Chocolate Pie Deluxe

• 9-inch Graham Cracker Crust


• 16 Large Marshmallows or 1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows


• 1/2 cup milk


• 3 bars (3.5 oz each) milk chocolate


• 1 cup chilled whipping cream or 1 envelope (about 2 ounces) dessert topping mix

Prepare crust. Heat marshmallows, milk and chocolate over medium heat, stirring constantly, just until marshmallows and chocolate melt and blend. Chill until thickened. In chilled bowl, beat cream until stiff. (If using dessert tipping mix, prepare as directed on package.) Stir marshmallow mixture to blend; fold into whipped cream. Pour into crust. Chill at least 8 hours or until set. If desired, barnish with whipped cream, shaved chocolate, or slivered almonds. (I won a pie contest with this new recipe I decided to try. Yea!)

Sugar Cookies

• 3/4 cup sugar


• 1/2 cup margarine/butter


• 2 eggs


• 1 tsp. vanilla


• 2 cups flour


• 1 tsp. cream of tartar


• 1/2 tsp. salt


• 1/2 tsp. baking soda

Cream the sugar and margarine. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Blend in the dry ingredients, flour, cream of tartar, salt, and baking soda. Roll out dough 1/2 at at time on floured surgace to 1/4" thick. Cut inot desired shapes and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 F for 7-9 minutes. Cool and frost.

Pizza Calzones

(Makes 1 Serving) 2 thawed Rhodes dough balls 2 T pizza sauce 2 T grated pizza blend cheese 2-3 pepperoni

1. Preheat oven to 350 F


2. Knead the two rolls together and roll into a 7 inch circle.


3. Add sauce to half of the circle being careful not to get it on the edges or it won't seal and will pop open during baking.


4. Place grated cheese and pizza topping on 1/2 of the circle.


5. Fold over and seal edges by crimping.


6. Bake on greased cookie sheet for 20 minutes.

Easy Bread Sticks

1 Tbsp. yeast 1 1/2 cups warm water 2 Tbsp. sugar 1 1/2 tsp. salt 3 cups flour 1/2 cube butter Garlic salt Season salt Parsley

1. Preheat oven to 375 F.


2. In a medium mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water, add sugar, and salt.


3. Add flour and knead or mix for 3 minutes.


4. Let dough sit under bowl and rise for 10 minutes.


5. Melt butter in 8x8 glass dish.


6. Roll out dough about 1 1/2 inches thick.


7. Cut dough into 1 1/2 inch strips.


8. Roll in butter and place in pan. Sprinkle with garlic,or parsley, or season salt.


9. Bake 15-20 minutes.

Alfredo

1 Tbs. margarine
1 clove garlic
1 Tbs. flour
1 cup milk
2 Tbs. cream cheese
1 1/2 cups cooked pasta
(pasta doubles when cooked)

1. Fill a medium sauce pan half full with water. Bring to a boil, add uncooked noodles. Cook about 8-10 minutes, or until al dente. Drain noodles.
2. Melt margarine over low heat.
3. Mince garlic and saute 1 minute in melted margarine
4. Stir in flour. Take off the heat, gradually add milk and stir with a wooden spoon until smooth.
5. Cook stirring constantly until thick about 8 minutes on medium heat. (Don't scorch)
6. Stir in cream cheese. Cook 2 minutes.
7. Add Parmesan cheese and cook until melted.
8. Serve over hot noodles.

Banana Bread - Lion House

This recipe comes from the Lion House Cookbook 1/2 cup margarine/butter 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 cup bananas, mashed 1/4 cup milk 1 tsp lemon juice 2 cups flour 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/4 tsp. salt 1/2 cup chopped nuts, optional Preheat oven to 350 F. Cream sugar and margarine. Beat in egg. Add bananas, milk and lemon juice. Sift dry ingredients and add to wet mixture. Add nuts. Grease 1 loaf pan. Pour mix into pan and bake at 350 F for 1 hour.

Turnovers (Single Pie Crust)

1 cup flour 1/2 tsp salt 1/3 cup shortening 2/3 Tbsp ice water 2 Tbsp Pie Filling (your choice)

1. Stir together flour and salt


2. Cut in shortening using a pastry blender. cut in so the mixture looks like corn meal.


3. Add water - sprinkling over crumb mixture a little at a time. Stir together with a fork.


4. Form into a ball using your hands.


5. Roll out into circles each 1/8th inch thick.


6. Place 2 Tbsp of pie filling on half of each piece of dough


7. Use a little water on the edge of the dough to help it stick together.


8. Fold each circle in half. Press edges together with a fork and make a couple of slits on top.


9. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake until light golden brown.


10. Drizzle with icing

Bake 425 F for 20-25 minutes Icing - make a simple powdered sugar icing to drizzle over turnovers 1 Tbsp milk 1/2-1 cup powdered sugar

Strawberry Margaritas

• 1 cup strawberries


• 1 can frozen lemonade concentrate (16 oz.)


• 1 lime


• 1/4 cup sugar


• 2 cups water

Extract the juice from one lime and blend ingredients until smooth, along with desired amount of ice.

