Spindles Designs by Mary and Mags
Mom taught us how ... now we create together
Orange Rolls became a family dinner tradition more than 40 years ago. My mother found them at a local bakery when I was growing up. They were purchased only on special occasions and holidays. When my husband and I moved our family away we were too far away to attend most of those family dinners. A few years ago we took our family and Thanksgiving dinner to my mother’s house. We purchased the orange rolls from the same bakery and somehow they were not as good.
Many years ago my husband introduced us to these fun French shell shaped sponge cakes called “Madeleines”. There are lots of recipes for different flavors but you just can’t go wrong with Chocolate Madeleines.
It always amazes me how as time passes and we try new recipes we have a tendency to forget some of our old favorite. I love making new things but when we made Madeleines not long ago I remembered, as did my children, how much we love them.
I’m not sure why the name “Hello Dolly’s” was given to these great old cookies, but I know that they are wonderful to eat. This is the perfect recipe for those who love to eat chocolate, pecans and coconut and aren’t afraid of calories! We love soft and/or chewy cookies and these fit the bill for both. This recipe is fast, easy and doesn’t require much prep work.
It’s so much fun working with my Mom and sister. We stay pretty busy and always have 3 or 4 projects going at a time plus busy family schedules. So its really important to us to have easy yummy meals to make for our families.
We love good food!
Now that Fall is in full swing and our weather is nice and cool I love warming the kitchen by cooking. Fall is always so busy with school, work and lessons I love a fast and easy casserole that I can quickly through in the oven.
I hope you enjoy!
Box of your favorite Stuffing Mix
2-3 Cooked Chicken Breasts (cubed)
1 can Cream of Chicken Soup
1 cup Milk
1 cup Cheddar or Colby Jack Cheese
1 cup Steamed Broccoli
Salt and Pepper to taste
Cook your Chicken breasts and cut them into bite size pieces then set aside. Cook your Stuffing Mix according to directions and set aside. In your favorite casserole dish or 9″x13″ baking pan mix until smooth 1 can Cream of Chicken Soup and Milk. Then add a Chicken layer, then Broccoli and Cheese. Top with Stuffing.
Bake at 400 Degrees for 30 min.
Its really that easy!
I hope your family loves it as much as mine does.
Last December we went to a outdoor holiday market and saw these wonderful outdoor arrangements made from all sorts of greenery. As we continued to walk the market, John said, ” we could make one from all the trees and scrubs we have in our yard and it wouldn’t cost hardly anything.” When we got home we decided what to use and got started.
