Grape Salad

4# of seedless grapes (green or purple)
1 8oz package of cream cheese
1 8 oz container sour cream
1/2 cup white sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 ounces chopped pecans
2 tbsp brown sugar

Wash and dry grapes. In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, sour cream, vanilla, and white sugar. Add grapes and mix until evenly incorporated. Sprinkle with brown sugar and pecans, mix again and refrigerate until serving.

Potato Soup

6 slices bacon cut into 1-inch pieces
1 onion, diced
1 clove of garlic chopped
1/8 tsp, dried thyme
3 baking potatoes (about 2 lbs total), peeled and cut into 1/2 inch pieces
31/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
1 cup sour cream
Salt and pepper
2 tbsp. minced fresh chives

In a large pot over medium-high heat, cook bacon, stirring occasionally, until crisp and browned. Transfer to paper towels to drain. Then cool enough to handle, crumble.

Discard all but about 2 tbsp. fat and return pot to medium heat. Add onion, garlic and thyme and saute until onion is soft, about 7 minutes. Add potatoes and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer until potatoes are tender, 12 to 15 minutes. Working in batches, process in blender with sour cream until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.

Ladle soap into bowls and top with chives and bacon.

Pizza Casserole

1 lb. ground meat
1 lb. sausage
1 small onion chopped
1 box of macaroni noddles
1 can of cheddar cheese soup
1 small can of tomato sauce
1 small can of mushroom
1 bag of mozzarella cheese
pepperoni

Brown meat, sausage, and onion together. Cook noddles. Then mix together all ingredients except mozzarella cheese and pepperoni. Pour into a large baking dish and top with cheese and pepperoni. Cook in oven on 350 degrees for about 30 - 40 minutes.

Bacon Wrapped Pork Chops

Tyler's Favorite

6 Boneless Pork Chops
1 Package of Bacon

Preheat over to 400 degrees. Salt and pepper each pork chop and wrap with 2-3 pieces of bacon. Cook for about 40 minutes. Serve with yellow rice and other vegetable of your choice.

Chocolate Gravy

1 Cup of Sugar
1 tablespoon Butter
1 1/2 Cups of Milk
2 tablespoons Flour
3 tablespoons Cocoa

Cook over medium heat in sauce pan, stirring constantly. Serve with biscuits.

Bush's Best All-American Chili

2 cans of Bush Best Chili Beans
1 lb. Ground Chuck
1 Cup Chopped Onions
1 Cup Chopped Green Pepper
1 Can (14.6. oz) Diced Tomatoes
1 Can (6oz.) Tomato Paste
1/2 Cup Water
1/2 tsp. Salt
1 tbsp Chili Powder
2 tsp. Oregano
1 tsp. Sugar


In large pan cook beef, onions and green peppers until meat is browned. Drain and put in a crockpot with all the other ingredients cook on low all day or on high half a day or on stovetop for 20 minutes.

Basic Cornbread

1 Egg, Beaten
1 1/3 Cup of Milk
1/4 Cup of Oil
2 Cups of Martha White Buttermilk Self-Rising Corn Meal

Heat oven to 450 degrees. Grease 9-inch ovenproof skillet or 9-inch square pan, place in oven to heat. In large bowl, combine all ingredients; mix well. Pour batter into hot greased pan. Bake at 450 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

Stuffed Jalapeno Peppers

18 - 20 Jalapeno Peppers
8oz. Cream Cheese - Softened
1 lb. Sausage
1 tbsp Chopped Garlic
Parmesan Cheese

Split peppers in half, clean out seeds and seams. Place on cookie sheet. Brown sausage, drain, add cream cheese and garlic. Spoon into pepper halves, sprinkle parmesan cheese on top and back 20 minutes at 350 degrees.

WARNING: WEAR PLASTIC GLOVES WHEN CLEANING OUT THE PEPPERS!!!

Beef Stoganoff

1 lb. Ground Chuck
1 medium Onion
2 tbsp All-Purpose Flour
1/2 tsp garlic Salt
1/2 tsp Pepper
1-2 pkg. fresh sliced Mushrooms
1 tbsp Butter, Melted
1 can (10 3.4 oz.) Cream of Mushroom Soup, undiluted
1 container (8oz.) Sour Cream

Brown chuck and onion in a pan. Drain and then place back in pan with sliced mushrooms and melted butter and cook until mushrooms are tender. Stir in flour, salt and pepper; cook and stir for 1 minute. Stir in soup. Simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add sour cream and heat thoroughly.

Serve over a baked potato, noodles or rice.

Egg Drop Soup

3 Cups of Chicken Broth
1 Green Onion with Top
1 sp. Salt
Dash of Pepper
2 Eggs, Slightly Beaten

Heat chicken broth, salt and pepper to boiling in saucepan. Stir green onions into eggs. Pour egg mixture slowly into broiling broth, stirring constantly with fork to for shreds of egg.