Ruth's Special Salad

Ruth's recipe

Biscuit

2 c flour
4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 c shortening
2/3 c milk

Place flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Cut in shortening. Pour milk slowly into the flour mixture. Knead about 12-15 times. Break dough into about 1/4-1/3 c size balls and pat to 1/2" thickness. Bake at 450 for 10-12 minutes.

French Toast Ham Sandwich

1 egg
2 Tbsp milk
2 slices bread
2 slices ham
1 slice swiss cheese

Whip egg and milk together. Make sandwich with cheese and ham between bread slices. Dip sandwich into egg mixture.  Sauté until egg mixture is browned.  Slice and serve.

Solid PB cups - recipe to try

INGREDIENTS:
12 ounces melted chocolate (I used 9 ounces semi-sweet squares and 3 ounces white chocolate squares) 1 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup confectioner’s sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

DIRECTIONS: Melt chocolate according to package directions, taking care not to overheat. I melted the semisweet and white chocolate separately and then mixed together. To melted chocolate add peanut butter, sugar and vanilla. Mix well. Spoon or pipe (I used a decorating bag with a large round tip) chocolate mixture into small baking cups. Refrigerate until set. Enjoy!

Oatmeal Heart Healthy Cookies

Smores Bars

2/3 c lt corn syrup
2 Tbsp butter/margarine
12 oz chocolate chips
1 tsp vanilla
8 c Golden Graham cereal
3 c mini marshmallows

Heat syrup, butter & choc. chips to boiling - stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Place cereal in large bowl and pour  chocolate mix on top. Stir gently to coat. Fold in marshmallows one cup at a time. Place in greased 9x13 pan. Let stand 1 hour until firm.

Optional:  for a 9x9 size instead:
1/3 c corn syrup, 1 Tbsp butter, 1 c chocolate chips, 1/2 tsp vanilla, 4 c cereal and 1 1/2 c marshmallows.

Cheese Potatoes

2 lbs potatoes (peeled and cubed)
3 c shredded meat (cooked)
1 jar Ragu cheese sauce

Grease 9x13 baking dish. Place potatoes in baking dish. Spread meat over top. Cover with cheese sauce. Bake at 350 for 1 hour.

Meat Spread

1 Tbsp sweet relish

1 c mayonnaise

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp onion powder

1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce

1 hard boiled egg (optional)

2 c venison or beef (cooked and shredded)

Mix all ingredients together. Serve over crackers or in a sandwich.

Sunday CrockPot Pot Roast

1 roast
1 lb carrots, cut-up
4 potatoes quartered
2 onions, quartered
1 c water

Place carrots, potatoes & onions in crock pot. Cover with roast. Add water. Cook on low 8-10 hours or on high for 5-6 hours.

Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce

1/2 c mayonnaise
3 Tbsp honey
1 Tbsp mustard
1 Tbsp bbq sauce

Mix all ingredients together.

Meringues

2 egg whites
3/4 c sugar
1/8 tsp cream of tartar

Preheat oven to 325. Beat egg whites til soft peaks form. Add cream of tartar. Gradually add sugar until peaks are firm. Add chocolate chips or food coloring if desired. Place spoonfuls on parchment paper-covered cookie sheets. Place in oven. Turn oven off. Check after 1 1/2 hours - or leave in oven overnight (with oven turned off!). If still gummy, heat oven for a couple minutes, turn off oven, and then check cookies after another 30 minutes.