Curried Chicken Puffs

My grandma Fish is an amazing cook. This is yet another family favorite from my her. These Chicken Puffs are absolutely delicious, and a great main dish for any meal.

Curried Chicken Puffs

Cream Puffs
1 cup water
½ cup butter or margarine
1/8 teaspoon salt

Filling
¼ cup finely chopped green pepper
¼ cup finely chopped onion
1 medium clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon curry powder
1/3 cup chopped water chestnuts

To make cream puffs: In saucepan, combine water, butter, and salt; bring to boil. Add flour
all at once, stirring rapidly until mixture forms ball. Remove from heat; beat in eggs, one at
a time, until smooth. Drop by teaspoonfuls on un-greased cookie sheet in 50 small mounds.
Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes or until puffed, brown and dry; cool.

To make filling: In saucepan, cook green pepper and onion with garlic and curry in butter
until tender. Remove from heat; stir in remaining ingredients. Cut tops off cream puffs with
sharp knife. Fill each with about 1 tablespoon filling. Replace tops. Bake at 400 degrees for
10 minutes or until hot. Makes 50 appetizer cream puffs.
Elaine Fish

1 cup sifted flour
4 eggs

1 can (10 ¾ ounces) condensed
cream of mushroom soup
1 ½ cups finely chopped cooked chicken
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
2 tablespoons chopped chutney

Grandma's Pineapple Banana Crunch

Everyone on my dad's side of the family knows how awesome my grandma's punch is. It is always requested at any family function (parties, reunions, dinners, Thanksgiving, Christmas). Even though we have this recipe, and have made it quite a few times, she always seems to make it best out of anyone.

Pineapple Banana Crunch

Dissolve & cool: 3 C. sugar and 6 C. water

Add:
1 large 46 oz. can pineapple juice
Juice of 3 lemons
1 C. frozen orange juice
5 crushed bananas

Freeze, stirring occasionally until frozen. It takes a day to freeze.

*Variation: Add 1 small cherry jello to water and sugar mixture

Mix frozen fruit with diet cherry soda. Add a scoop of pineapple
sherbet in bottom of each cup.

Hye Kyung's Green Beans

My aunt Hye Kyung is a great cook! She can always come up with things on the fly. She is a vegetarian and so usually makes awesome vegetarian meals. This has become a family favorite after we had it years ago at a family Thanksgiving. It is absolutely delicious!

Hye Kyung's Green Beans
1 pound fresh green beans
1 cup pine nuts
1 cup sliced carrots
1 Tbs olive oil
1 Tbs butter
1 Tbs minced garlic
1 tsp garlic salt

Cook green beans in a skillet with olive oil. Add minced garlic and garlic salt. Cook over medium heat until almost soft. Add carrot slices and pine nuts. When all ingredients are cooked, remove from pan and add butter. Serve.

Grandma Fish's Cherry Dump Cake

This recipe came from my Grandma Fish. Is is very rich, but it is absolutely delicious as well. I have been eating dump cake since I was around five. I cannot remember a time when it was not a family favorite. It is called Dump Cake because it is extremely easy to make. You just have to dump the ingredients in a pan and cook it. I cannot count the number of times I have made this dessert. It is that good! I should issue a warning though, it can be addicting! :)

Cherry Dump Cake
1 can cherry pie filling
1 box white or yellow cake mix
3/4 cup butter, melted
1 cup walnuts, chopped
1 cup flaked coconut

In a 13x9 Pyrex pan spread cherry pie filling evenly. Then pour over dry cake mix. Pour melted butter on top. Then sprinkle with walnuts and coconut. Cook for 55-60 minutes at 325 degrees.

Grandma Fish's Fruit Salads

My father is a diabetic, and so it is always hard to find desserts that he can have. We use sugar free jello for this fruit salad, which makes it a lot healthier than most desserts. It is a great summer dessert because it is fresh and light.We love it and have been making it for years.

1 package sugar free orange jello
1 15 oz can of mandarin oranges
1 8 oz can of pineapple
1 package frozen sugar free whip creme

Prepare jello according to package directions in a 9x13 glass Pyrex. Drain cans of fruit and add them (mandarin oranges and pineapple) to the jello in the Pyrex. Refrigerate a couple hours until set. Serve with sugar free whip cream.

