Oatmeal Scotchies

I absolutely loved when my granny made these.  I make them  now  and  they are good but nothing compares to the love  granny added.

               This is my mom, Judy,  and Grandma Rosy

Scotchies

1  1/4 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1 c (2 sticks) butter softened
3/4 c sugar
3/4 c packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 cups quick oats
1   11 oz package butterscotch morsels

Preheat oven to 375 F
Combine dry ingredients in bowl set aside.  Beat butter and both sugars together well. Add eggs, beat well.
Add vanilla and mix well, Gradually beat in flour mixture.  Stir in oats and morsels.  Drop by rounded spoonfuls on ungreased cookie sheets.  Bake 7-8 minutes.  cool on wire rack.

Hot Pizza Dip

OK, so,  this is supposed to be a dip  you share.  But  well,  I can make a meal of it.  LOVE  THIS!!!

1   8 oz package cream cream cheese softened
1 tsp Italian seasoning
3/4 tsp garlic powder
mix together well and spread in bottom of greased 9 inch pie pan

mix 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese and 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
place 1/2 cup over cream cheese.
Pour half cup pizza sauce over shredded  cheese.
Sprinkle remaining cheese over sauce. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. serve with chips or bread sticks.

BURN FAT!

OK  this  recipe is  actually a 7 day diet. it does help kick start a diet.  I have done this and it does work.
If you like soup its a great way to lose weight.

Basic Fat burning soup
6 large green onions
4-5 carrots sliced
1-2 cans tomatoes
1 large head of cabbage
2 green peppers
1 bunch of celery
1 pkg lipton soup mix
season with salt, pepper, curry, parsley, or bouillon.  hot sauce  if  you prefer.

Cut veggies into small to medium sized  pieces and cover with water. Add soup mix and seasonings. Boil fast for 10 minutes. Simmer and continue cooking until veggies are tender. This soup can be eaten anytime you are hungry. Eat as much as you want , whenever you want. This soup will not add calories. The more you eat the more you will lose.

Diet plan

Day 1:
Eat all fruits (except bananas unless otherwise stated). Cantaloupe and watermelon are lower in calories. Eat only the soup and fruits. For drinks have unsweetened  tea, cranberry juice or water.

Day 2:  All vegetables today. Eat until you are stuffed with all fresh, raw, or canned vegetables. Try to eat green leafy veggies stay away from dry beans, peas and corn. Eat along with the soup. At dinner time on this day, reward yourself with a  big baked potato and butter. NO fruits this day.

Day 3: Eat all soup, fruit and veggies you want. DO NOT have potato. If you have eaten, as above, and have not cheated, you will have lost 5-7 pounds.  Don't give up go on to day 4.

Day 4: Bananas and skim milk. Eat as many as 3 bananas and drink as many glasses of water as you can on this day along with soup. Bananas are high in calories and carbohydrates and so is the milk, but this particular day your body will need potassium and the carbohydrates, proteins and calcium to lessen your cravings for sweets.

Day 5:  Beef and tomatoes. You can have 10-20 ounces of beef and a can of tomatoes or as many as 6 fresh tomatoes today. Try to drink 6-8 glasses of water to wash away uric acid in your body. Eat the soup at least once this day.

Day 6: Beef and veggies. Eat to your hearts content of beef and veggies today. You can even have 2 or 3 steaks if you like with green leafy veggies, NO potato. Be sure and eat the soup at least once today.

Day 7: Brown rice, unsweetened fruit juice, and veggies.  stuff yourself!  Be sure you eat the soup at least once today!

by the end of first week, if you have not cheated, you will have lost 10-17 pounds. If you have lost more than 17 pounds stay off the diet for 2 days before resuming.

This 7 day eating plan can be used as often as you like. As a matter of fact, if followed correctly it will clean you system of impurities and make you feel better over all.

Definite NO NO's:  Bread, alcohol,  fried foods, and carbonated drinks.

Definite DO's: water and lots of it.  Eat the soup anytime you feel hungry.

this diet is from Sacred Heart Memorial Hosp. Used for over weight patients to lose weight rapidly, usually before surgery.

Cookies the easy way

1/2 cup milk
2 cups Sugar
2 tbsp butter
Boil all in pan 1 1/2 minutes
add 1/3 cup cocoa.
Return to boil add
1/2 cup peanut butter and 1 tsp vanilla extract.
return to a boil stirring constantly.
Stir in 3 cups quick oats.
Spoon  onto wax paper allow to cool.  store in sealed container.

