Garlic Bread with ham, cheese and asparagus- Sylvia Brindley

Ingredients:

1 loaf pre-made garlic bread (I like Lin's the best)

Provolone or Swiss cheese

Thin sliced deli ham

fresh asparagus

Directions:

Steam asparagus in 4TBS water, 3TBS olive oil, 1-2TBS garlic salt, and pepper to taste. Steam for 7-10 mins only.

Open garlic bread and broil until toasted brown

Take out and top with thin sliced ham, asparagus, then the cheese on top. In that order.

Put loaf of garlic bread back in broiler until cheese is melted and slightly brown.

Take out and Enjoy!!

This is SO,SO good!! It's now one of our favorites! We love asparagus at our house and it's so healthy for you!

Starting the layering...

Topped with provolone cheese....

Back into the broiler....

DELICIOUS!! Melty, Crunchy, Goodness! And the other best part...it's easy to make!

Honey Chicken Stir Fry with Chinese Noodles- Cindee

Honey Chicken Stirfry
Ingredients
1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 garlic clove, minced
3 teaspoons olive oil, divided
3 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 (16 ounce) package frozen broccoli stir-fry vegetable blend
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon cold water
Hot cooked rice or chinese noodles below
Directions
1. In a large nonstick skillet or wok, stir-fry chicken and garlic in 2 teaspoons oil. Add the honey, soy sauce, salt and pepper. Cook and stir until chicken is lightly browned and juices run clear. Remove and keep warm.
2. In the same pan, stir-fry the vegetables in remaining oil for 4-5 minutes or until heated through. Return chicken to the pan; mix well. Combine cornstarch and cold water until smooth; stir into chicken mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened. Serve over rice.

Footnotes

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (1 cup stir-fry mixture; calculated without rice) equals 243 calories, 5 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 66 mg cholesterol, 470 mg sodium, 19 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 28 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 3 vegetable.

Chinese Noodles
Cold spaghetti, 1-2 garlic cloves minced, 1 bunch of green onions chopped, 1 C. celery chopped. Sautee garlic, green onion, celery in 2t of oil. Add spaghetti and mix well. Add soy sauce to taste, mix again and Serve with stir fry.

Gingerbread Cookies

So I'm sure many of you have a gingerbread recipe you already use. I found this one on allrecipies.com and they turned out really moist and soft. Also I took a pic of some of the different ways I decorated them and wanted to share how they turned out. - Cindee B.

Ingredients
3 cups flour
2 teaspoons Ginger, Ground
1 teaspoon Cinnamon, Ground
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg, Ground
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup molasses
1 egg
1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
Directions
Mix flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and salt in large bowl. Beat butter and brown sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add molasses, egg and vanilla; beat well. Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed until well mixed. Press dough into a thick flat disk. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness on lightly floured work surface. Cut into gingerbread men shapes with 5-inch cookie cutter. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges of cookies are set and just begin to brown. Cool on baking sheets 1 to 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks; cool completely. Decorate cooled cookies as desired. Store cookies in airtight container up to 5 days. Yield 2 dozen.
Footnotes
Gingerbread Cookie Variations:
White Chocolate Kissed Gingerbread Cookies: Prepare and refrigerate dough as directed. Shape into 1-inch balls. Roll in granulated sugar. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake in preheated 350 degrees F oven 8 to 10 minutes or until edges of cookies just begin to brown. Immediately press a white and milk chocolate swirled kiss-shaped candy into center of each cookie. Remove to wire racks; cool completely. Makes 5 dozen.
Gingerbread Whoopie Pies with Lemon Creme: Prepare and refrigerate dough as directed. Shape into 1-inch balls. Roll in granulated sugar. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake in preheated 350 degrees F oven 8 to 10 minutes or until edges of cookies just begin to brown. Remove to wire racks; cool completely. For the Lemon Creme, mix 1 jar (7 ounces) marshmallow cream, 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, softened, 4 ounces cream cheese, softened, and 1 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Lemon Extract in medium bowl until well blended. To assemble whoopie pies, place about 1 tablespoon filling on the flat side of 1 cookie. Top with a second cookie, pressing gently to spread the filling. Roll edge of whoopie pie in 1 cup crushed peppermint candy. Repeat with remaining cookies, filling and candy. Store whoopie pies between layers of wax paper in airtight container in refrigerator up to 5 days. Makes 2 1/2 dozen.
Caramel Pecan Gingerbread Thumbprints: Prepare and refrigerate dough as directed. Shape into 1-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake in preheated 350 degrees F oven 8 to 10 minutes or until edges of cookies just begin to brown. Immediately press a pecan half into center of each cookie. Top each with 1/4 teaspoon of caramel topping. Remove to wire racks; cool completely. Drizzle cookies with 2 ounces semi-sweet baking chocolate, melted. Let stand until chocolate is set. Makes 5 dozen.
Almond Gingerbread Cookies: Prepare and refrigerate dough as directed. Shape into 1-inch balls. Roll in 1 1/3 cups sliced almonds, pressing almonds into dough. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake in preheated 350 degrees F oven 8 to 10 minutes or until edges of cookies just begin to brown. Remove to wire racks; cool completely. Makes 5 dozen.

