Meatballs-Renee' Jones

I buy a bag of meatballs and add equal amounts of grape jelly and ketchup to meatballs. I start with one cup of each and add to taste. I sometimes put in a crock pot and simmer or just put on stove and simmer for 1 hour.

Cookies in a Jiffy-Renee' Jones

1 Package any cake mix

2/3 c. oats

1/2 c. melted margarine or butter

1 egg

1/2 c. m & m's, butterscotch chips, chocolate chips or whatever combination that you want to put together

Mix all together and drop by tabespoon.

Bake 10-12 minutes at 375

Special Christmas Salad-Renee' Jones

I fix this all the time, but my mom fixes this only at Christmas. It is tradition.

3 boiled eggs, chopped

1 carrott diced

1/4 c. sugar

1/2 c. salad dressing

2 T. mustard

pinch of salt

1/8 c/ vinegar

1/2 c. water

1 small chopped onion (optional)

1 Head lettuce

Mix all together and pour over a large bowl of lettuce at serving time. Dressing will keep 7 to 10 days in an air tight container in the refrigerator.

My mom doubles for 20 at Christmas time.

Taco Salad-Renee' Jones

My kids love this plus they are getting some vegetables and don't know it.

1 or 2 lbs of ground beef or turkey

1 or 2 packages of taco seasoning(depending on how much meat you are using)

one can of kidney beans

one can of yellow kernel corn

crushed Doritios

optional:

sour cream

lettuce

tomatoes

taco sauce

Fix the taco seasoning like directions say on package. Then stir in the kidney beans and corn. I use a larger cans for the larger recipe and the smaller cans for the smaller recipe.

I fix it individually for my kids whatever they want with the meat. When serving it I put Doritios on the bottom, meat mixture on top of that and then put any of the optional items after that.

I serve with refried beans. Really easy and kids are getting some protein and not knowing it.