Stack a dinner

Something my kids still like........

Preparation Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
½ Cup chopped onion
1 8-oz can tomato sauce
¼ Cup catsup
½ teaspoon dried oregano leaves, crushed
3 Drops hot pepper sauce
2 Cups uncooked rice
1 10-oz package frozen peas
4 oz sharp shredded cheese
1 Cup sour cream

Directions: Prepare rice. In skillet brown meat and onion; drain off fat. Add tomato sauce, next 3 ingredients, ¼ teaspoon salt and dash pepper; bring to boiling, stirring often. Cook peas.

On plates, layer rice, peas, meat mixture, cheese and sour cream.


Source: Cooking for Two

Servings: 6

Mexican Spiced Hot Cocoa

Ingredients: 1 T unsweetened cocoa powder
2 t dark brown sugar
¼ t cinnamon
¼ t nutmeg
1 T boiling water
1 C 1% milk
½ t vanilla extract
⅛ t almond extract

DirectionsIn a large mug, stir together first four ingredients. Add the boiling water and stir until smooth.

In a saucepan, heat the milk for 3 minutes over low heat or until hot. Stir the milk into the cocoa mixture until well combined. Stir in vanilla and almond extracts and serve.

Servings: 1 Serving

Morning Smoothie

You want a lot of fiber to make a breakfast drink last through the day....  This has fiber and is tasty.

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:
Frozen Rasberries
Coconut Water
Banana
Yogurt/Milk

Optional:
Coconut Milk
Flax Seed
Instant Breakfast
Whatever fruit you have laying around

Directions:
Throw everything together and grind it all up with a hand blender.  You are ready to go!

Source: Me!
Servings: Depends on how much you make!

Eggnog

We make this eggnog every New Year's Eve. It's too rich to make more than once a year, but perfect for a special occasion. Once again, I recommend pasteurized eggs for my recipe.

Preparation Time: About half an hour

Ingredients:
4 eggs, separated

1/2 cups sugar

2 cups milk

1/4 cup bourbon (or rum)

1/4 cup rum

3 tablespoons Kahlua

1 cup heavy cream

Directions:
In a large bowl, beat yolks with sugar until thick and light yellow. Beat in milk, whiskey, rum and Kahlua. Clean your beaters.

In a second bowl, beat egg whites until stiff but not dry.

In a third bowl, beat the cream until stiff peaks form.

Fold the whites and cream into the first big bowl.

Enjoy!

Source: Our friend Stu
Servings: 8 cups

Orange Punch

This a cool and refreshing punch. It is great for a Halloween party too.

Ingredients:
1/2 gallon orange sherbet
12 oz. can frozen orange juice
2 large bottles Sprite or 7-up (2 liters)

Directions:
Soften sherbet and frozen orange juice for about 20 minutes. Mix all ingredients together in a punch bowl. I have made ice rings with flowers frozen in them, or spooky gummy worms for Halloween.

Source: Phyllis
Servings: It depends how thirsty people are!