Sloppy Joes

Sloppy Joes

What you will need...
3 lb of groung beef-cooked
1 cup of water
1 package of sloppy Joes seasoning mix
1 small onion-chopped
1 tsp of chili powder
1/2 cup of ketchup-you may need to add more
2 teaspoons of mustard
2 heaping tablespoons of brown sugar
(for the ketchup, mustard, and brown sugar I just continue to add until I think it tastes right. So, as far as the exact measurements go for these three items I may be off a little)

Brown and drain the beef, add the rest of the ingredients and bring to a boil for 5 minutes. Turn stove down and let simmer for another 5 minutes.

Oatmeal Peanut Butter Bars

Oatmeal Peanut Butter Bars

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Cream Together:

1/2 cup butter

2/3 cup creamy peanut butter

1 cup brown sugar

2 egg whites

1 tsp vanilla

Add & mix together until its at a cookie dough consistency :

1/2 cup wheat flour

3/4 cup white flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2-3/4 tsp salt (depending if you salted butter or not)

1 1/2 cup steel cut oats (I use a mixture of oat, barley, rye, wheat, and kamut flakes)

Lightly grease (I use pam) a 9 x 9 pan or if you want thinner bars use a 9 x 12.

Press peanut butter dough into pan until smooth on top

Poor a thick layer of semi sweet chocolate chips over the dough

Bake for 15-17 minutes

Spread the melted chocolate chips out so they are smooth like frosting

Refrigerate then cut into bars and EAT UP! ENJOY!!

Homemade Apple Sause

Homemade Apple Sauce

What you will need...

10-12 medium apples-peeled, cored, and sliced - put into a pot with a very small amount of water (maybe a 1-give or take) on the bottom of the pot. You don't want the apples to burn but you don't want them to be soggy.

Cook on medium heat for 15-20 minutes or until the apples are able to be smashed.

Once the apples are ready, put them all into a blender with the water. There should not be a lot of water. You can always add water but not take it away once you have it blended.

You can determine how smooth or chunky you want your apple sauce. Start with adding a 1/2 cup of sugar (you may have to add more after you taste it) Add a teaspoon of cinnamon to the blender along 1/4 cup of brown sugar.

Blend to your consistency. You can either serve warm or chill and serve later cool.

Apple Crisp

APPLE CRISP

What you will need...

1 c of oats

1 c of packed brown sugar

½ c of flour

1 ts of cinnamon

½ c of butter

8-10 medium GRANNY smith apples, peeled & sliced

Combine oats, brown sugar, flour and cinnamon.  Cut in butter til mixture is like crumbs and set aside.

Put sliced apples in a 9x13 dish (spray with PAM).  Sprinkle lightly with sugar.  Cover with crumb mixture.  Bake at 250 for about 40-45 minutes.  Serve with ice cream.

Picture to come.

Recipe from Barb

Cheese Danish

CHEESE DANISH

What you will need...

2 packages of crescent rolls

2 eight ounce cream cheese

1 c sugar

1 egg separated

Lay 1 package of rolls into a 9x13 buttered pan.  Mix cream cheese, sugar & egg yolk and spread on top.  Roll out and lay 2^nd package of crescent rolls on top.  Beat egg white til stiff.  Spread over top crust.  Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Bake at 350 for ½ hour, allow to cool.

Picture to come.

Recipe from Barb

Beans

BEANS

What you will need...

6 small cans of pork & beans, slightly drained

½-1 lb of bacon chopped & fried – save 1 tablespoon of bacon drippings

4 hotdogs, cut up

1 lb of ground beef, browned & drained

½ bottle of your favorite barbecue sauce

½ c. packed brown sugar

2 tablespoons of mustard

1 t of worcesteshire (spelling?) sauce

Mix in crockpot all of the above, including the tablespoon of bacon drippings – cook all day on low.  Serve with French bread.

Picture to come.

Recipe from Barb

Chili

CHILI

What you will need...

2 lbs of ground beef, browned & drained

2 large cans of crushed tomatoes

2 cans of chili beans (I use 1 hot, 1 mild)

2 packs of your favorite chili seasoning (I use 1 hot 1 mild)

1 can of diced petite chili seasoned tomatoes

Mix all of the above into your crockpot.  Cook on low all day. Serve with sour cream & cheese!

Picture to come.

Recipe from Barb