the entire thing in the microwave 15 to 20 seconds at a time, stirring in between zaps, until the dish is hot enough to serve.

Cabbage Soup, Valtellina Style

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 24 ounces savoy cabbage
• salt
• pepper
• 6 slices stale bread, cubed
• 9 ounces fontina cheese, cubed
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 1 1/2 ounces butter

Recipe

• 1 clean, trim and slice cabbage. place cabbage in saucepan and bring to a boil until the cabbage is tender then drain.
• 2 in the saucepan place a layer of the cabbage while still warm, then place a layer of bread on top of the cabbage, then a layer of fontina cheese. continue doing this until you have used up all of the ingredients. gently press down the ingredients with your ladle.
• 3 bring the stock to a boil and pour over the other ingredients. let soak for about 2-5 minutes.
• 4 meanwhile, melt the butter in the microwave or a saucepan.
• 5 pour over soup, stir and serve.

Bedhead French Toast

Total Time: 6 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 4 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1/4 cup egg beaters egg substitute, original
• 2 tablespoons splenda sugar substitute
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon davinci sugar-free caramel topping
• 1 slice diet whole wheat bread (40 cal)
• 2 tablespoons walden farms zero calorie sugar-free maple syrup

Recipe

• 1 preheat non-stick skillet to medium heat.
• 2 mix egg beaters, splenda, cinnamon & caramel syrup in shallow dish (just large enough to hold bread slice). add bread and turn to coat.
• 3 spray skillet with cooking spray and add coated bread to pan. cook, turning once, until both sides are golden brown and toast is "puffy."
• 4 if insides are not done to your likeness, microwave for 30 seconds. serve with pancake syrup.

Banana "split"

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs, room temp
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 large banana, very ripe, mashed
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup crushed pineapple, canned
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest, finely grated
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup walnuts (halves or large pieces)
• 1 cup whipped cream (or cool whip)
• 2 large bananas
• vanilla ice cream

Recipe

• 1 bread: grease and flour 1 loaf pan. mix together dry ingredients. cream butter and sugar until fluffy. add eggs one at time. scrape bowl. add dry ingredients, then fold in mashed banana. bake at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes. the outside of the bread will get quite dark, but test with a toothpick for doneness in the center. let cool in pan for 15 minutes then turn out of pan.
• 2 ganach: while bread is baking. put chocolate chips in a small bowl. heat cream and sugar until just about to boil. pour over the chips and let set for 1 minutes. whisk together until all chocolate is melted. if the chocolate doesn't melt completely, microwave for 20 seconds and stir again. repeat until all is melted. set aside at room temperature.
• 3 pineapple: while bread is baking. mix together, pineapple, vanilla and zest in a small bowl. set aside at room temperature.
• 4 walnuts: at the end of the bread baking. bring the sugar and water to a boil. add the walnuts and let simmer for 5 minutes. drain the nuts and spread evenly on a cookie sheet. once bread is done, roast in the oven at 325 degrees, for about 20 minutes. stir one or twice. check often, to make sure they are not burning. the are done when they "snap" in the center. crunchy all the way through.
• 5 assembly: peel bananas, and slice in half length ways. slice banana bread to desired thickness and place one plate or in bowl. lay a banana half over or next to bread. top with two or three small scoops of ice cream. top each scoop if ice cream with chocolate ganach, crushed pineapple, chopped candied walnuts, and whipped cream. enjoy!
• 6 all the toppings can be made up to 5 days in advance. the pineapple can be used cold or warm. to reheat ganach either place in a sauce pan over very low heat and stir constantly until just hot enough to pour or microwave at 30 second intervals stirring after each one. do not over heat! the walnuts can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature you will have left over banana bread.

Any Berry Cream Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 egg
• 2 cups blueberries (frozen or fresh)
• 2 cups cherries
• 1 cup plain low-fat yogurt
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons whole wheat flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup brown sugar (or warmed honey)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 for crust:.
• 3 melt butter in microwave.
• 4 stir into crumbs.
• 5 stir in egg (should be crumbly).
• 6 press firmly into 9" pie dish.
• 7 bake at 350 for 9 mins (or until brown).
• 8 for pie:.
• 9 turn oven up to 400.
• 10 combine yogurt, egg, vanilla, cinnamon, flour, salt and brown sugar in bowl.
• 11 mix well (should be a thin batter).
• 12 if using frozen fruit, allow to partially thaw, then poor out extra juices.
• 13 arrange fruit on bottom of pie crust
• 14 poor batter over fruit.
• 15 bake in oven for 15 minutes.
• 16 reduce heat back to 350.
• 17 bake 30 minutes.

