Banana Cream Pie

Line a baked pie shell with sliced bananas. Cover bottom and sides of the crust. Prepare a package of instant vanilla pudding according to the pie directions (reducing the milk from the regular pudding recipe). Allow to set up for a few minutes. Whip about a half of a pint of whipping cream, sweeten it with about 1/4 c. sugar. Fold about half of the whipped cream into the pudding mixture. Pour on the top of the bananas in the baked pie shell. Allow to set up slightly. Cover the top of the pie with remaining whipped cream. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.

Super Thick Hot Fudge Sauce

1 6 oz. pkg. semi sweet chocolate bits
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 t. vanilla

Combine ingredients in top of double broiler and heat over boiling water until sauce is desired consistency, stirring frequently—will get quite thick. Any leftovers can be heated in the same way adding a tablespoon of milk.

Serve over Vanilla Ice cream.

Sweet Grilled Chicken

1 c. soy sauce
2 c. Sprite
1 c. vegetable oil
½ t. garlic powder
1 t. horseradish

Mix ingredients together and marinate chicken overnight. Barbeque on grill or broil in oven. (Will marinate about 10-12 chicken breasts—can be cut in half or in fourth.)

Serve with baked potato, grilled zucchini and sliced watermelon.

Bowtie Pasta Salad

1 box bowtie pasta, cooked and marinated overnight in Girard’s Romano Cheese Dressing.
Add:
1 bunch spinach-torn in small pieces
1 sliced purple onion
1 sliced avocado
4-6 roma tomatoes, sliced
1 small package crumbled Bleu Cheese
1 can drained artichoke hearts, quartered

Can add sliced chicken or crumbled bacon.

Serve with bread and fruit.

BBQ Pork Sandwiches

1 Pork Roast
1-2 bottles favorite BBQ sauce

Put roast in crock pot with about a cup of BBQ sauce. Slow cook for 8-10 hours on low. Shred meat, discarding fat and bones if any. Add BBQ sauce until meat is very moist. Heat through in crockpot about an hour or heat in 300 degree oven about 30 minutes.

Serve on buns with favorite potato salad and fruit or veggie tray.

Stroganoff Bread

1 loaf French bread, lightly buttered
1 lb. ground beef
1 c. sour cream
1 can cream of mushroom soup
Mozzarella and/or cheddar cheese
2 chopped tomatoes
1 chopped green pepper
½ bunch chopped green onion
Any other veggies you want

Cook hamburger and season with garlic and salt and pepper. Slice French bread in half lengthwise. Spread halves with butter and bake in oven until slightly toasted. Stir sour cream and soup, add hamburger. Spread meat mixture over toasted bread. Top with cheese and veggies. Bake for 8 minutes or until cheese is melted and toasty.

Serve with cut up fruit.

Cabbage Salad

1 pkg. coleslaw mix OR 1 medium cabbage chopped
2 pkg. chicken ramen noodles
10 green onions, chopped
Grilled chicken breast, cubed
Slivered almonds, browned

Crush ramen noodles, save seasoning packets. Mix together ingredients. Dress with below dressing.

Dressing:
1 c. olive oil
Ramen seasoning packets
1/4 c. sugar
1 t. pepper
6 T. Balsamic Vinegar
1 t. salt
Put ingredients into Tupperware and shake until blended.

Serve with baguettes or French bread and fruit if desired.