fuzzy navel slush

ingredients
9 cups water
2 cups sugar
2-12 oz. cans thawed orange juice
2 cups peach schnapps
directions
1. bring to a boil 2 cups of water and sugar. let cool.
2. in a separate LARGE freezer safe bowl mix 7 cups of cold water, thawed orange juice and Peach Schnapps. add boiled mixture to this.
3. stir. freeze. scoop [...]

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vegetarian lasagna

ingredients1 lg. jar spaghetti sauce
1 lb. broccoli, well drained
1 lb. spinach, well drained
mushrooms, well drained
1 lg. carton cottage or ricotta cheese
1 egg
parmesan cheese
noodles
directions
1. spread a layer of spaghetti sauce in bottom of 9 x 13 inch pan, then a
layer of noodles.
2. mix together broccoli, spinach and mushrooms. spread over noodles.
3. mix together cottage cheese, egg [...]

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magic cookie bars

ingredients
1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
1 pkg (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
1 can (3 1/2 ounces) flaked coconut, or about 1 1/3 cups
1 cup chopped pecans
directions
1. preheat oven to 350°.
2. melt butter in a 13 x 9-inch baking pan. sprinkle crumbs evenly over melted butter; pour sweetened [...]

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vegetarian italian pasta skillet dinner

prep time:15 min
start to finish:25 min
yield:2 servings (1 3/4 cups each)
ingredients
1 1/3 cups frozen sausage-style soy-protein crumbles
1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
1/2 cup coarsely chopped onion (1 medium)
1 can (18.5 oz) progresso® light italian-style vegetable soup
3/4 cup uncooked bow-tie (farfalle) pasta (2 oz)
2 cups fresh baby spinach leaves
1/4 cup shredded mozzarella or parmesan cheese (1 [...]

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chocolate mint brownies

ingredients
1 pound unsalted butter
1 pound semisweet chocolate chips
1 package mint chocolate chips (mine was 10 oz)
6 ounces unsweetened chocolate
6 extra-large eggs
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups sugar
1 1/4 cups flour, divided
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups chopped walnuts
directions
1. preheat oven to 350 degrees. grease and flour a 13×18 sheet pan.
2. melt together the butter, [...]

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winter crisp

nutritional info
servings per recipe: 6
amount per serving
calories: 279.8
total fat: 5.0 g
total carbs: 57.1g
protein: 4.1g
ingredients
filling:
1/2 cup sugar
3 tablespoons whole grain flour
1 teaspoon lemon peel, grated
3/4 teaspoon lemon juice
5 cup apples, unpeeled, sliced
1 cup cranberries
topping:
2/3 cup rolled oats
1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon soft margarine, melted
directions
1. to [...]

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the simplest cool pesto pasta medley

ingredients
one box of whole wheat pasta
fresh basil (chopped)
1 package of pesto mix
I can of diced tomatoes with onions (drained)
directions
1. boil pasta, 8 minutes or so, drain, rinse and set aside
2. prepare pesto sauce (follow package instructions)
3. add pesto and can of tomatoes (drained) to pasta and mix well. add freshly chopped basil to [...]

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pumpkin oatmeal cookies

nutritional info
yield: four dozen cookies
serving size: 1 cookie
amount per serving
calories: 65
ingredients
1 stick of butter
1 c dark brown sugar
1/2 cup splenda baking mix
1 can pumpkin
2 eggs
1 tsp each:
vanilla
baking soda
cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
4 c whole oats (I usually just dump a TON in and
don’t measure)
1.5 c whole wheat flour
directions
bake at 350 for 12 minutes

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vegetable fried rice

nutritional info
servings per recipe: 4
amount per serving
calories: 232.4
total fat: 8.2 g
cholesterol: 161.0 mg
sodium: 155.6 mg
total carbs: 30.6 g
dietary fiber: 1.6 g
protein: 8.5 g
ingredients
2 cups rice (cooked and cooled)
2 cups mixed frozen veggies
2 tsp. evoo
3 eggs, scrambled
directions
1. heat evoo in large frying pan.
2. add frozen veggies and saute for a couple minutes. add [...]

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asparagus casserole

ingredients
two cans of asparagus, drained
two cans of cream of mushroom soup
slivered almonds
2 cups crumbled ritz crackers
1/4 cup of milk

directions
1. layer asparagus in a casserole dish.
2. pour soup over asparagus.
3. sprinkle almonds and crumbled crackers on top of soup.
4. dot butter on top of the crackers, and pour milk around the edges.
5. bake at 350 degrees [...]

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