Scotchroos or Peanut Butter krispies

This has become the favorite dessert to bring to YW lately. Blakely had to take a dessert to the closing social, she of course picked these.


1 c. Karo syrup
1 c. sugar
1 c. peanut butter
6 c. rice krispies
1/2 c. choc. chips
1/2 c. butterscotch chips

Mix syrup, sugar, & peanut butter in a sauce pan. Cook until sugar is melted & it just starts to boil and take off the unit. I put the rice krispies into the sauce pan and mixed them up. I added more rice krispies if it looked like there was more needed. Put them into a buttered 9x13 pan. You can add melted choc. chips and butterscotch chips over top and let it chill in the fridge or freezer to harden up the chocolate.

Roast Casserole

Ingredients:
2 cups leftover pot roast or 1 lb. ground beef
1 large onion
3 stalks of celery
1 green pepper
2 Tbs. butter
1- 10 oz. can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 cup water
1/2 tsp. salt
Dash pepper
1- 3 oz. can chow mien noddles
Steamed rice

*Heat oven to 325 degrees. Cut onion, celery, and green pepper coarsely. Chop/shred leftover roast (or cook and drain beef). Cook in 1 Tbs. butter for several minutes. Transfer meat to casserole pan. Put remaining butter in pan, add chopped vegies. and cook until limp. Stir in mushroom soup, water, salt, pepper. Pour mixture over beef and mix well. Cover and bake for 30 minutes. Remover cover and sprinkle chow mien noddles over top. Bake for 10 minutes longer. Serve over a bed of steamed rice.

(I always make this when I have leftover roast. It doesn't look like it would taste good but we sure like it. Side note- I use onion powder instead of a onion)

Hot Dog Dish

Ingredients:
1/4 cup catsup
1 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. chili powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. sugar
Dash pepper
1 cup water
8-12 hot dog/franks
(egg noddles, rice or mashed potatoes)

*Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a saucepan combine all ingredients except franks. Bring to a boil then simmer 5 minutes. Place hot dogs in a baking pan; pour sauce over hot dogs. Bake uncovered 30 minutes turning hot dogs occasionally. Serve over a bed of egg noddles, rice, or creamy mashed potatoes.

(I promise this is GOOD! It was my favorite dish when I was a child. It comes from my dear grandmother and I can still picture her making it and all of us girls eating second and thirds. I like it best served over egg noddles!)

Zucchini Bread

Ingredients:

3 cups ground zucchini (pealed and grated)

4 eggs

1 1/4 cups oil

2 1/2 cups sugar

3 tsp. vanilla

4 1/2 cups flour

1/2 tsp. baking powder

3 tsp. cinnamon

1 1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

3/4 cup nuts (optional)

*Beat eggs, add oil, sugar and vanilla. Beat well. Add dry ingredients with the zucchini. Add nuts if desired. Bake at 325 degrees for one hour or longer. Makes 3 loaves.

(Many thanks to Wendy for the yummy zucchini! My boys loved this bread!)

Strawberry Cream Cake

Ingredients:
1- white cake mix
1- 8 oz cool whip
1- 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese
2- cups powdered sugar
2- pkg. strawberry danish dessert
2- reg. cases of strawberries cut

*Using a sheet cake, bake cake mix according to directions on box. Let cake cool. Cream together cool whip, softened cream cheese, and powered sugar. Poor frosting over the cake. Prepare danish dessert according to directions on box. Add strawberries to cooled danish dessert and poor over frosted cake. Refrigerate at least 2-3 hours before serving.

(This is a wonderful easy dessert that I got from my dear friend! I made it for a Fourth of July potluck this year and it was a hit. You can even add other kinds of fruits if desired)

Strawberry Frozen Jam

I made freezer strawberry jam today. I just followed the recipe on the back of the sure jell box, but I do have this recipe using Clear Jell.

Strawberry/Raspberry Frozen Jam

2 c. sugar
3 T. Clear Jell
1 pkg. rasp. koolaid or strawberry koolaid
1/2 c. light Karo syrup
5 c. uncrushed fruit (raspberry or strawberry)
Mix into fruit and stir well; Put into container and let set up for about 24 hrs. Put in freezer.

Peanut Butter Brownies

2-pkgs brownie mix
1 cup peanut butter
Mix brownies according to the directions on the box. Pour into greased sheet cake. Heat peanut butter in microwave until melted.(@45 seconds) drizzle over brownies and swirl. Bake according to directions on box. My family loves these brownies, they are their favorite.

Grown up Green Salad

1 head iceberg lettuce
1 package spring salad mix
1/2 cup bacon bits or diced cooked bacon
Mix above together and pour dressing over mixture right before serving
Dressing:
1 pkg mushrooms sliced
1/4 cup diced purple onion
1 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
2 TBSP yellow prepared mustard
4TBSP poppy seeds (can leave out and is yummy also)

Peanut Butter Clusters

2c. sugar
1/2 c. milk
1/2 c. butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. creamy peanut butter
3 c. rolled oats

Combine sugar, milk and butter. Bring to a full boil. Boil 1 minute. Remove from heat. Add vanilla and peanut butter and stir until smooth. Add oats, mix well.
Cool slightly and drop on waxed paper. Let cool. Or spread in a 9x13 pan. Cool and cut apart.

Strawberry Jello Salad

3-1/2 c. boiling water
1 lg. package strawberry jello
1 sm. pkg. instant vanilla pudding
8 oz. cool whip
1 pkg. frozen strawberries or fresh

Bring water to boil. Add jello and pudding. Stir until dissolved. Cool until set solid. Add cool whip and drained ,thawed strawberries. Stir well and serve.