Family-Style Baked Beans

3 cans(16 oz) pork and beans
1 1/2 cups ketchup
1/2 large chopped onion
3 Tbsps brown sugar
3 Tbsps Worcestershire sauce
1 Tbsp white vinegar
1/2 tsp chili powder
squirt of tabasco

Mix all ingredients and you can either cook it on the stove top till it boils or transfer to an ungreased, covered baking dish and bake at 350 F for 30-35 minutes.

This recipe came from Cathy Weidner. It was printed in the Taste of Home bonus book. I like to eat this over rice and make cornbread with it.

Cocoa Rice

1 can coconut milk
2 1/4 cups of rice
1/2 cup Hershey's cocoa
A ton of sugar
16 cups water

Put the rice in a big boiling pan and add approximately 16 cups of water. Bring to a boil on high heat and then turn it down to med-hi heat and continue to boil until rice is done. There should be quite a bit of water still in the pan. While rice is boiling, whisk together coconut milk and Hershey's cocoa. When the rice is done, remove pan from stove and pour in coconut milk, cocoa mixture. Then add enough sugar to your liking ( I usually end up with 3-4 cups of sugar)

Not the healthiest thing to eat, but it sure tastes yummy!

Kalua Pork

This is so yummy and I don't know exactly where the recipe came from.

3 lbs. Pork roast
1 Tbsp rock salt
2 tsp liquid smoke
2 tsp garlic powder
2 cups of water

Mix all the ingredients in a crock pot. Add the roast and cook on high for 1 hour and low 6-8 hours. I usually put mine in frozen and cook on high for 4-5 hours. Then I cut it up into smaller pieces and turn on low for another 3 hours. 1 hour before it is done cooking I will shred the meat to really soak in the juices.

This goes well with cooked cabbage and rice.

Berry Smoothie

3/4 cup frozen blueberries
1 cup frozen tropical mix fruit (from Costco) minus the pineapple
1 frozen really ripe banana (the ones that you would use for banana bread)
1 1/2 Tbsp Sucanat/sugar
1 tsp vanilla
6 oz strawberry yoplait yogurt

Put all of these in a blender and then add as much V8 Splash Smoothie Tropical Colada to the desired consistency. It is sooooo YUMMY!

Hamburgers

Make your own hamburger patties and them sprinkle garlic powder and lemon pepper seasoning on them. Making your own hamburger patties allows them to not be so dry!

Hamburger buns (by: Sally)

1 cup milk
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup butter
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 (.25 ounce) package instant yeast
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 egg beaten

Heat up milk, water and butter. Pour into mixture 3 cups flour, sugar, salt and beaten egg. Put the yeast in last and mix together. Continue to add flour until the dough begins to pull away from the side of the bowl. Mix in mixer for 6 minutes. Pour some olive oil on the counter and make into 12 balls. Place them on the pan and flatten them a little bit. Let rise for 30 minutes. Bake at 400F for 10-12 minutes.

Kabobs

This recipe I found on a blog called The Cook Next Door.
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon garlic powder

Mix all ingredients together and add whatever meat you would like. Let it sit for at least a couple of hours. She suggested chicken thighs and so I used them and it was SCRUMPTIOUS!!!!

Meatloaf

2 lbs hamburger
1 diced bell pepper (I prefer the red)
2 packages Western Family meatloaf seasoning (has to be Western Family)
bread crumbs
2 eggs

Mix all all ingredients real well in a bowl (don't follow the seasoning packet recipe). Put into 7x11 pan and pour lots of ketchup to cover the entire meatloaf. Bake at 350 F for an hour.

I used to hate meatloaf as a little kid, but now it is one of favorite meals on Sundays to cook. I love to sprinkle a little tobasco on top of my own serving. It gives it a little kick. I also like to serve Jello (tropical fusion is my favorite) with madarin oranges and pineapple chunks mixed in. And, the other favorite, baked potatoes. Easy meal to make and taste is yummy!

Pesto Sauce (Cajsa)

1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
1/4 cup pine nuts or blanched almonds
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
2 garlic cloves
6 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1/8 tsp salt
fresh ground pepper to taste

Mix all ingredients in blender or food processor.

This goes really well over spaghetti noodles. Cube some chicken and cook it with chopped onions and 1 garlic clove minced. Just pour the pesto sauce over the spaghetti and chicken, then stir.

Or you could make a good chicken pesto sandwich with it by cubing the chicken and cooking it with a diced green pepper and onions. Toast the bread and make a sandwich with the sauce and chicken garnished with tomatoes and lettuce.

Spaghetti Sauce (Cajsa)

2 14.5 oz cans Italian diced tomatoes
1 8 oz cans tomato sauce
2-3 Tbsp Italian seasoning
1 Tbsp dehydrated onions
1 lb hamburger
3 garlic cloves
salt and brown sugar to taste

Brown the hamburger with onions and 3 garlic cloves minced. After browning the hamburger, pour in tomato sauce and diced tomatoes and Italian seasoning. Rinse can of tomato sauce with water and pour into mix. Add brown sugar and salt to taste just a bit sweet.

Wonderful Waffles (by: Nicola) and Syrup (by: Tiffany)

Cream together:
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup brown sugar
3 egg yolks (set egg whites aside in separate bowl)

mix:
2 1/4 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

Add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture and then add 2 cups buttermilk.

Beat the egg whites until stiff and fold into the mixture.

Syrup

1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup butter
2 cups sugar
2 Tbsp corn syrup

Bring to a boil then remove from stove and add:
2 Tbsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda

Mom's Caramel Apple Dip

1 8 oz pkg of cream cheese
3/4-1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Microwave on high for 1 1/2 minutes and stir. Microwave again for another minute on high.

Li'l Smokies

14 oz bottle of Ketchup
3 Tbsp brown sugar
2 Tbsp white vinegar
1/4-1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8-1/4 tsp ground cloves or 1 whole clove
1-1 1/2 tsp prepared mustard
1 Tbsp worcestershire sauce
16 oz pkg Li'l smokies

Combine and mix all ingredients in a sauce pan except smokies. After ingredients are mixed well, pour in smokies and cook over medium-high heat until smokies are warm all the way through.

My kids LOVE eating these for breakfast! I like to eat the sauce on top of rice.