I got this from 👁 Image
goninzo's dad - he's a far better chef than I and in his multitudes of resources, he came up with this. I think it works best in a mixer - one of the Kitchenaid ones with a dough hook makes it super-easy.

Ingredients:

1 packet yeast
1 tbsp sugar
1 1/3 c water at about 100 degrees
4 c flour
2 tbsp olive oil
1 1/2 tsp salt
Cooking spray

Preheat your oven to 200 degrees for 10 minutes and then turn it off.

Put the yeast, sugar and water together and, if you're using the dough hook, give it about 30 seconds on the lowest setting to get everything dissolved.

Next, add the rest of the ingredients and mix until it forms a ball - if it's too sticky, add a little more flour and if it's too dry and crumbly, add water one teaspoon at a time.

Turn the dough out and knead for about a minute, until it is smooth and satiny.

Spray an oven-safe bowl very lightly with cooking spray, put the dough in and cover it lightly with plastic wrap.

Once your oven has preheated to 200 for 10 minutes and you've turned it off, put the dough in and let it rise for 40 minutes.

Punch the dough down when it comes out of the oven and then separate into two balls. Cover and let it sit for 10 minutes.

From there, bake as your favorite pizza recipe requires =)

Oh and since we usually only need one pizza, I use the second ball of dough to make some yummy breadsticks. Just pull off chunks and roll them out to be as long as you want and bake them along with your pizza. Yummy sweet dipping sauce is butter + powdered sugar + water + cinnamon, though off the top of my head, I have no idea how much of everything. Garlic butter sauce is garlic + butter.

I snagged this off the back of a stove top box and my husband and I love it!

Ingredients:
1 pkg. (6 oz.) STOVE TOP Stuffing Mix for Chicken
1 cup water
2 eggs, lightly beaten
6 small boneless skinless chicken breast halves (1-1/2 lb.), pounded to 1/4-inch thickness
1 can (10-3/4 oz.) condensed cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp. paprika

PREHEAT oven to 400°F. Combine stuffing mix and water in large bowl. Let stand 5 minutes. Stir in eggs. Spread stuffing mixture evenly onto chicken breasts to within 1/2 inch of sides. Roll up from one of the short ends to enclose stuffing mixture.
PLACE, seam sides down, in 13x9-inch baking dish. Mix soup and milk; pour over chicken. Sprinkle with paprika.
BAKE 30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.


It is VERY filling and yummy!

3 c cooked elbow macaroni
1/3 c flour
1 1/3 c skim milk
3 oz swiss
2 oz parmesan
2 oz cheddar
3 oz light Velveeta
1/3 c crushed onion or garlic melba crackers
margarine cut into small chunks, maybe a tablespoon's worth
cooking spray
salt and pepper to taste

Preheat the oven to 375. Put the four in a pan and slowly add the milk until it is completely blended - low heat. Once it is blended, turn the heat up to medium and cook until it thickens, whisking constantly - about 5 minutes. Add in the cheeses and stir until everything is melted together. Add in the the cooked macaroni and stir to coat. Spray a casserole dish w/ cooking spray and dump in the mac and cheese mixture. Sprinkle the crushed crackers and margarine over the top and bake for 30 minutes.

I got this recipe from a former co-worker a couple years ago - it's one of my favorite things to make, and also one of the easiest. Just need some time and some patience.

Ingredients:

1 tube refrigerated, premade pizza dough
Provolone or mozzarella cheese, probably about 8 to 12 slices, depending on how thin you roll out the pizza dough
Hard salami, also about 8 - 12 slices
Pepperoni - maybe a half pound or so?
Capicolla (spicy italian ham) - about 8 - 12 slices
Sweet roasted red pepper slices
Cooking spray (not butter-flavored)
Oregano

Roll out the pizza dough so you have a rectangle that is about 1/4" thick.

Place salami as first later then cheese, pepperoni and ham.

Take the roasted red peppers (I buy them in rings and slices already to save time here) and put a thin line of them across the middle the short way.

Pick a short end and roll tightly.

Close up the ends.

Place the stromboli seam-side down on a cookie sheet. Spray it with the cooking spray (this makes it brown up) and then sprinkle the top with the oregano.

Bake at 350 for 18 - 25 minutes - until the top is evenly browned.

Remove from the oven and let it sit for a few minutes. Cut into slices.

Each one usually serves about 2 people.

