Oven Denver Omelet

Originally submitted by Donna Workman

8 eggs
½ cup half and half
1 cup chopped ham
1 cup cheddar cheese
¼ cup chopped green or red bell pepper
¼ chopped onion
¼ cup chopped mushrooms

Beat eggs and cream; add the rest of the ingredients. Pour into a square baking dish. Bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes or until brown.

FRENCH CREPES

Originally submitted by Tami Tolman

4 eggs
2 Tablespoons butter
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup flour
½ teaspoon salt

Beat eggs, Melt butter. Stir milk, melted butter, vanilla and salt into eggs. Add flour and beat until creamy. Heat and lightly butter skillet. Use a measuring cup to pour ¼ cup of batter into skillet. Quickly swirl pan to spread butter. Cook until edges are brown. Flip crepe and cook other side. Fill with fruit, yogurt, or powered sugar. Roll up and eat.

PEACHES AND CREAM MUFFINS

Originally submitted by Shauna Cooke

1 egg
½ cup milk or sour cream
¼ cup vegetable oil
1-1 ½ cups all purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped fresh or frozen peaches (thawed)

In a bowl, beat egg; Add milk and oil. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Stir into the egg mixture just until moistened. Stir in peaches. Fill greased or paper lined muffin cups ¾ full. Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until muffins test done. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to wire rack. Yield, 10 muffins

CREPES

Originally submitted by Buffy Haws

1 ½ cups flour
2 cups milk
1 Tablespoon sugar
2 eggs
1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon vanilla
½ teaspoon salt
2 Tablespoons oil

Mix well. Cook like pancakes and fill with whatever your family likes. Roll up like a burrito.

CARNE MACHACA BURRITOS

Originally submitted by Sylvia Patton

Shredded Dried Beef (Carne Machaca) is sold at Food City in 3 ounce packages. For 2 people I use about 1 – 1 ½ ounces.
2 or 3 eggs
diced onions
Diced green peppers
add salt and a few drops of hot sauce

Sauté onions and bell peppers with vegetable oil in a skillet, about 30 seconds. Add beef and cook for a few seconds. Then add beaten eggs and stir until eggs are finished. Wrap in warm tortillas to make burritos.

MOM’S FRENCH TOAST

Originally submitted by Amy Carpenter

1 egg
1 Tablespoon Milk
½ teaspoon vanilla
dashes of nutmeg and cinnamon
French bread
Olive oil

Mix all ingredients, except French bread and olive oil. Dip French bread in egg mixture and fry in preheated olive oil. ( 1 egg recipe equals 2 slices of French toast.)

Lion House Christmas Soda Cracker Cookies

Originally submitted by Deena Callahan

35 saltine crackers
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup butter
2 cups chocolate chips
½ cup chopped nuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 15” x 10” jelly roll pan with foil or parchment paper; grease the foil. Line the pan with the saltines, placing as close together as possible. Combine sugar and butter in a small saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring often. Boil for 2 ½ minutes, stirring constantly. Pour butter sauce over crackers. Place crackers in preheated oven for 5 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle chocolate chips on top. When the chocolate chips are melted, spread chocolate over cookies and sprinkle with nuts. Cool and cut or break into small squares. Makes 3 dozen cookies.