Country Breakfast Pie

1 Roll Sausage cooked, crumbled, drained
9 inch pie shell
1 & 1/2 cup grated swiss cheese
1/4 cup chopped bell pepper
1/2 cup Red bell pepper
3 tbsp chopped onion
4 eggs lightly beaten
1 cup light cream

Prepare pie shell.  Mix cheese and sausage, sprinkle in shell. Lightly beat eggs in bowl. Combine remaining ingredients and add to egg mix.  Pour in shell. Bake 375 F for 40- 45 minutes. Cool on rack 10 minutes. 6-8 servings.

Chicken Quesadillas Cheesy!

1 pound skinless, boneless, chicken cut in strips
1 can condensed cheddar cheese soup
1/2 cup thick and chunky salsa
1 green pepper cleaned and sliced.
1 small  onion sliced
10  8 inch flour tortillas

Preheat oven to 424 F
In  nonstick skillet cook chicken, peppers, and onions  until done and juices evaporate,  stir often. and soup and salsa heat thoroughly.
Divide mix between tortillas. fold in half.  bake 5 minutes or until hot.
We like to dip them in ranch dressing.

Just a bit of Honey

Candy has something good about it at least.  super easy  even kids can do it!

1 cup Honey
1 cup peanut butter
2 cups powdered dry milk

Soften peanut butter and honey slightly in microwave.  Mix milk in and knead well. Roll onto wax paper. let cool cut into strips.  wrap in wax paper store in tightly sealed container.

Crack my way.

Home~made Crackers
Have fun and try new flavors too

1 Cup all purpose Flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon season salt
1/8 teaspoon *pepper
5 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup half &half cream

Stir together all dry ingredients. Using 2 knives or a pastry blender, cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in all the half and half.  On lightly floured surface, knead dough gently for 10-12 strokes.  Roll out to 1/4 inch thick. Cut with floured cookie cutters. Bake about 10 minutes at 400 degree F. Split crackers open. With cut sides up, bake an additional 5-7 minutes  until golden brown.

*  you can substitute poultry seasoning, chili powder, garlic powder, powdered cheese, or any other seasoning you prefer  instead of the pepper.

hot buns!

Bread machine Method  for Jiffy Cake Mix rolls    (2  NON BREAD machine  recipe  at  bottom of  page)

These are a slightly sweet dinner roll

Jiffy Rolls
1 9 (oz) box jiffy cake mix yellow, or white
1 pkg. or 2 and 1/4 teas. yeast
1/2 teas. salt
1 1/4 cups warm water
3 c. flour all purpose is ok but I always use bread flour
In bread machine pan put water, then salt, the cake mix and flour top with the yeast and put it on the dough cycle. When cycle is complete remove from bread machine, I don't flour my rolling board I oil it so do what you prefer and cut and then roll into 15 to 20 rolls, put on a greased baking sheet cover and let rise till double about an hour. Bake at 400 10 to 15 minutes.
You can also do this w/o a bread machine I am just lazy.

this  is  what they look like before they  rise

and  after they  rise  before  going in oven....

and  freshly buttered  out of  oven

Same recipe  in  loaf  form

ALSO  you can use  same  recipe  for cinnamon rolls  check these out!

they are  not  really as flat in real life as the picture looks....... Enjoy

OR   WITHOUT BREAD  MACHINE

• This  came  directly from the Jiffymix.com web site
• 1 pkg. "JIFFY" White Cake Mix (or 9 oz of any cake mix)
• 1 pkg. dry yeast
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1-1/4 cups warm water
• 2-1/2 to 3 cups flour
• margarine or butter
• Preheat oven to 400°.  Grease a baking sheet.
  Combine cake mix and yeast. Add salt and warm water. Gradually beat in flour. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour. Punch down dough and shape into dinner or clover leaf rolls. Place on prepared baking sheet and brush with margarine or butter. Cover and let rise 1 hour or until double in size. Bake18-20 minutes.

Or I found this non bread machine recipe on the net


Cake Mix Yeast Rolls
2 packages granulated yeast
2 cups warm water
1 box white Jiffy cake mix
1 teaspoon salt
4 cups or more all-purpose flour
Mix yeast and water. Leave set long enough for yeast to dissolve.
Add remaining ingredients. Mix. Let rise to double.
Punch dough down. Make rolls. Let rise to double again.
Bake at 325 degrees F for 20 minutes. Butter tops when removed from oven.

Country This!

I  still love all the goodness of the bad for us fried foods. here is one of my favorites.

Country fried Streaks

2-4 cubed steaks sprinkled with season salt and light pepper
In flat pan  mix 1 cup flour (any kind)
with  2 tablespoons of Ms Dash garlic and herb seasoning
in seperate bowl  mix  1 cup milk with 2 eggs
pour 1/2-3/4 cup oil in large skillet over medium  heat.

coat both sides of cubed steaks in flour
Dip in milk and egg mix
then coat in flour once more
Place in Hot oil. cook  until golden brown on both sides.

