Orange Soak Cake

1 box orange cake mix, plus ingredients listed on back of box
2 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup orange juice

Prepare cake mix as directed on box - mix and bake right in your 9 x 13 casserole dish!

Poke holes in top of warm cake with tines of fork.

Mix powdered sugar and orange juice to make glaze. Pour glaze over warm cake. Enjoy warm or let it cool - either way is delicious!

**if you like a thinner glaze, just add a bit more orange juice. If you like a richer glaze, add 2 Tablespoons melted butter to powdered sugar and orange juice.

Easy Beef Stroganoff

3 cans (10 3/4 oz each) condensed cream of chicken or mushroom soup, undiluted
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup water
1 envelope onion soup mix
2 pounds cubed beef stew meat

Combine all ingredients in your bean pot. Cover and cook at 325 degrees for 3 hours or 225 degrees for 6 hours. Serve over hot cooked wild rice, noodles or mashed potatoes. Enjoy!

Spaghetti Pie

This recipe takes a bit more work, but the results are well worth the effort! It can be made ahead of time and refrigerated in your stoneware. Just set the prepared dish out for 15 - 30 minutes before placing in hot oven to reduce the risk of it cracking.

8 - 12 oz spaghetti
2 Tablespoons butter
1 egg, beaten
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 cup cottage cheese
1 1/2 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese
1 pound ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup diced green pepper
1 (15 oz) jar spaghetti sauce

Cook spaghetti according to package directions and drain. Stir in butter, Parmesan cheese and egg. Lay spaghetti evenly in bottom of your 9 x 13 casserole dish.

Spread cottage cheese over spaghetti layer.

Brown ground beef, adding onion and green pepper to soften. Drain. Add spaghetti sauce and mix. Layer mixture over the cottage cheese.

Bake in a 350 degree preheated oven for 30 minutes. Sprinkle Mozzarella cheese over meat and bake 10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Let stand a few minutes before cutting. Enjoy!

**So many options for this one to Play With Your Food! Substitute Italian Sausage in place of the hamburger. Use frozen chopped onions/green peppers to save time or use a spaghetti sauce that already has the meat and seasonings in it! Substitute low/no fat dairy ingredients, egg beaters, and low sodium spaghetti sauce. Add mushroom, olives etc. Eliminate onions and peppers.

Creative Ideas

Just a few quick ideas to dress up meals and snacks!

Add 1 - 2 teaspoons of dry dip mix to your Alfredo Sauce

Add 2 Tablespoons Southwestern Chipotle Dip Mix to 6 cups cooked rice and 1 can Rotel

Use any of the savory dip mixes as a rub for beef, chicken, pork or seafood

When made into a dip, the Southwestern Chipotle, the Salsa Ranch and the BLT are great with French Fries

Add 2 - 3 Tablespoons any dry dip mix flavor to your bread machine recipe

Use any savory dip mix to flavor sour cream to use on a baked potato

Sprinkle dry seasoning mix on potato wedges before baking

Mix 2 Tablespoons of sweet dry seasoning mix with 1/2 cup melted butter. Pour over popped bag of microwave popcorn.

Microwave Potato Wedges

1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/8 teaspoon salt or salt free seasoning blend
1 unpeeled medium baking potato
Parmesan cheese

Combine the first four ingredients in your beanpot or covered casserole dish.

Cut potato lengthwise into eight wedges; add to the seasoning mixture and stir to coat.

Cover and microwave on High for 6 - 8 minutes until tender. Sprinkle with desired amount of Parmesan cheese. Enjoy!

**This recipe serves one or two.

Creamy Orange Salad

1 (6 oz) package orange Jell-O
2 cups boiling water
6 oz cream cheese, softened
1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
1 (8 oz) carton frozen whipped topping, thawed

In your small serving bowl, dissolve Jell-O in boiling water.

In large serving bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Gradually blend in the hot Jell-O mixture, beating on low speed until smooth.

Stir in the milk; fold in the whipped topping. Refrigerate for 4 hours or until firm. Enjoy!

Quick French Onion Biscuits

2 cups Bisquick
1/4 cup milk
1 container (8 oz) French onion dip

Stir all ingredients until soft dough forms. Drop dough into 6 mounds into each space in the muffin baker or in the 9 x 13 casserole dish or on the round baking stone.

Bake in a 450 degree oven for 12 - 14 minutes or until light golden brown. Enjoy!

**if using the round baking stone, spray lightly with cooking spray. All other Celebrating Home stoneware doesn't need treated before use.

