557 going vacation Recipes

lean ground beef, onion, diced, garlic cloves or 1 tsp powder or 1 tsp salt, salt and pepper, olive oil, ritz crackers (crumbed), milk, eggs (beaten ), classico tomato and basil pasta sauce (1/2 jar) or 16 oz diced tomatoes

butter, softened, mayonnaise (lowfat or light not recommended ), parmesan cheese, grated, garlic, minced, dried oregano, dried basil, seasoning salt, monterey jack cheese, shredded, french bread , halved lengthwise (about 20 inches)

tilapia fillets, lemons, olive oil, salt and pepper, fresh baby spinach, prepared pasta sauce (your favorite marinara sauce), crumbled feta cheese

vodka, gin, white rum, tequila, blue curacao, orange juice, low-joule diet lemonade, lime juice, cracked ice, lemon slice

broiler-fryer chickens, chicken broth, water, soy sauce, olive oil, honey, worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, minced garlic, salt and pepper, to taste after removing the bird

vanilla beans. don tsp get the old crummy expensive ones from the store. serving them online , or go to a health food store, it is worth it., vodka or bourbon, i get , but i like it to be clear when it starts so i know how dark the beans have made it, bourbon is not clear right i do not drink so i do not know. i just get ...

butter, softened, mayonnaise, grated parmesan cheese, minced garlic, seasoned salt, shredded monterey jack cheese, french bread (about 20 inches), halved lengthwise

butter, onion, diced, green bell pepper, chopped, green onions, chopped, stalks celery, chopped, condensed golden mushroom soup, chopped fresh parsley, salt and ground black pepper to taste, crawfish tail meat

garlic, finely chopped, chopped fresh ginger root, chile paste, orange juice, sherry (optional), soy sauce, cider vinegar, white sugar, cornstarch, cold water, peanut oil, divided, skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into strips, green onions, chopped into 1 inch pieces, green bell peppers , cut into 1 inch pieces, onion, diced, grated orange zest, chopped peanuts

ground chuck, bulk pork sausage, velveeta cheese, diced, worcestershire sauce, oregano, garlic powder, ground pepper, loaves rye cocktail bread

fresh green beans , snapped, broccoli florets, green pepper, celery (include the leaves for great flavor!), okra, chopped, coleslaw mix, green onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, vegetable bouillon cubes, pepper , to taste, spike seasoning , to taste, whole tomatoes, water

top round london broil beef (ours was a montana steer named clyde), cream of chicken soup, water (karen omits this for thicker gravy), beef base (karen only used 1, but also had onion soup mix, which i ommitted. maybe i over did it here.), peeled and chopped medium carrots, onion, peeled and chopped into large chunks, onion powder, fresh mushrooms (that is going to seem like a lot. you might want to tone it down if you have little ones.), apples, large chunks, lime juice, black pepper, table salt, dried ground sage, diced garlic cloves, sections

ice cubes, banana liqueur, creme de cacao liqueur, chocolate ice cream, chocolate syrup, vanilla extract, milk, banana, sliced, sweetened whipped cream, chocolate shavings, for garnish

stewed tomatoes with juice, garlic cloves, whole fresh jalapenos, seeded, white onion, chopped fresh cilantro, fresh roma tomatoes, kosher salt, fresh ground pepper, lime , juice of

penne pasta, alfredo sauce (or you own homemade ), sun-dried tomatoes, you chop, cooked shrimp

whole roasting chicken, cleaned & cut up into serving pieces, butter, cream of mushroom soup, mushrooms, sliced & drained, dried onion, white wine (or water), cooked rice or noodles, for 4

go to the crafts store., purchase 1 or more bags of dried fruit, some plaster of paris, brown paint and a disposable cake pan., go home ., unwrap the dried fruit , carefully folding the wrapper inside-out and placing it at the bottom of your trash can. better yet, send it through your personal paper shredder and use it for insulation in the attic., mix the plaster of paris with water and pour into the disposable cake pan. place dried fruit on top, gently pushing in so it looks baked in the batter. let dry., take your fruitcake out of the disposable cake pan ., cover the top, bottom and sides with brown paint, avoiding the fruit., wrap your fruitcake in festive , colored saran wrap and finish with a bow. i like using red wrap because it gives a warm glow to the fruitcake., give your fruitcake to someone you want to impress. when they lift it, they ll say, wow! you must have made a really rich fruitcake! don tsp forget to smile and say, oh, its paris-style fruitcake., worry about someone trying to eat your fruitcake. nobody actually eats fruitcake... that s just a rumor. just so you know, the dried fruit won go bad because it has the same preservatives as twinkies, which have a shelf-life of about 237 years.