Sarah's Caramel Popcorn/Puffs

1 lg bag corn puffs (walmart or winco have them)
1 cup margarine
1/2 cup light karo syrup
2 cups brown sugar
1-2 tsp vanilla (Sarah only uses one but I always double the vanilla in any recipe cause I love it!)
1/2 tsp baking soada

Bring margarine, karo syrup and brown sugar to a boil, turn down to low and cook for 5 minutes continuously stirring. Add vanilla and baking soda.

In a clean grocery bag, pour over corn puffs or freshly popped popcorn and shake up to distribute syrup mixture evenly. Serve and enjoy!!

Creamy Ground Beef Tetrazzini

This was a *HUGE* hit with the kids!!

1 pkg (1lb) spaghetti
1 pound sliced fresh mushrooms
1/2 - 1 onion, chopped (I did 1/2 an onion cause my kids aren't huge onion fans)
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 Tbls olive oil
3 cans Cream of Mushroom soup
1 lb ground beef, browned
1 can chicken broth
1 tsp Italian Seasoning
1 tsp black pepper
2 c grated parmesan cheese (I used the parm from the Kraft green bottle)

Cook spaghetti according to package instructions. While spaghetti is cooking, in a LARGE skillet saute onions and garlic and ground beef in the olive oil. When ground beef is nearly done, add mushrooms, cover and cook for 5 minutes. (Just enough to cook the mushrooms) Sprinkle in italian seasoning and pepper and then stir in cream of mushroom soup and chicken broth. Mix well and heat through. Sprinkle in parmesan cheese and stir in cooked spaghetti. Mix all together and serve. I served this with the Herbed Garlic Bread (recipe also on this blog) but on the bread I also added mozzarella cheese to make it cheese bread. ENJOY!!

To have this as leftovers and to keep it creamy, I poured it all back into the large skillet and stirred in a cup of chicken broth and heated it up. My son had three helpings!!

Good ol' Fashioned Pancakes

Mix together:

1 1/2 c flour
3 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 Tbls sugar
1 1/4 c milk
1 egg
3 Tbls melted butter

Pour 5 inch pancake circles onto a hot griddle or pan and watch til they start to bubble. Flip and cook til light golden brown on opposite side. Serve with maple syrup, peanut butter, powdered sugar, jam or cinnamon. Enjoy! :)

German Pancakes (MONSTERS)

12 eggs
2 cups milk
2 cups flour
1 1/3 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter

**MAKE SURE TO SPRAY CASSEROLE DISH REALLY GOOD WITH PAM BEFORE PUTTING BUTTER IN OR YOUR PANCAKES WILL STICK LIKE MAD TO IT AND BE RUINED** In a 4 quart casserole dish cut butter into squares and put in a heating oven to melt butter. DON'T BURN! While butter is melting, in a food processor, or blender, blend together eggs, milk, flour and salt. Pull dish out of oven and pour egg batter into casserole dish. When oven is heated to 425 degrees put casserole dish with mixture back into the oven and cook for 22 minutes.

Serve with maple syrup.

Note: Once you pull them out of the oven, they will "deflate" somewhat. That's normal.

Broccoli Cheese Soup

1/2 cup butter
1 onion, chopped
1 (16 oz) pkg frozen broccoli
4 cans chicken broth
1 lb processed cheese food (Velveeta) OR 4 cups shredded cheddar cheese
2 cups milk
1 tsp garlic powder
2/3 c flour
1 cup water

Cook onion in melted butter until tender. Stir in broccoli and cover with chicken broth and simmer ten minutes. Stir in milk, cheese cubes and garlic powder. Stir until cheese is melted. Mix flour with water and stir into soup to thicken.

Homemade Bouillon

You can use this instead of chicken broth granules if you're feeling especially domestic. Chicken broth granules have quite a bit of MSG in them so this is a healthier alternative.

1 c Nutritional yeast flakes (Some stores sell two sizes of flakes. Choose the larger size. If only powdered nutritional yeast is available, use half the amount stated)
2 Tbls sea salt
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp turmeric
1 tsp ground black pepper
1 tsp leaf marjoram
1 tsp tarragon
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp rosemary leaves
1 tsp rubbed sage
1/2 tsp celery seed
1/2 tsp thyme
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp onion powder

Place all ingredients in some sort of blender (Cuisinart, Magic Bullet, etc) and process until the mixture is a fine powder. Place bouillon powder in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator or freezer.

When using as an ingredient, use half the normal amount as you would chicken broth granules. 1 tsp to 2 cups milk/water

Mindy Pitchers Over Night Rolls

Over Night Rolls

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Heat, then cool 1 cup of milk and 1/2 cup of butter or margarine. In a separate, small bowl (I use my Pyrex measuring cup) mix 1 tablespoon of yeast and 1 tablespoon of sugar. Moisten with a little warm water (like 1/4 cup) to activate the yeast.
In a large bowl, beat 3 eggs, then add 1/2 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon of salt. Add the mil mixture, yeast, and 4 cups of flour. Stir well.
No need to knead.
Cover and let rise overnight.
Next morning, divide the dough. Roll into two circles on a floured board and cut the circles into 16 triangles (much like a pizza). Brush with melted butter or margarine and roll into a crescent shape.
Let rise 4-5 hours and bake at 350 for 15 minutes.