Marcy Chicken

My best friend’s mother coined this term, as she got the recipe from her friend Marcy.  :)  It stuck, and it’s one of my husband’s favorite dishes.  (Note all the creamy ingredients.) Also, for a smaller meal, make the soup mixture, use half with 4 chicken breasts, and freeze the other half to use on [...]

Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Soup

Taken from All Recipes.com, this recipe perfectly fit the bill for a community dinner on a chilly fall night. I made a few alterations based on reviewers’ advice (used less than 12oz beer and added chicken bouillon cubes to the mix). I might consider adding more beans next time as well.
**This recipe is dedicated to [...]

Plum Chicken

My friend Neil, an ah-mah-zing cook, made this recipe up. It’s one of those that he makes just a little differently every time, but I watched him make it and took careful notes, so this is how he made it that time.

This has been served at community dinner, but not by me, at least [...]

Hershey’s Best Brownies

I’ve been hanging on to an empty Hershey’s cocoa container for far longer than I care to admit simply because I didn’t want to lose this recipe. So long, plastic container. And thank you to the good folks at Hershey’s.
Ingredients

1 C (2 sticks) butter or margarine
2 C sugar
2 t vanilla
4 eggs
1 C flour
3/4 C cocoa
1/2 [...]

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Bring on the butter, baby. In all fairness, this makes a large batch of cookies. I highly recommend using a salad bowl as your mixing bowl. Final note: this recipe comes from one of Jeremy’s former colleagues (thanks, Jeff).
Ingredients

1 1/2 C butter (no substitutes), softened
2 C packed brown sugar
1 C sugar
1 15oz can solid-pack pumpkin
1 [...]

Chimis*

I originally got this recipe from a Weight Watchers cookbook (they called it “Skinny Chimichangas”), but I stopped looking up the recipe long ago — it’s one of those where measuring isn’t too important and experimentation often pays off. It’s been a staple in the household for a long time. These chimis are also the [...]

Baked Asparagus

There really are no exact measurements with this recipe, I just kind of dump whatever — as long as it bakes long enough, you’re good to go!
Ingredients

Soy or Tamari sauce
2 to 3 Tablespoons butter, melted
1 bunch of asparagus

Directions

Preheat oven to 400-425 degrees.
Wash, dry, and break/cut off bottoms of asparagus.
Spread asparagus out in thin jelly roll [...]

Ritz Chicken

A quick and easy — and I mean quick and easy — casserole-type dish that will please any guests! (Except, perhaps, the lactose intolerant.)
Ingredients

6-8 chicken breasts, boiled and diced
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 cup sour cream
1 T poppy seeds
1 sleeve Ritz crackers, crushed
1 stick of butter, melted

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix soup, sour [...]

Monkey Bread

This recipe is from my sister-in-law, Leslie. I made it once for AFC, and when Jason brought it over, Karen saw him from a distance and thought he was bringing in a big platter of meat (and I can see her point). Up close, though, monkey bread looks and tastes like ooey, gooey… well, monkey [...]

Carrie’s Cinnamon Rolls

This is one of those non-measuring type of recipes from my friend Carrie’s kitchen. Enjoy!
Ingredients

12 frozen cinnamon rolls
pecans or walnuts
butterscotch pudding mix (powder, not instant)
brown sugar
butter

Directions

Spray 13×9 inch pan with Pam, then layer nuts on the bottom.
Evenly distribute the frozen rolls, then shake pudding powder over the top.
Add brown sugar (to your liking) next, the [...]