Cheesy Potato Soup

Total Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 medium potatoes, unpeeled
• 1 (284 ml) can chicken broth
• 1 cup milk
• 3 slices already cooked bacon, crumbled
• 1 cup melted cheese

Recipe

• 1 pierce potatoes; microwave on high for 6 minutes, turning over after 3 minutes.
• 2 cut potatoes in chunks. combine potatoes, broth, and milk in large microwaveable bowl. microwave on high for 6 minutes, stirring after 3 minutes.
• 3 slightly crush potatoes with a potato masher.
• 4 stir in cheese. (add bacon if desired.).
• 5 add desired topping (eg. bacon, cheese, sour cream etc.).

Bisquick Coffee Cake Revised

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups bisquick baking mix
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 7/8 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 stir together sugar and baking mix.
• 2 add milk, eggs, and vanilla and mix well.
• 3 spread into 9x9 pan coated with vegetable oil spray.
• 4 place butter and brown sugar into microwave safe cup and heat until mixture looks "slushy.".
• 5 sprinkle pecans over the cake mix and then sprinkle/spread the butter and brown sugar mixture on top of the pecans.
• 6 bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 7 let cool in pan for 10 minutes before serving.

Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb chicken breast, shredded, boneless, skinless
• 13 slices fat-free lean ham slices (about 10 oz)
• 10 thinly sliced swiss cheese
• 4 tablespoons light butter
• 4 tablespoons whole wheat flour
• 3 1/4 cups skim milk
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 1/2 tablespoons dijon mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 cup light butter
• 1 1/2 cups panko breadcrumbs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh parsley, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f lightly coat a 9" x 13" baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
• 2 line the bottom of the baking dish with shredded chicken. next, layer ham slices. lay the swiss cheese on top of the ham.
• 3 for the sauce: over medium heat, melt the butter in a large sauce pan. whisk in the flour until smooth. continue to whisk mixture while slowly adding milk — stir until sauce thickens, about 10 minutes, whisk continuously.
• 4 time saving tip: to make the thickening process go faster, heat milk in the microwave until it boils (about 2-3 minutes). then slowly add to sauce pan, whisking as you pour.
• 5 add lemon juice, dijon mustard, paprika and pepper. bring sauce to a low simmer again, whisk continuously. once it has reached desired thickness, remove from heat and pour sauce evenly over the casserole.
• 6 for the topping: in a small sauce pan, melt the butter and stir in panko breadcrumbs, garlic, parsley and pepper. sprinkle topping mixture over the top of the casserole. lightly mist top of casserole with nonstick cooking spray. bake for 35 minutes until topping is golden brown.

Cabbage Soup With Beans And Noodles

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
• 3 cups chopped green cabbage (i use the savoy because it cooks a little faster and still retains the wonderful cabbage flavor)
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 (15 ounce) can of sliced carrots, drained
• 4 1/2 cups hot water
• 1/2 cup uncooked medium egg noodles
• 2 teaspoons chicken flavor instant bouillon
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can navy beans, rinsed and drained
• 4 slices low-sodium bacon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• cider vinegar, if desired

Recipe

• 1 spray dutch oven with nonstick cooking spray.
• 2 add oil, heat over mediium high until hot then add cabbage and onion and cook 6 minutes or until onion is transparent and slightly borwn stirring frequently.
• 3 add water, noodles, bouillion and beans. mix well.
• 4 add drained carrots.
• 5 bring to boil then reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes.
• 6 meanwhile, place several layers of microwave safe paper towels on microwave safe plate. place bacon slices in single layer on towels; cover with additional towels. microwave on high for 4-4 1/2 minutes or until crisp.
• 7 blot to remove any excess grease.
• 8 remove from paper towels then cool slightly, crumble and set aside.
• 9 remove dutch oven from heat and stir in salt.
• 10 ladle soup into bowls.
• 11 sprinkle each serving with bacon.
• 12 pass vinegar to be stirred into soup if desired (we always do and it makes the soup taste wonderful if you don't use too much).

