Mmmpossible Taco Pie

Not to be confused with the Mmmposible Cheeseburger Pie that is already listed.  This is the last recipe in the Land-O-Lakes recipe box.  WOO HOO!  I finished something!

1 lb. ground beef
1/2 c. chopped onion
1 envelopes taco seasoning mix (1 1/4 oz. each)
3/4 c. Bisquick baking mix
1 1/4 c. milk
3 eggs
1 cup shredded Cheddar Cheese
1/4 head [...]

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Hershey’s “Perfectly Chocolate” Chocolate Cake

2 cups sugar
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup HERSHEY’S Cocoa
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup boiling water
“PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE” CHOCOLATE FROSTING(recipe follows)

Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour [...]

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Chile Rellano Torta

1/2 pound grated cheddar
1/2 pound grated Monteray Jack
5 eggs
1/3 cup flour
1 2/3 cups half and half
1 (4 oz) can diced green chilis, drained
1/4 c. picante sauce

Preheat oven to 375.  Mix grated cheeses and spread evenly in buttered 10 in. pie plate.  Beat eggs, add flour slowly, then beat in half and half.  If mixture is [...]

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Beef Volcanoes

I LOVE these things.  I don’t think I have had them since I was about 14, but I am making them ASAP.

1 1/2 lb ground beef
2 eggs
3/4 c. tomato juice
1 1/2 c. quick oats
1/4 c. chopped onion
1/4 T. dry mustard
1 T. Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 c. tomato juice
10 1″ square cheese pieces

Mix [...]

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Chicken and Noodles

I make fun of one of the recipe boxes that I have all the time.  I bought it at an Estate sale, and it was the start of my recipe box collecting.  The woman who wrote the recipes hated writing on the back of cards, and she obviously just wrote stuff on the cards to [...]

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Banana Pudding

1/3 c. sugar
pinch salt
3 T. cornstarch
1 12 oz can evaporated milk
1 1/2 c. whole milk
4 egg yolks
1 tsp vanila
16-20 vanilla wafers
2 large bananas, sliced
2/3 c. brown sugar
4-5 tsp hot water

Mix sugar, cornstarch and salt.  Add evaporated milk and whole milk.  Cook in a double boiler stirring frequently, till it coats the back of a spoon.  [...]

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Pizza (and Pizza Sauce)

This is my Mother’s pizza recipe, and it brings me great memories of birthday parties, Friday night pizza parties and every Christmas after the year one of us said, “Why do we always have to have big fancy dinners on Christmas? Why can’t we have pizza?” We are a lazy pizza making family, [...]

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Matzo Balls

 Believe it or not, this Shiksa makes a mean matzo ball.  Yes, I was raised in Montana, and did not even know there was such a thing as a “Jew” before I moved to New York at the age of 18, but I made up for it by instantly adopting Jewish food as my favorite.  [...]

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Heinz Ketchup

1 6 oz can tomato paste
1/2 c. light corn syrup
1/2 c. white vinegar
1/4 c. water
1 T. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/8 tsp. garlic powder

Combine all ingredients over medium heat.  Whisk until smooth.  When mixture comes to boil, reduce heat and simmer 20 mins, stirring often.  Remove pan and cover until cool.  Chill and store [...]

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Sausage Cheese Balls

3 cups Bisquick Original or Reducd Fat baking mix
1 lb bulk pork sausage
4 cups Kraft Cheddar cheese (16 oz.)
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp. dried rosemary leaves
1/2 tsp. parsley flakes

Heat oven to 350.  Lightly grease jelly roll pan, 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1 inch.  Mix all ingredients thoroughly.  Shape mixture into one inch [...]

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