I have been married to a wonderful Christian man since 1976. The Lord has blessed us with two daughters and two sons. I consider each day the Lord gives me on the earth yet another chance to serve Him.

Friday, July 8, 2022

Mixed Up Meatballs

 The mixture of these meat and graham crackers sounds weird, but they are very tasty.  I like to serve them over rice.





MIXED UP MEATBALL

(makes 20-22)


Ingredients:

*2 ( ounce) cans tomato soup

*1 1/4 cups brown sugar, packed

*1/2 cup white vinegar

*1 teaspoon Worcestershire  sauce

*1 tablespoon mustard

*1 teaspoon ground black pepper

*1 1/2 teaspoon salt

*1/4 small yellow onion, chopped very fine

*1 pound ham, ground fine

*1 pound ground beef

*1 pound ground pork

*1 1/2 cup graham crackers, ground fine (or use saltines)

*2 large eggs, beaten

*1 cup milk


Directions:

~Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

~Spray a 9x13 inch pan with cooking spray.

~In a small mixing bowl, whisk tomato soup, brown sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, onion, salt and pepper together.  

~Spread a thin layer of sauce on the bottom of the prepared pan.

~In a large mixing bowl, combine ground ham, ground beef, ground ham, graham cracker crumbs, eggs and milk. until well mixed (add more graham cracker crumbs if the mixture is to thin to make meatballs out to them).

~Make fist sized meatballs and place in prepared pan.

~Pour remaining sauce over top of meatballs.

~Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 50 minutes.

~Remove foil and bake for another 10 minutes.

Friday, July 1, 2022

Snickers Salad

Super easy to make.   You can put any of your favorite fruit in it.  I like to add raspberries when they are in season.



SNICKERS SALAD

(serves 8-10)

Ingredients:

*1 (3.4 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding

*1 cup whole milk

*1 (8 ounce) container cool whip, thawed 

*2-3 Granny Smith apples

*1/2 cup grapes, cut in half

*1/2 cup fresh strawberries, raspberries or cherries, cut up (optional)

*3-4 full size snickers bars, chopped


Directions:

~Whisk the pudding a milk together in a large bowl.

~Allow to sit for 5 minutes.

~Fold in cool whip.

~Add fruit and snickers bar and stir until combined.

~Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.


Variations:

`drizzle caramel sauce over top before serving.

`add 1/2 cup peanuts when adding fruit and snickers.

    Salad Supreme

    My family loves spaghetti salad, but often the stores are out of  "Salad Supreme".   This recipe works great.  In fact I think it makes the salad taste even better.  This also works great to sprinkle on chicken before you grill it.   




        SALAD SUPREME 

    (makes enough for one batch of spaghetti salad)


    Ingredients:

    *3 teaspoons sesame seeds

    *1 teaspoon poppy seeds

    *1 teaspoon celery seeds

    *2 teaspoons paprika

    *1 1/2 teaspoons salt

    *3/4 teaspoon garlic powder

    *1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

    *1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes

    *4 tablespoons of Romano or parmesan cheese, grated fine


    Directions:

    *Mix all ingredients together.

    *Toss in spaghetti salad as directed in recipes.