Salisbury Steak

I have always LOVED Salisbury steak...but never had a good "easy" recipe for it. I found this recipe the other day and had to try it out. It was REALLY good and super easy to make:-) If you like Salisbury Steak....try this one out!!!

Ingredients:
1 (10.5 ounce) can condensed French Onion Soup
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1/2 cup garlic and herb bread crumbs
1 egg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon flour
1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon mustard powder

Directions:
In large bowl, mix together 1/3 cup condensed French Onion Soup with ground beef, bread crumbs, egg, salt and pepper. Shape into 4 oval patties.

In large skillet over medium high heat, brown both sides of patties. Pour off excess fat.

In small bowl, blend flour and remaining soup until smooth. Mix in ketchup, water, Worcestershire sauce and mustard powder. Pour over meat in skillet. Cover, and cook for 20 minutes (reduce heat to low). Stir occasionally.

SERVE!! YUMMY!

Cake Balls

OMG...first let me say that if you are a bowl licker...then this is the recipe for you:-) 1st...you get to lick the bowl from the cake mix...then...you can lick the bowl from icing the cake and the icing together..THEN...you can even lick the bowl after dipping the cake balls into the melted chocolate!!! Ok that's some serious bowl lickin'...

My friend Stacey shared this recipe with me. Then she just had to bring some to work...and of course...she broke my arm and forced me to try one..dang it! That evening I told my husband about them...and the next night...well..here I am...making some for him to take to work and share with all of his coworkers. I read he instructions...but really didn't think you would have to let them cool very long...well..it's now 10:15...and they still aren't cool enough to roll in balls....hope this changes soon...or we won't have any cake balls tomorrow.....Let's seee........

Ok....two HOURS later...I was able to finish these suckers....maybe this isn't the best recipe for a weeknight. Oh well! They sure are yummy!

There are so many ways you can make these...make them with you kiddos...what fun!!!

• 1 (18.25 ounce) package cake mix
• 1 (16 ounce) container prepared cake frosting
• 6 ounces of chocolate flavored confectioners coating disks or bar (available in white chocolate, dark or milk)
• Food Coloring (optional)
• Paula's Favorite Combinations:
• *Red Velvet Cake/Cream Cheese Frosting and dipped in white chocolate coating
• *Strawberry Supreme Cake/Strawberries and Cream Frosting - Dipped in Chocolate Coating
• *White Cake/Mint Chocolate Chip Frosting - Dipped in Chocolate Coating
• *Caramel Cake/Chocolate Mocha Frosting - Dipped in Chocolate Coating
• *White Cake/Wild Cherry Vanilla Frosting - Dipped in Dark Chocolate Coating
• *French Vanilla Cake/White Chocolate Almond Frosting - Dipped in Chocolate Coating
• *Dark Chocolate Cake/Cream Cheese Frosting - Dipped in White Chocolate Coating
• *Spice Cake/Cream Cheese Frosting - Dipped in White Chocolate Coating
• *Lemon Cake/Lemon Frosting - Dipped in White Chocolate Coating
• *Confetti Cake/Vanilla Frosting - Dipped in White Chocolate Coating

Steps

Prepare the cake mix according to the directions on the box. When cake is finished baking allow to cool for 30 minutes. Crumble the cake into a large bowl using a stand mixer or a hand mixer. Add the frosting and mix until well combined. Place the bowl in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours or overnight. ( I made them work after 2 hours)

Line a baking tray with wax paper. Use a melon baller (or spoon) as a scooper to form balls with the cake mixture. Place on wax paper. Once you have used all of the cake mixture, place the baking tray in the freezer for 1 hour. Melt the chocolate in a glass bowl of the microwave, stirring every 5-10 seconds until smooth. At this point you can add a bit of food coloring if you are using white chocolate.

Remove the balls from the freezer. Using one toothpick, pick up the balls one at a time and dip in the chocolate. Use a second toothpick to slide the ball off the first toothpick onto the wax paper lined baking tray.

Once you have covered all the balls in chocolate coating place the tray in the refrigerator until the chocolate coating is set. At this point you can drizzle other chocolate on the balls for decoration.

Pulled Pork Sandwiches

I love pulled pork. The roast isn't cheap...but it makes soooo much food. You can have pulled pork sandwiches...tacos...and whatever else you want with all of the meat:-) So...in the long run...making a big roast saves you money. I used about a 2 1/2lb pork shoulder (bone in) roast. Super simple...leave it on the crock pot all day...and you have supper almost done when you walk through the door...now that's my kind of cookin' on a day that I don't feel like doing much! Oh...and you might ask...why bread instead of a bun?? Well...it's simple. We have lots of bread...so why by buns for just one meal? Seems like a waste to me:-) Hey...trying to save wherever I can!

Ingredients:
2 1/2 lb pork roast
1 med onion sliced
salt and pepper
4 cloves of garlic chopped
worchestershire sauce about 1 tbs
water (enough to come half way up the roast in the crock pot)

Directions:
Place sliced onion in bottom of crock pot. Put roast on top of onion. Add the rest of the ingredients to the pot. Cover and cook on low heat for about 10 hours. I left my house at 7:15am....got home at 5:30 and it was perfect:-)

Coleslaw:
1 bad of coleslaw mix
(follow directions on back)
except...use 1/2 the amount of celery seeds and add more sugar until the coleslaw is to your liking. I like mine a little sweet:-)

Cream Cheese Pasta

What is there NOT to like if it has cream cheese in it..right?? I heard someone talking about adding cream cheese to spaghetti sauce for a more creamy sauce. I had never tried it before so decided I would. It was really good. The only thing I would have done differently is use less pasta.

Ingredients:
Penne Pasta (about 4 cups cooked)
spaghetti sauce ( 1 jar)
mozzarella cheese - about 1/2 cup
panko bread crumbs - about 1/2 cup
cream cheese - 1/2 cup
1 lb turkey (ground) - or you could use hamburger
1/2 onion chopped
1 bell pepper chopped (any color)
parmesan cheese


Directions:
Saute the onions and bell pepper for about 4-5 minutes...then add turkey...cook over medium high heat until done. Add spaghetti sauce and cream cheese...stir until creamy...add salt and pepper if needed for taste. Cook noodles until almost done. Mix noodles and sauce together in a baking dish....cover and bake for about 15 min. Take cover off and sprinkle parmesan, mozzarella and bread crumbs on top of pasta...broil for about 3 minutes. Enjoy!