Since everyone seems to like the idea of sharing recipes, I thought this was the best place for it.

I'll start with my Sangria:

1 Bottle of red wine (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Rioja, Zinfandel, Shiraz)
· 1 Lemon cut into wedges
· 1 Orange cut into wedges
· 1 Lime cut into wedges
· 2 Tbsp sugar
· Splash of orange juice (I like to use the Dole blend juices with like pineapple or mango or something more fruity). I usually use more than a 'splash', too.
· 1 Cup of sliced strawberries or raspberries
· 1 Small can of diced pineapples (with juice)
· 4 Cups ginger ale
Pour wine into a pitcher or punch bolw and squeeze the juice wedges from the lemon, orange and lime into the wine. Toss in the fruit wedges (leaving out seeds if possible) and add sugar and orange juice. Chill overnight.
Add ginger ale and ice just before serving.

You can serve it right away, if you want but use chilled red wine and serve over lots of ice. However, remember that the best Sangrias are chilled around 24 hours in the frig. – so that the flavors can really marinate into each other.

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This is for Sara (oufirebug) Hope you enjoy!

Broccoli-Cheese Bake

2 pkg Frozen chopped Broccoli, cooked and drained
1 cup Minute rice, uncooked
1 small onion, chopped fine
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup Cheez Whiz, softened
pinch of oregano.

Mix together all above ingreadients in a 9 x 9-inch baking dish which has been sprayed with a non-stick cooking spray. Bake 350 degrees for 35 minute. 8 to 10 servings.

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My family loves both of these, but espcially the taco ring. Enjoy!

Chicken Ring

½ cup red bell pepper
½ cup fresh broccoli, chopped
¼ cup water chestnuts, drained and chopped
2 tablespoons onion chopped
1 can (5 ounces) chunk chicken (white), drained and flaked
2 packages (8 ounces each) refrigerated crescent rolls

Preheat over 350 degrees. Chop pepper, broccoli, water chestnuts and onion with food chopper. Flake chicken with Pastry Blender. Combine all ingredients except crescent rolls in 2-qt. bowl. Unroll crescent rolls and arrange triangles in a circle 15” baking stone with bases overlapping in center points towards the outside. Scoop filling and tuck under base at center. (Filling will not be completely covered.) Bake 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Cut with Pizza cutter, serve warm.

6 servings or 16 sample servings
370 calories and 21 grams of fat per serving.

Taco Ring

1 lb. ground beef
1 taco seasoning pack
2 tablespoons onion chopped
lettuce
tomato
sour cream
taco sauce
grated cheese
2 packages (8 ounces each) refrigerated crescent rolls


Brown beef, add onion and taco seasoning pack. Drain off grease. Unroll crescent rolls and arrange triangles in a circle 15” baking stone with bases overlapping in center points towards the outside. Scoop filling and tuck under base at center. (Filling will not be completely covered.) Bake 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. In the middle of ring put lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, and sour cream. Cut with Pizza cutter, serve warm. I usually leave the lettuce, tomatoes, cheese and sour cream in their own bowls and serve them that way. The other way is a prettier presentation.

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For all those with a sweet tooth:

Strawberry Torte

Batter:
½ cup vegetable shortening ½ teaspoon salt
1 1/3 cups sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour 1 cup pineapple juice
1 tablespoon baking powder 3 egg whites

Cream shortening and sugar. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Mix vanilla with pineapple juice. Add flour mixture alternately with pineapple mixture. In another bowl, beat egg whites until stiff; fold into batter. Divide batter equally between 2 9-inch cake pans which have been greased, floured and lines with wax paper. Set aside.

Meringue:
3 egg whites 1 teaspoon vanilla
¼ teaspoon salt ¾ cup chopped pecans
2/3 cup sugar

Beat egg whites with salt until stiff. Gradually add sugar. Fold in vanilla and pecans. Divide equally and spread over uncooked batter. Bake 35 to 40 minute at 350 degrees. Cool in pans. Turn out on wire rack and remove waxed paper

Frosting:
1 cup whipping cream 2 tablespoons powdered sugar

Beat cream until slightly thickened; add sugar and beat until soft peaks form.

To Assemble:

Sliced strawberries Whole strawberries

Place one layer of cake, meringue side up, on serving platter. Spread with ½ frosting. Layer with sliced strawberries. Top with second layer of cake, meringue side up; spread with rest of frosting. Decorate top with whole strawberries. Store in refrigerator until ready to serve.

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Easy Brown Rice

1 cup uncooked rice
1 can beef broth
1 can consomme
1/2 stick butter

(Sometimes I use 2 beef broth OR 2 comsomme)

Mix and bake at 375 degrees for one hour or until liquid is totally absorbed.

Optional: Mushroom or French onion soup can be used in the place beef broth or comsomme.

