Spicy Jack Mac and Cheese with Broccoli

2 cups (8 oz.) dry elbow macaroni

2 cups chopped frozen or fresh broccoli

2 cups (8 oz.) shredded sharp Cheddar cheese

2 cups (8 oz.) shredded Pepper Jack cheese

1 can (12 fl. oz.) Carnation© Evaporated Milk

½ cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided

½ teaspoon of ground black pepper

2 Tablespoon of bread crumbs

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Lightly butter a 2 ½ quart casserole dish.

Cook macaroni in a large saucepan according to package directions, adding broccoli to boiling pasta water for last 3 minutes of cooking time and drain.

Combine cooked pasta, broccoli, Cheddar cheese, Pepper Jack cheese, evaporated milk, ¼ cup Parmesan cheese, and black pepper in large bowl. Pour into the prepared casserole dish. Combine remaining Parmesan cheese and bread crumbs. Sprinkle over Macaroni mixture. Cover tightly with aluminum foil.

Bake covered for 20 minutes; and remove the foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes, until lightly covered.

   

Menu:
Spicy Jack Mac and Cheese with Broccoli
Chicken; baked, broiled, or grilled

Green leafy vegetables

Salad 

Note: This is a delicious and nutritious meal.

__ Ellen J. Barrier

Green Bean Recipe

YOU WILL NEED:

1/4 pound bacon (about 5 slices), cut into 1/2-inch pieces

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1/2 teaspoon sugar

1/4 teaspoon dry mustard

Couple dashes hot sauce, such as Tabasco

1 1/2 pounds green beans, trimmed and rinsed

1/3 cup jarred roasted red peppers, coarsely chopped

DIRECTIONS:

In a large skillet, cook the bacon over medium heat until almost done, 5 to 6 minutes.  Add the chopped roasted red peppers and continue to toss, until bacon is crispy.  Using a slotted spoon, transfer the bacon and peppers to a paper-towel-lined plate to drain. Remove the skillet from the heat and stir the Worcestershire sauce, sugar, mustard and hot sauce into the bacon fat. 

Return the skillet to high heat, add the green beans and cook, tossing occasionally with tongs, until crisp-tender, about 6 minutes. Stir in the red peppers and the bacon, tossing until warmed through, about 1 minute.

Nutritional benefits from eating green beans:

Vitamin A

Vitamin C

Calcium

Carbohydrate

Protein 

Dietary Fiber

Recipe: by  Ethel Nelsen

Apple Cake

   

Recipe by Hazel Mason

3 cups  flour
2 cups  sugar
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. salt
1 cup vegetable oil
                                                                                                                 
                                                                       3 whole eggs beaten well
                                                                       1 tsp. vanilla flavor
                                                                       1 cup apples chopped fine
                                                                       1 cup pineapples
                                                                       1 cup chopped pecans

Stir ingredients with a spoon. Pour into a well greased floured pan
or spray with Pam. Bake at 350 degrees for about one hour.

Scripture:
 From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

Psalm 61:2

           

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Honey Barbecue Ribs

Recipe by: Ellen J. Barrier


Ribs
(Baby Backs or Others)

1/2 cup  Honey
1 cup  Apple Vinegar
2 Garlic bulbs (chopped finely)
1-2 hot peppers (chopped finely)
(optional choices)
1/2 cup Brown Sugar
1 cup French's 100% Classic Yellow Mustard
Cooking wine
(flavor and amt. are optional)
Salt


Preparation:
Place the vinegar, peppers, garlic and salt in a container, mix well and pour them over the ribs. They are to be thoroughly saturated. Cover the container tightly and place it in the refrigerator for 6 to 8 hours.

After the Ribs are removed from the liquid in the container, they are ready to cook. They can be cooked slowly on a grill or baked in an oven. When the ribs are done, apply the sauce. They can be placed back on  the grill to allow the smoke to enter the sauce. If the grill is hot the sauce will burn. The smoke is all that's needed.


Prepare Barbecue Sauce:

 Mix together these ingredients: mustard, brown sugar, honey and cooking wine.Cook in medium size pot on top of stove on low-medium heat, stirring frequently, until the liquid drips slowly from a spoon.
Pour the Sauce thoroughly over cooked ribs on back and front, applying the amount of sauce you desire.

Scripture:

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

Ecclesiastes 12:1

                

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Chocolate Mud Pie

By: L. Dianne Malone

¾ cups of cocoa
2 sticks of margarine (melted)
4 eggs (beaten)
1 can of Eagle Brand milk
1 tsp. vanilla flavor
2 pie crusts  (I like graham cracker)

Mix all ingredients together, until well blended. Cook in oven at 350 degrees, for 40-45 minutes. (will be shaky when taken out of oven)  Let cool. Can top with cool whip.

Scripture:

The blessings of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

Proverbs 10:22 

               

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