Blond Brownies

2 sticks of margarine or butter
1 box (1 lb) light brown sugar
3 eggs
2 1/2 C flour (stired)
3 tsp baking powder
6 oz chocolate chips or 6 oz butterscotch chips
1 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Cream butter and brown sugar until creamy and smooth, add eggs one at a time and blend well. Add flour and baking powder, again blend well, should be a stiff batter. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts and bake at 350 for 45 minutes.

Pizza

3 pkgs (or 6 tsp) of dry active yeast
3 C of warm water
3 Tbs olive oil or vegetable oil
3 tsp salt
6 cups of white flour

Dissolve yeast in water; mix oil, salt and flour with the yeast mixture. Knead about 10 minutes and let rise. Sread dough on two 12" pizza pans.

2 8 oz cans of tomato paste
1 1/2 C water
3 to 4 tsp Italian seasoning or 1 tsp each of oregano, basil, fennel & garlic powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper

Mix together and spread over pizza dough, add your favorite toppings and cheese on top. Bake at 425 for 18 minutes or until edges are golden brown and cheese is melted.

Quick and Easy Chicken Casserole

1 pkg chopped broccoli
1 C minute rice
1 C cooked diced chicken
1 can cream of mushroom or chicken soup
1 cup milk
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
1 Tbs minced onion
1 tsp minced garlic

Spray a 1 1/2 quart baking dish with Pam. Mix well all ingredients except 1/2 the cheese in a bowl, then put in baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake in a 350 oven for 45 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

Chicken Stir-fry

1 - 2 lbs of cut up chicken (depending on how many you will feed)
1 - 2 Tbs cornstarch (depending on how much chicken)
3 Tbs soy sauce
2 Tbs cooking sherry
1 tsp ground ginger

In a bowl combine cornstarch, soy sauce, sherry, ginger, 1 1/2 tsp salt and a dash of red pepper then add cut-up chicken. Let marinate for an hour.

3 med zucchini
1 pkg frozen Chinese pea pods
1 lb sliced mushrooms
other veggies that you like, I use bean sprouts, onion, spinach

Cut or slice all veggies, thaw pea pods

In large pan or wok heat 1/2 Cup of peanut oil (other oil can be used but peanut oil has a higher fry temp), cook veggies -- start with onion, zucchini then mushrooms and other veggies, cook until still crisp. Remove veggies and then add a little more oil if needed. Cook chicken mixture for about 10 minutes (until well cooked), add veggies back in to pot and toss to make sure everything is heated. Serve over sticky rice. Enjoy

Aunt Rozanne's Breakfast Casserolt

Aunt Rozanne's Breakfast Casserole

6-8 slices white or wheat bread, cubed
2 C Milk
1/2 C grated Cheddar Cheese
6 eggs, beaten
Pepper to taste
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 lb cooked bacon, ham or breakfast sausage
1 tsp dry mustard (optional)

Grease 9 x 13 pan and cover bottom with bread cubes. Cooke sausage or bacon, drain well. Spread over bread cubes. Add grated cheese.

Combine milk and seasonings with beaten eggs and pour over bread mixture. Refrigerate over night. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until the top starts to brown and the eggs are not runny.

Options: you can substitute "egg beaters" for any or all of the eggs, you can add frozen hash browns with the meat, nutmeg on top before baking adds a great flavor

Gran's Oven-Barbecused Chicken (A Tony Favorite)

1 tablespoon vegetable oil (I use olive oil)
1 medium-size yellow onion, finely chopped
1 cup ketchup
1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup cider vinegar
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoon ground red pepper (optional)
2 teaspoons prepared mustard
2 1/2 to 3 pounds chicken breasts, thighs, and drumsticks (I just use whatever amount of chicken comes in the packet I buy of chicken breasts)

1) Preheat oven to 375. In a small saucepan, heat oil over moderately high heat. Add onion and cook for 5 minutes or until onion is tender. Stir in the ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, and red pepper. Bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer, covered, for 10 min.
2) Remove and discard chicken skin. Rinse chicken; drain and pat dry. Arrange chicken in a lightly greased 13x9x2 baking dish. Spoon ketchup mixture over chicken. Bake, covered, for 20 minutes. Uncover and bake 15-20 minutes more or until chicken is cooked through.

Applesauce Crisp

2 C. applesauce (mom's homemade with chunks would be fabulous...but regular works too)
1 C. firmly packed brown sugar, divided
1 t. cinnamon, divided
1/3 C. all-purpose flour
1/4 C. cold butter or margerine
1 C. rice crispies cereal

Pre-heat oven to 375.
Grease an 8 inch square glass pan. Mix applesauce, 1/2 C. brown sugar and 1/2 t. cinnamon.
Put in prepared pan. Bake for 15 min.

With pastry blender or two knives combine flour, 1/2 C. brown sugar, 1/2 t. cinnamon and butter until crumbly. Stir in rice krispies.

Sprinkle over applesauce mix and conitnue baking for 25 minutes or until golden brown.