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

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.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

My Sister brought these bars over one day and I just had to have the recipe. Turns out its on allrecipes.com. They are the easiest bars to make ever. They are also really rich so cut them small. I like them right out of the fridge nice and cool.

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter or margarine, melted
• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 4 tablespoons peanut butter

Directions

1. In a medium bowl, mix together the butter or margarine, graham cracker crumbs, confectioners' sugar, and 1 cup peanut butter until well blended. Press evenly into the bottom of an ungreased 9x13 inch pan.
2. Melt the chocolate chips with the peanut butter, stirring occasionally until smooth. Spread over the prepared crust. Refrigerate for at least one hour before cutting into squares.

Peanut Butter Bars

I found this recipe on allrecipes.com. I have made it several times. They are so yummy! They are good for a large crowd.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 cup peanut butter
• 3 tablespoons milk

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, white sugar and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg, 1/3 cup peanut butter and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into the peanut butter mixture. Finally, mix in the rolled oats. Spread the dough evenly into the prepared pan.
3. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are firm. Remove from the oven and sprinkle the chocolate chips in a single layer over the top. Let stand for 5 minutes, then spread to cover. Allow to cool. In a small bowl, mix together the confectioners' sugar, 1/4 cup peanut butter until smooth. Stir in milk one tablespoon at a time until a drizzling consistency is reached. Drizzle over bars when cool. Cut into bars.

Chocolate Chip Cookies/ choc-oat-chip cookies

I really like this recipe it turns out every time I use it. Its just the toll house recipe.
If I want Choc-oat chips I just add 1 1/2 cups oats and 2 1/2-3 of cups Flour. you want the dough to not be super sticky you should be able to form a ball with your fingers sticking to the dough a little. I take them out when the sides a slightly brown and let them cook on the pan for awhile before moving to a rack. I think the secret to making great cookies is having fresh baking soda and the dough consistency.

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour( I d0 2 1/2- 3 cups)

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup (2 sticks, 1/2 pound) butter, softened

3/4 cup granulated [white] sugar( I use raw sugar)

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 eggs

2 cups (12-ounce package) Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels ( I use 1 1/2)

COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla in large mixer bowl. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition; gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels and nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.

BAKE in preheated 375- oven for 8 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

Shepherds pie

This dish is made in my house like once a month. My family growing up made one similar to this, just with out the can of tomato soup. This is so easy to make! It goes along way and is great for leftovers.

• 4 large potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
• 1/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 pound frozen mix veggies
  
• 1 can tomato soup
  
• 1/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

Directions

1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender but still firm, about 15 minutes. Drain and mash. Mix in butter, finely chopped onion and 1/4 cup shredded cheese. Season with salt and pepper to taste; set aside.
2. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. add frozen veggies. cook till they are warm.
3. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
4. In a large frying pan add onion and cook until clear. Add ground beef and cook until well browned. Pour off excess fat . Add soup. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
5. Spread the ground beef in an even layer on the bottom of a 2 quart casserole dish. Next, spread a layer of veggies. Top with the mashed potato mixture and sprinkle with remaining shredded cheese.
6. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until golden brown