Baked Spaghetti

1 package (16 oz.) spaghetti
1 1/2 lbs. ground beef
minced onion
2 cans condensed tomato soup, undiluted
1 can (8 oz.) tomato sauce
1 cup water
2 T. brown sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. dried basil
1 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp. dried marjoram
1/8 tsp. garlic salt
1 - 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Break spaghetti in half; cook according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a dutch oven, cook the beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the soups, tomato sauce, water, brown sugar and seasonings.
Drain spaghetti; stir into meat sauce.  Add 1/2 cup of the cheese. Transfer to a greased 9x13 baking dish. Cover and bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with remaining cheese.  Bake 10-15 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Yields: 12 servings

Banana Bread (Hardin County Fair Challenge Recipe)

2 large eggs
1 cup sugar
3 T. milk
1/2 cup margarine, softened
3 bananas, mashed (minimum 1 1/2 cups)
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
2 cups flour
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease 1 large loaf pan (no smaller than 8x4, 9x5 is as large as you should go.)  Mash the bananas to a smooth consistency with either a potato masher or wooden spoon. Mash in the margarine.  Add all the rest of the ingredients at one time and stir together until just barely blended.  The batter will be a little lumpy.  Bake in the center of the oven for 1 hour or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.  Butter the top crust when done baking for a shiny crust.  Let cool for 10-15 minutes before removing from the loaf pan and cooling completely on a rack.

Recipe from Albert City Our Saviors Lutheran Church Cookbook

Kaydi's Frosted Sugar Cookies

1 cup room temperature butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs at room temperature
2 tsps. vanilla
3 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt

Mix well, roll and cut out.  Bake for 10-12 minutes at 350.

Icing
5 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
7 T. egg whites

Pumpkin Cake

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
3 large eggs, room temp
1 cup oil 
1 can (15 oz) pumpkin 

Frosting:
1 package (8oz) Cream Cheese, room temp, cut into quarters
1 stick unsalted butter butter, room temp
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease a 9x13 pan.  In a large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients.  In a second bowl, whisk together wet ingredients until well mixed.  Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and whisk until smooth.  Transfer to baking pan and bake for 35-40 minutes.  Let cake cool completely in pan then spread the top with frosting.

Frosting:

Mix all ingredients in a bowl until combined, then beat on high speed 2-3 min or until fluffy.

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

•  2 cups all-purpose flour
•  ½ teaspoon baking soda
•  ½ teaspoon salt
•  1  1/2 sticks butter, melted
•  1 cup packed brown sugar
•  ½ cup white sugar
•  1 teaspoon cinnamon
•  1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
•  1 egg
•  1 egg yolk
•  1 ½ cups old-fashioned oats
•  1 heaping cup raisins
•  ½ cup chopped pecans

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. 
2. Melt butter and let cool slightly.
3. Mix flour, baking soda and salt; set aside. 
4. In a medium bowl, cream together the melted butter, brown sugar and white sugar until well blended. Beat in the cinnamon, vanilla, egg, and egg yolk for 2-3 minutes until light and creamy. Mix in the flour mixture until just blended. Add the oats, nuts, and raisins. Mix until just blended.
5. Place 1/4 cup balls of dough onto cookie sheet and bake for 14-16 minutes. Do not overbake.  The edges should look brown and the centers still slightly soft. Let the cookies rest on the cookie sheet for a couple of minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.  (Personal Reminder - use silpat mat.)

Kaydi's Lunches

Main Dish
Chicken Strips
Tacos
Macaroni & Cheese
Chef Salad
Peanut Butter & Jelly
Ham Rolls


Sides
Chips & Salsa
Yogurt
String Cheese
Cottage Cheese

Squeeze Applesauce
Mandarin Oranges
Grapes

Crackers & Cheese
Goldfish Crackers
Pretzels

Lettuce Salad

Sunflower Seeds
Hard Boiled Eggs

Finger Jello

LouAnn's Meatloaf

Combine in a bowl...
1 lb. ground beef
1 egg
1 cup Rice Krispies
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1 T. chopped onion

Mix...
3 T. brown sugar
1/4 cup ketchup
1/8 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. dry mustard

Add half of the sauce mixture to the meat mixture.  Place meat mixture in loaf pan and pour remaining sauce on top.  Bake at 375 degrees for one hour.