My Favorite Recipes

Tater Tot Casserole

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Cherry-O-Cream Pie

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Aunt Shirley's Oatmeal Cake

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1 cup of Oatmeal 
1 ½ cups of boiling water
1 stick  Margarine

1 cup Brown Sugar
1 cup White Sugar
2 beaten Eggs
1 1/3 cups Self Rising Flour
1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg
1 teaspoon Soda

Topping:

1 stick of Margarine
1 cup Brown Sugar 
1/4 cup Milk
1 tablespoon Vanilla
1 cup of Coconut

Cream together brown sugar, white sugar, add beaten eggs.  Sift together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and soda.  Add flour mixture to creamed sugar and egg mixture, stir in oatmeal mixture.  Pour into ungreased 9x13 baking pan.  Bake for 25 minutes @350 degrees or until firm to touch.  


Cream together 1 stick of margarine, brown sugar  1/4 cup of milk and vanilla in a sauce pan.  Heat until melted, add coconut.  Spread over hot cake.  Broil to toast coconut.

Swiss Chicken Bundles

3 dry lasagna noodles

1 large egg, beaten

2 cups ricotta cheese or cream-style cottage cheese, drained

1 1/2 cups (8 ounces) chopped cooked chicken

1 1/2 teaspoons snipped fresh tarragon or basil, or 1/4 teaspoon dried tarragon or basil, crushed

2 tablespoons butter or margarine

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon dry mustard

Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

1 1/2 cups milk

1 1/2 cups (6 ounces) shredded process Swiss cheese

Paprika or snipped parsley (optional)

1. Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions, preferably al dente (firm to the bite). Drain; rinse with cold water and drain again.
2. For filling, in a medium mixing bowl stir together egg, ricotta or cottage cheese, chicken and 1 1/2 teaspoons tarragon or basil.
3. To assemble bundles, spread about 1/3 cup of the filling over each lasagna noodle. Roll up noodles, starting from a short end. Place bundles, seam sides down, in a 11 x 7 x 2-inch baking pan; set aside.
4. For sauce, in a medium saucepan melt the butter. Stir in flour, mustard, salt and pepper. Add milk all at once. cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Gradually add cheese, stirring until melted after each addition. Pour sauce over lasagna bundles. Cover pan with foil.
5. Bake in a 375*F (190*C) oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until heated through. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Transfer bundles to individual plates or serving platter. Stir sauce in baking dish. Spoon some of the sauce over each bundle and, if desired, sprinkle with paprika or parsley.

Makes 8 servings.

Pumpkin Soup

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1. In medium saucepan over medium heat melt butter and add onion and garlic cooking until translucent.
2. Add remaining ingredients except for half-and-half and simmer for 20 minutes. Stir in half-and-half until heated.
3. Garnish each bowl with fresh parsley.

Makes 6 servings.