Spinach Dip

1 1/2 cups mayonnaise (Best Foods) or what you like

1 cup lite sour cream (can use regular sour cream)

1 pack leak soup mix

1 Green Giant frozen chopped spinach (brand is not important)

Thaw spinach, squeeze out water

Add to other ingredients and mix well

Make the day before to let the soup mix soften

service with Hawaiian Rolls and/or homemade bread

Instant Potatoes - Dan's Recipe - 6/26/2018

In a measuring cup
3/4 cup water 
1/2 cup milk 

put into a pot to cook

Add:
1tbsp unsalted butter
sprinkle salt on top

Blue measuring cup:
2 cups Idahoan Instant Potatoes
leave on side till needed

Turn pot on medium high
When comes to a rolling boil
and as rises before boiling over 
turn off and stir in potatoes (approx 1 cup) till stiffened consistency
Put on lid

put what's left in cup back in box

Fried Chicken - Dan's Recipe - 6/26/2018

Flour  approximately 1 cup - 1 1/2 cups

sprinkle on large dinner plate (paper for a few pieces, glass for more chicken)

Add bread crumbs about 1/4 the amount of flour 

Garlic powder sprinkle across the top of the flour mixture

Season salt sprinkle lightly

Mix the seasonings in with the small silver whisk

Bowl - 1 egg beaten with spring metal whisk

Cut chicken in 1/2 horizontally if needed 

Canola/vegetable oil to coat bottom of electric skillet - 325 degrees

Put on gloves and

place chicken in egg wash

place chicken in breading and coat well pressing into both those of chicken

place chicken in pan

cook approximately 3 minutes

flip - color will be brown

flip at 4 minutes

cook 2 more minutes and will be done

put in between double paper towels on a paper plate

Darlene's Turkey Meatloaf

1 lb Trader Joe's ground turkey $2.49
1 cup quick oats
Trader Joes Spaghetti Sauce

In skillet with a little EVOO:
1 slice red onion chopped (approximately   1/2 inch thick)
1 large carrot peeled then spiralized or grated
2-3 cloves garlic chopped
3 medium size or 2 large chopped mushrooms

cook the above in enough oil to almost coat a small skillet, (approximately 2-3 minutes on medium till wilts down
put lid on as and turn burner to as low as it goes for 10 minutes

In bowl:
1 egg beaten
add ground turkey
add Oats
add 2 tbsp Trader Joe's Spaghetti Sauce or your favorite sauce
add mixture from skillet when cooled a bit

mix well adding seasoning you like (garlic, salt, pepper) and place in foil lined loaf pan squaring it off to make a loaf (it is usually gooey)

put thin slices of tomato on top

Bake:
350 degrees for 1 hour

ENJOY!

Dan's Coleslaw Recipe

1 bag of shredded angel hair cabbage (the regular one not the mixed one)

1 large or 2 medium carrots peeled and shredded

about 1/4 cup of chopped red onion, less if you like and more if you like

4 heaping Tbsp regular mayo

3 Tbsp plus a little Gerard's Lite Champagne Dressing

Mix & place in covered container and refrigerate overnight.

ENJOY!