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Why Cook???

There are 4 great reasons why you should cook your own meals:

1.  SAVE money!!!

2.  Control your fat, sugar, and salt intake so you can control your weight.
3.  Know what's in your food.
4.  Inspire and teach your children to eat healthy!!!

Anyone can cook if you . . .

1. can read and follow instructions

2.  have all the ingredients needed for the recipe.  You can use healthier versions of the ingredients, but you must have all the ingredients.

Here are some tried and proven recipes to follow.
Try them--they're delicious!!! 

All links on this site are in purple. 

For those with various food allergies or celiac disease, some of these recipes will work for you or may be modified.  For more specific recipes, visit this recipe blog.

INDEX

Breads
Pumpkin Bread (2 versions--one with nuts)
Banana Bread (from a baking mix & from scratch)
Marie Callender's Cornbread 
Stuffing/Dressing 
Pizza Dough 
Scones (Fried Bread) 
Pancakes (includes chocolate chip pancakes) 
Perfect White Bread 
Baking Powder Biscuits & Variations (coffee cake, short cake, pie crust, etc.) 
Cinnamon Rolls 
Chocolate Chip Muffins 
Pinwheel Rolls 
Zucchini Bread 
Fluffy Rolls 
White or Wheat Bread 
Waffles
Thanksgiving Cranberry Bread
Orange Juice Muffins with Honey Spread
Sweet Potato Muffins
Whole Wheat Pancakes (2 versions)
Oatmeal Pancakes
Apple, Banana, or Pumpkin Oat Bran Muffins
Buttermilk-Strawberry Scones (baked)
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
Tea Scones (baked)
Buttermilk Old-Fashioned Pancakes
Whole Wheat Honey Banana Muffins
Cakes
Yellow Cake
Mississippi Mudd Chocolate Cake 
Strawberry Cake
Texas Sheet Cake 
Oatmeal Cake
Poke & Pour Jello Pudding Cake 
Poke & Pour Gelatin Cake 
Spice Cake (also Applesauce Spice & Pumpkin Spice Cake) 
Carrot Cake 
Chocolate Cake Roll 
Chocolate Spice Cake 
Extravagant Chocolate Cake 
Chocolate Fudge Upside-Down Cake 
Mini Morsel Cupcakes 
Gingerbread 
Dump Cake 
Honey Graham Torte (Layered Cake) 
Banana Cake--Best Ever 
Chocolate Swirl Banana Cake
Mexican Fruit Cake
Curiosity Cake
Pumpkin Cake (2 versions)
Apple Cake
Halloween Pumpkin Orange Cake
Chocolate Sour Cream Cake
Applesauce Fruit Cake
Double Chocolate Snack Cake
Filled Cupcakes
Chocolatiest Cake
Fat-free Cocoa Cake
Maple Sugar Muffins (Biscuit) 
Chocolate Caramel Coffee Cake
Hawaiian Surprise 
Skinny Chocolate Cake
Skillet Upside-Down Cake
Pound Cake
Candy
See's Fudge 
Angel Sweets 
Easter Eggs (peanut butter & coconut)
Caramel Popcorn 
Caramels 
Fudge
English Toffee
Reese's Peanut Butter Bars
Scotch Treats & Variations
Rice Krispies Wonder Fudge
Old-Fashioned Fudge
Perfect Divinity
Glazed Almonds 
Fast & Easy Treats Kids Can Do 
Homemade Butterfinger Candy Bars   
Chex Muddy Buddies
Cookies
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Oatmeal Cookies 
Basic Cookie Mix 
Banana Nut Cookies (with Chocolate Chips) 
Peanut Butter Chip Chocolate Cookies 
No Bake Chocolate Cookies (or Bar Cookies) 
Irresistible Graham Cracker Cookies 
Wedding Cookies 
Ice Box Chocolate Chip Cookies 
Barbara Bush's Chocolate Chip Cookies 
Hillary Clinton's Chocolate Chip Cookies 
Reese's Cookies 
Mini Chip Snowball Cookies 
Marble Cookies 
Candy Cane Cookies 
Health Cookies
Peanut Butter (Chocolate Chip) Cookies
Corn Flake Macaroons
Chocolate Macaroons
Chewy Noels
Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies (excellent holiday recipe)
Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies  
High Fiber Cookies     
Chocolate Chews
Chocolate Refrigerator/Freezer Cookies
Safe and Edible Cookie Dough
Casseroles
Potato Casserole
Spaghetti Casserole 
Touchdown Casserole  
Green Bean Casserole (2 versions) 
Boiling Potatoes/Mashed Potatoes
Desserts
Applesauce Brownies
Old English Toffee Dessert 
Peanut Butter Fingers 
Lemon Bars 
Jello Pudding Dessert (Melt-In-Your-Mouth Dessert, Girdlebusters)
Apple Crisp 
Graham Cracker Squares 
Hello Dollies 
Strawberry Dessert 
Pumpkin Pie 
