Basic Coleslaw

Here's a basic coleslaw with a tangy mayonnaise 

dressing and it's a great choice for summer meals. 

Serve this coleslaw with barbecue or sandwiches.

Ingredients:

• 6 cups shredded cabbage
• 1 carrot, shredded
• 2/3 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar, or to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
• 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste

Preparation:

Toss cabbage in a large bowl with the carrots. 

In a bowl, whisk together the remaining ingredients. 

Pour the mixture over the cabbage and carrots and 

toss to coat thoroughly. Refrigerate until serving time.

Serves 6

This recipe is from About.com: Southern Food

Slow Cooker Hash Brown Casserole

I found this yummy recipe from About.com! Just what I needed as a side for my casserole! You can click the pic to see more of their YUMMY recipes. I was specifically looking for a side dish I could make in a crock pot and this was PERFECT!! Thought I'd share! Thank you ASK.COM!

Crockpot Hash Brown Casserole

Diana Rattray

This is a tasty hash brown casserole, and it's easy to prepare and cook
in the Crockpot. Serve this flavorful hash brown casserole with meat
or poultry, or serve it as a breakfast side dish. Feel free to use Cheddar
cheese soup in place of the nacho cheese soup.

Ingredients:

• 30 to 32 ounces frozen shredded hash browns, thawed
• 1 cup chopped onion, optional
• 1 can (10 3/4 ounces) condensed nacho cheese soup, undiluted
• 1 can (10 3/4 ounces) condensed cream of celery soup, undiluted
• 8 ounces light sour cream
• 6 tablespoons melted butter

Preparation:

Spray the crockery insert with nonstick cooking spray or lightly grease
the inside surface. Combine the thawed hash browns, onion, soups,
sour cream, and melted butter. Pack into the slow cooker insert. Cover
and cook on LOW for 5 to 6 hours.
Serves 6.

"Dan's" Chocolate Cake from Am @ The Family Trifecta

Right from the top, this is NOT MY post!!

We have AMY at The Family Trifecta to thank for this lovely post.

Thanks for letting me share, Amy!

Now everybody thank her by checking out her AWESOME blog! ;D

Dan’s Chocolate Cake

Many of you have commented on how delicious Dan’s cake looks and wondered if it was as tasty as it was beautiful.  The answer is yes.  And the best part about it is that it is super easy to make…

1. Use any chocolate cake recipe (Dan used a devil’s food boxed cake mix) to make two 9″ cakes. 
2. Create four layers by slicing each cake in half. 
3. Spread seedless raspberry jam on each layer 
4. followed by a thick layer of chocolate ganache 
5. use whatever bittersweet chocolate you prefer and heat half as much cream, 
6. add the broken chocolate to the hot cream and let it sit until melted, 
7. when all melted stir together. 
8. Spread the ganache over the top and sides of the assembled cake. 
9. Grate white chocolate and coat sides of cake. 
10. Add fresh berries and a sprig of mint as a garnish. 
11. Top each slice with fresh whipped cream.

So, there you have it.  Easy and Yummy.
~Amy @ The Family Trifecta

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A New Twist on the Sour Cream Chili Bake

It was a May post for Sour Cream Chili Bake that I made for the Chili Cook Off at ONE of our family reunions last Saturday. I did do a few things a little different.

1. I doubled the batch.
2. I used 1 can beans of each: pinto, navy, & kidney
3. I added chili seasoned diced tomatoes in sauce
4. Extra onion
5. Extra Cheese
6. I put SCOOPS to the side so they could get extra to scoop up and eat the chili.

I didn't WIN... but everyone that had some said it was SO YUMMY!!!  =D    That's what means more to me... I'm not into real spicy hot chili... My stomach doesn't do too well with that. So... It's all good and I'm happy!! This got MANY thumbs up for this chili for a CROWD!!

Hamburger-Noodle Bake

4 pounds ground beef

3 large onions

1 cup chopped green pepper

16 ounces medium egg noodles

3 10 3/4 ounce cans condensed tomato soup

4 cups shredded american cheese

1 12-ounce bottle chili sauce

1/4 cup pimiento (optional)

2 teaspoons salt

2 teaspoons chili powder

1/2 teaspoon pepper

2 cups water

3 cups soft bread crumbs

1/4 cup butter, melted

In large skillet cook beef, onion, and green pepper, half at a time, till meat is brown. Drain off fat.

Cook noodles according to package directions; drain well. Return drained noodles to kettle. Stir in meat mixture, tomato soup, cheese, chili sauce, pimiento, salt, chili powder, pepper and 2 cups water; mix well. Divide mixture between two 13x9x2-inch baking dishes.

Toss bread crumbs with melted butter; sprinkle atop casseroles. Bake, uncovered, at 350 till heated through, about 45 minutes. Garnish with green pepper rings, if desired. Makes 2 casseroles, 12 servings each.

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I skipped the pimiento, also, I just sprinkled the bread crumbs over without mixing with butter. (Less calories) and didn't do the pepper rings. 

If you are cooking for a crowd, go ahead and cook both. If not, only cook the one you will be serving and freeze the other for use on a busy day within the next 2 months. (I even break it down to smaller dishes, as needed.)

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There  was a package of 5 lbs ground beef we'd forgotten about for a while. OOPS!! I pulled it out and checked it and those drawers are luckily REALLY COLD... It was still GOOD! WHEW!! SO, I decided to cook it ALL UP right THEN!! This was the perfect recipe. This only calls for 4 lbs, but I cooked all of it and put 1 lb in the fridge for putting into a recipe tomorrow. I split the recipe into 3 containers. I cooked one and put the other 2 in the freezer for another day. YAY!! We even had leftovers from the one we cooked, so I guess hubby and I have LUNCH tomorrow!!

All but one rated this TASTY!! The ONE doesn't like much of anything and won't even try anything with tomato anything in it... *sigh*

(((HUGS))) 

CBC10 and New Directions

Went to TX for a week (can read about that at Endure to the End) When I returned I had a day of rest chaos before I went to an AWESOME Blog Conference!! I learned LOTS of GREAT things!! I will also be adding recipes from different places that sound yummy. I'll be sure to put the links and when I make them, I'll tell you ALL about it!  ;D   I'm going to be doing some back posts, as well... I'm going to try to get a few other individuals posting here, also.  If any of you have something from your kitchen adventures to share, please contact me and I'll be happy to have you post and share a link back to your personal blog!  (((HUGS)))