Kid Friendly!!

Chicken Pie Deluxe

1 pkg stuffing croutons (Mrs. Cubbisons)
1 Cup margarine, melted
1 Cup Milk
2 Cans of Cream of Celery Soup
3 Cups Chicken, cooked & cubed
2 Cups Frozen Peas, thawed
2 Tbls. minced onion
1/4 tsp. Pepper

Mix the stuffing with melted margarine. Put half stuffing on bottom of 9x13 pan. Mix all other ingredients & pour over top of stuffing. Add remainder of stuffing to top. Bake at 375 for 2o minutes or until browned.


**This is a HUGE family favorite! We LOVE it! I use onion powder instead of minced onion. It's great either way! So Yummy!! And, the kids eat Peas without even knowing it!!

Not so Easy, but Worth IT!!

Chicken Florentine Lasagna


3 Cups Ricotta Cheese
1/2 Cup Parmesan Cheese, grated
2 Eggs
1 Tbls. Garlic, minced
2 Cup Cooked Spinach, chopped
1/4 tsp. Cayenne Pepper
salt & pepper to taste
4 Chicken Breasts, cooked & cubed
2 Cups Fresh Tomato, chopped
1/2 Cup Green Onion, chopped
1 lb. Smoked Gouda Cheese, sliced
1 1/2 Cups half & half
12 Lasagna noodles, cooked

Cook Lasagna noodles as directed on package, set aside. Combine first six ingredients. Add salt & pepper to taste. Lightly oil a 9/13 & pour in 1/2 Cup half & half. Layer ingredients in the following order: 3 noodles, 1/3 Ricotta mixture, 1/2 Tomatoes, 1/2 onions, 1/4 Gouda, 3 noodles, 1/3 Ricotta, Chicken, 1/4 Gouda, 3 noodles, rest of Ricotta, rest of the Tomatoes, rest of Onions, 1/4 of Gouda. Top with 3 noodles. Pour 1 Cup half & half over the noodles. Cover with lightly oiled foil & bake 30 minutes. Uncover & top with remaining Gouda. Bake 10 minutes longer. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.


**it's a little more complex than regular lasagna, but so so good! Fun to make for comany! Scott's Aunt Sandi put it in the Alger Family Cookbook. I made it for some people from Scott's work & they all thought I was amazing! Which you know I loved!! Enjoy!!

Comfort Food

Chicken Cheese Casserole

2 Chicken Breasts , cooked & diced
Brocolli, Cauliflower & Carrots, about 4 cups (steamed)

Sauce:
8 oz. Velveeta Cheese
1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup
Big Scoop of Sour Cream
1 cube of Margarine


Combine into 9x13 casserole pan. Bake @ 350 for 1/2 hour. Serve over rice.


**We love this. It's so easy & I usually already have all the stuff in the pantry. I use whatever veggies I have in the freezer. 1111

Shrimp Dip
Kim Lambert


1 Block of Cream Cheese
1 Container of Sour Cheese
1 Can Broken Shrimp, (chopped)
Onion, grated (to taste)
Garlic Salt, (just a pinch or so)

Combine & enjoy with Ruffles potato chips!


**This is one of our favorites!! I know it's not the most precise recipe, but it is so so good! We serve it at most family get togethers now! Yumm!!


English Toffee
Aunt Jan


3/4 Cup Butter (NOT margarine)
1 Cup Sugar
1 1/4 tsp Salt
5 Tbls. Water
1 1/2 Cups Slivered Almonds
2 1/2 Milk Chocolate Hershey Bars

Melt butter, add sugar, salt & water. Stir until sugar dissolves. Cook to hard crack stage, or until 310* on Candy Thermometer. Stir Constantly. Srinkle 1/2 of the nuts in bottom of a greased 8x8. Pour in toffee mixture & put chocolate bars on top, spread around when melted & sprinkle with the rest of almonds. Do not double this recipe!

** Scott's Aunt Jan makes this & we all LOVE it! I've never actually tried making it myself until tonight. & actually Scott made it. It's still setting up, but it looks great!! Enjoy!!

Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes
Alyson Markham


1 Package of Cream Cheese
1/2 Cup Sour Cream
1/4 Cup Butter
1 Envelope Ranch Salad Dressing Mix
1 tsp. dried Parsley Flakes
6 Cups warm Mashed Potatoes


In a bowl combine the cream cheese, sour cream, butter, salad dressing mix & parsley. Stir in Potatoes. Transfer to a slow cooker to keep warm. Cover & cook on low for 2 - 4 hours.


*I LOVED these! I did them for Thanksgiving!! However for Thanksiving I did not use the Ranch mix. These were so fabulous, it was so so nice to have the potatoes done (& insanely creamy & yummy) & just warming in the crockpot. It's always so hectic to get the potatoes done the last few minutes so they are still warm. This was SO great!! & yummmmm! They were a huge hit!!

Traditional Treats!

The Best Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookies
Kate Alger

3/4 Cup Butter
3/4 Cup Sugar
3/4 Cup Brown Sugar, packed
2 Eggs
1 tsp. Vanilla
1/2 tsp. Ground Cinnamon
1/2 tsp. Salt
2 Cups Flour
1 tsp. Baking Soda
3 Cups Oats
2 Cups Butterscotch Chips

Cream butter, sugars, & eggs. Add Dry ingredients.
Bake 8-10 minutes @ 375


Home Made Oreos
Jenny Humes

1 1/2 Cups Oil
4 Eggs
2 Boxes Devils Food Cake Mix

Mix together & roll into balls. Bake @ 350 for 8-9 minutes.

