Lisa’s Quick Microwave Peanut Butter Fudge

Ingredients:

• 1 Medium jar of crunchy peanut butter
• 2/3 stick of butter
• 2 packages confectioner’s sugar (you may only need one, but make sure you have two)
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 tablespoon vanilla

Directions:

In a microwave safe bowl heat 3/4 of the jar of peanut butter, the butter, and vanilla in microwave on high for 2 1/2 minutes or until the butter and peanut butter are melted. Be careful not to scorch it!

Once everything is melted remove from microwave and open a package of confectioner ’s sugar.  Add the sugar slowly, stirring constantly, until you have added nearly half a bag of sugar, then add some milk, about half of it.

Keep stirring.  Add more sugar and then milk slowly, stirring constantly.  It is hard to be definite on the amounts, you are looking for a good mix in the end. You should be able to form a ball once it stiffens and starts to cool.  You may want to use your hands to mix it once it has cooled enough.

Put in ungreased pie pan or cake dish, pushing to the edges and flattening it evenly. Cover with foil or plastic wrap and put it in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 hours. Cut and serve.

Optional:

An awesome variation is to make this peanut butter fudge, then make the chocolate fudge recipe. Spread a layer of chocolate over the peanut butter, it is just wonderful.

We love this pizza for a weekend lunch

1 per person (1 serving) take a large sandwich wrap (wheat or low fat)

add spaghetti sauce (a couple of tablespoons) and spread around

add some cooked sliced chicken breast

(I usually get Chicken golden brown and delicious in a frying pan with low fat cooking spray )

add some onions, peppers, mushrooms, broccoli or other veggies

sprinkle with oregano or italian seasoning if desired

and then sprinkle with the lowfat cheese of your choice

put in oven or toaster oven for 10-12 minutes at 350 or until wrap is crisp on bottom and the cheese is melted

mmmm about 250 cal

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Mexican chicken

I bet you didn’t know that salsa is not really bad for you

it can be a great diet tool

if you make it at home its even better for you

I use chicken breast sliced it up with salsa

onions peppers if desired heat in pan and serve on letuce and fresh tomatoes sprincked with lowfat mexican cheeze and on whole grain rice for my family it is a wonderful mexican dish for dinner

Baked Crab-Stuffed Salmon
By:  Jonathan & Lisa

Ingredients:

• 4 - 8 ounce fresh salmon filets, thick cut if you want to stuff (I usually top it)
• 8 oz. can crabmeat (including liquid)
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons of Miracle Whip
• 1 - 1 1/4 cup finely crushed ritz
• 2 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
• 2 teaspoons dried parsley
• 1 1/2 cup water
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoons bacon grease
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 small sweet onion, chopped
• approx. 1/2 cup Stove Top chicken or turkey stuffing

Directions:

In a bowl mix crackers, parsley, and old bay seasoning.

In another bowl mix crabmeat (including liquid), lemon juice, and miracle whip.

Combine bowls until mixture is uniformly mixed. It will be incredibly thick and chunky. Now slowly add the water until you get a mixture that is the consistency of oatmeal. You may not need all the water.

In a sauce pan, over medium heat, add the bacon grease, butter, olive oil, and onion and cook for 3 minutes. Add the mixture and keep constantly moving for about 3 more minutes. The warm mixture will still be much too loose to use as a stuffing.

With the heat OFF very slowly add the stove top, stirring contantly, until you get a nice stiff mixture. (you may not need all the stove top.

Lightly coat bottom of salmon filets with olive oil. Lightly sprinke the top of your salmon filets with Old Bay seasoning or other appropriate salmon seasoning. 

Top with a nice thick coating of the completed stuffing and a small sliver of butter.

Cook the filets in a 325 degree oven for 12 to 15 minutes. Drizzle with olive oil (if desired) and serve.

Baking Powder Biscuits
(from a 1933 Recipe)
Ingredients:
2 cups sifted flour
2 tsp. baking powder
4 tablespoons butter or shortening
1/2 tsp. salt
about 3/4 cup milk
Sift Flour once, measure, add baking powder and salt, and sift again. Cut in shortening or butter. (this is where I use my hands by rubbing the butter into the flour). Add milk gradually, stirring until soft dough is formed. Turn out on slightly floured board and lightly “knead” for 30 seconds, enough to shape. Roll 1/2 inch thick and cut with 2 inch floured biscuit cutter. Bake on ungreased sheet in a 400 degree oven for 12-15 minutes. Makes 12 biscuits. You can also make tiny tea biscuits that are only 1 1/2 inches wide with a small cutter or glass bottom. These are great served with tea, jam or honey. Makes 24.

