Slushy Punch

2 1/2 cups of sugar
6 cups water
2 (3 oz) packages strawberry jello
1 (46 oz) can pineapple juice
1 qt (4 cups) orange juice
2/3 cup lemon juice
2 (2 liter) bottles lemon-lime soda

In large saucepan, combine sugar, water, and jello mix. Boil for 3 minutes. Stir in pineapple, orange and lemon juice. Divide mixture in half and freeze in two separate containers.

When ready to serve, place the frozen contents of one container in punch bowl and stir in 1 bottle of soda until slushy.

Tips:
This has a LOT of sugar! If you're making this for kids, you can use the full amount. For adults, I'd cut it in half. And if you like it on the tart side, you could just use 1 cup of sugar.
Don't freeze more than 24 hours. If you have to make sure you remove frozen contents at least an hour or two before serving.
I used a potato masher to mash into slushy and worked GREAT.

Hamburger Buns

2 cups milk
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup sugar
2 TB or 2 packages yeast
2 tsp salt
about 6 cups flour

In microwave safe bowl, mix first 4 ingredients. Microwave for 1 1/2 - 2 minutes. You want the mixture to be luke warm (butter does not have to melt completely, but you want it soft). Mix in yeast. Let sit for about 5 minutes.

Add salt and 5 cups of flour. Knead in mixer. Add flour as necessary until dough clings to hook and cleans sides of bowl.

Rolls dough into balls (anywhere from 15-25, depending on how big you like your buns). Place on baking sheets (or stones :). Let rise 20 mins-1 hr.

Bake 375 for 15 mins.

Cool slightly before slicing for buns.

Options:
Coat with egg wash and sesame, dill or poppy seeds.
Add 1 TB of dough enhancer with the flour to add more fluff to your buns.
If dough is too much, you can bake them all and freeze the rest. I have also wrapped extra dough around polish dogs, baked them and froze them for future "bagel dogs" (not really a bagel, I know, but they're yummy!)

Texas Caviar

Ingredients:

2 (15.5 ounce) cans black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed 2 tomatoes, chopped 1 medium sweet onion, chopped

1 4 oz can green chilies 8 fluid ounces Italian dressing cayenne pepper to taste 2 avocados - peeled, pitted, and chopped

Directions:

1.	In a large bowl, mix black-eyed peas, tomatoes, sweet onion, chilies, Italian dressing, and cayenne pepper. Stir in the avocados just before serving.

Chocolate Zucchini Bread

2 cups grated zucchini

1 cup oil

3 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1 tsp salt

2 cups flour

2 cups sugar

1/2 cup cocoa

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp cinnamon

6 oz. chocolate chips

Beat together zucchini, oil, and eggs. Add the dry ingredients and mix well. Add the chocolate chips. Pour into greased, medium sized loaf pans. Bake at 325 for one hour.

Zucchini Bread

3 eggs, well beaten
2 cups ground zucchini
3 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 tsp baking soda
3 tsp cinnamon
1 cup oil
3 tsp vanilla
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp nutmeg
1 cup nuts (opt)

Mix wet ingredients & sugar. In a separate bowl, mix dry ingredients. Combine, Bake in 2 greased and floured loaf pans @ 350 for 1 hour.

Chicken Corn Chowder (TexMex style)

• 1 1/2 cups chopped onion
• 3 chicken breasts chopped
  
• 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 (16 ounce) package frozen corn kernels, thawed
• 2 cups medium salsa (I used black bean and corn salsa)
  
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can chicken broth
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup milk

1. In a large saucepan, saute onions and chicken in margarine. Stir in flour, chili powder, and cumin. Add corn, picante sauce, and broth. Bring to boil; remove from heat.
2. Gradually add 1/4 cup hot mixture to cream cheese in a small bowl. Stir until blended.
3. Add cream cheese mixture and milk to saucepan, stirring until well blended. Heat through but do not boil. Serve immediately.

I served with chips and cheese.

Whole Wheat Bread

Combine in mixer.:
3 cups hot water (allow to cool if too hot, I find that hot tap water works perfect if you let it sit for a few minutes to cool/warm your bowl)
2 TB yeast

1/4 cup powdered milk
1/4 cup sugar (or brown sugar, or honey)
2 tsp salt
6 TB oil

Allow yeast to foam/dissolve. (about 5 min)

Add:
5-6 cups whole wheat flour
4 tsp. dough enhancer
6 TB gluten

Continue adding another cup of flour. Add flour as needed and knead until ball forms on hook and sides of bowl are clean.

Place in greased bowl, turning to grease top. Cover and allow to rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour.

Roll out and form loaves. Cover and allow to rise again (about 1 hour). Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes. Remove from oven and pans to cool. Butter tops while still warm.

Makes 2 LARGE, 3 MEDIUM or 4 SMALL loaves. (I use la crueset loaf pans and make 3 medium loaves)

You will never buy bread again. This is healthy, yummy and cheap to make!