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Homemade Pizza

We love to make pizza and have tried lots of fancy recipes but this is the one we always come back to because it is simple and the dough is so easy to handle which is important since our kids often make their own pizzas. Dough Ingredients: 2 tsp yeast 1 tsp sugar 2 Tbsp oil 1 cup warm water 1 tsp salt 2 1/2 cups flour Directions: Dissolve yeast in warm water, let sit 2-3 min Stir in remaining ingredients  Allow dough to rest while mixing sauce together Sauce Ingredients: 8 oz tomato sauce 1/8 tsp garlic salt 1/4 tsp oregano  1/2 cup onion, chopped 1/4 tsp salt  1/8 tsp pepper Directions: Heat oven to 425 degrees Pat dough onto greased pan Spread sauce on dough Top with mozzarella and desired toppings (pepperoni, hamburger, olives, mushrooms, pineapple, ham, etc.) Bake for 20-25 min
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Chocolate Chip Cookies

In my mind my mom is famous for these cookies, she always made them really big with half white chocolate and half milk chocolate and then drizzled chocolate over the top to make them look fancy. Ingredients: 3/4 cup sugar 3/4 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup shortening 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 1 tsp salt 2 1/4 cup flour Directions: In mixer add sugars, shortening and eggs then add remaining ingredients folding in chocolate chips last.  Bake on cookie sheet at 375 degrees for 8-10 min.

Sloppy Joes

Ingredients: 1 lb hamburger 1 can tomato sauce OR 1 cup ketchup 1 packet of sloppy joe mix OR 1 Tbsp onion salt, 1 tsp garlic and 2 Tbsp sugar 1/2 green pepper, chopped 1/2 onion, chopped Directions:  In a large skillet brown hamburger, peppers and onion, drain. Simmer and serve on hamburger buns. *Can simmer in crockpot for hours. 

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

These are Joe's favorite cookies and we all like them too. Instructions: 4 sticks margarine 2 cup white sugar 2 cups brown sugar 4 eggs 2 tsp vanilla 5 cup flour 4 cup quick oats 2 tsp baking soda 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 2 cups chocolate chips Directions:  In mixer add margarine, sugar, eggs and vanilla then add remaining ingredients and mix Bake 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes

Homemade Ice Cream

Ingredients: 4 cups milk 1 pint whipped cream 4 Tbsp vanilla 1 can condensed milk 1 can evaporated milk 1/3 cup sugar 1 packet of vanilla pudding Directions:  Add all ingredients into ice cream mixer.

Kool-Aid Dessert

This is a refreshing treat, great for a summer day. Ingredients: 2 cans evaporated milk 2 cups sugar 2 pkg kool-aid (any flavor) 2 pkg graham crackers, crushed 1 cube margarine, melted Directions: Chill canned milk in fridge Melt margarine and mix with crumbs Press 2/3 crumbs into 9x13 dish Whip chilled milk at high speed until fluffy Add sugar and kool-aid Pour over crust and top with remaining crumbs Freeze and enjoy!

Carmel Corn

Another favorite from my mother-in-law. Ingredients: 2 cup brown sugar 1 cup butter 1/3 cup karo (light) 1 bag popcorn Directions: Bring sugar, karo and butter to a boil and boil 2 minutes Add popcorn to large bowl and pour liquid over popcorn, mix well