FAVORITE RECIPES Index of Recipes

From My Kitchen
December 2018 1234 Cake
Mrs. Sandra Johnston Apple Crisp
Fresh Apple Cake
sandrakljohnston@gmail.com Apple Salad
(Digital version available upon request) Ramen Salad (Asian Slaw)
Baked Beans
Doctor J’s Crock Pot Roast Beef or Pork
Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you Homemade Biscuits
do, do all to the glory of God. - 1 Corinthians 10:31 Black Eyed Peas
Blondies
BBQ: Boston Butt or Beef Roast
Banana Nut Bread
Homemade Bread
Breakfast Casserole
Broccoli Casserole
Broccoli Cornbread
Buffalo Chicken Dip
Blueberry Dump Cake
Mama’s Cake
Mark’s Birthday Cake
Cake Squares
Caramel for 3 Layers
Cheese Ball – Unforgettable
Cheese Ball
Cheese Cookies or Straws
BBQ Chicken
 Index of Recipes Index of Recipes

Carolina Chicken Toasted Pecans

Chicken Casserole Pecan Pie
Chicken Cordon Bleu/Rice Bake Easy Pie Crust
Chicken Salad Hot Pineapple Casserole
Creamy Chicken & Broccoli Soup Play Dough
Chili Con Carne with Tomatoes Mashed Potatoes
Coleslaw Cheesy Potato Bake
Devil’s Food Cake Fruit Juice Punch
Icing for Devil’s Food Cake Red Velvet Cake
Dirt Cake Seasoned Saltines
Green Bean Casserole Seven Layer Salad
Green Pea Casserole Spice and Plum Cake
Green Pea Soup Squash/Eggplant Casserole
Hashed Brown Potatoes Stan’s Cookies
Haystacks Minute Steaks
Lasagna Sweet Potato Souffle
Lentil Soup Button Soup
Lime Salad Turkey Dressing
Crock Pot Macaroni Favorite Turkey Gravy
Meatloaf Waffles
Oatmeal Sandwich Cookies Watergate Salad
Alternate Filling for Oatmeal Cookies Frozen Yogurt Pie
Classic Onion Dip Volcano
Peanut Butter Cookies Oatmeal Lace Cookies
Bunny Surprise Pie
 1 2 3 4 CAKE APPLE CRISP

Ingredients:
4 eggs Ingredients:
2 cups sugar 4 c. pared, tart apples (about 4 medium)
1 cup butter 2/3 – ¾ c. brown sugar
1 cup milk ½ c. all purpose flour (I use wheat)
3 cups all purpose flour ½ c. oats
2 tsp baking powder 1/3 c. butter
1 tsp salt ¾ tsp. Cinnamon
1 T vanilla ¾ tsp. Nutmeg (or allspice)
1 T butter flavoring
1 tsp almond or optional may use lemon flavoring Heat oven to 375 degrees. Spray 8 X 8 glass bowl.
Place apples in bowl. Mix all other ingredients in a
Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time. Add Bowl and sprinkle over apples. Bake 30 min. until
flour and milk alternating. Add flavorings last. Divide apples are tender or top is brown. Serve warm with
into 4 layers and bake at 325 degrees for 30 min. May cool whip or ice cream. 6 servings. (Can cook in
use different frostings with this care: chocolate, microwave for 15 minutes if desired.)
caramel, or other as desired.
 FRESH APPLE CAKE APPLE SALAD
Ingredients:
3 c. chopped apples 1 c. chopped pecans Ingredients:
2 c. sugar 1 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs 1 tbsp. Vanilla 2-3 c. cubed/bite sized apples
3 c. plain flour 1 tsp. Baking soda 1 can crushed pineapple
1 tsp. Salt 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 8-oz cool whip
1 small box butterscotch pudding mix (sugarfree)
Mix by hand—do not use mixer. Chop apples and ½ cup chopped nuts
pecans; set aside; mix sugar and oil. Add well beaten
eggs to mixture; add vanilla; add apples and nuts. Sift Mix in large bowl. Keep in air-tight bowl. Serve after
flour, soda, salt. Stir into batter and mix well. Bake in cooling at least 1 hour.
11X13 pan at 350 degrees for 45 min, or in tube pan for
1 hour, 15 min. In glass dish, bake 35 min.

ICING:
1 stick margarine, 1-½ c. brown sugar, 1/3 c.
canned milk (Pet or Carnation), 2 tsp. Vanilla.
Melt margarine; then add other ingredients. Cook until it
forms soft ball stage—about 10-12 min. over low heat
stirring frequently. Ice cake while hot. (My caramel
icing did not work until I started fixing it in my iron
skillet. 2nd icing is included if you prefer.)

CREAM CHEESE ICING:

Mix together 8 oz cream cheese, 3 tbsp. Margarine, 1 ½

c. powdered sugar, 1/8 tsp salt, 1 tsp vanilla. Spread over
cooled cake. Sprinkle chopped toasted pecans on top.
 RAMEN SALAD (ASIAN SLAW) BAKED BEANS

Ingredients: Ingredients:
1 (16-oz) pkg. precut coleslaw 2 cans baked beans, drained (Pork & Beans)
4-5 green onions 1 small onion
1 green pepper
Mix coleslaw and chopped green onions in a large bowl ½ cup ketchup
1 TBSP Worcestershire Sauce
Brown in a skillet on the stove: 2 TBSP brown sugar
4 T butter Salt to taste
2/3 c. slivered almonds
2/3 c. sunflower seeds Directions:
2 (3-oz) pkgs chicken flavored Ramen noodles Bake 45 – 60 minutes at 350 degrees.

Melt butter over medium heat in a skillet. Crush the

ramen noodles while still in their packaging, and add
with the season package, almonds, and sunflower seeds.
Saute until everything is golden brown. Remover from
heat and drain on a paper towel.

