Shelley's Chicken Pot Pie

Pie crust from Better Homes Cookbook (double pie recipie)
2 T Butter
1 diced small onion
2-3 stalks celery
2 cooked chicken breasts diced
1/4 c parsley (use less)
1 tsp Worchestershire sauce
1/4 t black pepper
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 c water
frozen corn and peas (about 1/2 a bag of each)
1/2 c shredded cheddar cheese

make pie crust as directed. Roll out 3/4 of it in medium sized casserole dish to cover bottom and sides. Cook 5-10 min at 400. In skillet saute onion and celery in heater butter until onion is tender. Stir in parsley, chicken, wor sauce, pepper, soup, and water. Spread in baking pan with vegetables. Sprinkle cheese over filling. Bake at 400 for 25-30 min.

Oreo Dessert

1 pkg Oreo cookies, crushed
4 T butter or margarine
2 small packages instant vanilla pudding
1 c powdered sugar
8 oz cream cheese
3 c milk
12 oz whipped topping

Beat the butter and cream cheese together. Mix in powdered sugar, pudding and milk. Continue beating until mixture is thick and creamy. Stir in whipped topping. Place half the pudding mixture in a 9x13 pan. Sprinkle with half of the Oreos. Repeat and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Quick Apple Crisp

8 Granny Smith Apples (or any sweet apple, I like it with Gala) peeled and cut small
3/4 C sugar
2 t cinnamon
1/2 t nutmeg
1 small box (9 oz) yellow cake mix
1/2-3/4 c butter or margerine

Preheat oven to 375. Place apples in large pie dish or quiche dish. Combine sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg- sprinkle over apples. Sprinkle dry cake mix on top and drizzle butter evenly over the top. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until the top if lightly browned. Cool slightly before serving.

Shelley's Focaccia Bread

2 3/4 c all purpose flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp white sugar
1 Tbs active dry yeast
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp dried basil
1 pinch ground black pepper
1 Tbs vegetable oil
1 Cup water

2 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbls grated Parmesan cheese
1 Cup mozzarella

1. In a large bowl, stir together the four, salt, sugar, yeast, garlic powder, oregano, thyme, basil and black pepper. Mix in the vegetable oil and water.
2. When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly fourned surface and knead until smooth and elastic. Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl, and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth, and let rise in a warm place for 20 minutes.
3. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Punch dough down; place on greased baking sheet. Pat into a 1/2 in. thick rectangle. Brush top with olive oil. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and mozzarella cheese.
4. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes, or until golden brown. Serve warm.

My favorite Zucchini Bread

3 eggs well beaten

1 c cooking oil

2 c sugar

2 c peeled and grated zucchini

3 tsp vanilla

Combine these and mix well.

Sift:

3 c flour

1 t baking soda

3 t cinnamon

1/4 t baking powder

1/2 c nuts (optional)

Add to mixture, mix well- stir in the chopped nuts at the end. Bake at 350 for one hour, makes two loaves.

Banana Bread

1/2 c shortening 1/2 t salt

1 c sugar 2 t baking powder

2 eggs 2 c flour

4 large ripe bananas 1/2 nuts (0ptional)

Cream shortening, sugar, and eggs. Add bananas in pieces, cream again. Add dry ingredients. Bake at 350 for 40 to 50 minutes, makes one large loaf or 2-3 small loaves, depending on pan size.

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!

Chicken Scallopini

4 chicken cutlets
2 T olive oil
2/3 c flour
2/3 c white grape juice (dry white wine substitute)
2/3 c chicken broth
1 1/2 c dived tomatoes (14 oz can)
6 T chopped olives
1/2 T sugar
salt
pepper
basil

Pound the cutlets with a tenderizer and season with some salt and pepper. Heat oil in a skillet over medium. Dip the chicken in flour. Cook chicken in the oil until light brown and cooked through. Set aside.
Pour the white grape juice into the pan that the chicken was cooked in (don't remove oil or clean the pan). Whisk and reduce until about 4 T remains. Add broth, tomatoes, olives, and sugar- simmer, whisking occasionally until slightly thickened (3-5 min). Season with salt and pepper and basil.
Spoon sauce over chicken and serve!

Cinnamon Sugar Pancakes

Buttermilk Pancake mix

Water

Vanilla

Cinnamon sugar

Make pancake mix according to the directions on the package. Add a dash of vanilla. Sprinkle in some cinnamon sugar. Cook as normal. Delicious with syrup.

Personal Note: I am not really much of a food inventor, I will happily tweak stuff, though! I am sure I am not the first person who thought of this, but to be honest, I hadn't, so I was taking a risk trying it out. I was pretty proud, they turned out delicious and they were super simple! Shawn said they were the best pancakes he has ever had, but he likes to praise me! Enjoy them!

Cheesecake

2 (8 oz) pkgs cream cheese, softened

3/4 c white sugar

1 1/2 T vanilla

1 egg

1/4 c flour

1/2 c milk

1 (9 in) graham cracker crust

Preheat over to 350

Mix together cream cheese and sugar until well blended. Add in egg by hand (don't overbeat the egg, that is the secret to a good cheesecake). Gradually mix in flour. Stir in vanilla. Blend in milk until smooth; add more liquid if batter is too thick to pour. Pour into graham or pastry shell.

Bake for 40 minutes or until top is golden brown. Refridgerate overnight.

Mango Mousse and Berry Parfait

4 Cups Fresh Mangoes



1 teaspoon Vanilla


Zest of one small lime


Juice of one small lime


1/2 Cup Agave or Pure Maple Syrup


Pinch of Salt


4 T Melted Coconut Oil

1 Cup Berries (I used strawberries can use any mixture of fresh berries you want)

Blend all ingredients except for the Berries and a cup of the mango in a food processor or blender until smooth and creamy. I slowly added the melted coconut oil while blender was running so it would mix in well before it started setting up. After it is all mixed and creamy, transfer to a bowl and then Chill it in the fridge for at least 1-2hrs or overnight. Fill the cups with a layer of the mousse, a layer of fresh sliced mango, then another layer of the mousse, then a layer of fresh berries and so on until full. Top with a layer of fruit and fresh mint leaves if desired.

Sweet Peppered Bacon

Bacon

Brown Sugar

Fresh ground pepper

This is simple and yummy- just coat the bacon in the brown sugar, then grind some fresh pepper over it and bake it in the oven for as long as you want to your desired crispiness. This works best if you put the bacon on a rack and have a drip pan underneath- at first I wasn't sure how I felt about it and then I found myself craving it!!!