Yummy Potatoes (aka Funeral Potatoes)

6-7 potatoes
1/4 c butter
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 c sour cream
1 1/2 c grated cheddar cheese
grated onion to taste (I like about half an onion)
salt and pepper to taste

Boil/ steam the potatoes for 15-20 minutes. While they are cooking mix the butter, soup, sour cream, and onion in a large saucepan. Heat until bubbly, then add the cheese until melted. Peel and shred the potatoes and then mix in with the sauce. Put in a 9/13 casserole dish- optional you can sprinkle some cheese on top (I usually do this about half way through cooking so that the cheese doesn't over crust...) Put in 325 oven for an hour.

Mexican Sweet Rice

Yield:4-6
Ingredients:
2 Tablespoons butter
1/2 cup onion, diced
1 1/2 cups long grain white rice
1 chicken bouillon cube
3 cups water
1 bay leaf
salt
pepper
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
Directions:
In large pot, melt butter over medium heat. Sautee onions until soft, 5-7 minutes. Stir in rice to coat grains in butter. Increase temperature to high and stir in bouillon cube, water, bay leaf, salt and pepper. Once rice has come to a boil, reduce heat and stir in sugar. Cook covered on low heat 20 minutes or until rice has softened completely. Stir in chopped cilantro right before serving.

Sherri's Green Beans

Green Beans (can be frozen, canned or fresh, and cut however you prefer, but I personally like them french cut...)
slivered almonds
butter

Cook green beans and almonds in some water on the stove until almonds are soft.
Drain. Add butter to taste.
Simple and yummy!

Ranch Mashed Potatoes

Just a simple and quick change up to your everyday mashed spuds. I decided to do it differently one night and it was a hit!

Boil your potatoes as you normally would. When they are to your desired softness, drain. There is no real measurements for this, but the most important thing is go easy on the ranch seasoning.

For mine, one of the smallest containers of butter milk was just the right amount. Add that, a big scoop of sour cream ( I used half the container ) About one cup, and then sprinkle in some of the ranch dip mix from the packet. You can easily over load on this because it is so concentrated.

So, start with that, taste and add more of whatever it needs. If you need to, add some regular milk to get it to the right consistency.

Easy garlic noodles

Cooked noodles
butter
garlic seasoning (we like the stuff you get at Costco)

Just throw them all together, take it easy on the garlic seasoning as it is easy to over season these. Enjoy!

French Fries

* 1/3 cup white sugar
* 2 cups warm water
* 2 large russet potatoes - peeled, and sliced into 1/4 inch strips
* 6 cups vegetable oil for frying
* salt to taste
1. In a medium bowl, dissolve the sugar in warm water. Soak potatoes in water mixture for 15 minutes. Remove from water, and dry thoroughly on paper towels.
2. Heat oil in deep-fryer to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Add potatoes, and cook until golden, 5 to 6 minutes. drain on paper towels. Season with salt to taste.