Chicken n' Dumplings

2 cups leftover chicken cubed

1/2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. chicken oxo

3 cups water

2 carrots chopped

1 stick celery chopped

1 small onion chopped

2 dashed thyme

2 dashed parsley

Place all ingredients into a casserole dish, and bake for 1 hr. @ 350 until veggies are tender, (make sure there's enough water to cover all the veggies & chicken) then 20 min before serving, mix your ingredients for dumplings and drop on top using a tablespoon and bake for another 20 min. @ 350 . You can also use turkey if you have extra's at holidays.

Dumplings

2 cups flour

1/4 cup margarine

4 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. salt

3/4 cup milk

Chocolate Treasure Box

This recipe (and photo) was sent to me by Diane, our newest contributer! She is an amazing cook/baker (my taste buds can testify!) and I look forward to seeing more of her recipes on here. Doesn't this look divine?! She made it for her family for Valentine's Day.
Chocolate Treasure Box

1 carton (7 oz) milk chocolate for dipping
4 fresh strawberries
5 milk chocolate bars (1.55 oz each)
1/2 cup white chocolate chips, melted
1/2 cup cold milk
1/4 cup instant chocolate pudding mix
1 1/4 cups whipped topping

Melt dipping chocolate according to package directions. Dip strawberries in chocolate and allow to drip off. Place on waxed paper and set aside.
Cut chocolate bar in half width wise. Drizzle with white chocolate and refrigerate until set. Dip the short sides of two chocolate bars in halves in melted chocolate; place at right angles to each other on a wax lined cookie sheet, forming two walls of a box. Dip the other two in melted chocolate, to make a four walled box. Let set for approximately 10 minutes.
Meanwhile in a small bowl whisk milk and pudding for two minutes and let sit for 2 minutes. Fold in whipped topping.
Place boxes on serving plates. Cut a small hole in the corner of a pastry bag and fill with pudding mix. Fill box with pudding mix.
Dip the long sides of the remaining chocolate bar halves in melted chocolate; adhere to each box, forming lid. Garnish with strawberries. Makes 4 servings.

ps - I changed the recipe up a bit by buying the bigger bars and melting them down, pouring them onto my cookie sheet. I then used a ruler to make straight edges and make squares. I put it in the freezer for a few minutes to set. I used the same chocolate to dip the strawberries. I didn't put white chocolate on, but would next time for an added touch
pps - Recipe came from Country Woman Magazine (March 09)

Chicken Pie

Chicken Pie
2 cups left over chicken or turkey
1 carrot sliced
1 sm. onion chopped

1/2 cup peas
1/2 cup corn
1 sm. pepper chopped any color
1 stick celery chopped
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 tin cream of celery soup (don't add milk or water)

Put all your chicken & veggies into a pan & saute about 15 min or so till veggies are tender, add salt & pepper & soup. Make pie dough and pour chicken mix into pie shell then top with leftover dough an make slits so steam gets out and bake 350 for 45 min. until golden. Let sit about 15 min. before serving so juices can settle (makes a 9" pie)
Pie dough
2 cups flour
3 tbsp. lard
1/4 tsp. salt
enough water to make soft dough

Marinated Flank Steak

Marinated Flank Steak

2 lbs beef flank steak (or your favorite cut of steak)
1/4 cup sesame seed*
1/4 cup oil
1/4 cup soya sauce
1/4 cup corn syrup
1 small onion, sliced
1 clove garlic, crushed
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp ginger

Marinate in fridge several hrs or overnight, turning once. Then BBQ.

* I usually leave the sesame seeds out, as I never seem to have them on hand.

Oven Potatoes

This is a tasty way to do potatoes. I just put it together from memory - don't know if there was once a recipe or not. This is a great addition to steak or anything else from the bbq.

Oven Potatoes

5 or 6 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 onion, chopped
3 or 4 carrots (optional)
1/4 cup or so green pepper (optional)

Mix all ingredients in a greased 9 x 13 pan. Sprinkle with seasoning salt, pepper and about a 1/2 tsp garlic powder. Melt 1/4 cup margarine and pour over top. Mix and put in 350 oven for about an hr.

We like them with either ketchup, bbq sauce or sour cream.

Cottage Cheese Crescent Rolls

This is a simple recipe, but takes a bit of time to roll out and make these little rolls.

Cottage Cheese Crescent Rolls

Whip 1 1/2 cups creamed cottage cheese in blender. Add 1 cup butter, beat together. Add 2 cups flour until blended.

Let stand in fridge overnight (I wrapped mine in saran wrap and only let it chill a couple hrs. I'm not organized enough to think of these things the day before I want to make them). :)

Roll out in circles on floured board. (I divided the dough into thirds, rolling them out separately). Cut into triangles and roll up starting at the wide end. Bake at 350 until brown (I baked them for about 13 minutes - probably should've done them a tad longer).

Drizzle a thin glaze on them when cool. Scrumptious!

Chicken Chow Mein

Chicken Chow Mein (or beef, pork or shrimp)

• 6 oz package chow mein noodles


• 8 fresh beansprouts, washed


• 1 1/2 cups water or clear broth


• 1 small onion, thinly sliced


• 2 stalks celery, thinly sliced


• 1/2 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced


• 4 oz chicken, thinly sliced (about one large breast) (or beef, pork or shrimp-shelled)


• 1 tsp salt


• 1/2 tsp sugar


• 1/4 tsp pepper


• 1 1/2 tsp soy sauce


• 2 tsp cornstarch


• 1 tbsp oil

Add 1/2 tsp salt to 1 cup water or broth in a wok or skillet. Bring to a boil. Add noodles and beansprouts. Cook, covered, for 2 to 3 minutes. Place softened noodles on a warm platter.

Reheat wok or skillet and add oil. Brown meat first, then add onions. Add celery and mushrooms and stir-fry, for 1 minute. In a small bowl, mix remainging water or broth with 1/2 tsp salt, sugar, pepper, soy sauce and cornstarch until starch is completely dissolved. Add mixture to the meat and vegetables and cook until liquid thickens. Pour over noodles and serve immediately.

Try garnishing with chopped green onions and chow mein noodles right from the bag.

*I doubled the sauce ingredients and cooked it a little longer - until the celery was no longer crunchy.