Some of My Favorites:)

Here are some of my favorite recipes that I was thinking about while walking with a friend this morning. I hope you Enjoy!

Amelia's Carmel Popcorn
Pop 3-4 Bags of regular sized microwave popcorn(make sure to take out the grannies)
Melt together on medium heat in a heavy saucepan:
1 cup of butter or margarine (2 sticks)
1 cup of Brown Sugar
1 bag of mini marshmellows (small 10 oz or for gooey popcorn the large 16 oz bag)

Pour over popped popcorn, mix together and serve.

Quick and Easy Peanut Butter Cookies(from 101 things to do with a cake mix)
1 yellow cake mix
2 eggs
1/3 cup oil
3/4 cup peanut better(crunchy or plain)
sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degree.

Mix together cake mix, eggs, and oil until powder is completely dissolved into dough. Stir in peanut butter. Drop balls of dough into a small bowl of sugar, then place on a greased cookie sheet. Press fork horizontally and then vertically across each ball to flatten.

Bake 10-12 minutes, or until golden. Remove from pan and cool. (They are good warm but are very sweet and they taste better after they have cooled a little)


Taco Meat (Original is from Deceptively Delicious)

1 pound lean ground meat
1 (14 oz) can of crushed or diced tomatoes with juice(I sometimes us V8 juice instead)
1/2 cup sweet potato, carrot, or butternut squash puree
1/2 packet taco seasoning

Cook meat, then stir in the rest of the ingredients and simmer on medium low until thickened. I usually half the meat and the tomatoes but still add a half cup of puree and then I add an 1/8 cup of taco seasoning. (You can buy taco seasoning in bulk at Costco)
This is my absolute fav!

Sloppy Joes a V8 Recipe(For those that like it)

1 lb ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped (or onion flakes work too)
3/4 cup V8 juice
1/4 cup ketchup
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp of cornstarch(optional for thicker joes)

Cook beef and onion in skillet until browned. Pour off fat. Add V8 juice, ketchup, and Worcestershire (and cornstarch) Heat through and simmer until thickened to your desire.
Serve on a healthy bun and Enjoy! This recipe is from www.campbellkitchen.com. A special shout out to Brooke for getting me hooked on V8 Juice!