Hearty Split Pea Soup

16 ounces dried split peas
2 cups diced fully cooked lean ham
1 cup diced carrots
1 medium onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 bay leaves
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
6 cups chicken broth, heated
1 cup boiling water
1 cup hot milk

Directions

    In a slow cooker, layer the first nine ingredients in order listed (do not stir). Cover and cook on high for 4-5 hours or until vegetables are tender. Stir in milk. Discard bay leaves before serving.

(modified from Deanna Waggy via allrecipes.com)

Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole

3 c. chicken breasts, cooked and cubed
1 1/3 cup of water
1 can cream of chicken
3/4 c. uncooked rice
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups broccoli florets (fresh or frozen)
1 cup cheddar cheese

Mix water & soup.  Add salt, pepper & onion powder.

Mix in rice, broccoli, and chicken.

Pour mixture into 9x13 baking dish. Bake at 375 for 45 minutes (you can cover it if you want to.  I didn't)

Top with cheese.  Return to oven until cheese is melted.

Gramma Gailey's Apple Crisp

4 cups peeled, sliced apples

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup flour

1/2 cup oats

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon allspice

1/3 cup cold butter

Directions:

Put apples in a greased 8x8 inch pan. Mix the brown sugar, flour, oats, cinnamon, and allspice. Cut in the cold butter. Sprinkle the brown sugar/flour mixture over the apples. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 - 35 minutes until apples are tender.

Darcey's Fresh Apple Pie (Tannis' Mom)

6 or 7 Tart Apples

½ cup Sugar

¾ tsp cinnamon

6 tbsp butter

Topping:

½ cup sugar

¾ cup flour

6 tbsp butter

Arrange sliced apples in an unbaked pie shell. Slice butter and arrange on sliced apples. Sprinkle sugar & cinnamon over apples.

Mix toping ingredients until crumbly sprinkle over pie.

Bake at 400 degrees for 45 minutes.

Darcey's Salsa (Tannis' Mom)

3 cans diced tomatoes with jalapeno peppers

½ bunch of cilantro chopped

1 bunch green onions or 1 small onion chopped

Juice from l lime

1 tsp garlic salt

Combine everything in a small bowl. Put in the refrigerator and let sit over night for best results.

Keep refrigerated.

Note: you can add 1 small can of chopped jalapeno peppers to make it hotter.

Creamy Grape Salad

1 pkg. (8 ounces) Cream Cheese, softened

1 cup Sour Cream

1/3 cup sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla

4 pounds seedless grapes, (mixed colors would be nice)

3 tablespoons brown sugar

3 tablespoons chopped pecans

In a large bowl, mix the cream cheese, sour cream, sugar and vanilla. Stir in the grapes. Put the salad into a serving bowl and refrigerate until serving (at least an hour). When ready to serve, sprinkle the brown sugar and pecans over the top.

(This sounds kind of weird, but it was YUMM-O, if you like grapes.)

When I quartered the recipe, it made 3-4 cups.

Cinnamon {Pecan} Cucumber Bread

3 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
2 cups white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups cucumber, peeled and grated
3 cups white flour
1 teaspoon Kosher salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon baking powder
3 teaspoons cinnamon
Pecans, as desired (walnuts might be good, too), optional

Mix all ingredients in a large bowl. Grease and flour loaf pans.  Fill loaf pans evenly. Bake at 325 degrees for 60 – 70 minutes. Makes 2 loaves.


*recipe found at here.  I changed it just a little.

Tomato-Zucchini Casserole

8 small zucchini, sliced
2 (16oz) cans stewed tomatoes
1 T. dried oregano
8 oz monterey jack cheese, cubed
2 onions, chopped
1 (8oz) can tomato sauce
8 oz cheddar cheese, cubed
1 T. Oil

Fry onion with 1 T. oil.  Add zucchini, and cook 2-3 minutes.  Add everything except cheese.  Bring to a boil.  Reduce heat and simmer 5-6 minutes.  Add cubed cheese and mix into vegetables.  Cover and let cheese melt.  Serve.

This is the dish that we made for the Dutch Oven Potluck while at Flaming Gorge.  I'm sure that you could make it on the stove, as well.

Baked Zucchini and Cheese Casserole

Combine:
3/4 lb zucchini, grated (not peeled)
1 large onion, minced
3 slices bacon, minced
4 oz cheddar cheese, grated
1 c flour
1/2 c vegetable oil
5 large eggs
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper

Spray a 10x6x2 in pan (I used an 8x8 and it worked great!).  Bake at 350 for 40-50 minutes.

Strawberry Banana Smoothie

2 cups strawberries, hulled

1 cup orange juice

1 (8 ounce) container strawberry yogurt

2 cups ice

1 banana

In a blender combine orange juice, yogurt, strawberries, banana and ice. Blend until smooth. 2 servings.

(I halved the recipe for just myself and gave the other half of the banana to the little guy!)