Dressing:
½ c. oil (I use olive oil)
1/3 c. sugar
2 T. red wine vinegar
1 T soy sauce

Shake ingredients together. Just before serving, add the

noodle mixture and dressing to the coleslaw, and toss to
Coat.
 DOCTOR J’S CROCK POT HOMEMADE BISCUITS
ROAST BEEF OR PORK by Mema (Ethel Kelly)
every morning for Papa (Willie)

Ingredients:
2-3 lb beef roast, pork roast , or sliced pork loin Ingredients:
1 pkg onion soup mix
½ jar tomato basil spaghetti sauce 2 cups self rising flour
1 can golden mushroom soup 1 tsp soda
1 can water ¼ c shortening
Dash Worcestershire sauce ¾ cup buttermilk
Dash sesame oil
½ cup chopped bell pepper (optional) Use deep bowl. Add ingredients starting with flour. Cut
shortening into flour. Flour hands and knead into ball of
Spray pot with cooking spray. Add oil, meat, then other dough. Lightly flour large mat, cutting board, or waxed
ingredients. If using sliced pork, stir mixture and cover paper. Place dough on it and pat with hands or roll with
all surfaces of meat. Cook until done—fork tender: rolling pin. Use round cutter or as Mema did, a empty
High 4-6 hours; Low 10-12 hours; overnight. You can soup can. Bake at 450 degrees X 8-10 minutes.
prepare the day before and leave on warm until ready to
serve. (Mema says if you don’t have butter milk, add 2 tsp
lemon juice to a glass of sweet milk and let stand for 5
- 10 minutes. Stir and use as buttermilk.)
 BLACK EYED PEAS BLONDIES

Ingredients: Ingredients:
1 c. black eyed peas 1 box brown sugar (2 cups)
2 eggs
Pick and wash blackeyed peas. Stir into boiling water. 2 c. SR flour (add 1 tsp baking powder if flour is old)
Boil 2 min. Remove from heat. Cover and let stand 1 1 tsp vanilla
Hour or overnight. Change water. Gently boil 45 min. 1 stick margarine
to 1 hour until tender. One cup dried peas = 2 ½ c. 1 cup chopped nuts
cooked peas. * 1 tsp maple flavoring (optional)

Add sugar to softened margarine. Beat in eggs. Add

vanilla and nuts. Spray 9 X 13 pan with PAM. Bake at
350 degrees for 28-30 min. Cut with plastic knife while
still warm. Makes 2 dozen.
 BBQ; BOSTON BUTT or BEEF ROAST BANANA NUT BREAD

Ingredients: Ingredients:

Large Boston Butt 1 c. sugar

1 -2 bottles BBQ sauce (18 oz) ½ c. butter
1 tsp baking soda
Place In large crock pot and cook 6-10 hours or 1 ½ c. flour (plain)
overnight on High so that meat falls off the bones. 3 over ripe bananas, crushed
½ tsp. salt
Remove meat from pot to tray. Discard liquid. Throw 1 c. chopped nuts
away fat and bones. Pick meat and place it back in 2 eggs
crock pot. Chop it into small sizes. Add 1 or more
bottles of BBQ sauce (18 oz) Warm in pot to enhance Mix butter, sugar, eggs. Add dry ingredients, then,
flavor. Cook on Low x 1 hour. bananas and nuts. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.

Ways to serve:

Serve on buns with pickles, cheese slices, BBQ sauce.

Serve with starchy dish and vegetable.
Fix on party buns; slice across top and lay aside.
Top with a bit of BBQ sauce, dill pickles, then
American cheese, Slice and place on glass serving tray.
Can easily be warmed in microwave for 1 min on 50%
power. Repeat if extra heat is needed.
 HOMEMADE BREAD BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Ingredients:
3 c wheat flour 2 large eggs Ingredients:
½ c sugar 1/3 c cooking oil
2/3 c powdered milk 2 pkg regular yeast 3 eggs
½ c wheat germ 2 cups hot tap water ½ c. mayonnaise
2 tsp salt 3 c bread flour ½ c. milk
1 pound sausage
Have all ingredients at room temp. Place all ingredients 1 c. grated cheese (4 oz.)
except bread flour into large mixing bowl. Stir with a
wooden spoon until mixed. Add 2 cups bread flour. Stir. Brown and drain sausage. Spray 8 X 8 dish with
Then add the final cup of bread flour and cover with PAM. Crumble sausage in bowl. Mix other ingredients
plastic wrap and a towel. Set aside to rise 20 min up to 2 and pour over sausage. Bake at 350 degrees for 30
hours. minutes. Serves 6. (Can double ingredients except
Prepare 3 aluminum bread pan by spraying with Pam. sausage and pour into 9 X 13 dish to serve 12.)
Prepare area to roll dough coating pin, hands and area
with cooking oil. Divide into 3 portions, then roll into
rectangular about 10 x 15 “. Starting at narrow end, roll
into a loaf and place in bread pan. Continue with other
loaves. Cover with plastic wrap and place in refrigerator.
Wait 2 hours ( up to 24 hours). Remove and pour 2 tblsp
melted butter over each loaf. Place in a cold oven at 375
degrees. Bake 30 min. Remove from pans and allow
bread to cool.
(This is easily mixed while cleaning off the table at
night. By the time the kitchen is straight, it is time to roll
out the dough. It can be made the night before and
refrigerated to be cooked fresh for breakfast, lunch or
supper. Mix in 10 min, prepare bread pans in 10 min.)
 BROCCOLI CASSEROLE BROCCOLI CORNBREAD

Ingredients: Ingredients:
1 ½ cups cook rice 1 stick margarine, melted
1 stick margarine melted 8 oz cottage cheese
1 cup diced onion 1 med onion, chopped
2 cans cream of mushroom soup 4 eggs, slightly beaten
1 large jar of Kraft cheese or 8 oz Velveeta cheese 1 pkg broccoli, thawed and chopped
2 boxes (or bags) broccoli chopped. 1 pkg cornbread mix

Cook broccoli, rice, onion and butter in microwave 3-5 Mix eggs, cheese, onion, broccoli and cornbread mix.
min. Use no Salt. Mix soup cheese and broccoli. Add Add melted butter. Spray 9 X 13 glass dish with PAM.
rice and onion. Heat in over at 400 degrees about 30 Bake 25-30 min. at 375 degrees. Test for doneness with
min. until bubbly. toothpick.
 BUFFALO CHICKEN DIP BLUEBERRY DUMP CAKE

