Chicken & Rice

1 1/2 c. raw rice
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of celery soup
1 can cream of chicken soup
2/3 c. sherry

Combine above and put in 9×13 pan.  Lay chicken pieces or pork chops over rice.  Sprinkle package of cream of onion soup over the top. Cover tightly with foil.  Bake at 35o for 2 [...]

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90 Minute Whole Wheat Pizza

Makes one 15 x 10 whole wheat pizza

1 1/2 c. all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 package Fleishman’s dry yeast
1 c. very warm water (120-150 degrees)
2 tsp peanut oil
2 c. whole wheat flour
Pam spray
1 15 1/2 oz jar pizza sauce
8 oz. shredded mozzarella cheese
toppings of choice

Mix 1 cup flour, salt and yeast.  Add warm water, [...]

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Cranberry Orange Chex Mix

3 cups each of Corn Chex, Rice Chex, and Wheat Chex  (Don’t they sell these all mixed together yet?)
1 c. sliced almonds
1/4 c. margarine or butter, melted (do not use spread or tub products)
1/4 c. packed brown sugar
1/4 c. frozen (thawed) orange juice concentrate
1/2 c. dried cranberries

Heat oven to 300.  Mix cereal and almonds in [...]

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Greek Custard Phyllo Cups

Tis the season where I sit around with my handy dandy Doane paper notebook and plan and re-plan the Orphan’s Thanksgiving Party  I host every year.   I make a ton of food and invite all my family-less friends over to my house the night before Thanksgiving for appetizers and movies.  There is much booze and [...]

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Olive and Sun-Dried Tomato Tapenade

Who does not love tapenade?  This was also on the side of the craptastic Triscuit Thin Crisp Quattro Formaggio box.  (You know you are going to go out and buy them just to see if they are as underwhelming as I say.)

1 8 oz can pitted black olives
1/4 c. sun-dried tomatoes
2 T. olive oil
1/3 c. [...]

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Baked Onion Dip

Taken straight off the side of a very disappointing box of Triscuit Thin Crisps in the Quattro Formaggio flavor.  There was not Quattro Formaggios.  There was one Formaggio and it’s name is “Unnatural MSG Formaggio”

1 T. butter (they actually say margarine, but that word does not exist in our house)
1 large sweet onion, finely chopped
1/3 [...]

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Mexican Dip

2 Pkgs of cream cheese
1 Can no bean Chili
1 Bottle Green Taco Sauce
Shredded Medium Cheddar Cheese
Spread cream cheese in 9×13. Top with chili, top with green taco sauce. Cover with cheese. Put in oven at 350 until the cheese is melted and bubbling around outside edges

Ooh maybe this dip will make it so I never [...]

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Hushpuppies

2 c. finely chopped onion
1 1/2 c. cornmeal
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 c. cold water
1/3 c. water
1/2 c. flour
1 1/4 tsp salt
 4 T. butter

In medium saucepan cook onions, covered in 1/3 c. water for 2-3 minutes.  Thoroughly stir together cornmeal, flour, baking powder, and salt.  Stir in 1 c. cold water.  Gradually stir cornmeal mixture [...]

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Grandma’s Cheese Ball

My family apparently has a lot of cheese ball recipes.

 1 stick butter
2  8 oz.  cream cheese
2 c. shredded cheddar cheese
1 T. chopped onion
2 T. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp lemon juice
1 T. each pimento and green pepper

Mix together. Form into ball.  Chill.
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Myron’s Cheeseball

1 pkg cream cheese
1 T. Worcestershire sauce
1 T. accent
finely chopped onion
1 pkg. chipped beef

Mix together.  Form into ball.  Chill.
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