French Dip Sandwiches

Recipe From: http://deliciousdishesyum.blogspot.com

I tried this because...

1) it looked easy and 2) Sam would be required to dip her food.

Ingredients:

2-3 lb London Broil
1 can Campbells Beef Consome
1 can Campbells French Onion Soup
1 can water

I put a 2 lb frozen london broil and all the ingredients in a crock pot on low for 7-9 hours.

Apricot Chicken

Recipe From: Mormon Cookbook

This is really easy and UNinspiring.

Ingredients:
2-4 chicken breasts (leave whole or slice in thick strips)
1 cup Russian dressing
1 cup apricot preserves
1 envelop onion soup mix



Mix 3 ingredients together and pour over chicken in a baking dish. Cook at 350 for 30-60 minutes (depending on whether chicken is whole or cut). Serve with steamed broccoli over rice.

Meatloaf

Recipe From: Blake's Aunt Charlene

I LOVE meatloaf and Blake hates it. He is out of town on business, so tonight is meatloaf night! Sam is sure to love this only because she can dip it with ketchup.

Ingredients:
1 lb extra lean ground meat
1 egg (beaten)
3/4 cup bread crumbs or oats (I use 2 slices of whole wheat bread)
1/2 yellow onion (chopped)
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup ketcup (divided) (I use 8 oz tomato sauce)
1 tsp worcestershire sauce
salt, pepper, thyme, marjoram

Mix all the ingredients together (1/2 the tomato sauce/ketchup) and form a loaf. Place into a sprayed pan and cover with the remaining tomato sauce (or last 1/4 cup of ketchup). Bake for 1 hour at 350 or until cooked thoroughly. Serve with ketchup.

Spinach Pasta Salad

Recipe From: Laurie Turk

Laurie entertains a lot and this looked yummy. She has a great website http://tipjunkie.blogspot.com/

Salad Ingredients:
1 bag spinach leaves
3-4 green onions (sliced)
1/4 cup parsley
3 oz craisins
3 oz honey roasted peanuts
1 can mandarin oranges (drained)
6-8 oz bow tie pasta
1 chicken breast (cooked and sliced)

Dressing Ingredients:
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup teriyaki sauce (I used Lawry's marinade)
1/3 cup rice vinegar
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper

Combine dressing ingredients and refrigerate overnight. Combine salad ingredients, toss in spinach and dressing prior to serving.

Pumpkin Chocolate-Chip Mini Muffins

Recipe From: Jen Meacham
Good ole' college roomate and recipe. Jen and I used to make pumpkin bread to go along with our pasta and cold spaghetti sauce...with a can of applesauce on the side. It was great. Now it is mini muffins with mini chocolate chips... low fat. My, my, how the times have changed.

Ingredients:

15 oz canned pumpkin
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar (I use half splenda)
2 eggs
3/4 cup butter (I use half low fat)
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 cup mini chocolate chips

Combine and mix. Add chocolate chips last. Spray mini muffin tin with Pam flour spray. I fill them full and/or over the top. Bake at 325 for 20-24 minutes. In a bread pan, cook for 1 hour & 10 minutes.

Smoked Brisket & BBQ Sauce

Recipe From: ??

Been hanging on to this BBQ sauce recipe for awhile, and just finally tried it. We smoked 10 lbs of brisket this weekend at the Property.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups ketchup

1 1/2 Tbsp lemon juice

4 Tbsp worstershire sauce

4 Tbsp brown sugar

3 Tbsp dijon mustard

2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar

1 tsp honey

1 tsp black pepper

pinch of salt

Combine and simmer over low heat.

His Way

Meat and Bread.

My Way

Baked Potato with chopped brisket simmered in BBQ Sauce with steamed veggies.

Spinach, Strawberry & Feta Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing

Recipe From: Maralee Holiday
My sister-in-law is famous for bringing her Spinach Salad to all events. This is the dressing recipe, but a different salad.

Salad Ingredients:
Bag of Spinach
1/4 red onion (sliced and rinsed)
Strawberries (sliced)
Feta Cheese
Sesame seeds or Walnuts (toasted)

Dressing Ingredients:
2 Tbsp poppyseeds
2 Tbsp white vinegar
1/2 cup mayo (I used low fat)
1/2 cup sugar (I used 1/2 splenda)
1/4 cup milk (I used skim)

Combine and shake and refridgerate.