Ingredients:
2 lb chicken Ingredients:
8 oz bottle of hot sauce (half bottle) 20 oz can crushed pineapple-drained (save for later)
2 pkg of cream cheese 2 – 4 c. blueberries
16 oz bottle or ranch dressing ½ c. sugar
2 cups 8 oz shredded cheddar cheese 1 box yellow cake mix
1 ½ c. chopped pecans
Boil and shred the chicken. Mix bottle of hot sauce and 1 stick margarine-melted
chicken together. Melt cream cheese and ranch together.
Pour chicken in a baking dish. Top with the cream Using a 9X13 glass dish, place items in starting with
cheese/ranch mix on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 pineapple. Follow through in order pouring margarine
minutes. Top with shredded cheese and bake 10 more and pineapple juice on top. Bake at 350 degrees x 30
minutes. Serve warm with dippers. minutes. Serve with ice cream or cool whip on top.
 MAMA’ S CAKE MARK’S BIRTHDAY CAKE

Ingredients:
Ingredients: 2 cups sugar
2 cups plain flour and 1 cup self-rising flour
4 eggs 4 eggs
2 sticks butter
2 cups sugar ½ cup Crisco
1 ½ tsp. Vanilla
1 cup butter 1 cup milk

1 cup milk Mix ingredients. Bake tube cake 325 degrees X 1 hour.
Bake layers 30 – 35 min at 350 degrees. Will be done
3 cups flour when sides break away from sides of the pan or when
tooth pick comes out clean.
2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp vanilla

Mix well. Line cake pans with waxed paper. Bake layers
for 20 – 30 min. at 350 degrees. Bake tube cake for 1
hour at 325 degrees.
 CAKE SQUARES CARAMEL FOR 3 LAYERS
By Lola Brown

Ingredients:
Ingredients: 1 ½ cups brown sugar
1 ½ sticks of margarine
1 box white Duncan Hines cake mix ½ cup canned milk
Water and oil as on box Pinch of salt
3 whole eggs instead of just whites 1 box 10 X sugar
½ cup flour 1 ½ tsp vanilla
½ cut sugar
1 t. lemon flavoring CARAMEL FOR 2 LAYERS
1 t. vanilla flavoring Ingredients:
½ cup butter
Bake at 375 degrees for 17 minutes in jellyroll pan. ¼ cup milk canned milk
Lola says her oven does well, but different ovens do 1 cup brown sugar
not!) 2 cups 10X sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Pinch of salt

My note: Used at Dora Lane’s 80th birthday party and Melt butter in sauce pan. Add brown sugar. Boil for 2-3
at Bob Johnston’s 90th birthday party. Great squares for minutes stirring constantly. Add milk. Stir until mixture
icing and decorating! comes to a boil. Remove from heal. Add powdered sugar
and vanilla. Beat until right consistency to spread.
 CHEESE BALL CHEESE BALL—UNFORGETTABLE!

Ingredients: Ingredients:

2 cream cheese pkg 8 oz 2 blocks cream cheese-8 oz, softened

1 8 oz block cheddar cheese ½ cup Miracle Whip
½ pkg ranch dressing 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese
Chopped nuts 10 crispy cooked bacon slices—crumbled
!/4 green onions sliced
Mix cheeses together with dressing mix. You can easily 1 ½ cup chopped nuts
divide into 2 balls. Finish by rolling in nuts. Serve on
crackers of choice.
Combine cream cheese and miracle whip. Add
remaining ingredients. Chill. Divide into 2 balls. Roll in
chopped nuts. Serve with crackers.
 CHEESE COOKIES OR STRAWS BBQ CHICKEN
By Pauline Gingerich

Ingredients:
Ingredients:
1 pound extra sharp cheese
1 pound butter or Blue Bonnet Margarine 2 c vinegar
5 cups plain flour 1 c water
½ tsp red pepper ¼ c salt
¼ tsp salt 1 c butter
1/8 c Worcestershire sauce
Grate cheese. Warm cheese and butter. Mix with other
ingredients. Use cookie press for straws, or make into Bring to a boil. Add chicken. Let marinate several hours.
balls and press with fork. Bake at 350 degrees 12-13
min.
 CAROLINA CHICKEN CHICKEN CASSEROLE
By Cindy Rampey
Ingredients:
2-3 cups cooked chicken (save broth for pasta)
8 oz angel hair pasta cooked in broth of chicken Ingredients:
½ stick margarine
1 can mushrooms 1 chicken cooked and deboned
1 sweet onion chopped 1 package wide egg noodles (cooked)
1 can mushroom soup 1 can cream of mushroom soup
8 oz sour cream 1 can cream of chicken soup
½ cup miracle whip 1 8 oz container of sour cream
½ cup mayonnaise 1 stick of margarine (½ cup)
1 small jar pimentos 1 pkg of herbal dressing mix (Pepperridge Farm)
2 tbsp parsley 3-4 cups chicken broth to make soupy.
2 tbsp chives
1 tsp garlic powder Mix ingredients and place in 9x13 dish sprayed in PAM
1 pkg 8 oz cheese Bake at 350 degrees x 25-30 min.

Cook chicken saving broth for pasta. Cook pasta.

In a microwave safe bowl, add chopped onion,
mushrooms, and margarine. Cook 3-5 min in
microwave. (Is easy to drain pasta and use pot for
mixing all ingredients.) Use PAM on 9-13 glass dish.
Cube chicken and cover dish. Take all other
ingredients except cheese, and mix together. Pour
into dish over chicken. Grate cheese on top. Bake at 350
degrees for 30 minutes.
 CHICKEN CORDON BLEU/RICE BAKE CHICKEN SALAD
By Doris Johnston
Ingredients:
2 tbsp olive oil Ingredients:
1 sweet onion-chopped
2 tbsp all purpose flour 2-4 cups cooked chicken
2 cups chicken broth 1 stem celery chopped fine
½ cup milk Garlic powder
2-3 cups shredded chicken Onion salt
1 cup chopped ham Mayonnaise
1 ½ cups cook rice Sour Cream
8 oz Swiss cheese Ranch Dressing (in bottle)
8 oz sour cream * Mustard
1 tbsp melted butter * boiled egg chopped fine
4 oz Swiss cheese for topping
Serve on bread. Top with cheese, pickle. Great on
PAM spray to 11X13 dish. Cook onion with oil and croissants. Can fix party tray with croissants.
flour in skillet. Add broth and milk. Mix chicken,
gravy, ham, 8 oz shredded cheese and rice in large * Optional ingredients
bowl. Pour evenly into 11X 14 dish. Mix bread crumbs,
butter and remaining cheese in bowl. Use to top
casserole. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
 CREAMY CHICKEN & BROCCOLI SOUP CHILI CON CARNE WITH TOMATOES

