Pork-u-pine stew

1 lb ground beef
1 cup rice
Mix together and make meat balls, fry in a little bit of oil. (do not make meat balls to big)

1 14.4 oz can of tomato sauce
4-6 carrots cut up
4-5 potatoes cut up
Put everything in a pot and add just enough water to cover the veggies. Cover with a lid and cook until veggies are done (about 30 min).

Add salt and pepper to taste!
Serve with some homemade rolls (recipe here)!

Baked Oatmeal

Amy is sharing this recipe with us! Thanks Amy!

3 Cups quick rolled oats

2 Tsp. baking powder

1 Tsp. salt

1/3 Cup melted butter

1 Cup packed brown sugar

1 Tsp. ground cinnamon

1 Cup milk

2 eggs, beaten

Mix all ingredients together and pour into a buttered 9"x9" baking pan. Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes. Serve warm with milk or applesauce. For variety, swirl in jam, peanut butter or flavored syrup before baking. Chopped dried fruits or nuts add a nice texture.

(I used regular oats and it worked just fine. I also added raisins before baking. Make sure you mix well. I didn't and got all the salt in my bowl, blech.)

Taco Meat

3 to 5 lb Roast
1 teaspoon of cumin
1 teaspoon of chili powder
1/2 teaspoon of salt


Mix together cumin, chili powder and salt. Place roast in crock pot and rub the seasoning all over the roast. Cook on low for 8 to 10 hours. I find that I have to cook my meat for a long time. Shred meat and use for tacos or burritos!

Graham Crackers!

This recipe is from a booklet our church puts out. You can go here to see the book.
I changed it a little bit!

Mix together:
1⁄2 cup evaporated milk
(or 1⁄3 cup dry milk powder plus 1⁄2 cup water)
2 tablespoons lemon juice or vinegar

Mix the following ingredients in the order listed. Blend
well to keep oil in emulsion.
1 cup brown sugar
1⁄2 cup honey or white sugar
1 cup oil
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 eggs, beaten slightly

Combine above two mixtures. Add the following:
6 cups whole wheat or graham flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon soda

Divide mixture into four equal parts. Place each part on
a greased and floured cookie sheet. Roll from center to
edges until about 1⁄8 inch (0.3 centimeters) thick. Prick
with a fork.
Bake at 375°F (191°C) for about 15 minutes or until
light brown. Remove from oven and cut in squares
immediately. Makes 60 crackers.

Peanut butter Balls

These peanut butter balls are super easy to make! My Husband a kids love them. To make, mix 1 cup of peanut butter and 1 cup of Honey together.

Then add 2 cups of powder milk and mix thoroughly, when it is to hard to mix with a spoon use your hands and knead it like dough.

Store in an air tight container

Beefy Noodles

2lbs beef stewing meat
1 package of Lipton onion soup mix
1 can of cream of mushroom soup
1/2 cup water

Put in crock pot and mix together. cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.
Before serving add one cup of sour cream and mix together.

We like to eat this over egg noodles but it would be good over potatoes too.

Biscuits

I found this recipe on allrecipes.com. It was very easy to make and tasted really good. I even had some with a little jam, mmmmmm!

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 3 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 egg
• 2/3 cup milk

1. In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Cut in shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Beat egg with milk; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.
2. Turn onto a well-floured surface; knead 20 times. Roll to 3/4-in. thickness; cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. biscuit cutter(I used a canning jar, you can also use a cup). Place on a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake at 450 degrees F for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.