Black Island Farms

Every year in october my family goes to Black Island Farms. This year we went on Saturday. Black Island Farms is a farm that has a pumkin patch, three different corn mazes, a hunted barn, and a field with lots of slides and different things to do. As a family we all made it this year except my brother Brandon and his wife Tara and their two kids. Natalie and me both took friends. I took Taryn and Natalie took Hunter. We all met at my Dad's flooring shop and then went to Wendy's to eat. After eating we headed to the farm. It was so much fun see everyone together and just being together. We played and went down the slides first and played in the field. Then before it got dark we went on a hay ride through the pumkin patch. We each got to go out into the pumkin patch and pick any pumkin we want and we got to take it home. It was the BEST haunted house/barn that I have ever been too. Then after the haunted barn we went through the corn maze. It is the bigest corn maze in Utah, I think. The maze was cut into the face of Edward and Jacob and it said Team Edward under Edward face. Then under Jacob's face it said Team Jacob. It was way cool! These mazes were so huge it was crazy. It was just a supper fun day! Thanks Dad for inviting us all to go with you!

Apple Crisp

Topping:

1 cup butter, cold

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup flour

1 cup oatmeal

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

In large bow, mix butter, brown sugar, flour, oatmeal, and baking powder just until butter is broken up and ingredients are mixed. mixture should be cumbly. set aside.

Filling:

6 cups canned apples or 6 to 8 fresh apples, peeled and sliced (fresh are better)

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

place apples in 9 x 13 inch pan. Mix sugar, salt, and cinnamon. Sprinkle with sugar, salt, and cinnamon mixture. Crumble crisp topping on top. Bake at 350* for 25-35 minutes or until golden brown. (If apples are fresh, bake for 45-50 minutes) Serve warmor cold, with whipped cream or ice cream. Makes 12 to 15 servings.

Funeral Potato Casserole

6 large potatoes boiled peeled and shredded or a bag of cubed or shredded hashbrowns frozen

Combine in sauce pan and stir until melted.
1/4 cup margarine
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 pint sour cream
2 cups shredded cheese
1 teaspoon salt
pinch pepper

Mix the above together and top with 1 cup cornflakes (crushed) sauteed with 2 Tablespoons margarine.

Bake @ 350* for 45-60 minutes

Sesame Baked Chicken Breasts

1/3 Cup butter or margarine (2/3 stick)

1 large egg, slightly beaten

1 1/2 tablespoons water

1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce

1 1/4 teaspoons salt

1/8 teaspoon pepper

8 large chicken breat halves, boned and skinned

1/3 cup flour

1/4 cup sesame seeds

Mushroom sauce (recipe follows)

preheat oven to 400*

place butter in 9 x 13 inch baking pan; melt in oven as it preheats.

blend egg, water, soy sauce, salt and pepper.

dip chicken into flour, then into egg mixture

arrange chicken breast in pan, turning to coat with butter.

sprinkle generously with sesame seeds.

bake at 400* for 40-45 minutes or until tender and golden brown.

serve with Mushroom Sauce.

Mushroom Sauce:

In medium saucepan, melt 1/4 cup butter or margarine.

stir in 1/3 cup flour.
remove from heat.

Add one 10 3/4 ounce can chicken broth; stir until smooth.

Cook and stir until thick.

Add 1/2 cup heavy cream, 1/4 teaspoon salt, few grains of pepper and 4 ounce can sliced mushrooms. Optional: 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley or dried parsley.

Texas Tacos

Layer on plate:
Crushed corn chips or Fritos
chili con carne, heated (mix a hot can and a regular can together)
grated cheese

Greens:
green onions, chopped
lettuce, shredded
tomatoes, diced

1 pound ground beef,fried and drained - at last minute add hamburger to greens.

Top with:
hot sauce
sour cream
ranch

Banana Bread

1 cup oil

2 eggs

6 tablespoons milk=1/2 cup, minus 1 tablespoon

2 teaspoons mapleine

2 cups mashed bananas

2 cups nuts

3 cups flour

1 cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoons salt

cream oil and sugar, add eggs and beat well. Add milk, flavoring alternately with flour, soda and salt. Add mashed bananas and nuts. put in loaf tins. bake @ 350* for 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Party Punch

In blender mix:

2 pkgs. frozen strawberries-(thawed)
1 large can frozen lemonaid concentrate
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup water (or more)

1 liter sprite and ice