Cantaloupe Chicken Salad

1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 tbsp sour cream
1-1/2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp grated lemon peel
1/2 tsp lemon juice
1/4 tsp ground ginger
Dash salt and pepper
1 cup cubed chicken breast
1/2 cup sliced celery
1/2 cup red grapes halved
2 green onions chopped
1 small cantaloupe cubed
1/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted

In a large bowl, combine the mayonnaise, sour cream, sugar, peel, lemon juice, ginger, salt and pepper.  Add the chicken, celery, grapes, cantaloupe and onions; toss to coat.  Sprinkle with almonds.

Makes about 4 servings.

Carly's Tortellini Salad

Cooked Tortellini
Cherry Tomatoes
Artichoke hearts
Olives
Feta cheese
Baby spinach
Greek dressing

Mix all the ingredients above together and refrigerator over night.

El Pollo Loco Chicken

1 Cup  White Wine Vinegar
1 Cup Olive Oil
1/2 Cup White Wine
1 Tbsp Oregano
1 Tsp Thyme
3 Tbsp Salt
10 Garlic cloves minced
1 1/2 Tsp. Tabasco Sauce
2 Whole Chickens (halved)

Mix all ingredients and marinate the chicken which has been cut in half.  Marinate for several hours in the refrigerator.  Grill chickens slowly until down.

Oh So Good Chocolate Cake

Ingredients:
1 18.25 oz Devil's food cake mix
1 3.9 oz instant chocolate pudding
2 cups sour cream
1 cup butter, melted
5 eggs
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 cups miniature chocolate chips

Directions:
Mix the cake mix, and instant pudding mix. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, and add sour cream, butter, eggs, and extract. Blend well, and beat on medium speed on your hand mixer for 4 minutes. Add the chocolate chips, mix well. Pour the batter into a greased and floured bundt pan. Bake at 350*F for 1 hour or a but longer depending on your oven. Check doneness by the toothpick method, cool a bit, and turn out of the pan. Serve with freshly whipped cream, and raspberries or strawberries.

Comments:
I got this recipe from Cindy Groman- She was the chef at Wegman's in Princeton, NJ. She taught a class at Williams and Sonoma and I went with a friend. It was around Valentines Day. This cake makes a perfect Valentine Dessert --Chocolate and Strawberries.Yum!

This recipe is from Fanone Parkinson - Thanks!

Meatballs

5 lbs. ground beef

1 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs

1/4 cup worcestershire sauce or steak sauce

1 tsp basil

2 tsp salt

1-2 tsp pepper

1 tsp garlic salt

1 tsp onion powder

Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl using your hands. (Yes, its easiest to just get messy and mix away! or you can use your mixer!!) If your mixture is a little too dry add a little more steak sauce or worcestershire sauce.  If your mixture is a little moist then add some bread crumbs.  Shape into one inch balls.  Place on foil lined baking sheets and bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes turning occasionally with tongs.  Allow to cool.  Divide into five portions: one for tonight and the other four in labeled, freezer safe containers.

Sauce

2 cans cream of mushroom soup

1 1/3 cups milk-may use powdered milk

2 tsp lemon juice

Mix all together and heat and serve with a portion of meatballs. Sauce may be frozen with each portion of meatballs.

Serve over rice, noodles, or potatoes.

These meatballs can also be made into meatball subs, sweet and sour meatballs, spaghetti and meatballs, etc.

Shepard's Pie

1 lb ground beef/turkey
1/2 C chopped onion
1 14.5 oz can tomatoes (diced, diced with seasoning, crushed, whole, whatever)
1 14.5 oz can green beans (french, cut, whatever you like)
1 14.5 oz can tomato sauce
4-5 potatoes mashed
1/2-1 C shredded cheddar

Brown meat with onion. Drain then add tomatoes and green beans and season to taste with S&P and heat through(I just heat them up so it cooks for less time in the oven, but you could layer everything cold and cook longer in the oven). In greased 8x8 baking dish layer meat and veggies, tomato sauce and mashed potatoes. Cover and cook at 350 for 25 minutes. Then add cheese an cook about 5 minutes til melted.

Freezer meal: Let thaw and cook cook at 350 for 30 min or straight from freezer cook at 350 for 45-60 minutes.

Cincinnati Chili

2 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 1/3 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
5 tablespoons chili powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion salt
2 teaspoons steak sauce
1 quart water

Brown the beef lightly.
Place all the ingredients in a crock pot and mix together well. Cook for 12 hours or more on low.