Coke Ham

1 ham "butt", says ready to cook on it (with the bone-in)
3-4 liters of Coke

Trim off most of the fat.Some fat is desirable to retain flavor.
Cover entire ham in Regular Coke in a large (probably deep) pan with tight fitting lid.
I actually put tin foil tightly on the pan and then put the lid on top to make sure it's well sealed off.
Cook for 1 hour at 500 degree, then 250 for 4-6 hours. Drain Coke, saving some to pour back over to keep it moist while serving. Shred and serve.

Vanilla cloud chocolates

 Vanilla Cloud Chocolates

4 T butter

2 C mini marshmellows

1/2 tsp. vanilla

4 C. powdered sugar

1-3 tsp. milk

 In a med. saucepan, bring butter to a boil over high heat.  Do NOT stir.  Allow to boil until medium brown hue, watch carefully, do not scorch.  Immediately add marshmallows and stir, stir, stir.  Remove from heat.  Add vanilla, sugar and 1 tsp.  milk. Beat with electric beaters and add milk as needed.  The consistency should be thick and sticky.  Pour into a 9x9 in glass dish. (or just a bowl) and refrigerate until hard.  Remove, and work fast while it's hard, roll into balls, dip in melted chocolate, decorate if desired. 

*These taste like Maxfield's chocolates to me and I think they would be even better if you added some extract-lemon, orange, etc.

Parmesan Chicken Sandwich

1/2 c. mayo
1 Tbsp lemon juice
2 tsp snipped fresh basil
2 1/2 c. chicken, cooked & chopped ( I just use a can)
1/4 c. grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 c. green onions, thinly sliced
3 Tbsp celery, finely chopped
Salt & Pepper
Bread

For dressing mix mayo, lemon juice and basil together. In another bowl mix chicken, Parmesan cheese, green onions, and celery then pour dressing over and toss to coat. Season with Salt & Pepper. Cover and chill in refrigerator 1-4 hours. Put inside two pieces of delicious bread and enjoy.

I keep a container of this in my fridge for a quick grown up lunch, as opposed to eating mac n' cheese or PB & J again.

Easiest Ever Bread Recipe

From Jenny:

Mix:
7 C. Flour (I use 100% Hard White Wheat)
2/3 c. vital wheat gluten
2 1/2 T SAF instant Yeast
5 C. warm Water (like you'd use for a nice bath)

Mix together first 3 ingredients in a mixer with a dough hook. Then add the water all at once and mix for 1 min. on speed one. Cover and let rest for at least 10 min. ( This is called "sponging". We find it best if you can let it sponge for about an hour. After sponging, mix the dough again for just a moment to redistribute the yeast.

Add:
2/3 c. oil
2/3 c. honey
2 T Salt

Mix for one minute to thoroughly incorporate into the dough.

Add:
5 C. of whole wheat flour

Add 1 C. of flour at a time, beating in between each cup until dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl. If it is very, very mushy, add more flour. It should just clean the sides and bottom of the bowl--this is the most important sign. It will look much softer than you think it should look. It should not look like a tight ball of dough. If it does, add more water, a little at a time. You may not need to add the whole 5 extra cups of flour...This is the hardest part, once you get this down, you've got it made.

Knead for 10 min (we prefer 5-8 min) I knead at a power level 3 out of 4 on my Bosch. Turn off the mixer and scrape out all your dough onto your work surface. Make sure it is oiled and not floured. Also, oil your hands so they don't stick to the dough.

Preheat oven to lowest setting (around 200) and then turn oven OFF. Divide dough, (we usually use the Medium bread pan and get 3 loaves out of a batch) shape and place into oiled (like "pam" or "vegeline") bread pans, put in oven.(Make sure oven is off) Let dough rise in warm oven for 15-30 min. Turn oven on to 350F and bake for about 25 Min. Remove from pans and cool on racks.
We have "tweeked" this recipe a few times to get it just right, I'm sure you'll have to play with it a bit as well. The good news is...it always tastes great even if it doesn't look pretty all the time.

Super Moist Bundt Cake

1 cake mix

1 pudding mix

4 eggs

1 c. sour cream

1/2 c. vegetable oil

1/2 c. warm water

Mix everything together and pour into a prepared bundt pan. Cook for 45 minutes at 350 degrees. Remove from oven and allow to cool on a rack for 20 minutes then turn out onto a plate.

This is the cake I made for Mary's birthday last week. I made it again tonight with a slight variation. I love how versatile this recipe is. In the original recipe it call for a chocolate cake mix with chocolate pudding and a bag of chocolate chips stirred in just before pouring in the pan. I made one with a vanilla cake mix, butterscotch pudding and butterscotch chips that everyone seemed to love. Tonight I made a vanilla cake mix with lemon pudding and just sprinkled powdered sugar over the top. My family loved it!

Chocolate Frosting

8 Tbsp butter

4 Tbsp Cocoa

1/3 c. evaporated milk (2% works fine)

4 c. sifted powdered sugar

Melt butter in medium saucepan over low heat. Whisk in cocoa and milk, bring mixture just to a boil stirring constantly. Remove from heat, beat in powdered sugar with electric mixer until smooth. Pour warm frosting over warm cake. Makes a lot of frosting.