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Chop Suey


1 bunch celery – cut in ¼ in. slant cuts

2 onions – cut in half sliced thin

2 8 oz. pkg bean sprouts – fresh

1 lb. hamburg – cooked separate

1 32 oz Beef broth – enough to cover veggies

3 T. corn starch

4 T. soy sauce

2 t. ginger – fresh

1 t. garlic powder


Summary:

Cook hamburg.


Take chopped celery and onions in 8 qt. pan, cover with beef broth, and add soy sauce, ginger and garlic. Bring to a boil until veggies are fork tender. 


3 T. corn starch with 3 T. water mixed separately for slurry and add to pot. Add cooked hamburg and bean sprouts.


Family Tips

Best served over rice

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Family Favorite's

Marinated Chicken Legs


  

1/2 c. brn Sugar

3 oz. Soy Sauce

6 oz. water

1 tsp. garlic powder

1/2 tsp. ginger


Summary:

Mix marinade and add chicken legs. Marinate over night. Drain and place chicken legs in glass casserole dish. Bake at 400 degrees for 1 hr. 

Donna's Tips

Great marinade for Chicken Wings and Steak Tips!

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Family Favorite's

MAC and Cheese


1 lb. elbows

4 8 oz. cheese - 2 sharp cheddar and 2 jalapeno

1 can cheddar cheese soup

4 tbps. flour

1 stick of butter

2 c. milk


Topping :

Sleeve of Ritz crackers - crushed

1 stick of butter


Summary:

Prep the cheese by cutting into smaller chunks or shred. 


Cooking

In a large pan add the butter and melt on medium heat. Add the flour and mix to make the roux. Stir on medium/medium high until flour is dissolved. Add the milk and mix well for about 5 mins; add cheese in batches while stirring; add canned cheese soup. Mix until fully combined and simmering.


Cook elbows al dente; drain and rinse with cold water to stop cooking.


Mix cheese sauce with the elbows and add to a glass casserole dish. 


For the Ritz topping, melt the butter in a pan with the Ritz. Cover mac and cheese


BAKE 350 degrees for 1 hour



Donna's Tips

Use your favorite cheeses


At the end of baking if too dark; add aluminum foil cover and finish baking.


Put a sheet pan under the casserole dish

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Family Favorite's

Potato Salad


5 lbs. potatoes

1 1/4 c. mayo

1/2 tsp. celery seed

2 tsp. mustard  - French's

1 tsp. white vinegar

1 tbps sugar

2 stalks of celery diced

2 or 3 hard boiled egg - rough chopped



Summary:

Cut the potatoes into bite sized pieces.

Boil the potatoes - leave a bite; put under cold water to stop cooking

Add the celery and egg and mix together with everything before adding to the potatoes. Fold mixture into the potatoes.



Donna's Tips

Leave a bite to the potatoes!


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Family Favorite's

Beets


1/2 c. red wine vinegar

2 c. water

10 pkts sweet and low

4 cans of regular beets whole drained and rinsed

1 med whole onion


optional: 

kidney beans 

apple cider



Summary:

Slice onion and add all ingredients to a resealable container. Stir well. Refrigerate overnight. 



Donna's Tips

Allow beets to marinate longer for better flavor.


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Family Favorite's

French Toast


12 pieces of bread

3 eggs

1 cup milk

1-2 tsp sugar

capful of vanilla extract

1 tsp cinnamon


Directions:

Whisk ingredients. Dip bread. Fry in butter on pan or griddle, med heat.







Donna's Tips

Simple and delicious


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Family Favorite's

Meat Stuffing


3 lbs 80/20 hamburg

3 lbs lean ground pork

1 onion minced

3 celery ribs minced

1 T cooking oil

3 T. Bells seasoning

2 C chicken broth

1 t salt and pepper each

1 pkg Pepperidge Farm herbed stuffing (blue 14 oz bag) crushed


Directions:

Saute onion and celery in oil on medium heat until translucent. Add rest of ingredients (except crumbs) and mix. Cover and occassionally stir until meat is cooked. Remove from heat and add stuffing mix. Bake off to heat through in oven, Add turkey stock if too dry. Adding 1/2 C stock before baking








Donna's Tips

Add Turkey Stock for a moister product.


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Family Favorite's

Caramel Puff Corn


1 (8 oz) bag of puff corn

1 C butter (do not substitute)

1 C brown sugar

1.2 C light corn syrup

1 t. baking soda


Directions:

Place puff corn in a large roaster pan. In 2 quart sauce pan bring the butter, sugar and corn syrup to boil, then cook for two minutes.

Add the baking soda - this will cause the caramel mixture to foam up.

Stir well and remove from heat


Pour over puff corn in roaster and bake in 250 degree oven for 45 mins. stirring every 10-15 mins.


Remove from oven, spread out onto wax paper to cool.








Donna's Tips

Double the recipe!

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Family Favorite's

Venus de Milo Soup


1 lb hamburg 

1 med onion diced

2 stalks of celery

1 28 oz. can of roasted diced tomatoes

2 cartons of beef broth

1 carton of chicken broth

1 16 oz. bag of mixed vegetables

3/4 C. Orzo

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp onion powder

2 bay leaves 

1 pkg of lipton onion soup mix


Directions:

Brown the hamburg. In an 8 quart cooking pot, sauté celery and onion on med heat. Add remaining ingredients except the Orzo. Simmer on low for 1 hr. Add Orzo and cook until tender.








Donna's Tips

Enjoy with some crackers

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