Grandma Ellertson's Potato Salad

My mother's grandmother is Grandma Ellertson. My mom remembers visiting her grandmother before a cross-country trip driving across the United States with her siblings. On this visit Grandma Ellertson gave my mom and her siblings some of her homemade potato salad. My mom said she could not get enough of that potato salad on that trip. She LOVED it! It has been a favorite of hers, and consequently her own family (including me) ever since.

6 medium potatoes
8 oz cubed Dill pickles
1/2 cup Pickle Juice
1/8 Mustard
6 Boiled Eggs
4 green onions
1 cup Miracle Whip
1 tsp salt
1 Tbs paprika

Cook potatoes. Peel them. Cube potatoes. Combine other ingredients with potatoes in large bowl. Mix. Sprinkle with paprika.

Howard's Veggie Omelets

My dad's omelets are famous in my household. It is just one of those food items that tastes the best when he makes it. I have honestly never had better anywhere else. We have been making omelets for years because they are a great breakfast item. They are very healthy because they contain protein, dairy, and lots of vegetables.

To make an omelet for one person:

Beat 2 eggs,
Add salt and pepper to taste.

Pour in buttered skillet.

Add
1/8 cup chopped yellow onion
1/8 cup red pepper
1/8 cup cheddar cheese
1/8 cup sausage

Once the bottom of the omelet is cooked, flip one side on top of the other. Cook thoroughly, then eat!

Breakfast Quiche

This is a recipe I found online and really enjoy! I have started to make if for my own family and they love it. I have even started to make it at my apartment, and now it is a favorite of my roommates and fhe brothers.
Adapted from: Fortheloveofcooking-recipes.blogspot.com

Breakfast Quiche
-1-2 potatoes or around 2 cups of frozen hash browns
- cooking spray or vegetable/olive oil
- 1/2 cup of Canadian Bacon, chopped
- 1 tomato, diced or 1/2 of a red bell pepper, diced
- 1 3oz can of green chiles, diced
- 7-8 eggs, beaten
- 1/2 cup of cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup of milk

Peal, cut and grate potatoes (If you are using hash browns, line a sprayed cooking dish with cooking spray and create a hash brown base around an inch thick). Spray pan with cooking spray or brush with vegetable or olive oil. Place grated potatoes on bottom of pan in order to make a sort of base or crust. Cook potato base in a 375 degree oven for around 10- 15 minutes or until soft. Remove from oven. Put bacon, tomato, green chiles, and cheese on top of base. Mix eggs, milk, and a bit of salt and pepper in a small bowl. Pour egg mixture on top of base. Cook at 375 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Make sure to insert a fork or knife into the quiche to check if it is done.

Aunt Sheila's Cabbage Salad

Some members of my extended family are vegetarians. This specific recipe comes from my Aunt Sheila. She made it many years ago for a family gathering. Ever since, the recipe has been requested again and again. We still make it for a lot of family gatherings.

Cabbage Salad:

Salad:
1 package Dole Coleslaw mix
6 green onions diced
1 package Top Ramen Noodles: Oriental Flavor
7 oz slivered almonds

Dressing:
1/2 t salt
1/4 t pepper
2 T sugar
1/2 cup olive oil
3 T white vinegar
1 packet oriental flavoring (comes with Oriental Top Ramen)

Combine Coleslaw, diced green onions, and slivered almonds in large bowl. Break ramen noodles into small pieces. Add to the contents of the large bowl. Combine dressing ingredients in a separate bowl. Pour over salad. Mix. Cover bowl or put salad in a tupperware for a couple hours in the fridge.

Pasta Salad

I came up with this pasta salad a year ago for the Fourth of July. I have been making it for my family ever since. It is extremely easy to make! I really love it because it is really light and fresh, great for the hot summer months.

Pasta Salad
2 Cups pasta
4 green onions
1 cup grated carrots
1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
1/2 cup cheddar cheese
1 package Good Italian Salad Dressing (prepare according to package directions)

Cook pasta until soft. Add onions, carrots, red bell pepper, cheddar cheese, and Good Italian Salad dressing. Stir. Chill in refrigerator overnight. Serve.

