Peach Jam

-by my Sister LaRee

5 cups peaches
5 cups sugar
1 lg can crushed pineapple
11 Maraschino cherries (cut in pieces)
1 package orange jello
Bring first 4 ingredients to a boil and cook for 15 minutes.
Turn off stove and add jello. Pour into jars- seal.

Berry Jam

2 boxes frozen thawed berries or 2 C thoroughly mashed fresh berries
2 T lemon juice
2 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 box dry pectin

Crush the berries with a fork and add lemon juice.
Place berries in a 3-4 qt. sauce pan on medium low heat.
Sift the pectin in slowly, stirring constantly so it will dissolve as you go.
Remove from heat when sugar appears dissolved. Do Not boil.
Allow to stand several hours before bottling. Stir occasionally.
Bottle and freeze.
After it has been frozen it may be stored in the refrigerator.

To bottle and wax
Boil 2 minutes.
Try other combinations: Peach and raspberry. Strawberry and rhubarb.

Dad's Meatless Spaghetti Sauce

2 T veg oil (maybe a little butter)
1 onion
Green peppers
zucchini
summer squash, etc
Can also use mushrooms, etc.

Saute on low heat til onions clear
Add 4-5 diced tomatoes
May also add celery (dad didn't)
1 tsp Italian Seasoning
1/2 tsp celery seed
bay leaves
1/2 tsp thyme
Simmer

Add 1 cup tomato juice or use chicken broth.

Chicken Monet

By my Daughter Sherry

1 pkg chicken breasts
2 pkg broccoli
2 cans of Cream of Chicken Soup (I use 1 can mushroom)
1 cup shredded cheese
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 tsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp curry powder (or more to taste)

Cover chicken in foil and bake. Bone. Cook.
Make sauce from remaining ingredients
Line 9x13 pan
Layer 1-broccoli, 2-chicken, 3-sauce.
Bake for 30 min at 350.

Mint Julip (non- alcoholic)

Made at the Kentucky Derby Party at Grandma Rhea's!

"One of my favorite days of the year is "Derby Day" when all my children can come and enjoy the Kentucky Derby together. I love Kentucky, beautiful Horses, and gorgeous hats on the women at Churchill Downs. We like to have a buffet so we can bring our plates to the television and hear all the horse histories before the race." - Grandma Rhea

1 1/2 cup sugar
mint leaves to taste
juice of 4 lemons
juice of 6 oranges
7-up

combine sugar and mint leaves with 1/2 cup water in saucepan. Boil until slightly thickened. Strain. cool Add fruit juices. Refrigerate until serving time.

Place crushed ice in tall glasses.
Add 1/4 cup syrup mixture.
Fill glass with 7-up; stir until mixed.
Serve immediately.

Pasta Salad

1 large bag corkscrew noodles

broccoli

sliced olives

cucumbers

mushrooms

diced meat- turkey, ham, pepperoni, salami

tomatoes- carrots

8 oz. bottle of Kraft Zesty Italian or Bearanstain 

Marinate overnight

Serves around 10

Teriyaki Chicken Kabobs

Used at Grandma Rhea's fun rainy birthday party in the Canyon.

8 oz bacon (not thick-sliced)
1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts
fresh pineapple cut in chunks
1 recipe Teriyaki Sauce (below)

Cut the bacon into thirds.
Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces
Cut up pineapple
Wrap a piece of bacon around a piece of chicken and thread onto skewer.
Top with a chunk of pineapple. Repeat twice so there are three pieces of bacon-wrapped chicken on the skewer. Repeat with remaining chicken, bacon, and pineapple.
Reserve 1/2 cup of Teriyaki Sauce and pour the remaining sauce over the chicken. Marinate for 4-8 hours.
If you choose to cook these on the grill, preheat the grill to medium-high heat (about 400 degrees) Place skewers on grill and baste with reserved Teriyaki sauce. Cook for 7 minutes, turn , baste, and cook for and other 7 minutes.
To cook these in the oven, preheat oven to 400 degrees and place on a foil-lined baking sheet Cook for 20 minutes, turning and basting once.


Teriyaki Sauce
1/2 cup gran. sugar
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1 clove garlic minced
1/2 tsp g. ginger
1/4 tsp pepper
1 T cornstarch
1 T cold water

1- Combine sugar, vinegar, garlic, and pepper in saucepan. Bring to boil over medium heat.

2- Whisk cornstarch and water and combine stirring until thickened. Cool.