Chicken Biscuit Bake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 2 (10 3/4 ounce) cans campbell's cream of onion soup
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 4 cups cooked cut-up vegetables
• 2 cups cubed cooked chicken or 2 cups turkey
• 1 (10 count) package refrigerated biscuits

Recipe

• 1 mix soup, milk, parsley, pepper, veggies and chicken in 3 quart shallow baking dish.
• 2 bake at 400 f for 15 minutes.
• 3 cut each biscuit into quarters.
• 4 remove chicken mixture from the oven and stir.
• 5 top the chicken mixture with cut biscuits.
• 6 bake 15 more minutes or until biscuits are golden brown.

Ambrosia Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup golden raisin
• 1/3 cup diced dried apricot
• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, slightly softened
• 2/3 cup corn oil
• 2 cups packed light brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 pinch of finely grated orange zest (optional)
• 1 1/2 cups shredded sweetened coconut
• 1 1/3 cups corn flakes, crushed
• 1 1/4 cups candied pineapple
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 2/3 cup old fashioned oats, tip, to crush corn flakes, place in plastic bag and squeeze several times

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 385*.
• 2 grease several baking sheets or coat with nonstick spray.
• 3 in a colander, rinse the raisins and apricots, if using, well under hot water, let stand until well drained; set aside.
• 4 in a mediumb owl, throughly stir together the flour, baking powder, and salt and set aside.
• 5 in a large bowl, with electric mixer on low speed, beat together the butter, oil and brown sugar, until blended. increase the speed to medium and beat until well blended and smooth. beat in the egg, vanilla and orange zest, if using.
• 6 beat or stir in flour mixture until evenly incorporated. stir in coconut, corn flakes, pineapple, pecans oats, and drained fruit until evenly incorporated.
• 7 let dough stand for 10 minutes or until firmed up. if room is very warm refrigerate the dough.
• 8 shape portions of the dough into 1 1/2" balls, with lightly greased hands. place on the baking sheets, spacing about 2 1/2" apart.
• 9 using your hand, press down the balls until they are about 1/3" thick.
• 10 bake the cookies, one sheet at a time, in upper third of the oven for 10-13 minutes, or until tinged with brown all over and just beginning to firm up in the centers; be careful not to overbake. reverse the sheet from front to back halfway through baking to ensure even browning.
• 11 transfer the sheet to a wire rack and let stand until the cookies firm up.1-2 minutes.
• 12 using a spatula, transfer the cookies to wire rack to cool completely. store in an airtight container for up to 1 week or freeze for up to 1 month.
• 13 **tip -- to crush corn flakes, place in plastic bag and squeeze several times.

Ambrosia Macaroons

Total Time: 38 mins Preparation Time: 8 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons finely grated orange peel
• 3 large eggs
• 24 ounces sweetened flaked coconut (about 6 cups firmly packed)
• 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 position rack in center of oven; preheat to 325°f
• 2 line 3 large rimmed baking sheets with parchment.
• 3 using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until smooth.
• 4 add sugar and salt; beat until blended.
• 5 beat in orange peel, then eggs, 1 at a time.
• 6 mix in coconut.
• 7 drop batter onto sheets by tablespoonfuls, spacing 1 1/2 inches apart.
• 8 bake macaroons, 1 sheet at a time, until golden on bottom and browned in spots, 25 to 30 minutes.
• 9 cool completely on sheets.
• 10 using fork, drizzle chocolate over macaroons.
• 11 chill on sheets until chocolate is firm, about 30 minutes.

Cilantro Sauce

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 thumb-sized piece fresh ginger, peeled and chopped
• 1/4 cup olive oil, maybe more
• chili flakes
• salt
• pepper
• lime juice

Recipe

• 1 add the following ingredients to a blender or food processor: cilantro leaves, garlic cloves, ginger, and olive oil. puree the ingredients. add more oil if necessary.
• 2 add salt, pepper, chili flakes, and lime juice to taste. i used about 2 tablespoons of lime juice. mix once more.
• 3 serve in a small bowl.

Butterflied Chicken With Thyme, Lemon And Garlic

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs 25 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh garlic, with salt made into a paste
• 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh garlic, with salt made into a paste
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh thyme leaves
• 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh thyme leave
• 2 tablespoons grated lemon zest
• 1 tablespoon chopped onion
• 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 (3 lb) whole chickens, butterflied
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 whisk together oil, 2 tablespoons of the garli, 2 tablespoons of the thyme, 1 tablespoon of the lemon zest and 1 tablespoon of onion in a large baking dish. add the chicken and turn to coat in the oil. cover and let marinade in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours and up to 8 hours.
• 2 preheat the grill to medium. remove the chicken from the marinade and season both sides with salt and pepper. place the chicken on the grill, skin side down and slowly grill until the fat renders and the skin becomes golden brown and crisp, about 15 minutes. turn thechicken over, close the cover and continue grilling until just cooked through, about 20 minutes longer. remove from the grill, loosely tent with foil and let rest 10 minutes before cutting.
• 3 mix together the remaining garlic, thyme and 1 tablespoon of lemon zest and sprinkle over the cut chicken.

Cindy's Mom's Beef Vegetable Soup

Total Time: 6 hrs Preparation Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 lbs beef bones with marrow
• 1 -2 lb stew meat
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (6 ounce) tomato paste
• 1 (46 ounce) can tomato juice
• 1 (16 ounce) bag frozen mixed vegetables
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup celery, chopped
• 1 (14 ounce) can potatoes, chopped
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 cup parsley flakes, dried
• 8 ounces noodles, any kind

Recipe

• 1 in a large dutch oven pan take your meat bones, stew meat and the salt and pepper, cover with water, simmer covered for 4 hours.
• 2 remove bones, cut up meat and take off any fat on top.
• 3 add the rest of the ingredients, cover and simmer for another 2 hours.
• 4 add noodles the last 20 minutes.
• 5 serve, you can freeze any leftovers.

Bacon Dip

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 4 ounces swiss cheese, cut into small pieces
• 2 tablespoons diced onion flakes
• 1 (3 ounce) can bacon bits

Recipe

• 1 combine the mayonnaise, cream cheese, swiss cheese and the onion flakes. mix well.
• 2 spoon into a small baking dish.sprinkle with bacon bits.
• 3 bake at 350.