Monday, January 2, 2012

Chinese Sundae (or Haystack)

from Kathi Nickell
1 1/2 Cups Rice - measure before cooking - cook in 3 cups water
1 can chow mein noodles
1 chicken boiled and boned cut in bite sized pieces (or turkey or chicken breasts)
2 diced tomatoes
2 cups chopped celery
1 bunch green onions finely chopped
1 green pepper chopped
1 16 oz. can crushed pineapple (or tidbits)
1 cup flake coconut
1 cup shredded cheese
Maricino cherries
Cashews if desired
2 cans cream of chicken soup with 1 cup water (heated for gravy)
Serves 8 to 10

Orange Rolls

From Kathi Nickell
½ cube butter (1/4 cup)
½ cup sugar
1 rounded TBS. orange juice concentrate
Cook until sugar is dissolved stirring constantly.

2 pkgs
Hungry Jack or Pillsbury biscuits (20)
Place rolls in round pan or baking dish, putting them on their side and overlapping a
little. Pour orange mixture over rolls and bake 30 minutes in 350 oven. Turn out immediately and serve.

Banana Split Dessert

from Elaine Watson
Graham Cracker Crust on bottom of 9X13 Pan
(2-3 Cups graham craker crums and 1/4 cup melted butter)
or use crust from Texas 4-Layer Pie (I like this better - not so crumbly)

Layer with sliced bananas (3 - 5)
Top with 1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream (softened and sliced)
Sprinkle with 1 Cup chopped nuts and freeze several hours.

Chocolate Sauce
Melt 1/2 Cup (1 square) butter and 1 Cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Add 2 cups powdered sugar and 1 1/2 cups evaporated milk.
Cook until thickened (about 10 minutes) stirring constantly.
Remove from heat. Add 1 tsp. vanilla. Cool
Put on top of ice cream layer and freeze for several hours.

Top with carton of cool whip and chopped nuts and freeze.
Take out of freezer about 1/2 hour before serving.

Texas 4-Layer Pie

From Barbara Page
Crust:
1 square butter (softened)
1 Cup flour
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Mix together and press into 9X12 Pyrex pan.
Bake at 350 for 13 minutes. Cool

2nd Layer:
Cream together 8 oz. cream cheese and 1 Cup powerdered sugar
Stir in 1/2 Carton Cool Whip (12 oz) I have used 1/2 of the 9 oz if I don't have a 12 oz.
Spread on top of crust.

3rd Layer:
2 small packages instant pudding (chocolate or butterschotch)
3 cups milk
Pour over cream cheese layer and let set.

4th Layer
Spread on remaining carton of Cool Whip
Sprinkle on chopped nuts (walnuts or cashews) if desired.