flourless peanut butter cookies

1 egg, beaten
1 cup sugar
1 cup creamy peanut butter

Directions
In a large bowl, mix all ingredients. Roll level tablespoons into balls. Place on an ungreased baking sheet; flatten with a fork.
Bake at 350� for 18 minutes. Remove to a wire rack to cool. Yield: 2 dozen.

***cook until edges start to brown. If you let them get brown all over you get hard cookies

Coq Au Vin

1 whole chicken/cut up into 8 pieces
1 bottle red wine(pinot noir)
Vegetables, your choice(carrots,celery,potatoes,mushrooms,onion,garlic)

1/4 cup white flour
1 tsp thyme
salt & pepper to taste

In a large stew pot, put in all ingredients except flour. Cook on medium heat till it comes to a boil. Reduce to a simmer for the next 2 hours. Remove all chicken & vegetables to a plate. Add flour as you whisk, then put everything back into the pot. Serve.

1 lb. cooked corkscrew pasta
2 cups cooked brocoli
1 cup diced ham
1 cup Ranch dressing

Mix...serve. YUM!

Now you're talking my kind of cooking.

VEGETABLE-PASTA SOUP

1 32 oz box vegetable broth
1 cup medium size pasta
2 cup frozen diced hash brown potatoes w/onions and peppers
2 cups frozen peas and carrots
1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes with green chilies

In large covered saucepan bring broth to boiling. Add pasta, potatoes, peas and carrots, and undrained tomatoes. Return to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 10-15 minutes or until pasta is tender. I cook it down to more of a stew, than soup.

Sue

1 jar Ragu cheese creations sauces, roasted garlic parmesan, or the double cheddar are my favorite.
4 chicken breast boneless or with bones your choice.
red potatoes sliced in rounds enough to layer in the bottom of a rectangular baking dish a couple layers deep.

spray rectangular baking dish with pam, pour in the potatoes, salt and pepper the chicken and lay on top of the potatoes, pour the Ragu cheese creations sauce over all of it.
Now if you want to you can add a handful of grated cheese on top.
Cook in 350 oven for an hour check potatoes for tender.
Serve, spoon the sauce over the chicken.

all kinds of extras can be added like sliced onion, crumbled bacon, baby carrots, mushrooms you can just get creative.

I'm making this sometime this week. Quick to put together and fast to cook. Love my crockpot!

CHICKEN AND DRESSING (The Pursuit of Happiness)

4 thawed chicken breasts
6 oz. package of Stove Top stuffing mix
1/2 cup sour cream
1 can of cream of chicken soup
1/4 c. water

Place chicken in the bottom of the crockpot. Top with dry stuffing mix. Mix sour cream and soup and water together; pour over top of stuffing and spread around. Cook on LOW for 3-4 hours. Fluff up the stuffing and serve.

Here's another crockpot recipe. I haven't tried it but will when DSD comes this spring.

CROCKPOT APPLE OATMEAL

2 sliced apples
1/3 c. brown sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 c. oatmeal
4 c. water

Throw the first three ingredients in the crockpot. Top with oatmeal and water. Do NOT stir. Cook overnight for 8 � 9 hours on low.

Pound Cake

1 lb. unsalted butter, room temp
1 lb. confectioner's sugar
6 eggs, room temp.
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
3 C flour

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time mixing well after each addition. Add vanilla. Slowly add flour on low speed. Pour into 10" tube pan. Bake 325 1 hour - 1 hour and 15 minutes. Cool on wire rack 10 minutes. Remove from pan and let cool completely.

Slow-Braised Lamb Shanks

4 lamb shanks
8 cloves garlic
2 cups beef stock

Slice the garlic thinly and poke holes into the lamb shanks. Press the garlic into the holes. Heat a heavy nonstick skillet on medium and allow each lamb shank to brown 5 minutes per side. Once they are browned, pour in the beef stock. Cover and allow to simmer for 2 or 3 hours until the shanks are fall-off-the-bone tender.

