Great and tasty homemade recipes

Yummy Chicken Salad Recipe 3 cups cubed cooked chicken 1 1/2 cups diced celery 3-Hard boiled eggs, quartered 3 sweet pickles, chopped 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon mayonnaise. Combine chicken, celery, eggs, pickles, and salt. Moisten with mayonnaise ; serve on lettuce. Trim with egg slices and olives. Serves 8

Cucumber Sandwich Recipe 1 cucumber Rye cocktail bread 1 (8oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened, 2 Tbsp. Miracle whip 1/2 pkg. Good Seasons dressing mix (Garlic, Herb, or Italian) Garlic powder and/or dill weed to taste. Combine all ingredients except cucumber. Flavor with garlic powder and/or dill weed. Spread on bread and add a slice of cucumber.

Plain Roll Dough and Cinnamon Rolls Recipe Plain roll dough : 1 package active dry yeast, 1/4 cup water, 1 cup milk, scalded, 2 tablespoons sugar, 2 tablespoons shortening, 1 teas, salt, 3/4 cups sifted flour, 1 egg. Soften active dry yeast in warm water. Combine milk, sugar, shortening, and salt; Cool to lukewarm. Add 1 cup of the flour; beat well. Beat in softened yeast and egg. Gradually add remaining flour to form soft dough, beating well. Cover and let rise in warm place till double (11/2 to 2 hours). CINNAMON ROLLS : On lightly floured surface roll 1/2 recipe of the Plain roll dough to 16 x 8 inch rectangle. Combine 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 cup melted butter, and 11/2 teas. cinnamon; spread over dough. Roll lengthwise; Cut in 1 in. slices. Place cut sides down in greased 9 x 9 x 2 in. pan. Cover; let rise till double ( 30 to 40 minutes). Bake in moderate oven at 375' 20 to 25 minutes. Remove pan. Makes 16 rolls. Repeat with other 1/2 of dough. Enj...

Easy Microwave Peanut Brittle Recipe. This is always a good treat around the holiday season. 1 cup white sugar, 1/2 cup white corn syrup. Put these two ingredients in a 3-quart, microwave safe, casserole. Blend them together and then cook (in microwave) on high for 4 mins. Add 1 cup salted peanuts. Cook on high for 3 minutes more. Add 1 tsp. butter and 1 tsp. vanilla. Cook on high for 1 minute. Remove from microwave and add 1 tsp. baking soda. Stir thoroughly and spread on a buttered cookie sheet. Let this cool, break into pieces. You do not need to cover the casserole while cooking. Enjoy

Bacon, Mushroom Dip Recipe 8 Slices bacon 8oz. cream cheese 2 cloves garlic (crushed) 1 envelope dried onion soup mix 8oz. fresh mushrooms(sliced thinly) 8oz. sour cream 1/8 tsp. white pepper salt to taste. Fry bacon until crisp. Remove from pan and crumble. Pour off most of bacon fat, reserving just enough to saute thinly sliced mushrooms and the crushed garlic. Add dried soup and cream cheese, simmer till fried mushrooms are soft. Add rest of ingredients, sour cream and  bacon(crumbled) last. Serve with assorted breads or crackers.

Creamy Cucumber Salad Recipe 2 Cucumbers (med. size) 1 onion, (med. size) chopped 1/2 tsp. salt 2 tbsp. sugar 2 tbsp. vinegar 1/2 cup miracle whip Peel and slice cucumbers, add chopped onion. In separate bowl, combine salt, sugar, vinegar, and miracle whip. Mix well. Add cucumbers and onion. Refrigerate.