  I thought he was talking about my Gus;) Back at the baby shower, I promised some easy recipes and then I forgot about it until last night. So I packed up my recipe book and remembered to bring it to work today. ******************************* Chicken and Rice Casserole (I tripled this at Easter last year and it worked really well. Id advise at least doubling the rice part. Its tasty and nice and really kind of what I live for. Also, instead of chicken breasts, I used chicken strips and that worked really well, too). 1 cup uncooked Minute rice  a package of onion soup mix 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1 cup water Grease pan, put in rice, sprinkle with salt and paper, dot with  stick of butter. Bring mushroom soup, onion soup and water to a boil. Pour over rice. Place chicken on top. Cover with aluminum foil. Bake at 350 for 1-1  hours. Chicken Casserole with Mayonnaise 2-4 cups cooked chicken 2 cups cooked rice 4 boiled eggs, diced 2 Tablespoons lemon juice 1 cup mayonnaise 1 cup cream of mushroom soup 1 can cream of chicken soup 1 teaspoon salt q Tablespoon onion  cup celery  cup almonds Put in 9x13 pan, refrigerate overnight.
Top with crushed potato chips. Bake at 375 for 45-60 minutes (350 if baking in glass pan). Turkey Loaf 2 lbs. ground turkey 2 cups packaged season stuffing mix 2 eggs 1 10oz can chicken broth Put ingredients in a large bowl. Mix with electric mixer until blended. Place in 9x5 loaf pan coated with spray. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes to an hour or until firm Almond Crusted Turkey Patties (makes 4) 1 lb. ground turkey  cup seasoned dry breadcrumbs  teaspoon pepper  teaspoon salt 2 green onions with tops 1 egg 2/3 chopped almonds Mix everything except for the almonds together and shape into patties,  inch thick.
Coat both sides with almonds. Place on broiling pan (or a cookie sheet with a cooling rack so they will cook evenly). Bake at 375 for 30 minutes or until the middle is no longer pink. Oriental Beef and Noodle Toss (this is actually a recipe Grandma Tatman got out of the newspaper, and since it was oddly edible, I copied it down myself; also, we never add the ginger, but if you like that flavor, go for it).
1 lb.
ground beef 2 packages oriental flavored Ramen noodles 2 cups water 2 cups frozen oriental vegetable mixture 1/8 teaspoon ginger 2 Tablespoons thinly sliced green onion In a large skillet, brown ground beef.
Drain, season with one of the seasoning packets for the Ramen noodles and set aside. In the same skillet, combine water, veggies, ginger, noodles and remaining seasoning packet. Bring to a boil then reduce heat until the noodles are tender, stirring occasionally. Return beef to pan and warm through. Stir in green onions before serving. Stephs Peudo-ziti (this is one of my sisters college recipes, but its not too bad and its pretty easy, so I thought you might take a chance on it?
) Pasta 1 jar pasta sauce 10 oz. mozzarella basil, garlic and oregano to taste Cook pasta. Dump all ingredients into the pot and stir. For baked ziti: follow directions above, sprinkle with extra cheese, bake at 400 until cheese is melted and starting to brown. *************************** Last night, I dreamed that my Grandpa Brown died. I woke up this morning, haunted and heavy. I called my mom to see when the grandparents usually get up and then I called and talked to Grandma.
She said Grandpa has had a cold but the doctor gave him Flonase and now hes doing much better. Still, Im uneasy. In my dream, it was snowing, just a light dusting of snow. Grandma mentioned in passing that it snowed up there last night, just a little bit. Id like to let it go, but until I talk to Grandpa, I think Im going to be a bit of a basket case. It just makes me want to cry. Mom called work to check on me. Of course I came in. It was just a dream, realistic as it seemed. If I believed everything I dreamed, Id have issues with my Dad being a werewolf. Still, it will be nice to talk to him and just be sure everything is fine. 
