Kahoona Burger

This is one of our family's favorite burgers...it has a big chunk of meat, juicy pineapple, gooey cheese and is topped off with a zingy sauce. This is a great grilling recipe!!

Yields: 4 good sized burgers

Ingredients:

1 lb. ground beef

4 buns

4 slices of your favorite cheese (we like Swiss or Colby Jack)

4 lettuce leaves

1 pineapple, sliced

2 tsp. soy sauce

Directions:

1-Mix 2 tsp of soy sauce with 1 lb ground beef and form 4 hamburger patties.

2- Warm up grill to medium temperature, cook patties for 15 min until cooked through. 

3- Cook pineapple on grill for 2 min, toast buns for two min.

4- Layer hamburger with bun, meat, cheese, pineapple, lettuce and top with special sauce. 

Special Sauce:

1 tsp soy sauce

1/2 C brown sugar

1/2 C ketchup

Directions: Combine soy sauce, brown sugar and ketchup in small pan and cook over medium heat until sugar is melted.  

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Framed Eggs

Super easy, and a fun way to mix up the breakfast routine.

Ingredients:
slice of bread
egg
butter
salt & pepper

Directions:
Butter a slice of bread front and back.  Cut out the center of bread slice.  Place bread in skillet on medium heat.  Break egg into the center and sprinkle with salt and pepper.  Cook until cooked through and enjoy!
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The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

These were a family favorite growing up...our mom is famous for them.  I know everyone thinks their moms's cookies are the best but these really are the best! I remember my mom being asked for the recipe 4 different times in one day...they are so good.  

Ingredients;

1 1/2 cup sugar

1 1/2 cup brown sugar

4 eggs

1 pkg. milk chocolate chips

2 cups shortening (don't substitute with butter or they won't be puffy)

2 tsp. baking soda

2 tsp. vanilla

5 1/2 cup flour

2 tsp. salt

Directions:

Mix sugar, shortening, and eggs. Add baking soda, water, vanilla, flour and salt. Add choc chips last. Bake on cookie sheet at 375 degrees for 8-10 min. 

Once cookies have cooled, drizzle melted almond bark over top. (we use vanilla and milk chocolate almond bark) 

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Crock-Pot Sprite Chicken & Rice

I am always looking for and trying to come up with good crock-pot recipes. Having something started in the crock-pot somehow makes dinner time less stressful.  Here is one of our families latest favorites.

Ingredients:
4-5 Chicken Breasts
1 (10.5 oz) Can of Cream of Chicken Soup
1 (12 oz) Can of Sprite or lemon lime soda
1 Cup of Minute Rice
1/4 Cup Chicken Broth

Directions:
Put chicken on bottom of slow cooker, cover with soup and soda. Cook on low for 2-3 hours. Add rice and chicken broth and cook another 2-3 hours on low.

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