‘I have tried for years to find a great iced coffee recipe…. well I found this last year and love it! as some of you   know coffee is should be on the food pyramid for me! First Any old coffee you have at the end of the day save and put into ice cube trays and freeze!

Yummy Iced Coffee\ This recipe is for a Iced mocha… adjust as your tastes go!

2-3 tbl of Chocolate syrup
2-3 tbl cream Cool or cold coffee Tall glass!\ Put chocolate and cream in the bottom of the glass. stir well. Fill up glass with Coffee ice cubes and then pour in the cooled coffee to the top..stir and enjoy! EASY yummy!

Got this recipe from the newspaper… it seems plain and simple, I like the variety of meat choices… make it easier when looking in the freezer. But boy is it tasty, Joshua loved it!

1/4 c extra Virgin Olive Oil (divided)
lb Lamb, Beef or Pork ( cut into 1 inch cubes
1/2 med onion (diced)
1 tsp Garlic Salt
1/2 tsp Pepper
4 cups Cooked rice
1/2 C Parmesan Cheese

Heat 2 Tbs oil in heavy skillet. Add meat and cook until browned. Add onions, and saute\’ 1 minute longer. Add garlic salt and enough water to cover meat. Add pepper. Cook over low heat for 2 hours, until meat is very tender. Check water level occasionally to prevent meat from scorching. Shape cooked rice into a ring on a platter. Sprinkle cheese evenly over rice. Spoon Meat into the center of the ring. Heat remaining oil in a skillet. pour hot oil over cheese. Serve with pan juices, if any remain, on the side. Serves 6

We recently made this for Easter and it has become a big hit!

3 T olive oil
2c white mushrooms
3 leeks, washed cut Julienne (white part only)
1 med onion
1/2 sour cream
1/2 half n half
1/2 shredded Cheddar cheese
( 1 oz) package of Dry Onion Soup mix
1/2 t paprika
1/4 t salt
1/4 t pepper
skinless, boneless chicken breasts ( 1 – 1 1/2 lbs)

Heat a large skillet over med heat, put oil, mushrooms, leeks and onion to pan. Cook 8 minutes stirring.. Remove from heat and add cool slightly. Stir in sour cream, half and half, cheese, soup mix, paprika, salt and pepper. Coat a 13 x 9 glass baking pan dish cooking spray. Arrange Chicken in pan. Pour cooled mushroom mix evenly over chicken. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. Preheat oven to 350. Remove plastic wrap and bake uncovered for 1 hour. variation on the recipe call for 3 bacon slices, cooked and crumbed over the top before refrigerating, with 2 T bacon fat replacing oil oil to cook mushroom/onions