Make Your Day Count Recipes

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs chicken wings

• ½ cup brown sugar

• ½ cup granulated sugar

• ½ cup soy sauce

• 1 cup chicken broth

Ingredients:

Olive oil
4 green and 4 yellow zucchini squash
2 Tsp basil
Seasoning salt

Wash and thinly slice zucchini.  In a  hot skillet, sauté zucchini in olive oil, and add basil.  Saute until cooked, yet not soft.
Add some seasoning salt to taste.

Ingredients:

3 cups fresh peaches
1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
½ cup milk
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder

Topping:

¼  cup melted butter
½ cup flour
1 cup brown sugar

Place peaches in the bottom of a greased deep dish.  Mix together 1 cup sugar, flour, milk, salt, and baking powder.  Pour batter evenly over peaches.
Now for the topping, mix 1 cup brown [...]

Ingredients:

Chicken strips or breasts
3 Tbsp Olive Oil
3 Tbsp Balsamic vinegar
Salt and Pepper to taste

In a hot skillet, brown chicken in olive oil.  Add balsamic vinegar to the chicken for an extra taste.   Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Ingredients:

4 chicken breasts
¼ olive oil
2 cups of grape juice
3 Tbsp corn starch (or 2 Tbsp of flour)
¼ cup water
1 onion, diced
mangos (optional)

Brown chicken and onion in olive oil and add 3 Tbsp corn starch and water, in order to make a sauce. Simmer for a few minutes.
Add grape juice, stirring to mix evenly.  Can serve [...]

Ingredients:

1 cup seedless grapes (can cut in half)
2 cups plain yogurt
2 cups cooked, cubed chicken
1 apple diced, cored
½ cup chopped pecans
Seasoned salt

Mix ingredients together and chill.  Serve on lettuce with garnish of orange slices or fresh fruit.

Ingredients:

1 tbsp olive oil
½ green bell pepper (chopped)
½ chopped onion
½ tomato, diced
shredded cheddar cheese (optional)
6-8 eggs
Salt and pepper to taste

In heavy skillet, sauté green pepper, onions and tomatoes, in olive oil.
Beat eggs  with a fork and add to sautéed vegetables.  Cook until done.  Can add shredded cheddar cheese as garnish on top.  Add salt and [...]

Ingredients:

1 pkg of dry onion soup mix
2 lbs lean ground beef (or turkey)
1 cup bread crumbs or crumbled crackers
1 egg and 2 egg whites, beaten
¾ cup water
2 tbs catsup
2-3 strips of bacon

Mix together all ingredients but catsup and bacon, and shape in meatloaf pan. Top with the catsup and bacon.  Bake 1 hour at 350°F [...]

Ingredients:

20 tomatoes, peeled and diced
Sugar
1 onion, finely chopped
1 large bell pepper, chopped
4-5 hot red or green peppers(long, hot)
2 cups vinegar
Salt to taste

Place tomatoes, onion, bell pepper, hot peppers, and vinegar into a deep pan, leaving 1-inch at the top. Pour sugar into your pot until you cannot put any more in,  then shake your pan [...]

Ingredients:

1 cup granulated sugar
¾ cup butter (or margarine)
8 oz pkg pitted dates, finely chopped
½ – ¾ cup water (more if needed)
2 cups Rice Krispies
1 cup chopped nuts
powdered sugar

In saucepan, cook sugar, butter, dates and water at low heat until thick. Keep stirring to avoid mixture burning.  Take off heat and stir very gently until dates [...]

Ingredients:

3 Tbsp oil
4 chicken breasts, cut into 1” cubes
1 cup chopped onions
2 Tbsp. dry parsley
1 cup chopped scallions
½ lb. smoked sausage (cut into 1/8 “ slices)
2 cloves garlic, peeled, minced
1 cup diced ham cut into 1” cubes
1 chopped green pepper
1 (16oz) can whole tomatoes in juice
2 celery stalks, chopped
2 cups uncooked, instant rice
½ tsp. ground [...]

Ingredients:

1 cup shortening
2 eggs
1 cup peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 ½ cups granulated sugar
2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
½ cup packed brown sugar
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda

Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine shortening and peanut butter in mixing bowl. Beat with electric mixer on medium speed. Add granulated sugar, brown sugar, and baking soda, and beat at medium [...]

Ingredients:

6-8 potatoes
Garlic Powder
Butter
Half & Half Cream
2% milk
Parmesan Cheese

Peel, dice and boil potatoes until soft, then drain. Mash potatoes with butter, garlic, and a twist of parmesan cheese. Mix with an electric mixer, and fill individual Ramekin dishes (if desired). Sprinkle with cheese on top, and place in oven at 350°F for about 5 minutes to [...]

Crust:

2 cups flour
1 ½ sticks butter or margarine
6 Tbsp cold milk

Filling:

8-10 Granny Smith apples, cored, peeled, and sliced thin
1 ½ cups brown sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
2 Tbsp flour
1 stick butter or margarine

Cream flour and butter, and add milk. Add flour until it’s the consistency of cornmeal.  Divide in half.  Roll and shape bottom of crust [...]