Tresa's Golden Mushroom Rice

When I was in high school my mother came up with this recipe on her own. It has become a big family favorite because it can be made out of most things you usually have on hand in a kitchen. It is so simple to make, and tastes delicious too! When my siblings and I came to college, this became a favorite meal to make because it easy and healthy! It gives us a taste of home when we make it.

Golden Mushroom Rice

Cook one pound ground beef in skillet

Add 3/4 cup chopped onion
1 can Campbells golden mushroom soup
1/2 cup water
1 cup corn

Cook until heated

Add 3/4 cup peas. Cook for five minutes. Serve on top of rice or potatoes.

Chicken Enchiladas

This has been a family favorite recipe since I was a little girl. I do not think this recipe came from a family member, but it has been passed on to me an my siblings. We love to make them. When I was younger I always loved to eat them after they had sat in the fridge overnight. I thought they tasted even better that way!

Chicken Enchiladas

1 huge chicken
1 large container sour cream
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 tsp cumin powder
1 small can of green chiles
2-4 green onions chopped
2 dozen flour tortillas
grated Monterrey jack and cheddar cheese

Mix ingredients in a bowl. Fill tortillas. Roll them up and place them in a 13 x 9 pan. Sprinkle cheeses on top of enchiladas in pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.

Banana Muffins

The first time I had these banana muffins was freshman year in the dorms here at BYU. My friend Tiffani made them, and let me try them. They were a family favorite of her's. I absolutely love banana, and so I took a liking to these muffins right away! Although some of my family does not like bananas, my mother loves bananas. I have made these for her, and of course she loves them as well! They have been a family favorite ever since!

Banana Muffins

1 1/2 C flour
2/3 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
1/4 cup low fat milk
1 cup mashed, ripe bananas
1 large egg
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/4 cup fat free or light sour cream
1 1/2 cup flour

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt with fork. In a separate bowl combine bananas, egg, butter, sour cream, milk and vanilla. Beat on medium until well blended. On low, beat in dry ingredients. Then add mini chocolate chips. Stir. Cook at 350 for around 20 minutes or until muffins are golden brown.

Delicious Breadsticks!

I first had these bread sticks freshman year, after my roommate Emily made them. She told me they were famous in her home. She got the recipe from a neighbor. I have since made these bread sticks for family and friend dinners, parties, and activities. People almost always ask for the recipe. And because my family absolutely loves bread, my father and brother especially love these bread sticks.

1 T yeast
1 1/2 C warm water
2 T sugar
1/2 tsp salt
3 C flour
1 C butter

Dissolve yeast in water. Add sugar, salt, flour. Knead 3 minutes. Let rest 10. Melt butter on sheet in oven until brown. Remove from oven. Roll out dough on sheet and spread butter around dough and on top of dough. Cut into strips. Sprinkle with garlic salt and Parmesan. Raise 10 minutes. Bake at 375 for around 20 minutes.

Texas Sheet Cake

Most of my family members absolutely love frosting. This is one reason why we like this recipe so much. It has an AWESOME frosting. It did not come from a family member, but it has definitely become a family recipe. My mom passed it on to me, and I hope to pass it on to my children.

Texas Sheet Cake

Mix: 2 C sugar
2 C flour

In a saucepan combine:
1 stick margarine
1/2 C Crisco
4 Tbs Cocoa
1 C Water

Bring to a boil and then pour over sugar and flour. Mix.

Add:
1/2 C Buttermilk
2 slightly beaten eggs
1 Tsp Cinnamon
1 Tsp Baking Soda
1 Tsp Vanilla

Pour over greased and floured pan

Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes

Icing:
In a saucepan combine:
1 stick margarine
4 Tbs Cocoa
6 Tbs Milk
Bring to a boil. Then remove from heat and add
1 box powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 C pecans/walnuts
Beat smooth and pour over hot cake.
Let set until cool. Then eat!

Carli's Popcorn Creation

When I was in Elementary School I was in GATE. We were challenged to create a recipe with popcorn. This is what me and my mom came up with. It is absolutely delicious and we have been making it ever since.

Carli's Popcorn Creation

1 cup popped popcorn kernels
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup butterscotch chips, melted
1 cup coconut

Melt butterscotch chips and butter. Pour over popped kernels and sprinkle with coconut.