Asian Pork Ribs

3-4 lbs. pork country style ribs or pork roast

3/4 c. apricot or peach preserves

3/4 c. BBQ sauce

1/4 c. soy sauce

3 garlic cloves, pressed

2 tsp. fresh ginger root, finely chopped

1 T. thinly sliced green onion

2 tsp. sesame seeds

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place ribs in 9x13. Cover and bake for one hour.

Mix together preserves, BBQ sauce, soy sauce, garlic and ginger in a bowl. After hour, remove ribs from pan, discard liquid, return ribs to pan. Generously brush ribs with half of sauce. Continue baking, uncovered, 30-45 minutes or until fork-tender, brushing with remaining sauce after 15 minutes. Remove ribs, chunk them. Sprinkle with green onion and sesame seeds. The sauce is so good, I usually stir in some of the sauce too.

Stacy's Cranberry/Orange Glaze

3 oranges or 3/4 cup orange juice

3/4 bag of fresh cranberries

3/4 cup of sugar

3 additional oranges

1/4 tsp. cinnamon

1/4 tsp. allspice

2 tsp. raspberry vinegar

1/4 tsp. salt

2 tsp. cornstarch

2 T. cold water

Grate the peel of one orange, then juice all of the oranges. In a small saucepan, combine orange juice and peel. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until volume is reduced by half.

In another pan combine fresh cranberries, the 3/4 cup sugar and another 3/4 cup orange juice. Simmer until cranberries pop and thickens.

Combine the orange juice and cranberry sauce. Add cinnamon, allspice, vinegar, and salt. Combine cornstarch and water, mix well. Add to the cranberry/orange mixture. Cook and stir until thickened. Let cool.

Sweet Potato Pie

• I never make Pumpkin Pie anymore when I can make this one, and nobody can tell the difference.
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• 1 1/2 pounds of sweet potatoes (I used three small ones).
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust
• Boil sweet potatoes whole in skin for 40 to 50 minutes, or until done. You can also cook them in the microwave, which is what I do. Run cold water over the sweet potatoes, and remove the skin. Break apart sweet potatoes in a bowl. Add butter, and mix well with mixer. Stir in sugar, milk, eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla. Beat on medium speed until mixture is smooth. Pour filling into an unbaked pie crust. Bake at 350 degrees F for 55 to 60 minutes, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Pie will puff up like a souffle, and then will sink down as it cools.

Stacy's Chocolate Cake

Prepare as directed:

1 pkg. german chocolate cake mix

pour into well greased/floured bundt pan

Beat until fluffy:

8 oz. cream cheese

1 TBS corn starch

Add:

14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk

mix then add 1 egg and 1 tsp. vanilla. Mix and pour over cake mix in bundt pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes. Let it cool for 10 minutes before turning it over.

Glaze:

4 squares baking chocolate

4 TBS butter

2 tsp. vanilla

Powdered sugar (enough to bring to glaze consistency)

Heat chocolate and butter. Add vanilla and then powdered sugar. Pour over the top of cake and let it drizzle down.

Stacy's Rice Pilaf

melt 2 TBS. butter and saute with the following:

1 small chopped onion

1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms

1/2 cup finely chopped water chestnuts

1/2 cup finely chopped celery

1/4 cup chopped green pepper

1 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. pepper

Prepare 6 oz pkg of wild rice according to directions. Combine rice and vegetable mixture. Serve separate or stuff in a chicken.

Salisbury Steak

Our new family favorite. Goes great with mashed potatoes.

• (10.5 ounce) can condensed French onion soup
• 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
• 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
• 1 egg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• one packet of onion soup mix
• 1 can golden mushroom soup
• 1 teaspoon mustard powder

1. In a large bowl, mix together 1/3 cup condensed French onion soup with ground beef, bread crumbs, egg, salt and black pepper. Shape into 6 oval patties. Dredge them with flour then in a large skillet over medium-high heat, in a little oil, brown both sides of patties. Pour off excess fat.
2. In a small bowl, blend 2 T. flour and remaining soup and golden mushroom soup until smooth. Mix in ketchup, water, Worcestershire sauce and mustard powder. Pour over meat and bake at 350 degrees for about an hour or throw it in your crock pot.

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Chocolate Roll-out Cookies

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/4 cups white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1. Sift together the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; set aside. In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg. Gradually stir in the sifted ingredients to form a soft dough. Divide dough into 2 pieces, flatten and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 2 hours.
  2. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/8 inch in thickness. You might need to make it thicker. These cookies are super yummy, but crumble easily unless you roll them out thick enough. If you don't want the white flour on your chocolate cookies, you could sprinkle cocoa instead. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Dough is sticky so be sure to add more flour or cocoa to the rolling surface as needed. Place cookies 1 1/2 inches apart onto cookie sheets.
  3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Again, make sure they are rolled out thick enough and you can even use parchment paper on your cookie sheet so they won't crumble. Well worth it to make, though.