1 lb. lean ground turkey
1/2 tsp pepper
3 1/2 cup water
1 pkg of beef stroganoff sauce mix
3 cups uncooked medium egg noodles
1/2 cup sour cream

Crumble ground turkey and sprinkle with pepper. Cook 5-6 minutes or until turkey is no longer pink. Stir in water, sauce mix, and noodles and heat until boiling. Stir and reduce heat. Cover and cook 6-8 minutes until noodles are tender.

Stir in the sour cream. Cook and stir until thoroughly heated (don’t let the mixture boil or the sauce will have a curdled appearance).

Use stone ground whole wheat flour for rolls with a heartier, coarser texture.

3 cups uncooked rotini pasta
1 lb ground beef
1 large onion chopped
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 can diced tomatoes undrained
1 can tomato sauce
1 cup shredded american-cheddar cheese blend

Preheat over to 350 degrees. Cook and drain pasta as directed on package.

Brown beef, onion, garlic powder, and salt and drain.

Stir in tomatoes, tomato sauce, sugar, and pasta. Pour into an ungreased 8 inch square glass baking dish.

Cover with foil. Bake 30-40 minutes or until its bubbly around the edges. Sprinkle with cheese and bake uncovered 5-10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.

Cinnamon is the bark of a tropical evergreen tree that is dried and then pulverized to make ground cinnamon.

1 lb ground beef
1/4 cup chopped onion
2 cups diced peeled potatoes
1 bag frozen mixed vegetables
3 cups of water
2 cans (10 1/2 oz each) beef broth
1 can diced tomatoes
1 tbsp Worchestershire sauce

Cook ground beef and onion until browned and drain. Stir in all remaining ingredients and heat till boiling. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer for 18-20 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.

To prevent biscuits from flattening when they are being cut, flour the biscuit cutter before cutting each biscuit.

Chop up leftover, day old breadsticks and use them as croutons in soup or salad.

Coarse salt is best for sprinkling on breadsticks or homemade pretzels.

Yeast dough tends to shrink back as you roll it out.  To achieve maximum thinness, allow the dough to rest for a minute between rollings.

Chopped fresh basil will turn very dark during baking.