Rhubarb Berry Pie

• 2 cups rhubarb
• 2 cups raspberries
• 2 cups blueberries
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup flour

crumb topping

• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/2 sugar
• stick butter

Any berries can be substituted.

Bake it at 375* with edges covered with foil for 40‑50 minutes. Then remove foil and cook for 25 more minutes.

Old Fashioned Mac and Cheese

3 Tbsp. butter
2 Tbsp. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2 cups milk
2 cups cheese, divided
7 oz macaroni (1 3/4 cups) cooked, drained

Preheat oven to 350*. Melt butter in large saucepan on low heat. Add flour and salt; mix well. cook 2 minutes or until bubbly. Gradually add milk, stirring until well blended. Cook on med. heat until mixture boils and thickens, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low; simmer 3 to 5 minutes or until thickened. Add 1-2/3 cups of cheese; cook until melted, stirring constantly. Add macaroni; mix lightly.

Spoon into 1-1/2 quart casserole; sprinkle with remaining cheese.

Bake 20 minutes or until heated through.

THREE BERRY PIE

I like to add rhubarb in this, too.

CRUST: 1 1/2 c. flour 3/4 tsp. baking powder 1/2 c. butter 1 tbsp. sugar FILLING: 2 c. sliced strawberries 2 c. blueberries 1 c. raspberries 3/4 c. sugar 3 tbsp. flour TOPPING: 3/4 c. flour 1/2 c. sugar 1/3 c. butter Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix 1 1/2 cups flour with baking powder and 1 tablespoon sugar. Work in 1/2 cup butter. Roll out on floured waxed paper then invert into 9" to 10" pie pan (crust should be about 1/8" thick). Combine berries, with 3/4 cup sugar, 3 tablespoon flour, then pour into pie pan. Mix remaining flour, sugar and butter with fork until crumbly. Sprinkle topping mixture evenly over berries. Bake on baking sheet until topping is golden and filling bubbling, about 45 to 50 minutes.

Apple Muffins

1 c. wheat flour
1 c. all purpose flour (or all wheat flour)
1 t. baking powder
1/2 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
1/4 c. butter
1/4 c. applesauce
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
2 T. dry powdered milk
1 1/4 t. vanilla
1 1/2 c. apples, shredded or chopped

Cinnamon Topping:
1/3 c. brown sugar
1 T. flour
1/4 t. cinnamon
1 T. butter, melted

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 12 cup muffin pan. In a large bowl beat together butter, sugar and eggs until smooth. Mix in vanilla extract. Stir in apples and then gradually blend in the flour mixture. Spoon the mixture into the prepared muffin pan. To make cinnamon topping- in a small bowl mix brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon. Cut in butter until the mixture is like coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over the tops of the batter in the muffin pan. Place into the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.

Pumpkin Pie Cake

Remove 1 ½ c. of 1 yellow cake mix and set aside.

Melt 1 stick of butter.
Add one egg, then stir into bowl of cake mix.
Spread this into a 9x13 pan.

In another bowl, add:
 1 can (29 oz) of pumpkin,
2 ½ t. pumpkin spice (1 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp. ginger, 1/2 tsp. cloves),
2/3 c. milk,
1 c. sugar
2 eggs.

 Pour onto cake mixture. Spread in the bottom of pan.

To reserved cake mix add: 1 ½ t. cinnamon, 3 T. butter, ¼ c. sugar.

Sprinkle dry ingredients on top of pumpkin mix.

Bake at 350 for one hour.

Top with whipping cream.

Buttermilk Biscuits

1 cup buttermilk (or 1 c. milk + 2 T. lemon juice)

2 1/2 cups flour

4 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons softened butter

2 tablespoons shortening

Bake at 400* for 15-20 minutes

Country Fried Chicken

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts

1 1/2 cups buttermilk (or 1 1/2 cups milk with 2 tablespoons lemon juice)

2 1/2 cups flour

1 teaspoon pepper

2 teaspoons salt

2 tablespoons garlic powder

1 tablespoon paprika

1 tablespoon seasoning salt

1 teaspoon crushed thyme (optional)

1 1/2 cups oil (for frying)

Pour the oil in a fry pan and let it get hot. Cut the chicken breasts in half, then pound in a bag until they are about 1/2 inch thick. Mix flour, garlic powder, paprika, Season All, and thyme and put in a pie tin. Put the buttermilk in another pie tin and add salt and pepper. Dip the chicken in buttermilk, then in the flour/seasoning mixture. Fry until done.

Country Gravy
2 tbsp. oil (from the country fried chicken)
3 tbsp. flour
2-3 cups milk
dash of salt, pepper, garlic powder, & thyme

Mix flour with hot oil, add milk and seasonings and stir over med. heat until thickened.

Powdered Milk

I am not a fan of powdered milk, but I added 1 1/2 tsp. sugar to a gallon, and it's not too bad.

You can also try adding 1 tsp. vanilla.

If that doesn't work for you, you can try mixing 1/2 gallon powdered milk with 1/2 gallon store milk.