Ingredients:(Double Recipe)
1 cup cooked cubed chicken(2 cups) Ingredients:
½ cup sliced fresh mushrooms(1 cup) 1 lb ground beef
½ cup chopped onion(1 cup) 1 cup chopped green pepper
¼ cup melted butter(½ cup) 1 can diced tomatoes
¼ cup all purpose flour(½ cup) 1 cup ketchup
1 ½ cups chicken broth(3 cups) 1 tsp chili powder
2 cups half & half(4 cups) 1 can red kidney beans
1 cup frozen chopped broccoli, thawed(2 cups) 1 onion chopped
¼ tsp garlic powder(½ tsp)
¼ tsp dried whole thyme(½ tsp) Cook and stir ground beef, onion and green pepper in a
¼ tsp basil(½ tsp) large skillet until meat is brown and onion is tender.
¼ tsp pepper(½ tsp) Drain off fat. Stir in remaining ingredients, except
4 oz. Velveeta Cheese kidney beans. Heat to boiling; reduce heat; cover and
1 tsp. Salt simmer 2 hours or cook uncovered 45 min. Stir in bean;
1 carrot, chopped heat. 4-5 servings—1 cup each
2 stalks celery, chopped

Directions:
In a medium saucepan over low heat, saute mushrooms
and onions in butter until tender. Add flour, stirring until
smooth. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Gradually add chicken broth and half & half. Cook over
medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens.
Stir in cooked chicken, broccoli and spices. Cover and
simmer (be sure not to let mixture come to a full boil),
stirring occasionally.
 COLESLAW DEVIL’S FOOD CAKE

Ingredients: Ingredients:
2 ½ c plain flour
Cabbage 1 ¾ c sugar
Sugar 1 ¼ tsp baking soda
Salt 1 tsp salt
Pepper ½ c shortening
Mayonnaise 1 ¼ c milk
Carrot 2 eggs
Vinegar 3 squares chocolate melted (or 6 tbsp cocoa)
1 tsp vanilla
Cabbage amount to be determined by number serving.
Use salt and pepper to taste. Add equal amounts of Mix flour, sugar, soda salt. Soften shortening and add
sugar and vinegar. (For 4-6, ½ tsp each.) Add Mayon- dry ingredients. Add 1 cup milk. Beat 2 min in mixer or
naise starting with a large Tablespoon. 300 strokes by hand. Add eggs, chocolate, vanilla, and
rest of milk. Beat 1 minute or 30 strokes. Pour into 2- 9
inch pans lined with wax paper or 1 9x 13 x 2 dish.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake layers 35 – 40
minutes. Bake rectangular dish 45 minutes.
 ICING FOR DEVIL’S FOOD CAKE DIRT CAKE

Ingredients: Ingredients:
1 pkg 15 ½ oz Oreo cookies
3 egg whites 1 pkg 8 oz cream cheese
1 tsp vanilla ½ cup butter-melted.
3 tbsp Karo syrup 3 cups milk
1 lb powdered sugar (3 ¾ cups) 2 pkg instant vanilla cream pudding
12 oz cool whip
Mix and use for devil’s food cake. Silk Flowers

Crush cookies in food processor or blender until they

resemble potting soil. Mix cream cheese and butter.
Gradually add milk, cool whip, and cool whip. Layer in
“flower pot” putting potting soil, pudding and finish
with potting soil on top. May like putting gummy
worms around flowers.
 GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE GREEN PEA CASSEROLE

Ingredients:
Ingredients:
2 pkg frozen cut green beans (2 cans 1 lb drained beans) 1 can leseur peas
1 tsp salt 1 can cream of mushroom soup
¾ cup milk 1 cup chopped celery
1 can cream of mushroom soup 1 cup chopped onions
1/8 tsp pepper 1/3 cup butter
2 tbsp diced pimento Garlic powder
1 can French fried onions.
Spray 8 x 8 glass dish with PAM. Mix ingredients and
Cook frozen beans in salted water. Drain. (If using pour in bowl. Top with bread crumbs. Dot with butter.
canned beans, omit salt.) Combine milk, soup, pepper. Sprinkle garlic powder. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30
Pour over beans. Add ½ can onions. Pour in 1 ½ quart min.
casserole, Bake at 350 degrees x 20 minutes. Garnish
with ½ can onions and pimento. Bake 5 minutes. Serves
6.
 GREEN PEA SOUP

Ingredients:

1 lb dried split peas

8 cups chicken broth
1 med onion diced
1 ham bone
1 bay leaf
2 tsp salt
1 ½ tsp pepper
8 slices bacon fried and crumbled

Rinse peas in colander. Transfer to a large sauce pan.

Add chicken broth. Bring to a boil over high heat.
Simmer on low heat x 10 min. Add onion, ham, bay leaf,
salt and pepper. Stir. Cook 4 mins stirring often to
prevent burning until tender. Garnish with bacon.
 HASHED BROWN POTATOES HAYSTACKS
From Doris Johnston

Ingredients:

5 lb potatoes Ingredients:
Large glass baking dish with lid
4 cups minature marshmallows
Wash potatoes, scrubbing skins well. Place in baking
dish with lid. (Avoid aluminum foil!) Bake 1 ½ hours on 1 cup creamy peanut butter
350 degrees. Cool, peel. Dice or shred. Freeze and thaw
for recipes. 1 package/can of Chinese noodles