Super Sloppy Joes

This is a recipe my sister-in-law gave to me, we love it. The steak seasoning gives it alittle spicy kick. Yum!!! ~Janette Roach~

Super Sloppy Joes
Recipe courtesy: Rachael Ray

1Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
1 1/4 lbs. ground beef
1/4 c. brown sugar
2tsp to 1 Tbsp McCormick brand Montreal Steak Seasoning
1 medium onion, chopped
1 small red bell pepper, chopped ( I omitted)
1 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 cups tomato sauce
2 Tbsp. tomato paste
Hamburger buns of choice.

Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add oil and meat to the pan let brown. Add brown sugar and steak seasoning to meat. When the meat has browned, add onions and red peppers to the skillet. Add red wine vinegar and Worcestershire sauce, tomato paste and sauce. Stir well. Let simmer for 30-40 mins on low. Stir every few mins. Serve on lightly butter toasted bun. Serves 6-8)

White Chicken Chili posted by Lacee D.

White Chicken Chili
I got this recipe from The Food Nanny Rescues Dinner via ABC4.com

Ingredients:
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 small white onion, diced
6 to 8 small garlic cloves, minced
1 (7-ounce) can diced green chiles, drained
2 (15-ounce) cans white beans,undrained
4 cups chicken broth
1 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1/2 to 1 teaspoon cayenne (I use a few dashes of hot sauce)
1 cup sour cream, plus additional for topping
3 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese (I cut it down to 2 cups)
Chopped fresh cilantro
Chopped tomatoes

1. Cook the chicken by the desired method. Cool and tear into pieces.
Set aside.
2. Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic,
and cook and stir until the onion is translucent, 2 to 3 minutes. Add
the chicken, chiles, beans, broth, chicken bouillon, cumin, oregano, and
cayenne. Simmer 30 to 45 minutes. Chili can be made ahead to this point
and refrigerated or frozen for serving later.
3. Add the 1 cup sour cream and cheese, and continue cooking until the
cheese is melted. Keep warm until serving.
4. Serve in bowls and pass cilantro, tomatoes, and additional sour cream.
Serve with ciabatta bread. Broil it a couple of minutes until crisp. Let your family
or guests tear the bread instead of serving it sliced. Pass the butter.
Variation: For a thinner chili, the consistency of soup, add more chicken broth,
up to 6 cups total

~Super Easy PuMpKin Chocolate Chip Cookies~ Sylvia Brindley

These are so good and SO easy, my kids love them. I made this double batch for my Young Women the other night.

1 15oz. can PuMpKiN
1 Spice Cake mix (dry)
1 Bag mini Chocolate Chips

Combine the cake mix with the pumpkin, mix until well blended. Stir in choc. chips.
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spoon out onto lightly greased cookie sheet, depending on size, bake 10-12min, or until they spring back when touched. That's it! YUMMY!

CRUMB TOP APPLE OR CHERRY PIE - Linda Chipman

I decided to make some crumb crust pies for Sunday dinner. Since the recipe makes two crusts anyway, I decided to make two kinds: cherry and apple. We liked both of them and couldn't decide which one was the best. We ate them warm with vanilla ice cream.

Bottom Crust

2 cups flour
1 cup butter flavored Crisco
1 teas. salt
1/2 C. cold water

Cut the Crisco and salt into the flour until it resembles small peas and then add the cold water and mix and then handle it like a snowball until it holds together. Or put the flour salt and shortening into a food processor and mix until fine then add the cold water. Take out of food processor and then handle as a snowball. Flour your counter lightly and then cut the dough in half. Roll it as for pie crust and then put in two pie plates and crimp the edges. For the apple pie, I added one quart of homemade apple pie filling or you could use store bought. In the cherry pie, I used one large can of cherry pie filling.

CRUMB TOP (this is for two pies)
1 cup flour
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 teas. soda
1 cup quick cooking oats
1/2 cup cold butter

Mix up the crumbs and cut the cold butter in with a fork or pastry blender. Spread on top of pies. (You may have a little left over.) Cover the outside crust of each pie with some foil. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 25 minutes. Take off the foil and cook for an additional 25 minutes.
Enjoy