Banana Split Dessert

CRUST
1/2 cup butter
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup brown sugar

FILLING
19 oz (540 mL) crushed pineapple, drained
2 cups icing sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp vanilla

2 medium oranges, optional or 2 small tins of mandarin oranges
3 large bananas

2 cups whipping cream (or 2 envelope topping)
Graham cracker crumbs, chopped nuts and cherries

Crust: Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in crumbs and sugar. Press in ungreased 9 x 13 pan. Use as is or bake in 350 deg F oven for 10 minutes. Cool.

Filling: Scatter pineapple evenly over base.

Put sugar, butter and vanilla into mixing bowl. Beat for 10 minutes. Spread over pineapple.

Peel oranges. Cut into thin slices, then cut each slice into 2 or 3 pieces. Layer over filling. Layer thin slices of banana over top.

Whip cream until stiff. Spread over fruit. Sprinkle with mixture of crumbs, nuts and cherries or only use one item for topping if preferred, or spoon on chocolate sauce, or leave plain.

Meatloaf Stew For The Slow Cooker

1/4 cup water
5-6 medium potatoes, peeled and cut bite size
6 carrots, peeled and cut bite size
Salt, sprinkle
Pepper, sprinkle

1 large egg, fork-beaten
1/3 cup ketchup
2 tsp beef bouillon powder
1/3 cup onion, finely chopped
1/4 tsp ground thyme
1/4 cup water
1/3 cup soda cracker crumbs
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper

1-1/2 lb ground beef

Pour first amount of water into 6 quart slow cooker. Add potato and carrot. Sprinkle with first amounts of salt and pepper.

Combine next 9 ingredients in bowl. Mix well.

Add ground beef. Mix well. Place over vegetables. Cover. Cook on low for 8-10 hours or on high for 4-5 hours.

Hamburger Soup For The Slow Cooker

In a fry pan, cook together: 

1 lb of ground beef

1/2 large onion, chopped

1 Tbsp minced garlic

 

Add the cooked meat to slow cooker, plus the following ingredients:

 

1 large carrot, grated coarse or fine

1 or 2 stalks of celery with or without leaves, chopped 

2 Tbsp barley or rice

1 cup beef consommé

3 cups water

10 oz can of condensed tomato soup

Salt and pepper to taste

Pinch of thyme

1 bay leaf

 

Cook on low for 8 hours.

 

BBQ Beef Ribs For The Slow Cooker

3 lb beef short ribs, trimmed of fat

1 cup barbecue sauce
2 Tbsp molasses (not blackstrap)
2 Tbsp white vinegar
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 Tbsp soy sauce (optional)

1/2 cup chopped onion

Place ribs in slow cooker (or if you wish, brown them on all sides in 2 Tbsp cooking oil in frying pan first).

Mix next six ingredients well in a bowl.

Stir in onion. Pour over short ribs. Cover. Cook on low for 8-10 hours or on high for 4-5 hours.

Six Layer Dessert

CRUST
1/2 cup butter
1 cup flour
2 Tbsp sugar
1/2 cup finely chopped nuts, optional

FILLING
8 oz cream cheese
1 cup icing sugar

1 cup whipping cream (or 1 envelope topping)

1 instant chocolate pudding, 4 serving size
1-1/2 cups milk

1 instant vanilla pudding, 4 serving size
1-1/2 cups milk

Crust: Melt butter in saucepan. Stir in flour, sugar and nuts. Press in a 9 x 13 pan. Bake in 325 deg F oven for about 15 minutes. Cool.

Filling: Blend cream cheese and icing sugar together well. Spread over cooled base.
Whip cream until stiff. Spread half over cheese layer. Beat chocolate pudding mix with first amount of milk for 2 minutes. Pour over cream layer. Beat chocolate pudding mix with first amount of milk for 2 minutes. Pour over chocolate layer. Top with second half of whipped cream. May be garnished with shaved chocolate. Chill overnight.

Chicken Pasta Broccoli Bake

Temp: 350 deg F

1/3 cup butter
1/3 cup flour
3 cups milk

3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/8 tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp thyme
1-1/2 cups grated cheddar cheese

8 oz pasta, cooked
1-1/2 cups broccoli, cut up and cooked
2 large chicken breasts, cooked and cut into bite-sized pieces

3/4 cup grated Swiss cheese, optional

Melt butter in large saucepan. Mix in flour. Stir in milk until it boils and thickens.
Add Parmesan cheese, salt, garlic powder, nutmeg, thyme and cheese. Stir.
Add pasta, broccoli and chicken. Mix well. Pour into a greased 9 x 13 pan.
Sprinkle with Swiss cheese. Bake uncovered, about 20 minutes.