Recipes

Lemon Chicken Over Rice

1 lb chicken cup up in small pieces
1/2 cup butter
1 small onion chopped
1/4 c lemon juice
1/2 thyme crushed
1 cloves garlic minced
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
4 c cooked rice

Put chicken in baking pan. Mix the remaining ingredients except rice. Pour over uncooked / or cooked chicken. Bake in 350 oven for 50 minutes. Serve over rice. Variation: Substitute 2 cans chunk chicken for fresh chicken, cook 30 minutes.

Easy Black Beans and Rice 

1 tbsp vegetable oil
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
2 cloves garlic minced
1 cup cooked black beans rinsed and drained
1/2cup chicken broth or water
1 small red pepper chopped
1/2 cup shredded cheese
1 med yellow onion chopped
1/4 tsp dried thyme
1/2 cup long grain rice
tortillas

In large heavy saucepan, heat the oil for 1 minute; add onion and red pepper and cook, for 5 min until soft. Add garlic black beans, rice, broth, red pepper flakes and thyme, and bring to a boil. Adjust heat to simmer gently. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes until the rice is tender. Remove cover and stir in cheese. Roll up in tortillas and serve.

Dad's Cookies

2 cups fine oatmeal (can run through blender)
3 tsp soda
2 eggs
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp allspice
1/2 cup corn syrup (can use homemade substitute)
1 c flour
1 1/2 c sugar
1 c fine coconut
2 tsp cinnamon
1 c margarine

Mix dry ingredients. Mix syrup and egg. Mix everything together. Roll in balls, bake at 400 until brown.....10 min or so.

Bacon Ranch Pasta

1 lb shell noodles or other noodles
1 pkg ranch dressing mix
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup bacon TVP (bacon bits)
1/4 cup milk (can use made powdered milk)

Cook noodles until done and drain and rinse well. Combine mayonnaise, dressing mix, TVP and milk and let set while noodles are cooking. Combine, stir and serve cool. Real bacon can be substituted. Home made ranch dressing mix can be used.

Ranch Dressing Mix

1/2 cup dry milk, instant or 1/4 cup non instant
1 tbsp dried parsley crushed
1 tsp dried dill weed
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp onion flakes crushed
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp ground pepper

Blend all ingredients in blender. Combine 1 tbsp with 1 cup mayonnaise and 3/4 cup water. Or use1 tbsp in any recipe calling for 1 pkg of ranch dressing mix.