1 package butterscotch chips

Melt butterscotch. Stir in peanut butter. Add noodles

and marshmallows. Drop onto waxed paper. Cool. Enjoy!
 LASAGNA LENTIL SOUP

Ingredients:
Ingredients:
1 lb lentils
1 lb hamburger –cook and drain 1 c chopped onions
1 can of mushrooms 1 c chopped green pepper
1 cup bell pepper chopped ¼ c olive oil
1 onion chopped 2 tblsp whole wheat flour
2 jars of spaghetti sauce 2 cups spaghetti sauce
24 oz cottage cheese 2 cups chopped carrots (easy to salad shoot)
8 oz mozzarella cheese 8 c water or broth
1 jar Parmesan cheese 1-2 garlic cloves - minced
6 lasagna noodles (uncooked) 1 lg sausage cubed. Cook in microwave. Toss grease
Ham Bone if desired instead of sausage
Cook spaghetti sauce until onions and peppers are tender.
Use 11x 14 pan. Layer sauce, 3 noodles, sauce, cottage Simmer onion and green pepper in oil until soft. Add
cheese, mozzarella, Parmesan, and repeat. Top with other ingredients and cook at least 1 hour on stove or
sauce. Bake at 425 degrees for 40 minutes. 4-6 hours in crock pot. Makes 8 servings.
 LIME SALAD
CROCK POT MACARONI FAVORITE

Ingredients:
Ingredients:
1 ¾ cup milk
1 can evaporated milk
1 large can crushed pineapple
1 stick margarine
6 oz cream cheese
½ tsp Dijon mustard
8 oz cool whip
3/8 tsp salt
3 oz pkg lime jello
1/8 tsp pepper
½ cup nuts chopped
¼ tsp paprika
2 cups dry macaroni
Drain pineapple. Save juice. Follow direction and boil
8 oz grated cheddar cheese
water for jello. Mash cream cheese. Cool. Add
4 oz Velveta cut into cubes
pineapple, cool whip and nuts. Make 8-24 hr ahead.
¼ cup Parmesan cheese
Bread crumbs dotted with butter for top

Spray medium crock pot. Add milk, butter, mustard,

salt, and pepper. Whisk. Add macaroni, 1 ¼ cup grated
cheese. Cook 1 ½ hours on low. Stir top with remaining
cheese. Let stand 15 min. Toast bread crumbs with
butter in skillet. Top macaroni. Serve.
 MEATLOAF OATMEAL SANDWICH COOKIES
Aka Little Debbies
Ingredients: Ingredients:
1 ½ c shortening
1 ½ lb ground beef 2 ¾ c brown sugar
1 egg 4 eggs
½ cup oatmeal 2 tsp vanilla
1 tblsp Worcestershire sauce 2 tsp cinnamon
¼ cup ketchup 2 ½ c flour
½ tsp salt 1 ½ tsp baking soda
Bell pepper 1 tsp salt
Onion ½ tsp nutmeg
Top with ketchup 4-5 cups old fashioned oats

Mix in large bowl. Pour into bread dish. Bake Cream together first 2 ingredients. Add eggs and vanilla.
uncovered Combine rest of ingredients except for the oats. Mix
for 1 hour. into the dough. Stir in oats and drop by spoonful onto
cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees 10 -12 minutes or
until golden brown. Cool. (Need to lift cookies off pan
while warm.) (I managed 51 cookies on 4 pans!)

Filling: ¾ c shortening
3 c powdered sugar
1 7 oz jar marshmallow cream
1-3 tblsp milk (80 cc) = spreading consistency

Cream together ingredients for filling. Spread onto ½ of

the cool cookies. Makes 30 – 36 sandwiches.
ALTERNATE FILLING FOR OATMEAL COOKIES CLASSIC ONION DIP

Ingredients: Ingredients:

16 Kraft caramel candies

1 tblsp heavy cream 1 pkg onion soup mix

Melt in microwave safe bowl on HIGH until mixture is

smooth and melted, about 1 minute, stirring at 3 second 16 oz cup sour cream
intervals.

1 additional tblsp cream. Cool until lukewarm Blend together in a medium bowl.
½ c softened salted butter Serve with favorite dippers
3 oz softened cream cheese

Using electric mixer add butter and cream on medium

speed until creamy.

2 tsp vanilla
½ tsp kosher salt

Beat this in and then add: 1 lb powdered sugar with

caramel mixture, beating on low speed. Beat on low
speed until blended. Add 1 tblsp cream--- 1 tsp at a time
to reach desired consistency if needed.
 PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES BUNNY SURPRISE PIE

Ingredients:
Ingredients:
½ cup shortening 6 graham cracker crusts
½ cup peanut 2 c. chopped nuts
½ cup sugar 1 pkg (14 oz) Angel Flake Coconut
½ cup brown sugar 1 stick melted margarine
1 egg
1 ¼ cup self-rising flour Mix and toast in oven at 350 degrees until lightly
brown. (I divide onto 2 large pans and alternate under
Mix ingredients. Form into 1 inch balls. Press with the broiler in my oven). Let cool.
fork.
Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes. Makes 3 dozen 1 8 oz cream cheese
1 16 oz cool whip
1 can condensed milk

Mix together in mixer. (Repeat if preparing 6 pies.)

Divide equally into 3 pie crusts. Top with toasted nuts
and coconut.

Smucker’s Sundae Caramel Topping

Drizzle over pies and freeze. Recipe calls for enough

nuts and coconut for 6 pies. Can freeze half and use
later. I use 6 crusts and store the pies in the freezer.
 TOASTED PECANS PECAN PIE
By Dora Lane

Ingredients: Ingredients:

1 quart pecans 3 eggs slightly beaten

1 cup Karo syrup (light or dark)
1 stick margarine melted. 1 cup sugar
2 tblsp blue bonnet margarine
1 tsp vanilla
Add pecans and stir in large microwave dish. Cover 1-2 cups pecans
with wax paper plus top of dish. Cook 2 min. Rest. Stir. Pie crust—uncooked.
Cook 2 min. Continue until pecans are done. Usually 6 –
7 min total in microwave. Bake at 350 x 50 minutes. Can double to make 3
pies.
 EASY PIE CRUST HOT PINEAPPLE CASSEROLE

