Pecan Yams

4 Cups cooked and mashed yams
1 C sugar
1/2 C butter, melted
2 eggs
1 t vanilla

Topping:
1 C brown sugar
1/3 C flour
1/3 C butter, melted
1 C chopped pecans

Combine yams, sugar, 1/2 C melted butter, eggs and vanilla. Mix well and turn into a greased 9"x13" glass dish. Combine brown sugar and flour; mix well. Stir in 1/3 cup melted butter and nuts. Crumble over top. Bake 30 to 45 min at 350 degrees or until set. You won't regret trying this. I promise.

Zucchini Bread

This is my favorite zucchini bread recipe for sure, it's from my good friend Carlee.

Preheat oven to 350
Mix the following dry ingredients in a large bowl:
2 Cups Flour
1 1/4 Cups Wheat flour
1 1/2 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Ground nutmeg
2 tsp. Baking soda
1 tsp. Ground cinnamon
3 Cups Sugar

In separate bowl (or kitchen aid) mix
1/2 Cup Vegetable oil
4 Eggs, beaten
2/3 Cup Water
1/2 Cup Applesauce
2 Cups Grated zucchini
1 tsp. Lemon juice

Combine wet and dry ingredients. Fold in 1 Cup chopped walnuts/pecans (optional). Bake in two loaf pans for 1 hour, or until done.

Kathy's Bowtie Ceasar Pasta Salad

- MY WAY -

4-5 heads of romaine lettuce (shredded)
1 bowtie pasta pkg
3-4 chicken breasts
3/4-1 cup slivered almonds
1 pkg sliced swiss cheese (chopped into chunks)
1 cup shredded parmeson cheese
2 lemons (divided)
lemon herb seasoning (about 1 tsp)
salt and pepper
1 Cardini Ceasar dressing

 - Cook and chop chicken. Sprinkle with lemon herb seasoning, mix and chill.
 - Cook and drain pasta. Add to pasta: juice of 1 lemon, sprinkle with lemon herb seasoning, sprinkle salt and pepper, pour a little Cardini dressing, toss and refrigerate.
 -  Cut lettuce. Just before serving squeeze 1/2 of a lemon juice on lettuce. Add almonds, cheeses, season with salt and pepper and lemon seasoning.
 - Combine chicken, lettuce and pasta mixtures together. Add last 1/2 of lemon juice and toss. Add 3/4 bottle of salad dressing. Stir and continue adding dressing, lemon seasoning, salt and pepper as desired.


 - MOMS RECIPE -
3-4 heads romaine lettuce
2 blue box bowtie pasta
8 chicken breasts
2 cups slivered almonds
2 large shredded parmeson cheese
1 lb swiss cheese (slices)
3 lemons
Schilling lemon herb seasoning
salt and pepper
2 Cardinis Ceasar dressing

 - Cook chicken. sprinkle with lemon herb seasoning. Chill. Cook/drain pasta. Fresh lemon juice, lemon herb seasoning, parm. cheese, salt and pepper, dressing on pasta, toss and refrigerate  Just before serving squeeze lemon juice on romaine, add everything else to lettuce (almonds/cheeses) season with salt and pepper and lemon seasoning. Add more lemon juice and salad dressing and toss it.

Sweet and Sour Chicken

Soo easy and soo good!

Chicken Breading:
3-5 chicken breast
salt and pepper
1 cup cornstarch
2 eggs, beaten
1/3 cup canola oil

Rinse chicken, trim off fat or extras and then cut into 1 inch cubes. season with salt and pepper. Dip chicken into cornstarch and coat all the way and then into eggs. Heat oil in large skillet. Cook chicken until browned. Place in baking dish. 3 chicken breasts can be in a 9x9 but 5 chicken breasts fits better in a 9x13.

Sauce:
3/4 cups white sugar
4 Tablespoons ketchup

1/2 cup white distilled vinegar

1 Tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon garlic salt

Whisk until smooth. Then pour evenly over chicken. Turn chicken so the sauce gets on both sides and then put in the oven at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. turn chicken and then cook for 15 more minutes.

Sweet White Balsamic Vinaigrette dressing

1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 TBS poppy seeds
1 1/2 TBS sesame seeds
1 tsp paprika
2 tsp dried mustard
1 TBS minced sweet onion
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup white balsamic vinegar
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

 - Combine all ingredients in a pint sized glass jar and shake well to dissolve sugar