Pazookies

1 C. crisco

1/2 C Sugar

1 C brown sugar

1 teas baking soda

1 teas salt

1 teas vanilla

2 eggs

Whip it good in your mixer for about the amount of time it takes you to put all the ingredients away.

Add 2 1/4 C flour

2 C choc chips

Bake in Ramikins at 350 for 10-12 minutes, top with ice cream

Richard's Salad

1 head lettuce

1 bag spinach

1/4-1/2 purple onion 

3/4 lb swiss

1 lb bacon cooked and crumbled

1/2 lb fresh mushrooms

1 pint cottage cheese, rinsed and drained

Prepare all ingredients - except cottage cheese, mix, cover and chill for 24 hours.  Add cottage cheese just before serving.

Dressing

3/4 TBL poppy seeds

1/3 C white vinegar

1/3 C salad oil

1/3 C sugar

3/4 teas salt

1 teas dried mustard

3/4 teas grated onion

Mix all ingredients thoroughly, cover and chill 24 hours.  Toss with salad just before serving.

Grapefruit Slush

1 15 oz can pineapple tidbits w/ juice

32 oz del monte grapefruit sections in juice 

(usually by mandarin oranges or in the produce section in a jar)

1 jar maraschino cherries

3/4 C sugar dissolved in 1 1/2 C hot water

Mix all together, pour in 9x13 pan and freeze.  

Before serving let it soften a little then chop it up.  Pour 7-up over the top.

Baked Green Beans

One package fresh green beans, from Costco

Steam for 5-7 minutes until near desired tenderness, put in 9x13 pan

Drizzle with olive oil

Top with parmesan cheese, bacon crumbles and pine nuts

Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes

Chicken Cordon Bleu

Reinventing Chicken Cordon Bleu

We love chicken cordon Bleu at my house, but I hate to pound chicken and think of all the little bits of samoila flying all over the kitchen, so I learned this trick from a friend and thought I'd pass it on. It makes Cordon Bleu a snap even when cooking for an army.

First and foremost make sure you lay everything out in an assembly line. That way you're not running around with chicken disease on your hands.

Next slice chicken lengthwise almost in half.Then layer the ham and swiss in the chicken.Close it up, dip it in butter then bread crumbs.
Actual Recipe....

Make chicken as illustrated. Bate at 400 for 40 minutes.

Top with this sauce that I actually made up. (It's a first, be proud.)

1 can cream of chicken soup

2/3 C. sour cream

Juice of 1/2 a lemon

1/4 teas thyme

1/8 teas Rosemary

Parsley for looks

Mix together then add milk until it reaches desired consistency