Tarter sauce for two:  mix two tablespoons of Miracle Whip with one teaspoon of relish.  Add a squirt of lemon juice and 1/4 teaspoon of the seasoning.  Stir well.

Cut peppers in half length-wise and cut out the middle vein with the seeds. Spray large cookie sheet with vegetable oil cooking spray, and preheat oven to 375*F. Crumble and brown the sausage in small skillet. Drain grease. Cool meat and mix with the cream cheese.  Stuff each pepper half with 1 tbsp mix and bake for 20-25 or until lightly brown. Enjoy! 

Topping

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Spray the bottom and sides of 13 X 9 pan with vegetable oil cooking spray.  Place the tortillas so they cover the bottom and sides of the pan.  Spread turkey meat, soup, water, milk, and tomatoes and green chilies evenly in pan.  Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.

Soak the bihon rice noodles in hot water for 15 minutes. Drain water and add cool water to cover. Grab a handful of noodles and hold above pot, with food scissors cut noodles about 2 inches below your hands. (Like I am doing in the picture.) Continue cutting all the noodles until you can grab any handful without them needing to be cut. 

Put chicken in pot and cover with water, boil for 10 minutes. Remove chicken from pot. Set broth aside. Let cool, and cut into bite-size pieces. Sauté garlic in large skillet or wok. Add onion and cook for 3-4 minutes. Add the bite-size pieces of chicken. Then, add the THINLY sliced carrots and THINLY sliced celery, and mix. Cook until veggies are tender.

Re-heat broth and add a tablespoon of oil.  Bring to boil.  Combine cut noodles and chicken in  wok/skillet, and cook over medium-high heat.  Fold all together, while slowly adding soy sauce and pepper to desired taste.  Add the broth a little at a time until all the broth is gone.  While continuously stirring noodles, chicken, and veggies, add approximately 1 tablespoon of Dashida.  Continue stirring and mixing until all the noodles are lightly brown.  

Serve with a fresh garden salad topped with sesame seeds and crispy Chinese noodles.  We enjoy this dish with Lumpias (fried Philipino meat rolls).

Serves 6

-This recipe courtesy of Britany Klauda (pictured above).

Kids Definition: 

Vegetable-A basic food known to satisfy kid's hunger--but only by sight.

Mix all of the ingredients together.  Great side dish to ANY meal!

Serves 4

Kids Definition: 

Thirsty-How your child feels after you've said your final "Goodnight".

Dressing-

Mix Miracle Whip, Southwest Sauce, and Horseradish in a small bowl-set aside. On a large griddle melt 1/2 stick butter. Grill 5 slices of Rye on both sides, and place on platter. Add another 1/2 stick of butter and grill other 5 slices on both sides. Spread dressing on one side of all 10 slices of Rye. With remaining 1/2 stick butter sauté Pastrami in skillet, once heated thoroughly, sprinkle cheese atop meat, turn off heat. Place meat evenly on 5 slices of Rye, and top with 5 remaining slices of Rye. Serve with potato chips and pickles.

Atomic Sauce:                                     (Approx. for 3 steaks.)

Serves 3.

Kids Definition: 

Refrigerator-A very expensive and inefficient room air conditioner.

Serves 3 to 4.

Toss salad and serve with warm pita bread and humus.  (Humus recipe is January's recipe below.)

Kids Definition: 

Plate-A breakable Frisbee.

Cut and serve with butter.

Kids Definition: 

Napkin-Any worn object, such as a shirt or pants.

Kids Definition: 

Measuring Cups-A kitchen utensil that is stored in the sandbox.

Kids Definition: 

Kitchen-The only room not used when eating crumbly snacks. 

-This recipe courtesy of Leah Johanson.

Kids Definition: 

Germs-The only thing children share freely. 

Blend in a food processor until extremely smooth.

Kids Definition: 

Frozen-Condition of children's jaws when spinach is served.  I agree! 

Mix 5-6 drops of red food coloring with 3 teaspoons of icing to make a red layer. (mock tomato)  Mix 5-6 drops of green food coloring with 3 teaspoons of icing to make a green layer.  (mock lettuce)    Spread a layer of green icing on inside of NIlla wafer then place one York mint on top of icing then lightly coat the inside of another Nilla wafer with red icing then put on top of York mint.  See photo above.  

