Ice Cream Cake

"Yum-Oh.. Great for Birthday's!"

1 package Oreo cookies
1/2 gallon icecream- any flavor
1/2 gallon icecream- any flavor
butter maybe less than 1/2 of stick
syrup any kind
Tub of cool whip
Nuts, sprinkles (optional)

Use a 9 by 13 pan. Then butter bottom of pan and crush oreo's put in pan. Next let icecream get softened beat till you can pour. Take your 1st. flavor of icecream pour into pan then put in freezer until it's hard. Get icecream out then put 2nd flavor of icecream on top and then next use any flavor of syrup and cool whip on top. Sprinkle with nuts or sprinkles both optional.

All Fool's Cake

Mary loves to make this cake on April 1st. Recipients have included Dan and the Haubner kids. It
works every time, just decide who your going to make it for and then have fun with it.

An empty cereal box (any size)
A can of frosting.
Sprinkles or other decorations (optional)

Take the icing and start covering the cereal box. Then decorate the "cake." Place the icing covered box on a plate and give it to the person you are going to fool. It's so much fun.

Bacon and Eggs speciality

You need: 1 bag of pretzel the skinny sticks
1 small bag of white chocolate chips
1 package of mini MI&M's (yellow ones)


Lay wax paper on tray then you take two pretzel sticks line together. Then you melt white chocolate chips and pour about a little circle about the size of a nickel in the middle of the two pretzel's sticks. Then place yellow M&M with
M down just showing yellow for your yolk. Let cool and there you have bacon and eggs.

Little Hamburger Sandwiches

You need: Seame seeds in with the spice section at store.
1 box vanilla wafer cookies
1 can of white frosting
1 bottle of red food coloring- to make for the catsup
1 bottle of yellow food coloring- to make for the mustard
1 package of Keebler's chocolate rounds such as the mint ones to look like the hamburger
2 egg white's


First you take the rounded side of the vanilla wafer cookie dip it lightly in the egg whites and sprinkle seame seeds on top. Then mix red food coloring with white frosting and spread on other side of wafer cookie. Next take another wafer cookie and make the flat side the bottom of bun. And other side spread yellow icing for mustard. Next put it all together with the Keebler mint cookie in the middle and your seame bun next. And there you have a little hamburger. Kids
love them.

Strawberry Poppyseed Salad

Jay's sister-in-law, Kelly, first made this recipe. Since then I've made it for several family get-togethers. It's easy and delicious.

1 package of spinach

1 can of mandarin oranges

1 package of cashews

1 quart of fresh strawberries (can substitute peaches)

1 cup of grated parmesan cheese

1 cup of grated cheddar cheese

cooked chicken (optional)

Mix together and serve with Marzetti's poppyseed salad dressing. The measurements are not important. I just sprinkle cashews, cheese and fruit on until it looks good. Add the chicken and serve with French bread for a great summer meal.

Sausage Rotel Dip

This delicious and easy dish has been requested on several occasions by Christy and Tiffany.

1 lb. of sausage

8 0z. package of cream cheese

1 can of Rotel tomatoes

Brown sausage. Drain. Mix in cream cheese and Rotel over medium low heat. Serve in mini crock pot with tortilla chips. We usually double it when the Dudleys are coming. :)

In the rare occasion that you have left-overs, mix with hash browns the next morning for breakfast.

Note: You can substitute Velveeta for the sour cream.

Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff

1 pound cubed beef stew meat

1 can condensed golden mushroom soup

1/2 cup chopped onion

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1/4 cup water

4 ounces cream cheese

In a slow cooker, combine the meat, soup, onion, Worcestershire sauce and water. Cook on Low for 8 hours, or on High for about 5 hours. Stir in cream cheese just before serving. Serve over pasta or mashed potatoes.

Makes 4 servings. Easily doubled.

Granola So Good You'll Want to Wake Up Earlier

8 cups rolled oats

1 1/2 cups wheat germ

1 1/2 cups oat bran

1/2 cup flax

1 cup sunflower seeds

1 cup finely chopped or sliced almonds

1 1/2 cups of finely chopped pecans and/or walnuts

1/2 cup brown sugar (optional)

1/4 cup maple syrup

3/4 cup honey

1 cup canola oil (or vegetable oil, coconut oil, etc.)

2 tablespoons ground cinnamon

2 tablespoons vanilla extract

2 cups of your choice: raisins, craisins, dates, etc. (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line two large baking sheets with parchment or aluminum foil.
2. Combine the oats, wheat germ, oat bran, flax, sunflower seeds and nuts in a large bowl.
3. Stir together the brown sugar, maple syrup, honey, oil, cinnamon, and vanilla in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat; then pour over the dry ingredients; and stir to coat. Spread the mixture out evenly on the baking sheets.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until crispy and toasted - about 20 minutes. Stir once halfway through. Cool, then stir in the raisins, cranberries or dates before storing in an airtight container. Personally, I skip the dried fruit and just add fresh fruit to my bowl of granola each morning.

Makes approximately 30 servings. You can make half, but I find it stores well.

Apple Cake

2 cups sugar

2 eggs

1 cup vegetable or canola oil

2 1/2 cup flour

2 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda

1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. vanilla

4 cups sliced apples

1 cup nuts (optional)

1 cup butterscotch morsels (optional)

Mix sugar, eggs and oil. Mix dry ingredients in a separate bowl and then add to mixture. Batter will be stiff. Fold in apples and nuts. Put in 9" x 12" or 9" x 13" pan. Sprinkle butterscotch morsels on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes.

Note: My favorite combination is to skip the nuts but add the butterscotch morsels. I've mixed them directly into the batter before and just saved a few to sprinkle on top.

Hash Brown Casserole

2 lb. frozen hash browns (the square ones)

1 1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. pepper

1/2 cup minced onion (or chopped fresh onion)

8 oz. grated cheddar cheese

1 can of either cream of mushroom or cream of chicken soup

1 cup sour cream

1 stick melted margarine

3 cups corn flakes, crushed

Thaw potatoes enough to spread in bottom of lightly greased or buttered 9 x 13 inch pan. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and onion. Layer soup and sour cream, mix together, and then layer cheese. Mix margarine and corn flakes together and layer on top. Bake 45 minutes at 350 degrees, uncovered. Serves 8 - 10 and is delicious. I have also put this in the crock pot for parties.

Chocolatey Raspberry Crumb Bars

Chocolatey Raspberry Crumb Bars

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1/3 cup seedless raspberry jam

Preheat oven to 350. Grease 9x13 pan.
Beat butter until creamy. Beat in flour, sugar, salt until crumbly. Press 1 and 3/4 cup of mixture into bottom of pan. Bake for 10-12 min or until edges are golden brown.
Microwave 1 cup chips and milk for 1 min, or until melted. Stir. Spread over hot crust.
Stir nuts into reserved flour mixture. Sprinkle over chocolate layer. Drop teaspoonfuls of jam over crumb layer. Sprinkle with remaining chips.
Bake for 25 -30 min until center is set. Cool in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars. Yummy!

The Best Barbecue Rub

The Best Barbecue Rub:)

1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons dry mustard
2 teaspoons smoked paprika
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper

3-4 lbs. meat (pork chops, ribs, chicken)

Combine dry ingredients and mix well with a wire whisk or fork. Rub evenly over both sides of meat to coat. Grill until cooked through. Enjoy!