Mom's Granola

INGREDIENTS:

• 3 cups old fashioned rolled oats
• 2 cups slivered almonds (OR 1 cup cashews and 1 cup slivered almonds)
• 3/4 cup shredded coconut
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1/4 plus 2 T dark brown sugar
• 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
• 1/2 t salt (optional)
• 1/2 cup ground flax seed (optional)

DIRECTIONS:

Mix together old fashioned rolled oats, slivered almonds and shredded coconut.

Add oil, dark brown sugar, pure maple syrup and optional ingredients.

Place on a cookie sheet.

Bake at 400 degrees turning over after the first 10 minutes then every 5 minutes or less until all the morsels are golden brown.  

Let cool. 

Mississippi Roast

INGREDIENTS:

• Chuck roast (choose one with plenty of marbling for best results)
• 1 packet of Hidden Valley ranch dressing powder mix
• 1 packet of Au Jus powder mix
• 1 stick of salted butter
• 5 pepperoncini peppers*

DIRECTIONS:
Put chuck roast in crock pot,
Melt butter and add both mix packets (Hidden Valley ranch dressing &Au Jus mix)
Pour mixture over the roast
Add 5 pepperoncini peppers*
DO NOT ADD WATER.

Cook on low for 7-8 hrs
*I've made this replacing the pepperoncini peppers with about 10-15 black peppercorns (the little balls) and it turns out fantastic!

Betty Jane's Chocolate Chip Cookies

Step 1 
Mix until creamy:

• 2/3 cup liquid shortening (Crisco) I used Canola
• ¾ of a tub soft margarine (Parkay) (I used 1 ½ sticks butter)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 T. vanilla

Step 2
Add, blend and mix well:

• 4 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt

Step 3
Add:

• 2-12oz Nestle Semi-sweet morsels

Preheat 375
Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 10 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes.