Mash Potatoes

These are so good. I made these at Thanksgiving this past year. Not one speck was left in the pot. You will love these.

6 lg. potatoes peeled and quartered

4 oz cream cheese

1 cup shredded cheese 

1/2 cup sour cream

2 teas. salt

1/2 teas. pepper

Boil potatoes for 25 minutes or until fork tender. Mash potatoes and add cream cheese,shredded cheese, sour cream, salt and pepper. Mash all together. I always add more shredded cheese. :) 

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Meat Loaf
Mash potatoes
No bake peanut butter bars

Bailey and the hose

Whoops....  I guess getting into the plants gets you squirted with the hose...  :)

Thought of the day

I doesn't matter how many breaths you take, its how many moments that take your breath away..

Gooey Butter Cookies

These are so good and easy.. My kids love these..

8 oz. cream cheese

1/2 cup butter softened

1 egg

1/4 teas. vanilla

1 18.5 oz yellow cake mix

1/4 cup sugar powered

Mix all ingredients together and roll into balls. Then roll into powered sugar and place on baking sheet 2 inches apart. Bake at 350 for 10 to 13 minutes.

Pasta Salad

I love this salad in the summer especially. But since the weather has been warmer lately, I have been wanting this. My daughter makes this all the time, Just to have has a quick meal. We usually just add what veggies we have around the house at the time to this.

8 oz spiral noodles

1 small bottle italian dressing
tomato's sliced into

broccoli

olives

Cook and drain noodles. Mix the veggies and dressing with the pasta. Refrigerate for a few hours to let the flavors blend.  You can add any veggies that you like to this. Or even deli meats like ham or turkey.

Cube Steak

I don't fry a lot of foods. But I love cube steak fried. This is a awesome steak and less pricy than most. Make sure to tenderize it, it can be a tough meat.


2 lb. Cube steak
3 cups all purpose flour
meat tenderizer
salt and pepper to taste
2 eggs
oil
2 teas.butter


Beat eggs in a bowl. Place flour, salt and pepper in a bowl. Sprinkle cube steak with meat tenderizer on both sides. Roll in egg on both sides and then flour on both sides. Drizzle enough oil to cover the bottom of pan and add 2 teaspoons butter to oil. Place meat in a fry pan and fry until brown on both sides, flipping occasionally. Takes about 10 minutes usually to cook.. Pans vary..

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Cube Steak
Pasta Salad
Gooey Butter Cookies

Chicken Spaghetti

Everybody loves spaghetti, so why not mix it up and try chicken in it instead of beef. This a very tasty dish.


1/2 cup butter
1 small onion chopped
3 cups chopped chicken  (cooked)
2 10 oz cans rotel
1 4.5 oz jar sliced mushrooms
1 1/2 cups frozen peas
1 15 oz can chicken broth
1 10.75 oz. cream of mushroom soup
1 3.8 oz jar sliced black olives
1 teas. salt
1 teas. pepper
2  cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 8 oz box spaghetti noodles cooked and drained


Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 4 quart baking dish. Melt butter in a sauce pot and add onion, salt and pepper cook for 5 minutes. Stir in chicken, tomatoes.mushrooms, peas, broth, soup, and olives. Add 1 cup cheese, stir until melted. Add noodles toss and pour into baking dish. Bake for 30 minutes until hot and bubbly. Take out and spread the other cup of cheese on top. Put back for just a few minutes until melted and brown.  Yum it is so yummy...

Thought of the day

"To live a creative life, We must lose our fear of being wrong."

Coconut Macaroons

These are so good and easy..


3 cups shredded coconut
1 cup eagle bran
1/8 teas. salt
1 1/2 vanilla extract
1/2 teas almond extract


Mix all ingredients together and place in heaping spoonfuls on baking sheet. About 2 inches apart. Bake 350 for 15 minutes.

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Chicken Spaghetti
Coconut macaroons

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Taco Nacho Salad
Mexican Rice