Chicken Chowder

Sometimes I get sick of reading about everyone's life online when all I'm looking for is a recipe. No, it's fun, just a time suck. So suffice it to say that Ben hates soup, but he will eat this soup. It's that good.

2 diced chicken breasts
2 c chopped potatoes
1 c carrots, chopped
1/2 c celery, chopped
1/2 c onion, chopped
Cover chicken and vegetables with water and boil until tender. While they are cooking make white sauce.

White sauce:
1/4 c butter
1/4 c flour
2 c milk
Salt and pepper to taste

Stir white sauce into vegetables and add:
1/2 lb velveeta (or cheddar into warm, not hot, soup)
1/2 c parmesan cheese
1 can (or if you are in our world, ONLY frozen) corn

Serve with breadsticks.

Power Muffins

1 1/2 c wheat flour
3 c oatmeal, ground in blender
1 c flax (or oil)
2 t baking soda
2 t baking powder
1 1/2 c milk
3 eggs
2/3 c honey
2 t vanilla
2 t cinnamon
2 carrots, grated
2 apples, grated
1 c raising
1 orange (blend in blender)

Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.

Zucchini Bread

3 eggs, beaten
1 c oil/applesauce
2 c sugar
2 c peeled and grated zucchini
1 t vanilla
3 c flour
1 t salt
1 T cinnamon
1/2 t baking powder
1 t baking soda

Combine eggs, oil, and sugar, then vanilla and zucchini. Mix dry ingredients together then add. Bake at 350 degrees for 55 minutes.

German Oven Pancakes

Mix together:
1 c. milk
2/3 c. flour
2 T sugar
1/2 t. cinnamon
1/2 t salt
2-3 eggs
1/2 t. lemon peel or 1 T. lemon juice

Put 1/4 c butter in pie pan (or if it's doubled-the way we make it-add to a 9x13 casserole dish). Place in preheated oven until butter melts; remove and add batter.

Bake at 400 degrees for 25-30 minutes until deep brown and puffy. Center will be moist.

Sour Cream French Bread

Sour cream is the secret - not so secret since I added it in the name - of this bread.

6 c. flour
2 T sugar
3 t. salt
1 T yeast
1 1/4 c warm water
1 c sour cream
2 T butter

(add yeast to water, let sit. then add other ingredients and knead.)

Don't double this recipe since it doesn't work out as well. Lay the dough in a big ball on a cookie sheet. You can add egg white and water on top to make the crust crunchy.
Bake at 350 degrees 35-45 minutes.

Crock Pot Peanut Butter Chicken Sate

1 1/2 lb chicken breasts
1/2 to 1 c chopped onion
1 garlic clove
14 oz can light coconut milk
1 tsp curry powder
1 tsp salt

Add together in crock pot and cook for several hours on low.
Then add:
1/4 c lime juice
2 T brown sugar
1/4 t red pepper (optional)

In the last 30 minutes of cooking shred the chicken and add 1/2 c crunchy peanut butter and stir.

Serve over 12 oz spaghetti or linguine noodles.