Yummy Food!

When I married my tall, handsome, and very thin husband I resolved to get some meat on those bones. I also knew the way to a man heart is through his stomach. Taking these two things into account I took up a love for cooking. That skin and bones of 180 lbs. has turned into a healthy 230 lbs.
I thought I would share our favorite things I make. It was hard to choose what to put in. I have all of the things I make in a word document. If you would like it, let me know (if I don't have your personal e-mail let me know that too)! Please share your recipes as well, I always like to try new things.

Don:

Orange Julius

1 c. frozen orange juice concentrate
1 ½ c. water
1 ½ c. milk
18 ice cubes
1 ½ tsp. vanilla
(His mom adds apricot nectr, which he loves!!!)

Shrimp Chowder
Tricia Wade

1 lb. clean shrimp
2 cans cream of potato soup
1 small can whole kernel corn
4 oz. cream cheese
2 or 3 green onions
½ pod garlic, pressed or minced
1 ½ c. milk
Dash of red pepper
1 stick butter
Saute chopped onions and garlic in butter. In large pot, mix milk soup and corn, crumble in cream cheese, wait for cream cheese to melt, and then add onion, garlic, and red pepper. Stir constantly, bring to a simmer, then add shrimp and cook for additional three minutes. Serve over rice and with French bread.
Notes: Drain corn a little bit. Just cut cream cheese in cubes to keep hands clean. We don’t use onions, fresh garlic, or red pepper. Put some black pepper and dried garlic. Just melt butter, add dry garlic then mix the rest in with that; saves cleaning a pot.

Fairy Rolls
Amy Beecher

1 cup butter or margarine
2 cups hot water
2 Tbsp. yeast
2 eggs
¾ cup sugar
1 tsp. salt
6-7 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
Dissolve yeast in hot water; sprinkle a tablespoon of sugar on top.
Blend eggs, sugar, salt, softened butter & baking powder in bowl.
Mix dissolved yeast into mixture
Add flour 2 cups at a time.
Put dough in a greased bowl upside down.
Let rise until double in size.
Roll dough out on floured surface. Use a pizza cutter to cut into triangles. Roll from the wide end of the triangle and then place on a greased baking sheet. Let rise again until double in size.
Bake @ 375 for 12-15 minutes. Makes about 3 ½ dozen rolls

Homemade Oreos

2 Devil Food Cake mixes
1 ½ c. shortening
4 eggs
Mix together – roll into 1 inch balls & place on cookie greased cookie sheet. Bat at 350 for 10 minutes. Frost one cookie and put two together.

Pam:

Shrimp Butter
Nancy Barlow

¾ Stick BUTTER-softened
8 oz. cream cheese-softened
½ small onion-minced
4 tsp. mayonnaise
Dash of salt, pepper, garlic powder
2 small cans shrimp-drained
Juice of ½ lemon
Blend all ingredients with electric mixer, Refrigerate before serving. Serve with Ritz or Town House crackers.

Crock Pot Roast and Potatoes

1 ½ -2 lb. roast
5-6 medium potatoes cut in quarters ( I like mashed potatoes instead!)
½ lb. bag baby carrots
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 tsp. Lipton onion soup mix
Salt and pepper
Pour cream of mushroom soup into crock pot. Add can of water if you need extra gravy. Stir in soup mix. Place uncooked meant in crock pot. Cut potatoes into bite size chucks and place potatoes and carrots in the pot. Cover generously with salt and pepper. Cook on low heat for 8-10 hours.

Lemon Jell-O Cake

1 pkg. super moist lemon cake mix
1 small pkg. lemon jell-o
¼ c. flour
Mix all together and add
4 eggs
¾ c. water
Beat for 2 min @ high speed & add
2/3 c. vegetable oil
Beat 1 min. - Bake in greased pan @ 350 for 40 min. - When cake is done poke holes all over – spoon frosting over hot cake
Frosting:
2 cups powdered sugar
The juice of 2 lemons

Jaron:

Hamburger Casserole

Nancy Barlow

1 cup elbow macaroni – cooked
1 small onion – chopped and browned with meat
1 lb. hamburger – browned
1 can tomato soup
1 can chili
Grated cheese
Mix all ingredients together – Simmer in skillet for 15 min. – sprinkle with grated cheese.

Bryson:

His favorite right now is carrots & squash!!! No green stuff.