The Pioneer Woman's Chicken Soup

I'll just link it.

We actually didn't like the dumplings (too heavy and doughy) but the soup itself was awesome. So I'd make it again with noodles or rice.

Asain Meatballs

Yum.

1. Saute 2 green onions in 1t of butter.
2. In a large bowl, combine 1 beaten egg, green onions, 3T soy sauce, 1/2c bread crumbs, 1/4c finely chopped water chestnuts, 3 cloves of garlic, 1T ginger paste, and one pound of bulk pork sausage.
3. Shape into meatballs. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 325 for 20 minutes.
4. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve with a bottled Asian brown sauce.

Green Thai Curry

Will you think less of me if I tell you that I licked my plate?

In a large pot, mix:

one can of coconut milk
1T green curry paste
1T fish sauce
1T brown sugar

and heat.

I then added some cooked diced chicken and a bag of still-frozen veggies and heated it through.

Serve over rice.

Apple Crisp

I adapted this from a friend's recipe; it was a huge hit here and reasonably healthy for a dessert.

In a large bowl, combine:

1/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon salt
5 cups thinly sliced apples

Pour into greased pan.

In a bowl, combine:

1/3 cup flour
1/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons oats
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 tablespoons melted butter

Pour over the apples. Bake at 375 for 40 minutes.

Lentil Tacos

Ingredients

* 1 cup finely chopped onion
* 1 garlic clove, minced
* 1 teaspoon oil
* 1 cup dried lentils, rinsed
* 1 tablespoon chili powder
* 2 1/2 cups chicken broth

In a large nonstick skillet, saute the onion and garlic in oil until tender. Add the lentils and chili powder; cook and stir for 1 minute. Add broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes or until the lentils are tender.

Bratwurst Hash

This was one of those "I have no idea what to make" things that turned out awesome.

(1) Cook and dice one pound of bratwurst.

(2) Cook one pound of hashbrowns.

(3) Defrost and dice a package of random frozen veggies.

(4) Combine, heat, and add some Adobo seasoning.

Cake Balls

Somewhat labor intensive, but seriously cute and absolutely yummy.

(1) Bake a cake (any flavor).

(2) With your hand, moosh one can of frosting into the cake until the whole mess has the consistency of stiff dough.

(3) Form into balls the size of nickels.

(4) Melt two bags of chocolate chips in a double boiler.

(5) Dip the cake balls into the chocolate and place on wax paper. If you want, you can put sprinkles, coconut, nuts, etc. on top before the chocolate dries.