Ingredients: Ingredients:
1 can crushed pineapple
1 c all purpose flour 1 small can chunk pineapple
5 tbsp flour
½ tsp salt ¾ cup sugar
1 ½ cup shredded cheese
1/3 c shortening 1 stick margarine
1 sleeve of Ritz crackers
3 tb;sp cold water
Place pineapple in 8x8 dish. Mix flour and sugar and
Mix flour and salt in bowl. Cut in shortening with sprinkle over top of pineapple. Place cheese on top next.
pastry tool or 2 knives until mixture is crumbly. Follow this with crumbled crackers. Drizzle margarine
Sprinkle with 2-3 tblsp cold water until dough is over all. Bake 30 min at 350 degrees. (Good with
formed. baked ham.)
Gather into a ball. Place on lightly floured surface and
roll out and place in a pie plate. Fill with favorite filling
and bake.
 PLAY DOUGH MASHED POTATOES

Ingredients:
Ingredients:
1 c flour 6 med round red or white potatoes—2 lb
1 c water 1/3 to ½ cup milk
½ c salt ¼ cup butter melted
2 tsp cream of tartar ½ cup sour cream
1 tblsp cooking oil ½ tsp salt
food coloring Dash of pepper
½ tsp garlic powder
Mix dry ingredients and pour into heavy saucepan. Add
oil, water , and food coloring. Cook about 3 minutes or Wash potatoes keeping skin if possible. Cover with
until mixture pulls away from the pan and forms a ball. water and boil 20 – 30 min until tender; Drain. Shake
Knead a few times immediately. Store in airtight over low heat to dry. (Will be fluffier.) Top with
container. Paprika, chives, and parsley.
 CHEESY POTATO BAKE FRUIT JUICE PUNCH

Ingredients: Ingredients:

1 2-lb bag frozen diced potatoes, thawed I can pineapple juice 48 oz

½ cup butter, melted 1 bottle ginger ale
1 tsp salt 1 bottle apple juice
1 tsp pepper 1 bottle cranberry juice
½ cup chopped onion
1 can cream of chicken soup Will serve 30 6-8 oz cups. Make float from apple juice
12 oz sour cream using bundt pan. Cool in ice chest day before. Mix in
2 cups grated cheddar cheese large pot and transfer to punch bowl.
4 cups corn flakes—crushed to make 2 cups
¼ cup butter
Paprika

In a large mixing bowl, stir together the thawed

potatoes, ½ cup melted butter salt and pepper, onion,
soup, sour cream and cheese. Pour mixture into a 9x13
buttered baking dish. Melt ¼ cup butter and mix with
cornflake crumbs; sprinkle crumbs over mixture. Bake
at 350 degrees for 1one hour. Sprinkle with paprika for
added color. Serves 12.
 RED VELVET CAKE SEASONED SALTINES

Ingredients: Ingredients:
1 ½ c sugar
2 ½ c self rising flour 1 gallon bag
1 c buttermilk
1 ¼ c vegetable oil 1 box saltines
2 eggs
1 tsp baking soda 1 cup canola oil
1 tsp vanilla
1 1 oz bottle red food coloring 1 pkg ranch dressing
Icing: 2 tsp red pepper
1 8 oz cream cheese
1 stick margarine Place oil, dressing mix, and pepper in bag. Break
1 box powdered sugar (3 ¾ c= 1 lb) crackers or open sleeves of crackers and roll in mix in
1 cup chopped nuts bag. Great for snack!
Bear eggs first; then, add sugar. Sift flour and soda
alternating with buttermilk and oil. Add flavoring and
food coloring. Bake in 3 round 9 inch pans lined with
wax paper for 20-25 min at 350 degrees.

For Icing:
Cream together cream cheese and margarine. (Warm to
room temperature before beginning.) Work in
powdered sugar and nuts. Ice cake.
 SEVEN LAYER SALAD SPICE AND PLUM CAKE

Ingredients: Ingredients:

1 head lettuce 2 cups self rising flour

1 cup chopped nuts
1 can Lesuer peas 2 cups sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
8 oz cheddar cheese 1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp allspice
Salt and Pepper 3 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
4-6 green onions chopped 1 jr-sized jar plums or prunes( 7 ¾ oz)

1-2 cups mayonnaise Sift flour; add sugar, spices, nuts. Combine oil, eggs,
and baby food. (Be careful not to over mix.) Turn into a
1 pkg bacon fried crisp and crumbled greased and floured bundt pan. Bake in a 350 preheated
oven for 55-60 minutes. Better after 2 or 3 days.

Layer in order listed in a large airtight bow. Toss

and serve when ready. Can make a day ahead!
 SQUASH /EGGPLANT CASSEROLE STAN’S COOKIES
By Dora Lane
Ingredients:

3-4 squash or 1 eggplant –washed and cut into pieces Ingredients:

1 onion chopped
Salt ¼ c shortening
Pepper ¼ c butter
1 can cream of mushroom soup 1/3 c brown sugar
½ cup mayonnaise 2/3 c sugar
1 egg 1 egg
1 cup grated cheese 4 oz 1 tsp vanilla
1 sleeve Ritz crackers crumbled 1 ½ c self rising flour
Paprika ¾ c to 1 c raisins or nuts

Wash and cook squash and onion in water in pot on Preheat oven to 350. Cream shortening and sugar. Add
stove until tender. Drain. Use pot as mixing bowl. Add egg and vanilla. Add flour in 3 parts then add raisins.
salt, pepper, mushroom soup mayonnaise, egg. Pour into Shape into 1 inch balls and place on ungreased baking
greased 8 x 8 dish. (This can be frozen if desired.) sheet 1 inch apart. Bake 5 min. Then, take from oven
When ready to cook, top with cheese, then Ritz crackers and gently press thumb into center of each cookie.
dotted with butter. Sprinkle with paprika to give color. Return to oven and bake 8 min. longer. When cool, fill
Bake at 350 degrees x 25- 30 minutes until bubbly. thumb print with icing or jelly. Makes 4 dozen.

