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Halfunit

Saturday, September 20, 2003 - 5:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Tess,

My mom made this salad when my sister and I were very young and we loved it. She substituted sliced water chestnuts (quartered) for the scallions.

Seven Layer Salad

In bowl or square dish, layer the following:

Shredded lettuce
6 hard boiled eggs (sliced)
1 (16 oz.) bag of frozen peas (do not thaw)
1 lb. bacon (cooked and crumbled)
1 bunch of scallions (cut up )
2 cups of mayonnaise & 1/2 cup sugar (blend & pour over top)
2 cups of shredded sharp cheese (grated)

Serve


Fabnsab

Saturday, September 20, 2003 - 9:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks for the romantic ideas, guys. YOu have some great ones.

Kstme, yes, I have a fondue pot. Its funny because my husband did fondue for me for our last anniversary. If any of you haven't done fondue dessert yet, I highly recommend it. Melted chocolate with strawberries, pound cake, bananas, and roasted marshmallows- there's nothing better!

Karuuna

Saturday, September 20, 2003 - 9:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Tess, my simple minded children like simple, easy-to-recognize foods and familiar tastes. So I just get a package of rotini or elbow, and a bag of mixed frozen vegetables (or just carrots and peas work too). Cook 'em both according to directions and right before serving toss with Hidden Valley Ranch. If you're really daring, throw in some cheddar cheese, either cut in small cubes or shredded. Kids love ranch dressing.

Slothkitten

Saturday, September 20, 2003 - 9:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Tess...mmmmm,pork chops!Yes, I do,too.

Azriel

Saturday, September 20, 2003 - 9:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Karuuna, it tastes good if you throw in some chicken, too. I've made that same thing right down to the cubes of cheddar cheese. It's yummy!

Azriel

Saturday, September 20, 2003 - 10:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Tess, you could make some ants on logs.

Celery sticks filled with cream cheese and a few raisins on top.

(okay, so kids usually just lick the cream cheese out and leave the celery, but it looks cute)

Eliz87

Saturday, September 20, 2003 - 2:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Okie dokie, Julieboo...I've been lazy long enough. I've grabbed my recipe box...Here are some of my favorite chicken recipes (I love chicken casseroles).

CHICKEN CASSEROLE
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8 oz. bag egg noodles
1 can cream of chicken soup
4 chicken breasts
1 cup sour cream
1 cup Ritz crackers, crushed
1/2 cup butter, melted

Poach chicken breasts for 11 or 12 minutes or until tender. Cook noodles.

In a large bowl, mix soup and sour cream. Cube chiken and add to mixture. Add noodles to mixture and stir. Place in 2-quart casserole dish.

Crush crackers and add melted butter. Sprinkle over noodle mixture and bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

Eliz87

Saturday, September 20, 2003 - 2:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
EASY CHICKEN RICE CASSEROLE
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4 cooked chicken breasts, cubed
2 cups milk
2 cups uncooked Minute Rice
2 cans cream of chicken soup
seasoned salt to taste

Preheat oven to 350.

In medium bowl combine the chicken, milk, rice, soup and seasoned salt. Mix well. Pour into 9x13 pan.

Cover with foil and bake for 90 minutes or until rice is done, stirring every 30 minutes. Uncover and bake for 15 minutes to allow rice to brown.

NOTE: I promise this is delicious, and as simple as it is, tastes similar to a risotto I had at a good Italian restaurant.

Eliz87

Saturday, September 20, 2003 - 2:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
BROCCOLI CHICKEN CASSEROLE
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4 chicken breasts, cooked and cubed
1 lb. broccoli florets, cooked
1 bag of Stove Top stuffing, cooked
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 T. mayonnaise
1 cup Cheddar cheese

Mix soup and mayonnaise together in a small bowl. In a 9x13 pan, layer cubed chicken, broccoli, soup mixture, cheese and Stove Top.

Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes.

(My husband loves this, but I would like it better with the broccoli on the side.)

Eliz87

Saturday, September 20, 2003 - 2:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
CHICKEN TETRAZZINI
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2 chicken breasts
8 oz. egg noodles, cooked
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 head of broccoli florets, minced
1-1/2 stalks of celery, chopped
1 3 oz. can of mushrooms, drained
1/2 onion, chopped
salt & pepper to taste
1 pinch seasoned salt
1/4 c. shredded Cheddar cheese
pinch of paprika
pinch of parsley

Preheat oven to 325. Coat a 9x13 pan with cooking spray.

Boil chicken until done. Cut into bite-size pieces. Cook noodles and drain.

In large bowl, mix together soup, broccoli, celery, mushrooms, onions, salt & pepper, and about 1/2 c. water.