Serve in the stock gravy with potatoes and a vegetable.

i make a pasta salad out of cooked drained tri-color rotini, cheese cubes, sliced olives, any veggies I like (broccoli, carrots) , with a bottle of Italian dressing dumped over it. Simple to throw together. My daughter always asks me to make it for her Super Bowl Party.

We make a refried bean dish with 3 cans of refried beans, 1 jar of salsa, and about 6 ounces of shredded cheese. Bake at 350 for about 35 minutes, then serve with flour tortillas or tortilla chips.

Boil some spaghetti, toss in a can of heated chili. Can top with onions and/or cheese.

Got this in an email yesterday. Perfect for this weeks recipes.

1.Coconut Chicken with Apricot Sauce � chicken breasts, coated in coconut and baked, then served with a simple apricot sauce (simply apricot jam with mustard!). Quick and easy. *Healthy

2. Stuffed Chicken Marsala � chicken breasts, stuffed with a cheese and sun-dried tomato filling, pan-browned and then baked and topped with a classic marsala mushroom pan sauce.

3. Chicken in Basil Cream � a quick and easy dinner, chicken breasts are lightly breaded in bread crumbs, cooked on the stove-top and topped with a simple cream, tomato and basil pan sauce.

4. Chicken Tikka Masala � the classic Indian dish is a perfect use for chicken breasts. Serve with rice and naan bread for a tasty dinner.

5. Chicken Scallopine � this recipe from Pioneer woman is a winner. Chicken breasts are pounded thin, breaded, pan fried and put together with mushrooms and a creamy lemon sauce. Serve on top of cooked pasta.

6. Spicy Chicken � chicken with an Asian flair. Chicken is cubed, breaded and cooked on the stove top, then topped with a spicy sweet and sour-like sauce. Serve with rice and a veg.

7. Chicken Cordon Bleu � the classic chicken dish, chicken breasts filled with deli ham and cheese, breaded and baked. The author uses mozzarella, though Swiss is another nice option to try.

8. Chicken Marsala � classic, quick and easy chicken dish. This dish uses only one pan and is ready in about 15 minutes. Serve with mashed potatoes or pasta and a veg.

9. Creamy Grilled Chicken Piccata � a tasty twist on the standard chicken piccata. The chicken is marinated and grilled, then served on top of a creamy lemon pasta.

10. Honey Lime Baked Chicken with Pineapple Avocado Relish � this dish is quick, easy and healthy. Chicken is cut into small pieces, combined with a honey-lime sauce and oven-baked, then served with a fresh pineapple avocado relish.

Armadillo Balls

2 cans whole jalapeno chiles or about 8 or so fresh peppers
8 oz Monterey Jack cheese
1 pound pork sausage
1-1/2 cup Bisquick
2 eggs
2 packages Oven Fry Coating Mix (pork flavor)

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Grate 2 oz. of cheese and set aside. Grate the other 6 ozs of cheese and mix it with the sausage and Bisquick. Knead well and set aside. Slit and scrape seeds from peppers, Rinse the jalapenos and stuff each with some of the 2 ozs of cheese that was set aside. Separate the sausage dough into patties and form around the stuffed pods wrapping to make ends meet. Make sure the ends are closed and only the stems are showing.

Beat the eggs in a small bowl and set aside.
Spread coating mix on a plate. Dip each covered pepper into egg and roll in coating mix. Bake on cookie sheet for 30 minutes,
turning each one over after 15 minutes.

Chicken nugget hotties

1 bag breaded chicken nuggets of your choice
1jar franks hot wing sauce*
fresh grated parmesan cheese
whomp crescent roll dough

Heat the chicken nuggets in the oven as directed on package.
Dip heated nuggets in franks hot wing sauce covering well*(I heat my Franks in the microwave first)
Roll coated nugget in Parmesan cheese
Take each section of crescent roll and cut into 2 strips
Take one strip and wrap up a dipped and coated nugget sealing ends

Place all the wrapped nuggets on a foil-lined pan and heat in oven as directed on package of whomp crescent rolls, Or till roll is nicely browned.

