Fruit Smoothie - single serving

I bought a bunch of strawberries really cheap this year, washed & cut up & then put them in the freezer. Here's what I'm going to do with them:

1/2 cup berries
1 Tbs. orange juice concentrate
1 Tbs. sugar
3/4 cup milk

Put everything in the blender & mix it up until no berry chunks remain. If its too thick, just add extra milk a little at a time.

Home-Made Mashed Potatoes

One of the few recipes that I've come up with on my own -- these are always a hit!

5 lbs potatoes
16oz sour cream
1 stick butter or margarine
salt, pepper & garlic powder to taste

Peel potatoes & cut into small cubes then boil until tender. Put boiled potatoes along with the rest of the ingredients in a large bowl & mix with a hand mixer (or, I just use my kitchen aid mixer). Add salt, pepper & garlic powder to taste.

Round Steak Gravy & Mashed Potatoes

This is my all-time favorite Sunday dinner that my mom would make when we were growing up! Serve over mashed potatoes (I prefer home-made, but even from the box will do).

1 or 2 lbs round steak cut into strips
1 envelope dry onion soup mix
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
1 can (from the cream of mushroom soup) filled with milk

Put all in the crock pot on high for about 4 hours before heading to church. When you come home, you'll open the door to the most amazing smell!!!

Mexican Bar-B-Que

No mexicans are hurt in the making of this meal

Marinade:
4 to 5 lbs top sirloin roast cut 1/8 inch thick
1/2 cup oil
1/3 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 Tablespoons mustard
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon pepper
Corn Tortillas
Whole green chiles
cheese
and any other toppings you like with mexican food

Put first 7 ingredients in bowl and marinade over night. Butter both sides of tortillas and place on grill. cook until one side is done. Turn and add meat, cheese and green chili. Fold and cook until tortillas are done.

Enjoy with any toppings.

Beef Stroganoff

I love this recipe. It is the best homemade beef stroganoff I have had.

1 lb round steak
2 Tablespoons butter
1 small onion chopped
garlic to taste
2 1/2 cups water
2 beef bullion cubes
1/8 cup ketchup
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon mustard
2 Tablespoons flour
1 cup sour cream
Wide Noodles cooked

Place meat, butter onion and garlic into a fry pan cook until meat is browned. Remove meat

Mix:
water, bullion cube, ketchup, salt, mustard. Stir into onion and garlic to make thick gravy. Add browned meat to gravy. Simmer about 5 minutes. After 5 minutes tir in 1 cup sour cream. Serve with noodles or mashed potatoes.

Ro-Tel Hamburgers

I got this off the Ro-Tel can. I thought it looked good so I tried it. It was so delicious we won't make regular hamburgers again. I did add Lawrys seasoned salt though.

1 can Ro-Tel
1 lb hamburger
Lawrys seasoned salt

Mix all together make patties and cook on grill. Eat with all the hamburger fixins. YUM!

Crock Pot Chicken Stroganoff

1 lb. frozen boneless skinless chicken breast
16oz sour cream
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 envelope dry onion soup mix

Place chicken in the crock pot. Mix other ingredients & pour over the top of the chicken. Cook on low for 7 hours, then shred chicken and serve stroganoff over rice or pasta.

**we make this a healthy meal by using fat free sour cream & 98% fat free cream of mushroom soup.

Peanut Butter Rice Krispy Treats

I had this recipe yesterday in YW and loved it so much better than regular rice krispy treats.

1 cup sugar
1 cup light karo syrup
1 cup peanut butter
6 cups rice krispies
chocolate chips melted (opt)

over low heat combine sugar and karo into a large saucepan and stir until sugar is dissolved turn off heat and add peanut butter. Stir well. Add rice krispies and stir till coated with peanut butter mixture. place in 9 x 13 pan and top with chocolate. YUMMY!

JELLO PUNCH SLUSH

I love this recipe, it is so refreshing. Some recipes call for 1 can of lemonade but I don't use it.

4 cups water
4 cups of sugar
-Dissolve, in large bowl
1 large pkg jello
add 7 cups water (3 hot, 4 normal)
-dissolve everything well
Large can pineapple juice

-put into 1 gallon bags freeze overnight. 1 hour before serving, remove from freezer. Break into chunks. Add 1 to 2 liters of 7-up depending on how slushie you want it.