Cake Balls

Ingredients 1 cake mix (any flavor) 1 tub store bought frosting (cream cheese is good) 1 package almond bark (aka candy coating) any special additions you want! Directions Make cake mix according to package When cake mix is just out of the oven, break it up and put it in a large bowl Mix in frosting. Put mixture in freezer for 20-30 minutes until cool and easy to handle. Scoop 1-2 TBS into a ball. This ball can be as big as you want Put balls on a cookie sheet and back into the fridge or freezer until cool and firm (about 10-20 min) In the meantime, melt almond bark in a double broiler. When balls are ready, coat in the almond bark. Add more almond bark through the process if it starts to get too clumpy. Put coated balls back on cookie sheet until firm (5 min or so) Recipe by Jessica Nye

Bacon Mac and Cheese

Ingredients

-4 cups Macaroni

-8 Tablespoons Butter (Salted Butter)

-1 or 2 whole Medium Onions, Cut In Half And Sliced Thin

-10 slices Regular Bacon (I usually cut before I cook and I used as much bacon as I have, 10 -sliced is just a suggestion)

-¼ cups All-purpose Flour

-2 cups Whole Or 2% Milk

-½ cups cream if you have it… if not, just omit this

-2 whole Egg Yolks, Beaten

-Salt And Pepper, to taste

-Dried Bread Crumbs to cover casserole

-½ cups Grated cheddar jack Cheese

-½ cups Grated mozerella Cheese

-½ cups Grated Parmigian Cheese

-4 ounces, cream cheese

-You can honestly use any cheeses you have. You just want to have 2 cups total of whatever cheese.

Preparation Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cook macaroni for half the time of the package instructions. Drain and set aside.

Fry bacon until almost crispy. Drain oil into a bowl, but leave bacon in pan.

Melt 4 tablespoons butter with bacon and sauté onions over medium low heat until golden brown and soft.

Add 4 more tablespoons butter. Sprinkle in flour and whisk to combine. Cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat for 1 minute. Pour in milk and cream, then cook for 3 to 5 minutes or until thick. Reduce heat to low. Add salt & pepper to taste.

In a small bowl, beat egg yolks and drizzle 1/4 cup hot mixture into the yolks, stirring constantly. Stir to combine. Pour egg mixture into sauce and cook for another minute.

Add cheeses and stir until melted. Add onions and bacon and stir. Taste for seasonings and add more salt if needed. Add cooked macaroni and stir to coat.

Pour into a baking dish and sprinkle dried bread crumbs on the top (as much as desired). Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until sizzling and hot. Serve with meat or a green salad.

Original Recipe from Ree Drummond
Variations by Haley Rencher
Photo by Ree Drummond

Laura's Rolls

Ingredients:
1/2 cup warm water
1/2 cup warm milk
1 package of yeast
1/3 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
1 egg
1/3 cup butter
3 1/4 cup flour (about)

Directions:
Combine water, milk yeast and sugar and let sit until yeast is foamy. Add salt egg & softened butter & Mix. Add flour 1/2 cup at a time. The dough should be slightly sticky, but pulling away from the edges and easy to work with. Let dough raise for 45 minutes. Punch down and split into 2 balls. roll out into circles and spread melted butter on the top. Cut into pizza shaped slices. Roll from the thick end to the point so they look like crescent rolls. Set rolls on greased pan and let raise for 1 hour. Bake at 400 degrees for 11 minutes or until golden brown. Once you pull them out of the oven, brush them with melted butter.

YUMMY!!!

Recipe by Laura

Banana Cream Pie

1/3 cup flour
2/3 cup sugar (granulated)
1/4 tsp salt
2 cups milk scalded
3 egg yolks beaten
1/4 cup butter
1 tsp vanilla
2 or 3 bananas

Mix flour, sugar and salt. Add slowly to hot milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring for 1 minutes. Add small amount to eggs then pour eggs into milk. Cook, stirring over medium heat until thick and mixture mounds slightly. Remove from heat and add butter and vanilla. Cool but do not let set up. Pour into pie shell over bananas. Refrigerate. After set and add bananas and whipped cream.

Recipe by Sara Rencher

White Chile

Ingredients:

1 lb chicken cooked and cubed
1 TBS vegetable oil
1 small onion, diced
6-8 small garlic cloves, minced
1 can diced green chilies
2 - 15 oz. cans white beans
3 cups chicken broth
1 tsp chicken bullion
2 tsp ground cumin
2 tsp oregano
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 cup sour cream
chopped cilantro
Grated cheese

Directions:

Cook onion in vegetable oil with garlic until onions are tender. Add chicken, green chilies, white beans, chicken broth, chicken bullion, cumin, oregano, cayenne pepper. Let simmer for 2o minutes. Add sour cream right before serving and garnish with cilantro. Serve with Tortilla chips and cheese on top.

Chicken Parmesan Tenders

Ingredients:

1 lb chicken cubed (2 by 2 inches approx)
1/2 clove garlic, minced
1/2 stick butter melted
1/2 cup dried bread crumbs
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 TBS parsley
pinch of salt, garlic salt, Italian seasoning, and pepper

Directions:

In a bowl combine garlic & melted butter. In another bowl combine remaining ingredients
Place chicken cubes in butter mixture then cover in bread crumb mixture. Place on cookie sheet. Drizzle remaining butter mixture over chicken. Bake for 15 minutes at 450 degrees or until juices run clear.

Recipe by Haley Rencher

Poppy Seed Salad Dressing

I usually make this with a pear salad (pears, bacon bits, craisens, crumbled feta cheese, Romain lettuce)

Dressing Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
1 tsp dry mustard
3/4 cup oil
1 tsp poppy seeds
1 tsp salt
1/2 small onion finely diced
1/2 cup red wine vinegar

Combine ingredients and blend in blender. Toss with salad immediately before serving.

Recipe from Jenn Carter