Chicken Chili

4 c. chicken breasts, cubed
1 tbsp. veg. oil
2 cans great northern beans, rinsed & drained
1 (14 oz.) can chicken broth
1 teas. salt
1 teas. cumen
1/4 teas. cayenne pepper
1 med. onion, minced
1 1/2 teas. garlic pow.
1 (4oz.) can minced gr. chili
1 teas.oregano
1/2 teas. pepper
1 c. sour cream
1/2 c. whipping cream
Cook chicken, onion, garlic in oil until chicken is no longer pink. Add everything but the creams. Bring to boil. Simmer 30 min. Remove from heat and add creams. Stir until well blended. Serve.

Curry Chicken Divan

1 pkg. frozen broccoli, thawed
4c. chicken, cooked and diced
2 cans Campbells cr. of chicken soup
1/2 c. mayo
1 1/2 tblsp. curry powder
5 tblsp. lemon juice
1/4 c. milk
grated med. cheddar cheese
Layer broccoli, then chicken in 13x9 baking dish.
Combine next 5 ingr. in bowl and mix until smooth. Pour over meat and broccoli. Top with cheese. Bake 350 degr. for 30 min.

Mom's Shepard Pie

1 lb. diet lean ground beef, cooked and crumbled.
1 can Campbells cr. of mush. soup
1/2 teas. minced onion
1/4 teas. season salt
1/8 teas. pepper
1/2 can milk
1 can french cut beans, drained
2-4 c. mashed potatoes, warmed
Medium Cheddar cheese
Combine and bring to bubbly, first 7 ingr. place in 13x9 baking dish. Top with desired amount of potatoes. Cover generously with cheddar cheese. Bake 350 degr. for 20-30 min. or bubbly and cheese in melted and golden.

Huckleberry Cheesecake

2 pkgs. graham crackers, crushed
1/2 c. butter, melted
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 teas. cinn.
Combine and press into a 13x9 baking dish reserving 1/2 to use as garnish. Refrigerate to harden.
Whip until fluffy:
1 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 c. powdered sugar
1 8 oz. cool whip
Spread on crust and refrigerate for 1-2 hrs.
Topping:
1 pkg. raspberry danish dessert, prepared according to pie filling directions. Cool, add 1-2 c. huckleberries and pour over cream cheese mixture and refrigerate 3-4 hrs. or overnight.
Before serving, sprinkle with reserved crust.

Pear/Peach Syrup

1 29 oz. or 2 small cans of pears or peaches
1/2 teas. cinn. sugar
In blender or with a hand blender puree fruit with all juices until smooth. Add cinn. sugar. heat in a pan and serve on pancakes, waffles, or french toast. Everyone in our family prefers this to maple syrup. (It is an excellent way to rotate your food storage!)

Eclair Cake

This is a very easy recipe don't let the instructions overwhelm you!
1 c. water
1/2 c. real butter
1/8 teas. salt
1 c. flour
4 eggs
cooking spray
3 sm. pkgs. instant vanilla pudding
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
4 c. milk
1 (12 oz. container) cool whip
Hershey's chocolate syrup
Heat oven to 400 degr. In saucepan, bring water, salt, butter to a rolling boil. Turn heat to low and stir in flour. Stir vigorously over low heat until mixture forms a ball, abt. 1 min.; remove from heat. Beat in all 4 eggs at once; continue beating until smooth. Spread evenly on lightly sprayed sheet cake pan. Bake puffed and golden, 20-30 min. Cool.
As cake cools; In deep bowl combine pudding, cream cheese, and milk. Beat slow at first and then increase speed to med. high and beat 2 min. Spread over cooled "eclair". Spread Cool Whip over pudding layer and drizzle with syrup. Chill and serve

Macaroni Salad

1 pkg. sm. salad mac., cooked and drained
4 hard boiled eggs, finely diced
1 sm can sliced black olives, drained
1 c. grated cheese
1c(+) diced sweet pickles
1 tbsp. yellow mustard
1 tbsp. Dijon mustard
1/2 teas. onion pow.
1/4 teas. celery salt
season salt & pepper to taste
2 parts Miracle Whip/1 part Mayonnaise
Combine all ingr. This is the best I could come up with on measurements! Most things are by taste, so you will need to taste it to fine tune. Garnish with 1 hard boiled egg sliced and a light sprinkle of paprika.