Smooth Peanut Butter Cookies

misc Smooth Peanut Butter Cookies - This sinfully sweet, homemade peanut butter cookie recipe, is as simlple as it is quick. A spectacular “last minute” dessert recipe, you can throw together in a snap, and feel good about serving a warm, oven baked dessert to the family. And we promise, they will enjoy them!

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 10-12 mins
Main Ingredient: Peanut Butter
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Smooth Peanut Butter Cookies

1 c Butter Or Margarine
1 1/2 c Creamy Peanut Butter
1 c Granulated Sugar
1 1/2 c Brown Sugar, Packed
2 lg Eggs
2 ts Vanilla Extract
1 ts Salt
1 ts Baking Soda
2 c Unbleached All-Purpose Flour

Directions to make Smooth Peanut Butter Cookies

Step 1:Cream the butter and peanut butter. Beat in the sugars, blending well. Add the eggs, vanilla, salt, baking soda and flour and mix well.
Step 2:Drop by spoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake in a preheated 350 Degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes

Turkey Giblet Gravy

gib_grv Turkey Giblet Gravy - IF you have been looking for a new, extraordnary, gravy recipe, then you have just found it! Loaded with extreme, homemade flavor, we added some giblets, wine, and even veggies, to create a truly outstanding, rich, creamy gravy. Very quick and easy, it is the perfect Christmas, Easter, and Thanksgiving recipe.

Cook Time: 10 mins
Main Ingredient: Giblets
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Turkey Giblet Gravy

3 c Water
1 1/2 c Dry white wine
1 lg Onion, coarsely chopped
1 sm Carrot, coarsely chopped
1 sm Celery stalk (with leaves), coarsely chopped
1 cl Garlic, crushed
Giblets and neck from turkey, coarsely chopped
Salt and fresh ground pepper
Pan juices from roast turkey
1/2 c Water
1/2 c Madeira
1 tb To 2 Tb flour

Directions to make Turkey Giblet Gravy

Step 1:Combine first 7 ingredients with salt and pepper to taste in medium saucepan. Partially cover and bring to simmer. Stock should reduce to 1 1/2 cups and have intense flavor.
Step 2:When roasted turkey has been transferred to platter, degrease juices in roasting pan. Place pan on high heat. Pour in reduced stock through strainer into pan juices. Bring to boil and cook about 2 minutes, stirring and scraping up any browned bits that cling to pan.
Step 3:Beat together remaining water, Madeira and flour until smooth. Stir into boiling pan juices and continue cooking until gravy is thickened, about 5 minutes. Add seasoning.

Man Sized Omelet with Salsa

misc_omlt Man Sized Omelet with Salsa - This very flexible, jumbo egg omelet has an abundance of “extra’s” added to it, creating a real “flavor fiesta” for your tastebuds! Feel free to add or substistute any of the ingredients for your family’s favorite combinations, and as it is so robust and well rounded, you can enjoy it for breakfast, lunch or even dinner!

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 5-10 mins
Servings: 2
Main Ingredient: Egg,Vegetables
Difficulty Level: 2

Ingredients to make Man Sized Omelet with Salsa

4 lg Eggs
2 tb Water
1 tb Unsalted butter
3 Slices of lean bacon, cooked, crumbled
1 sm Avocado, preferably California, peeled, diced
1/2 c Coarsely grated Monterey Jack (about 2 oz)

SALSA:
2/3 c Tomato Finely chopped seeded
2 tb Finely chopped red onion
1 Pickled or fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded, minced**
2 tb Minced fresh coriander (cilantro)
1 tb Fresh lime or lemon juice

** It is recommended you wear rubber gloves while handling the jalapeno pepper, or be sur to wash hands thoroughly, when done handling pepper, before touching anything else.

Directions to make Man Sized Omelet with Salsa

Step 1:In a small bowl stir together the tomato, the onion, the jalapeno, the coriander, the lime juice, and salt and pepper to taste until the salsa is combined well.
Step 2:In a bowl whisk together the eggs, the water, and salt and pepper to taste. In an 8-inch skillet, preferably non-stick, heat 1/2 teaspoon of the butter over moderately high heat until the foam subsides, pour in half the egg mixture, tilting the skillet to spread the egg mixture evenly over the bottom, and cook it for 1 minute, or until it is almost set. Sprinkle half the omelet with half the bacon, half the avocado, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch pieces, and half the Monterey Jack and cook the Omelet for 1 minute, or until it is set. Fold the omelet over the filling, transfer it to a plate, and keep it warm.
Step 3:Make another omelet in the same manner with the remaining butter, egg mixture, bacon, avocado, and Monterey Jack and serve the omelets with the salsa over.

Beefy Spanish Rice

misc1 Beefy Spanish Rice - This exceptional, no fuss, beefy spanish rice recipe, makes an all time Mexican favorite, even better! Start with the convenient, always on hand ground beef, chunky, fresh veggies are added for some “healthy”, and finally, the rice is added to it all, and slow simmered, until saturated in that tex-mex taste. Try it with a slice of homemeade bread.

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Main Ingredient: Rice, Ground Beef
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Beefy Spanish Rice

3/4 pound ground beef, lean
1 large onion, chopped
1 medium green pepper, chopped
1 (14 ounce) can Beef Broth
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 tablespoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
3/4 cup uncooked regular long-grain white rice

Directions to make Beefy Spanish Rice

Step 1:Cook beef, onion and pepper in skillet until beef is browned. Pour off fat.
Step 2:Add broth, tomato sauce, chili powder and garlic. Heat to a boil. Stir in rice. Cover and cook over low heat 20 minutes or until rice is done. Serve with cheese and sour cream if desired.