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Smoked Sausage Casserole

First you fry 6 to slices of bacon until crisp.
Put to the side, crumble when cool.
Put a layer of 3-4 lg potatoes slices thin and peeled.
Then slices carrotts, about 3 to 4 of them.
Cover and cook on Medium heat about 15 to 20 minutes.
While that is cooking slice 2-3 large onions (Optional)
After cooking 10 minutes add these.
Then slice smoked sausage into bite size pieces.
Add after 20 minutes is up.
Let cook arount 5 to 10 minutes.
When sausage is steamed add frozen chopped or florets of brocolli. I use to boxes. Let cook about 5 minutes, long enough to steam.
Sprinkle bacon on top and serve.

I never stir it, and it does not stick or burn. The bacon grease is the secret.

Forrest request this on occassion. He loves it!

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Broccolli Salad

1 bunch fresh broccolli, chopped 1 cup shredded cheese
1 onion, chopped 8 slice bacon, cooked and crumbled

Dressing
½ cup mayo 2 Tablespoons vinegar
¼ cup sugar

Stir dressing until sugar is dissolved. Pour over the preceding ingredients. Toss and refrigerate overnight.


Pineapple-Cheese Casserole

1 (20 oz.) can pineapple chunks, drained (save ½ cup juice) 3 Tablespoons flour
½ cup sugar ¼ cup melted butter
1 cup grated cheese crushed Ritz crackers

Place pineapple chunks in a buttered casserole dish. Sprinkle cheese over pineapple. Mix sugar and flour and add pineapple juice and 3 tablespoons of melted butter (margarine). Pour sauce over pineapple and cheese. Top with crushed Ritz crackers and pour remaining butter on top.

Bake 350 degrees until it bubbles well.

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My Mom's recipe, love it on a cold day!

Chicken Stew

1 large hen, boiled, deboned and cut into small bite size pieces
1/2 lb. butter
1/4 bottle catsup
1 small jar mustard
2 large Irish potatoes
3/4/ (no. 2) can corn drained
2 (No. 2) cans tomato juice
1 onion to taste
Salt, pepper and vinegar to taste

Peel and cube potatoes and onion. Mix all ingredients and boil until thick.

Serve over rice or bread.

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Taco Soup

1 lb hambruger browned, add taco seasoning pack with browning.

After browning add:

3 can diced tomatoes
1 can Rotel tomatoes
1 can kidney beans (drained)
1 can pinto beans
1 can whole cornel corn (drained)

Cook until boiling and let simmer for a short while.

Serve with med. Cheddar Cheese grated and sour cream.

Good on a cold night.

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Broccoli Soup

2 boxes frozen broccoli (chopped)
1 can chicken broth
2 can cream of chicken
2 can evaporated milk
1/2 stick butter
1 cup grated cheese.

Medium heat cook brocolli in chick broth until tender. Add cream of chicken and cook until dissolved. Add butter, cheese and milk. Do not continue to boil once the milk has been added. (Cooked ehck cut into chunks may be added.)

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Poor Man's Steak

1 lb hamburger
2 to 3 regular size onions sliced into rings
6 to 8 potatoes peeled and cut into slices
1 can cream of mushroom


I a baking pay put a layer of 1/2 of the potatoes, layer of 1/2 of the onions, crumble 1/2 of hamburger and spread 1/2 of the can of cream of mushroom. Then put remain potatoes, onions, hamburger and soup. You can top with cheese if you like. Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes to one hour. Serve with a salad or your choice of vegetable.

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Cheese Pie or as you call it Mac and Cheese

Cook your macroni, usually the big box.

I grate 8 oz. of medium cheddar cheese

2 eggs

2 cups milk

butter

salt and pepper to taste.

In baking dish put cooked macroni, add cheese and stir in. In milk add eggs, salt and pepper, blend well and pour on top. Add butter pats on top bake at 350 degrees until browning on top about 30 to 45 minutes. Don't want to overbake or it will be dry.

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Lisa, I make a lot of those things but we call them a differant name.

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Lisa(mom)~ You'll have to post some of your recipes too.

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Please post, I need something new to fix sometimes.

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Zucchini-Honey Bread

Really yummy and a good way to sneak veggies to kids or a DH. Mine never knew there was zucchini in there

This makes 2 loafs...cut recipe in half for one.

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 cup chopped pecans
2 cups shredded zucchini (about 1 large zucchini)
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1.5 cups sugar
0.75 cups honey
1 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1) Combine first 6 ingredients in a large bowl, stirring well.
2) Combine zucchini and remaining 5 ingredients, stirring well. Add to flour mixture, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened.
3) Spoon batter into 2 greased and floured 8.5 x 4.5 inch loafpans. Bake at 350 for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove from pans, and cool loafs on wire racks.

**you can bake in 9x5 pans for 1 hour, but they won't be as tall.

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