Mom's Peanut Marshmallow Bar Cookies

1 Yellow Cake Mix
1/2 Cup Butter
1 Egg
Mix together then press into pan
Bake 350 for 15 minutes

Cover with 3 cups marshmallows
Bake 3 more minutes

Topping
1/4 Cup Butter
3/4 Cup Sugar
3/4 Cup Karo Syrup
1 package peanut butter chips
1 tsp vanilla
Mix on low heat until melted
Stir in 2 cups peanut
Stir in 2 cups rice crispies
Pour onto cooled cookies

Melinda's Wheat Bread

12 cups whole wheat flour
2 heaping TBSP yeast
4 tsp salt
3/4 cup gluten
Dash citric Acid
Dash ginger
4 cups warm water
1/4 cup milk
2 tsp soy lecithin
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup brown sugar

Knead/mix for 10 minutes
Part into 4 loaves
Let rise
Cook 30 min 350 degrees

Mom's Clam Chowder

Clam Chowder

Chop finely:

2 cups celery

4 cups potatoes

2 cups onions

6 cans minced clams (size of tuna fish can)

1 and 1/2 cups butter

2 quarts half and half

1 and 1/2 cups flour

3 teaspoons salt

3-4 Tablespoons apple cider vinegar

Put cut up vegetables in large pan.  Cover with clam juice drained from the six cans of clams.  If you don't have enough juice to cover the veggies, add a bit of water

Bring to a boil and boil for 5-10 minutes until veggies are tender.

Melt butter in separate pan.  Stir in flour - like you are making a white sauce (you are).  After and flour and butter are mixed together - stir in 1 quart half and half - cook slowly and very carefully until slightly thickens. 

Add to your boiled vegetables.  Stir in second quart of half and half.  Add clams.  Season with salt and vinegar.  Cook slowly stirring constantly until heated through - about 10 15 minutes.  Be careful - scorches easily.

If I am using it for a party, i will transfer it to my crock pot to keep it warm, without burning it.

Beef salad sandwiches

I thought this was a fun idea and that I'd pass it along. We just had beef salad sandwiches the other day. I've only ever had chicken salad, tuna salad, egg salad....but this lady uses her leftover Sunday roast beef and adds these ingredients to it. She didn't have measurements, but I thought I could probably handle it. Beef, chopped sweet onion, chopped celery, chopped Dave's spicy pickle spears, Mayo, honey mustard and salt and pepper. It was SO good. Plus I love awesome ideas for leftovers

Peanut Butter Bars

3/4 cups butter
3/4 cups sugar
3 eggs
3/4 cups brown sugar
1 1/3 cups flour
3/4 cup peanut butter
3/4 t baking soda
1/3 t salt
1 1/2 t salt
1 1/2 t vanilla
1 1/2 c rolled oats

combine all ingredients. Spread on a greased cookie sheet. Bake 350 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes. Beat 1 cup peanut butter and spread on warm bars. Frost with chocolate frosting.

Easy Instapot Beef Stew

2 pounds frozen beef stew meat or soup bones
1 TBSP Seasoning Salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 large onion diced
3 bay leaves
1/2 cup worcestershire sauce
1 pound dried pinto beans
5 1/2 cups water

Add to instapot - cook for 38 minutes
Release pressure

Add 4 medium potatoes, washed and diced
4-5 carrots peeled and sliced
1 stalk celery, diced

Cook for 7 more minutes

Bacon Ranch Chicken and Rice

6 Slices Bacon Diced
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
1 Large Onion Diced
1 1/2 Pounds Frozen Chicken Breasts
Salt To Taste
Pepper To Taste
1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
1 Cup Long Grain White Rice
1 Packet Ranch Mix
1 1/2 Cups Chicken Broth

Put everything into the Instapot and cook for 25 minutes. 
Top with shredded cheese