Basic Rhubarb Crisp

12 stalks of rhubarb cut into thin slices, place these in bottom of 9 x 13 pan

next: Mix together till crumbly and pour over rhubarb
2 cups quick oats
1 cup flour
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
3/4 cup soft margarine

Bake at 350 for 40 -50 min. till golden brown & bubbly. A quick easy last min. dessert to whip up. Serve with ice cream, cool whip or whipping cream. This dessert one can also cut into half and spread into 8" pan, just watch baking time a bit more closely. Frozen rhubarb also works great.

Rhubarb Pie

Pie Dough
5 cups flour
6 scoups lard
sprinkle of salt
1 tsp. vinegar
cold water
Mix flour & cold lard until crumbly like lrg peas, sprinkle in salt, add vinegar & cold water and mix until a nice soft ball forms. Cut dough into 4 and roll out quite thin and so its big enough to cover your whole pie plate, then roll out second piece and save for the top

Filling
4 cups rhubarb
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 Tbsp. flour
Mix rhubarb ( which has been cut into 1/2 or so pieces) and sugar & flour, i like to have mine sit for a while so the juices from the rhubarb will mix together so pie isn't sugary. Then pour into pie shell and top with second piece. Crimp edges and cut slits in top. Bake 350 till golden aprox 40 min and up to an hr. enjoy with some ice cream.

Waffles n' Sauce

Sunbeam Waffles
3 cups flour
4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. sugar
2/3 cup melted & cooled butter
4 egg whites
4 egg yolks
2 cups milk

Melt and cool butter and add in 4 egg yellows, meanwhile mix the 4 egg whites in a seperate bowl. go back to first bowl of egg yellows and butter, cream that together then add flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and slowly pour in the milk and mix until you have everything well blended and smooth then fold in the egg white mixture. Pour into pre heated waffle iron till golden

Waffle Sauce
1/2 cup white sugar
4 Tbsp. flour
dash of salt
4 cups milk
1 tsp. vanilla
I like to cook this up in the microwave in a large bowl so i don't burn the sauce, cook on high heat stirring after 3 minutes, then after that after every minute to get a nice smooth sauce. although i find cooking it on the stove gives it a nicer flavor just need to constantly be stirring so it doesn't burn.
This makes enough for a family of 5, you can always add your favorite fruit, eg. blueberries, strawberris & cool whip, which is also absolutely delic.

Chicken Primavera

Hi fellow cooks, I'm excited to finally post my first recipe. Sonya invited me quite some time ago and well it takes me a while to get around to things. So anyway, here comes chicken primavera, a recipe I tried last week from one of my mom's cookbooks. Sadly we had no leftovers and very full tummys...






3 c red, green and yellow peppers(1 c each, I did half peppers and half broccoli)
1 small onion, sliced thin
1 c mushrooms
3 garlic cloves, minced( i did a little less to save oursleves on the bad garlic breath)
1/4 c butter
2 c heavy cream
1 tsp basil
2-3 grilled, chicken breasts, thinly sliced
1/2 tsp salt
Hot cooked pasta

In a large skillet, saute peppers, mushrooms, onion and garlic in butter. Add cream, basil, chicken and salt;cook and stir until slightly thickened. Serve over pasta. 4-6 servings.
* I added Clubhouse Roasted Red Pepper and Garlic seasoning to the sauce and chicken, to add flavour!

Soft Gooey Cinnamon Buns

1 cup warm milk
1 1/2 cups warm water
1/2 cup margarine
2 eggs
2Tbsp. yeast
1 pkg. instant butterscotch pudding
1 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. sugar (optional)
8 cups flour
Filling:
1 cup soft margarine
2 cups Brown sugar
4 tsp. cinnamon

Mix together milk, water & margarine till margarine is melted, add eggs, yeast, salt, sugar, then add flour & pudding. Mix until smooth and sides are clear of dough, you may need another 1/2 cup or flour, but this is an extremely soft dough.
Let rise in a warm spot for 45 min. punch down and cut into half. Roll out into using rolling pin to aprox. 15 x 8 inch rectangle and spread 1/2 cup of soft margarine on top, then mix together brown sugar & cinnamon and sprinkle 1/2 the mixture over top and pat down a bit.

Roll up and cut into 12 pieces,
and place in a greased 9 x13 pan or sometimes i use a cookie sheet and put 12 in each pan, i tend to score mine first and cut with a knife, many people prefer using dental floss whatever works for you is great, then repeat with second batch of dough to make a total of 24 cinnamon buns. Let rise 1/2 hr. and bake at 325 for 20 -25 min. After baking let rest a min. then turn upside down on a cookie sheet so buns will come out easily

Drizzle on some cream cheese icing or butter icing is also delic. I love making these so they're just hot out of the oven for supper, and one i put into the freezer for a needed dessert day or company.