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Faithful followers, i was wondering for all the recipe sharing I do for you all.. who would be willing to make me a cute banner and a button that says Flores Food Blog to match my layout for this blog? I am soo bad at designing and making things via internet :( Anybody who has extra time and skills to do that for me please email me at rissyflo@yahoo.com the finished project and I will be soo grateful :) Also if you would like ur blog button to appear send me the links.

Thanks, Marissa

Tina's Spagetti Salad

Ingredients:
8 oz pckg of spagetti noodles
2 large tomatoes chopped
2 cups chopped broccoli
4 green onions
2 carrots chopped
sesame seeds
1/2 cup veg oil
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 minced garlic cloves

Directions:
Cook spagetti as normal. Rinse in cool water, drain. Put in large bowl and place all veggies on top. Pour liquid ingredients over top and mix all together. Sprinkle with seeds. * this serves a big crowd * chill in fridge.

Cinnomon Rolls

This recipe was sent in from my sister in law, a great cook herself.

Rolls

3 1/2	to 4 cups all-purpose flour
1/3	cup granulated sugar
1	teaspoon salt
2	packages regular or fast-acting dry yeast (4 1/2 teaspoons)
1	cup milk
1/4	cup butter or margarine (1/2 stick), room temperature
1	large egg
	Cooking spray to grease bowl and pan

Filling

1/2	cup granulated sugar
2	teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4	cup butter or margarine (1/2 stick), room temperature
1/2	cup raisins, if desired (I didn't use being as Jared and Kyler do not like them)
1/4	cup finely chopped nuts, if desired

Glaze

1	cup powdered sugar
1	tablespoon butter or margarine, room temperature
1/2	teaspoon vanilla
1	to 2 tablespoons milk

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1. In a large bowl, stir 2 cups of the flour, 1/3 cup granulated sugar, the salt and yeast with a wooden spoon until well mixed. In a 1-quart saucepan, heat the milk over medium heat until very warm and an instant-read thermometer reads 120°F to 130°F. (it just needs to be warm enough to activate yeast. I do not have a thermometer so I guessed) Add the warm milk, 1/4 cup butter and egg to the flour mixture. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed 1 minute, stopping frequently to scrape batter from side and bottom of bowl with a rubber spatula, until flour mixture is moistened. Beat on medium speed 1 minute, stopping frequently to scrape bowl. With a wooden spoon, stir in enough of the remaining flour, about 1/2 cup at a time, until dough is soft, leaves side of bowl and is easy to handle (dough may be slightly sticky).
2. Sprinkle flour lightly on a countertop or large cutting board. Place dough on floured surface. Knead by folding dough toward you, then with the heels of your hands, pushing dough away from you with a short rocking motion. Move dough a quarter turn and repeat. Continue kneading about 5 minutes, sprinkling surface with more flour if dough starts to stick, until dough is smooth and springy. Spray a large bowl with the cooking spray. Place dough in bowl, turning dough to grease all sides. Cover bowl loosely with plastic wrap; let rise in a warm place about 1 hour 30 minutes or until dough has doubled in size. Dough is ready if an indentation remains when you press your fingertips about 1/2 inch into the dough.
3. In a small bowl, mix 1/2 sugar and the cinnamon; set aside. Spray the bottom and sides of a 13x9-inch pan with the cooking spray. Sprinkle flour lightly on a countertop or large cutting board. Gently push your fist into the dough to deflate it. Pull the dough away from the side of the bowl, and place it on the floured surface.
4. Using your hands or a rolling pin, flatten dough into a 15x10-inch rectangle. Spread 1/4 cup butter over dough to within 1/2 inch of edges. Sprinkle with sugar-cinnamon mixture, raisins and nuts. Beginning at a 15-inch side, roll dough up tightly. Pinch edge of dough into the roll to seal edge. Stretch and shape roll until even and is 15 inches long. Using a sharp serrated knife or length of dental floss, cut roll into 15 (1-inch) slices. Place slices slightly apart in the pan. Cover pan loosely with plastic wrap; let rise in a warm place about 30 minutes or until dough has doubled in size. Remove plastic wrap.
5. Move the oven rack to the middle position of the oven. Heat the oven to 350°F. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove rolls from pan; place right side up on a cooling rack. Cool 5 minutes.
6. In a small bowl, stir glaze ingredients until smooth, adding enough milk so glaze is thin enough to drizzle. Over the warm rolls, drizzle glaze from the tip of a tableware teaspoon, moving the spoon back and forth to make thin lines of glaze. Serve warm

Sour Cucumbers!

Keep in mind I am pregnant, so these sound DELICIOUS.. ha ha but I do eat these when I am not pregnant and everyone I have served them too, loves them too! I use them as a light side dish.

Directions:
Slice up one large cumber ( or more if you perfer ) into thin slices. I leave the peals on them, you do not have to!

In a medium sized bowl put in the cucumbers and pour about 1 and a half cups of white distilled vinegar, and 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar. Sprinkle in about a half tsp sugar, salt and pepper and give a good toss. Chill in fridge until cold.

Sweet N sour chicken

Ingredients
Enough chicken thighs to feed your family
One bottle of WORLD HARBORS Maui Mountain Sweet N sour sauce ( i got it from Harmons, although I know Winco carrys it ) Look by the bbq sauces ect.

Directions
Heat oven to 375 . Poor about a cup of the sauce over the thighs in a pan. Bake about a half hour, and then add about 1 and one half more cups of sauce to chicken and cook another half hour.

I served with rice and stir fryed veggies.

Hamburger Gravy

Ingredients:
Enough ground beef to feed a family, i use one pack, or one roll.
2 pckts of brown gravy mix
enough peeled potatoes to create alot of mashed potatoes for family, or use instant mashed potatoes.

Directions:
Brown beef in skillet. drain grease. Add 2 cups water and both gravy mixes. stir until no longer thick nor too thin. Cook your potatoes accordingly and pour the gravy over top. I serve with fresh rolls.

Sunshine Chicken

Ingredients
enough chicken breasts to feed your family
1/2 cup bbq sauce
1/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup honey

mix all sauces in crockpot. put chicken in pot. cook low 8 hours.