Recipes

Everyone has their own take on making this great dish. Some like their spaghetti meaty and just plain sauce while others make it out of a box. If you want a spaghetti sauce that is rich in flavor and has your family wanting more then try this recipe out! You will not be disappointed.

2 lb hamburger beef

1 jar Ragu spaghetti sauce ( chunky garden veggie)

1 can of tomato paste (regular size)

1 green bell pepper

1 sweet onion

1 can diced tomatoes

3 big squirts of ketchup (Hienz, if possible)

(all of these below to taste)

pepper

oregano

1 to 2 cloves garlic, minced

Italian seasoning

Mrs.Dash 3 tbsps

a pinch of sugar

Cook your meat until brown and drain. Add sauces, tomatoes, seasoning, onion, bell pepper and ketchup to the meat. Mixing the meat mixture up slowly as it is cooking. Sprinkle your sugar over the sauce and let it cook on a low heat until the flavors start to mingle. Test taste as you go to make sure you have the sauce to your liking.  Boil noodles until tender and drain.  Place noodles on your plate, add sauce. Enjoy your meal with your family! This dish is great if you want to add Parmesan cheese, garlic rolls, bread and salad to the meal. Enjoy!

 

Looking for something that is hearty for you and your family? Try this Meaty Taco Soup. It will fill the bellies of your family with you spending little time actually cooking! Great, right!?! This is a great recipe will make a lot for a growing family!

3 pounds lean ground beef

1 lbs ground pork

2 cans sweet corn

1 medium onion (preferably sweet onion)

2 cans Northern beans

1 can Dark Red kidney beans

1 can Light Red kidney beans

1 can black beans

1 jar of Salsa (medium, mild or hot)

2 packages of Ranch powder mix

1 pack of taco seasoning

1 can diced tomatoes

1 can pinto bean

1 can black eye peas

1 chili beans (add whole can in the pot)

Brown the hamburger and ground pork; drain.  Add the salsa, taco and ranch dressing seasons packages, mix well.  Add full can of chili beans, juice and all.  In a strainer open and dump all cans of beans and corn into it …rinse the bean and corn mixture with cool water.  Make sure for one you have a HUGE pot because this recipe will make a lot. I use a 12 quart cooking pot for this recipe. (You can freeze this soup for a later date).  Dump beans into the pot a little at a time while mixing beans into the meat mixture. Do this until you have put all beans and corn in the 12 quart. Make sure you add a glass of water when you finish mixing the contents of your soup.  Put on low heat, making sure to stir every once in a while so it does not stick to the bottom of your pot and let it cook for at least 2 hours – the more time, the better! This ensures the flavors seeps into every part of your soup to give you a rich and colorful taste.

 

 

Sweet Chicken Salad Wraps are a tasty morsel that you can make for lunch that is easy and quick. Did I tell you it is healthy for you too?!! You can eat this and enjoy your meal without the worries about your waist line! You can make this for a light luncheon for some friends or for your family. This dish breaks up the humdrum way you make chicken salad and makes it fun to eat!

 

 

Are you and your family going on a picnic, fish fry or just having a good family dinner? 

Granny’s Sweet Cole Slaw would be a great side dish to incorporate into your meal. It is light

and healthy, family and friends will be asking for more! This goes great with anything from pork,

beef or fish, so spruce up those dinners and enjoy!! My family loves this dish and asks for to be

made at least 2 to 3 times a month. I hope your family loves it as much as mine!

 

 

1 bag Tri-Color Cole Slaw (16 oz. bag)

1 cucumber

1 tomato

1 yellow apple

1/4 cup golden raisins

1/2 cup dried cranberries

4 to 6 tbsp of mayo (enough to bind together)

pinch of sugar

4 shakes of pepper

4 shakes of Mrs. Dash

 

 

In a large bowl, add your Tri-Color Cole Slaw with your pepper and Mrs. Dash and mix around.

Peel your cucumber then slice them into 1/4’s and add them to your Bowl. Dice your tomato but

make sure you take out the seeds. Add tomato to bowl with dried cranberries and raisins. On a

cutting board, core your apple. I like the peel left on but that is up to you to keep it on or off. 

Dice the apple in small bite size pieces before you add them into the mix. Add 4 to 6 tbsp of

mayo to your Cole slaw. Mix in very well, making sure you get everything covered. Last but not

least, a pinch of sugar over the mixture to add a bit of sweetness to it, mix well. Chill in the

refrigerator before you serve and ENJOY!!!!

 

 

Fresh Greek Summer Salad

 

Summer is just right around the corner, and everyone knows how “hot” it gets outside. I, for one,

do not like to be indoors cooking. Being outside under a beautiful shade tree grilling up something wonderful,

having a picnic table full of goodies like this Fresh Greek Summer Salad. It is a light

and simple recipe that will go with anything from fish, chicken and yes, of course, steak. So grab

your family and friends and enjoy a nice summer afternoon meal!

3 cucumbers, seeded and sliced

1 1/2 cups crumbled feta cheese

1 cup black olives, pitted and sliced

3 cups diced Roma tomatoes

1/2 red onion, sliced

1/4 cup Italian dressing

 

In a large salad bowl, toss together the cucumbers, feta cheese, olives, Roma tomatoes, Italian

dressing, and red onion. Chill until serving.