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Family fresh green bean casserole by Dawn

Tweet You will need: 1 & 1/2 lbs. fresh green beans 4 tbsp. butter, divided 2 tbsp. finely chopped vidalia onion 4 oz. baby portobello mushrooms, cleaned and finely chopped (about 2 tbsp.) 2 tbsp. all-purpose flour 1 cup sour cream freshly ground black pepper to taste salt to taste 1 & 1/2 cups corn flakes 1/2 lb. grated mozzarella
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Chocolate Oreo balls

Tweet You will need: 1 pkg. Oreo cookies 1 – 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese 1 – 12 oz. size pkg. chocolate semi-sweet morsels 1/3 block of paraffin wax   Place package of Oreo cookies into a large Ziploc baggie. Crush cookies.  (I used a meat tenderizer turned on it’s size). Pour crushed cookies into a bowl. Add in 8 oz.
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Sour cream pound cake

Tweet   You will need:   1/2 pint of sour cream 2 sticks of butter 6 eggs 1/4 tsp. baking soda 3 cups flour 3 cups sugar 1 tbsp. vanilla   Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Seperate eggs (whites from yolks). Beats egg whites with mixer and set aside (keep yolks). In large bowl, cream together 2 sticks butter, egg yolks,
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Spiced tea homemade

Tweet You will need: 1 – 18 oz. jar Tang 1 & 1/2 cup sugar 1 – 18 oz. jar instant tea 2 tsp. cinnamon 2 tsp. ground cloves 2 – 3 oz. pkg. lemonade mix   Mix all ingredients together and store in air tight container. When mixing use the following measurements: Add red hots for red coloring. Good hot
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Beer bread

Tweet You will need: 3 cups self rising flour 1/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup butter, softened 1 – 12 oz. beer     Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a loaf pan and set aside. In a large bowl, add 3 cups self-rising flour, 1/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup butter (softened), and 1 – 12 oz. beer (I used Miller Light).
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Beef enchiladas made easy

Tweet You will need: 1 lb. ground beef 1 can Wolf brand chili 1 cup mild cheddar cheese 1/4 cup chopped onion 1 pkg. taco seasoning 1 pkg. corn tortillas   Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Saute onions and add ground beef.  Cook together until done. Add in taco seasoning and water as directed on pkg. Let simmer 5 minutes. Fill
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My husband was a model?

Tweet  My husband? Are you kidding me?  My mother-in-law once told me a story of my husband when he was little.  She says they were at church one Sunday when they lived in Little Rock, Arkansas.  A man came up to them at church and ask if their youngest son, Jon, (my husband now) could be in some ads for
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Strawberry pie made easy

Tweet You will need: 1 deep dish frozen pie crust 1 – 8 oz. carton Cool Whip 1 carton or bag of strawberry glaze large pkg. of fresh strawberries, or 2 pint size   Bake pie crust according to package instructions. Let cool. Wash and slice strawberries. Mix sliced strawberries and glaze together well. Pour in baked pie crust. Cover with Cool Whip.
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Peanut butter chocolate bars

Tweet  You will need: 1/3 bar of paraffin wax 12 oz. pkg. semi sweet chocolate morsels 1 pkg. Nabisco Nutter Butter cream patties 1 sheet wax paper   In double boiler, melt 12 oz. package semi-sweet chocolate morsels with 1/3 bar of paraffin wax. Take Nutter Butter creme patties and cut apart with knife, just push straight down with knife evenly.  Otherwise if
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Beef stir fry

Tweet You will need: 1 pkg. lean stew meat 1 cup frozen stir fry vegetables 1 onion salt, garlic salt, pepper to taste 4-5 tablespoons soy sauce   Place stew meat in pot and add in sliced onion and salt, pepper, and garlic salt. Let cook until meat is tender. In skillet pour in 1 cup frozen stir fry vegetables. Add
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Orange juice cake

Tweet You will need: 1 yellow cake mix 1 & 1/2 cup orange juice 1 container cream cheese icing       Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix together cake mix and 1 & 1/2 cup orange juice in bowl with spoon. Pour into sprayed baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean
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Broiled salmon with zesty mustard by Annie

Tweet You will need: 1 & 1/2 to 2 lb. fresh salmon plank 2 tbsp. grainy garlic mustard 2 tbsp. grated lime zest 2 tbsp. fresh lime juice 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper   Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In bowl, mix together 2 tbsp. mustard, 2 tbsp. grated lime zest, 2 tbsp. fresh lime juice, 1/2 tsp. salt, and 1/4
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Deal of the day

Tweet Besides my love for baking and cooking, I also love to thrift shop.  My mom and I always go together and have this little contest to see who finds “the deal of the day”.  One of the things I always keep my eye out for is Corelle dishes.  My family does not like to eat on the heavy plates,
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Learning to cook bloopers

Tweet   One night I was not home and called and asked one of my daughters to put a pan of frozen lasagna in the oven for me.  I figured she couldn’t mess that up.  I explained, take it out of the box, place it on a cookie sheet, turn on the oven, and place the pan in.  She calls me a
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Salmon burgers

Tweet You will need: 1 can salmon 1 cup breadcrumbs 1/2 cup chopped onions 3 Tbsp. mayonnaise (I prefer Hellman’s) 2 eggs, beaten 2 tsp. lemon juice 1 Tbsp. parsley 1/4 tsp. garlic salt 1-2 Tbsp. vegetable oil   Drain salmon and mix in bowl with all other ingredients except vegetable oil.  (You don’t have to, but I do scrape some
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