Orange Juice Cake

Ingredients:

1 box yellow cake mix
1 small box instant vanilla pudding
4 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup orange juice
chopped pecans

Directions:

Spray bundt pan and sprinkle with pecans in bottom of pan.  Combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, vegetable oil and orange juice.  Pour batter over pecans and bake at 350 for approximately 1 hour.  Leave in pan at this time.

Glaze
1 stick butter
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup orange juice

Combine ingredients and boil for 2 minutes. Pour mixture over cake while still in pan and hot.  Let stand in pan for 30 minutes.  Turn out onto cake plate.

Easy Slow Cooker Potato Soup

Ingredients:

30 oz bag frozen hash browns
3 cans (14 oz) chicken broth
1 can cream of chicken soup
onion powder, to taste
1/4 tsp pepper
8 oz cream cheese

Bacon, cheddar cheese or sour cream for garnish

Directions:

Combine everything except cream cheese in slow cooker.  Cook on low 6-8 hours.  About 1 hour before serving, add cream cheese and cook until melted.

7-up Biscuits

Probably the most simple and delicious biscuits you will ever make!

Ingredients:

2 cups Bisquick
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup 7-up at room temperature
1/4 cup melted butter

Directions:

Pour Bisquick into large bowl.  Add sour cream and mix together.  Pour in 7-up and stir until combined.  Sprinkle another 1/2 cup of Bisquick onto a clean counter top and gently pat dough out to desired thickeness (about 1 inch).  Use a circle biscuit cutter and cut out biscuits (approximately 9).  Pour melted butter into a 9x9 pan.  Place biscuits into the pan, on top of  melted butter.  Bake at 450 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. 

Jane's Hot Fudge Sauce

This hot fudge sauce brings back great childhood memories of our neighbor, Jane Graham.  Me and my sister spent many hours at her house when we were growing up.  She made this for us many times to have over ice cream and was always a favorite of mine!

Ingredients:

1 cup sugar
1/3 cup cocoa
3 tbsp flour
1/4 tsp salt
1 tbsp butter
1/4 tsp vanilla
1 cup boiling water

Directions:

Mix dry ingredients.  Add water and butter to dry ingredients.  Cook over low heat until thick, stirring frequently.  Cook until thick.  Remove from heat and add vanilla.  Enjoy over ice cream!

Butter & Herb Turkey

Ingredients:

1 bone in turkey breast (6-7 pounds)
2 tbsp.butter, softened
1/2 tsp dried rosemary, crushed
1/2 tsp thyme
1/4 tsp garlic butter
1/4 tsp pepper
1 can (14.5 oz) chicken broth
3 tbsp cornstarch
1 tbsp cold water

Directions:

Rub turkey with butter.  Combine spices and sprinkle over turkey.  Place in slow cooker.  Pour broth over top and cook, covered, on low 5-6 hours or until tender.

Remove turkey.  Skim fat from cooking juices.  Transfer to a small sauce pan.  Bring to a boil.  Combine cornstarch and water until smooth.  Gradually stir into pan.  Bring to a boil; cook an stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with turkey.

Spicy Pot Roast

Ingredients:

1  4-4.5 pound roast
3/4 tsp garlic salt
3/4 tsp pepper
2 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp dry mustard
1/2 cup water

Directions:

Rinse roast and pat dry.  Combine remaining ingredients and rub over meat, coating all sides.  Place roast in slow cooker.  Add water.  Cover and cook on low for 10-12 hours. Check after 10 hours of cooking time.  6-8 servings

Slow Cooker Lasagne

Ingredients:

1 pound ground round
1 tsp onion powder
2 garlic cloves, minced
29 tomato sauce
1 cup water
1 tsp salt
6 oz tomato paste
1 tsp oregano
8 oz no cook lasagna noodles
16 oz shredded mozzarella cheese
12 oz ricotta cheese
1/2 cup parmesan cheese

In a skillet, cook beef, onion powder and garlic over medium heat, drain. Add tomato sauce, tomato paste, water, salt and oregano; mix well.  Spread 1/4 of the meat sauce in ungreased 5 quart slow cooker.  Arrange 1/3 of the noodles over sauce.  Combine cheeses and spoon 1/3 of this mixture over noodles.  Repeat layers twice.  Top with remaining meat sauce. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until noodles are tender.  6-8 servings

***I've used regular lasagna noodles in place of the no cook ones and it has turned out fine***