Tuna Casserole

Tuna casserole is a quick and fairly easy meal to make. You can feed a family of four or five on this recipe. It does take good and gives you your dairy, meat and veggie.

1 12 or 16 ounce bag egg noodles
2 cans tuna
1 large can Campbell mushroom soup
3/4 cup milk
1 12 ounce bag potato chips crushed
1 can peas drained

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Boil the noodles and drain.

Mix the tuna, milk, mushroom soup and peas together in a large bowl. Place the noodles in the bowl and mix.

Place mixture in a 9 x 13 cake pan. Spread crushed potato chips over the top of the casserole.

Place in the oven and cook for 30 to 45 minutes.

Lemon Meringue Pie

This is another great recipe form mom's recipe. I remember making this when I was about 13 years old. This was my favorite pie to make besides the cheesecake. It is quick and easy and taste delicious.

1 graham cracker crust
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1 1/3 cup Eagle Brand milk sweetened
2 eggs separated
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
4 tablespoons sugar

For the filling

Combine lemon juice and grated lemon rind. Gradually stir into milk. Add egg yolks and stir until well blended. Pour into chilled crumb crust.

For the Topping

Add creamy tarter to egg whites, beat until almost stiff enough to hold a peak. Add sugar and gradually beat until stiff but not dry. Pile lightly on pie filling.

Preheat oven to 325° and bake pie for about 15 minutes until the peaks are golden brown.

Hambuger Casserole

My kids grew upon this and they love it. My son has the recipe and sometimes when he comes for dinner, we have it because he enjoys it so much. I however, make homemade cheese garlic bread with it. Cheap and quick to make.

1 pound of hamburger, browned
1 can tomato soup
1 can corn, drained with just a little liquid in the bottom
2 cups macaroni noodles

Cook the noodle and brown the hamburger. Drain and add together in a casserole dish with the corn and little amount of corn juice. Add the tomato soup and stir together. This dish is done if everything is still hot, otherwise place in the oven at 350 degrees until hot.

M and M Cookies

If you need something sweet for the kids to snack on, they will love this recipe. They will even enjoy helping you make the cookies. Quick and easy and does not cost that much to make.

1/2 cup shortening
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 cup and 2 tablespoon sifted flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup plain M and M's

Blend shortening and brown sugar. Beat in vanilla and egg.

Sift flour, salt and baking soda into the sugar mixture. Mix well.

Stir in M and M's.

Drop mixture by the teaspoon on a cookie sheet.

Bake at 375 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes until golden brown.