Perfect White Sandwich Bread

6 cups all purpose flour (I used bread flour. And the recipe suggested it be sifted, but I didn't and it turned out DELICIOUS.)

2 cups warm water

almost 1/2 cup of sugar

1/4 cup shortening, melted

almost 2 Tablespoons of dry active yeast

3/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup warm water

Place yeast in 1/4 cup warm water, set aside. Mix together 2 cups warm water, sugar, shortening, salt. Add about 2 cups flour, until it is pancake batter consistency. Add in yeast mixture. Continue adding flour little by little until bread dough consistency is reached. Turn out onto floured surface and knead for about 8-10 minutes. Let rise in bowl until double in size. (I preheat my oven to 170 degrees, turn it off and place my dough in there to let it rise.) Punch dough down and turn out onto lightly floured counter. Turn bowl over covering dough. Let raise for about 10 minutes. Divide dough in half and form into loaf or desired shape and place into greased loaf pan. Let raise to just about the top of pan. It may take 30 minutes to 90 minutes to let it raise in pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes or until done.

Big Taco Bake

2 lbs. hamburger

1/2 c. onion

1/4 c. green pepper

2 packet taco seasoning

1 small jar taco sauce

1 1/2 c. bisquick mix

1 1/4 c. milk

3 eggs

1 c. shredded cheese

Preheat oven to 400ºF. Brown hamburger; add onions, green peppers, taco seasoning and taco sauce. Spread into 9x13 pan. Combine bisquick, milk and eggs. Pour over top of hamburger mixture. Bake for 25 minutes. Remove (leave oven on) and spread a layer of sour cream (the rest can be used to serve on side) and sprinkle with cheese. Return to oven until cheese is melted. Once cheese is melted remove from oven, for the last time, and top with favorite taco toppings! Lettuce, tomatoes, olives, green onions, etc. Serve and Enjoy!!

Texas Two-Step Slaw

This is the YUMMIEST and most DELICIOUS side dish to have at a BBQ or picnic.

1 Bag of Ready Cole Slaw Mix

1 Jalapeno, diced
1/4 Bunch of Cilantro
1 (11oz.) can Mexican corn (Green Giant) drained
1 Red onion, chopped
Some cheese
A dash of Cumin
Some Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
A squeeze of Lime juice

Place Cole Slaw Mix into a bowl. Make sure bowl is big enough to house all ingredients and still able to stir everything together. Put the rest of the ingredients into bowl. Add more Cumin to taste if desired. Buttermilk Ranch is just to coat everything. Make sure not to add too much. You can add Mexican cheese if desired. Let the Slaw sit in the refrigerator for at least a couple of hours before serving. Can eat as a salad or eat it with tortilla chips! Enjoy!

Substitutions: 1 green pepper can be used instead of the jalapeno

Italian Beef Sandwiches

1 beef roast (I use chuck)
1 packet Good Seasonings Italian Dressing dry mix
1 16oz jar mild pepperoncini's

Pour pepperoncinis into crock-pot, peppers and juice. Pour in about a whole jars worth of water. Mix in dry Italian dressing mix. Add roast. Cook until done. About 9 hours on low and 4 to 5 on high. Serve with rolls. The juice can be made into gravy, but just a warning it is spicy.

Italian Chicken Sandwiches

Desired amount of frozen (slbl) chicken breast (for my small family I use 2 to 3 chicken breasts)
1 packet Good Seasoning's Italian Dressing dry mix

8 oz. cream cheese

Put frozen chicken into crock-pot, place cream cheese on top and sprinkle dry mix over chicken. The frozen breasts will generate enough water to steam cook it. Cook until done. Chicken will shred very easily. Shred and serve with rolls.

Grilled Bacon Chicken

4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cubed

4-5 strips of bacon

Any season to taste. Just be careful not to add too much salt, if any. The bacon has plenty of salt in it! Spray chicken with cooking spray and add seasonings. Wrap chicken with bacon strips.

Grill until chicken is done.

Good Zucchini

4 - 6 small zucchini, peeled and chopped
1 Tablespoon butter
1 small onion, chopped or a couple dashes of dried onion flakes
A handful small croutons
salt and pepper

Melt butter in skillet over medium heat. Add zucchini and onion. Cook a little bit and then add croutons. Cook until zucchini is tender. Salt and pepper to taste.