Turtle Burgers

Wilbur Reimer sent me this email showing how you can make turtle burgers. Loved it! :)

Handmade ground beef patties, topped with sharp cheddar cheese, wrapped in a bacon weave, then the next step, add hotdogs as the heads, legs and tail. Next step?

Place on an oven rack, covered loosely with foil and baked for 20-30 minutes at 400 degrees. A little crispy, not too crunchy...just how a turtle should be.

Lisa's Poppy Seed Chicken

This summer Lisa Schmidt brought us over a meal one evening and she brought this Poppy Seed Chicken Casserole. I've had Poppy Seed Chicken before and made it myself too but I had never had it made with rice in it before. It was so delicious and has became my favorite version of Poppy Seed Chicken!

2-3 c. chicken, cooked and cut up
2 cans cream of chicken
1 c. sour cream
8 oz. shredded Monterey Jack
1 ½ T. poppy seeds
2 sleeves crushed Ritz crackers
1 c. melted butter
1 ½ T. poppy seeds
2 boxes Uncle Ben’s long grain wild rice original style (there is another brand that is cheaper that we buy and it works just as well)

Grease 9x13 pan. Prepare rice as instructed on box; spread in pan. Top with chicken chunks. In medium bowl, combine soups, sour cream, cheese and 1 ½ T. poppy seeds. Spread on top of chicken in pan. In medium bowl, stir together the cracker crumbs, 1 ½ T. poppy seeds and butter. Sprinkle on top of soup mixture. Bake at 350 degrees until bubbly and browned. (approx. 30-45 minutes)

Ramen Chicken

Now that I'm a stay at home Mom I'm getting to cook more and having fun trying new recipes. I found this one yesterday and made it with a rotisserie chicken from our local grocery store. It turned out so yummy and Brad said "make it again".

2-3 cups cooked chicken (I used a rotisserie chicken cut up which is actually cheaper than buying chicken breasts that are uncooked and unseasoned)
1 package chicken flavored ramen noodles (crushed)
1/2 cup celery (chopped)
1/2 cup onion (chopped)
1/2 cup green pepper (chopped)
1 cup sour cream
1 can mushroom soup
1 garlic clove
butter or margarine
Salt and Pepper to taste

Saute vegetables in butter or margarine and fresh garlic; add all other ingredients, including seasoning packet from noodles. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes.

Jodi's Homemade Salsa

Jodi Hurst brought us a delicious Mexican meal after Winston was born. One of the items she brought was her homemade salsa. It hit the spot! I loved it and couldn't get enough. I asked her for the recipe and have made it already once and it's so easy and tasty. Thanks Jodi for sharing!


Jodi writes...The salsa recipe is simple. I never measure anything, so I am guessing. Hope you have a food processor, that's what I use. I just quarter about 5 or 6 Roma tomatoes, 1 or 2 cloves of garlic (depends on how garlicky you like it, I usually use 2) Sometimes I use 1/2 to 1 whole fresh jalapeno that has been seeded or jar jalapenos, whichever I have at the time, but either way I add a couple of tablespoons of the jarred jalapeno juice. About 4 slices of onion and I tear off a good size bunch of cilantro and salt to taste. Pulse it until you get it to the consistency you want and enjoy!

Mom's Russian Bierocks

Mom made these recently when we were out at their house for supper. We all loved them. They are easy and they also keep for a while. You can freeze them and then just pop them in the microwave for a quick lunch.

1 medium size cabbage, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
1/2 lb. hamburger
1/2 lb. ground sausage
1/2 tsp. salt
Seasoned Salt to taste
Garlic Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Crescent Rolls

Mix cabbage, onion, seasonings, hamburger and sausage, cook until done. Cut crescent rolls into large squares (4 inch). Place a tbsp. of mixture on each square and wrap, pinching edges together. Bake at 400 degrees until browned.

KayCee's Tortilla Appetizers

A couple years ago we were at Jayson and KayCee's home to watch an OU Football game and KayCee had made these tortilla appeitzers. They were exceptional. I recently was reminded of them and craving them so I asked her for the recipe and made a batch of them.

1 package of the big tortillas
3 8 oz. package of Cream Cheese
1 package of hidden valley ranch mix (mix in however much you want to taste -I used 1/2 - 3/4 of the package)
1 bunch of green onions (chopped)
2 packages of carl budding cornbeef (chopped)
1 small can of chopped black olives (you probably won't use it all)
Shredded cheddar cheese

Soften the cream cheese by letting it sit out a while. Mix all the inredients together in the cream cheese and add the ranch how ever much you want and however much of the olives too. Spread a liberal amount on to the tortillas and then slice them up!

Creamy Fruit Salad

About a year ago I was experiencing with different types of fruit in salads and came up with this fruit salad that we love. Hunter loves it too!

Fresh Strawberries Cut Up

Purple Seedless Grapes

Fresh Blueberries

4 Kiwi Sliced

1 Cup Cream

3/4 Cup Splenda

Cut up in bowl and mix together. Pour the cream and splenda over and toss again. Refrigerate until ready to serve. This salad also keeps for a couple of days too.