Icing: ½ tsp almond, vanilla, butter

½ c Crisco
2 c powdered sugar
½ c water
Food coloring
 MINUTE STEAKS SWEET POTATO SOUFFLE
Ingredients:
4 beef or pork cubed steaks
½ cup all purpose flour Ingredients:
¼ cup vegetable oil 4 c hot mashed potatoes
½ tsp salt ¼ c butter
¼ tsp pepper 2/3 c brown sugar
1 med onion chopped ½ tsp salt
8 oz sour cream 2/3 c milk
1 can cream of onion soup 2 eggs
1 can water ½ tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp nutmeg
Flour steak, salt and pepper. Brown in skillet in oil. 2 tblsp butter
Remove. Cook onion. Mix sour cream, soup, and ¾ tsp lemon
water. 1 tsp vanilla
Whisk. Return meat to gravy mix. Cover with lid after ½ c raisins
warming skillet to cook. Simmer 30 to 45 min. Serve Marshmallows
with rice or mashed potatoes.
Combine sweet potatoes, butter, sugar salt, milk, eggs,
FOR SWISS STEAK: cinnamon, nutmeg, beating well Turn into greased 2 qt
Omit onion soup; Add bell pepper, tomatoes, and casserole dish. Dot with 2 tblsp butter and top with
garlic. marshmallows. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.
Serves 6-8.
Prepare meat as above, browning and removing from
pan.
Cook onion, bell pepper and garlic. Add 1 can of diced
tomatoes, 2 small cans of tomato paste, ½ can water.
Return meat to pan. Will probably need to transfer all to
Dutch oven pot to accommodate.
 BUTTON SOUP TURKEY DRESSING
Ingredients:
1 ham bone in water cooking in separate pot Ingredients for cornbread:
8 c water 1 c corn meal
1 c chopped onion 1 c self rising flour
1 c chopped celery 2 tsp baking powder
1 ½ tsp salt 1 egg
Dash of pepper 1 c milk
1 bay leaf ¼ c vegetable oil
1 green pepper chopped 1 tbsp sugar
½ c lima beans ½ tsp salt
½ c chopped carrots
1 can diced tomatoes Mix 1 minute. Bake in 8x8 pan at 425 degrees 20 -25
½ c rice min.
½ c corn
½ c green beans Ingredients for dressing:
½ cup peas 1 pan cornbread as above
½ c lentils 4 slices dry bread
SOAKED AND DRIED BEANS 1/3 cup instant grits or c of cooked rice or grits
4 c broth
I use pinto, black beans, northern beans, etc. whatever I 1 ½ c chopped celery
can find. I soak these over night and add to soup and cook 1 ½ c chopped onions
until they are soft. Old gravy often makes up my 8 cups ½ c melted butter
of liquid. The ham bone cooking in the second pot 1 tsp salt
provides a lot of good meat for the soup. Left over rice 1 tsp poultry seasoning
or potatoes are tasty in the pot. All vegetables listed are 1 tsp sage
really optional. Add what you have on hand. I add a
toasted biscuit with cheese on top to a bowl of this Makes 3 quarts. Freezes well. Bake at 450 degrees x 30
vegetable soup and it is quite a filling meal. minutes.
 TURKEY GRAVY

Ingredients:

Broth from turkey or chicken broth

Chopped giblets

2 boiled eggs chopped

½ c flour

1 tsp salt

Boiled eggs and giblets are optional and not actually

included at my house. Put broth in pot and mix flour
with water in a small bowl. ( Can use corn starch
instead of flour.) Add to pot. Bring to a boil, then turn
off. Watch carefully or it will boil over. It rises quickly.
Interestingly, it will congeal like jelly when cool.
 WAFFLES WATERGATE SALAD

Ingredients: Ingredients:

2 eggs 8 oz cool whip

2 cups buttermilk (can substitute yogurt!) 1 cup mini marshmallows
1 cup self-rising flour 1 can 16 oz crushed pineapple
1 cup wheat flour 1 box pistachio pudding
½ tsp salt 1 c chopped pecans
1 tsp baking soda
1/3 cup shorting (butter flavor or vegetable oil) Mix and serve cold. May freeze

Turn on waffle iron. PAM. Beat eggs, then add other

ingredients. Pour about 1 cup batter on waffle iron.

(This was a Saturday special for my sons growing up.

Made maple syrup hot on the stove using Mapleline
flavoring: ½ tsp., 2 cups sugar, 1 cup boiling water. Stir
to melt sugar. Bring to a boil. Also nice to have melted
butter.)
 FROZEN YOGURT PIE VOLCANO

Ingredients: Ingredients:

1 cup flavored yogurt 60 cc water

6 oz fruit of same flavor 1 tbsp Baking Soda
8 oz cool whip ¼ Vinegar
1 graham cracker pie crust A few drops red or orange food coloring
A few drops dish washing liquig
Mix ingredients well in mixer. Pour into crust. Freeze
Keep indefinitely in freezer. Prepare in place (outdoors)! Easy to clean.
Combine water, soda, color, and detergent in beaker or
similar container.
Add vinegar last, and watch eruption. Favorite of many!
 OATMEAL LACE COOKIES CHICKEN BOG
Drucilla Copeland (Traditional Lowcountry Recipe)
(Leigh’s Aunt)

Ingredients: Ingredients:

1 Egg 1 chicken (2-3 breasts, legs, or bony pieces)

1 Cup Quick Oats 3 cups chicken broth
¾ Cup sugar 1 cup rice
1 Stick oleomargarine, melted Salt
3 TBSP flour Pepper
¼ tsp Baking powder 1 lb Kielbasa sausage
½ tsp salt
½ tsp vanilla Cut up chicken and cook in pot to make broth. When
done, remove from pot. Measure rice and broth and
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F, Combine all ingredients. cook in pot. (1 cup rice will feed about 4. Keep
Drop on foil on cookie sheets by 1/8 tsp batches. Bake proportions and cook what is needed for all.) Pick
10 minutes. Cool 2 min and lift off foil. Will not come meat off bones. Take sausage and cut into small pieces
off until cool. while rice is cooking. Place in glass bowl and cook in
microwave about 5 minutes. After about 20 minutes,
place sausage and chicken on top of rice. Be sure rice
is not sticking to pot. Rice may be a little soupy; be sure
it is soft. Serve and enjoy.
 YUMMY LOW CARB CHICKEN CHICKEN SPECTACULAR
By Lynne Hilley By Emma Jo Davis
(FBC Abbeville) (FBC Abbeville)

