Slow Cooker Hamburger Casserole

1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
3 medium potatoes, thinly sliced
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
3 medium carrots, thinly sliced
1 celery rib, thinly sliced
10 oz frozen peas
1 tsp salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
10 oz can tomato soup
3/4 cup water
2 tsp bouillon powder
3 drops of Worchestershire sauce

Scramble fry ground beef in frying pan until browned. Drain well. Turn into 3 1/2 quart slow cooker. Layer next 7 ingredients. Mix soup, water, Worchestershire and bouillion powder together. Add to slow cooker. Cook on Low 8-10 hours or High 4-5 hours. Makes 8 cups.

Chocolate Oatmeal Haystacks (contains peanuts)

I haven't tried this recipe, but they all seem to be roughly the same ingredients.

2 cups sugar
3 Tbsp. cocoa
1 stick butter
1 Tsp. vanilla
2 cups oats
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup peanut butter

Mix sugar, cocoa, milk, butter and vanilla. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter; then add oats. Spoon on to waxed paper or greased aluminum foil or a cookie sheet; cool.

Carol's Strata

12 slices day old bread
½ lb. grated cheddar cheese
5 eggs
2 ½ cups milk
1 tsp. mustard
1 Tbsp. minced onion
1 tsp. salt
black forest ham
cooked bacon slices broken into chunks

Remove crusts from bread and slice into ½ inch cubes. Grease 9 x 13 pan. Put half of bread in pan; top with ham and bacon and half of the cheese. Top with rest of bread cubes and pour egg mixture over cubes. Put remaining cheese on top and press down so that all the cubes get soaked. Cover with thin foil. Put in fridge for an hour or overnight. (I usually grease the tin foil so that it does not stick to the cheese. I bake it covered until about the last 15 minutes and I remove the tin foil so the top will brown a little.

Bake 350 for at least an hour. Make sure it is cooked in the centre.

MEAL IN ONE MEATLOAF

Heat oven to 375

Combine in large bowl, 1.5 lbs ground beef, 1 c. saltine crumbs, 1/2 of a whole onion peeled and diced, 2/3 c. of condensed tomato soup, keeping the rest for topping, 1 egg and 1/4 t. each salt and pepper.

Lightly grease 9X9 baking pan. Layer 6 medium peeled and sliced to 1/8" potatoes, the rest of the onion, and one drained can of corn.(If you prefer another veggie like peas or beans, use that instead).

Top off with meat mix and the rest of the soup.

Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour.

Quick Replacements

Egg Substitute:

1 banana = 1 egg in cakes

2 tbsp cornstarch = 1 egg


Whisk 1 tablespoon flax seed powder (put through coffee grinder) and 3 tablespoons water to form a paste.

Light Brown Sugar: 1 tablespoon molasses to 1 cup white sugar. Mix well.


Dark Brown Sugar: 2 tablespoons molasses to 1 cup white sugar. Mix well.

Marshmallow Krispie Bites

1 small box of Rice Krispies
1 large bag of Marshmallows, frozen and cut into halves
1 bag of Kraft Caramels
1/4 cup butter

Melt butter and caramels until combined and begins to boil. Take off heat and dip marshmallow into the caramel. Roll around in Krispies and refridgerate. Good for freezing also, although they only lasted long enough to go into the fridge!

Sounds Interesting...from Brenda`s Email...

''Carrot Cake in a Mug''

Get a large coffee mug and put in:

6 Tbs all-purpose flour
2 Tbs sugar (brown or white depending on your taste)
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp nutmeg

Mix your dry ingredients up with a fork and then add:

4 Tbs orange juice (milk or butter milk would work too, though not be as good probably)
2 Tbs oil
1/4 tsp vanilla
3 Tbs finely grated carrot
1 Tbs chopped pecans (optional)
1 Tbs raisins (optional)

Mix it all up and make sure its mixed all the way to the bottom (don't want flour lumps!) and put it in the microwave for 2 or 2 and a half minutes. Let it cool a little and eat it. It's really good with cream cheese and honey

''Vanilla Cake''

Get a coffee mug (a standard 8 or 12 ounce one works just fine) and put in:

6 Tbs all-purpose flour
2 rounded Tbs sugar
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp salt

Mix it all up with a fork and add:

4 Tbs milk
1 Tbs oil
1/2 tsp vanilla

Mix it all up really well and make sure there are no flour lumps at the bottom of the cup. Microwave it for 2 minutes and the minute it comes out of the nuke put a handfull of chocolate chips on top. Wait five minutes and your chocolate will have melted so you can spread it around for frosting. Give it a few more minutes before you eat it, or it will be very warm still. You could forgo the chocolate at the end and after mixing everything together just before you cook it you could add a couple tablespoons of frozen wild blueberries for a blueberry muffin in a cup...