The Fabulous Dene Brooke Recipes

The next three are all from Dene. She is one of the most talented baker/chef ever. Oh my goodness I love when she bakes for me.

Credit: Dene Brooke

Chocolate Crunch (Elk Droppings)

1 Bar chocolate (almond bark)

1 Can peanuts

4 cups peanut butter captain crunch

Melt Chocolate in a double boiler or microwave. Once melted, stir in peanuts and cereal. Spoon on to aluminum foil. You make little clusters of them. They set up real quick

Pumpkin Bread

1 1/2 cups flour

1.2 tsp. salt

1 cup sugar

1 tsp. baking soda

1 cup pumpkin puree

1/2 cup vegetable oil

2 eggs beaten

1/4 tsp. nutmeg

1/4 tsp cinnamon

1/4 allspice

1/2 cup chopped nuts

1/4 cup water

Preheat oven to 350. Sift together flour, salt, sugar, and soda. Mix pumpkin, oil, eggs, water and spices together, then combine with dry ingredients- but do not mix too thoroughly. Stir in nuts. Pour into well-greased loaf pan. Bake 50-60 min. reduce baking time if using small loaf pans. Turn out of pan and cool on rack.

Apple Crumb pie

2/3 cup sugar

2 tbsp. flour

3/4 tsp. cinnamon

5-6 large apples, peeled, cored and sliced

1 9 inch unbaked pie shell

1/2 cup flour

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup butter

Combine first 3 ingredients. Stir into apples. Turn into pastry shell. Combine remaining flour and sugar; but in butter til crumbly. Sprinkle over apples. Bake at 400 for 45-50 min. or until golden brown on top.

These are all absolutely AMAZING

Enjoy next three are all from Dene. She is one of the most talented baker/chef ever. Oh my goodness I love when she bakes for me.

Kristy's chicken salad

So this one I made for my friends baby shower. It was a big hit. Now I must warn that the servings on this dish are for a ward!! So I will add the serves 4 recipe as well.

Credit: Kristy Craig

Serves 120

30 pounds of chicken (cooked)

6 1/4 lbs. cheese

1 gallon of mayo

2 1/2 lbs. thinly sliced celery

2 lbs. sunflower seeds

2 1/2 Tbsp. salt

2 1/2 Tbsp. pepper

4 1/2 lbs. seedless red grapes

Mix everything the night before except the grapes and sunflower seeds. Then add just before serving. May serve inside crescent rolls or scoop salad on the side. Place lettuce inside.

Serving for 4

2 cups cubed chicken

1 cup cheddar cheese

1 1/2 cup seedless red grapes

1/2 cup mayo

1/4 cup celery

1/4 cup sunflower seeds

1/4 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. pepper

Follow directions from above.

When you multiply the serves 4 recipe it actually makes more than you think it will.

Enjoy

Maria's Chicken and Rice

Okay so wow it's been a while since I updated this blog! WOW. But this one is a sure hit. Excluding Hunter since he doesn't like rice or chicken! Ha. Oh well

Credit: Maria Craig

2 pounds cooked chicken shredded or cubed. (I just cut it up)

2 Cups Cooked rice

2 cans cream of chicken

1 1/2 cup sour cream

1 1/2 rolls of RITZ crackers

4 tbsp. butter (melted)

poppy seeds

Okay super easy.

Cook your chicken and cut up.

Spray a 9x13 with pam

put the chicken in the pan

cook rice, while that is cooking, mix up your cr. of chicken and sour cream.

Add rice to mixture and pour over the chicken

While you have the crackers in the roll. pound them with a meat tenderizer (the kids love this part) They need to be broken but not crushed.

Sprinkle them on top of the rice mixture.

pour the melted butter on top of the crackers

add poppy seeds on top.

Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 35-40 min (or until it is bubbly)

My kids love this one! Sure hit!