A Different Whoopie Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
• 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon fine salt
• 18 large marshmallows (not minis)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicon baking sheet.
• 2 put the unsweetened and semisweet chocolates and butter in a medium microwave-safe bowl; heat at 75 percent power until softened, about 2 minutes. stir, and continue to microwave until completely melted, about 2 minutes more. (alternatively, put the chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl. bring a saucepan filled with an inch or so of water to a very slow simmer; set the bowl over, but not touching the water, and stir occasionally until melted and smooth.)
• 3 whisk the sugar, eggs and vanilla into the chocolate mixture until smooth.
• 4 sift the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt into another bowl. gradually whisk the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until moistened. switch to a rubber spatula and finish folding the batter together; take care not to over-mix.
• 5 use a small cookie scoop or spoon to drop a heaping tablespoon of batter onto the prepared pan. repeat to make 36 cookies, spacing them about 1-inch apart. bake until the cookies spring back when lightly touched, about 6 minutes.
• 6 cool the cookies slightly. transfer half of the cookies to a rack. turn the remaining cookies on the pan over, so they lay flat side up. place a marshmallow on top of each flipped cookie and return pan to the oven. cook just until the marshmallow begins to soften and puff, about 3 minutes. cool marshmallow topped cookies slightly, about 2 minutes. top with the remaining cookies, pressing lightly to make sandwiches. cool whoopee pies completely on wire racks. serve.
• 7 store in tightly sealed container for up to 1 week.

Chips Ahoy Ice Cream Cake

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (16 ounce) package chips ahoy chocolate chip cookies, divided (42 cookies)
• 1/3 cup margarine or 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup kraft microwavable chocolate fudge topping, divided
• 3 cups vanilla ice cream, divided
• 3 cups chocolate ice cream, divided
• 1 cup thawed cool whip topping
• 7 maraschino cherries

Recipe

• 1 crush 30 of the cookies.
• 2 mix cookie crumbs and margarine;
• 3 press 2/3 of the crumb mixture onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan or pie plate.
• 4 stand remaining 12 cookies around edge of pan.
• 5 microwave 3/4 cup of the sundae topping as directed on pkg.;
• 6 drizzle onto bottom of crust.
• 7 freeze 15 minute
• 8 soften 1-1/2 cups of each flavor of ice cream;
• 9 spread, 1 layer at a time, over fudge layer in crust.
• 10 sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture.
• 11 scoop remaining ice cream into balls; place over crumb layer.
• 12 freeze 4 hours or until firm.
• 13 microwave remaining 1/4 cup sundae topping as directed on pkg.
• 14 top dessert with whipped topping, the sundae topping and cherries just before serving.
• 15 store leftover dessert in freezer.

Church Supper Spaghetti

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 cup water
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen corn, thawed (can do in microwave)
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen peas, thawed (can do in microwave)
• 1 (4 ounce) can mushrooms, drained
• 1 (12 ounce) package spaghetti
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided

Recipe

• 1 cook meat, onion, pepper.
• 2 add tomatoes, water, chili powder, cook 30 minutes.
• 3 prepare spaghetti.
• 4 preheat oven 350°f.
• 5 add corn, peas, mushrooms. stir in spaghetti.
• 6 layer half into greased 4 quart baking dish, sprinkle with 1 cup cheese. put in rest, and rest of cheese.
• 7 bake at 350°f for 20 minutes.

Chocolate Dipped Almond Cookies

Total Time: 37 mins Preparation Time: 7 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 16 ounces refrigerated sugar cookie dough, mini bars, softened
• 1/2 cup almonds, chopped
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate morsel

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 in a medium bowl combine the cookie dough and almonds.
• 3 refrigerate dough for 15 minutes to make handling easier.
• 4 roll cookie dough into balls and place on ungreased baking sheet.
• 5 bake for 15 to 17 minutes or until cookies are light golden brown around the edges.
• 6 let set on cookie sheets for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.
• 7 line cooled cookie sheets with wax paper.
• 8 in a small bowl add morsels and microwave for 1 minute.
• 9 stir, microwave an additional 10-15 seconds intervals until morsels are just smooth.
• 10 dip cookies halfway into the melted chocolate and tap or shake off excess.
• 11 place on wax paper lined cookie sheets and refrigerate for 15 minutes or until chocolate is set.

Choc Chip Flapjacks

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 175 g oats
• 3 tablespoons syrup
• 100 g brown sugar
• 75 g margarine
• 100 g chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 1.measure out the ingredients in separate bowls.
• 2 2.put the syrup,margerine and brown sugar into one bowl and melt those ingredients in the microwave for 2 to 4 minutes.
• 3 3.put the measured oats and choc chips into the mixture.
• 4 4.cook in the oven at 180c for 20 minutes.
• 5 5.cool slightly for 5 minutes and then cut into slices.

Cheddar-garlic Biscuits

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups bisquick baking mix
• 2/3 cup milk
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450f degrees.
• 2 in a medium bowl, combine baking mix, milk and cheese.
• 3 use a tablespoon or small ice-cream scoop to drop batter about 2 inches apart onto an ungreased baking sheet.
• 4 bake 7-9 minutes, until lightly browned. while baking, melt butter in a small container in microwave or on the stove. stir in the garlic powder and garlic salt. when biscuits are done, remove from oven and pour butter over them to drench. serve immediately.

