#3367 - Raspberry Oat Bars

(by Shirley McNevich)

1/2 cup Domino's dark brown sugar (packed)
1 cup flour
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/8 tsp. salt
1 cup Quaker quick oats
1/2 cup softened butter
3/4 cup seedless raspberry jam

In a bowl add brown sugar, flour, baking soda, softened butter, salt and oats--mix with a pastry blender to make crumbs. Cover the inside of an 8 x 8 cake pan with foil, then grease the foil. Dump 2 cups of the crumb mixture into the bottom of the pan and press it out evenly. Spread the raspberry jam over the crumb mixture (leaving 1/2" edge all the way around the pan with NO jam--if you get the jam too close to the edges it will leak down the sides and burn). Sprinkle the rest of the crumb mixture over the top. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Cool completely. Cut into bars or squares. Optional--drizzle your favorite cream cheese icing over the top before cutting.

#3366 - Coconut Walnut Krispie Cookies

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 cup white sugar
1 cup Domino's dark brown sugar (packed)
1 cup softened butter
1 cup canola oil
1 egg
1 tsp. cream of tartar
3 tsp. vanilla
1 cup Baker's angelflake coconut
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup Rice Krispies cereal
1 cup Quaker quick oats
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
3 1/2 cups flour

In a mixer add white sugar, brown sugar and butter--beat. Add canola oil and egg--beat. Add cream of tartar, vanilla, salt and baking soda--beat. Slowly add flour--beat. Remove bowl from mixer--add coconut, chopped walnuts, Rice Krispies and oats--stir with a wooden spoon until mixed. Drop batter by spoonfuls on to greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-13 minutes. Note: this recipes makes ALOT of cookies.

#3365 - Fried Onion Potato Cakes

(by Shirley McNevich)

1/2 cup flour
1/3 cup yellow cornmeal
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
5 cups fresh shredded potatoes (peel potatoes before shredding)
1/3 cup canola oil
2 beaten eggs
1 small onion (minced)
1/4 cup canola oil (for frying--more if necessary)

After shredding and measuring the potatoes, place the shredded potatoes in paper towels and ring out as much of the moisture as you can. In a bowl add flour, cornmeal, salt and baking powder--stir to mix. Add 1/3 cup canola oil, beaten eggs and minced onions--stir to mix. Add shredded potatoes--stir to coat. In a cast iron skillet over medium heat add 1/4 cup canola oil (more if necessary)--heat until oil is very hot. Drop batter by heaping tablespoonfuls into the hot oil, then flatten each cake with the back of the spoon. Fry until bottoms are browned, then flip them and fry until the other side is browned. Drain them on paper towels before serving.

#3364 - Sugar Kiss Cookies

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 cup softened butter
1 cup canola oil
1 cup white sugar
1 cup Domino's powdered sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
4 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
3/4 tsp. cream of tartar
big pinch of salt
1 bag Hershey's kisses (unwrapped)

In a mixer add butter, canola oil, white sugar and powdered sugar--beat. Add eggs and vanilla--beat. Add baking soda, salt and cream of tartar--beat. Slowly add flour--beat (when batter gets too thick for the mixer, remove bowl from mixer and continue by stirring batter with a wooden spoon). Drop dough by heaping teaspoonfuls on to greased cookie sheets. Bake at 375 degrees for 6-8 minutes, remove from oven, press a Hershey's kiss in the center of each cookie and bake for 2 minutes longer or until bottoms and edges are lightly browned.

#3363 - Cheesy Spinach Dip

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 - 10oz. box frozen chopped spinach (more if you wish)
2 - 8oz. Breakstone's sour cream (16oz. total)
1 cup mayo
1 envelope Knorr vegetable recipe mix
2-3 green onions (chopped)
shredded cheese of your choice
1 loaf sour dough bread

Cook spinach according to box directions, then drain the spinach. After draining the spinach in a sieve, use your fingers to press down hard on the spinach to get it as dry as you can. In a large bowl add drained spinach, sour cream, mayo, vegetable recipe mix, chopped onions and shredded cheese (your choice of amount of shredded cheese)--stir until mixed. Scoop mixture into a serving bowl, then refrigerate until cold. When ready to serve, cut sour dough bread into small pieces and serve the bread pieces with the dip.

