Cheesey Bagel Broil

I started making an open face bagel with cheddar cheese, and Garlic powder in the broiler until dark brown or at least till its nice an bubbly… then my older son started putting lunch meat under the cheese…  and later my youngest started putting cooked bacon on it… I prefer onion bagels but my kids [...]

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Honey Teriayki Salmon

5 or 6 portions of Salmon
1/4c. Soy Sauce
1Tsp honey
Kirkland’s Herbed Seafood Rub

Toasted Sesame seeds would be a nice addition to this… but I don’t have any so when I made this last night couldn’t use it
Have hot skillet with oil ready. Mix honey & soy sauce brush onto one side of salmon and [...]

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Cranberry Nut Bread

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup orange juice
1 tablespoon grated orange peel
2 tablespoons shortening
1 egg, well beaten
1 1/2 cups Ocean Spray® Fresh or Frozen Cranberries, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup chopped nuts

(I don’t like the extra tartness [...]

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Sweet Mesquite Chicken

There is some debate in my household as to the cooking method to this so I will mention both

4 to 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
Kirkland’s Sweet Mesquite Rub
cooking oil

Rub breasts all over with seasoning have hot skillet ready with your choice of cooking oil fry till cooked or as my son proffers bake in hot [...]

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Jell-O Cheesecake

This is a recipe that started with my Mother, she had a Jell-O cookbook and in it was recipes for Jell-O cheesecake…. the book called for layers but to save time and effort the layers got combined. Or I think that’s how things went, anyway this is what I do.
Crust:

2 packages graham crackers crushed
2 Tsp. [...]

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Easy Pineapple Upside Down Cake

1 yellow cake mix
1c. butter or margarine
1 c brown sugar firmly packed
2 20 oz. cans crushed pineapple in heavy syrup drained (May reserve liquid for cake)

First thing I do is start the pineapple draining, well drained pineapple makes a better cake…. Melt butter pour into bottom of a 13 x 9″ baking dish crumble the [...]

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Peanut Butter & Trail Mix

3/4 c. butter
1/2 c. peanut butter
1 c. brown sugar
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1/4 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 1/2 c. Quick rolled oats
1/2 c. granola
1/4 c. raisins
1/2 c. Craisins
1/2 c. pumpkin seeds
1/2 c. sunflower seeds
1 cup M&Ms

Drop onto cookie sheet by teaspoonfuls. Bake on greased cookie sheet at 350 [...]

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Shrimp Scampi

½ bag (frozen) or 1 lb uncooked shrimp (fresh)
1 tub sliced Mushrooms
5 or 6 cloves garlic peeled and cut up
The juice of 1 lemon
1 stick butter
½ tsp oregano
¼ tsp thyme

Heat skillet melt butter add garlic cook till nice and brown add lemon juice then mushrooms, shrimp and herbs cook about 8 minutes. Serve [...]

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Boston Baked Beans

2 cups Dry Navy Beans
6 cups Cold Water
1 tsp Salt
1 lbs Bacon Ends (poor quality ask butcher if you can’t find it)
1 Medium Onion
2 tsp Dry Mustard
1/3 cup Brown Sugar firmly packed
1/4 cup Dark Molasses

Wash beans. Combine beans & cold water in large pot. Bring [...]

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Chicken & Dumplings

This is an “All Day” recipe; I find I need to put things on to cook by 3 pm to have dinner ready by 6 pm. I am having a hard time with writing this due to its a multi stage task.
Also remove any excess fat from chicken and cut off tail if not done [...]

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