Parfait with Maple Cinnamon Oats

Ingredients:

2 Tbls Oats (old fashioned)

1/8 tspCinnamon 

1 1/2 Tbsp Maple Syrup

Vanilla yougurt (1 cup per person)

Any kind of berries/fruit-

Strawberries

Blueberries

Raspberries

Blackberries

Bananas 

Kiwis

Clementines

Mangos

Directions:

1. In a small bowl or ramken mix oats, maple syrup and cinnamon.  Then set aside. (Amount above makes enough for 2)

2. Wash fruit and cut

3. In your serving dish layer yogurt and friut then top with cinnamon oats.

Prep time 10 minutes.

Spicy Garlic & Lime Shrimp

Ingredients:

Lime juice from one fresh lime

1 Tbls Olive Oil

1 Clove Garlic (pressed)

36 peeled Shrimp

1/2 tsp Salt

1/4 tsp Black Pepper

1/4 tsp Cayenne Pepper

1/4 tsp dried Parsley Flakes

1/4 tsp Paprika

1/8 tsp dried thyme

1/8 tsp Onion Powder

Directions:

In a small bowl mix all dry ingredients together.  In a large skillet over medium heat add the oil.  When the oil is heated stir in garlic then add shrimp.  Add all the lime juice into the pan over the shrimp.  Then sprinkle the dry seasonings blend over shrimp and saute for 5-8 minutes.   

Recommended to eat with rice.  The shrimp can have a kick. 

Shrapnel Bean Dip

Ingredients:
1 can of White Beans (Navy or Great Northern)
1 can of Black Beans
1 can of Corn
1-2 Avocados (diced)
1/4-1/2 cup of Red Pepper (diced)
1-2 Roma Tomatoes
2 Tbls Red Onion (finely chopped)
2-3 Tbls Cilantro (finely chopped)
1/3 cup Italian dressing (add more if needed)
Squeeze of a fresh lime (about 1/2 Tbls or 1/2 of a lime)
Salt and Pepper to taste
Tortilla Chips

Directions:
1. Drain and rinse the beans and corn.  Dry as best as you can, use a salad spinner and/or place on a paper towel to blot dry.  After they are completely dry add to a large bowl.
2. Add avocados, red pepper, tomatoes, red onion and cilantro to the bowl.  Mix together and then pour the dressing over the top of the salad.  Mix until everything is coated evenly. (If making in advance wait until right before serving to chop and stir in the avocados.)
3. Squeeze the lime juice over the top and gently mix in. Salt and pepper to taste and serve immediately with chips.

Red & White Mostaccioli

Ingredients:
1 lb uncooked tubular pasta (3 cups uncooked)
I jar of Alfredo Sauce
1 (26 oz) Spaghetti Sauce
3 Cups of shredded Mozzarella Cheese

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Cook pasta according to packaging directions and drain.  Spread a thin layer of spaghetti sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish.  Layer half of the pasta, Alfredo and spaghetti sauce and half of the cheese.  Repeat layering with the other half of the pasta, Alfredo, spaghetti sauce and cheese.  Cover with tin foil and bake for 30 mins or until hot and bubbly.

No Bake Cookies

2 C. Sugar
1/2 C. Butter
1/4 C. Cocoa
1/2 C. Milk
3 C. Quick Oats
1/2 C. Peanut Butter
1 tsp. Vanilla

Directions:
In a saucepan bring to boil sugar, butter, cocoa, and milk.  Boil until all sugar granules are dissolved.  Take off burner and add oats, peanut butter and vanilla.  Spoon out cookies onto wax paper.  Let cool, eat when hardened.

Sweet & Tangy Meatloaf

E1 lb. Ground Beef
1 C. Plain Bread Crumbs
1 Egg
1/2 tsp. Garlic Powder
1 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce
1/3 C. Ketchup
1/4 C. Brown Sugar
1/4 C. Apricot Preserves (canned apricots - blended)

Glaze:
1/4 C. Ketchup
1/4 C. Brown Sugar
1/4 C. Apricot Preserves (canned apricots - blended)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In a large bowl, combine ground beef, breadcrumbs, egg, garlic powder, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, brown sugar and apricot preserves. Place in a greased 9x5 inch load pan.  Cook for 40-50 minutes.

In a seperate bowl combine ketchup, brown sugar and apricot preserves.  Remove meatloaf from over after it has cooked, spread on glaze and cook for an additional 20 minutes.

Linda's Baked Beans

Ingredients:

4 or 5- 30 oz. cans of Pork and Beans  (Start with four and add the fifth if there is room)

2 Cups Brown Sugar

 1 Small bottle Catsup

2 lb Bacon

2-3 Green Peppers cut up

2 Onions

Directions:

Meat Mixture-

·         Cut up the bacon in smallish pieces and cook.  Drain off as much fat as you can.

·         Dice the onions and sauté with bacon after it is cooked.

·         Add green peppers and sauté for only a couple of minutes.

Bean Mixture-

·         Drain Pork and Beans (just tilt the can in the sink and pour of juice on top) put in to a sprayed baking dish.

·         Add brown sugar and stir with the beans.

·         Add catsup and stir with the beans and brown sugar.

Add the meat mixture to the bean mixture.

Bake at 325 degrees for three to four hours.  You don't want them too wet or too dry.  Keep watch after three hours.  Do not cover.

Tips:

If they go up to the top of the dish you use, they will bubble over. You may want to protect the oven to avoid a mess.