Melissa

1. Turkey Cranberry Wraps

• Tortillas with either a smear of cream cheese or a slice of provolone, deli sliced turkey, whole berry cranberry sauce, alfalfa sprouts, and garlic mustard.

2. Hawaiin Haystacks

3. Spanish Rice

• Angela's recipe
• Sautee 1 minced onion, and 1 red bell pepper in butter. Stir in 28 oz undrained diced tomatoes (I like to use a couple cans of Hunt's fire roasted tomatoes), 1 cup of uncooked rice (I use 1/2 white 1/2 brown), 1 tsp sugar, 1 tsp chili powder, a dash of red pepper, some black pepper, 1 tsp salt, and 1 cup of water. Bring to boiling and reduce the heat to a simmer. Cover and simmer for 25 minutes. Stir it up and serve with shredded cheese.

4. Honey Baked Chicken & Corn Bread

• Mom's recipe - The last time I made this it turned out really dry and almost burned, so I'm going to use my tried & true method for cooking tender, juicy chicken.
• Chicken: 1-3 chicken breasts depending on how many people are eating, and how much they like to eat. Mix up a sauce of equal parts honey and soy sauce (I do 1/2 C. of each), a dash of ginger, a handful of minced shallots or green onions. Pour it all into a tinfoil lined baking pan, then fold up the tinfoil around the chicken. Bake @ 350 for 30-35 min.
• Corn Bread: Mix 1 C. flour, 1 C. cornmeal, 1 Tbsp. baking powder, 1/2 tsp. salt, 1/4 C. sugar in a medium sized bowl. In another bowl whisk 2 eggs, 1 C. milk, and 1/4 C. oil. Add to dry ingredients, and stir until moist - do not overbeat. Pour into greased 8x8 square pan, bake @ 425 for 20-25 min. (Sometimes it is still gooey in the middle when the toothpick comes out clean, so bake as long as you can making sure the top is a little browned).

5. Ham Chowder

• Also mom's recipe! We love this classic.
• Combine 1 minced onion, 2-3 sliced carrots, 2-3 sliced celery stalks, 3-4 diced potatoes, broccoli or other vegetables you want in a big pot. Pour in enough water to barely cover the vegetables, and cook on med. until tender. Add 2 C. diced ham, and 8 oz. cubed velveeta cheese; stir until melted. Remove from heat and stir in 1 C. sour cream. Delicious!