German Pancakes

Ingredients

• 6 large Eggs
• 1 c milk
• 1 c flour
• dash salt
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 5 Tbsp butter

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
2. As oven preheats, put the butter in an un-greased 9x13 pan. and place in oven, just until melted
3. Place the eggs, milk flour, salt and vanilla in a blender; cover and process until smooth. Pour batter into baking dish, over melted butter. 
4. Bake, for 22-27 minutes or until edges are golden brown and puffy
5. To serve, sprinkle generously with powdered sugar and syrup.
6. Try serving these with easy homemade syrup.

I really love pairing this with buttermilk syrup and no powder sugar needed! 

Serves 5!

Stuffed Green Peppers

Ingredients:
8-12 Green Bell Peppers
2 cups of rice (cook in 4 cups of water)
1 1/2 lbs of sausage, browned
4 c. Asiago/mozzarella cheese, shredded
1-2 onions, chopped small
1-2 tsp garlic salt, to taste
2-3 cups cherry tomatoes
1 cup chicken broth

Directions:
Cook rice according to pkg and cool.Brown sausage. Wash and top peppers, putting the pepper tops in the bottom of crock pot. Mix sausage, rice, 3 cups of cheese, onions and garlic salt together in a large bowl. Add cherry tomatoes. Stuff pepper shells FULL of rice mixture, nice and tight. Place stuffed peppers in crock pot on top of pepper tops. Finish off the rice mixture by spooning it over and around the peppers.(The crock pot above did not get the extra rice filled in around it very good:() Pour chicken broth evenly over and around the peppers. Cover with remaining cheese and cook on low for    2-3 hours on low until peppers are cooked to preferred color and crispness. Enjoy the leftovers!

Pepper Steak

Ingredients:
2 lbs. beef sirloin
3 T. oil
1/2 c. onion, chopped
1/3 c. hot water
1 can stewed tomatoes
1 t. white sugar
Garlic pwd to taste
1 cube beef boullion
1 T. corn starch
2 lg. bell peppers
3 T. soy sauce
1 t. salt
1 lb. mushrooms, sliced.

Directions:
Mix all ingredients together and cook in crock pot for 2-3 hours on high or 5-6  hours on low. Serve over noodles or rice.

***Uncle Dale's recipe

Orange Slice Cookies

Ingredients:
1 c. shortening
1 c. sugar
1 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
1 t. vanilla
1 c. oatmeal
1 c. coconut
2 c. flour
1/4 t. salt
1/2 t. baking powder
1 t. baking soda
1 lb orange slices, chopped

Directions:
Cream together shortening and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla until well mixed.  Sift in flour, salt, pwd, soda. Stir in oatmeal, coconut and orange slices.

***I like it best with no orange slices and lots of nuts and milk chocolate chips. Recipe is from Amanda Haverkamp.

Black bean corn salsa

Ingredients:
1/4 c. Mayo
1/2 t. cumin
1 can black beans, drained
1 can whole kernal corn
1/2 c. tomatoes, chopped
1/2 c. red onion, chopped
1 T. fresh cilantro
Diced Jalapeno to taste

Directions:
Mix and chill several hours to let flavors blend.  Serve over corn chips or over grilled chicken.

Leger's Sausage and Potatoes

Ingredients:
10 lbs. red potatoes
2 lbs. smoked ring sausage
1 red onion, chopped large
1 yellow onion, chopped large

Directions:
Cut potatoes into chunks and fry in oil in electric frying pan. Cut sausage in bite size pieces and add with onion after potatoes are half cooked. Season with Tony Cashere's  Cajun seasoning.

Enchiladas

Ingredients:
2 lbs hamburger or chicken
1 pkg. corn tortillas
2 cans Cream of Chicken soup
1 sm. can of green chilies
1 pint sour cream
1 sm onion, chopped
1 lb grated cheese

Directions:
Fry hamburger or dice chicken. Add onion to taste. Combine soup, chilies, and sour cream then heat. Dip tortillas in hot oil. Tear tortillas and layer them with meat, then soup mixture, then cheese. Repeat layers.  Heat in oven until bubbly and cheese is melted.

*** Most famous at Grandma Lois's in Dales HUGE skillet.