#3362 - Hot Chicken Dip

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 - 8oz. Philadelphia cream cheese (softened)
8oz. bite sized cooked chicken pieces
1/2 cup Buffalo chicken wings sauce (your choice of spiciness)
1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
2 green onions (chopped)
celery sticks (optional)

Spread the softened cream cheese in the bottom of a 9" pie plate. In a bowl add chicken pieces and wing sauce--toss to coat. Spread the chicken pieces over the cream cheese. Sprinkle the crumbled blue cheese over the top. Sprinkle the chopped green onions over the top. Microwave on high for 2-3 minutes or until hot. Serve with celery or good quality crackers.

#3361 - Double Cabbage Slaw

(by Shirley McNevich)

1/4 tsp. fresh ground black pepper
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. olive oil
1 tsp. poppy seeds
1 1/2 tsp. fresh chopped dill
1 1/2 tsp. Dijon mustard
1 1/2 tsp. honey
2 TBSP cider vinegar
1 cup shredded green cabbage
1 cup shredded red cabbage
1/2 cup shredded carrots

In a bowl add pepper, salt, olive oil, poppy seeds, chopped dill, mustard, honey and cider vinegar--stir well. Taste--if too sweet add more cider vinegar and stir again. If too sour add a little white sugar and stir again. In a bowl add shredded green cabbage, shredded red cabbage and shredded carrots--toss to mix. Pour the vinegar mixture over the cabbage mixture--toss to coat. If you want the salad wetter, make the vinegar mixture a second time and pour it over the cabbage mixture--toss to coat.

#3360 - Fried Boiled Potatoes

(by Shirley McNevich)

5 red potatoes (more if you wish)
canola oil for frying
1 tsp. salt

Wash and peel the potatoes, then cut the potatoes in half. Place the potato halves in a pot--cover them with water and add the salt. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then cook until potatoes are fork tender (about 20 minutes). Drain the potatoes but DO NOT RINSE. In a frying pan add about 1/2" of canola oil. Turn heat to medium high. Place the potato halves one at a time into the oil until the frying pan is full (don't overload the pan). Fry the potatoes on all sides (turning as necessary) until potatoes are golden brown on all sides. As potatoes get done, take them out one at a time and place them in a serving dish. If you have too many potatoes, fry them in separate batches so they don't overcrowd the pan.

#3359 - Steak Sauce Egg Salad

(by Shirley McNevich)

5 hard boiled eggs
3 TBSP mayo (more as necessary)
2 TBSP Dijon mustard
2 TBSP sweet pickle relish
1 tsp. A1 steak sauce
1/4 tsp. paprika
1/4 tsp. dill weed
salt and pepper (to your taste)
a pinch of cayenne pepper

Peel the hard boiled eggs and chop the eggs. In a bowl add chopped eggs, mayo, mustard, relish, steak sauce, paprika, dill week, salt, pepper and cayenne pepper--stir well. If too dry add a little more mayo and stir again. Refrigerate until cold.

#3358 - Corned Beef and Sauerkraut Casserole

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 3/4 cups sauerkraut (well drained)
1/2 lb. sliced corned beef (diced)
2 cups shredded Swiss cheese
1/4 cup Thousand Island dressing
2 tomatoes (washed and sliced)
2 TBSP butter + 4 TBSP butter
1 cup crushed seasoned rye crackers (coarsely crushed)

Grease a 2 qt. casserole dish. Layer 1/2 of the sauerkraut in the bottom of the dish, then 1/2 of the corned beef pieces, then 1/2 of the shredded Swiss cheese, then remaining sauerkraut, then remaining corned beef pieces, then remaining shredded Swiss cheese. Drop spoonfuls of Thousand Island dressing evenly over the shredded Swiss cheese. Spread all of the tomato slices over the top. Dot 2 TBSP butter over the tomato slices. In a bowl add 4 TBSP butter--melt in the microwave. Add crushed crackers to the melted butter--stir to mix. Spread the cracker mixture all over the top of the tomatoes. Bake at 400 degrees for 25-35 minutes or until bubbling hot.

#3357 - Brown Sugar Pecan Bars

(by Shirley McNevich)

1/4 cup butter
1 cup Domino's dark brown sugar (packed)
1 egg
3/4 cup flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 cup chopped pecans
Domino's powdered sugar (for sprinkling)

Melt the butter. In a mixer add melted butter and brown sugar--beat. Add the egg--beat. Add flour and baking soda--beat. Remove bowl from mixer--add vanilla and chopped pecans--stir well. Pour batter into a greased 8" square cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes. Cool completely. Dust the whole top with powdered sugar before cutting.

