Sunday Dinner...

I had some of this...

and some of this...

So I made this...

Sweet Slaw and Brown Sugar Beans.

Sweet Slaw

Shredded cabbage

Shredded carrots

Hellman's

Sugar

Mix Hellman's and sugar to your liking adding a scosch of milk to thin just a tad.

Mix shredded cabbage and carrots together, add dressing, mix well.  Chill and let rest to mix flavors.

Brown Sugar Beans

Dice bacon and onions.

Brown bacon, drain, add onions till transparent.  

Drain nearly all gravy from beans (save about 2T)

Pour beans into skillet with bacon and onions

Add brown sugar to your taste and a bit of maple syrup.

Cook on low till heated through.

Dinner wouldn't be complete without some fried chicken so I put this together...

and voila!!

The finished product...

This is a no brainer so no recipe will follow.

However what would Sunday dinner be without a sweet piece of cake...

So, I took these ingredients and mixed them together and...

while this was baking...

I gathered these ingredients...

to make the drizzle for the top of the cake...

Can you say Dreamylicious Orange cake with cream cheese drizzle?

M-M-M-M, a Sundaylicious Dinner.

Dreamylicious Orange Cake

1 pkg Orange Supreme cake mix (Duncan Hines is what I used)

1 pkg (3.4oz) vanilla pudding and pie filling

4 lg eggs

1 c sour cream

1/3 oil

Beat eggs.oil and sour cream

Add cake mix and dry pudding, mix well.

Pour into a 'Pammed' bundt pan

Bake at 350 about 40-45 min. or till a pick comes out clean

Let set 10 mins. Shake pan gently to loosen turn upside down on plate.

Drizzle:

1 pkg (8oz) cream cheese, room temp

icing sugar

a bit of milk

Beat cream cheese till smooth, add icing sugar and a bit of milk to make a drizzle to the consistency you like.

Pour over cake while still a bit warm.  If you like a thinner drizzle cake can be completely cool.

VARIATION:

You can also make streusel and fill the middle of this cake if you like.

Strusel:

Save a couple of tablespoons of the dry cake mix

a couple of tablespoons of brown sugar

about a teaspoon of cinnamon

about a tablespoon of butter

about a 1/2 c. chopped nuts

Mix altogether till crumbly.

After mixing up cake batter pour 1/2 into a bundt pan pour strusel on top and add rest of batter.  Bake following directions above.  Add drizzle.

ENJOY!

Remember this...

I was up to Dusty's a few weeks ago and spotted this in her bookcase. I got a good laugh when I saw it. Remember all the 'Impossible' recipes I tried out on the family? You children were so kind to me by not rebelling...thank you.
Here's a blast from the past...

Impossible Cheeseburger Pie

1lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
1large onion, chopped (1 cup)
1/2teaspoon salt
1cup shredded Cheddar cheese (4 oz)
1/2cup Original Bisquick® mix
1cup milk
2eggs

1.Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 9-inch glass pie plate with cooking spray.
2.In 10-inch skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef is brown; drain. Stir in salt. Spread in pie plate. Sprinkle with cheese.
3.In small bowl, stir remaining ingredients with fork or wire whisk until blended. Pour into pie plate. 4.Bake about 25 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.

ENJOY!

Oreo Truffles. . .

Three ingredients is all it takes. Oreo cookies, softened cream cheese, and almond bark. White or chocolate morsels can be substituted for the almond bark if you prefer. If white coating is used you can tint to whatever color you like. These are pretty when done in soft pink, green, lavender and some left white then place on paper lace doiley on a pedestal cake plate.

Process cookies into crumbs

Add softened cream cheese, mix well and roll into balls.

Melt almond bark or morsels in double boiler. I add a scosch of shortening to smooth out the bark, stir till smooth.

Using two forks or whatevery method you prefer dip the chocolate balls into the melted bark and place on wax-paper-lined-cookie sheets. Let cool and set. If you make these in the summer you can place them in the fridge to set.

Voila. . .Oreo Truffles

ENJOY!

