Our Favorite Recipes

Layered Salad

• 1 small head of lettuce
• 1 cup chopped celery
• ½ cup green onions chopped
• 1 can sliced water chestnuts
• 1 package frozen English peas

• 2 cups mayonnaise
• ½ cup Parmesan cheese
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon salad supreme

Mix mayo, cheese, garlic powder and salad supreme. Cover salad.

Layer in above order and cover to seal edges with dressing. Make salad the day before and refrigerate overnight.

Nancy Stanley

Grape Delight

• 1 ½ seedless red grapes
• 1 (8 oz.) carton sour cream
• 1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, softened
• ½ cup white sugar
• ¼ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• ½ cup toasted chopped pecans

Mom's Squash Souffle

• 2 cups cooked squash, drained
• 1 large onion
• 1 stack pack Ritz crackers
• ½ stick margarine
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup grated SHARP cheese
• 1 cup milk
• Salt and pepper

Chewy Bread

• 1 stick butter
• 3 eggs
• 1 box light brown sugar
• 2 cups sifted self-rising flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups chopped nuts

Date Nut Balls

• 2 sticks margarine
• 2 cups lt. brown sugar
• 2 – 8 oz. pkgs. pitted dates
• 2 cups chopped nuts
• 1½ flaked coconut
• 4 cups rice krispies
• Powdered sugar

Combine margarine, dates, coconut and sugar.  Cook until thickened, stirring constantly.  Remove from heat and stir in nuts and rice krispies.  Cool enough to handle.  Form into small balls.  Roll in powdered sugar.  Store, covered, in refrigerator.

Ivalene Miles

Peaches and Cream

• 3/4 cup of milk
• 3/4 cup of self rising flour
• 1/4 tsp of salt
• 1-3 1/8oz box of instant vanilla pudding
• 1 egg
• vegetable cooking spray

Mix these ingredients until smooth and preheat oven at 350. Pour batter into 9inch sqare pan coated with vegetable spray.

• 29oz can of peaches drained

Place peaches over batter.

• 2 8oz packages of cream cheese (softened in microwave)
• 1 cup of sugar

In seperate bowl mix cream cheese and sugar together. Pour mixture over peaches, spread to cover peaches completely.

Bake for 35 minutes.

Cool 45 minutes before serving.

Brenda Davidson

Buckeyes

(Recipe can be halved, if desired)

• 3 lbs. powdered sugar
• 2 lbs. crunchy peanut butter
• 2 Tbsp. vanilla
• l lb. margarine

Bring margarine to room temperature. Combine these 4 ingredients by hand. Place wax paper on tray and form small balls out of mixture and place on wax paper.

(You can melt Almond Bark in microwave and use to dip balls in. Just melt in bowl and then add a very small amount of Crisco Oil and stir in well. Dip balls in chocolate and then place back on wax paper. Put in refrigerator or freezer until cooled and then store in refrigerator in a closed container.)

(The original recipe called for the Chocolate dip to be made as follows. Melt in double boiler 2 – 12 oz. Pkgs. Chocolate chips, ½ bar paraffin wax and 2 – 1 oz. Squares unsweetened chocolate. Keep hot and use a toothpick to dip in the chocolate. Proceed as in above instructions if this procedure is used.)

Ivalene Miles

Meal-In-One (Ivalene's)

(This can be made with ground beef, chicken or pork chop.  Extra good because there is no clean up.)

Place meat in middle of large piece of aluminum foil.  Add peeled, chopped potatoes, carrots, onion, zuchinni, yellow squash, cabbage or a combination of these or other fresh vegetables.  Lightly salt and pepper and add other seasonings as desired.  You may place bouillon cubes on top before cooking, if desired.  Roll foil around mixture and place on a baking pan or cookie sheet.  Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes or until meat is done.  Take care in unwrapping the foil.  It will be very hot and steamy.  Place on serving plate.  Serve with rolls.

