Cheesy Crockpot Chicken

2-4 chicken breasts, cut into cubes
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 can cheddar cheese soup
Garlic powder
Salt & Pepper

*Place cubed chicken into crockpot. Sprinkle with garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Mix soups together and pour over chicken. Cook on low 5-6 hours or High 3-4 hours.

*Serve over rice or baked potatoes.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Preheat over to 375 degrees

1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 egg
1 cup pumpkin
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. cinnamon
Chocolate chips (semi-sweet or milk chocolate....whichever you prefer)

*Combine sugar, shortening, and egg. Add pumpkin, then dry ingredients. Add Chocolate chips. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes on a greased cookie sheet.

White Chicken Chili

I love this recipe, my husband and kids will ask me to make it!!!! I have this in my cook book, but I also found it online at I Love Your Recipes!

Creamy White Chicken Chili Recipe


1 pound chicken breasts
1 medium onion
3 cloves garlic or 1-1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cans (14 - 16 ounces) great northern beans
1 can (14 - 16 ounces) chicken broth or stock
2 4-ounce cans chopped green chilies
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon pepper,
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup heavy (whipping) cream

Bone and skin chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-inch cubes. Chop the onion.
Mince the garlic if you’re using cloves.
Drain and rinse the beans.
Place the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Sauté the cubed chicken, onion and garlic until the chicken is no longer pink.
Add the beans, broth or stock, chilies, salt, oregano, pepper and cayenne. Bring to a boil and immediately reduce heat. Simmer uncovered for 30 minutes.
Remove from heat; stir in the sour cream and cream and serve immediately.


Yield: 4 - 6 servings.

Marshmallow Popcorn

3 tablespoons butter or margarine.
1 package of mini marshmallows.
Popcorn {plain or lite butter}.

1. Melt butter/margarine in pot over medium heat.
2. Add marshmallows and stir continuously until melted.
3. Stir popped popcorn into mixture, stir until coated. Keep at medium heat.
4. Remove from heat, let cool down, spray hands with Pam/cooking spray and form into popcorn balls!

These are yummy and even yummier when cooled down. You could also add in candies like Skittles, M&Ms or even add a little food coloring for fun!

Recipe courtesy of Angela M.

Banana Muffins

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1 medium ripe banana, mashed
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp. vanilla

*In a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, soday, salt, and cinnamon. Make a well in the center.

*Combine remaining ingredients; pour into well and mix ingredients all at once. Mix until dry ingredients are moistened.

*Spoon into muffin pans. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.



Yield: 10 to 12 muffins.....depends on how big you like them.

Semi-Homemade Hungry Jack Casserole

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

1 lb. hamburger, browned
1 Tbs. brown sugar
1 tsp. vinegar
1/2 medium onion, chopped
2 cans pork & beans (I've also used canned baked beans before and they work great)
1 pkg. Pillsbury refrigerator biscuits
Shredded cheese


Brown hamburger; add brown sugar, vinegar, and chopped onion. Mix in pork & beans and spread out into a casserole dish. Cut biscuits in halves and lay across the top. Cover with shredded cheese. Bake for 30 minutes.

Shipwreck Stew

This isn't the prettiest looking meal, but what do you expect when it's called Shipwreck Stew. This is so yummy and super easy!

1 lb. hamburger, browned
4-5 potatoes, cut in French fry-like strips
1 medium onion, chopped
1 can red kidney beans, drained
1/4 to 1/2 lb. velveeta cheese, depending on how cheesy you want it
1 can tomato soup
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/4 cup butter

*Layer in crock pot in this order: hamburger, potatoes, kidney beans, and cheese. Pour soup over the top. Season with salt and petter. Dot with butter.
*Cover. Cook on Low 6-8 hours.
*I like to sprinkle some Parmesan cheese over the top of it, when at the table.

Roasted Asparagus

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

1 to 2 lbs. fresh asparagus
5 Tbs. olive oil
3 Tbs. fresh thyme (chopped) - I've even used dried thyme and it worked fine, but only use about 1/2 tsp to 1 tsp.
salt & pepper to taste

*Spread asparagus out onto a baking sheet and drizzle olive oil over the top. Sprinkle thyme, salt, and pepper over the top. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.

Oatmeal Carmalita's

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

1 cup flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup quick cooking oats
3/4 cup butter or margarine (melted)
1 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup pecans (chopped)
3/4 caramel syrup & 3 Tbs. flour (mix together)


*Mix everything together, except for the chocolate chips, pecans, and caramel syrup mixture.

*Press 1/2 of oatmeal mixture into a 9x9 or 8x8 greased pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Set other half of oatmeal mixture aside.

*Remove from oven and sprinkle chocolate chips and pecans over the top. Drizzle caramel and flour mixture over the top of chips and pecans. Sprinkle remaining oatmeal mixture.

*Bake for an additional 15 to 20 minutes. Chill and cut!