Farm House Recipes

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Complements of Faye Smith and Granny's Favorite Cookbook     Mashed Potato Candy Balls 2 to 3 medium potatoes 1 1/2 to 2 lbs. confectioner’s sugar 1 tsp. vanilla, peppermint, maple, or coconut extract. 2 tbsp. butter 1 ½ pounds dipping chocolate 2 or 3 oz. unsweetened chocolate Chopped nuts, optional Cook potatoes, peel and mash; cool to lukewarm or able to handle. Add sugar, vanilla and butter, blending well. The sugar amount will vary according to size of potatoes. The dough should be quite stiff, but not too dry; cover with damp cloth and chill in frig for about 2 hours. Roll in balls and place on cookie sheet, cover again with damp cloth and freeze. Melt dipping chocolate and unsweetened chocolate in double boiler. Dip frozen potato balls into melted chocolate coating well and roll in nuts if desired. Keep chilled in frig until ready to eat ….they make wonderful gifts. Enjoy now! Variations: Dip bottom of candy in chocol...

Sent to me by Steven Brown 2 crescent roll tubes ** 1 LB ground beef (or ground turkey) **1 packet of taco seasoning **1 1/2 cups grated ched dar cheese** Shredded lettuce** 1 or 2 diced tomatoes depending on size** 1/2 small can sliced olives if desired **Sour cream optional** sliced avocado optional.    Lay out the two tubes of crescent pastry, thick sides in. Use some of the left over crescent rolls to to make the center a bit thicker. Brown beef and add taco seasoning. Lay beef in a circle inside of the laid out crescent rolls, add cheese to the top.  Pull over crescent rolls and tuck in under meat and cheese.  Follow cook time on the pack of crescent rolls, and once it's done.  Add cheese, lettuce, tomato, black olives, sour cream or whatever you desire for your tacos, in the middle.  Enjoy!

1 pkg pork chops, boneless/or chicken breast 1 can(s) cream of chicken soup 1 pkg ranch style dressing mix   Directions In crockpot layer pork chops/or chicken breast, add the cream of chicken soup, then sprinkle dry Ranch dressing all over. Cover and cook on high for 4 hours OR Low for 6 hours.

Photo provided by Nancy Cloutier  Ingredients Filling: 3 cups apples, peeles and diced (apporx. 3 apples) 4 Tbps sugar   4Tbsp flour                 3/4 Tsp Cinnamon  1 Tsp Lemo n juice  12 Egg Roll Wrappers Oil for frying Instructions 1. Combine all filling ingredients and mix well 2. Place 2 hearing tablespoon of filling in the center of each wrapper. Fold in the sides and roll the wrapper tightly. Use a dab of water to secure the tip of the wrapper. 3. Preheat oil to 350 degrees. Fry each egg roll for about 4-5 minutes or until brown and crispy. 4. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve warm.

 Photo and Recipe by Stacey Pollock Folds  Ingr edients: 3 Sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into bite size cubes 2 tsp olive oil 1 tbsp butter 1 tbsp of brown sugar (organic) 1 tsp of ground cinnamon 1/ 4 tsp of ground nutmeg Pinch of ground ginger Sea salt, to taste Directions: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Coat a small baking dish with cooking spray. Peel and dice the sweet potatoes into bite size cubes and place in the baking dish. Melt butter in the microwave and pour over the potatoes along with the olive oil, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and salt. Add more sugar or cinnamon if desired. Toss to coat evenly. Bake in the oven for 60 minutes. Stir the sweet potatoes once or twice during roasting.  This was another great find by my friend/sister Faye.  Thanks for sharing sis!!

1 lb of sausage(I use venison but you can use pork) 3 potatoes peeled and diced 4 eggs Scramble fry the sausage in a large skillet. Drain off excess fat to use to fry the potatoes.  Fry potatoes then add the sausage back in and break the eggs over the mixture.  Stir until the eggs coat the mixture and are done.  You can spice things up by adding salsa to the mix.  Can be served in soft taco shells or with biscuits.