Crites Family Stuff

Ingredients for 3 servings

• 1.33 cups warm water
• .25 cups non-fat dry milk
• .5 tsp salt
• 4 cups flour
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 pkg dry yeast
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil (for dough)
• Olive oil

Sauce:

• 8 oz can tomato sauce
• 1 tsp dry oregano
• .5 tsp marjoram
• .5 tsp dry basil
• .5 tsp garlic salt
• Mozzarella cheese and toppings

Steps

1. Put yeast, sugar, salt and dry milk in a large bowl. Add water and stir to mix well. Allow to sit for 2 minutes. Add oil and stir again. Add flour and stir until dough forms a ball and flour is absorbed. Knead for 10 minutes.
2. Divide dough into three balls. Roll out the dough to match your baking dish (cookie sheet or 9x13 pan). Pour olive oil (a few tbsp) in the bottom of the baking dish before placing the dough. Cover with plastic. Allow to rise for 1-1 1/2 hours.
3. Meanwhile prepare the sauce: Combine the tomato sauce, oregano, marjoram, basil, and garlic salt and let sit for 1 hour.
4. Preheat oven to 475F. Spoon 1/3 cup sauce on dough and spread. Add mozzarella cheese and toppings of your choice on the pizza and cover with more mozzarella cheese. Bake until cheese is melted and crust is brown.

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Ingredients for 36 servings

• 2 pkgs or 2 1/4 tbsp dry yeast
• 2 cups warm water
• 1 cup melted butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 6 eggs, beaten
• 1.5 tsp salt
• 8 cups flour

Steps

1. Mix yeast with 2 tbsp sugar and water, let sit for 5 minutes. Add butter, rest of sugar, and eggs, and mix well. Sift flour with salt and add. Knead dough for 5 minutes. Let rise for 2 hours and stir down. Refrigerate overnight (covered).
2. Next day, separate dough into 4 equal parts. Roll each part into a large circle. Brush with melted butter. Cut into 12 equal pieces (like a pie) and roll up individually. Put rolls onto a cookie sheet and let rise 4-5 hours.
3. Bake in a preheated oven at 375F for 8-10 minutes. Brush with more melted butter when out of oven.

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This is the recipe I make nearly every week. I think the reason we all like it so much is because of how light it is. I grind the grain mix and wheat the day I make the bread for freshness.

Ingredients for 6 servings

• 6 cups water
• .66 cup oil
• 1 cup honey
• 3 cups ground grain mix
• 2 tbsp dough enhancer
• 2 tbsp gluten
• 1 tbsp salt
• 3 tbsp saf-instant yeast
• 7 cups ground hard white wheat flour
• 7 cups white flour

Steps

1. Place ingredients in a Bosch or Kitchen Aid mixer with yeast on top, holding back half of the flour. Mix. Gradually add in the remaining flour. Mix for 6 minutes. Shape into 6 loaves. The dough is very sticky after the kneading. Do your best to get it into the greased loaf pans. Let dough rise. Preheat oven 400F. Place loaves in oven and immediately turn the temperature to 325F. Bake for 30 minutes.

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Ingredients for 8 servings

• .5 cup pecan bits
• .25 cup butter
• .25 cup sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• Romaine lettuce
• Craisins
• Feta cheese
• Sliced apples
• Gerards Champagne dressing

Steps

1. Melt butter and add sugar and cinnamon. Stir in pecans. Pour onto a cookie sheet. Toast in oven at 350F for 8-10 minutes. Combine remaining ingredients, adding the cooled nuts and pour dressing over the top of the salad right before serving.

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Ingredients for 6 servings

• 1 lb hamburger, cooked
• 20 oz bbq baked beans
• 10 oz frozen corn, thawed
• 1 tbsp and 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

Steps

1. Simmer these ingredients on the stove for 5 minutes. Serve on tortillas with other taco toppings (sour cream, cheese, tomatoes, lettuce).

