Grandma Janet's Hamburger Dip

1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1 can cheddar cheese soup
1 small can tomato paste
1/2 green pepper, small dice
1 4 oz can chopped green chiles

Brown meat and veggies. Drain off excess fat. Add remaining ingredients. Simmer and serve warm with doritos.

Awesome Nachos

Fill your plate with your favorite tortilla chips and top with spicy

grilled chicken, black beans, salsa, sour cream, jalapeños, pepper jack cheese., Broil until cheese is melted. Top with guacamole.

Five Easy Topping to Dress Up Chicken

Dress up grilled or fried chicken breasts and elevate your meal. Try to following:

1) Top with your favorite bbq sauce, crumbled bacon and a slice of cheddar cheese.

2)  Top with Alfredo Sauce, grated parmesan cheese and fresh chopped parsley.

3) Top with a few slices of deli ham, a slice of swiss cheese and chopped chives.

4) Top with jarred roasted red peppers, greek olives and feta cheese.

All these can be made low cal by making common sense substitutions!

Grandma Puls' Kolacky Recipe

3 oz cream cheese, room temp

1/2 c butter, room temp (do not use margarine)

1 c flour

1/2 c of your favorite jam

Confectioners sugar for sprinkling

With mixer cream the cheese with butter until smooth. Add flour slowly until well blended. Roll dough into a ball, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 2 weeks.

On floured surface, roll dough to 1/8" thickness. Using a small round cookie cutter or juice glass cut rounds in the dough then put on ungreased cookie sheet. Top with 1/2-1 tsp of jam. Bake at 350 degrees 10-12 minutes. Put on cooling rack. When cool sprinkle with confectioners sugar.