So night before last I made strip steak at the request of 👁 Image
goninzo. When I opened the package, I was greeted with the fattiest cut of meat I have ever seen - it took longer to trim it than it did to cook it!! So I made a marinade (garlic, cumin, allspice, worsteschire sauce, vegetable oil, salt, pepper and chili powder, if I remember correctly). Pan fried it in a little oil. Still way too fatty for me, even though the marinade was really, really good. I think maybe I got a less than ideal cut of meat but either way, this was enough to make me think I'd never make it in any fashion again.

Last night was meatloaf - easy meatloaf.

1 pound of meatloaf mix, which I think it 2/3 beef and 1/3 pork
1 egg
1/3 c - 1/2 c of bread crumbs (or thereabouts)
1/2 onion diced as fine as you like it
1/4 c ketchup
salt and pepper
more ketchup

Put everything in a bowl except for the very last item. Mix it all together by hand. Form it into a loaf. Cook for 45 minutes at 350 then take the remaining ketchup and smear it all over the meatloaf. Put it back in the oven and bake for 45 more minutes or until done to your taste.

Mmm. Love that stuff.

Perfect, lean chili for a cold winter's day:

1 lb lean ground turkey
1 chopped onion
1 chopped bell pepper
1 roasted red pepper
1 can tomato paste
1 can Italian diced tomatoes (can use stewed if you prefer large chunks)
2-3 tbsp chili powder
1-2 tsp cumin
1-2 tsp garlic powder
1 can black beans
1 can chili beans
1 can kidney beans (light or dark)
salt & pepper to taste


(**I usually buy those frozen pre-cut seasoning packages or the pre-cut tubs that you can find in the produce section. Variety of veggies varies but they all work just fine and save you the trouble of chopping) Sometimes I'll add a can of corn if I'm in the mood.

Brown turkey, add chopped veggies. Cook until veggies are tender. Add tomato paste, diced tomatos and spices. Simmer for 20 mins. Add beans and cook on low 20-30 minutes. Enjoy!

Makes 2 loaves

Ingredients:

6 3/4 c flour
2 packages dry yeast
2 tbsp sugar, divided
1/3 c warm water
2 c skim milk
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tsp salt
cooking spray
1 egg white mixed with 2 tsp water


Dissolve yeast and one tsp of sugar in water in a large bowl. Let stand for 5 minutes.

Add 4 1/2 c of flour, remaining sugar, milk, oil, and salt and mix until smooth. Stir in 2 more cups of flour and mix to form a fairly soft dough.

Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead for 10 minutes or until the dough is smooth and elastic.

Add remaining flour as necessary until the dough is no longer sticky.

Place the dough into a large bowl that's been sprayed with cooking spray and turn to coat the whole thing.

Cover and let rise for 45 minutes - it's done when you press into it with your finger and the indentation remains.

Punch the dough down and divide into two portions - cover the one you're not working with to keep it from drying out.

Roll each portion into an 11 X 14 rectangle and then roll the rectangle, starting at a long edge. Press firmly so there are no air pockets.

Put on a large baking sheet coated with cooking spray and cover. Let rise for 30 minutes.

Once the bread is risen, make 4 diagonal cuts across the loaf. Brush with the eggwhite and water mixture.

Bake @ 375 for 25 minutes or until it sounds hollow when you tap on it.

Makes 3 loaves

Ingredients:

3 packages of dry yeast
3 3/4 c warm water
10 c flour
6 tbsp sugar
6 tbsp melted butter
1 tbsp salt
2 eggs, lightly beaten
cooking spray

Dissolve the yeast in the warm water in a large bowl. Let it sit for 5 minutes.

Add in the flour through the eggs and mix well.

Cover and rise for 30 minutes.

Spoon dough into 9" X 5" loaf pans that have been coated in cooking spray and cover. Let rise for 20 minutes.

Bake @ 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until the bread sounds hollow when you tap on it.

1/4 cup chicken stock or canned chicken broth
1/4 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons sweet chili-garlic sauce 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon minced ginger
1 tablespoon minced shallot
1 fresh red or green jalapeno chili, stemmed and minced
3/4 pound large uncooked shrimp (about 16), shelled, tails left intact and deveined

Stir the chicken stock, ketchup, soy sauce, rice vinegar and sweet chili-garlic sauce together in a small bowl.

Heat a wok over high heat until hot. Add the oil and swirl to coat the sides. Add the garlic, ginger, shallot and chili. Stir-fry until fragrant, about 20 seconds. Add the shrimp and stir-fry until they turn pink and curl slightly, 1 to 2 minutes. Pour the sauce mixture into the wok and stir-fry for 1 minute.

Turn off the heat, scoop the contents of the wok onto a platter and serve immediately.