Pot Roast

Chuck Roast
Olive Oil
Salt
Pepper
Rosemary

Bake at 325 degrees for 2 hours...or until fork tender...

yeah... it was good... simple good.

Spanish Tuna Melt

Ingredients:

1 can tuna in water

3 to 4 tablespoons of Mayo

1/2 a roma tomato, diced

1 jalepeno (diced)

3 tablespoons red onion diced

salt & pepper

4 slices of sourdough bread

butter

garlic powder

4 slices of cheese for topping each toast

Directions:

Spread 1 side of each slice of bread and sprinkle with garlic powder, place buttered side down on a cookie sheet (I lined mine with foil)

Mix all other ingredients together in a bowl and salt/pepper to taste. Spread a thin layer on each slice of bread. If it isn't thin the bread will burn and the cheese will melt before the tuna melt gets warm.

Top each toast with a slice of cheese. Today I used American but usually if I have it I prefer cheddar or provolone.

Broil until the bread is golden brown and the cheese is melted.

You have you're choice of eating this a toast (slider) or putting two together to make a sandwich (which is what I did in the picture)

Enjoy!

Sugar Cookies with Frosting

I wanted to make Layla sugar cookies like my Grandma Darlene and Aunt Lois used to make. But, no one seems to be able to find/remember that recipe...so... off to the internet I went. I knew the frosting only had 4 ingredients so I went looking for it first. I found this frosting listed several places in the exact same quantities...so we tried that. The sugar cookie recipe is the one I found with the least amount of ingredients, for no other reason then cookies should be simple and pure and light and not filled with random stuff and random steps. It was also listed in several places so I figure it's gotta be good.

Take 1/2 c butter (1 stick), 1 c sugar and 2 eggs and cream them together in your mixer (or by hand). Sift together 2 c flour, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp baking soda...then slowly add it to your mixer until well combined with wet ingredients. Add 1/2 tsp vanilla and 2 TBSP milk. Chill 30 minutes. Roll out on a well powdered surface until 1/4 inch thick. (It took a lot of flour the dough was still very sticky)

Cut with cookie cutters, cook 8 to 10 minutes @ 375 degrees. Let cool on rack.

Frosting: Combine 1/4 c butter, 2 c powdered sugar, 1 tsp vanilla, 2 TBSP milk. Divide in half, if desired, and add food coloring (4 drops) to each half to make 2 colors. I made one color so I did 8 drops into the mixer of green.

Frost cooled cookies and top with sprinkles.

Also, honestly, this was a little thick so next time I will probably pipe it instead of spreading it, but it still tastes yummy.

Allie's Turkey Recipe

1 thawed 14 lb turkey

1/4 cup salted butter

2 tablespoons each of cayenne, salt, pepper, garlic and thyme

2 stalks celery, cut in half

1/2 onion, chopped in half

1 carrot cut into sticks

2 cloves of garlic

2 cups broth (chicken or veggie are both ok)

Pour broth into the bottom of a roasting pan and place your rack into the pan. Place turkey on the rack. Rub entire turkey inside and outside with butter. Sprinkle with seasonings. Stuff veggies into cavity. Cover with foil loosely.

Bake at 350 degrees 3 to 4 hours or until correct internal temperature.

Collins Family Sweet Potatoes

2 large sweet potatoes
1/4 cup of butter in small pieces
2 tbsp cinnamon
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp salt
mini marshmallows

Peel sweet potatoes and cut into 1 inch slices, layer them in the bottom of a baking dish. Put a small piece of butter on the top of each slice and salt them lightly. Cover with foil and bake 350 degrees until fork tender. Crumble brown sugar and sprinkle cinnamon on top. Bake uncovered until brown sugar has carmelized (5 minutes?) then top with marshmellows. Turn oven heat up to 400 degrees and place pan in the oven (watch it carefully) in less than 5 minutes the marshmallows will start to brown on top and melt on bottom. When that happens it's time to eat.

Cheap, Cheater Baked Potato Soup

4 lg potatoes- baked and cubed (honestly I bake mine in the microwave)

3 cups of milk

2 Tbsp Butter

2 Tbsp Flour

Salt and Pepper

1/2 lb of cooked bacon (crumbled)

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

1/2 cup sour cream

1/2 bunch of green onions chopped

Melt the butter in the pan, mix in the flour and cook until slightly brown, add milk and mix thoroughly. Bring milk to a slow boil and add potatoes, cheese, and sour cream. Season to taste. Mix in green onions and bacon and serve.

Baked Potato Casserole

2 cups hidden valley ranch dressing (the kind your make yourself with sour cream)
5 lbs of potatoes baked & cubed
1 cup chedder cheese (grated)
1 cup muenster cheese (or sometimes cheddar) (grated)
Crumbled bacon (I usually do a whole pound)
1 bunch of green onions (chopped)

I mix everything together but the muenster, which I sprinkle on top and then I bake it in the oven until it’s warmed all the way through.