Chocolate Cream Pie

1 c. sugar 1/3 cup flour or cornstarch 1/4 tsp. salt 2 cups milk 3 slightly beaten egg yolks 1 1oz square unsweetened chocolate 1 Tbsp. vanilla 1 Tbsp. butter 1 9" pastry shell In sauce pan combine sugar, flour or cornstarch and salt. Gradually add milk. Using a wooden spoon or wire whip, cook and stir over medium heat unitl bubbly. Cook and stir 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir a moderate amount of hot mixture into yolks stirring constantly so eggs won't cook. Immediately return to hot mixture, cook 2 minutes stirring constantly. Add chopped chocolate, and stir until melted and smooth. Remove from heat. Add butter and vanilla. Pour into cooled baked pastry shell. Serve with whipped cream. (To prevent skin from forming on surface of filling, put waxed paper directly on top of hot filling while to cools.)

Basic Sweet and Dinner Rolls

1/2 cup warm water 2 Tbsp. yeast 2 cups scalded milk 1/4 - 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 - 1/2 cup shortening 2 tsp. salt 2 beaten eggs 5-6 cups Bread Flour 1. In a small mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water with 1 tsp. sugar. Set aside. Place milk in a small sauce pan to scald (heat milk just below boiling). 2. In large mixing bowl combine the sugar, shortening, salt, and scalded milk. Stir until dissolved and melted. Add 2 1/2 cups flour. Beat until smooth using a hand mixer. Beat in eggss and yeast, using a hand mixer. 3. Using a wooden spoon, add additional flour to make a soft dough. 4. Knead well. Let rise until double. 5. Shape as desired. 6. Bake dinner rolls at 400F for 10 minutes. Bake cinnamon rolls 400F for 15 minutes, or until golden brown. 7. Glaze with powedered sugar glaze if desired.

Potato Cheese Soup

2 Tbsp. Butter or Margarine 3 Tbsp. Flour 1 1/2 cups milk 1 1/2 c. chicken broth (1 1/2 cup water + 1 1/2 tsp. chicken bouillon granules) 2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced 2 Tbsp. minced onion 1 cup grated cheddar cheese

1. Melt butter and flour together in saucepan over medium heat.

2. When mixed well and bubbling, take off the heat and pour in the milk.

3. Place pan back on medium heat, and stir until thickened and boiling.

4. Boil for about 10 seconds and remove from heat (this is a white sauce).

5. In a separate pan, combine the broth, diced potatoes, and onion. Bring to boiling, reduced heat to low, cover and cook about 15 minutes until potatoes are soft.

6. When the two pans are done, combine potatoes, broth and white sauce. Mix well. Stir in the cheese. Season with salt and pepper as needed.

Southwest Chicken Salad

1 Boneless chicken breast diced 2 Tbsp. Oil 1/2 tsp. Lemon Pepper 1/2 tsp. Fajita Seasoning

Saute diced chicken and seasoning in oil until browned. Set aside.

1/4 head Iceberg lettuce, washed and torn into bite-sized pieces. 6 olives, sliced into rings 1/8 green pepper sliced 1/2 fresh tomato, sliced into 4-8 wedges 1/2 cup pepper jack cheese, grated

Wash and prepare vegetables. Toss together in large bowl. Add cheese and cooked chicken. Toss together.

Serves 4-5

Pizza

Crust

1 Tbs. yeast
1 cup warm water
1/2 tsp. sugar

Dissolve yeast in warm water, add sugar.
Let sit for 5 minutes or until begins to bubble.

1 1/2 Tbs oil
1/2 tsp salt
2 1/2-3 cups flour

Add oil and salt. Add flor 1/2 cup at a time
until dough is smooth. Knead well. Place
back in bowl and let rise 15-20 minutes.

Sauce

1 8 oz can tomato sauce
3 Tbs. tomato paste
1 tsp. basil
1 tsp. dried onion
1 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. oregano
1/4 tsp. garlic (minced or garlic powder)

Mix together and simmer over low heat
20 minutes. (You may add a little water if it's too thick)

Spread out crust on an oiled baking sheet. Spread on sauce, cheese and toppings.

Bake in a preheated oven at 400 degrees F for 18-20 minutes, or until crust is brown on edge and cheese is melted in the middle.

Lemon Bars

Ingredients 6 Tbs. margarine 1/4 cup sugar 1/4 tsp. salt 1 cup flour 2 eggs 3/4 cup sugar 2 Tbs. flour 1/4 tsp. finely shredded lemon peel 3 Tbs. lemon juice 1/4 tsp. baking powder Grease am 8x8x2 baking pan. Beat margarine for 30 seconds, add the 1/4 cup sugar and 1/4 tsp. salt, beating until fluffy. Stir in 1 cup flour. Pat dough into the bottom of the pan. Bake in 350 degree oven for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, beat egg and add remaining 3/4 cup sugar, 2 Tbs. flour, lemon peel, lemon juice and baking powder. Stir by hand until well mixed. Pour over baked layer. Bake in 350 degree oven 25-35 minutes or until light golden brown around edges and center is set. Cool. Sift powdered sugar over top, if desired. Cut into squares, makes 16.

Sticky Buns

Sticky Buns (Do not remove refrigerator biscuits until ready to use) 1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar 3 Tbsp butter 1/4 tsp. cinnamon 1 can (8 oz) regrigeratoed biscuits Combine brown sugar, cinnamon and butter in glass bowl. Cover with paper towel. Cook on 70% power (medium high) for 2 minutes or until butter melts. Spray pan with cooking spray. Stir mixture and spread half over the bottom of the microwave pan. Place half of the biscuits on top of the mixture. Then layer again with the rest of the butter/brown sugar mixture and top with the remaining biscuits. Bake, uncovered on 70%power (medium high) for approximately 5 minutes, or until biscuits are firm and no longer doughy. If doughy, put back in the microwave for 2 minutes on high power. Remove from microwave and invert onto a flat serving plate.