Hot Cranberry Punch

shared by Nancy H.

Ingredients:
1 large bottle cranberry juice
1 quart water
2 1/4 cups sugar
1 cup red hots (candy)
12 whole cloves
3 oranges OR 3/4 cup orange juice
1 lemon (juice from it only)
1 can pineapple juice (46 oz)

Pour all ingredients in pan and heat thoroughly. It can be stored in the fridge and heated as needed.
It is amazing!

Ranger Cookies

shared by Patty H.  (I was asked to make cookies for the church Christmas program and I remembered this recipe that John's mother used to bake all the time.  If you like a crisp, crunchy cookie like I do, this is the perfect recipe for that.  Enjoy.)

Ingredients:

1 cup shortening (I used real butter)

1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
2 cups quick cooking oatmeal, uncooked
2 cups crispy rice cereal
1 cup flaked coconut
* chocolate chips (original recipe didn’t call for these but you can’t go wrong by adding them)

Directions:

1. Cream shortening; add sugars and beat well.
2. Add eggs and vanilla.
3. Sift flour with soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture.
4. Add cereal, coconut and oatmeal and mix well.
5. Drop batter from a spoon onto a greased cookie sheet. ( I used one of those nifty little food serving scoops and they all came out pretty and uniform.)
6. Bake at 375 degrees for 12 minutes.

Makes 6 dozen.

Philly Cheese Steak Sloppy Joe's

shared by Dara P.

Ingredients:

1 lb. hamburger
1 medium seeded and chopped bell pepper
1 medium diced onion
1/4 c steak sauce (I used A-1)
1 cup beef broth

Directions:

1. Brown burger (drain excess fat if needed); add pepper and onion. Cook 3 to 4 minutes or until onion is tender.
2. Add steak sauce; stir and then add the beef broth. Cook until boiling and mixture is thickened. Salt and pepper to taste.

Cheese sauce:
1 T butter
1 T flour
1 c milk
1 cup shredded provolone (I used mozzerella)

3. Melt butter in saucepan on med-high heat, add flour. Stir and cook 1 minute.
4. Add milk and stir till thickened and bubbly. Remove from heat and add cheese; stir until melted. (I made this about 40 minutes in advance and it was just fine.)

Note: The recipe calls for you to butter and toast a bun but since I used fresh homemade buns it really didn't need it. Put your beef mixture on a bun, top with cheese; DEVOUR. These were the "sloppiest" sloppy joe’s I've ever had, but definitely a winner!