Recipes

Olive Garden Pasta E Fagioli

 3 teaspoons Oil

2 pounds Ground beef

12 ounces Onion; chopped

14 ounces Carrots; slivered

14 ounces Celery; diced

48 ounces Tomatoes; canned, diced

2 cups cooked Red Kidney beans

2 C cooked White kidney beans

88 ounces Beef stock

3 teaspoons Oregano

2 1/2 teaspoons Pepper

5 teaspoons Parsley; (fresh chopped)

1 1/2 teaspoon

Tabasco sauce

48 ounces Spaghetti sauce

8 ounces dry pasta Shell macaroni; or other pasta  (I use Ditalini)

Colorado Cowboy Cookies

 2 cups all purpose flour

2 cups old-fashioned oats

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature

3/4 cup sugar

3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar

2 large eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

1 cup chopped toasted walnuts (about 4 ounces)

Sherri's Mexican Lasagna

Sherri’s Mexican Lasagna

9×13 pan (I like glass) in a 350 degree oven for 35-45 min.

1 # of ground turkey, beef or chicken

1/2 cup of chopped onions

1 15 oz can refried beans

1 8 oz can tomato sauce

1 package of taco seasoning

1 4 oz can of chopped, MILD chilies (those fire loving diners can add spicy sauce and such to their own)

3/4 cup to 1 cup of water

Rocky Road Cookies

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

• 1/2 cup butter

• 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

• 1/4 teaspoon salt

• 1 egg

• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans  

• 1/2 cup butterscotch morsels

• 1/2 cup milk chocolate morsels

• 1/2 to 3/4 cup miniature marshmallows

PREPARATION:

Peanut Butter Ice Cream Sandwiches

Peanut Butter Ice Cream Sandwiches

1 pkg vanilla pudding

1/2 c creamy peanut butter

64 squares graham crackers

Prepare the pudding as directed. Mix the pudding and the peanut butter. Spread ~1T per one square, and top with another square to make a sandwich. Continue through entire box of crackers. Freeze in single layer on cookie sheets; store in ziploc bags. (NOTE: recipe makes about 45 sandwiches)

Oatmeal Christmas Pancakes

Oatmeal Christmas Pancakes This month's issue of the P31 Woman features an article my Karen Ehman, author of Homespun Gifts from the Heart. Below is a simple but tasty holiday project from Karen's book. Wake up your family on Christmas morning with the tantalizing scent of these home-made pancakes, or bottle the mix and give as a gift to neighbors and friends.

The Mix:

4 cups of quick cooking oatmeal

2 cups flour

2 cups whole wheat flour

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup nonfat dry milk powder

3 tablespoons baking powder

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