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Mom's Meat Loaf

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Set oven to 350 2lbs 90% ground beef 1/2 onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 carrot, grated 1 zucchini, grated 1- 4oz can Hatch mild green Chile's,                    drained 1-16oz can Diced tomatoes, drained 1 sleeve saltine crackers, crushed 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper 1-5oz can V-8 1 small can tomato paste Heinz ketchup Use a large mixing bowl Crush the crackers in the sleeve by squeezing until fairly fine. Chop the onion and mince the garlic Grate the carrot and zucchini Add the drained chiles and tomatoes Add the can of V8 juice Mix and let it soak for 10 minutes Add meat and mix together. Use your hands to mix it well. When it's all mixed well, place the loaf in a 9×13 Pyrex pan. In a small bowl, empty tomato paste. Add about an equal amount of ketchup, stir together until it's thinned to the consistency of frosting. It may require a cup of ketchup. Spread the mixture over the top and along the sides of the Loaf. Put in the o...

Chicken Noodle Casserole

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     INGREDIENTS 1 lb Chicken Thighs(3-4), cooked and cubed 1 pkg wide egg noodles, cooked and drained 1 can green peas, drained 1c diced carrots 1 stalk celery, chopped 1/2 onion, chopped 1c sliced mushrooms 1c broccoli florets 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1-1/4c half and half  3/4c shredded white cheddar or mozzarella  1/4c shredded parmesan cheese   salt and pepper to taste INSTRUCTIONS Set oven to 400 degrees Cook chicken in skillet until browned with a little bit of olive oil. While cooking chicken, cook noodles. Drain noodles and place in a large mixing bowl.   Dice chicken and veggies and mix them with noodles in bowl.   Add cream of mushroom soup, parmesan, and half and half. Mix together.  Place in 9X13 pyrex dish and cover with foil. Cook for 25 minutes Uncover, add cheddar or mozzarella cheese, and cook uncovered 5 more minutes or until cheese is melted. This recipe is great for when you have a lot of leftover this and th...

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies GF

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     350F   8-10 mins Ingredients 1/2c plus 6TBSP butter, softened               1-1/2c Bob's Red Mill 1-to-1 Flour 3/4c brown sugar, firmly packed                1tsp baking soda 1/2c granulated sugar                                  1tsp ground cinnamon 2 eggs                                                          1/2tsp nutmeg 1tsp vanilla                                                  1c raisins(or dried cranberries)                             ...

Cherry Cookies GF

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         375F       10-12 mins Ingredients 1c packed brown sugar                           2c Bob's Red Mill 1-to-1 Baking Flour 3/4c butter, softened                                1tsp salt 1 egg                                                        1/2tsp baking soda 2TBSP milk                                             1/2c marachino cherries, well drained and chopped 1tsp vanilla extract                                   1/2c Bob's Red Mill Shredded ...

Almond Crescents

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  ALMOND CRESCENTS        325F     14-16 mins Ingredients 1/2c Crisco                                                       1-2/3 c flour 1/2c butter, softened    1/4tsp salt 1/3c sugar                                                       2/3c ground or finely chopped almonds     1c powdered sugar      1tsp nutmeg Mix together crisco, butter, sugar, ground almonds Sift together and mix in flour and salt Form into crescents and bake on ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake until firm, not brown While slightly warm, roll in powdered sugar/nutmeg(If you have a sifter, this makes it super easy to coat the tops of the cookies with the powde...

Beerless Batter For Fish or Veggies

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BEERLESS BATTER FOR FISH Good for veggies as well Ingredients 3/4c flour                                                            1/4tsp baking soda 2TBSP cornstarch                                               1/2tsp spanish paprika 1/2TBSP baking powder                                     1/4tsp black pepper 1/4tsp onion powder                                           1/4tsp garlic powder 1/4tsp salt                                ...