Bacon Cheeseburger Stew

10 slices of bacon, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
2 pounds ground beef
7-8 med. potatoes, diced
1 onion, diced
2 tsp. garlic, minced
4 cups of chicken broth
1 (14.5 oz) can of petite diced tomatoes, undrained
1 (10.75 oz) can cheddar cheese soup
2 Tbsp, Worcestershire sauce
1 (2.8 oz) can of French fried onions
Sourcream
Shredded Cheese

Boil diced potatoes until tender, then drain
In a large soup pot, cook bacon until crisp. Remove from the pot and drain on paper towels.
Add ground beef, onion , and garlic to pot with bacon grease. Cook until beef is no longer pink and onion is tender. Drain off grease.
Add chicken broth, potatoes, tomatoes, cheese soup, and Worcestershire sauce to the meat mixture. Cook for 10 to 15 minutes or until heated through. Serve in bowls topped with the cooked bacon followed by the French fried onions and sourcream and shredded cheese. Serves 6 to 8.

Homemade Dish Soap

• 2 cups of Castile soap
• 1 tsp lemon juice or white vinegar
• 1/2 cup of warm water

Pour all ingredients into a cleaned out old dish soap bottle and shake until well combined. Shake before each use. The lemon juice or vinegar helps cut through the grease on your dishes.

Island Honeymoon Bars

I saw this on one of my favorite recipe sites and wanted to share with all of you:

Ingredients

1 3/4 c	whole-wheat pastry flour
1/2 tsp	baking soda
1/4 tsp	salt
3/4 c	sugar
1/2 c	brown sugar, firmly packed
3/4 c	natural peanut butter
1/4 c	crushed pineapple, juices drained
2 Tbsp	butter
1 tsp	vanilla
1	large egg
1 1/4 c	white chocolate
1/2 c	sweetened flaked coconut

Directions1In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
2In a large mixing bowl, cream together sugars, peanut butter, pineapple, buttery spread and vanilla. Beat in the egg. Gradually stir in the flour mixture until completely combined. Fold in 1 C of the white chocolate chips, saving remaining 1/4 C.
3With dampened hands, press the dough into a greased 9 x 13" baking pan. Sprinkle with remaining white chocolate chips and press them down lightly.
4Bake bars in a 350 degree oven for 22-25 minutes, until a wooden skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean.
5Put baking rack on the middle level. Turn oven to broil. Sprinkle coconut on top of the bars. Broil for 30-60 seconds, until coconut begins to brown. Be careful not to burn coconut!
6Allow pan to cool completely

Blueberry Delight

1 cup self rising flour
1 cup pecans chopped
1 stick butter
1 pkg. cream cheese softened
 1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup blueberries
2 cups cool whip

1st layer: Mix together 1st 3 ingredients. Spread in the bottom of a 9x13 glass baking dish. Bake a 350 degrees for 10 minutes or until lightly brown.
2nd Layer: While crust is baking, mix together cream cheese and powdered sugar and when the crust is cool spread mixture on the top.
3rd Layer: Spread blueberries evenly over the top of cream cheese mixture and then spread cool whip on top..Sprinkle lightly with any extra pecan dust.

Yummy Apple Pancake Rings

Ingredients:
1 Cup Bisquick Baking Mix
... 1 Egg
1/2 Cup Milk
1 Teaspoon Pumpkin Pie Spice
Zest of 1/2 Lemon
2 Medium Apples
pared and cored
Lemon juice and zest (for apple cider syrup)
Apple cider
Cinnamon

To make hot apple cider syrup: Add apple cider, lemon juice and zest, and cinnamon to a saucepan and bring to a boil. (Use your own comfort/judgement with how much to mix.) Reduce the liquid to a syrup consistency, by half.

Beat baking mix, egg and milk with rotary beater until smooth. Add pumpkin pie spice and lemon zest to batter and mix until incorporated.
ingredients 2 Medium Apples, pared and cored
instructions Grease griddle.
instructions Core and cut apples crosswise in 1/8-inch slices.
instructions Using a toothpick dip slices into batter. Cook on hot griddle until golden brown, turning once. Serve hot with apple cider syrup.

Thanks for the recipe Bonnie.

Slow Cooker Pot Roast w/ Veggies

1 pot roast
4 carrots
6 potatoes
1 stalk celery
1 clove garlic (or garlic powder)
1 pkg. lipton onion soup mix
1 can cream of mushroom soup
salt and pepper to taste

In crockpot put all seasonings and meat in and cover with water. Add cream of mushroom soup and cook on low for 5 hours. then add chopped veggies and cook on low another 4 hours. Serve over rice or mashed potatoes.

Fried Chicken Livers

I know some of you are saying are you kidding me...GROSS!!!! But these livers are so GOOOOD!!!!

Start with a bowl of livers...rinse well and pat dry
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Garlic Powder to taste
Seasoning Salt to taste
Flour
Oil

Season chicken livers with all of the seasonings. Then sprinkle flour over them and pound them with a meat mallet. Add flour and continue to pound until the livers have a more dry consistency. Heat oil in a large skillet on medium heat and then roll a bit of the liver in flour and drop into the hot oil. Fry until a golden brown. Serve with a tangy horseradish sauce or a spicy ketchup....YUMMY!!!!!