7 Layer Salad

In crystal bowl add:

3/4 of head of chopped iceberg lettuce
2 stalks sliced celery
8 thin carrots sliced very thinly (I use processor)
1 can drained sliced water chestnuts (line bowl for appearance along sides)
can add another layer of veggies or hard-boiled sliced eggs, chopped cooked chicken, etc..
1 layer of 16 oz bag thawed frozen peas
2 cups low fat mayo mixed with lite 1 cup light sour cream or fat free greek yogurt
sprinkle with couple of Tablespoons of sugar or sugar sub like Nevelle
1 16 oz pkg of fat free shredded cheddar cheese
1 lb lower salt bacon cooked and crumbled

Cover and chill till serving.

Spiced Peach Rum Glazed Ham

1 spiral sliced ham

2 cups spiced rum
1 jar of peach or apricot preserves
(I used low sugar)
1/2 lb brown sugar
spiced packed from ham

Combine sauce ingredients, simmer and pour over ham placed in crockpot on low.
Heat on low few hours and turn to warm till serving.

Patti's Chipped Corned Beef Appetizer

1 8 0z light cream cheese
1 8 oz fat free cream cheese
16 oz fat free sour cream
2 Tab light mayo
2 small pkgs Budding corned beef chopped
1 sweet red pepper diced
2 Tab dried onion flakes or chives or fresh chopped chives
2 shakes of seasoning salt
few shakes of garlic powder

Mix in large glass bowl and microwave till all is melted on High about ten minutes stirring well
till all is melted and blended.

Sprinkle top of dish with chopped pecans, approx 1 cup and pour 2 Tab melted butter over
pecans. Microwave again about 3 minutes on High. Serve with tortilla chips/strips or crackers,
or cocktail rye breads. Looks elegant in a chafing dish.

Chicken and Dumplings

One large roasting chicken
chicken bouillion base
few stalks celery sliced
one lb carrots sliced
one large stalk leeks chopped
one bag frozen thawed peas
fresh chopped fine parsley
small bunch finely chopped fresh dill
one large can butter flavor biscuit tube dough
flour/water to thicken

Place chicken in large stockpot covering with water simmer few hours till chicken is tender
and nice broth attained. Drain of water with chicken in large colander draining to another
pot. Return strained broth to stockpot. Cool chicken. In stockpot add veggies and simmer
till slight crisp tender. Add chicken bouillion flavoring to taste. Thicken with flour and water...approx cup flour and cold water mixed, add to simmering broth. Pull apart small pieces of dough and add to simmering broth in pot.
Add parsely and fresh dill. Add cooled deboned chicken. Serve. Freezes well.

Patti's Family Favorite Irish Shepherd's Pie

1 and 1/2 lbs. ground sirloin
1 small onion chopped
1 small can tomato sauce
1 small can tomato paste
2 Tab. Worcheshire sauce
2 tablespoons mustard
2 Tab. brown sugar
5 slices fat-free American cheese
1 can 16 oz green beans drained
6 cups approx mashed potatoes (fresh made or good
Idaho prepared mix for fast dinner)
paprika

Brown gr. sirloin and onion in fry pay. Drain off grease & transfer to colander. Drain off grease under warm running water to get rid of grease and hidden grease..transfer back to fry pan. Add tomato sauce, tomato paste, Worchestershire sauce, mustard, and brown sugar. Simmer 20 minutes.

Line deep dish pie pan with green beans. Layer gr. beef mixture. Place 5 slices of fat-free American cheese on top. Mound mashed potatoes on top of mixture. Sprinkle paprika.
Bake 400 degrees 20 minutes, turn oven to 450 another 10 minutes or more till brown
lightly on top.

Great with oven roasted carrots, celery, onions.

Fresh Polish Sausage En Casserole a la Patti

2 pkgs fresh polish sausage Jewel meat case
1 large drained jars of sauerkraut
brown sugar to taste (litely)
4 apples chopped with skins
2 onions chopped large
3-4 sweet red peppers chopped pieces

Saute sausage in small amount real butter till brown. Place in large crock pot. Pour sauerkraut
over sausage layering with apples, onions, and lite sprinklings of brown sugar. Cook low in
crock 6 hours. Add red peppers on low for 1/2 hour or till crisp/tender.

My family went crazy for this......

Lite Pineapple Upside Down Cake

topping:
1/2 c brown sugar
1/2 stick margarine
pineapple rings
maraschino cherries

In cake pan on soft burner melt 1/2 stick marg. and 1/2 c. brown sugar together till liquid. Turn
off burner. Place 4 drained pineapple slices on the cake as shown and place cherries in ea.
pineapple hole and in the middle.

In lg bowl combine:
1 1/2 c. Bisquick (I used Heart Smart Lite)
1 egg
1/2 c milk
2 Tab. softened margarine
1 tsp. vanilla
Beat for 4 minutes. Pour over mixture in pan. Bake 350 1/2 hour. Check till lite brown and
toothpick in middle of cake is clean when tested. Immediately flip cake over onto plate.
Delicious warm.

This cake literally melts in your mouth. I altered the recipe using no sugar in the Bisquick batter
and it is so lite, not heavy like any other upside down cake. I always double the recipe as every-
one wants to take some home, lol....

Note: May add nuts and coconut after pineapple is placed in sugar mixture in pan; otherwise
nuts appear on top and pineapple design will not show thru.

This cake is also delicious with peach slices and if you make it with apricots you'll never want
pineapple in the cake again...apricots in cake are the best, even if you dislike apricots, you'll
be amazed how great the cake is using them!