Second Pay it Forward Bag

Leslie I finally finished your bag this morning during Jake's nap. I'll bring it over later. Enjoy.

Pay it Forward Bag

I just made my first pay it forward bag. This one is going to my cousin Jenny in Texas. It's a large clutch bag. Enjoy Jenny! (Leslie yours is next, however, I'm changing it a bit.)

Cream Puffs

Better Homes and Gardens, Aniversary Edition
Cream Puffs

1 cup Water
1/2 cup Butter
1/8 tsp Salt
1 cup All-purpose Flour
4 Eggs
3 cups whipped Cream, Pudding or Ice Cream

In a medium saucepan combine water, butter, and salt. Bring to boiling. Add flour all at once, stirring vigorously. Cook and stir until mixture forms a ball. Remove from heat for 10 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well with a wooden spoon after each addition.

Drop 12 heaping tablespoons of dough onto a greased baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 25-35 minutes or until golden brown. Transfer cream puffs to a wire rack; cool.

Cut tops from puffs. Fill with pudding, whipped cream, ice cream.

Easy Navajo Tacos

Easy Navajo Tacos

Onion - chopped
1/2 - 1 lb Hamburger meat
2 cans Chili Beans in sauce
Shredded Cheese
Lettuce
Sour Cream
Olives
Salsa
Guacamole
Rhodes Roll Dough

Saute onions with hamburger meat. Add two cans of chili beans with sauce. Bake or deep fry Rhodes rolls. (Follow the instructions on the package for scones or pizza.) If you're feeling ambitious make homemade bread dough. Top bread with chili and favorite toppings.

Breakfast Casserole

For Christmas morning brunch I made a breakfast casserole. It was so nice to make it the day before and just pop it in the oven Christmas morning. Delicious!

Sally's Breakfast Casserole
1 lb. sausage
8-10 slices of white bread - cubed
1 cup milk
6 eggs
1/2 - 1 cube butter - melted
salt and pepper to taste
Grated Cheddar cheese
1 can Evaporated milk
1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup

Brown sausage, cube bread, combine milk, eggs, butter, and salt pepper in a bowl. In a 9X13 baking dish layer cubed bread, sausage, and egg mixture. Cover and set overnight in refrigerator. Next morning combine evaporated milk and mushroom soup. Pour mixture over top of casserole and grate cheese on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes.

Candice's Sticky Bun Bites

Christmas Eve I decided to make my sisters recipe for Sticky Bun Bites, however, I put them in a bundt pan to make it more festive. It was delicious! We will be doing this every Christmas Eve. We enjoyed these tasty treats while watching A Christmas Carol. (I only made half the recipe.)

Candice’s Sticky Bun Bites
12 Rhodes rolls, microwave thaw for 1 min. 15 sec. (turn halfway through), cut into 48 pieces
6 Tbsp. butter, melted
¾ c. brown sugar, unpacked
2 tsp. cinnamon
Melt butter, set aside. Combine brown sugar and cinnamon, set aside.
Prepare caramel sauce.
Caramel Sauce:
1 c. brown sugar, packed
½ c. butter
¼ c. Karo syrup
1 c. pecans, chopped (optional)
Bring sugar and butter to a boil. Immediately remove from heat and add Karo syrup. Pour into an ungreased 9x13 baking dish. Sprinkle on pecans. Set aside.
Dip each piece of roll dough in melted butter and roll in cinnamon/sugar mixture. Place in baking dish on top of caramel. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place for 30 minutes. Remove plastic wrap and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Invert onto a serving platter and let sit for a minute to let the caramel sauce drip over rolls. Serve warm.

Fluffy French Toast

Mine didn't turn out so fluffy because I didn't use Texas toast...


4 Eggs
2 cups Milk
2 tsp. Vanilla
3 cups Bisquick
4 tsp. Sugar
Cinnamon (optional)
1 Loaf Texas Toast
Crisco for frying

Beat together eggs, milk, and vanilla. Add Bisquick, sugar, and cinnamon. Stir until smooth. Melt Crisco in a heavy frying pan until at least ½ inch deep. Dip toast slices in batter and deep fry until golden brown on both sides. Place on a rack or paper towels to drain. Serve with powdered sugar, syrup, fruit, etc. Enjoy!