Option mix yellow food coloring to make "mustard" or leave some white icing for "mayo".

Filling:

Optional:

Mix in this order:  sugar, eggs, pumpkin, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and flour. Bake in a wax paper lined 15x10x1 inch jelly roll pan at 375*F for 12-15 minutes. Remove from wax paper and place on paper towels. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Roll up cake and the towel together, starting at the small end. Cool. Mix cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and powdered sugar. Unroll cake and remove towel. Spread filling on cake (add pecans if desired on top of filling) and roll up cake like a jelly roll. Refrigerate. Slice to serve.

Kids Definition: 

Frozen-Condition of children's jaws when spinach is served. 

Mix together in a crock pot the first 5 ingredients.  Place chicken and 1/3 cup salsa on top of mixture.  Cover and cook 3 hours on high.  Remove chicken, shred and set aside. Stir in 8 oz. cream cheese until smooth.  Put shredded chicken back into mixture. Serve with tortilla chips.  Add a side dish of plain white rice and a tossed green salad.  Leftovers are good warmed in flour tortillas as a burrito.

Kids Definition: 

Fried Foods-Gourmet cooking.

Kids Definition: 

Fork-A eating utensil made obsolete by the discovery of fingers. 

IDEA: Slice some fresh strawberries and put them on the scones. Add whipped cream and serve!

Kids Definition: 

Floor-A place for all food not found on lap or chair. 

Prepare the box cake mix. Preheat the oven (as listed on back of box for cupcakes) Set the cones on a cookie sheet and fill each one 2/3 full of cake mix. Bake in oven the amount of time directed on box for cupcakes. Take out, wait till cool, put on the frosting!

 * Use white frosting and separate into different bowls.  Color each with different food coloring so you can have an assortment of colors to frost the cupcakes.  Be creative.

Hint: Do not store the cupcake cones in a air tight container; this makes the cones soggy!  Serve ASAP.

Kids Definition: 

Fat-Microscopic substance detected visually by children on pieces of meat they do not wish to eat.

Kids Definition: 

Evaporate-A magic trick preformed by kids when it comes time to clear the table or wash dishes.

Divide biscuits into 4 pieces. Roll in cinnamon and white sugar mixture.  Put in a greased Bundt pan. Melt butter, brown sugar. and water. Boil for 2 minutes and pour over the biscuits.  Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.  We like to place chopped pecans in the bottom of the pan before dropping in the biscuits!

Serve warm.  This won't last long.  Great for breakfast or as a desert.

Kids Definition: 

Desserts-The reason for eating a meal.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray.  Roll out bread dough into a rectangle 14 inches by 16 inches.  Layer the ham, turkey, and pepperoni onto the bread dough leaving a 1-inch border all around.  Sprinkle the mozzarella, cheddar, and Parmesan cheeses evenly over the meats.  Roll the dough toward you and fold the ends and tuck them under the bottom.  Beat the egg with a fork in a small bowl.  Use a pastry brush to brush the top of the bread dough with the beaten egg.  Place the stromboli on the cookie sheet with the seam side down!  Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.  Slice the stromboli into 1-inch slices and serve.

Kids Definition: 

Cookie (last one)-An item that must be eaten in front of a sibling.

Cook bacon until crisp.  Sauté the onions in the butter in a large stockpot.  Crumble the bacon and add to the stockpot.  Add water and stir well.  Drain liquid from the cans of beans.  Add the drained beans, salsa and cilantro to the stockpot.  Bring the mixture to a low boil.  Then simmer.  Cover the pot and cook for 30 minutes.  Ladle the soup into bowls and lightly sprinkle with Monterey Jack Cheese.  Garnish with chips.   Serves 6-unless they want seconds.

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.  Grease tube pan.  Cream sugar, butter and eggs.  Mix flour, baking soda and salt.  Add flour mixture slowly to the creamed mixture.  Add buttermilk, vanilla and almond extract.  Beat well.  Pour into greased tube pan.  Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes at 300 degrees.  Let cool and remove from pan.  Serve with fresh fruit (blueberries, strawberries or whatever fruit you like.) Enjoy. This cake freezes very well.