Cheesy Artichoke Bread

1 14oz can Artichoke Hearts
1 cup Parmesean Cheese - grated
1 small can chopped Olives
1 Tbsp Olive Oil
2/3 Cup Mayo
1 Clove Garlic - minced
Sliced Mushrooms
1 Loaf French Bread

Saute mushrooms in olive oil

Combine the rest of the ingredients in a bowl, then add the sauted mushrooms.

Slice bread in half length wise and spread on bread.

Bake at 350 degrees for 15 - 20 minutes - Yummy!

(Recipe from Jamie Richards)

15 Bean Soup

1 Pkg of 15 Beans
1 Onion Chopped
1 Can Stewed Tomatos (15oz)
2 Cloves Garlic
2 Chicken Bullion Cubes
1 Polska Kielbasa Sausage cut up in cubes.
1 Ham pkt mix (inside 15 beans bag)


Cook the beans by following directions on bag. You can either first soak them overnight and then cook them for about 2 hours or there is a quick cook method. I think its best to cook my beans with the chopped onion, it helps to bring out the flavor into the beans and guarantee no crunchy onions.

Once the beans are cooked add your tomatos, Garlic, Bullion & Sausage. Let the juices cook out of the sausage and into the soup. Then add the Ham Pkt for more flavor. Yummy. And full of fiber.

Best Bran Muffins

Better picture later - this will have to do for now

Combine and pour 2 cups of Boiling water over:

5 tsp of Baking Soda
2 Cups All Bran
4 Cups Bran Flakes
1 Box Chopped Dates

Cream:
1 Cup Shortening
2 1/2 cups Sugar

Add:
4 Eggs
1 quart buttermilk
1 tsp Salt
5 Cups Flour

Chopped Walnuts - Optional

Fill muffin cups full - Makes about 3 dozen muffins
Bake at 350 for 20 minutes

Taco Soup

Such a quick and easy recipe, also very yummy!

1 lb Ground Beef

1 Chopped Onion

1 14 oz can Kidney Beans

1 14 oz can Black Beans

1 can of Corn

1 can Diced Tomatoes

2- 8oz cans of Tomato Sauce

1 Pkg Taco Seasoning Mix

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Brown beef and drain: add onion and cook until tender.

Add rest of ingredients and simmer for 15 minutes.

Top with Shredded Cheese, Sour Cream & Fritos or Tortilla Chips

Chap Chae

This is a Korean Stir Fry

It is one of my favorites but some people have a

hard time with the texture of the noodles.

4 Carrots sliced to matchsticks

4 Green Onions Sliced to ends

10 Sliced Mushrooms

1/4 lb Thinly Sliced Beef

1/2 Cup Soy Sauce (preferably Aloha Shoyu - most like korean soy sauce)

1 Tbsp Sesame Seeds

1 Tbsp Crushed Garlic

1 tsp Black Pepper

3 Tbsp Sesame Oil

3 Tbsp White Sugar

1 Pkg Potato Starch Noodles (work best)  or Bean Threads

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Saute Beef in pan, then add remaining ingredients and cook until carrots are tender. Then add cooked noodles (follow directions on bag) & cook to absorb most of the juice.

Beef Bulgoki

Korean food is something we enjoy at our house. And this recipe is something that everyone likes that tries it. Also it's very expensive to eat over in Korea.

1 lb Beef Sliced Thin

1 Tbsp Chopped Garlic

2 Tbsp Sesame Oil

1 1/2 tsp Ground Black Pepper

1 1/2 tsp Ginger Pwdr

1/3 Cup Soy Sauce (preferably Aloha shoyu, it's sweeter)

1 Tbsp White Sugar

1 Tbsp Sesame Seeds

8 Sliced Green Onions

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Slice beef as thin as you can. Mix remaining ingredients together and marinade in the beef for several hours or overnight. Then cook on the stove top uncovered until beef s cooked and marinade is evaported. Just eat it over rice or with the beef and rice in lettuce leaf.

Poni Po-Po

This is a polynesian sweet roll recipe from

my Samoan Sister-in-law

Devyn and I love it Dan doesn't like soggy rolls

but I'm fine with that, more for me!

1- 14 oz can Coconut Milk

1/3 cup Sugar

2 Tbsp White Flour

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Frozen Dough or make your own!

Let the dough rise, once they are ready to cook pour the mixture of milk, sugar and flour over the top of the rolls. Place in the oven for about 15 -20 minutes until rolls are nicely browned.

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Enjoy your yummy soggy sweet roll!