Pasta Crab Casserole

Living in the great North West you have to love the Seafood. Here is a great recipe. When i make it for just Blake and Myself i cut the recipe in half so keep that in mind when deciding how to prepare this meal for your family.

Ingredients:
8 oz uncooked spiral pasta
2 large onions, chopped(these may be a lot for some families)
1/2 lb fresh mushrooms sliced
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup butter
2 packages (8oz each) imitation crabmeat chopped
1/2 cup sour cream
2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil
1 1/2 cups of shredded cheese

cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile in a skillet sauté the onions, mushrooms, green pepper and garlic in butter until crisp-tender( in order for mushrooms to brown the need air so don't crowd them, use a pan that is big enough and gives you room. also stirring to often with a metal utensil can tant the flavor of your food so toss it instead. your food will taste better and your family will think you're pretty cool.) remove from heat.

Drain pasta; add to the vegetable mixture. Stir in the crab, sour cream, salt and basil.

Transfer to 13 X 9 baking dishes. Sprinkle with cheese. Cover and bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Uncover bake 5 minutes longer or until heated through.

Makes 4-6 servings

Love it!!!
Enjoy!

Baked Southwest Sandwiches

I hate sandwiches I have my entire life. Over the years i have learned to gag them down when necessary. Having said that i now present you with an opened faced sandwich that even i enjoy.

1 Can chopped black olives (them come precut but i have found that i am completely capable of cutting my own olives)
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup of Mayonnaise (i use miracle whip lite, so use whatever you like)
1/3 cup of sour cream
1/3 cup chopped green onions
8 slices Italian or French bread (Italian bread is denser and holds up better)
3/4 to 1LB sliced turkey
2 tomatoes sliced
2 ripe avocados sliced
1 1/2 cups of the cheese of your liking.

In a bowl, combine the olives, chili powder, cumin and salt; set aside 2 tablespoons of this mixture.
add the mayonnaise, sour cream and onions to the remaining olive mixture.
Place bread on an ungreased baking sheet; spread 1 tablespoon of mayo mixture on each slice. Top with turkey and tomatoes. Spread with another tablespoon of mayonnaise mixture; top with avocados and cheese. sprinkle with reserved olive mixture. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes or until heated through. makes about 8 pieces of yummy lunch!

Enjoy!

Home-made Oreos

That is right folks Home-made Oreos and they are amazing!!!!
Now i am only putting this recipe out there with one stipulation...
I will not be held responsible for weight gain or Diet cheating.
Now i try my best to stay in a good weight and have found that if I allow myself a little bit of sugar a day I don't end up eating too much of it. But I do recommend making these for your husband, kids or neighbors so that they are not too much of a temptation for you.
ingredients for cookies:
1 box of Triple chocolate Fudge or Devil foods Cake box mix (Betty Crocker)
2 eggs
3/4 cup of Butter flavor Crisco

Mix these ingredients together
DON'T grease the cookie sheet
I use one of those cookie scooper so that they all come out the same size.
cook at 350 degrees for 8 minutes
when removing them from the oven let them cool on the cookie sheet for a few minutes so that when you do remove them they keep there shape. place on wax paper to cool completely before frosting.
this recipe will make three dozen cookies or 18 finished cookies.

Icing Ingredients:
1/2 cup of margarine or butter
1/2 thing of cream cheese
an approx 1lb or powder sugar
and a splash of milk

Mix everything together slowly adding the powder sugar until it taste good and is the right consistency.
I make the frosting while the cookies are baking and then put it in the fridge to let it thicken while the cookies are cooling.

put it all together and what have you got?... Just kidding

Enjoy!