Brown Sugar Glazed Ham

Ham roast, sliced
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp mustard
2 tbsp water

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  In bowl combine brown sugar and mustard.  Place ham in roast pan.  Pour water on ham.  Drizzle brown sugar mixture over ham.  Bake for 1 hour per pound of ham... Serve.  My husband LOVES ham served this way.

Cherry Chunk Tea Cake Cookies

2 cups powdered sugar

2 cups margarine

4 tsp maraschino cherry liquid

1 tsp almond extract

8 drops red food coloring

4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp salt

1 cup chopped maraschino cherries

1 cup chocolate chips

Preheat oven 350 degrees.  Spray cookie sheets with cooking spray.  In large bowl, beat powdered sugar, butter, cherry liquid, almond extract, and food coloring.  Beat in flour and salt.  Stir in cherries.  Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place on cookie sheets approximately 2 inches apart.  Bake about 11 minutes or until starting to brown slightly.  Remove from cookie sheets and place on cooling racks.  Cool completely.

In a large resealable ziploc bag, place chocolate chips.  Microwave on High for 30 seconds.  Squeeze chips around.  Continue to microwave in 15 second intervals and squeezing chips until smooth.  Cut tip off of bottom end of bag and drizzle chocolate over cookies.

Chocolate and Mint Tea Cake Cookies

2 cups margarine
2 cups powdered sugar
3 tsp mint extract
4 egg yolks
32 drops green food coloring
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
6 tbsp whipping cream
6 tbsp margarine

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray cookie sheets with cooking spray. In a large bowl beat 2 cups margarine and the powdered sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in mint extract, egg yolks, and food coloring. In another bowl sift flour, baking powder, and salt. Then add flour mixture to the green mixture and beat until well mixed. Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place on cookie sheet about two inches apart. Using the end of a wooden spoon, or a deep teaspoon, press a deep "well" into the center of each cookie. Bake about 13 minutes, then while still warm push down "wells" again. Cool two minutes, then place on cooling racks and cool completely.

In a large ziploc bag, place the chocolate chips, the whipping cream, and the remaining butter. Microwave on High for 30 seconds, then squish the chocolate around a bit. Continue with 20 second heating intervals until the chocolate is melted completely and all mixed together (no lumps.) Then cut off the tip of one bottom corner and fill each "well" with the chocolate mixture. Let stand over night or about 12 hours so the chocolate isn't runny anymore, then serve!
My kids loved these because they were the perfect serving size for them! For adults they are almost a bite, maybe two at most. Yummy!

No Bake Cookies

In a saucepan, mix and bring to a boil 2 cups sugar, 1/3 cup cocoa, 1/2 cup milk and 1 stick butter or margarine. Remove from heat. Add 1/2 cup peanut butter and 3 cups uncooked oatmeal. Add 1/2 cup pecans or 1/2 cup coconut, if desired. Beat until well mixed and drop onto waxed paper. That's all there is to it!

Tater Tot Casserole

1 large bag of tater tots - spread in ungreased 9X13 Pan
1 pound hamburger - browned and seasoned to taste
1 small onion - diced and cooked with hamburger

Spread meat over tater tots

Mix together: 2 can cream of mushroom soup
and 1/2 cup water
Pour over other stuff. Bake at 450 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes. Cover with grated cheese and put in oven to melt.

I usually put the tater tots in the oven while I'm browning the meat to give them a head start, and I've also used cream of chicken instead of cream of mushroom and it was really good.

Easy Fruit Salad

1 cup sour cream
1 cup shredded coconut
1 cup miniature marshmallows
1 cup fruit cocktail, rinsed and drained
1 cup mandarin oranges, drained
1 cup cherries, rinsed and drained

Mix sour cream, shredded coconut, marshmallows, fruit cocktail, and oranges well. Add cherries and serve cold!

Easy Fudge

2 1/4 cups sugar
3/4 cup evaporated milk
1/4 cup margarine
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup marshmallow cream OR 16 large marshmallows
6 oz package of semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 tsp vanilla
chopped nuts (optional)

Mix together sugar, evaporated milk, margarine and salt. Then bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Remove mixture from heat and add remaining ingredients. Pour into buttered pan and chill.

Frog-Eye Salad

1 cup sugar
2 tbsp flour
2 1/2 tsp salt
1 3/4 cup pineapple juice
2 eggs, beaten
1 tbsp lemon juice
3 qts water
1 tbsp oil
1 pkg (16 oz) acini de pepe (pasta)
3 (11 oz) cans mandarin oranges
9 oz marachino cherries, halved
1 (20 oz) can crushed pineapple
1 (20 oz) can pineapple chunks
9 oz whipped topping (I like to use Cool Whip)
1 cup mini marshmallows

Drain pineapple, reserving syrup. Drain mandarin oranges. Combine sugar, flour, and 1/2 tsp salt. Gradually stir in 1 3/4 cups pineapple juice and eggs. Cook over moderate heat, stirring, until thickened. Add lemon juice. Coll mixture to room temperature. Bring water, remaining 2 tsp of salt and oil to boil. Add acini de pepe; cook at rolling boil until done. Drain pasta, rinse with water, drain again and cool to room temperature. Combine egg mixture and acini de pepe. Mix lightly but thoroughly. Refrigerate overnight in airtight container. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Makes 25 servings.

***I got this recipe from one of my grocery stores.***

Gingerbread Loaf

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 large egg
2/3 cup unsulfured molasses
2/3 cup milk

Preheat oven 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan. In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, and cinnamon then set aside. In a mixing bowl, beat the butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy - on medium speed. Beat in the egg and continue beating until combined. In another small bowl combine the molasses and milk. Remove the butter mixture from the mixer. Alternate adding the flour and milk mixtures to the butter mixture. Fold the batter together with a rubber spatula. Pour the batter into your prepared loaf pan. Bake for approximately 50 minutes or until done. Let cool. Remove bread from the pan and wrap for a later date or serve hot!

Pecan Pie

3 large eggs
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup melted butter
1 cup light corn syrup
1 cup pecans
1 unbaked 9" pie shell

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In bowl, beat eggs, sugar, and salt. Add butter, corn syrup, and mix in pecans. Pour mixture into pie shell. Bake 40 to 45 minutes.

Lemon Pepper Chicken

I got this recipe from my friend Crystal. We tried it and my kids gobbled it up. It was so good, and different. Loved it!

3 chicken breasts diced & left raw
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup mayo
1 cup cheddar cheese
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 Tbs lemon pepper seasoning
1 Tbs parsley

Mix everything and pour in crock pot. Cook on low 4-5 hours. Serve over rice.