#3356 - Brown Sugar Sweet Potatoes

(by Shirley McNevich)

5 raw sweet potatoes
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup softened butter
2 beaten eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 cup white sugar
2 TBSP heavy cream
3 TBSP flour
3/4 cup Domino's dark brown sugar (packed)
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Wash the sweet potatoes and poke them each a few times with the tines of a fork. Place them on a cookie sheet and bake them at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until they are starting to soften. Cool the sweet potatoes until you can safely handle them. Peel the sweet potatoes, cut them into smaller pieces and place them in a large bowl--mash them with a potato masher. Add the salt, 1/4 cup softened butter, beaten eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, white sugar, and heavy cream--mash again with the potato masher, then stir with a spoon until well mixed. Spread the mixture evenly in a greased 9 x 13 glass baking dish. Topping: in a bowl add 1/4 cup butter, flour, brown sugar and chopped pecans--mix with a pastry blender to make crumbs. Spread the crumb mixture all over the top of the sweet potato mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-35 minutes or until top is browned.

#3355 - Amish Shell Macaroni Salad

(by Shirley McNevich)

1lb. small shell pasta1/2 cup finely chopped celery (including some of the yellow leaves)
1/2 cup grated carrots
1/4 cup finely chopped onions (optional)
1/4 cup chopped green bell peppers
6 hard boiled eggs
2 cups Miracle Whip salad dressing
1/4 cup cider vinegar
3/4 cup white sugar
2 TBSP French's yellow mustard
paprika for sprinkling

Cook and drain pasta shells according to box directions--do NOT rinse. In a bowl add Miracle Whip, cider vinegar, white sugar and mustard--stir well. Peel and chop 5 of the hard boiled eggs. To the Miracle Whip mixture add chopped celery, grated carrots, chopped onions, chopped green bell peppers and chopped eggs--stir well. Add drained pasta shells--stir carefully to mix. Taste--if too sweet add more mustard or cider vinegar and stir again. If too sour, add a little more white sugar and stir again. Peel the last hard boiled egg, slice the egg and arrange the slices over the top. Sprinkle paprika over the egg slices. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

#3354 - Caramel Toffee Pie

(by Shirley McNevich)

1/2 cup caramel ice cream topping4oz. SKOR toffee candy bars OR Heath candy bars (crushed)
1 - Keebler ready-made graham cracker crust
4oz. Philadelphia cream cheese (softened)
2 TBSP white sugar
1 TBSP milk + 2 cups milk
1 - 8oz. Cool Whip (thawed)
2 - 6oz. boxes Jell-O butterscotch pudding

In a mixer add cream cheese--beat. Add 1 TBSP milk and the white sugar--beat. Remove bowl from mixer--add HALF of the Cool Whip--stir until mixed. Spread the mixture into the graham cracker crust. Sprinkle HALF of the crushed toffee candy bars over the top. In a mixer add 2 cup milk and both boxes of butterscotch pudding mix--beat until thickened. Spread the butterscotch pudding mixture over the top of the pie. Sprinkle the rest of the crushed toffee candy bars over the top. Refrigerate overnight. When ready to serve, spread the rest of the Cool Whip over the top of the pie and drizzle the caramel ice cream topping over the Cool Whip.

#3353 - Butterscotch Pie

(by Shirley McNevich)

1/4 cup softened butter1 cup Domino's dark brown sugar (packed)
4 TBSP flour
2 cups milk
3 egg yolks (save the whites)
1 tsp. vanilla
pinch of salt
1 - 9" pie crust dough
Meringue Topping: 3 egg whites; 1/2 tsp. vanilla; 1/4 tsp. cream of tartar; 6 TBSP white sugar

Grease a pie plate, insert the pie dough, flute the edges and spray the inside of the pie dough with Pam. Bake at 350 degrees until crust is done, then cool completely. In a saucepan over medium low heat add butter and brown sugar--cook/stir until butter is melted and brown sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat. Beat egg yolks and set them aside. In a bowl add flour and 1 cup milk--stir well. Add beaten egg yolks and salt--stir until mixed. Add remaining 1 cup milk--stir until mixed. Put the brown sugar mixture back on the stove over medium low heat and add the flour mixture--cook/stir until thickened (it takes a LONG time, at least 30 minutes). Once thickened, remove from heat and add vanilla--stir for a few minutes until nice and thick, then let it cool until just warm. Meringue--in a mixer add 3 eggs whites, 1/2 tsp. vanilla and 1/4 tsp. cream of tartar--beat until peaks forms. Slowly add 6 TBSP white sugar while beating--beat until stiff peaks form. Spread the meringue over the warm pie making sure all edges of the pie are covered. Dip your finger in warm water and make a swirl pattern in the meringue. Bake at 350 degrees for 14-15 minutes or until meringue has a nice golden brown color. Cool completely. Refrigerate until cold.

