MAM'S MEALS

1 whole chicken or 4-7 chicken breast. Cook the chicken and let cool. Line your dish with shredded chicken. ( I used leftover turkey... was much easier! ) Heat one can cream of celery, cream of chicken or cream of mushroom soup and 1 1/4 cup of the chicken broth (from when you boiled the chicken you can use bought broth if you like). Whisk together and pour over the layer of chicken. Do not stir it together. One large can Veg-All, drained. Spread the can of Veg-All over the soup mixture. I like to use my hands for this because it seems like all the vegetables like to hang out together with their like vegetables in the can. I separate them with my hands and put them in the dish. Next comes the batter. Sift together 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, 2 teaspoons baking soda, 1 teaspoon salt. After sifting your dry ingredients, pour in one stick melted butter, slowly adding 1 cup of milk. Whisk your batter up very well and pour over everything in the dish. DO NOT ...

JEFF'S AUNT DOT'S COOKIES 1 pound unsalted butter (she uses Fleishmans, 4 sticks, softened) 2 cups sugar 3 cups plain flour 2 teaspoons cream of tartar 2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup pecans (she uses more) 4 cups cornflakes Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all together. The mix is going to be very stiff. Using a teaspoon drop on cookie sheet. Bake for ten minutes. Girls, I let my cookies cool on a wire rack. That makes them extra special.

MaMa HOWELL'S AND MY MAMA'S OATMEAL COOKIES 1 cup Crisco 3/4 cup brown sugar 3/4 white sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon soda, dissolved in 1 tablespoon hot water 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 1/2 cups plain flour 1 teaspoon salt 2 cups oatmeal Heat oven to 375 degrees. Mix all the above and bake for 10 to 12 minutes.

MY MAMA'S M AND M COOKIES (as of this moment known as 4M cookies) Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine 1 cup shortening, 3/4 sugar, 3/4 cup brown sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1/2 teaspoon water and 2 eggs. After mixed well, add 2 1/4 cups plain flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda and 1 teaspoon salt. Stir well. Then add 2 cups M&Ms. Bake for 10-12 minutes on a greased cookie sheet.

PHILADELPHIA Double-Chocolate Cheesecake Prep Time: 20 min Total Time: 5 hr 35 min Makes: 32 servings What You Need! 24 OREO Cookies, crushed (about 2 cups) 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine, melted 4 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened 1 cup sugar 2 Tbsp. flour 1 tsp. vanilla 1 pkg. (8 squares) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, melted, slightly cooled 4 eggs 1/2 cup blueberries Make It! HEAT oven to 325ºF. MIX crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of 13x9-inch foil-lined pan. Bake 10 min. BEAT cream cheese, sugar, flour and vanilla with mixer until well blended. Add chocolate; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust. BAK...

BUTTERFINGER CAKE FROM KELLY'S KORNER Yellow cake mix 1 can sweetened condensed milk 1 jar caramel topping 3-4 Butterfinger candy bars Cool Whip Bake the cake mix according to the package. While the cake is hot, poke holes all over it. Mix together the sweetened condensed milk and caramel topping and pour over cake. Crush up the Butterfingers and spread on top. Allow to cool and refrigerate. Once completely cool, top with Cool Whip. How yummy does that sound? Doesn't look too bad, either. This is without the Cool Whip.

1 can frig crescent dinner rols 1 pkg chopped ham 6 eggs 1/2 cup cold milk 1/2 tsp pepper 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese Heat oven to 350 Unroll dough in 13x9 baking dish...press to cover bottom of dish and seal seams. Sprinkle ham over crust. Beat eggs, milk and pepper together and pour over ham. Top with cheeses. Bake 25 minutes or until center is set!

Pork chops Onions, thinly sliced Worcestershire Sauce Stove top stuffing Mozzarella Cheese Fry chops and onions... cook til done. Remove chops. Cook and stir onions 5 minutes or until golden brown. Stir in 2 TBSP. wors. sauce Return chops and top with onion mix. Mix stuffing mix and 1-1/2 cup hot water Spoon around edge of skillet Top with cheese and cover Cook 5 minutes or until cheese is melted

Creamy Potato Soup. 4 slices bacon 3 large potatoes, peeled and chopped 1 onion, chopped 1 carrot, chopped 1 cup chopped celery water to cover 2 cups milk 2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 cup sour cream 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons paprika In large saucepan cook bacon until crisp. Set bacon aside, along with 3 tablespoons of bacon drippings. Add potatoes, onion, carrot and celery to drippings. Add enough water to cover vegetables and cook over low heat until tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in milk, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. In a separate bowl, stir together sour cream, flour and paprika. Gradually stir 1 cup of hot soup mixture into sour crream mixture. Pour sour cream mixture into soup mixture. Cook until good and bubbly hot. Top with chopped bacon pieces and shredded cheese. I think that you could make this somewhat lower fat by using turkey bacon, 2 percent or even skim milk, fat-free sour cream, and low-fat cheese. Simpl...

Here's the recipe for the Roast Beef Au Jus Sandwiches 2-3 pound rump roast 1 can beef broth 1 can french onion soup 1 bottle beer salt and pepper Cook in your crock pot on high most of the day. Shred meat and place on toasted French bread. Serve with side of Au Jus, which will be the broth in the crock pot.

Clam Linguine 1 (16oz) Package of Linguine 1/2 cup of butter (one stick) 3 cloves of Chopped Garlic 2 (6.5oz) Cans of Chopped Clams with Juice 1/2 cup Chopped Fresh Parsley 1 t Salt 1/2 t Ground White Pepper Cook Pasta as directed Melt butter in medium saucepan Add Garlic Stir in clams and juice, parsley, salt and white pepper Cook over medium heat until hot. Toss with pasta until evenly coated. ***This is a family favorite and makes really great leftovers.

5 cups blackberries 1/3 cup sugar 1/4 cup flour Mix together Pour into pie crust...cover with another Bake 400 for 30-40 minutes.