This works well with whomp biscuits also just get the biscuit and split in half tuck the nugget inside and press shut.

Serve with blue cheese and ranch dipping sauce. Or more franks hot sauce.

Red Chili Albuquerque Style

1 lb. ground beef
1 diced yellow onion
1 can 28oz diced tomatoes
1 can beans, any
1 Tbl. chili powder
1 tsp. cumin
1/2 tsp white sugar
2 skinned/seeded/minced jalapeno peppers
dash sea salt to taste

Brown hamburger & onion in a 3 quart stock pot, then put in all other ingredients. Simmer for 30 minutes. Serve.

Ridiculously easy salad that everyone loves. We use peas.

3 Ingredient Salad

1 bag frozen shelled edamame or frozen peas
8 oz smoked salted almonds
mayonnaise to taste

Combine all and mix well.

This is really good with ham--or you can serve it as a dessert. It's very sweet, so you may want to cut back on the brown sugar a little. I don't, though ;-)

Baked Apricots

5 cans apricots, drained
2 lb. brown sugar (2-1/2 c.)
1 round of Ritz crackers, crushed
1-1/2 c. butter melted

Place 1/2 the apricots in a casserole. Sprinkle with 1/2 the brown sugar, 1/2 the crackers and 1/2 the butter. Repeat. Bake at 350 for 50-60 minutes.

I'm late to the party. I've been meaning to post, and keep forgetting.

Salsa Chicken
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
4 tsp taco seasoning
1 cup salsa
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (I use much less)
2 tbsp sour cream

Preheat oven to 375.
Place chicken in a lightly greased 9x13" baking dish. Sprinkle taco seasoning on both sides and pour salsa over all.

Bake 25-35 minutes or until chicken is tender and juices run clear. Sprinkle cheese over top and bake 3-5 minutes until melted and bubbly. Serve with sour cream.

This is the only way we like green beans.

Sauteed Green Beans and Balsamic

2 tbsp olive oil
salt and pepper
1 lb green beans, trimmed and halved
1 medium red onion, cut in 1/2" wedges
2 tsp balsamic vinegar

In a large skillet bring 1 cup water, olive oil and salt and pepper to a simmer over medium heat.

Add green beans and onion. Cover and cook until beans are tender-crisp; 8-10 minutes.

Uncover and continue cooking, stirring frequently until water has evaporated, beans are tender and onions are beginning to brown, 5-8 minutes. Stir in balsamic vinegar and serve.

This is one of those quick desserts with lots of flexibility.

Lemon Icebox Pie

1 8-oz pkg Cool Whip
1 can sweetened condensed nilk
1 or 2 (your choice) small envelope lemonade flavor Kool Aid*
1 graham cracker crust

Mix first three ingredients together really well and pour into crust. Put in refrigerator to chill and set or you can freeze it and pull it out of freezer about 30 minutes before serving.

*You can use any flavor Kool Aid that you want to use. You may also want to add fruit and/or nuts.

Jasdip I have been doing them that way for years I had no idea anyone else did, I just decided to do it once for the heck of it and we loved it

Great minds think alike RC!!! LOL

These are good with just about any grilled meat/seafood. You can make them in the oven, too, but I haven't tried it.

Red Hot Valdalias

Several large Valdalia onions, thinly sliced (or other white sweet onions)
Red hot sauce
Olive oil
Salt and pepper

Make a foil packet. Place onions in foil. Top with several tablespoons of hot sauce. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Seal foil and place on grill about 30 minutes or until soft and a nice sauce forms.

Meat Loaf

1 1/2 pounds ground beef,
1 egg
1 can Campbell's Chicken gumbo soup
3/4 cup oatmeal

Mix well.
Press into a loaf pan
Bake at 350 for an hour.
Slice and serve.