Chocolate Delight - Hcg - P2/p3/p4

Total Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup coconut oil, extra virgin is best
• 3/4-1 cup cocoa powder, unsweetened
• 8 (1 g) packets stevia (or other sugar-free sweetener to taste)

Recipe

• 1 melt coconut oil (in microwave) for 15-45 seconds, just long enough for it to turn to liquid.
• 2 add cocoa powder (the more cocoa powder, the more the flavor will taste like 'dark chocolate', so if you don't like dark chocolate, use the lesser amount of cocoa powder) and add sweetener (8 packets or to taste). mix thoroughly.
• 3 pour small amounts into an ice cube tray (or similar) and freeze for at least 15 minutes, to harden. then enjoy! =).

Cabbage With Mustard Sauce

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 head cabbage, sliced into 1-inch wedges
• 1 small onion, diced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 cup low-fat milk
• 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
• black pepper

Recipe

• 1 steam cabbage in a vegetable steamer or cover and steam in a microwave. set aside but keep warm.
• 2 in a small skillet, saute onions in olive oil until onions are translucent and tender. remove onions from oil add flour to the oil and stir; gradually add milk, dissolving the flour into the sauce.
• 3 add the mustard; stir well. return the onions to the mixture; stir well, heating on low for two minutes. add tad more milk if too thick.
• 4 place cabbage wedges in a serving dish, and pour sauce down the middle. sprinkle with pepper.

Black Bean Spirals

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 15 ounces black beans, rinsed and drained
• 6 (10 inch) soft flour tortillas
• 8 ounces softened cream cheese
• 1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/4 teaspoon onion salt
• salsa (for dip)

Recipe

• 1 process beans until smooth and spread on warmed tortillas (i warm in microwave 25 seconds for easy rolling).
• 2 place all else in processor until smooth and spread over beans.
• 3 roll up tightly. refrigerate and when ready, serve with salsa, cutting spirals into 1/2 inch pieces.
• 4 note: cook time is refrigeration time.

Cheddar-mushroom Stuffed Potatoes

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 russet potatoes, large
• 2/3 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded divided
• 1/4 cup fresh mushrooms, chopped
• 1/2-1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled, divided

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees. bake potatoes for approximately one hour or until tender.
• 2 when cool enough to handle cut a thin slice off the top of each potato. carefully scoop out pulp, place in mixing bowl, and leave a 1/4 inch shell, set aside.
• 3 add cream to potato pulp and mash. stir in 3/4 cup of cheese, mushrooms, garlic salt, basil, and oregano. setting aside 2 tablespoons of bacon, add the remaining bacon to the potatoes.
• 4 spoon mixture into potato shells and top with remaining cheese and bacon. microwave uncovered, on high for 3 to 4 1/2 minutes or bake uncovered, in a 375 degree oven for 25-30 minutes making sure potatoes are heated thru. serve immediately.

Butternut Squash & Leeks

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (2 1/2 lb) butternut squash, peeled, seeded & cubed
• 4 large leeks, and light green parts
• 4 leaves fresh rosemary (substitute sage or any of your favorite holiday herb)
• coarse salt
• coarse black pepper
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• roasted pecan pieces, for a twist

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400.
• 2 original recipe called for 400 - i think, like the one reviewer mentioned - may be too high. maybe 375? another thought is to maybe add the leeks a little into the cookiing -- the squash is definatly going to take longer to cook. just some tweaking going on here. thanks for looking, and cooking!
• 3 in a large bowl, mix the squash, leeks, herb, salt, pepper, olive oil and pecans (if your are using them) together.
• 4 place on a cookie sheet (may take 2) and cook for appx 1/2 hour.
• 5 this is some really good stuff!
• 6 cook time is 1/2 hour, prep time is going to vary - the squash does take time, but well worth it.
• 7 edit to add that after peeling, seeding and halving/quartering the squash, put it in the microwave for 2 to 3 minutes. this will help with dicing of the squash and help even out the cooking time with the leeks.

Chicken Soup Casserole

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can condensed cream of celery soup
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
• 180 ml mayonnaise
• 10 g chopped onions
• 140 g shredded boiled chicken breasts
• 110 g buttery round crackers, crushed

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300 degrees f (150 degrees c).
• 2 in a large bowl combine the cream of chicken soup, cream of celery soup, chicken soup, mayonnaise, onion and chicken meat. mix together well. pour mixture into a 10x10 inch casserole dish.
• 3 sprinkle crushed cracker crumbs over the top.
• 4 bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until it starts to bubble.
• 5 or if you wish to microwave: put in microwave for 20 minutes.