Sausage Dip

1 lb Ground Sausage

1-2 large tomatoes

1-2 onions

1-2 green peppers

2 small cans mild diced green chilies

8 oz. crème cheese

8 oz sour cream or more to taste

Put Crème cheese in large crock pot on warm.

Cook  sausage in large skillet.  Drain grease.

Dice peppers, onions, add to cooked sausage and cook until transparent.

Add sausage mixture to crock pot.

Add sour cream.

Add mild green chilies.

Dice tomatoes and add last.

Spinach Ice Cream

1 cup French Vanilla creamer
2 tsp Agave Nectar Syrup
1 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
4 cups spinach, lightly packed
4 cups ice cubes

blend until smooth and enjoy!

Granola Bars

1 cup rolled oats
1 cup rice chex
2 Tbs chia seeds
2 Tbs ground flax seed
1/4 cup pumpkin seed
1/4 cup chopped almonds
1/2 cup nut butter
1/3 cup honey
2 Tbs chocolate chips (mini)

Microwave honey and nut butter and mix together.  Mix together dry ingredients and add honey and nut butter mix.  Press into 8x8 pan and freeze for 1 hour.
You can change out what seeds you want and use whatever nut butter you like.

Funeral Potatoes

12 large potatoes or 32 oz bag frozen shredded hash browns
2 10 1/4 ounce can cream of chicken soup
2 cups sour cream
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/3 cup chopped onion
2 cups crushed corn flakes
2 Tbs butter, melted

Peel potatoes and boil for 30 minutes, until just tender.  Cool and grate into a greased 9 x 13 inch banking dish (or put hash browns into the baking dish).  Combine soup concentrate, sour cream, cheese, the 1/2 cup melted butter and onions.  Gently blend into potatoes.  Combine crushed corn flakes and the 2 TBS melted butter.  Sprinkle on top.  Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.  Makes 12 servings.

Joan's Cornbread

* secret ingredient :in a small bowl or cup combine:
*1c buttermilk
*1/2t baking soda
in another medium bowl combine:
1/2 cup softened margerine

2/3 cup sugar

add to sugar/butter mixture, and beat:

2 eggs

add baking soda mixture to egg/sugar/butter mixture

in a separate bowl combine:

1c flour

1c cornmeal

1/2 tsp salt

on medium speed gradually beat dry ingredients into wet

pour into non stick sprayed 8x8 square casserole pan and bake at 375  for 35 min.

Hearty Italian Soup

cook together in 1t olive oil:
1 lb italian saucage

1 onion chopped

2 garlic cloves (or garlic powder)

in a pot combine:

2 cans chicken broth

1 soup can water

1 can rinsed white beans (cannellini, or great northern)

1 can stewed tomatoes 

1 cup rotini pasta

bring pot to a boil for 8 min, then add garlic,saucage,onion skillet

remove from heat and add:

1 1/2 cup baby spinach leaves

1/2 cup shredded mozzerella. 

let steam for up to 5 min and serve with crackers or dinner roll

Kurt's White Chili

1 Tbs veg oil sautee:

1 lb chicken cut up

1 med onion

2-3 garlic cloves (or powder)

in a pot combine and let simmer for 30 min:

3-4 cans white beans

1,  14oz can chicken broth

1 can mild green chillis

1 tsp salt

1 tsp cummin

1 spt oregano

1/2 tsp pepper

1/4 tsp paprika

1/4 tsp curry powder

heat together with out boiling, then add to simmering pot:

1 cup sour cream

1/2 cup whipping cream

serve with Joan's corn bread