Pie Crust - Never Fail 
Granola Bars 
Banana Mini Chip Bars 
Cake Brownies 
Caramel-Filled Brownies
Chocolate Cherry Cream Pie
Cheerios Treats (with variations)
Strawberry Mousse
Almond Fudge Bar
Creamy Pumpkin Strudels
Pumpkin Trifle (Layered dessert)
Pumpkin Ice Cream Squares
Baked Apple Pudding
Apple Chop Suey
Easy Double Chocolate Chip Brownies
Peanut Butter Ice Cream Pie (with variation)
Alaskan Yum Yums
Chocolate Caramel Bars
Apple Cranberry Cookie Cobbler
Death-By-Chocolate Brownies 
Marble Brownies    
Jean Jones Chocolate Dessert     
Peachy Chocolate Shake    
Creamy Cookie Salad  
Rocky Road Dessert
Lemon Jello Dessert
Quick No Bake Chocolate Dessert (Single Serving)
Family Night Cobbler
Fudge Brownie Pie
Fresh Strawberry Pie
Coconut Pie
Autumn Apple-Cranberry Crisp
Eggs/Cheese
Potato Casserole
Baked Macaroni & Cheese 
Scalloped Potatoes (2 versions) 
Quiche Lorraine
Breakfast Pizza
Crock Pot Potato Casserole (2 recipes) 
Italian Frittata
"Bon Appetite" Cheese Ball
Healthy Baked French Fries
 Foreign
Chicken Teriyaki
Super Nachos
Blue Ribbon Lasagna (4-H) 
Taco Burgers 
Seven-League Pizzaburger 
Tamale Pie (2 versions)
Oriental Rice 
Stuffed Manicotti 
Spaghetti Casserole
Tortillas
Barbecue Chicken Pizza  
Italian Frittata
Three-Cheese Garden Pizza
Endzone Enchiladas
Touchdown Tacos   
Taco-Topped Pizza    
Quick-Fix Spinach Lasagna
Pineapple Orange Chicken
Beef
Hamburger Pie (Shepherd's Pie)
Stuffed Green Peppers 
Beef Stroganoff
Impossible Cheeseburger Pie
Hobo Packs
Macaroni Skillet Supper
Chili
Potato Hamburger Roll
Touchdown Casserole
Tiki Burgers
Hamburger Pot Pie
Crock Pot Beef Stroganoff  
Poultry
Chicken Divan
Chicken and Rice
Hot Chicken Delight 
Chicken Adobo (Paprika Chicken) 
Kentucky Fried Chicken (not KFC's recipe) 
Chicken Supreme
Corn-Crisped Chicken
Barbecue Chicken
Chicken Rice Casserole
Chicken and Dumplings
Chicken Parmesan Noodle Bake
Herbed Chicken & Tomatoes
Impossible Turkey or Chicken Pie   
Seafood
Cream Cheese Tuna Bake
Tuna Boats 
Salads
Pistachio Salad
Emerald Salad 
Chicken Salad 
Fruit Cup 
Frozen Strawberry Salad 
Barbecued Green Beans
Caramelized Acorn Squash
Autumn Fruit Salad 
Garden Vegetable Saute 
Asian Salad  
Chef Salad  
Ambrosia  
Golden Parmesan Potatoes   
Green Bean Casserole (2 versions)
Carrots Au Gratin
Broccoli and Wild Rice
Soups
Broccoli Cheese Soup
Lentil Soup
Baked Beans
Grandma's Chicken Vegetable Soup
Chicken Soup 
Basic Cream Soup (with variations)
Potato Soup
Hamburger Stew
Goulash
Sauces/Frosting
White Sauce
German Chocolate or Oatmeal Cake Frosting 
Wonderful Icing 
Fruit Dip Variations
Marvelous Fruit Dip 
Fudge Sauce 
Caramel Topping for Sundaes 
Pizza Sauce Variations 
Vegetable Dip 
Maple Syrup or Basic Pancake Syrup
Russian Refresher (Beverage)
Honey Mustard Sauce 
Basic Frosting 
Low Calorie Drink (Beverage)
Orange Julius (Beverage)
Bar-B-Q Sauce (BBQ/Barbecue Sauce)
Spicy Spaghetti Sauce
Peanut Butter Frosting
Caramel Frosting
Lemon Frosting
Hot Chocolate Mix (Beverage)
Coconut Orange Frosting
Lemon Cheese Frosting
Fresh Orange Icing (scroll down cake recipe for the icing recipe)
Hot Cocoa Mixes (Beverage)
Sunshine Shake (Beverage)
Italian Salad Dressing
Honey Salad Dressing
Knorr Spinach & Greek Yogurt Dip
Cream Cheese Frosting
Sauce and Condiment Recipes
You're Having What With Your Fries??? Ketchup+Mayo=Fry Sauce & More Possibilities
Substitutions 
Common Cooking Abbreviations & Measurements 
Milk products (sour, buttermilk, evaporated, sweetened condensed, cream cheese, and more) 
Common Kitchen Thickeners 
Leavening or Rising Agents (yeast, baking powder, baking soda)
Sugars (brown, powdered, honey, corn syrup, molasses, reducing sugar intake) 
Spice Substitutions 
Fats (tutorial & fat reduction tips)
Food Allergies & Celiac Disease, Nut-Free Nut Substitutions, Chronic Health Links
Methods of Popping Popcorn
Noodles (Make Your Own Pasta)
Methods of Cooking Corn on the Cob
Healthy Frying
Herbs and Health
How To Modify Recipes To Make Them Healthier