Teriyaki Noodles

 This is an easy meal that feeds a big crowd.  Add some fruit and some brownies for a full meal.

Teriyaki Noodles

2 lbs. spaghetti

Yoshidas sauce

Big Bag broccoli, roasted with olive oil and salt and pepper. (You can add whatever other veggies you would like.  I like onion, carrots, mushrooms, summer squash)

1 bag of rotisserie chicken breast from Costco.  Or you can use the meat from a whole rotisserie chicken.

Sesame seeds for garnish, opt.

Boil noodles according to instructions on package.  Put them in a big roaster pan.  Pour Yoshidas on and mix.  Add the chicken and broccoli (and other veggies as desired.)  Stir.

Obviously, this makes a lot of food for a big crowd.  You can easily reduce the amounts to what you need for your family.

Rhodes Cinnamon Rolls Supreme

 

Rhodes Cinnamon Rolls with Cream

1 package (12 rolls) Rhodes Cinnamon Rolls

1 cup heavy whipping cream

6 T. melted butter

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 tsp. cinnamon

Frosting

2 packets of frosting that come with the rolls

2 oz. cream cheese, soft 

2 t. melted butter

1 tsp. vanilla

pinch salt

milk, if needed

Spray a 13 x 9 pan.  Arrange the frozen rolls in the pan.  Cover the rolls with plastic wrap that has been sprayed.

Let raise until doubled.

Preheat oven to 350.

When risen, pour the cream over the rolls and let rest for about five minutes.  

Mix together the butter, brown sugar and cinnamon.  Pour over the cream evenly.

Bake for 21-28 minutes until golden brown.

Mix together the frosting ingredients and spread over the rolls after they cool for about 5 minutes.

We first tasted these when our YW did them for a camp fundraiser.  They had them available to pick up the Friday night before April general conference.  It was a great success.

These are the ones I made for October general conference.  They were so good.

Crunch Top Bundt Cake

 This is a delicious moist, dense bundt cake.  I added a glaze, but you don't have to.

Crunch Top Bundt Cake

2 cups sugar

1 cup softened butter

6 eggs, room temperature

2 cups flour

1/2 tsp. vanilla

1 1/2 tsp. lemon flavor

Heat oven to 300.

Cream together the sugar and butter.  Add 3 eggs, one at a time.

Add 1 cup flour.  Add the other three eggs then the other cup of flour.  Add the flavorings.  Put in a greased bundt pan.  Bake for 1 hour - 1 hour 20 minutes until top is golden brown.

Cinnamon Roll Crescents

 Delicious, easy cinnamon rolls in a jiffy.

Cinnamon Roll Crescents

1 8 oz can crescent rolls

1/4 cup brown sugar, packed

1 Tablespoon cinnamon

1/2 cup powdered sugar

2-3 Tablespoons heavy cream

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Preheat the oven to 375.  Unroll the dough on a large ungreased baking sheet.  Separate into triangles.

In a small bowl, mix the brown sugar with the cinnamon.  Spread the mixture on top of the trangles.  Put some of the mixture on each triangle, dividing evenly.  Roll up and put the rolls about 2 " apart on the baking sheet.  Bake 9-12 minutes, until lightly golden brown.  

Mix the powdered sugar, cream and vanilla together to make a glaze.  Drizzle over the warm rolls.

Sweet and Sour Chicken Update

 Michelle posted this recipe a long time ago.  It is really good and a favorite around here.  It's a nice one to make to feed a crowd as it is pretty easy and easily expandable.  

When we were at Kristen's she made it with breaded chicken breasts.  It was so delicious.  So that's the update.  Make the recipe, but use breaded chicken breasts.  Heat them in your airfryer or oven according to package directions, then make the sauce just as in the recipe.

Meatloaf Sandwiches

 My dad always used to talk about how much he loved meatloaf sandwiches.  But I don't remember seeing him prepare or eat one, so I didn't know how he liked them.  Years ago I tried a cold one and didn't like it.  It was too fatty.  Recently I had leftover meatloaf so I googled Meatloaf sandwich and found recipes for hot meatloaf sandwiches.  My, were they good!  Now I see why my dad liked them so much!

Make meatloaf.  I have two really good recipes: 

Mama's Meatloaf - my mom's tried and true recipe

Cracker Barrel Meatloaf - so good with a sweet, tangy topping

Meatloaf Sandwich

 (for two open-faced sandwiches)

Put butter in a frypan and fry meatloaf slices on both sides.  Spread soft butter on one side of two slices bread (I like Texas Toast) and melt a slice of cheese on each piece of bread.  I like to toast the bread and melt the cheese in the air fryer.  

Put the hot slice of meatloaf on the cheese and eat it open-faced.  You can add tomato slices and lettuce and top it with another toasted bread if you like.

Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

 

Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

2 lbs. ground beef 

1 onion, chopped

1 bell pepper, chopped

8 cloves garlic

3 cans (15 oz size) diced tomatoes

2 cans (15 oz size) tomato sauce

2 cans (6 oz. each) tomato paste

1/3 - 1/2 cup sugar

2 Tablespoons Italian seasoning

1 T. dried basil

2 teaspoons marjoram

1 teaspoon salt 

1 Tablespoon beef better than boilion 

1/2 teaspoon pepper

Spaghetti, cooked el dente

In a large skilled, brown the beef.  Drain and add to a large crock pot.

Stir in the onion, pepper, garlic, tomatoes, tomato sauce and paste, sugar and the seasonings.  Cover and cook on low for 8 hours.  Taste and correct seasonings.  Serve over spaghetti with grated Parmesan cheese.  

This recipe makes a little over 3 quarts.  We freeze two quarts for later.