Sunday, September 19, 2010

GRANDMA VIVIAN'S NO BAKE COOKIES

"When I need something chocolaty, I make this. It is so yummy! A staple in my house."- Meggan Lehnerz

1/2 CUP MILK
1/2 CUP BUTTER
2 CUPS SUGAR
3/4 CUP PEANUT BUTTER
5 TABLESPOONS COCOA
3 CUPS OATMEAL (I PREFER OLD FASHIONED 6 GRAIN OR ROLLED OATS)
1 TEASPOON VANILLA
IN LARGE PAN BRING MILK, BUTTER, AND SUGAR TO BOIL FOR 1 MINUTE, STIRING OCCASIONALLY. REMOVE PAN FROM HEAT. STIR PEANUT BUTTER INTO MIXTURE UNTIL SMOOTH. ADD REMAINING INGREDIENTS AND STIR. SPOON COOKIES ONTO WAX PAPER AND LET COOL.

Megan's Awesome Sugar Cookies

I love these Sugar cookies they are sooo good. They are thick and moist. Perfect for frosting and don't brake. I love them!!


1 c butter
2 c sugar
2 eggs
1 c sour cream (8 oz)
4 c flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp nutmeg (optional)
1 tsp baking powder

Mix together and refrigerate for 2 hours. Grease cookie sheet. Cut out or drop cookies on sheet. bake at 350 for 10 min. Top off with butter cream icing! (this is so much fun for Christmas and Halloween shapes)

Megan's Chicken Salad


2 boxes shell macaroni cooked and drained
4 c cooked chicken
1 c celery
1 c green pepper
1/4 c green onion
1 c mayo
1/4 c whipped cream (whipped)
1 tsp chicken bouillon
1 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
cut up grapes to taste
Cut chicken up into cubes or shred. Chop us celery, pepper, and onion. Mix all ingredients together. If its a little dry add more mayo or some milk

Megan's Orange Glaze Cake


Yellow Cake Mix
Lemon Instant pudding
4 eggs
1 1/2 c milk
1/2 c butter
Mix all ingredients. Grease and flour bundt pan. Bake at 350 for 45 min. While still hot poke with fork all over. Pour hot orange glaze all over.
Glaze:
2 Tbs. butter
1 c powdered sugar
2 tbs orange juice (condensed-not prepared)
2 tbs. hot water

Megan's Baked Apple French Toast


1 large loaf of french bread
8 eggs beaten
3 c milk
3/4 c sugar
1 tbs. vanilla
2 granny smith apples (peeled, cored, and sliced)
2 tsp cinnamon
2 tbs butter
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray 9x13 glass dish. Slice bread into 1 1/2 inch slices. Place bread tightly together in one layer in dish. mix eggs, milk, 1/4 c sugar, and vanilla. Pour over bread. Mix remaining sugar with cinnamon and coat apples. Place apples on bread. Dot with butter. Bake for 35 min. or cover and refrigerate overnight. Bake the next morning for 50 min. Once baked, cool for 5-10 mins. Serve with favorite syrup.

Megan's Lasagna Rolls

"A lot faster than lasagna"- Megan Bell

1 pound sausage
mozzarella cheese
8-16 oz cottage cheese ( your preference of amount)
spinach (once again your preference)
1 jar of spaghetti sauce
lasagna noodles
Italian seasonings
pepper
Brown sausage. Boil noodles until almost done. Mix sausage, cottage cheese, spinach, 1/2 of the mozzarella, pepper, italian seasonings together. Take the noodles and lay them flat on a surface, put a spoonful of mix at one end of each of the noodles. Roll noodles up around the mixture and place them in pan. Once pan is full place any remaining mixture on top of noodles then cover with spaghetti sauce. Top with remaining cheese and cover with foil. Bake at 350 for 20 mins

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Aaron's Favorite!!! Chinese Night

Aaron loves Chinese food! We make it like once a month. We love to invite some friends or family over, we always have enough to go around. My Mom always made Chinese chicken salad for me and I love it

Mom's Chinese Chicken Salad
1 Head of iceberg lettuce shredded
3 Green onions chopped
2 Breast of Chicken Grilled and chilled
1/2 cup peanuts or other kind you like ( optional)
1/2 cup Crunchy noodles La Choy
1 Tbl roasted sesame seed


Dressing
1 cup oil
1/2 cup white vinegar
2 tsp sesame seed oil
2 Tbl Lemon Juice
1 Tbl Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp roasted sesame seeds

Put all ingredient in a glass jar of some kind, shake it up and chill.


Fried Rice
3 cups cooked rice
3 green onions
2 chicken breasts or pork
3 scrambled eggs
2 tsp soy sauce
1 cup frozen peas and carrots
1 pkg sun bird fried rice seasoning mix
1tsp oil
1tsp sesame seed oil (secret ingredient)

seasoning (if you don't have the mix) I do it to taste
garlic
onion powder
salt
pepper
sugar (just a little)

I have to use a wok for this to turn out just right. If you don't have one it will just take longer if you want some rice to be crispy, if you don't care then a big frying pan will work too.

Stir fry the rice and onions in oils first. Then add seasoning and soy. Then scrambled eggs. Then meat and veggies.