Filling:
8 oz. Cream Cheese
1/2 Cube Margarine
3 Cups Powdered Sugar

Mix together & put in between two cookies to make oreos! YUM!!

**You can also be lazy & use cream cheese pre made frosting! So easy!! Yum!!

EZ Chocolate Balls
Mel Judd
1 - 8 oz pkg. Cool Whip - room temp
1 - 6 oz. Cream Cheese - room temp
1 lb. Chocolate Bars

Melt chocolate in double boiler-(do not cook, just heat slowly)
Beat in Cream Cheese & Cool Whip. Drop by spoonfuls into really finely bledded Vanilla Wafers (about 30 or so) Set on wax paper to set up.
Store in Fridge

EASY Pumpkin Cookies
Lyndsey Russell

1 Spice Cake Mix
1 Yellow Cake Mix
1 Large can of Pumpkin Pie Filling
1 Bag of Milk Chocolate Chips
1/2 Bag of Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

Mix all together & Bake for 15 minutes @ 350.

Yum!!

Autumn Cheesecake
Andrea Sumers


Ingredients:
1 Cup Graham Cracker Crumbs
1/2 Cup Pecans, finely chopped
3 Tbls. Sugar
1/2 tsp. Ground Cinnamon
1/4 Butter, unsalted & melted

2 (8 oz.) pkg. Cream Cheese, softened
1/2 Cup Sugar
2 Eggs
1/2 tsp. Vanilla extract

4 Cups Apples - peeled, cored & thinly sliced
1/3 Cup Sugar
1/2 tsp. Ground Cinnamon
1/4 Pecans, chopped

Directions:
1.) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, stir together the graham cracker crumbs, 1/2 Cup finely chopped pecans, 3 Tbls. sugar, 1/2 tsp. cinnamon & melted butter; press into bottom of a 9 inch springform pan. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes.
2.) In a large bowl, combine cream cheese & 1/2 Cup sugar. Mix at medium speed until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in vanilla; pour filling into the baked crust.
3.) In a small bowl, stir together 1/3 Cup sugar & 1/2 tsp. cinnamon. Toss the cinnamon-sugar with the apples to coat. Spoon apple mixture over cream cheese layer & sprinkle with 1/4 Cup chopped pecans.
4.) Bake in preheated oven for 60 - 70 minutes. With a knife loosen from rim of pan. Let cool, then remove the rim of pan. Chill before serving.

**Andrea got this recipe from allrecipes.com a few years ago. Her mom called & requested that she make this for Thanksgiving. It looks great!
Andrea is not a huge pecan fan & actually omitted them once, but decided she liked it better with them in!
Sounds yummy!!

Fresh Apple Cake
HotMama's House


Pare Apples & dice to make 4 Cups. Pour 2 Cups sugar over apples in large bowl & add 2 beaten eggs. Let stand for 1 hour.

Then add the following ingredients, mixing well:
1/2 Cup Oil
2 Cup Flour
2 tsp. Baking Soda
1/2 tsp. Salt
2 tsp. Cinnamon
2 tsp. Vanilla
1 Cup Walnuts, chopped

Bake @ 350 for 45 minutes in greased & floured 13x9x2 inch pan.

It's even better served with Butter Sauce
1 Cube Butter (1/2 Cup)
1/2 Cup Sugar
1/2 Cup cold water
1 heaping Tbls. Cornstarch

In a saucepan, melt butter, add sugar, mix together water & cornstarch, then add to butter/sugar. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, boil 1 minute. Pour over each piece of Apple Cake as it is served.

Grandma's Stuffing
Rebecca Pierce


1 lb. Sausage, crumbled
1 Small Onion, chopped (about 1 Cup)
3-4 Stalks Celery, chopped (about 1 Cup)
8 or so, Baby Carrots, chopped (about 1 Cup)
1 Bag of Bread Cubes for stuffing
1 Can Cream Soup (I use mushroom)
1 Can Chicken Broth (more or less to desired moisture)
Poultry Seasoning, Salt, Pepper to taste.

Brown sausage, over medium heat, drain reserving 1 Tbls. drippings. In sausage drippings, saute onions, celery & carrot. When onion & celery are transparent, mix all ingredients in very large bowl. Put mixture in glass dish with lid, bake @ 350 for 45 minutes.

**This recipe is from Rebeccas Grandma. She has tweaked it a little over the years, but says this is what she looks forward to the most over the Holidays!


Grandpa Woody's Waffles
Aubrey Hales


1 Egg
1 Cup Flour
1 tsp. Baking Powder
1/2 tsp. Salt
1/2 tsp. Baking Soda
2 Tbls. Butter or Margarine, melted
1 Cup Buttermilk
2 Tbls. Sugar

This recipe should make four waffles. Scoop proper amount onto waffle iron & cook.

**Aubrey sent me this from our Grandpa Woody. This was a tradition in their house & Grandpa always made them for Aubrey when she was little & would have sleepovers at Grandpa & Grandmas house! How fun! Thanks Aubs!


I'm sorry I didn't get these posted before Thanksgiving. Hopefully they will help ya out over the Christmas Holiday! Enjoy, they all look Fantastic!!!