Author: kevincoleman

Cranberry Cashew Clusters

Cranberry Cashew Clusters

Ingredients 1 cup puffed rice cereal 1 cup lightly salted cashews, coarsely chopped ½ cup dried cranberries, chopped 10 oz. vanilla flavored candy coating, chopped Dash freshly grated nutmeg Dash ground cinnamon 1 oz. semisweet chocolate pieces 1 tsp chopped cashews Line a baking sheet 

Colemans’ Cottage Cheese Loaf

Colemans’ Cottage Cheese Loaf

“Made the right way.” —Kevin

Harris Family Mexican Bean Loaf

Harris Family Mexican Bean Loaf

  • 1 24 oz. can chili beans
  • 1 ½ cups grated cheddar cheese
  • 1 bag taco flavor tortilla chips, broken
  • 1 can olives (whole), pitted and drained
  • 1 can (16 oz.) stewed tomatoes, chopped

Mix ingredients and bake at 375° F with cheese on top until all is hot and cheese is melted. You can also add frozen corn and black beans.

Cottage Cheese Roast

Cottage Cheese Roast

“Everyone in our family likes this recipe.”

Broccoli Salad

Broccoli Salad

Salad 1 large bunch finely chopped broccoli ½ to 1 cup chopped red onion 1 cup sunflower seeds (toasted if desired) 1 cup golden raisins Dressing ½ jar Mayonnaise 3 Tbsp. lemon juice 3 Tbsp. sugar (dissolved in the lemon juice) dash salt Toss dressing 

Barb’s 6-quart Ice Cream

Barb’s 6-quart Ice Cream

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 qt. whipping cream
  • 2 cans sweetened condensed milk
  • 2 ½ Tbsp. vanilla
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • 2 qt. milk

Add more milk until until you reach the fill line.

Helen Lake’s Ice Cream

Helen Lake’s Ice Cream

2 cans sweetened Condensed milk 1 qt. whipping cream 2 tsp. vanilla dash of salt Pour in ice cream canister and fill the rest of the canister with milk and stir it up. Freeze.

Banana Drop Cookies

Banana Drop Cookies

Dave’s favorite and Karen discovered this recipe in Hawaii as we had so many bananas come ripe at once.

Almond Cookies

Almond Cookies

We got this recipe from a good friend in Hawaii, Stephanie Arthur. The red dot in the center of the cookie gives it the Oriental flare.

Wet Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups shortening
  • 1 ½ cups white sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 Tbsp. almond extract

Cream all these together.

Dry Ingredients

  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. baking powder

Mix the dry ingredients together.

Now mix the two sets of ingredients together. Squish with hands and form into walnut size balls. Smash before baking. Put on one dot of red food coloring. Bake at 325° F for 17 minutes.

Chinese Haystack

Chinese Haystack

1 bowl of cooked rice (white or brown-enough to feed your dinner guests) 1 bowl of cooked lentils. Toppings (in separate serving bowls) Chopped cucumbers Chopped tomatoes Chopped green onions Sliced water chestnuts Chopped lettuce Grated cheese Chow Mein Noodles Sour cream Soy Sauce or