Pumpkin Cookies

Pumpkin Cookies
Talia Hudson

2 boxes Spice cake mixes
1 Large can pumpkin
1 bag chocolate

Mix together, then add chocolate chips.

Bake at 350 for 16-18 min.

Frost after cooled with Betty Crocker cream cheese frosting.

YUMMY!!!!!!

Refreshing Fruit salad

This is all I eat lately! Its so satisfying in the summer!

1 pint blueberries
1 pint blackberries
1 pint raspberries
1 sm container of strawberries
2-3 t. mint
1T. lemon juice

*Wash all berries and put in large bowl. Add lemon juice and minced mint. Top with fresh whip cream! YUM!

Stuffed Peppers

Love. Love. Love this recipe!! I don't make this very often, but I should...its a crowd pleaser every time!

Stuffed Peppers
4 large & fairly evenly shaped green peppers
2C cooked rice
1 can diced tomatoes
few shakes of Worcestershire sauce
1 lb. ground beef
sm can of tomato sauce (optional)
Salt/pepper
Garlic salt

*Cut tops off of peppers and clean veins, seed out of the insides. Brown beef with onion, drain. Mix all ingredients together and fill peppers. Bake, covered at 350* for about 60 min or until the peppers are cooked through. Sometimes I add a little shredded cheese to the top during the last 15 min of cooking.

Yummy Veggie Dip

Vegetable Dip
Julie Cornwell

2 cups Sour cream
2 cups mayonnaise
2 Tbsp. bon appetite spice
2 Tbsp. dill weed
2 Tbsp. onion flakes
1 Tbsp. parsley flakes
shake of pepper

Combine all ingredients and it’s best if you let it sit in the refrigerator overnight. This dip lasts in a plastic container in the fridge for 3 to 4 weeks. This is my family’s favorite dip to go with vegetables, chips, etc. So good!

Taco night!

Could taco night be any easier to make?? Or better to eat?? Ummm..NO!

1lb ground beef
1/4 sm onion, diced
taco seasoning envelope
1 scallion (green onion)
1-2 tomatoes
1C lettuce, chopped
1 can sliced olives
1 1/2C shredded cheese
Taco sauce-optional
Salsa
Sour cream


-Brown beef and onions until cooked. Drain fat. Add taco seasonings to pan, follow directions from envelope. While meat is cooking, chop remaining ingredients.
We use large tortillas, but once in a while the hard shells are just as yummy. The toppings are endless, this is just what I usually use. Enjoy!

Fajitas

By Stephanie Reece

My family absolutly loves these and although it takes a little time (not energy), its totally worth it.

1-2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts (or beef works to)
1 green bell pepper
1 red bell pepper
1 yellow bell pepper
1/2 small onion (yellow or white)
1 tomato seeds and juices squeezed
2-3 Tbsp. olive oil
Fajita seasoning packet

Toppings:
Sour cream
Salsa
Guacamole
Cheese

-Cut chicken into thin strips and cook through. I recently tried grilling them on the BBQ and it worked great! Set aside when cooked through.
Chop all veggies into thin strips. Cut tomatoes into wedges making sure that most of the juice has been squeezed from them. Add olive oil to large, deep skillet and heat until hot. When oil is hot add all the veggies and cook until tender. This takes around 20 min. or so. Remove veggies and set aside. Put chicken back in skillet and add fajita seasoning packet with approx 1/4 c water then put veggies back into skillet with chicken and simmer for approx 5-10 min or until seasoning is well blended. Serve on tortillas with sour cream, cheese and salsa. (Check here for homemade salsa recipe) Dinner is on!

**I am cheap, so unless I am serving this for company, I only buy green bell peppers. The other colors are too expensive!

Baked beans

by Stephanie Reece
This is a great way to dress up those store bought beans in minutes!

1-2 cans your fav baked beans (I go for Bushes original)
3-4 slices bacon
1-2 cloves of garlic, minced
1/2 sm. onion, diced

-Cut bacon in small pieces and fry. Set on paper towles to drain. Drain most of the grease from the bacon reserving just enough to saute the onion and garlic in. **NOTE, add the onions and let them cook until they are almost done. The garlic sautes up super fast and if you add it too early it will burn! Stir garlic, onion and bacon bits into beans and transfer to oven proof dish. Bake covered at 350* while the rest of your BBQ is on the grill! YUM-O!! The smell alone with drive you crazy!