My Favorite Recipes and Restaurants

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• Mrs Freeman’s Squash Casserole

  When I was growing up my grandmother would make this squash casserole.   The recipe came from the lady who was my sister’s babysitter before I came along.   It is one of my favorites now
  MRS. FREEMAN’S SQUASH CASSEROLE  (Serves 8-10)
  2 cups cooked squash
  1 stick butter
  2 eggs
  1 tsp. salt
  1/2 tsp. pepper
  1 cup chopped onion
  1 cup shredded cheese
  1 [...]

• Mediterranean Chicken

  Mediterranean Chicken
  Ingredients
  2 boneless, skinless breasts of chicken
  2 cloves minced garlic
  3/4 cup thawed, drained frozen spinach
  1/4 cup white wine
  4 ounces. Feta cheese, cut into 4 pieces
  3 tablespoons Olive oil
  1 can chopped drained Tomatoes,
  1/2 cup finely chopped onion
  1 teaspoon.dried basil
  Directions
  Cut a two inch pocket into the thickest part of each chicken breast.
  Stuff each pocket with spinach and [...]

• Lemon Herb Roasted Chicken

  Lemon Herb Roasted Chicken
  (Crockpot)
  3-4 lb chicken
  1/2 cup chopped onion
  2 Tbs butter
  juice of one lemon
  1/2 tsp salt
  1 Tbs fresh parsley (or 1 tsp dried)
  1/4 tsp thyme
  1/4 tsp paprika
  Rinse chicken, pat dry, and remove any excess fat. Put the onion inside the chicken and rub the skin with butter. Put the chicken in the crockpot. Squeeze the [...]

• Campbell’s Beef Taco Salad

  Campbell’s Beef Taco Salad
  From: Campbell’s Kitchen
  Prep/Cook Time: 15 minutes
  Serves: 4
  Ingredients:
  1 lb. ground beef
  2 tbsp. chili powder
  1 can (10 3/4 oz.) Campbell’s® Condensed Tomato Soup
  8 cups salad greens torn in bite-size pieces
  2 cups tortilla chips
  chopped tomato
  Sliced green onion
  Shredded Cheddar cheese
  Sliced pitted ripe olives
  Directions:
  COOK beef and chili powder in skillet until browned. Pour off fat. ADD soup [...]

• Roasted Shrimp and Orzo

  Roasted Shrimp and Orzo       Cook Time:      15 min        Level:      Easy        Yield:      6 servings
  Prep     20 min Inactive Prep     1 hr 0 min [...]

• Suzanne’s Salmon Sauté with Pine Nut Couscous

  My inspiration for this recipe came from my husbands favorite chicken dish. The story behind this recipe is that hubby and I were on a business trip staying in a hotel with a kitchenette.    The kitchenette is very small so we do not have an oven to bake in.  We do have a cook top [...]

• Mediterranean Quinoa Salad

  Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes Ready In: 35 Minutes Servings: 8 "Chicken breast cubes, feta cheese, and kalamata olives combine with quinoa in this salad that is equally good warm or cold." [...]

• Cacciatore Chicken Breasts

  I found this recipe over at Taste of Home.   It is a great place to find recipes.  One drawback is that some recipes you must be a subscriber to the magazine to have full access to.   Posting a copy of recipe below.
  Cacciatore Chicken Breasts
  SERVINGS: 2
  CATEGORY: Lower Fat
  METHOD:
  TIME: Prep/Total Time: 30 min. [...]

• Peanut Butter Rice Krispy Treats

  A few years ago at a family gathering over at my cousins house we were asked to bring a dish. I brought a dessert that is so good. Everyone asked for the recipe so here it is.
  1 16 oz package of chocolate almond bark
  1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter
  3 cups rice krispies
  8 oz lightly salted or [...]

• Thai Barbecued Salmon

     The other day I was looking for a different way to make salmon.   We have plenty recipes that I use regularly for salmon.   My husband stumbled across the recipe for Thai Barbecued Salmon.   For the benefit of those who do not subscribe to the magazine I will post the recipe here as well.   It [...]