This. . .

Equals this. . .

Dave is leaving today and I wanted to make some cookies for him to take but didn't have enough of any one thing except a cake mix eggs, butter, just enough vanilla, and raisins .   So...I threw in what I had left of the peanuts, a handful of dates, a handful of butterscotch chips and some raisins. 
The basic cake mix cookie calls for: 

1 cake mix,   2 eggs,   1 stick (1/2 c.) butter or oleo (room temp),   1 t. vanilla.
Whip the butter till fluffy, add eggs and vanilla.  Throw in anything else you've a mind to. Bake about 13 1/2 mins at 350.  Let sit on sheets for about 5 mins. then place on racks to cool.
If you want a harder cookie bake an extra  minute or so.  After a couple of batches you'll know how you like them best and how long to bake
Dave likes soft and chewy, me too, but I also like dunkers.
ENJOY!

Chili Cheese Fries...

The makings of chili cheese fries...shortening for cooking fries, fries, hot dog sauce, cheese and finely chopped onions which I pictured below.  The cheese dip in photo below can be used in place of shredded cheese above.

Cook the fries 

 

Drain the fries on newspaper or paper towels

 

The boys, Roger, Rudy, and Robert watching the process in anticipation of the finished product...

 

Meanwhile heat the sauce either on the stove or micro.

If you're using the jarred cheese sauce warm in the micro now or melt the shredded cheese in a double boiler with a wee bit of milk and stir until smooth.  I used the jarred cheese yesterday but I definitely like the melted shredded better. 
 

Place fries on a plate pour cheese over the top according to your taste, add chili and finely chopped onions.  Voila...chili cheese fries.

 

Enjoy!

Tamale Pie. . .

 

Last night was our Empty Nesters FHE and this is what I took.. .Tamale Pie.  I forgot the chili beans in this photo but I did remember them in the recipe that follows.  What's included in this photo: 1# browned lean ground beef, 1 med. onion, 2 cloves garlic, 1 pkg taco seasoning, 1 pint jar of home canned Mexican tomatoes, cumin, cornmeal, cheese, and 1 can of black olives.

 When I add the chili beans I don't drain them because I like the gravy and sometimes the finished product is a bit too soupy for my taste so I sprinkle flour over the concoction and thicken the juices to a nice gravy.

It doesn't look so great in this photo but it is a good meal served with tortilla chips.  

Tamale Pie

Meat Mixture:

1 # lean ground beef

cumin and salt to your taste

1 pint home canned Mexican tomatoes OR 1 1/2 store Mexican tomatoes

1 pkg taco seasoning

1 med. onion, chopped fine

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 can chili beans, undrained if gravy is med to thick consistency, if gravy is thin then drain. (I really like Bush's chili beans with the medium gravy)  (gravy means sauce)

1 can olives

1 1/2 c. cheese or enough to cover top

Topping:

4 c. water, milk OR broth  (I use broth or bouillon)

1 c. cornmeal

Brown ground beef, add cumin & salt to your liking

Add & mix well:   home or store bought Mexican tomatoes 

                            taco seasoning, onion & garlic

Bring to a quick boil reduce heat &simmer about 15 mins. stirring occasionally

If the mixture is too soupy for your taste sprinkle a bit of flour over the top and stir till thickened.

Cornmeal Topping:

Place 4 c. water, milk, OR broth.  (I use chicken broth) on med heat

Add 1 c. cornmeal stirring constantly until the consistency you want. I cook my a bit thick and then thin it down to a bit smoother consistency with milk.

Place meat mixture in  casserole, pour cornmeal mixture over top and spread to cover, add cheese and micro  2-3 or until cheese is melted.  

Top with sliced olives.  Makes about 6-8 servings.

                             

Seven Cup Salad. . .

Place 1 c. of each ingredient into a bowl, mix lightly but thoroughly, cover, and chill overnight.
coconut
cottage cheese
sour cream (don't use fat-free)
nuts of your choice
crushed pineapple, drained
fruit cocktail, drained
miniature marshmallows

Enjoy!