Peach Cobbler - Mer

1 stick melted butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup milk
1 cup Bisquick
1 large can peaches

Combine and bake at 375-400 degrees for 40 minutes.

Easy Cucumber Salad - Mer

Few Cucumbers
Few Tomatoes
Paul Newman's Basalmic Vinegarette

Cut the tomatoes and cucumbers in small pieces and poor salad dressing on top. Mix it up. Let it marinate outside the fridge for a while, then refrigerate. That's it! Yummy.

Yummy Crawfish Fettucine - Steph

3 sticks of butter
3 chopped onions
2 green bell peppers, chopped
3 stalks of celery, chopped
2 to 3 pks. frozen crawfish tails
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1 tbsp. chopped parsley
1/2 c flour
1 pt half and half
1 lb Velveeta Mexican cheese
12 oz fettucine
salt to taste
Tony's seasoning to taste
White pepper to taste
Tabasco to taste (otional)
onion pwder to taste
garlic pwder to taste

in saucepan, melt butter and saute onion, bell pepper, and celery until tender. add crawfish and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. add garlic, parsley, flour, and half & half and mix well. simmer on low heat for 30 minutes, stir occasionally. add salt and seasonings to taste during this time. add cheese and stir until melted.

meanwhile, cook noodles; drain. combine noodles and sauce. pour into greased 6 quart casserole dish. bake, uncovered, in 300' oven for 20 minutes!

Chinese Fried Rice - Steph

2 tblsp oil or bacon drippings
2 C chopped cooked shrimp, pork, chicken, or ham
1 egg slightly beaten (i put in 2 - 3 eggs)
1/2 tsp. pepper
3/4 tsp. salt
2 green onions, chopped (otional)
4 c cooked rice
2 tbsp. soy sauce

heat oil in large frying pan. add meat and cook for about 1 minute, stirring constantly. still stirring, add egg, salt, pepper, and onions; cook until egg and meat are well mixed. add rice and soy sauce. cook, stirring until rice is thoroughly heated.

you can also buy the "fried rice" seasoning packet in the asian food section of the grocery store and follow the directions on it....easy!

a variety of scrumptious casseroles - Mer

Baked Carrots Casserole
2 cups mashed carrots (8-12 minutes cooked) I guess you don't have to mash them
1/2 c. margarine - add to carrots while hot
3 eggs, beaten
dash of cinnamon
combine and add last: 1 cup sugar, 3 tbsp. flour, 3 tsp. baking powder

Combine all ingredients. Pour in 2 quart casserole. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes

Cascade Potato Casserole

1 tbsp. butter or margarine
1 (10-3/4 oz) can condensed cream of celery soup
1 (3 oz) package cream cheese at room temperature
4 cups frozen hash brown potatoes (not the thinly sliced, the bigger wedges)
1 cup (4 oz) shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. salt

In a skillet melt butter, add onion, and cook until onion is tender. In a large bowl, beat undiluted soup and cheese together until smooth; stir in salt, pepper, onion and potatoes. Turn into 1-1/2 quart baking dish. Top with shredded cheese. Bake in 350 degree oven for 1 hour.

Asparagus Casserole

1 can asparagus, drained
2 hard cooked eggs, sliced
cheese
white sauce (recipe below)

White sauce: 3 tbsp. margarine, 1/4 tsp. salt, 1 cup milk, 4 tbsp. flour, dash pepper
Melt margarine over low heat, blend in flour and stir until smooth. Add milk, stirring constantly until thick, add salt and pepper to taste.

Add chopped eggs to sauce. Layer asparagus and white sauce. Top with cheese. Bake in 350 degree oven until cheese melts.

Squash Casserole

3 lbs. squash
2 large carrots
2 med. onions
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 stick of margarine
1 (8 oz) carton sour cream
1 large jar pimentos
1 pkg. Pepperidge Farm bread stuffing

Cook veggies in salted water, drain. Mix together. Add other ingredients except margarine and crumbs. Grease casserole dish. Melt margarine, add bread crumbs. Put half in mixture, rest on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

Breakfast Quiche - Steph

1 lb breakfast sausage
6 eggs, stirred w/ a touch of milk
salt and pepper to taste
2 C grated Cheddar cheese, divided
2 pie shells

Brown and drain sausage. Combine other ingrediants, saving some cheese to melt on top. Pour in uncooked pie shells and bake at 350' for 30 to 40 minutes or until egg is set and quiche is lightly browned on top.

This is very east, quick, and yummy

Brown Sugar Meatloaf - Steph

1/2 C packed brown sugar
1/2 C ketchup
1 1/2 lb. lean ground beef
3/4 C milk
2 eggs
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
1 small onion or onion flakes
1/4 tsp. ground ginger (optional)
3/4 C. finely crushed saltine crackers

Preheat oven to 350'. lightly grease a 5x9 loaf pan. press the brown sugar in the bottom of the prepared loaf pan and spreak the ketchup over the sugar. In a mixing bowl, mix thoroughly all the remaining ingrediants and shape into a loaf. Place on top of the ketchup. Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour or until juices are clear. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

I've made this numerous times...let's just say we don't eat meat loaf any other way but like this!

Quick & delicious fruit salad - Mer

1 can peach pie filling
1 can chunk pineapple (drained)
1 sm. pkg. frozen strawberries (thaw)
1/2 lb. pecans, chpd. (1 cup)
1 can mandarin oranges (drained)
2 sliced bananas

Mix all above ingredients together. That simple!
I put the sliced banana on top of the salad.
If I'm in a hurry to take this dish somewhere (shower or whatever) I keep the strawberries frozen and they thaw after a while.