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Ingredients for 6 servings

• 1 lb ground beef, browned
• 1 can refried beans
• 1 tsp oregano
• .5 tsp cumin
• Manicotti shells
• 16 oz jar of salsa
• 1.25 cups water
• Sour cream
• .25 cup chopped green onions
• .25 cup chopped olives
• 1 cup cheese

Steps

1. Mix browned ground beef, refried beans, oregano, and cumin. Stuff this mixture into uncooked manicotti shells. Place in 9x13 microwaveable baking dish. Pour salsa and water over the stuffed manicotti shells. Cover with vented plastic wrap. Microwave on high for 10 minutes. Flip, and recover and cook for 17 more minutes. Mix sour cream, onions and olives and spread over shells. Top with cheese. Cook uncovered on high for 3 minutes. Serve when cheese is melted.

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Ingredients for 20 servings

• 6 lbs boneless pork roast (or skinless chicken breasts)
• .5 liter coca cola
• 2 lbs brown sugar
• 10 oz ketchup
• Flour tortillas

Lime Cilantro Vinaigrette:

• .25 cup lime juice
• 2 tbsp white vinegar
• .5 bunch cilantro, chopped
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• .25 tsp salt
• .75 tsp garlic
• .75 tsp dijon mustard
• .75 cup oil

Steps

1. Simmer in crock pot 6-8 hours on low. Remove and shred meat. Return meat to crock pot and sauce.
2. Warm tortillas. Add a serving of meat to the tortilla. Add any or all of the toppings: Cooked rice, black beans, pinto beans, cheese, guacamole, sour cream, tomatoes or fresh salsa, or lettuce. Pour some vinaigrette over the top. Roll up and eat.
3. Vinaigrette: Remove stems from cilantro. Puree cilantro, lime juice, and vinegar. Add sugar, garlic and salt. Puree until smooth. Add mustard and slowly pour oil in a thin stream while continuously blending.<br>

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Ingredients for 1 serving

• Beef roast
• 2 brown gravy mixes
• 1 can mushroom soup
• 1 pkg Lipton Beefy Onion dry soup mix
• Pepper and garlic salt
• Flour

Steps

1. Rinse meat. Roll meat in pepper and garlic salt (completely covered). Roll meat in flour, then brown in skillet on all sides. Put meat in greased crock pot. Cover completely with brown gravy (made according to the pkg directions), canned soup and dry soup mix. You may want to add a little more water. Cook overnight on low. Eat for dinner the following day.

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My kids' favorite food is Chinese. Brad is our Chinese chef. We love this PF Chang recipe.

Ingredients for 4 servings

• 2 tsp vegetable oil
• 1.5 tsp minced ginger
• 1 tbsp chopped garlic
• .5 cup soy sauce
• .5 cup water
• .75 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 lb flank steak, sliced against the grain into 1/4 inch slices
• .25 cup cornstarch
• 2 large green onions, sliced into half inch pieces

Steps

1. Heat 2 tsp oil over medium-low heat. Add ginger and garlic, then add soy sauce and water before garlic scorches. Add brown sugar. Increase heat to medium and boil for 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
2. Dip steak pieces into cornstarch (dust) and let sit for 10 minutes. Heat 1 cup oil in wok over medium heat. Put meat in wok and saute for 2 minutes (meat will not be completely cooked). Remove meat from pan to paper towels and discard oil. Put meat back in pan without oil and cook 1 minute. Add sauce and cook for an additional minute. Add green onions and cook for an additional minute. Remove beef and onions with slotted spoon, leaving excess sauce behind in pan. Serve.

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Ingredients for 6 servings

• 1 tsp oil
• .25 oz green onions, minced
• .5 tsp garlic, minced
• .5 tsp chili paste
• 4 oz ground chicken, cooked
• 14 oz Chinese noodles, cooked
• Cornstarch
• 7 oz chicken stock
• 2 oz soy sauce
• 1 oz cooking wine
• 1 tsp oyster sauce
• 1 tsp sugar

Steps

1. Heat wok or large skillet, add oil, and sear chili paste, garlic and green onion for 5 seconds, using caution to avoid inhaling the direct fumes.
2. Add cooked ground chicken, tossing and stirring 10 seconds. Add all the liquid ingredients and simmer for 20 seconds.
3. Add a "slurry" equal parts cornstarch and water (1-2 tsp) to thicken the sauce. Consistency should be thick enough to stand on top of the noodles. Pour sauce over a serving plate of hot cooked noodles.

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