Sangria-Dianne’s Favorite

This recipe uses a Spanish Roja for the base and is fairly easy to put together at your house or someone else’s. I usually make a double batch! Ingredients 1/2 apple, cored, skin on, chopped into small pieces 1/2 orange, rind on, sliced into small pieces, large seeds removed (plus more for garnish) 3-4 Tbsp… Continue reading Sangria-Dianne’s Favorite

Martini – Dirty Vodka (Double)

Revised – April, 2018 Ingredients: Ice Water 2 olives 1.5 oz olive juice .5 oz dry vermouth 3 oz vodka Instructions: Place ice in the martini glass and fill with water. This will chill the glass while you mix the rest of the drink. Place ice in the martini shaker. Add vodka and olive juice. Pour the ice and water out of… Continue reading Martini – Dirty Vodka (Double)

Chicken and Noodles – Grandma Great’s

What can I say. Great wasn’t big on measuring ingredients so I updated it with some new processes and measurements. THE NOODLES: You can make these in advance and freeze them.  Humidity and the size of the eggs can make a difference in the amount of flour used to make these noodles.  You may need… Continue reading Chicken and Noodles – Grandma Great’s

Corn – Danielle’s Crockpot

NOTE: A 16 oz bag of frozen corn PLUS a 12 oz bag of frozen corn are used together to make this recipe. Together, the two packages of frozen corn equals about 5 cups. Ingredients: 16 oz frozen corn thawed 12 oz frozen corn thawed 8 oz cream cheese cubed 3/4 cup Cheddar Cheese shredded 1/4 cup butter melted 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper Instructions: In a 3 or 4… Continue reading Corn – Danielle’s Crockpot

Chocolate Chip Cookies – Becca’s (awesome)

These are my favorite. The pudding mix combined with letting the mix rest in the refrigerator are the keys to this recipe. I make a double batch and freeze individual cookie balls for 3 months or longer if I use a vacuum sealer. Scoop out cookie balls onto parchment lined cooke sheet and freeze for… Continue reading Chocolate Chip Cookies – Becca’s (awesome)

Cheesy Potatoes

Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter melted 2 lbs hash browns thawed 10 3/4 ounces cream of mushroom soup 8 ounces sour cream 1 tsp salt 2 cups sharp cheddar shredded Instructions: Heat oven to 350 degrees Melt butter in bottom of 9 x 13 casserole dish Mix Together: Hash browns, Cream of Mushroom Soup, Sour Cream, Salt, 3/4 of the Cheddar (reserve 1/4 for top) Spread in dish Top with remaining… Continue reading Cheesy Potatoes