Crockpot Chili , slow cook chili with flavorful browned ground beef, beans, tomatoes, spicy seasonings, and a secret ingredient. The perfect meal to make ahead during the week. It has won 4 chili cook-offs. Save any leftovers and serve it over chili dogs, Frito pies and chili cornbread! The possibilities are endless! With the announcement of a Chili Cook-off at our church, I knew I had to enter my recipe for chili. I created this recipe a few years back. The flavors are amazing, but I want the flavors to bounce right into a win, so I added a little secret ingredient, canned jalapeno juice. It did the trick--oh! my.
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Aunt Max's Old Fashioned Homemade Chicken and Dumplings + The secret to tender dumplings
Homemade Chicken and Dumplings will bring back memories of dinner at Granny's. These are the real deal, old fashioned tender dumplings made from scratch, cooked in a rich broth from a whole chicken. I'm telling you--the real deal! Every time I make chicken and dumplings, I think of my Aunt making these for me when I was young. I don't ever remember her actually making them because she always had them ready to eat when we got to her house.
Perfect Green Beans
Perfect Green Beans have to be fresh, crisp in texture and seasoned perfectly. These Green Beans have all of the above, making them PERFECT. Perfect Green Beans have a fresh and crisp texture to them that I call the perfect cooked green beans, crunchy yet tender. They are a fairly inexpensive vegetable and are a great side dish with any main course. They were a great side dish with my Stuffed Bell Peppers .
Brandy's Healthy Banana Pumpkin Bread
Banana Pumpkin Bread is low in sugar and fat. With the addition of bananas and pumpkin, the quick bread is moist and tender not to mention healthier too. Here is another fabulous recipe from the week I spent with Jeff and Brandy. Brandy made this wonderful Banana Pumpkin Bread . It was so delicious, and what I found amazing about it was that I could taste the pumpkin and the banana in it.
Mashed Faux-tatoes {Granny's Recipe}
Mashed Faux-tatoes, a low in fat and carbs substitute for mashed potatoes with lots of flavor. This past week, Brandy, my daughter-in-love introduced me to a wonderful way to substitute mashed potatoes using cauliflower. This recipe is low in fat and carbs but has lots of flavor. She served them with her Better Than Cracker Barrel's Meatloaf .
Better Than Cracker Barrel's Meatloaf "Brandy's Recipes"
Better Than Cracker Barrel's Meatloaf, a deliciously flavorful meatloaf that is sure to please any of the pickiest of eaters. Topped with sweetened ketchup to send it over the top! Meatloaf is one of my favorite dishes, and I am always looking for new recipes. This past week, for three days, we were keeping grandchildren for my son and daughter-in-love to go to a conference, and we decided to stay over for the weekend to go to church.
Party Cheesecakes
Party Cheesecakes are the perfect mini cheesecakes. Drop a vanilla wafer in the bottom of paper liners, fill with a creamy cheesecake mixture. Bake and top with canned pie filling. Did I say these are the perfect mini cheesecake? I have had this recipe for years. It was given to me by a dear friend. She was my girls piano teacher, and we attended church together along with all the activities at the school.
Salmon Croquettes {Granny's Recipe}
Salmon Croquettes are crisp, crunchy bundles of deliciousness for a quick dinner. Another plus is a few ingredients, canned pink salmon, eggs, minced onion, and saltine cracker crumbs. My mother prepared the noon meal for a halfway house in the town where I grew up in the late 60s and early 70s. I remember she would make Salmon C roquettes every Friday.
