Im collecting up recipies for myself so i have some new and different ones. I would really like to know what every ones favorites are and if you would share your recipie. Any will do from breakfast to deserts. ill post my favorite in the mornig . its my nannys chocolate gravey! But ist getting late here already 11:30 im going to bed and will check in the morning! thanks in advance and im sure all of the recipies will be great!

Chocolate gravey? Sounds divine! I have lots of favorites ,I really get irked with some who make a big deal out of not shareing. I will share anything:)

This is great the first day and when there are leftovers I make mashed potatoes and use it w/o the biscuits.

Mine is a easy Chocolate Cake. Mine is named after my sister because she taught it to me, hers is named after her sister-in-law...

Lissa's Cake

Mix or sift together (I just dump in the bowl)
2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
6 tablespoons Cocoa powder

Add and mix:
2 eggs (medium or large)
2/3 cup vegetable oil
2 cups boiling water (yes boiling)

This mixture will look like a kids mud pie---very watery. Just mix until there are no lumps...

Bake in a greased and floured 9X13 inch pan. Bake at 350 about 30-40 minutes (depends on your oven, it cooks faster in gas ovens than in electric) Test by toothpick punched in center. It is done when the toothpick is dry.

I frost with almond flavored (DH's favorite flavoring) cream cheese frosting.

This is a very moist chocolate cake and for me easier to throw together than a box. Good luck and happy eating!

sounds great! thanks

scratch really isnt any harder than a box --i agree-- and the results are much better!

I'm waiting on that chocolate gravy recipe! <winkwink>

sorry guys i go so distracted with school work today i did 5 chapters in one class =/ took a midterm and did a test in another class. promise ill post it tomarro thers no school work to do..

Two favorites: First is Baker's One Bowl Brownies. Baker's Unsweetened Chocolate is sold in the orange box near the chocolate chips....follow the recipe but bake it a couple of minutes less than their time for gooeyer brownies.

Mock Cobbler

Spray-grease (or grease) a 9 x 13 inch pan. Spread two cans of fruit pie filling evenly on the bottom. Spread a box of dry cake mix over the top; spread evenly and break up bigger lumps with your fingers. Slice two sticks of butter pretty thin and arrange evenly on top of the dry cake mix.....bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until bubbly and all cake mix is moistened. The fun part is choosing the combinations of fruit filling and cake mix. My favorites are peach with spice cake and cherry with devils food mix. The last one is pretty over-the-top sweet but if you need a chocolate/sugar fix....that's the one to use. I've also tried blueberry with butter cake, cherry with white cake (not so impressed) and blueberry with lemon.

I have made the dump cake with cherry pie filling (1 can) and crushed pineapple)with yellow cake mix and 1 stick margarine melted and poured over the top. Have about 1 serving left from one I made this week. Yummy!

Texas frito salad
1 head iceberg lettuce, chopped
1 red onion, chopped
2 good tomatoes chopped
1can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
2 cups Cheddar cheese shredded
1/2 bag fritos
Catalina French dressing



Goes great with barbecue. My kids loves this. Can make ahead and add fritos and dressing before serving!

This is a super easy fruit cobbler and taste great either alone or with ice cream. I like to eat it warm.


Easy Fruit Cobbler


Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/3 cup Butter (2/3 stick)
1 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Milk
1 1/2 teaspoons Baking powder
1 cup Flour
4 cups Fresh berries or peaches

Melt butter in 8-inch square baking pan

Mix sugar, flour and baking powder. Add milk. Mix and pour into baking pan with butter. No need to stir.

Add fruit evenly over top and sprinkle with more sugar.

Bake at 375ºF for 25 minutes. If not done to an even brown, cook for 5 minutes at a time until done.

This is THE recipe I am famous for. All 'good for you' ingredients!

Taco Salad

1 lb bag of salad greens
I can chopped black olives
I can red kidney beans (drained & rinsed)
1 can garbanzo beans (drained & rinsed)
1 lb ground turkey (browned)
1 lb cheese of choice (grated)
a couple good size handfuls of Tortilla chips (crushed)
12 to 16 oz salsa of choice


Combine all ingredients in large bowl (I have a dish pan that I use just for this)
Top each serving with a dollop of unsweetened plain yogurt. Yum!
(You can reheat leftovers quickly in a skillet the next day)

I have added what ever I had around the kitchen to this. (try raisins, crannies, avocado slices, nuts, etc.) Think texture.

(Expect company to just appear! It always happens to me. )

CHICKEN ENCHILADAS
Marcy Cady

Sauce: 2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 soup can water
1 cup sour cream
1 can diced green chilies

Mix sauce and heat until smooth. Add chilies last as they will become spicy hot if boiled too long.

Filling: 3 half breasts of chicken, cooked and diced
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
1/2 cup shopped green onions
1 can sliced black olives

2 dozen corn tortillas

Dip tortillas in hot oil a few seconds until soft. Place a little bit of sauce in bottom of dish to avoid crisp shells. Fill tortillas with one tbsp. filling and 1 tbsp. sauce. Roll and place in baking pan seam side down. Pour rest of sauce over enchiladas. Cover with additional shredded cheese.

Bake 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes.