Apple Pecan Crisp

8 cups sliced apples

6 tablespoons butter cut into pats

1 teaspoon cinnamon

Topping:

2 cups flour

½ teaspoon baking powder

2 cups oatmeal

½ teaspoon salt

2 cups brown sugar

¾ cup butter

½ teaspoon baking soda

2 cups whole pecans

Sauce: Mix apples, sugar and cinnamon together and place in bottom of 12 inch Dutch oven. Spread pats of butter on top.

Topping: Mix together thoroughly and spread over apple mixture. Put 6 to 8 coals on bottom and 14 to 16 coals on top. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes. Serve hot with a side of ice cream.

Caramelized Peach Cobbler

2 large cans sliced peaches

Brown sugar

Cinnamon

1 box Bisquick baking mix

Milk

Butter

Place the peaches in a bowl. Drain and discard only half the syrup. Add brown sugar and cinnamon to taste. Place in a foil-lined oven. Mix up a batch of Bisquick dumplings as directed on Bisquick box. Add a little more milk to make thin and runny butter. Place in oven over the peach mixture. Add additional brown sugar and cinnamon to borderline. It is very sweet. Cook until top is almost brown. Place melted butter on top with brown sugar and cinnamon to make a glaze.

Cherry Cobbler

1 large can cherry pie filling

1 box yellow or white cake mix (we like chocolate cake mix)

1 can Sprite or 7-Up

Put pie filling in bottom of a foil lined oven. Now sprinkle dry cake mix over the cherry pie filling. Then evenly pour 7-up over the dry cake mix. Bake at 350*F for 35 to 40 minutes.

Raspberry Peach Delight

1 can Raspberry pie filling

1 can peaches, drained

1 White cake mix, dry

1 can cream soda

Layer raspberry filling, peaches and cake mix in Dutch oven. Gently pour cream soda over the top. DO NOT MIX. Bake in Dutch oven at 350*F for about 30 minutes.

Chicken and Vegetables

1 fryer chicken, cut up

4 tablespoons oil, divided

Potatoes, 1 inch slices

Carrots, sliced in 1 inch slices

1 cup water

1 package Lipton onion soup mix.

Brown chicken in 2 tablespoons oil. Remove from oven. Mix onion soup mix and remaining 2 tablespoons oil. Toss potatoes and carrots in mixture. Add water to bottom of Dutch oven. Add vegetables. Place chicken on top. Cook 45 minutes. (10 to 12 coals on bottom, 18 to 20 coals on lid).

Lasagna

1 pound lasagna noodles

2 pounds mozzarella cheese

3 to 4 onions, chopped

2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce

2 teaspoons minced garlic

1 (46 ounce) can tomato juice

2 pounds ground beef

Parmesan cheese

3 tablespoons Italian seasoning

Fry ground beef and remove all grease possible. Add onions and cook 5 to 6 minutes. Remove from oven. Mix garlic and spices into ground beef. Pour small amount of juice into Dutch oven. Add a single layer of noodles then more juice. Sprinkle with meat mix and cheese. Repeat until gone, finishing with tomato sauce and Parmesan cheese. Bake for 1 hour at 350*F (10 to 12 coals on bottom, 18 to 22 on lid).

Barbecued Meatballs

1 pound lean ground beef

¾ cu dry bread crumbs

½ cup milk

½ cup chopped onions

1 teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon pepper

½ teaspoon oregano

2 egg whites

1 bottle of your favorite Barbecue Sauce

Combine ingredients, except barbecue sauce. Form into 1 inch meatballs. Brown in a Dutch oven and drain fat. Add 1 recipe Sweet Basil Barbecue Sauce. Simmer for 30 minutes at 350*F (6 to 8 coals on bottom, 16 to 18 on lid). Serve over rice or noodles.

Honey Glazed Ham

1 bone-in ham, fat removed

1 teaspoon cloves

1 teaspoon ginger

1 cup honey

1 teaspoon nutmeg

1 teaspoon dry mustard

NOTE: Use 12 inch or 14 inch oven.

Place ham in oven with small amount of water; add water as needed. Mix honey with spices. Bake at 350*F (10 to 12 coals under, 18 to 22 on lid; more for 14 inch oven). Add coals as needed. Drizzle honey over ham at intervals as it bakes.

