RECIPE: HELLO DOLLIES

HELLO DOLLIES

2 cups graham cracker crumbs (chop in food processor)
2 TBSP sugar (some recipes call for 1/4 cup sugar, but I find this fine)
1 stick unsalted butter (if unsalted you can use the 1-2 TBSP sugar instead of 1/4 cup)
1 cup chopped pecans (large and roughly chopped)
1 cup chocolate morsels
1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk

Pre-Heat Oven 350

Place parchment paper in an 8 x 8 baking dish...

Melt 1 stick unsalted butter and add 2 cups graham cracker crumbs, and 2 TBSP sugar and mix together.
Place mixture in an 8 x 8 baking dish and press firmly to create a crust...
After the crust portion is complete:
sprinkle 1 cup chopped pecans evenly over top then,
sprinkle 1 cup chocolate morsels evenly over top of pecans then,
sprinkle 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut over top of morsels then,
drizzle evenly with sweetened condensed milk

and bake for 25-35 minutes at 350.....
bake until top is allowing some of the coconut to golden brown especially around the edges...

variations: IF you do not like coconut.... use miniature marshmallows......  wonderful to take to a get together...

VERY GOOD WITH A CUP OF HOT COFFEE..............

RECIPE: PINEAPPLE CASSEROLE

PINEAPPLE CASSEROLE

1 cup sugar

6 TBSP flour

2 cups grated cheese

2 (20oz) pineapple chunks 

1 cup Ritz Cracker crumbs

8 TBSP (1 stick) butter

6 TBSP Pineapple Juice

Pre-Heat oven to 350

Drain 2 (20oz cans) pineapple chunks and place in an 8 x 8 baking dish.

Save and set aside the pineapple juice.

Mix 1 cup sugar and 6 TBSP flour together and sprinkle evenly over top of pineapple

Then take the 2 cups grated cheese and sprinkle on top of the previous layer

Place 1 cup Ritz Cracker crumbs on top.... I place 1 sleeve of Ritz crackers in a baggy and hit with or smash with hand....

Then 8 TBSP butter melted and drizzled over the cracker crumbs 

Then 6 TBSP Pineapple juice drizzled over the cracker crumbs...

Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes

variations: some people mix together the flour, sugar, pineapple and cheese and place in dish and then add the crackers crumbs....

CHRIS, MATT, LOGAN, MARVIN, & WANDA

Taken 12-30-2010
Happy New Year... 2011!!!!
Try to get family photos taken sometime between Christmas
and New Years... We take those that are here and we were
missing many this year... Maybe next year we'll have more of
us together... We enjoyed having Matthew here visiting for a
few days..........not long enough!!!

CHRIS, MATT, LOGAN