Ivalene Miles

Ivalene's Beef Hash

• Leftover beef roast and gravy
• 1 medium onion
• 2 large or 3 small white potatoes
• cooking oil

Place small amount of cooking oil in skillet and heat on medium heat.  Add chopped onion and potatoes cut into small cubes.  Brown for a few minutes until potatoes are soft.  Add beef (cut into small cubes) and gravy a little at a time.  If you don’t have enough gravy, or if gravy is too thick, add some water. Golden Mushroom soup may also be added. Cook for 5 to 10 minutes and serve over cooked rice or toasted bread.  This is even better after warmed up the second time.

Ivalene Miles

Easy Breakfast Casserole

• 6 slices bread
• 1 lb. bulk sausage
• 8 oz. medium or sharp cheese, grated
• 8 eggs
• Salt and pepper to taste

Grease or spray with cooking spray a 13” x 9” baking.(Glass dishes work best.)  Lay bread slices in bottom of dish.  Brown bulk sausage in pan.  Drain off fat and layer over bread in dish.  Grate cheese and sprinkle over sausage.  Beat the eggs with a small amount of milk, salt and pepper in mixing bowl.  Pour egg mixture over layers in dish.  Cover dish and refrigerate overnight.  Next morning, bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

NOTE:  You may use smoked ham chopped in small pieces, instead of sausage, add chopped onion and/or green bell pepper.

Ivalene Miles

Ivalene's Beef Roast

• 3 to 5 pound sirloin tip roast
  (rump roast can be used)
• Large enamel roaster with lid
• 1 pkg. Lipton onion soup mix
• 4 Tbsp. Heinz 57 Sauce
• 3 Tbsp. Worcestshire or Dale Sauce
• Water, salt and pepper

Wash roast under running water.  Place in pan.  Sprinkle with salt and pepper.  Top with onion soup mix, Heinz 57 and Worcestshire or Dale sauce.  Add water, to about ? of the way on the roast.  Bake at 400 degrees for about 30 minutes; reduce heat to 350 and continue cooking until done.  Remove from pan and place on serving dish.  Slice just before serving.  To make gravy, mix flour and water in a jar and shake until flour is dissolved.  Place roasting pan on burner.  Use a whisk to stir while adding flour mixture.  Cook just a few minutes until thickened.

Spoon into serving bowl and serve hot with rice and roast.

Ivalene Miles

Ba-donk-a-donk Cake

• 1 box Pilsbury White Cake Mix (blue box)
• 3oz. Devil's Food pudding
• 4 eggs
• ½ cup milk
• 1 cup oil (I use between ¾ and 1 cup)
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 cup milk chocolate chips

Mix first six ingredients together with hand mixer. Fold in chocolate chips. Pour in sprayed Bundt pan. Cook at 325° for 1 hour. (my oven takes 1 hour 10 minutes)

Topping: sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Enjoy!

Coconut Snowballs

• 1 large can crushed pineapples – drained and squeezed dry
• 2 8oz packages cream cheese – room temperature
• 1 pack shredded coconut

1. Mix together pineapple and cream cheese.
2. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
3. Roll into balls, then roll into coconut.
4. Keep refrigerated.

Very easy – crowd favorite!

Submitted by Kay Aske

Apple Dumplings

• 2 Cans Crescent Rolls
• 2 apples – cored and wedged
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 stick butter – melted
• 1 can Mountain Dew
• Cinnamon

1. Wrap a crescent triangle around each wedge
2. Place each in dish sprayed with cooking spray
3. Sprinkle sugar over apples
4. Pour melted butter over them
5. Sprinkle with cinnamon, to taste
6. Pour Mountain Dew over them
7. Bake at 350 degrees until browned, about 25 to 30 minutes

Submitted by: Ivalene Miles

Cherry Cheese Delight

• 1 can of Cherry Pie Filling
• 2 Bars of Cream Cheese
• 1 graham cracker pie shell
• 1 cup of sugar
• 1/2 cup of milk (add more if needed)
• Cream Whip (one container)

1. Combine sugar, cream cheese, and milk and mix
2. Pour the mixture in the pie shell and cover with the can of pie filling
3. Cover with the Cream Whip