Dutch Oven Stew

1 lb. stew meat
5 potatoes, chopped
5 carrots, chopped
1 onion, chopped
3 stalks of celery, chopped
2 cans green beans (also add the juice)
1 can corn (also add the juice)
Large can of chopped tomato's
Large can on tomato soup or two reg. cans of tomato soup
Salt & Pepper to taste
oil

In the dutch oven saute the celery, onion, and stew meat in a few tablespoons of oil. Cook until celery and onions are tender. "Dump" the rest of the ingredients into the dutch oven. Add coals on top and around the dutch over and cook until potatoes and carrots are cooked (and make sure the meat is also cooked thoroughly). If you think you need a little more liquid, you can add milk or water.

"Camping" Ice Cream

* One small seal top plastic bag
* One gallon size seal top plastic bag
* 1 tablespoon sugar
* 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
* 1/2 cup of milk (We used 1/4 heavy cream & 1/4 c. milk)
* Crushed ice
* 8 tablespoons ice-cream salt(rock salt)
*Optional: Any add in (Oreo's, Strawberries, Peanut Butter, Graham crackers etc.)


Preparation:
In a small seal top plastic bag, pour milk (& cream if you want), 1 tablespoon sugar, 1/4 teaspoon vanilla. Close the bag and place in a gallon-size seal top bag. Add some crushed ice and 8 tablespoons of ice cream salt(rock salt). Close the top and shake being careful not to bust the bags. You could also add about a tablespoon of your favorite add in ... yummy!

We went camping this weekend with my sister, brother-in-law and kids. We made "camping" Ice cream. It turned out delicious! The kids did complain a little about their hands being cold. But once parents took over, it soon turned into ice cream. We added the ice cream on top of our peach cobbler.

Bruschetta Chicken

1/2 c. all- purpose flour
2 eggs, slightly beaten
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (1 lb)
1/4 c. grated Parmesan Cheese
1/4 c. dry bread crumbs
1 T. butter, melted
2 large tomatoes, seeded and choppeds
3 T. minced fresh basil
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 T. olive or vegetable oil
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
4 slices provolone cheese

Place flour and eggs in separate shallow bowls. Dip chicken in flour, then in eggs; place in a greased 13 x 9 " baking dish. Combine the Parmesan cheese, bread crumbs and butter; sprinkle over chicken. Loosely cover baking dish with foil. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes. Uncover, bake 5-10 minutes longer or until top is browned. Meanwhile, in a bowl, combine the remaining ingredients (with the exception of the cheese). Spoon over the chicken. Add cheese on top. return to the oven for 3-5 minutes or until tomato mixture is heated through. Enjoy!

This was a fun change of pace from the things I normally make. Mike and I enjoyed it...however the kids didn't care for it much.

Creamy Chicken Vegetable Soup

4 Chicken Breasts
1 small bag frozen mixed vegetables
6 chicken bullion cubes
parsley
salt
onion powder
pepper

Sauce:
3/4 c. butter
3/4 c. flour
1 pint half & half
1 pint whipping cream
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. sugar

Cook chicken in water (about 6 cups). Add chicken bullion cubes. Add spices. When chicken is cooked thoroughly take it out and cut or shred into small pieces. Add vegetables. Return the shredded chicken To make the sauce in a separate pan..melt the butter, then add the flour. Stir to make a rue. Quickly add the half and half and cream. Then add the salt and sugar. Add the sauce to the chicken broth mixture. Soup is ready to eat once thickened. Enjoy!

As said before we enjoy our soup. Especially when most of the months up here are COLD! This is an Erika original!

Chicken Broccoli Casserole

2 c. cubed cooked chicken
1 lrg. pkg. frozen broccoli
1 c. mayo
1/2 c. sour cream
1 can cream of chicken soup
2 c. mild cheddar cheese
Croutons

Mix sour cream, mayonnaise, and cream of chicken. In 9 x 13" pan, layer broccoli and chicken. Pour sauce on top. Next sprinkle cheese on top. Last, put croutons on top. Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes.

Cocktail Wieners

You can also substitute meatballs instead of the cocktail wieners

1 small bottle grape jelly
1 bottle chili sauce (my recipe says 1 round bottle of chili sauce..not sure what that means)
1 pkg. cocktail wieners or meatballs

Keep in a hot crockpot until ready to serve.

Curried Chicken Salad Recipe

1/2 cup mayo
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1/2 tsp curry powder
1/4 tsp salt
3 cups cooked diced chicken
1 1/2 cups seedless grapes, cut in half
3/4 cup celery, sliced
1/3 cup green onions w/tops, thinly sliced
2 Granny Smith apples (if you like a sour zing), or 2 red apples (go on and pick your favorite)
1/3 cup pecans or cashew halves,
Croissants (the best are from costco or sams club)

In small bowl, blend mayo, yogurt, curry powder and salt; set aside.Dice chicken and cut grapes. Core and slice apples, cut into small pieces. Chop pecans or half cashews. Combine chicken, grapes, celery, green onions, apples and nuts in large bowl. Add mayo mixture; mix lightly. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour or overnight. Cut croissant in half and fill with salad mixture. Or you can serve it on a bed of lettuce.

Oh my goodness how I love this recipe! Unfortunately we ate them so fast we forgot to take a picture. This is a fantastic dish to serve at a summer picnic or a wedding/baby shower. Even my kids can't get enough.

Cheesy Bread Sticks

2 Tbls. Butter, melted
1/2 Tbls. garlic powder
Mozzarella Cheese
Favorite Pizza Dough

Combine butter and garlic powder Spread pizza dough out on pizza pan and brush with butter mixture, Sprinkle with cheese and bake according to pizza doughs directions. Cut into breadsticks.