Today at work I made fudge.
2 cups yellow cake mix dry
2 cups powder sugar
1 stick or 1/2 cup margarine
1/4 cup milk

Put all in a microwavable bowl. Microwave for 2 minutes. The margarine or butter will maybe not all melted but thats ok. Start mixing it. Mix it together real good. Spread it in a greased 9x13 pan and refrigerate for 2 hours before cutting. A cake mix has 3 cups of mix in it so I measured another 1/2 recipe at the same time and still used a 9x13 pan. I microwaved it about 15 minutes longer too. I have never tried it with any other kind of cake mix though but I don't see why it wouldn't work.

These are a HIT! I serve with toothpicks, olives, cocktail onions, and celery around the dish!, plus the dip at the end of recipe.
Bloody Mary Bites
1 pint cherry tomatoes
2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce **optional
vodka to cover
For dipping, combine:
2 tablespoons lemon pepper
2 tablespoons celery salt

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DIRECTIONS:
Remove the stems from the tomatoes, and place them in a shallow bowl. Pour vodka over them so that they are covered. Stir in the hot pepper sauce. Cover, and refrigerate overnight. ***Best if you dip them in boiling water for 10 seconds, and then plunge in ice water and peel.
To serve, mix together the lemon pepper and celery salt in a small dish. Serve tomatoes floating in vodka.

My boys love meat on meat~~~~we buy little smokies and wrap each one with 1/3 of a slice of bacon and use a toothpick to secure it~~~make as many as you want/need. Put in a crock pot cover with a pkg of brown sugar. I cook them on low for about 6-8 hours or on high for a couple of hours then low~~~these are the #1 appetizers at our family parties~~~right up there with onion dip;)

This is Luckygardnr's recipe, but it's one of our favorites.

Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Coconut Milk

1-1/2 lbs. sweet potatoes (about 3 medium)
3/4 c. coconut milk (I use Thai brand)
1 Tbsp. minced fresh ginger (I also added some cinnamon and nutmeg)
1/2 tsp. salt

Prick potatoes with a fork in several places. Microwave on High until tender in the center (10-15 min.) Or you can bake in the oven at 425 for about an hour.

When cool enough to handle, peel and discard skin. Transfer the potatoes to a medium microwaveable bowl and mash thoroughly. Add coconut milk, ginger and salt; stir
well. Reheat in microwave for 1-2 minutes or in the oven 8-10 minutes. Serves 4-6.
Make ahead tip: Cover and refrigerate up to 3 days. Reheat in microwave just before serving.

Great bbq sauce

equal amounts of ketchup and coke soda

Stir together and use

Lemon Chicken

2 pounds chicken pieces
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. paprika
2 tbsp. lemon juice
1/4 tsp. tarragon leaves

Place chicken in crock pot. Mix rest of ingredients in bowl and pour over chicken. Cook on low 6 - 8 hours. I serve this with steamed rice.

I also double the sauce as it is really good poured over the rice.

I have been making this for 40 years and never have had anyone that didn't love it.

I did not name them! but they are wonderful similar to YogaLady recipe above.

Poodle dicks
1 pkg. Little Smokies
2 cups brown sugar
1 lb. bacon

Cut bacon into small strips

Wrap a small piece of bacon around each Little Smokie, secure with a toothpick

Place bacon wrapped smokies in baking dish, cover with brown sugar, refrigerate overnight

Bake @ 325 for 30-40 minutes

Boy, there are some great recipes here. I am going to share with family members.

Here is a quick, tasty soup.

Black Bean, Rotel, and Mexicorn Soup

3 cans black beans, unseasoned
2 cans Rotel
1 can Mexicorn
1/2 cup each onion, celery, carrot, chopped
oil

Sauté the veggies in oil until slightly softened, then add the beans, rotel, and corn. Let simmer uncovered for 25-30 minutes. Serve with sour cream, grated cheese, and fresh cilantro. Corn bread or corn chips are great with it,too.