1 pre-measured serving of Crystal Light peach tea
I 12 oz can of diet ginger ale…

Ingredients:

4 to 5 ripe Mangos
1 cup heavy cream
½ cup sugar
2 tablespoon lemon peel, cut in tiny ribbons
½ cup condensed milk
½ teaspoon salt

Peel, pit and mash the mangos. You should end up with about 2 cups.
Whip the heavy cream with the sugar until stiff. 
In a 2-quart bowl combine the 2 cups of mashed mangos, [...]

2 large cans of vegetarian baked beans
2 Tbsp prepared mustard
2 Tbsp brown sugar
2 Tbsp maple syrup

Mix all ingredients in large pot at medium heat.  Bring to boil then simmer. Serve with Lindsay’s Grilled Cheese Sandwich.

2 slices of wheat bread
4 slices of American cheese
1 slice of onion
1 slice of tomato
butter

Saute onion and tomato with some butter in a pan. Butter both sides of each slice of bread. Place cheese on bread and place onion and tomato on cheese. Close up sandwich and grill in pan for 3 minutes on each [...]

“I’m a coffee lover…this is one of my favorites!”

1 large container Cranberry Juice (approx 32 oz)
I 12 oz can of pineapple juice…

T.O.P.I.C.-Chicken

2 lbs diced, cooked chicken

4 diced tomatoes

3 green peppers, chopped

3 onions, chopped

1 16 oz bottle Low Fat Italian Salad Dressing

Rice for 4-6 people

Mix all ingredients, and place on
cookie sheets. Broil on high for
approx. 4-5 min. until all is
grilled cooked. Pour into pretty
dish, and serve over cooked rice.

Gooey Cake
Bottom Layer:

1 yellow cake mix
1 egg
1 stick margarine, melted

Top Layer:

2 eggs

8 oz crème cheese

16 oz powdered sugar

½ cup coconut

½ cup pecans, chopped

Mix 1st layer and press into baking dish.
Mix 2nd layer together and pour over
bottom layer. Bake at 350’ for 45 min.
Remove from oven, cool, and cut into
squares.

Lindsay’s Barbeque Sauce

2 cups ketchup
½ cup brown sugar
A pinch of cayenne pepper
2 drops liquid smoke
¼ cup maple syrup
1 tsp vinegar

Mix all ingredients.

Lindsay’s Barbeque Chicken

1-3 lbs cut up chicken
Lindsay’s BBQ sauce
1 jar preserves, pineapple, or apricot

Wash chicken and lay flat on baking pan.
Pour BBQ sauce and preserves over chicken.
Bake in oven for 1 hr, at 350’.

Cut up vegetables to bite-size pieces. Place in a hot skillet with olive oil and seasonings…

Sautee celery, onion, garlic and butter until transcluscent. Add to chicken stock with the ginger ale, ginger and carrots…

Homestyle Potato Soup

6 medium potatoes. Peeled and diced
1 large onion, diced
1 garlic clove, minced
I package Hormel thick cut Black Label bacon, cooked, with the grease off to the side
2 cups half and half
2 stalks celery, finely diced
2 carrots, thinly sliced
2 tbl. Butter
6 spring onions, chopped
Shredded cheddar cheese
Salt and cracked pepper to taste

Boil potatoes in 8 [...]

Kate’s Scones

1 cup flour
1 ½ tsp baking powder
¾ tsp salt
½ cup buttermilk

Sift dry ingredients together. Slowly add buttermilk. Roll
Into ball shapes and place onto lightly greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 425’ for about 10 min.

Kate’s Shepherd Pie

1 lb ground beef, browned
1 onion, diced
2 carrots, diced
1 ½ cups of peas
2 garlic cloves, minced
butter
olive oil
salt, pepper
tomato paste
2 tsp worcestershire sauce
½ cup beef stock
2-3 cups mashed potatoes

Brown ground beef, onion, and garlic in olive oil. Pour in
beef stock, worchestershire sauce, tomato paste, and bring
to boil. Salt and pepper to taste. Pour [...]

Chloe’s Tilapia

Tilapia filets thawed
1 minced onion
olive oil
1 cup of orange juice
Lemon slices

Brown the onion in a skillet with the olive oil. Add the filets
and brown for 4 min. Add the orange juice, and cover for 4 additional
minutes. Make sure the filets are fully cooked. Sprinkle with the lemon slices.

Evelyn’s Rice Pilaf

1 pkg dry chicken noodle soup mix

2 cups water
1 cup dry rice- uncooked
2 tbsp margarine

In a pot, bring to boil the 2 cups of water,
Flavor pkt of dry soup mix. In a separate
skillet sauté margarine and noodles. Remove
from heat and pour in dry rice. Stir and let it
soak up remainder of margarine. [...]

Kate’s Shortbread

1 cup butter
2 ½ cups flour

½ cup granulated sugar

Combine these ingredients. Press into a cookie
sheet. Bake at 275’ for about 55 min.