We  serve these with mashed potatoes and white gravy over them.
But they are  also good with cheese on a sandwich.

Monkey around

Family favorite here.

Monkey Bread

2 cans (8biscuits each) small biscuits 

combine 1 & 1/2 cups sugar  with 3/4- 1 cup cinnamon

spray a bunt pan and set aside.

in small sauce pan place 1-2 sticks up butter (depends on how gooey you like your bread)  set on low  heat to begin melting.

cut each biscuit into 4ths  and coat with cinnamon sugar mix then place in bunt pan evenly as possible.

with remaining cinnamon and sugar mix  stir into melted  butter  and  pour over biscuits.

Bake at 350 F  for about an hour.  will spring back when touched.

Invert onto place and drizzle with white icing (optional)

DIG IN

This  recipe is good for  a group.  It is also good  to  make  ahead and  freeze  for quick  meals/ snacks.

2 pounds ground beef cooked and crumbled

1 medium onion

2-4 cans Red Kidney beans

1-2 cans black beans

1-2 cans chick peas

1-2 cans mexicorn 

1-2 cans diced tomatoes

1-2 cans water

2 packets of taco seasoning

2 packets dry ranch mix

 dump all contents  in a large pot  (do not drain any cans dump all  in pot)  

simmer  until beans are tender.  

serve hot  with shredded  cheese and  sour cream.

I use frito scoops  or tostido  chips

I freeze  extra in single serving containers for quick snack  or meal.

Enjoy!

Breakfast of champions

These are yummy and easy to eat on the go.  They last up to a week in the refrigerator. This recipe is easily adjusted for large or small batches.

Breakfast wedges

1 bag thawed and mashed tater tots
1 small onion diced  (optional)
1 small green pepper diced (optional)
Bacon or sausage cooked and crumbled (optional)
garlic powder to taste
salt to taste
MIX all above ingredients well
8-12 eggs  add at least 8 eggs and mix well.  will need to be a little soupy then add
1-8 oz bag shredded cheese (I use taco blend)
should no longer be  soupy.

Drop by spoonfuls on hot oiled skillet.  Cook on both sides until golden brown and center is done.  we like them with ranch dressing.  also yummy on a biscuit with a slice of cheese.

Friendship ties that bind.

This recipe is intended to share.  So many of us never take a moment to sit with a friend or just drop off a small gift of love from  the  heart.  We all know how important it is to show kindness.  This is great way to start. Neighbors, Postal carries, trash men, friends you haven't seen in a while, co-workers, or just because you feel like sharing,  a nice little smile when you hand over some home made love will brighten anyone's day.

So  here's  what to do.  have fun and let me know what you think.

In a large bowl mix 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, and  1 cup milk cover and let sit on counter away from heat.

The next day mix  1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup milk. Mix well cover and let sit.

For the next 4-6 days do the same as before. On the day you are ready to bake. Mix  one cup of each again and set aside.   Preheat oven to 325 degrees. 

In small bowl mix one cup sugar  with ¼- ½ cup cinnamon.  Spray 2 bread pans with cooking spray then sprinkle generously with cinnamon and sugar mix.

In separate large bowl mix the following ingredients

 2 cups of the mixture that you have been adding to everyday,  1 cup oil, 1 tsp vanilla, ½ tsp salt, 1 cup sugar, 3 large eggs, 2 cups flour, ½ cup milk, ½ tsp baking soda, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1 large box of instant pudding (flavor depends on what type of bread you will make).

Ok Here is the important part. 

For butterscotch bread  simply use instant butterscotch pudding  (you can add almond slivers if you like)

For Cinnamon bread  use instant French Vanilla pudding  and add  ½ cup of cinnamon

For  Banana bread  use instant banana pudding, diced nuts,  and  2-3 mashed bananas.   (sprinkle top of bread with nuts before baking.

For any berry  bread use instant french vanilla pudding and minced  frozen berrys.

For tropical bread use instant french vanilla pudding and tropical trail mix minced.

For chocolate peanut butter bread  use instant chocolate pudding  add peanut butter chips.

For zucchinni bread  add 2 shredded  large zucchinni  and instant vanilla pudding.

Divide mixture between bread pans and bake for about an hour. Will spring back when touched in center top.

Cool on wire racks. Wrap with plastic wrap snuggly.

Share with friends. Your friends will enjoy!  

Recipe is easily doubled or tripled.   

Can serve cold or warm, with or without butter. Also tastey  with cream cheese.

 

THIS  PHOTO IS OF BANANA NUT