I just found this recipe again after searching for it for more than 25 years! I used to make these to use on cookie plates at Christmas time. The original recipe was in a Better Homes and Gardens Christmas Cookie Magazine...I think about 1985 or 86. It qualifies as few ingredients, and it is very easy to make, and easier to make than divinity in our very humid climate.

BLACK WALNUT DROPS

2 egg whites
2/3 c. sugar
1 c. finely chopped black walnuts
2 tbsp. flour

In a small mixer bowl beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar, beating until stiff. Toss the black walnuts with flour; fold into egg whites.

Drop the meringue by rounded teaspoons onto prepared cookie sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes at 325 degrees until edges start to brown.

This is a recipe for the easiest most scrumptious pie you will ever make.

Banana Caramel Pie

1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 tub of Cool Whip
2 bananas (this can be optional if you don't care for bananas)
1 graham cracker shell

Cover unopened can of condensed milk with water in a large pot. Boil continuously for 3 hrs always completely covered with water. Remove and let cool. Line crust with bananas, cover bananas with caramel (cooked sweetened condensed milk), then cover with Cool Whip and refrigerate.

I have also made this pie using a regular pie crust, baked then cooled, add ingredients cover with whipped egg white meringue and bake until meringue is browned. I prefer this way as it is less rich but doesn't travel as well.

Cheesey potato soup

3 lbs potatos, diced
1 med white onion diced
1/2 lb bacon diced/cooked
1/2 lb grated sharp cheddar
1/4 cup flour....to thicken
seasoning salt/pepper to taste
Croutons to throw on top

Cover diced(I don't peel them, just wash them with a brush) potatoes with water, bring to a boil. Simmer for 30 minutes. Add diced onions, salt/pepper and whisk in flour. Top with cheese/bacon and croutons.

Chow Mein Noodle Cookies

6 oz butterscotch chipits
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 pkg chow mein noodles

Melt chipits and peanut butter slowly in large saucepan. Stir in chow mein noodles. Place in mounds on waxed paper-lined cookie sheet and refrigerate.

Chocolate Haystacks

6 ounces butterscotch chips
6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
3 to 4 cups dry chow mein noodles

Line sheets of wax paper on kitchen counter or on large cookie sheets.

In a medium heavy saucepan, melt the butterscotch and chocolate chips over low heat, stirring frequently. When chips are almost completely melted, remove pan from heat and continue to stir until smooth. Stir in the chow mein noodles, combining until all noodles are covered with the chocolate mixture.

Drop by tablespoons onto wax paper and let cool until hardened. Store in an airtight container, with sheets of wax paper in between each layer to avoid cookies sticking together.

Chile Cheese Rice Casserole

4 cups cooked white rice
1 1/2 cups Las Palmas Green chile Enchilada sauce
2 cups grated Colby cheese

Mix the rice & chile sauce together, spread in an 8" x 8" casserole dish. Top with cheese. Bake @ 400 degrees until cheese melts.

Re: the haystacks ~ do you think you could use butterscotch chips & choc. chips AND the peanut butter all in one recipe?

I don't see why not lefleur. Just add more chow mein noodles to your preferred consistency. I always just dump my noodles in and add more if I think it needs it. I don't measure.

I would, for myself, just add the chocolate and the peanut butter chips. They put the pb ones out now, last time I looked.

I would, for myself, just add the chocolate and the peanut butter chips. They put the pb ones out now, last time I looked.

I put this in my treat bags this christmas.... it is so yummy I must have eaten a pan full myself.

tiger butter
white almond bark... in the baking aisle
melt it in the micro with about a cup of chunky peanut butter... stir till smooth, pour on a cookie sheet with waxed paper on it...
melt 1/2 cup of chocolate chips in micro and drizzle with spoon over the melted white chocolate mix.... then stir up with a knife or toothpick to make swirly designs... chill.

break up in pieces. It is sooo pretty and sooooo YUMMY!