Stir in chicken pieces & noodles. Place in pan. Sprinkle with cheese, paprika and parsley.

Bake at 325 for about 45 minutes or until lightly browned.

Tess

Saturday, September 20, 2003 - 5:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks for all the salad ideas. Kar, I think you came up with the winner. I forgot to add the reminder that we're living in a house under construction and I can barely get to any appliances. I can toss stuff in a pot and buy a bottle of ranch dressing though. AND we already have the shredded cheese. Yay!

Sweetbabygirl

Sunday, September 21, 2003 - 8:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Okay, I've gained 50 lbs. reading this stuff, stop!

Sloth, thanks for the fried apples recipie, gonna try it, and Liz the tetrazzini sounds great!

Julieboo

Sunday, September 21, 2003 - 8:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thank you so much Eliz!!!!! Really, really thank you!!!

Eliz87

Sunday, September 21, 2003 - 8:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
SBG, you've got to try the tetrazzini...it's my favorite out of all of them. Very tasty. And you are quite welcome, Julie!

Slothkitten

Sunday, September 21, 2003 - 8:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Eliz,thank you for all the ideas!I know the
perfect person to make the tetrazzini for.

Sweetbabygirl,you're most welcome!

Meme9

Monday, September 22, 2003 - 8:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Tess, here is another one. Hope Sarah has a nice birthday!

I can't remember the name to this recipe, so I call it 'spaghetti salad'. I have also added pepperoni to this. I love this salad.

To serve 25 follow this
Ingredients

2 pounds spaghetti, broken into pieces
2 (16 ounce) bottles Italian-style salad dressing
2 tablespoons and 1/4 teaspoon grated Parmesan
cheese
2 tablespoons and 1/4 teaspoon sesame seeds
2 tablespoons and 1/4 teaspoon poppy seeds
1 tablespoon and 1-1/4 teaspoons seasoning salt
2 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 cucumber, chopped
2 red onion, diced
4-1/4 tomatoes, chopped


Directions
1
Cook spaghetti according to package directions. Drain, rinse with cold water
and drain well. Transfer to large bowl.
2
In medium bowl, whisk together salad dressing, cheese, seeds, salt, paprika,
garlic powder and peppers until well blended. Stir in cucumber and onion.
Pour mixture over spaghetti and toss lightly to coat evenly. Cover and
refrigerate for at least 2 hours or up to 24 hours.
Makes 25 servings

Meme9

Monday, September 22, 2003 - 8:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I posted another one before....I don't know why it didn't show up...anyway, here is the first one.


Bacon Spinach Salad

Ingredients

5 cups spinach
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion wedges
4 slices bacon, crisply cooked, crumbled
2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
1 cup CATALINA Dressing


Directions
1
Toss all ingredients except dressing in large bowl. Serve with dressing.
2
Special Extra: Prepare as directed, adding 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, grilled, cut into
strips.
Makes 6 servings double for 12

Kstme

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 7:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Meme...yummy! <i also posted here last night and it got lost 'somewhere'>

I tried a new fish last night. It's called Tilapia. It's a white fish and absolutely fabulous! The food channel had shown some recipes using this fish. It's best described as no-fail, all-purpose. It's extremely versatile...can be baked, fried or grilled. It has a very mild taste, so it will pick up the flavors you use as your marinate.

Lumbele

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 11:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yesterday I tried the pork roast with applesauce from above. It tasted not too bad even though hte pain killers kicked in z and that poor oink cooked 2 hours longer than intended. Cooked for the right length of time it just might be super.lol

Texannie

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 1:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
ROFL! Lumbele, hope you feel better. Usually, it's pretty hard to overcook things in the crockpot. Hope you like it better next time.

Eliz87

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 2:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Would anyone happen to have a recipe for sweet & sour chicken, how they make it in the Chinese restaurants? I'm willing to use a bottled sweet & sour sauce if I have to, but I want to know how to be able to make the chicken. Is it tempura batter on the chicken?

Please let me know. And, I'm not interested in a low-fat version -- I want the real deal. :-) Thanks!

Lumbele

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 4:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks, Texannie! It was so 'well-cooked' there was no chance of a slice. Anybody have an idea what to do with my leftover "pork crumbs"?

Texannie

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 5:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Lumbele, did it not produce alot of juice? Mine always has so much liquid.
My dogs like pork crumbs!

Halfunit

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 5:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Lumbele - can you mix it with BBQ sauce and eat it on hamburger buns, like Sloppy Joes?

Tess

Wednesday, September 24, 2003 - 12:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
thanks for the recipes, meme! I'm saving all of this thread and am so glad to have some new things to bring to parties and try on my family.

I'm glad you re-posted since yours got lost in the board split last night and I only had the archives saved. ack!