Dad's Turkey Steaks

Okay, these should technically be "chicken steaks" the way I make them, but the marinade is the same either way!

1 cup 7-Up

1/2 cup Soy Sauce

1/2 cup oil

sprinkle of garlic salt

squirt of lemon juice

Mix all above well and add about 3 chicken breasts (or turkey tenders), trimmed and cut into thirds. (This makes them cook nice and even and it is perfect portion sizes!)If you are making more meat, then just double or triple the marinade recipe.Let the meat soak in the marinade over night and BBQ, brushing more marinade on top as you are cooking the meat.

Tracie's Enchilada Soup

4 Cans Evaporated Milk
2 Cans Cream of Chicken
2 Regular Size Cans Enchilada Sauce
1 Can Diced Green Chilies (optional)
3 Green Onions, chopped
12 oz. Sour Cream
3 -4 Chicken Breasts, cooked and cubed

Warm all ingredients over medium heat, stirring occasionally to prevent scorching on the bottom of the pan. Soup will thicken as it warms.

To serve: Top with shredded cheddar cheese and Fritos (or Doritos.)

Dad's Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

1/2 cup vegetable oil
4 squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
2 cups granulated sugar
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
(1 cup confectioner's sugar)

Mix oil, chocolate, and granulated sugar. Blend in one egg at a time until well mixed. Add vanilla. Stir flour, baking powder, and salt into oil mixture. Chill several hours or over night.

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Drop teaspoonfuls of dough into confectioner's sugar. Roll into sugar; shape into balls. Place about two inches apart on greased baking sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes. Do not overbake!

Brownies

1/2 cup plus 1 Tablespoon cocoa
3 Tablespoons oil
2/3 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)


Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 9X13 pan. Melt chocolate, shortening, and oil in large saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat. Stir in remaining ingredients one at a time. Spread in pan. Bake 25 minutes or until brownies start to pull away from the sides of the pan. Cool slightly. Dust the tops with powdered sugar or cool completely and frost with chocolate frosting. Enjoy!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies

1-Chocolate Cake Mix (I prefer the Bettty Crocker Triple Chocolate Fudge Mix)

1/2 cup oil

2 eggs

1 Bag Peanut Butter Chips

Stir all above in a bowl with a spoon and drop by tablespoonfuls onto nongreased cookie sheet.Bake at 350 degrees for 8-9 minutes. Do not overbake!

These are SO easy, but so yummy! Enjoy!

Potato Cheese Soup

In a large pan (I use a 4 1/2 quart size) mix the following:

- 3 Chicken Bouillon Cubes, dissloved in three cups of water.

- Add to water:6 cups diced potatoes
1 cup diced carrots
Few shakes of onion salt

Cook all above until tender, stirring occasionally to prevent vegetables from sticking to the bottom of the pan and burning.

As the above mixture is cooking, make the sauce as follows:
Melt together in saucepan over medium heat:
3/4 cup flour
3/4 cup margarine

After flour mixture is melted, add:
1 quart millk
8 oz. block of Velveeta (the cheese melts better if you cube it before adding it to the pan)Stir above constantly until thickened and cheese melts.

Add the sauce to the vegetables. Stir together and serve.

Tear Bread

2 cups warm milk
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt

STIR ABOVE TOGETHER AND ADD:
2 packages yeast

LET STAND FOR 7-10 MINUTES.

ADD:
2 eggs
3 cups flour
4 Tablespoons oil

Mix well, then add:
2 1/2 - 4 more cups flour, adding just 1/2 cup at a time until dough is sticky.

Cover with waxed paper sprayed with nonstick cooking spray and let rise until doubled. (I usually make a bunch of cinnamon sugar while I wait for the dough to rise. You will need about two to three cups of it.) Punch down and divide in half.

Melt one cube of margarine for each bundt pan (you will need two). Roll dough 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut out into circles. Dip each circle in butter and then in cinnamon sugar. Stand up in bundt pan forming a circle around the pan. Let rise for about twenty minutes.

Bake at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes. I usually bake it for 15 minutes, and then cover the top with foil for the remaining 5 minutes. Remove from oven and turn over onto a plate.