Mandarin Chicken

Cut chicken into small pieces and shake in a bag with cornstarch.
Brown chicken in oil.
Pour over sauce and let simmer for 20-30 minutes.

Sauce:
1/2 c. vinegar
3/4 c. sugar
3-4 tbsp ketchup
1/4 c. pineapple juice
1 tsp. soy sauce
1/2 tsp. salt

Serve over rice.

- Angie W.

Absolute Mexican Cornbread

Ingredients:
1 c. butter, melted
1 c. white sugar
4 eggs
1 (15 oz.) can cream-style corn
1/2 (4 oz.) can chopped green chile peppers, drained
1/2 c. shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1/2 c. shredded cheddar cheese
1 c. flour
1 c. yellow cornmeal
4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt

Directions:
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Lightly grease 9x13 baking dish.
In a large bowl, beat together butter and sugar.  Beat in eggs one at a time.  Blend in cream corn, chiles, and cheeses.
In a separate bowl, stir together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt.  Add flour mixture to corn mixture; stir until smooth.  Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake for 1 hour, until toothpick comes out clean.

- Chelsey
original recipe found here: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/absolute-mexican-cornbread/detail.aspx?event8=1&prop24=SR_Title&e11=mexican%20cornbread&e8=Quick%20Search&event10=1&e7=Home%20Page

Cheese Bread

like Red Lobster

Ingredients

3 cups flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 tsp salt

1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

1/8 tsp black pepper

4 oz cheddar cheese, cut into 1/2 inch cubes

1 1/4 cups milk

3/4 cup sour cream

3 tbsp butter, melted

1 egg, lightly beaten

Directions:

Heat oven to 350.  Grease a 9x5 loaf pan with oil.  In a bowl, whisk together the first 5 ingredients.  Carefully stir in cheese cubes until covered in flour mixture.  This will help prevent your cheese from sinking to the bottom.  In a different bowl, whisk together the remaining ingredients.  Fold the wet mixture into the flour and cheese mixture.  Pour and spread the mixture into the loaf pan.  Bake for 45-50 minutes.  Let cool 10 minutes and then remove from pan.  Allow to cool for one hour before slicing and serving.

Tips:

I just mixed by hand.  You don't want to over mix it.  When it's ready it will look like Bisquick dough drop bisquick batter.

Put a cookie sheet under your loaf of cheese bread in the oven to prevent the cheese from melting onto the bottom of the oven.

- Amber

Nuts about Berries Zuppa's Salad

Ingredients:
Romaine lettuce
Strawberries
Blackberries
Raspberries
Blueberries
Honey roasted peanuts, crushed
or Almonds
Strawberry Vinaigrette Dressing or Poppy Seed Dressing (I like the Brianna's brand)

Directions:
Toss ingredients and eat!

- Jacquelyn