Easy Baked Ziti

ziti Easy Baked Ziti - This homestyle baked ziti recipe is a “No Fuss Favorite”. Pre cooked ziti, is mixed with always filling ground beef, skillet fried in a tomato based sauce. and then oven baked with yummy, fresh garlic, and 2 different cheeses. a very easy, man-sized, baked ziti recipe that is scrumptious.

Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins
Main Ingredient: Ziti, Grond Beef
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Easy Baked Ziti

1 lb Ground beef
1 cn Tomato paste
2 c Ricotta cheese
1 lb Ziti, cooked, drained
2 c Mozzarella cheese, shredded
1 pk Spaghetti sauce mix, dry
1 envelope 16 oz Tomato sauce
2 Garlic cloves, crushed
1/2 c Parmesan cheese

Directions to make Easy Baked Ziti

Step 1:Brown beef; drain. Add tomato sauce, paste, spaghetti sauce mix, and garlic. Simmer about 15 minutes. Pour over cooked pasta. Add ricotta and stir to mix well
Step 2:Grease a large casserole dish. Pour half the pasta mixture into bottom. Top with 1 c mozzarella. Pour in remaining pasta. Top with remaining mozzarella and parmesan cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes.

Simple Beef and Vegetables

  Simple Beef and Vegetables - Break out the crockpot for this scrumptious, fork-tender, beef steak and veggie recipe. This homestyle, and super easy meal, fills the whole house with it’s appetizing aroma, tantalizing your tummy while it cooks. Great for potlucks and gatherings, just turn it on before you go to bed and it ready to go before you even wake up!

Prep Time: 5-10 mins
Main Ingredient: Beef Steak
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Simple Beef and Vegetables

1 1/2 pounds Chuck or round steak, cut in strips
1/3 cup Flour
1 teaspoon Salt
1/4 teaspoon Pepper
1 Large onion, sliced
1 Large green pepper, sliced
1 pound Can tomatoes
1 Can mushrooms, (4 ounces) drained
2 tablespoons Molasses
3 tablespoons Soy sauce
1 Pkg frozen french green beans, (10 ounces)

Directions to make Simple Beef and Vegetables

Step 1:Put steak strips , flour, salt and pepper in crock pot, strirring well to coat meat. Add remaining ingredients and cook on LOW for 8 hours, or 5 hours on LOW and 2 hours on HIGH.

Mushroom Soup with Barley

  Mushroom Soup with Barley - This fragrant, slow simmered, easy, mushroom barley soup recipe is very full-bodied, as well as very satisfying. We used colorful, fresh chunks of veggies, in a vegetarian, slightly flavored broth, as the base for the healthy barley, and simmered it until the barley is “melt in your mouth” tender.

Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 60 mins
Servings: 6
Main Ingredient: Vegetables
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Mushroom Soup with Barley

1/2 c Chopped onions
1/2 c Chopped carrots
1/2 c Thinly sliced celery
3 c Sliced fresh mushrooms
5 c Water
1/2 c Barley
4 ts Vegtable broth powder
1/8 ts Garlic powder

Directions to make Mushroom Soup with Barley

Step 1:Put vegtables in a large soup pot with a little water and cook for 5 min stirring frequently. Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Cover & reduce heat to low & simmer 1 hour.

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Foolproof Cheese Sauce

  Foolproof Cheese Sauce - If you love cheese sauce, and you love quick and easy, then this is a “Must Try”. This simple cheese sauce, cooks up in minutes, and it’s a great way to encourage children to eat their veggies. As versatile as can be, you can also use it as a dip, with tortilla chips for a snack. Be sure to let us know what othe uses you find for it.

Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 5-10 mins
Main Ingredient: Cheese
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Foolproof Cheese Sauce

3 Tablespoons butter
2 Tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Dash cayenne 1 1/2 cups milk
1 1/2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese

Directions to make Foolproof Cheese Sauce

Step 1:Make cheese sauce by melting butter in small saucepan. Stir in flour, salt, pepper and cayenne, stirring constantly, about 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in milk and blend well. Bring mixture to boil over medium heat, stirring until thick and smooth. Add 1 cup cheese; stir until melted.

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Pasta and Scallops in Light Lemon Sauce

Pasta and Scallops in Light Lemon Sauce - For all the scallop lovers out there, this fabulous recipe is, withiut a doubt, a “must try” Mouth watering bay scallops, pan fried, with hearty pasta, and all smothered in a foolproof, pleasant, simple sauce. So quick and easy, its great any time!


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Simple Tomato Salsa

  Simple Tomato Salsa - We’ve given homemade salsa a whole new dimension with this fiery, healthy, vegetarian recipe. Bright red, fresh, roma tomatoes, and “one of a kind” south of the border, chipotle peppers combine for a quick, easy salsa that is very versatile.

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Main Ingredient: Tomato, Chipotle Peppers
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Simple Tomato Salsa

30 ea Dried chipotle chiles OR 3 c chipotle chiles
8 ea Ripe Roma tomatoes, cored
12 ea Garlic cloves, peeled
2 tb Salt
1/2 ts Black pepper, freshly ground

Directions to make Simple Tomato Salsa

Step 1:Combine all of the ingredients in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook, uncovered, about 20 minutes. The liquid should be reduced by one-third and the tomato skins should be falling off. Set aside to cool.
Step 2:Break up tomatoes with fork, to bite size chunks. Refrigerate.

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