Thai Pork and Pineapple

1½ to 2 pounds coarse ground lean pork

1 to 2 jalapeno peppers, minced

1 tablespoon fish sauce

2 tablespoons snipped fresh cilantro

4 cloves garlic, finely chopped

3 tablespoons sugar

½ chopped dry roasted peanuts 1 can pineapple rings

Fry pork and garlic in oven until brown; spoon off any fat. Add peppers, sugar and fish sauce. Cook and stir 3 to 4 minutes then add peanuts and 2 tablespoons cilantro. Cook and stir 3 to 4 minutes then spoon over pineapple slices. Excellent served with hot rice.

Breaded Pork Chops

6 pork chops

2 teaspoons seasoned salt

1 egg, beaten

¼ cup water

1 can crushed corn flakes

½ teaspoon seasoned pepper

1/3 cup milk

Mix egg and milk. Stir salt, pepper and corn flakes together. Dip chops in milk, then into crumbs, then place in oven. Add water to oven and place over 12 coals with 20 to 25 on lid. Bake for about 45 minutes

Sweet and Sour Pork Chops

6 pork chops

3 tablespoons cornstarch

1 medium onion, chopped

1 teaspoon instant bouillon

2 carrots, thin sliced

½ cup lemon juice ½ cup brown sugar

2 tablespoons soy sauce

1 (20 ounce) can pineapple chunks

1 green pepper, cut into strips

Brown pork chops in oven. Remove and add onion; cook 2 to 3 minutes. Mix cornstarch with lemon juice and add to pot. Add juice from pineapple, bouillon, sugar and soy. Cook until thickened. Add carrots and chops and mix well. Bake for 40 minutes at 350*F (10 to 12 coals under, 18 to 22 on lid). Add pineapple and green pepper and bake another 10 to 20 minutes.

Chow Mein

2 pounds pork or chicken, chopped

3 cups chopped celery

½ pound sliced mushrooms

1 green pepper, diced

1 can sliced bamboo shoots

1 cup water

2 onions, chopped

1 pound bean sprouts

½ pound snow peas

1 can sliced water chestnuts

1 tablespoon cornstarch

1 bouillon cube

Over 20 coals or low heat, fry meat with onions until cooked. Add all other ingredients, except cornstarch and ¼ cup water. Cover and cook 20 to 25 minutes. Mix starch and water and add to oven. Cook 5 to 6 minutes more. Serve over rice or chow mein noodles.

Barbecued Pork Ribs

4 to 5 pounds boneless pork spareribs

1 cup ketchup

½ cup brown sugar

2 tablespoons soy sauce

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1 tablespoon dry mustard

½ teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce

1 medium onion, chopped

1 green pepper, chopped

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

2 tablespoons cider vinegar

1 teaspoon Liquid Smoke

Place ribs in oven and cook for 1 hour at 350*F, stirring occasionally, (10 to 12 coals under and 18 to 22 on lid). Combine other ingredients and pour over ribs in oven. Continue cooking until ribs are tender, 30 to 60 minutes more.

Sunday Supper Waffles

2 cup sifted flour

4 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

2 cup milk

4 eggs, separated

1 cup melted butter, regular margarine or salad oil

Start heating waffle iron. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt.

Combine milk and egg yolks. Beat egg whites until stiff. Add milk-egg yolk mixture to dry ingredients; beat with electric mixer at high speed, or with rotary beater, just enough to moisten dry ingredients. Stir in slightly cooled butter. Fold in egg whites, leaving little fluffs of them showing in butter. Pour batter from pitcher onto center of waffle iron until it spreads about 1” from edge. Close lid and do not open during baking. Bake until steaming stops or signal light shows waffle is done.

Hootenanny (German Pancakes)

This was a favorite of my kids growing up. Aunt Pauline gave me the recipe and it took off from there. They make it for their kids now.

1 cup flour

1 cup sugar

6 eggs

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 cup milk

Blend in blender. Melt ½ cup butter in 9” pan. Pour batter into pan. Cook at 350*F for 30 minutes.

Cut into squares and sprinkle with: Jam, Powdered sugar or Cinnamon and sugar