Coconut Pancake Syrup by Guest Chef Miriam

Coconut Pancake Syrup:
1/2 c butter or margarine
1/2 c buttermilk
1 c sugar
1/2 tsp soda
1 tsp Coconut flavoring

Place in a med. saucepan cook all above except the flavoring and stir until it has boiled one minute. It will foam a lot. Remove from heat and stir in coconut flavoring. Store in a covered container in refrigerator.Best if served warm. Delicious on pancakes, waffles, French toast etc.(You could change the flavoring to pineapple, strawberry, orange, etc.)

Oh my, its delicious!

Ozark Pie by Guest Chef Miriam

2 c sugar
1/2 c soft butter
2 eggs
4 large apples (grated thickly, I even like small chunks but not peeled)
2 c sifted flour
1/2teas nutmeg
1 teas cinnamon
2 teas soda
1/2 c nuts
1/2 teas salt

Cream sugar & butter, add eggs and blend well, add apples then add dry ingredients. Pour into 2 pie pans or 2- 8x 9 pans. Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Nice served warm with sauce.
Sauce
Combine in a heavy pan on low heat:
l c butter
2 c brown sugar
1 c light cream
3 teas vanilla
dash of nutmeg
Do not boil but stir until dissolved and mixture thickens.

Featuring Guest Chef Miriam!

Dearest Readers...You are in for a treat! Chef Miriam is a party plannin', good-time havin', yummy food makin' genius! She not only adds spice to the kitchen, she adds spice to my life! My own grandma! She has sent me some of her favorite recipes, and I know you will enjoy them, because who doesn't love grandma's cooking? Stay tuned this week for her favorite recipes!

Wendy's Whole Wheat Bread

Wendy’s Whole Wheat Bread (from a great friend who always has warm bread ready!)
5 cups very warm water (110 degrees)
2 T instant rise yeast
7 cups whole wheat flour (I like to make it half white/half wheat)
Mix for 2 minutes in bread mixer; with mixer on, add:
2/3 cups oil
2/3 cups sugar
1 T salt
4 - 5 cups flour–add gradually until dough pulls away from sides of mixer
Mix for 8 - 10 minutes.
Place dough on an oiled bread board. Divide into 4 equal parts.
Knead and shape each loaf and place in loaf pans.
***Let Rise until double!
Bake for 30 minutes at 350
(For half wheat/white bread, add white bread flour for 2nd flour
For all white bread, use all white bread flour)

Fresh Peach Cobbler a'La Mode

I cannot believe I haven't posted this recipe yet. This is a summertime favorite and I would ONLY recommend it during summer, when peaches are FRESH!
Preheat oven to 400. Arrange 3 cups (or more) fresh peaches in a buttered baking dish. Mix with:
1 c. sugar
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. lemon peel
1/4 tsp. almond extract
Place in hot 400 oven while sifting:
1.5 cups flour
1 TBS. sugar
3 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
Cut in:
1/3 c. shortening
Add:
1 egg (beaten)
1/2 cup milk
Mix well until you have a good dough. Remove peaches from oven. Spoon dough over hot peaches. Smooth to cover fruit. Sprinkle with 2 TBS. sugar. Bake in 400 degree oven for 30 minutes. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

Creamy Chicken Enchiladas by Guest Chef Summer

3+ large skinless/boneless chicken breasts
1/2 onion, chopped
1/4 cube butter
1, 8oz pkg cream cheese
1 small can green chilis
flour tortillas
1 pint whip cream
1 cup monterey jack cheese

Preheat oven at 350 degrees. Boil chicken and cut up 2-3 chicken breasts. (Can do this the day before and refrigerate). Saute onion in butter. Add 1 pkg cream cheese and 1 small can green chilis. After cream cheese melts, mix in chicken. Drop chicken/cheese mix in flour tortillas. Put in 13x9 pan. Pour pint of whipping cream on top. Add 1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese. Bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees.Great to top off with the black bean salsa dip!

Chicken Cordon Bleu from Guest Chef Summer

This is easy and really good!
Boneless/skinless chicken (don't remove all fat)
Primrose sliced ham (rectangle/good quality)
Mild cheddar cheese block, cut into thick blocks
Toothpicks
Sauce/Topping:
1, 1/2 cup sour cream
1 can of cr mush soup
1 can drained mushroom
1 tsp lemon pepper

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Layer ham onto flattened chicken. Roll cheese in it and seal with toothpicks. Smother with creamy sauce. Bake 45 min to 1 hour for chicken in 9x13 pan. The sauce is a family favorite! We usually make a little extra and heat it up on the stove. We like to put it over some rice or a baked potato with the chicken!Don't forget to remove the toothpicks before indulging!Enjoy!

Easy Fruit Pizza by Guest Chef Summer

Fruit Pizza
I love to get creative and decorate with this one! You can throw the fruit on or you can make it pretty.

For a round pie pan:
Use, 1, 1/2 sugar cookie dough packages
Bake at 350 for 9-10 minutes

Enjoy the other 1/2 of the cookie dough or make small sugar cookies :)

You also need all types of desired fruit (different colors)
Cream cheese topping:
1 lb cool whip
2, 8oz phil cr cheese
1, 2 lb powdered sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
2 tbsp vanilla
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice

The key to this one is to let crust cool out of the oven then put cream cheese over it and let sit for at least 4+ hours (or overnight covered with Saran Wrap and placed in the fridge). This makes the crust very soft and perfect...even if you over bake the crust. This is always a huge hit at big get-togethers.

Banana Chocolate Chip Bread by Guest Chef Summer

Banana chocolate chip Bread: (recipe already doubled)
2 cups sugar
1 cups butter, melted
4 eggs2 dashes of salt
1 cup sour cream mixed in with 1 tsp of baking soda (set aside and let rise)
5 banana's (if frozen...let thaw)
4 cups flour (added one cup at a time)
Add choc chips to your taste (1, 1/2 cups)
Preheat oven to 325 and bake for 1 hour for a large loaf and 35-40minutes for small loaves
(test with toothpick in middle)
(My mother always taught me to put my old banana's in the freezer and when they added up to 5, to make some banana bread. I like the banana's this way better because they make the bread more moist.)
Makes 2 Large and 2 x-small loaves
OR 4 medium and almost 1 large loaf
OR 4 medium and 8 x-small loaves

German Pancakes by Guest Chef Summer

Mom's German Pancakes (Mom Gubler)
1/2 cup margarine (melt in pan)

Batter:
2 cups milk
2 cups flour
6 eggs
1 tbls cinnamon
1 tbls vanilla
Topping:
1 lemon (juiced)
powdered sugar
syrup
Preheat oven to 500 or 550 degrees (whatever is the highest). Melt margarine in pan (in oven). Mix ingredients in bowl for 2 good minutes. Poor batter into pan with melted margarine. Bake for 15-20 minutes. Will rise very high, then fall. When done, spread 1 lemon (juice) over the batter and powdered sugar to taste. let cool 5 minutes. Enjoy with maple syrup, if prefer.