Salsa Chicken

4-5 Chicken Breasts
1 Jar Salsa

Cook all day in a crockpot. Take out and shred chicken. About one hour before serving add 1 cup sour cream and some canned black bans. Heat through. Serve with tortillas, lettuce, grated cheese, olives.

Sweet & Sour Meatballs

2 Pounds Lean Ground Beef
5 Oz. Evaporated Milk
1 Pound Bulk Pork Sausage
2 Cups Regular Oats
2 Teaspoons Chili Powder
2 Teaspoons Salt
1/2 Cup Onion, Chopped
2 Eggs
1/2 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
1/2 Teaspoon Pepper

Place ingredients in a large bowl. Mix together with hands. Form into 1 inch balls. Place in a 9x13 inch baking dish, single layer. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. While baking mix the sauce.

Sauce:
2 Cups Ketchup
1/2 Cup Barbecue Sauce
1 1/2 Cups Brown Sugar
1/2 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
1/2 Cup Onion, Chopped

Pour off grease from cooked meatballs and then add sauce. Bake for another 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Serve over rice.

Chunky Monkey Pancakes

Combine in a large bowl:
1 1/2 Cups Flour
3 Tablespoons Sugar
2 Teaspoons Baking Powder
1 1/2 Teaspoons Baking Soda
1/4 Teaspoon Salt

In Another Bowl Combine the Following:
1 1/2 Cups Buttermilk
1 Large Egg
1 Tablespoon Vegetable Oil
1 Teaspoon Vanilla

Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Mix just until moistened and combined. In a separate bowl mash two ripe bananas. Fold into the batter. Add 6 Tablespoons Mini Chocolate Chips tossed with 2 Teaspoons Flour. Pour into batter. Use a 1/4 cup measuring cup to make pancakes.

Maple Peanut Butter Syrup
1/2 Cup Creamy Peanut Butter
Heat for 30 seconds in the microwave.
Add 1 cup maple syrup
Wisk together to combine. Heat in microwave for another 30 seconds. Stir together before serving.

Mini Garlic Monkey Breads

Tonight I was looking for some sort of bread to go with a soup I was making. I wanted something fast and easy, something different for my family. I came across this recipe on one of my favorite recipe websites: realmomkitchen.com. It was good. I would recommend serving this hot, straight from the oven.

2 (7.5 oz.) Cans Buttermilk Biscuits
6 Tablespoons Butter, Melted
2 Tablespoons Parsley Flakes
3 Cloves Garlic, Minced
1/4 Cup Parmesan Cheese, Grated plus 2 Tablespoons additional to sprinkle to the top if desired

1. Cut biscuits into 4 pieces and place in a bowl. I used kitchen shears to cut the biscuits. You could also use a pizza cutter.

2. Combine the melted butter, parsley flakes, and minced garlic, and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese together and pour over biscuit pieces.

3. Gently toss the biscuit pieces to get evenly coated with the butter mixture.

4. Using a 12 cup muffin tin, place 6-7 pieces of the coated biscuit dough into each muffin cup. Use the additional 2 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese and sprinkle on top of the breads in the muffin cup.

5. Bake at 400 degrees for 12-14 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm. Makes 12 mini garlic monkey breads.

Sugar Cookies

As I made sugar cookie dough this morning so the kids to make cookies for Santa, I decided it was past time I post my favorite sugar cookie dough recipe.

1 1/2 Cups Lard or Shortening
4 Eggs
2 Cups Sugar
1 Cup Milk
7 Cups Flour
1 Teaspoon Salt
4 Teaspoons Baking Powder
2 Teaspoons Vanilla

Cream lard/shortening and eggs together. Add milk and sugar. Stir well. Add flour, salt, baking powder and vanilla all at once. Knead lightly. Refrigerate overnight. Roll out 1/8-inch thick. Cut with cookie cutters. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 6 minutes.

Peppermint Ice Cream Dessert

This recipe has been in my husband's family for a long time. Bryon's grandma used to make it around the holidays.

1. Crust: Line the bottom of a 9x13 pan with 1 package Crushed Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafers.
2. Layer: 1/2 Gallon Vanilla Ice Cream
3. Whip 1 Pint Whipping Cream, 1/2 Package Miniature Marshmallows and approximately 1/2 cup hard peppermint cadies, crushed. Spread over vanilla ice cream. Re-freeze and serve when desired.

Green Grape Salad

This weekend for a family reunion, I was supposed to take a side dish or a dessert. There always seems to be a ton of desserts and so I opted to take a side dish. The big question was, what side dish to take. My sister had found this recipe on Pinterest. She had never had it but suggested it to me to take. I decided to take it because it looked like something that would go together in a hurry. It was a huge hit! I have to admit it was very simple to make and was delicious.

4 Pounds Seedless Grapes
1 (8 Ounce) Package Cream Cheese
1 (8 Ounce) Package Sour Cream
1/2 Cup White Sugar
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
4 Ounces Pecans, Chopped (Not to fine)
2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar

Wash and dry the grapes. Take them off the vine and put them in a bowl. In a seperate bowl, mix together the sour cream, cream cheese, white sugar and vanilla. Once the mixture is smooth, place the cream cheese mixture over the grapes. Stir until the grapes are evenly coated. Sprinkle with brown sugar and pecans. I did stir it just a bit so not all the brown sugar and pecans were not all on the top. Refrigerate until ready to serve.