Chicken mug pie

1 tube jumbo bake-off butter biscuits, from the dairy aisle of market (recommended: Grands by Pillsbury)
Sweet paprika, for sprinkling
1 1/2 pounds chicken breast pieces, diced
3 tablespoons butter
2 ribs celery and greens from the heart, chopped
1 medium yellow onion,
chopped 1 large carrot, peeled and diced
Salt and pepper
2 teaspoons poultry seasoning
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup shredded potatoes, ready to cook hash browns, available in sacks on dairy aisle
1 pint half-and-half or cream
1 quart chicken stock, available in boxes on soup aisle
1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg, a healthy grating
1 cup frozen green peas


Preheat oven according to package directions and arrange biscuits on cookie sheet. You will have 4 extra biscuits. Save them for ham and cheese or egg and cheese breakfast sandwiches the next morning. Sprinkle biscuits with a little paprika and bake for 10 to 12 minutes.
In a medium pot over medium to medium high heat, cook chicken in butter 2 minutes then add veggies and season with salt and pepper and poultry seasoning. Cook 5 minutes more, add flour cook another minute. Add potatoes, then whisk in half-and-half or cream and chicken stock. Add nutmeg. Bring soup to a boil by raising heat, then turn heat back to simmer and cook soup another 10 minutes. Adjust seasonings. Add peas. Stir in to warm them through a minute.
Serve mugs of soup with biscuits on top to cap the mug: chicken mug pies!

Potato Cheese Soup

4 cubes chicken bouillon
3 c. hot water
5 c. potatoes, diced
1 c. celery, diced
1 c. carrots, diced
½ c. onions, chopped
¾ c. butter
¾ c. flour
1 (8oz.) jar Cheez Whiz
2 c. milk
2 c. half & half
1 to 2 c. Cheddar cheese (optional)

Dissolve bouillon cubes in 3 cups hot water.
Add potatoes, celery, onions, and carrots.
Cook 10 to 15 minutes. Melt butter and add
Flour. Stir into other mixture. Add half & half
And milk. Add the Cheez Whiz. If you like a
Lot of cheese, add 1 to 2 cups Cheddar. If
Soup is too thin, add more flour mixed with water.

Potato Leek Soup

2 c. chicken broth (I have also used vegetable broth to make it vegetarian)
3 med. potatoes
1 lg. leek
1/2 c. sour cream
1/2 T chives
1 c. milk
1/2 t salt

cut potato into cubes & slice the leek. Put the leek, potatoes, broth & salt in the pan. Bring to a boil and take the heat down to a simmer. cook 15-20 mintues. With a hand mixer, puree ingredients. (or put in a blender. I like the hand mixer though because it leaves some chunks) Stir in sour cream, milk & chives.

Steakhouse Chili

1 Tbsp. oil
1 lb. beef top round steak, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
3 Tbsp. chili powder
2 cans diced tomatoes with chilies, liquid reserved
1/3 cup A1 Steak Sauce
2 cans kidney beans, drained
1 can whole kernel corn, drained
1 green pepper, chopped

Heat oil in saucepan on medium-high heat. Add meat, cook and stir until browned. Add to crock pot. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Cook on low 8 hours or high 4 hours. (the longer the better)

* You may substitute 1 lb lean ground beef for round steak

Reeses cookies

½ c. butter
½ c. brown sugar
½ c. sugar
½ c. peanut butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1 egg
1 ¼ c. flour
¾ tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt

Beat. Chill.

Roll into 1” balls. 375* for 6-8 minutes.

As soon as they come out, put Reese’s in them.
Wait 5 min. Cool. Scoop out with spoon and put on plate.

Grenadine Freeze

1 cup sugar
2 cups water
2 cups grapefruit juice
½ cup grenadine syrup
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 16-ounce bottle lemon-lime carbonated beverage
1 thinly sliced lemon
Maraschino cherries

In a large saucepan boil sugar and water together.
Stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat. Add grapefruit juice, grenadine syrup, and lemon juice. Pour into shallow pan and freeze. To serve, chop frozen mixture and place into serving cups. Pour lemon-lime beverage over top and garnish with lemon slice and maraschino cherry. Makes 14 half-cup servings.

Lion House

Homemade oreo cookies

2 pkg. devils food cake mix
1 ¼ c. shortening
4 large eggs

Frosting:
1 ½ lb. powdered sugar
1 (8 oz.) Philly cream cheese
1 cube butter
1 tsp. vanilla

Mix first 3 ingredients until sticky (no liquid). Use 1 teaspoon mixture and roll into balls. Put on cookie sheet, ungreased. Allow plenty of room to form a circle. Bake at 350* for 5 to 8 minutes. Makes 4 dozen complete cookies.

Frosting: Mix all ingredients. Frost cookies, putting flat sides of cookies together.