Whole Wheat Muffins

½ cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 tsp soda
¼ tsp vanilla
1 cup milk
1 cup nuts

Cream butter and brown sugar. Add egg, milk and flour to creamed mixture. Then add soda, vanilla, and nuts. Grease muffin tins. Bake at 425 for 12 to 15 minutes. Makes 1 ½ dozen.

**These are more of a sweet muffin.

Flo's Casserole

1 pound hamburger
1 onion, chopped
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
1 tsp sugar
2 cans tomato sauce
3 oz cream cheese, softened
1 cup sour cream
6-8 green onions
8 oz egg noodles, cooked
1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese

Cook onion and hamburger together. Add salt, pepper, sugar and tomato sauce. Cover and cook slowly for 15-20 minutes. Chop green onions and mix with cream cheese and sour cream. Layer noodles, onion mix and meat. Repeat. Sprinkle with cheese and bake for 20 minutes at 350 or until bubbly.

15-Minute Soft Tacos

1 lb sirloin steak or chicken, cut into strips
1 tbsp olive oil
2 cups water
1 cup salsa
1 pkg taco seasoning
2 cups minute rice, uncooked
8 to 12 flour tortillas

Heat oil in skillet. Add meat; cook until lightly browned. Stir in water, salsa and taco seasoning. Heat to a boil. Stir in rice; cover. Remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes. Spoon meat mixture evenly onto tortillas; top with shredded cheese if desired.

**This is one of my Quick meals. I also like to add a can of drained beans (black or pinto) and sometimes corn when I add the rice.

Basic Bread in the Bread Machine

1¼ cups milk
¼ tsp yeast dissolved in water
3 ½ cups flour
1 ½ tbsp shortening
1 ½ tbsp sugar
½ tbsp salt

Place in bread machine in order established by manufacturer.

*I like to use the dough selection. After dough rises place in bread pan, let rise and bake.