Olive Garden Salad Dressing

Olive Garden Salad Dressing 

I make a creamy version also... Changes in ( )

3/4 c. olive oil or canola (1/2 c.plain yogurt + 1/4 c. Hellman's USE the good stuff it makes a difference)
1/4 c. vinegar
1/4 t. pepper
1/2 t. Italian seasoning
1/4 t. garlic salt
1/4 t. sea salt
1/2 t. parsley
1/2 t. garlic powder or 2 cloves fresh minced garlic
1-3 T. sugar depending on taste

Texas Sheet Cake

Texas Sheet Cake

Sift in large bowl:
2 c. Sugar
2 c. Flour

Bring to a brisk boil and pour over dry ingredients:
1 stick of butter or oleo
4 T. cocoa
1/2 c. shortening
1 c. water

Add to above mixture and mix well:

1 c. buttermilk
1 t. vanilla
1 t. baking soda
2 eggs beaten

Bake 350 for 20 min. (in of course a jellyroll pan or large cookie sheet, greased)

Icing

Mix 1 stick oleo (butter) (melted)
6 T. milk
4 T. cocoa

Bring to a boil, remove from heat, add 1 box (1 lb) powdered sugar, 1 t. vanilla and 1 cup of chopped nuts (you are what you eat). Pour over cake as soon as comes out of the oven. MMMM

Snickers Cookies

Snickers Cookie

Super easy...

1 bag of mini snickers
1 roll of sugar cookie dough
colored sugar for rolling

Take off small amount of dough, wrap around snicker mini, roll in sugar, place on parchment lined cookie sheet (IMPORTANT!), bake at 350 until lightly golden (about 10 minutes give or take!).

Yummy... Yield... how every many snickers you don't eat while making the cookies... :) really it just depends on how much dough you use in covering them. 2-4 doz.

Corn Bread

Corn Bread

3/4 c corn meal
1/4 c. sugar or honey
3 t. baking powder
1-1/4 cups sifted flour
1/2 t. salt
1 beaten egg
1/4 c. melted fat (butter y'all)

Bake at 350 till golden brown.

Scalloped Corn

Scalloped Corn

1 beaten egg
1 c. milk
1 c. crushed saltines (about 22)
1 17 oz can creamed corn
1/4 c onion, chopped
1 T. melted butter

Combine egg, milk and 2/3 c. saltine crumbs, 1/4 t. salt, and dash of pepper. Stir in corn, onion, and mix well. Turn into a 1qt casserole dish. Toss butter and remaining cracker crumbs, sprinkle  on top of corn mixture. Bake, uncovered in a 350 oven for 1 hour or till a knife comes out clean.

Serves 6

Is easily doubled. 

Sweet Tater Casserole

Sweet Tater Casserole

3/4 cup butter or margarine
1 (13oz.) jar marshmallow creme
6 cups mashed cooked sweet potato
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
4 large eggs, lightly beaten
4 cups miniature marshmallows*
1 cup pecan halves, toasted
3 tablespoons grated orange rind (optional)

Cook butter and marshmallow cream in a dutch oven over low heat, stirring until smooth; remove from hear, Stir in sweet potato and next 4 ingredients.  Stir in eggs until blended.  Spoon into 2 lightly greased 11x7 inch baking dishes.*

Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.  Arrange marshmallows and pecans evenly over casseroles and bake 10 more minutes.  Sprinkle casseroles evenly with orange rind, if desired.

Chili Beans

Chili Beans to Can

1. Soak 10 pounds of pinto or kidney beans over night in plenty of water. Drain and rinse. Fill (really it's about 3/4 full don't fill totally full!) 18 qt jars.

2. Bring 7 qts of water to a boil.

3. While water is heating, place into the largest pot you have on hand (or use two) the following:

4 c. bellpepper, chopped
7 c. chopped onions
1 10-20 oz. bottle of worcestershire sauce
1/4 c. garlic powder
2/3 c. chili powder
1/2 c salt
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1/4 c. dry mustard
1 med.size jar pickled jalapenos chopped

Add water and bring to a boil. Boil 5 minutes. Cover beans with mixture and make sure there are NO air bubbles. Wipe tops cleans, and seal with lids and bands.

Process at 10 lbs. pressure for 65 minutes.

Now what to do with them besides chili!

Mexican Beans and Rice:

1 jar Chili beans
Prepare 11/2 cups of brown rice, cooked.

Mix and stir to blend. Heat and serve. Adding more or less rice as you prefer. (I don't see why you couldn't add some fried Beef smoked sausage... almost like red beans and rice! Yummy)

Indian Tacos

Prepare your favorite Fry/Squaw Bread recipe.
Then top with mashed, heated, Chili Beans, sour cream and salsa.

Refried Beans

Open on jar of prepared chili beans and mash the beans with a fork. The chili beans convert into refried beans in a matter of minutes. Refried beans can be used in numerous recipes, dips, etc.

Bean Taco or Tortilla Filling

The mashed beans can be combined with equal portion of fried ground meat and used to fill tacos or tortillas. Soft cheeses such as Cheese Whiz or Velveeta can be added to the mashed chili beans and heated to melt the cheese throughout. PERFECT (personally I would rather use cheddar or co-jack.)

Nachos

Place tortilla chips on a cookie sheet and spoon refried beans onto each chip. Top with a slice of Cheddar, Colby (MMMM) or Monterey Jack cheese. Next, add a Black olive slice and banana pepper ring (optional) , and place under the broiler of your oven until the cheese is melted. Serve with salsa... MMMMM

Chilled Bean Dip

In a 9x13 pan layer the following:

1 jar mashed chili beans
1 envelope taco seasoning mix
16 oz Guacomolie Dip
1 layer of sour cream
1 layer sliced black olives
2 fresh tomatoes, diced
1 small can of green chilies, diced
1 layer of Monterey  Jack cheese, shredded

Cover and chill at least four hours before serving. Serve with Tortilla chips.