Our Favorite Recipes

Moist Chocolate Brownies:

1/2 cup butter

4 eggs

1 cup flour

1/2 tsp.salt

16 oz. can Hershey's syrup

1 cup sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

Beat all ingredients together until thoroughly mixed.  Pour into a gresed 13"x9" pan and bake for 25 minutes at 350 degrees.

Frosting for Brownies

1/4 cup milk

1 cup sugar

1 Tbsp. butter

1 cup chocolate chips

Combine milk, sugar, and butter and bring to a rolling boil.  Remove from heat and stir in chocolate chips.  Frost brownies.

Peanut Blossom

1 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)

3/4 to 1 cup peanutbutter

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups biscuit mix (like bisquick)

sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In a large bowl, beat sweetened condensed milk, peanutbutter, egg and vanilla until smooth.  Add biscuit mix and mix well.  Chill atleast 1 hour.  Shape into one inch balls.  Roll in sugar.

Bake 6-8 minutes until lightly browned.  Press Hershey kiss in center of cookie immediately after baking.

Cheerios Treats

3 Tbsp. oleo

1 10 1/2 oz. package of mini marshmallows

(6 cups)

1/2 cup peanut butter

5 cups of Cheerios

1 cup M&M's (could do red and green for christmas)

Melt oleo in saucepan.  Add marshmallows and peanut butter and mix until completely smooth over low to medium heat.  Stir in Cheerios and M&M's and spread in a buttered 13x9" pan.  Chill. Cut into squares.

Italian Chicken Simmer

Prep time: 10 min Ready in 45 minutes Serves 4

Ingredients:

1 tbsp of olive oil

4 Chicken leg quarters (1 -1 1/2) Skin removed or use cutlets

1      Can of talian-style diced undrained tomatoes

1/3    Cup of tomatoe paste

2       Cups chopped red peppers (about two small ones)

1/4    Cup 100% grated aprmasean cheese

1/2    Cup Finely shredded Italian style five cheese blend

Heat oil in large non-stick pan on medium high .  Meanwhile cut the chicken thighs from the chicken legs. Add to skillet cook 10 min or until lightly browned on both sides turning occasionally.

Add tomatoes with their liquid and the tomato paste mix well.  Stir in peppers, cover.  Reduce heat tp medium-low, simmer 20 min or until chicken is cooked through (180 F), stirring, occasionally.

Remove from heat.  Stir in parmasean cheese, sprinkle with shredded cheese.  Let stand until cheese melts.