Nani's Chili

This recipe I got from my sister-in-law, Laurie Sherratt. She got it from her Grandmother. We had it when we stayed with them one time and fell in love with it.

Nani's Chili

2 cups dry beans (I use 1 cup red and 1 cup pinto)

6 cups water

2 cans tomatos - blended

1 1/2 lbs hamburger - browned (I sometimes use ground chicken-which I like better)

1 bell pepper - chopped

1/4 cup onion flakes or 1/2 cup diced onion

1 1/4 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

1 1/4 tsp season salt

1 T. parsley flakes

1/2 tsp. chili powder

1/4 tsp garlic powder

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/2 tsp cumin

1/2 tsp. Chinese chili paste

Rinse dry beans. Pour hot water over beans and cook on low till tender. Add all ingredients and let simmer for an hour. Enjoy!

CHICKEN MORE

Today Alex came over for dinner and we watched the Golden Globes....and now I am a happy girl cause Avatar got best Director (James Cameron) and won best picture!!! So yay for that.

What I made for dinner was...Chicken More. We first had this delightful meal at the home of the Sulzen family when we had only been here a short time. It was on a General Conference weekend and they invited us over and this is what Linda made.

Chicken More

1 1/2 to 2 ilbs chicken

2 cans cream of chicken soup

1/2 cup sour cream

1/2 can water

2 boxes Stove Top Stuffing

1/4 cup butter

2 cups chicken broth

Cook and cut up chicken into small pieces. (Save the broth from cooking the chicken for the 2 cups of chicken broth needed) Spread chicken in the bottom of a 9x13 pan that has been spayed with Pam. Mix the 2 cans of Cream of Chicken Soup, sour cream, and 1/2 can water together. Spread this over the chicken. Pour the dry Stove Top on the top. (If the Stove Top has a seasoning packet...then sprinkle that on top of the dry suffing.) Melt butter in the 2 cups of chicken broth. Pour over entire stuffing. Cover with foil and bake in a 350 degree oven for 40 minutes. Enjoy!!

Meatloaf!

This is a recipe that I got watching Martha Stewart a few years back. It is probably the best meatloaf recipe I have ever made!!!

Martha's Meatloaf

4 slices bread (crumbs...to do this just put slices in a 150 oven on broil and let dry. Put in a ziplock bag when cool and roll with a rolling pin and voilla...bread crumbs!)

2 lbs of any ground meat (my fav is chicken.....I LOVE how it turns out)

1 cup each of the following...grated

onion, green pepper, carrot, celery

1/2 cup parsley

1 clove garlic, minced

1/2 cup katchup

1 egg

2 tsp dry mustard

1 tsp salt

1 tsp peper

mix all together and form into loaf. Cook @ 350 for 1 hour.

Glaze

2 T. Brown Sugar

1/2 cup ketchup

1 tsp dry mustard

After meatloaf bakes for an hour, spread glaze on loaf and bake for 10-15 minutes more. Take out and let set for 10 minutes before slicing! I love it with baked potaoes. Meatloaf and baked potatoes was my dad's favoritest meal!!

Enjoy!

Supremes

This is a recipe that I actually made up myself about 11 years ago. I kind of took a snickerdoodle recipe and tweeked it a bit. I figured that everything is better with chocolate!

SUPREMES

1 cup butter

1 cup shortening

2 1/2 cups sugar

Cream together and then add 4 eggs.

Mix well.

Add 4 tsp cream of tartar (not an option)

4 T. Cocoa

2 tsp. soda

1/2 tsp. salt

Add 4 3/4 cups flour (mix in 1/2 at a time)

mix in 1 package chocolate chips.

Make into 1/2 size golfballs sized balls.

Dip in powdered sugar and put on cookie sheet

Bake @ 350 for 8 1/2-9 minutes

Enjoy!!

Peanut Butter Cookies

so.....most of you know I really do not care for peanut butter....but, if it has chocolate surrounding it, then, I am there! This recipe is an amazing one I found a couple of summers ago. One of the cast members of HONK! brought them to a cast party and, although they are peanut butter...I fell in love with them! I asked him for the recipe and he said "ask my mom!" ha! luckily I know their family!! Jessica is a great friend of Alyssa's and Julie (used) to work at the same school as me. This is Julie Daye's sisters recipe. Well now, how's that for a round about recipe! O! and I was thinking today that this blog is fabulous for another reason...in that, the recipes are tried and true. Most are favorites even!

PEANUT BUTTER CUP COOKIES

1 cup margarine (I always use butter)

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup white sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp salt

1 cup peanut butter

3 1/2 cups flour

about 30 small peanut butter cups (1 bag of Walmart brand work best)

Mix all ingredients except peanut butter cups. Form into golf ball size balls, flatten and wrap around peanut butter cups. Bake 350 degrees on an ungreased cookie sheet for 8-10 minutes. (My oven makes them perfect in 9 minutes.) ENJOY!!