Tarragon Chicken

Tarragon Chicken

4 chicken breasts

3 Tbs. Butter

1/2 cups flour

1/2 cups finely chopper onion

1 clove garlic minced

1 Tbs. tarragon

4 carrots cut lengthwise

1/2 Lbs mushrooms

1 1/2 cups water

1 cups heavy cream

1 tsp dried tarragon

salt and pepper

Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Heat butter in skillet, cook chicken pieces on all sides by turning. after 5 min add onion, garlic, tarragon and mushrooms, sprinkle with flour and stir to distribute flour evenly. Add water and carrots then cover and cook for 20-25 min until carrots are soft. Remove chicken and carrots to serving dish. Let sauce cook 5 more min stirring often. Add cream, salt and pepper to taste and simmer for 3-5 min. Stir in more tarragon.

*Serve with rice or favorite vegetables

High Hat Cup Cakes

These would be great for a birthday party!

High Hat Cup Cakes

Use any chocolate cup cake recipe you would like

Over hot simmering water in a glass bake ware bowl add:

3 egg whites

1 3/4 cups sugar

1/4 tsp. cream of tarter

beat until stiff (over heat)

then add:

1/4 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp. almond ext.

Beet very thick until soft peaks form

Mound on to top of cup cake palace in icebox until cool and set up

once cooled and set up dip into melted chocolate and place back into fridge

Chocolate dip

2 cups semi sweet chocolate chip

3 tsp. canola oil

Over simmering water in a oven safe glass bowl

*If you have a favorite chocolate use that!

Oatmeal Munchies

I am taking it old school for all of you who did Home Ec. and remember this recipe, don't laugh my kids love it!

Oatmeal Munchies

1/2 cups sugar

2 Tbs. Butter

2 Tbs. Milk

2 Tbs. and 2 tsp. Peanut butter

3/4 cups quick cooking oats

1/2 tsp. vanilla

2 Tbs and 2 tsp coco

Place wax paper on a cookie sheet. Combine sugar butter, milk and coco in a medium saucepan, cook until it comes to a rolling bubble. Remove from heat cool one min. then add peanut butter, oats and vanilla. Mix well then drop small round balls onto wax paper and store in a cool dry place.

*My kids love them cold so I put mine in the fridge!

Chinese Shredded Salad

Try this yummy salad, I got it at and Enrichment night in our ward!

Chinese Shredded Salad

2 heads lettuce shredded

8 green onions with tops. sliced

1/2 cup toasted almond

12 cup slivered almonds

1/2 cup toasted sesame seeds

1/2 cup cilantro, chopped

10 sugar peas, slivered long

10 large wonton skins sliced, deep fried in 3 inches oil. 350 degrees. fries in one min

8 oz. Rice sticks, deep fried in 3 inches oil.

Dressing

2 tsp salt

1 tsp pepper

4 T sugar

4 T sesame oil

6 T white vinegar

* I am not a fan of cilantro so I leave it out, Its just as good!

BBQ Chicken Pizza

BBQ Chicken Pizza

INGREDIENTS:

1 Boboli Pizza Crust

1 Baked Chicken Breast, sliced

1/4 Cup + 2 Tablespoons BBQ Sauce

1 Tablespoon Shredded Smoked Gouda Cheese

1 Cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

1/4 Small Red Onion, sliced into 1/8 inch pieces

1 Tablespoon Chopped Fresh Cilantro

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 450*.

Coat chicken slices in 2 T. of BBQ sauce.

Spread 1/4 Cup of BBQ sauce evenly over the surface of the crust.

Sprinkle 1 T. Gouda over sauce.

Cover with 3/4 Cup of shredded mozzarella.

Place chicken pieces evenly over the cheese.

Place about 18-20 pieces of red onion over the surface.

Sprinkle the remaining mozzarella over the top of pizza.

Bake for 8-10 minutes, until cheese is bubbly and starting to brown.

Once removed from oven, sprinkle cilantro over the hot surface.

HINTS/TIPS/TRICKS/IDEAS:

*Last time I made this I didn't have red onion...

so I just used a regular yellow onion, and it tasted just as good!

*To make individual pizzas I use pitas...

you will need to use a little extra of the remaining ingredients.

Yummy Frozen Drink

Moms Frozen Drink

1 6 oz. Orange Juice (frozen)

1 6 oz. Lemon Juice (real)

2 Cups sugar

10 Cups water

2 Tbs. Vanilla

1 1/2 tsp. Almond extract

Put in large container and freeze until almost frozen. break into a slush mixture to serve.

*Great for those summer nights

Recipe by VaLair

Beef Stroganoff

Beef Stroganoff

2Lbs. Hamburger

1/2 cups chopped onion

1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup

1 small sour cream

Garlic Powder

Salt An Pepper to taste

Wide Egg Noodle

Boil water to cook noodles(use package directions) Brown Hamburger, garlic powder and onion. Drain hamburger. Then add Cream of Mushroom soup, mix well, Remove from heat and add sour cream. Serve over egg noodles

*This is a quick summer dinner that I love, It doesn't take a lot of time and the kids love it!

Opulent Chicken

Opulent Chicken

8 cans cream of chicken soup

1/2 c. sour cream

1 Tbs. Lemon Juice

10 Ounces Swiss Cheese( about 12 slices)

2 cups Ritz cracker crumbs

1/2 cups melted butter

Place chicken in bottom of pan, cover completely with sliced cheese. Mix soup, sour cream and lemon juice together then pour over top of chicken. Mix crackers crumbs with butter and sprinkle over the top of sauce. Then bake

Bake at 275* for 2 1/2 hours.

Carmel Rice Chex

Carmel Rice chex

2 1/2 cubes of butter (1 1/4 cups)

1 1/2 cup karo syrup

1 cup sugar

stir together until sugar is dissolved then cook 3 min with out stirring. Take off heat the add 1 tsp. vanilla, then pour mixture over a 16 oz. Rice chex's and 1 can of nuts and sunflower seeds. Stir well.

*This chex mix is great for those camping trips or parties!