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Dumplings: Sift together 2 cups flour, 4 teaspoons baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon salt and add 1 cup milk. Drop by teaspoons. in stew cook uncovered 10 minutes then covered ten minutes

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into cubes3 tablespoons cornstarch1 tablespoon vegetable oil4 cloves garlic, minced5 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce1 1/2 tablespoons white wine vinegar1/4 cup water1 teaspoon white sugar3 green onions, sliced diagonally into 1/2 inch pieces1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to tasteDIRECTIONSPlace the chicken and cornstarch into a bag or bowl, and toss to coat. Heat oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat. Fry the chicken pieces and garlic, stirring constantly until lightly browned. Stir in the soy sauce, vinegar, sugar and water. Cover, and cook until the chicken pieces are no longer pink inside, 3 to 5 minutes.Stir in the green onion, and cayenne pepper, cook uncovered for about 2 more minutes. Serve over white rice.

leftover roast beef salad—————————lisa’s potato salad dressing (see BBQ) minus the mustard (or can add if want) and minus oregano but don’t forget the relishleftover roast beefmedium onionshould also add either pepper or celeryshredded cheesesalt and pepper

We love this 

SOUTHERN POTATO SOUP  

potatoes, boiled and drained
1/2 pack of bacon, fried
1 large onion, chopped
1/2 galllon whole milk
2 tbs cornstarch (optional)

Boil potatoes, drain and rinse under water - fry bacon in the pot you plan to cook soup in. Remove bacon, set aside and add onion. Cook until tender. Pour in milk.
If you want a thicker soup, add 3 tbs of cornstarch in a separate container, combine with milk and stir until thick, then and add the rest of the milk.

Lets Warm up with some Home Made Chicken (turkey) Soup

most of this handed down by my mom

in large pot put your chicken bones with meat on them your leftovers I buy a

bigger chicken than usual so I have leftovers

boil well for half hour or more

take chicken and bones out of water leave water on stove

peel chicken off bones should fall off the bones cut up small if desired

ad chicken to pot a regular can of crushed tomatoes get to a boil then ad a cup and half of macaroni

and a cup of cooked rice a diced onion if desired and sprinkle in Parsley flakes salt and pepper let cook until macaroni is tender

remove put in containers or serve this recipe freezes well you will need to when reheating ad a bit of water

My secret dressing for potato and

macaroni salads

a way I make macaroni  salad NH style Below

over the years I have gotten many compliments

on my potato salad dressing

I call It condiment delight

its fun

here we go get a medium bowl and open fridge

get catsup regular yellow mustard miracle whip

relish (regular not fancy relishes)

horse radish grey pupon mustard or dark mustard

lrg onion chopped and then oregano salt and pepper

in bowl put 3 heaping table spoons miracle whip

a teaspoon catsup a teaspoon horseradish

a teaspoon of each of the mustards

 a heaping tablespoon relish ad onion

sprinkle oregano and pepper

ad salt if desired so you can see clearly over top

then mix now take mixture and

ad to potatoes stir gently chill serve cold my friends love it

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Macaroni Salad

now when I moved to the city not many people

eat macaroni salad this way my husband said it

sounded awful be he then really loved it

 Ok make dressing like above

cook macaroni

ad  lightly cooked peas not smooshy lol

they should be cool before adding ad macaroni

and above mixture then slowly ad in a can of tuna

 its a great salad and a quick lunch as a

leftover from your party -BBQ

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Grill potatoes

wash your potatos

slice only 3 or four times ad a slice of butter

 and some spices like oregano garlic or leave with no spice

 do between each slice wrap a few together

in foil and then wrap again poke holes with fork

 not many and trow on the grill can do the same

with onions and butter mm it is great they take a

half hour to an hour to cook so do ahead of time

Party Kielbasa

not on diet but  great party idea’s

its like a sweet n spicy

4 cans meat chilly

2 kielbasa pakg.

1medium can grape jelly

half cup Katsup

1/3 cup mustard

cut up kielbasa  put all ingredients in pan or crock pot slow cook all day

stir often at first then occasionally keep on medium to low I get so many people at my party’s asking for the recipe

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French mans meat stuffing (or meat pie)

2lbs Hamburg

1lb ground pork

bells seasoning

10 to 12 medium potatoes

4 medium onions

salt pepper

cook Hamburg and pork drain fat

peel then precook   potato’s to about half done

cut up do not mash  add to meat dice onions then add to meat

add 2  1/2 table spoons bells salt and pepper I also ad a bit of onion salt and garlic powder not much just dashing it in  a few shakes same with salt and pepper stir and let cook to have it not stick may have to ad water but watch out the onions and

potatoes add its own water to mixture stir constantly like every few minutes on medium heat

what you are watching for is it not to be watery and still to have potatoes showing they tend to sometimes almost disappear the longer you cook the better it is you may have to add more  potatoes if you decide to cook long like I do add more bells a table spoon every 45 minutes the fun part is taste testing ad more salt and pepper for taste

for pie add mixture to pie crust cover with another crust cook in oven until crust is golden