Ingredients:
Ingredients:
6 thin slices chicken breast
1 small pack frozen baby spinach (chopped) 2-½ cups cooked chicken, diced
1 large can sliced mushrooms 1 Regular Box Uncle Ben’s Wild&White Rice, cooked
1 container cream cheese with green onions/chives 1 Can Cream of Celery Soup, undiluted
1 sprinkle of herb and garlic seasoning 1 Can Sliced Water Chestnuts
¼ cup olive oil 1 Can French Style Green Beans, drained
½ cup chicken broth 1 Small jar diced pimentos
8 oz. shredded mozarella cheese 1 Cup Mayonnaise
9 x 13 inch baking dish (spray with PAM) 1 Small can diced mushrooms (optional)
1 Medium onion, chopped fine
Instructions: 1 Sleeve crumbled Ritz crackers as topping, with
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F 1 Stick melted butter drizzled onto topping
Layer chicken, spinach, and mushrooms. Sprinkle with
Herb/garlic seasoning. Soften cream cheese; mix with Instructions:
olive oil and broth. Spread over mushrooms.
Lay foil over baking dish but do not seal tightly. Mix all ingredients together, then pour into greased
Bake at 375 for 20 min, then remove foil and bake for casserole dish. Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes.
20 more minutes. Sprinkle with the shredded mozarella Serve with love. Enjoy!
cheese, then bake for 10 more minutes or until it begins
to brown.
Enjoy!
 VEG-ALL CASSEROLE SLOPPY JOES
By Cathy Tyner From Betty Crocker
(Favorite Recipes) Cookbook (1969)

Ingredients:
Ingredients:
2 Cans Veg-All (regular) or 1 Large can
1 Can Water Chestnuts 1 Pound ground beef
1 Cup Mayonnaise 1 Medium onion, chopped (about ½ cup)
1 Cup cheese, grated 3 Tablespoons Ketchup
1 Small Onion, chopped 3 Tablespoons Mustard
1 Cup Sour Cream 1 Can Condensed Chicken Gumbo Soup (10 oz)
1 Sleeve Ritz Crackers, crushed 6 Hamburger buns, split and toasted
(or Pepperidge Farm Dressing)
Instructions:

Instructions: In a medium skillet, cook and stir ground beef and onion
Mix all ingredients together (except topping). Pour into until meat is brown and onion is tender. Stir in ketchup,
greased casserole dish. Bake at 350 for 20 min or until mustard, and soup. Simmer 15 minutes or until mixture
bubbly. Then apply topping and bake an additional 10 thickens slightly, stirring occasionally. Spoon over
minutes. bottom half of buns, top with remaining buns.
Makes 6 sandwiches.

Note: alternative serving suggestion: serve open-face and

top with slice of American cheese.
 GROUND BEEF STEW HAM AND CHEESE SLIDERS
Modified from Doris Johnston
Ingredients:
Ingredients: 24 white dinner rolls
24 pieces honey ham
1 lb lean ground beef 24 small slices Swiss cheese
1 sweet onion (finely diced) 1/3 cup mayonnaise
1 tsp. Salt 1/3 cup miracle whip
1-1/2 cups chopped potatoes (peeled or unpeeled) Poppy Seed Sauce:
1-1/2 cups chopped baby carrots, each cut into 4 pieces 1 teaspoon poppy seeds
3 Beef boullion cubes in 3 cups boiling water 1 1/2 Tablespoons yellow mustard
1 can (10 oz) tomato soup 1/2 cup butter, melted
1 can (6 oz) tomato paste (w/garlic, oregano, basil) 1 Tablespoon minced onion
1 pkg Lipton Onion Soup Mix 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp dried parsley
1 can tomato sauce Instructions:
1 tablespoonful Worcestershire sauce In a small bowl, mix together mayonnaise and miracle
3 Celery stalks, cut up whip. Spread onto both sides of the center of each roll.
1 tsp dried Italian seasoning Place a slice of ham and a slice of Swiss inside of each
1-1/2 cups frozen peas roll. Close rolls and place them into a large baking dish or
heavy cookie sheet. Place very close together. In a
Instructions: medium bowl, whisk together all of the poppy seed sauce
ingredients. Pour evenly over all of the sandwiches. You
Use a dutch oven or large pot. Cook ground beef and do not have to use all of the sauce! Just use enough to
onions, then drain grease. Add carrots, potatoes, celery cover the tops. Let sit 10 minutes or until butter sets
and continue cooking. Mix up the beef boullion. Then slightly. Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 12-
add all other ingredients and cook until vegetables are 15 minutes or until cheese is melted. Uncover and cook
tender. for 2 additional minutes or until tops are slightly brown
and crispy. Serve warm.
 BROCCOLI or CAULIFLOWER GENERIC CASSEROLE RECIPE
CASSEROLE
Ingredients:
Ingredients: 1 Cup main ingredient (typically cooked boneless meat
or poultry)
4 cups Broccoli or Cauliflower 1 Cup secondary ingredient (any cooked or canned
1 sweet onion (finely diced) vegetable or blend of vegetables)
1 tsp. Salt 1-1/2 Cups starchy ingredient *cooked potatoes, pasta,
1 tsp. Pepper rice, etc.)
1 Egg (beaten) 1-1/2 Cups binder (low-fat cream soup, low-fat gravy,
8 oz. Cheddar cheese, shredded tomato sauce, barbecue sauce, spaghetti sauce, etc.)
2/3 Cup Panko Breadcrumbs 1/4 Cup "Yummy" (Water chestnuts, mushrooms,
2 Tabelspoon. Parsley flakes olives, onions, slivered almonds, etc.)
1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup Seasonings and herbs to taste
8 oz. Sour Cream Toppings if desired (Cracker crumbs, bread crumbs,
1/2 Cup Mayonnaise crushed cornflakes, etc.) - sprinkled lightly
Paprika sprinkle
Instructions:
Instructions:
Gently combine first 6 ingredients until well mixed. If
Chop Broccoli or Cauliflower finely. Place in mixing mixture seems too dry, stir in either 1/2 cup skim milk or
bowl. Add all remaining ingredients and mix well. 1/2 cup broth. Pour into casserole dish coated with
Apply Pam Baking Spray to 11x14 baking dish. Fill non-stick spray, sprinkle with topping. Bake at 350
with mixture. Sprinkle Paprika across top. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-45 minutes.
degrees for 30 min.