Recipes for A Death in the Family

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1. In a large sauce pan, or dutch oven, heat oil. Mix in flour and cook for 1 minute. Add chili powder and cook for another minute.
2. Using a whisk, slowly add the water and bring to a boil. Add tomato sauce, garlic powder, cumin, and salt, and cook for 15 minutes.
3. Add chicken and can of chilies. Cook on low heat for 7 hours or on high for 4 hours. Stir 2-3 times while cooking.
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
5. Remove chicken and place in a large mixing bowl. Add about 3 cups of enchilada sauce and shred the chicken using 2 forks.
6. Cover the bottom of a 9 x 13 casserole dish with sauce from the pan. Fill corn or flour tortillas with the shredded chicken and cheese. Roll and place seam side down in casserole dish. Pour remaining sauce over the top and sprinkle with cheese. Cover with foil and bake for 25 minutes.
7. Remove foil and bake an additional 5 minutes. Serve with sour cream, guacamole, lettuce, olives, and tomatoes.

 

 

 

 

 

1. Mix wet ingredients in one bowl, in the order given.
2. Mix dry ingredients in another bowl.
3. Mix all ingredients together well and pour into 2 greased loaf pans.
4. Bake at 325 degrees for 65 minutes or until the sides begin to pull away from the pan. Check for doneness by lightly pressing the top of the loaf. If it’s done, it will spring right back.

 

 

 

1. The night before, brown 1-2 lbs. of sausage and cook hash browns in butter. Refrigerate.
2. In the morning, spray 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray and layer hash browns, sausage, and cheese.
3. Beat together eggs, milk, salt, and pepper, and pour over casserole.
4. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until egg is set. Serve warm.

 

 

 

 

1. Combine flour and sugar.
2. In saucepan, combine butter, shortening, water, and cocoa. Heat until it boils.
3. Pour boiling mixture over flour and sugar. Stir, then add buttermilk, eggs, baking soda, and vanilla. Mix well.
4. Pour into 11 x 17 1/2 greased pan, and bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
5. To make frosting, combine butter, cocoa, and milk in a saucepan, and heat until it boils.
6. Remove from heat; stir in the powered sugar and vanilla, and beat until frosting is smooth.
7. Frost while brownies are still warm.

 

 

 

 

1. Sprinkle chicken lightly with poultry seasoning and sauté with onion.
2. Add cream cheese and parsley. Stir well, and set aside.
3. Pinch together 2 rolls, put on greased cookie sheet, and add a spoonful of chicken mixture. Seal edges.
4. Brush outside of each filled roll with melted butter and roll in seasoned bread crumbs.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
6. For sauce, heat cream of chicken soup with enough milk to make a gravy-like consistency. Pour over each roll just before serving.

 

 

 

1. Mix sour cream or mayonnaise, cream cheese, and lemon juice.
2. Add onion, celery, and crabmeat.
3. Chill 2 hours, and serve with crackers

 

 

 

 

 

1. To make crust, mix flour, margarine or butter, and 1/2 cup nuts. Press into ungreased 9 x 13 pan.
2. Bake at 325 degrees for 15 minutes, and let cool.
3. Beat the whipping cream with vanilla and sugar, until stiff. Divide in half.
4. For first layer, mix half of the whipped cream with cream cheese. Add enough milk to thin mixture to spread over crust.
5. Make puddings according to directions. If using cooked pudding, allow to cool.
6. For second layer, spread chocolate pudding on top of whipped cream and cream cheese layer.
7. For third layer, spread vanilla pudding on top of chocolate pudding layer.
8. Top with remaining whipped cream, and sprinkle with nuts.
9. Chill at least one hour or preferably overnight before serving.

 

 

 

1. 1. Sauté squash, carrots, and onion with butter until barely tender.
2. 2. Mix soup, sour cream, and half a stick butter or margarine, and put in 9 x 13 pan.
3. 3. Add vegetables; stir and top with bread crumbs that have been mixed with 1/2 stick butter.
4. 4. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

 

 

 

1. Mix miracle whip or mayonnaise, juice, salt, and sugar.
2. Add pineapple, raisins, and carrots. Toss.

 

 

 

1. Fry hamburger and onion, and blot off grease.
2. Mix all ingredients and simmer until potatoes and pepper are tender.