Garlic Chicken Alfredo

1 (16 oz) jar Creamy Garlic Alfredo Sauce - or regular Alfredo Sauce
4 - 6 boneless chicken breast - fresh or frozen
1 (4 oz) can sliced mushrooms, drained
8 oz spaghetti, hot cooked
Parmesan cheese

Pour about 1/3 of the sauce into your beanpot. Add chicken. Top with mushrooms and remaining sauce. Cover and cook at 200 degrees for 6 - 8 hours OR 350 for 1 hour.
Serve with hot cooked spaghetti and Parmesan cheese. Enjoy!

**Fresh chicken breasts are generally thicker so you may need a few extra minutes to your cooking time at 350 degrees if you are preparing 6. Four fresh chicken breasts should cook fine in the allotted time. Quantity of chicken will not alter the slow cooking time.

Easy Beans

Let this bake right next to your chicken wings (previous recipe) and enjoy a great dinner during the Football Game!

3 cans of B & M or Bush beans
1 can of whole berry cranberry sauce
1 small onion, chopped
2 teaspoons dry mustard

Mix everything together in your beanpot. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 1 hour. The jelly on the sauce will melt but the cranberries stay whole giving you the best baked beans you've ever had!

**don't have 2 beanpots to make both recipes at the same time? Use your large stoneware serving bowl covered with the stoneware plate!

Glazed Chicken Wings

3 pounds wings (or any chicken pieces!)
1 cup honey or maple syrup
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 cup soy sauce
2 teaspoons oil
2 cloves garlic, crushed (or 2 teaspoons minced from the jar)
Dash of pepper

Combine all but the chicken in your beanpot. Mix well. Add chicken and turn to coat.
Bake in a preheated oven at 375 for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

**For best results, baste or turn chicken every 15-20 minutes.

Strawberry Upside Down Cake

2 cups fresh strawberries, sliced
1 (6 oz) or 2 (3 oz) packages strawberry Jell-O
3 cups miniature marshmallows
1 yellow cake mix, batter prepared as directed on package

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Spread sliced strawberries evenly on bottom of 9 x 13 casserole dish.
Sprinkle dry Jell-O over top of strawberries.
Top with mini marshmallows.
Prepare cake mix as directed on package and pour over top of marshmallows.
Bake 40 - 50 minutes.
Cool 15 minutes then turn out onto serving platter (or serve right out of the pan!)
Store cake in the refrigerator.

Tippin's Style Corn Bread

1 box Jiffy yellow cake mix
1 box Jiffy corn bread mix
2 eggs
1/3 cup milk
1/3 cup water
¼ cup oil

Mix all ingredients in your 8 x 8 baking dish and let stand 5 minutes.

Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for 10 minutes.

Reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake an additional 15 – 20 minutes, until top is golden brown and knife inserted in center comes out clean. Enjoy!

Pssst: The Jiffy cake mix is smaller than a regular cake mix!

Quick Tuna Casserole

1 (6 1/2 oz) can tuna, drained
3 cups Rice Krispies
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can chicken noodle soup

Mix all ingredients in your beanpot. Cover and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 20 minutes. Enjoy!

**This sounds strange enough that you're thinking you've just got to try it yourself. Right? Remember to use store brands and you have a tasty, quick to prepare dish for around $2.00!

Cowboy Potatoes

1 (32 oz) bag frozen shredded hash browns
1 stick butter, melted
1 pint whipping cream
Seasoned salt

Place has browns in your 9 x 13 casserole dish. Melt butter and pour over potatoes. Pour whipping cream over potatoes. Sprinkle with seasoned salt.

Bake uncovered in a preheated 350 degree oven for 30 - 40 minutes. Enjoy!

Bubble Up Pizza

1 (14 oz) jar or can spaghetti sauce
3 cans refrigerated cheap biscuits
8 oz mozzarella cheese, shredded
Canned sliced mushrooms (you choose how much!)
Canned sliced black olives (again, quantity is your choice!)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cut each biscuit into quarters (using scissors works best). Arrange half of the biscuit pieces evenly over bottom of 9 x 13 casserole dish. Bottom of dish may not be completely covered. Spread biscuits with half of the sauce, then 1/2 of the mushrooms and olives, then half the cheese. Repeat layers.

Bake 23 - 28 minutes or until golden brown.

**you can add any other pizza toppings you like, ie: sliced pepperoni, onions, green peppers, browned and drained sausage or hamburger, pineapple tidbits etc. Play With Your Food!!