Honey Curry Chicken

Brandon's ALL TIME FAVORITE!  He would eat it for dinner every night if I would make it that often :) Ingredients:

4 - 5Chicken Breasts cut into nugget size pieces. 1/2 c flour 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper a little less than 1/2 c butter melted (divided) 1/4 c brown sugar 1/4 c honey 1/4 c lemon juice 1 TB soy sauce  1 1/2 tsp curry powder (sometimes I do a little extra of all the ingredients to make it a little more saucy)

Directions:

Chop chicken into nugget size pieces. In a bowl place flour, salt and cayenne pepper. Pour half of butter over chicken and stir to coat.  Toss chicken into flour mixture. Put into 9x13 pan. Bake at 350* until barely cooked (about 20 mins) After 10 mins stir chicken. In a bowl mix brown sugar, honey, lemon juice, soy sauce and curry. Pour over chicken and let cook for another 20-40 min (you just have to watch it and when it is all caramelized and browned it's done) . Continue to toss the chicken about every 5 mins in the sauce until all sides are browned. Serve over rice.

Crock-Pot Lasagna

• 3 cans (14.4 ounces) crushed tomatoes
• 3 cloves garlic , finely chopped
• 2 Tbsp. dried oregano
• 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
• 1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes
• 1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
• 2 containers (15 ounces each) fresh ricotta
• 2 cups (8 ounces) grated mozzarella
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan
• 12 lasagna noodles (about three-quarters of a 1-pound box)
• 5 ounces (about 6 cups) baby spinach

Directions

In a medium bowl, combine the tomatoes, garlic, oregano, salt, red pepper and black pepper. In a separate bowl, mix the ricotta, 1 cup of the mozzarella and Parmesan.

In the bottom of a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker, spread a thin layer of the sauce. Top with 3 of the noodles (breaking to fit as necessary). Spread about 1 cup of the sauce over the noodles and layer with 2 cups of the spinach and 1 1/2 cups of the cheese mixture. Repeat twice more with the noodles, sauce, spinach and cheese mixture. Top with the remaining 3 noodles, sauce and 1 cup mozzarella.

Cook on low, covered, until the noodles are tender—especially in the center of the lasagna—about 3 to 3 1/2 hours.

Carmelita Bars

- 2 cups all-purpose flour

     - 2 cups oats ( quick or rolled)

     - 1 1/2 cups brown sugar

     - 1 teaspoon baking soda

     - 1/2 teaspoon salt

     - 1 1/2 cups butter ( melted)

     - 12 ounces milk chocolate chips

     - 1 (17 ounce) jars Mrs Richardson's caramel topping

  1. Mix flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda, salt, and melted butter.

  2. Press half the mixture into the bottom of a 9x13 pan (coated with

  nonstick cooking spray).

  3. Bake for 17 minutes at 325 degrees.

  4. Remove from the oven and cover equally with chocolate chips and

  caramel topping.

  5. Crumble the rest of the oat mixture over the top and bake for another

  17 minutes at 325 degrees.

  6. Cool for at least 3 hours before cutting.

Pasta - Haley

Farfalle Pasta
Ham
Peas
Onion
Mushrooms
Alfredo:
   2 c. cream
   1 c. parm cheese
   1 tsp garlic salt
   1/2 cube butter
   1/4 c. flour
   little nutmeg (i didn't have this out here but it makes it good)
Cut ham into small pieces and brown in pan along with diced onion.  Saute mushrooms in same pan with a little butter, add peas at the end until warmed.  Mix everything together :)

Salad - Haley

Romaine Lettuce
Green Onions
Mozzarella Cheese
Mandarin Oranges
Crasins
Candied Almonds (chop almonds mix with sugar in frying pan on medium heat until caramelized)
DRESSING: (dressing will stay good in the fridge for a long time)
1/2 c. sugar
3 Tbs. Prepared Mustard
1 tsp salt
1/2 c cider vinegar
1/2 TBS onion chopped
3/4 c veg. oil
3/4 tsp poppy seeds

Chocolate Chip Cookies - Haley

2/3 cup shortening
2/3 cup butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1 1/4 c packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
3 1/2 cup flour
1 1/4 tsp soda
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 pkg milk chocolate chips
Mix shortening, butter, sugar eggs and vanilla together.  Stir in remaining ingredients. Roll dough into balls and place on to cookie sheet.  Bake at 375* for 8 - 10 mins.  (just until bottoms of cookies are light brown - the top might not look done) let sit on cookie sheet for 3 mins, then place on cooling rack.  Makes a lot!!

Key Lime Tarts -- Jessica

Ingredients

* 1 package cream cheese (8 oz)
* 1 can sweetened condensed milk (14 oz)
* 1/2 cup Key Lime juice
* Mini pie crusts
* Fresh berries! Strawberries, Blueberries, Blackberries, Raspberries.

In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, condensed milk and key lime juice. Blend till smooth and scoop into pie crusts. Top with fruit or whipped topping!

ALSO, make sure you let the cream cheese sit out till it is very warm. If it is cold at all it will turn out lumpy. Enjoy!

French Toast Strata-Shelby

6 oz cream cheese softened
8 eggs
1cube butter
1&1/2 cup milk
1 loaf French bread
1/4 cup maple syrup
Grease 9x13 pan or larger. Break bread into pieces and put in pan. Mix other ingredients together and pour over bread. Marinate for 24 hours or more. Bake at 325 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Make syrup fir the perfect topping
Syrup
2 cups sugar
1 cup white karo syrup
1/2 cup water
1 t cinnamon
Boil rapidly for 2 min. cool for 5 min. Add 1 can evaporated milk

Basil Chicken Pasta- Shelby

I got this yummy recipe from my sister-in-law.
Dressing
1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
4T sugar2T grey poupon
2 pinches
3 cloves garlic or 1& 1/2 T minced garlic
Marinade 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts in 1/4 of the dressing mixture. Save the rest for sauce. Grill or bake chicken then cut in bites.
1 box penne pasta
1 cup parmesan cheese
1 carton grape tomataoes
1 packet of fresh bail
Cook pasta, add chicken, and other ingredients. Pour remaining sauce over pasta.
Can be served warm or chilled.