Standing Chicken

Couldn't be easier than this. I love making this for a Sunday dinner it is fast and easy. The Chicken comes out tender and full of flavor. I have tried other brands of season salt but Morton Season All Season Salt comes out with the best flavor.

Standing Chicken

Place Chicken on stand. Cover with Morton Season Salt.(don't be shy use a lot of seasoning. I pour it on my hand and then just pat it on there covering the whole chicken) Place a piece of tin foil on top so it doesn't burn.

Cook 5 lb. Chicken for 1½- 2 hours or till chicken is done at 350*.

It sounds weird and I would have never tried this recipe if I would have known what was in it before I ate it. It is so good, fast and easy. I have used both homemade apricot jam and store bought. Both work fine.

Russian Chicken

Ingredients:

2 lbs of Chicken cut into bite size pieces

16 oz. Bottle Russian dressing

1 cup Apricot preserves (Jam)

½ package Lipton Onion soup mix

1. Take last three ingredients and pour over chicken.

2. Cover and bake at 350* for 1 ½ hours.

3. Serve over cooked rice.

*Place dish on pan covered in tin foil in case it boils over.

Beef & Broccoli Stir-Fry

I love this recipe but I think it could use less beef and more broccoli. I may even add different vegetables. I have the butcher at the grocery store cut the beef into strips for me. The flavor is awesome my kids even love it. Let me know if you try making it and what you thought.

Beef & Broccoli Stir-Fry

Preparation: 20 mins.

Cooking: 15 mins.

½ cup Soy sauce

2 tablespoons Lemon juice

1 tablespoon Cornstarch

1 tablespoon firmly packed Dark Brown Sugar

1 clove Garlic, crushed

1 teaspoon Black Pepper

2 tablespoons Vegetable oil

2 lbs. Top Sirloin, sliced 1/4-inch thick

1 medium Onion, thinly sliced

2 med heads of Broccoli

2 teaspoon grated fresh Gingerroot

1. In a small bowl, mix soy sauce, lemon juice, cornstarch, brown sugar, garlic and pepper. Set aside.

2. Heat 1 tbsp. Vegetable oil in a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Add beef and stir-fry until almost cooked through, about 2 minutes. Transfer beef to a plate and cover to keep warm.

3. Heat remaining oil in skillet. Add onion and stir-fry for 5 minutes. Cut broccoli into florets (should yield about 4 cups) and add to skillet with ½ cup water. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer for 3 minutes.

4. Return beef to skillet with soy sauce mixture; add ginger. Bring to boil and cook, stirring constantly, until sauce thickens, about 2 minutes. Serve hot.

Grandma's Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 Cup Shortening
2/3 Cup Sugar
2/3 Cup Brown Sugar
2 Eggs
1 tsp Vanilla
(mix until light & fluffy)

(In Separate Bowl mix)
2 1/4 Cup Flour
1 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Salt

Directions:
1. Add Flower Mixture to wet mixture. Mix until blended (DON'T Over mix after adding Flour mixture).
2. Add 1/2 pk of Mini Chocolate Chips.
3. Spoon dough onto cookie sheet.
4. Bake at 325* for 10 min.
(Don't over bake! Cookies will continue to brown on cookie sheet after taking them from th oven).

Maroni Sauce

6 ounces good olive oil, not extra-virgin
12 cloves garlic, finely sliced
1 large or 2 medium Spanish onions, finely diced
2 (28-ounce) cans imported crushed tomatoes
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon white or black pepper
1 large handful julienned fresh basil leaves

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add oil. Once heated add the finely sliced garlic and onions to the pan. Cook over medium heat until soft and slightly brown. Next add the canned crushed tomatoes, salt and pepper and stir. Allow the sauce to come to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and add the julienned basil.

Serve over meatballs

Grandma Maronis Meatballs 100 Year Old Recipe

1 pound ground chuck
4 ounces dried bread crumbs
4 large eggs
4 ounces whole milk
6 ounces grated Romano
3 ounces grated Spanish onion
2 ounces finely diced fresh garlic
2 ounces finely chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves
2 ounces finely chopped fresh basil leaves

1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a baking sheet with olive oil cooking spray. Mix all ingredients thoroughly in large bowl. If mixture seems a little loose add more bread crumbs.

2.Roll meatballs loosely about the size of a golf ball (I make mine about the size of a baseball and then cook then slightly longer) and place on baking sheet. Place into preheated oven for approximately 35 to 40 minutes. Enjoy!

Crock-Pot Chicken

Ingredients:
1 Bag frozen chicken strips
1 Cube butter
1 Packet dry italian dressing
1 Can cream of chicken soup
1 Packet Cream Cheese
Rice

Directions:
1. Pour bag of frozen chicken strips into crock-pot.
2. Melt cube of butter and pour over chicken.
3. Sprinkle italian dressing mix over chicken.
4. Cook on high for 3 hours
5. Pour cream of chicken soup and softened cream cheese into crock-pot and stir.
6. Cook on high for another 1/2 hour to 45 min.
Serve over rice.