#3352 - Chocolate Cheese Pound Cake

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 cup softened butter1 - 8oz. Philadelphia cream cheese (softened)
3 cups white sugar
6 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
2 1/4 cups CAKE flour
1 tsp. baking powder
3/4 cup Hershey's cocoa
Domino's powdered sugar (for sprinkling)

Grease a 10" bundt cake pan. In a mixer add butter and cream cheese--beat. Add white sugar--beat. Add eggs and vanilla--beat. Add baking powder and cocoa--beat. Slowly add flour--beat until mixed, then beat for 3 minutes. Pour batter into the greased bundt cake pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 75-90 minutes. Cool completely, loosen the edges and invert cake on to a cake plate. Dust with powdered sugar if desired.

#3351 - Cheese Pound Cake

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 1/2 cups softened butter1 - 8oz. Philadelphia cream cheese (softened)
3 cups white sugar
6 eggs
3 cups flour
2 tsp. vanilla
Domino's powdered sugar (for dusting)

In a mixer add butter and cream cheese--beat. Add white sugar--beat. Add eggs--beat. Add vanilla--beat. Slowly add flour--beat. Pour batter into a greased bundt cake pan. Bake at 300 degrees for 90 minutes. Cool completely. Loosen the edges of the cake, then invert on to a cake plate. Dust with powdered sugar if desired.

#3350 - Parmesan Turkey Meatballs

(by Shirley McNevich)

1lb. ground chicken2 egg whites
2 TBSP 4C Italian breadcrumbs
1 TBSP fresh grated Parmesan cheese
3 TBSP pasta sauce + extra for dipping
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. fresh ground black pepper
1/4 tsp. Italian seasoning
1/4 tsp. onion powder
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Grease a 9 x 13 cake pan. In a bowl add ground chicken, egg whites, breadcrumbs, Parmesan cheese, 3 TBSP pasta sauce, salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, onion powder, garlic powder and shredded mozzarella cheese--mix with your hands. Shape the chicken mixture into walnut sized meatballs and place them in the greased cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes or until browned. While the meatballs are baking, heat some extra pasta sauce to use for dipping with the meatballs.

#3349 - Parmesan Baked Chicken

(by Shirley McNevich)

1/2 cup Egg Beaters1/4 cup milk
3/4 cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese
3/4 cup 4C Italian breadcrumbs
2 tsp. oregano
1 tsp. paprika
1/4 tsp. fresh ground black pepper
1/4 cup butter (melted)
5lbs. chicken pieces

In a bowl add egg beaters and milk--whisk to mix. In a second bowl add Parmesan cheese, breadcrumbs, oregano, paprika and pepper--stir to mix. Grease two 9 x 13 cake pans to hold the chicken. Dip each chicken piece in the egg mixture, then coat in the spice mixture. Place the chicken piece in one of the pans. Repeat with all chicken pieces. Carefully drizzle the melted butter over the tops of all the chicken pieces. Bake at 375 degrees for 50-60 minutes or until chicken is done.

#3348 - Oven Baked Chicken

(by Shirley McNevich)

10 chicken pieces1 tsp. oregano
1 tsp. garlic salt
2 tsp. paprika
2 tsp. fresh ground black pepper
1 tsp. salt
1 cup flour
1/3 cup butter
1/3 cup canola oil

Add butter and canola oil to a 9 x 13 cake pan. Bake at 375 degrees until butter melts, then remove from oven and stir well. Set the pan aside. In a paper bag add oregano, garlic salt, paprika, pepper, salt and flour--close bag and shake to mix. Dip both sides of one piece of chicken in the melted butter mixture, drop it in the spice bag, close the bag and shake the bag to coat. Place the coated chicken piece on a plate. Repeat with all chicken pieces. Place all coated chicken pieces in the pan where you had the butter mixture. Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes, then use tongs to turn all chicken pieces and bake 10-15 minutes longer or until chicken is done.