Dads Brown Sugar Acorn squash

2 acorn squashes halved and seeded
8 T. butter
4T  brown sugar

Preheat oven 375

1. Place halved squash on cookie sheet.
2. Mix brown sugar and butter together
3. Place a dollop of it in each center, use it all up between the 4 halves.
4. Bake for an hour and half or until a knife can be easily inserted into center without force.
5. Serve! 

Chicken Noodle Casserole

1 bag of egg noodles such as No Yolk or store brand
2 cans of cream of celery
1 can cream of chicken
2 cups cheddar cheese
1 pack of Ritz crackers beaten until crumby
1 cup sour cream
3 cups of cut up chicken breasts
1/2 cup milk

Preheat oven to 350

1. Grease a casserole pan with margarine or butter
2. Get a big bowl out and mix dry noodles, chicken, 1 cup cheese,3 cans of soup undiluted!, sour cream and the milk together, it will be a clunky mess.
3. Pour in to casserole pan
4. Top with remaining cheese and crumbled crackers.
5. Cover with foil and bake 40 minutes and then 10 minutes uncovered.

Homemade Veggie Soup

4 russet potatoes peeled and diced
3 carrots peeled and diced
1 cup cabbage chopped
1/2 an onion diced
2 stalks of celery cleaned and diced
4 cans of beef broth
1 15 ounce can of whole tomatoes broke apart with fingers

1. Add broth to the pot
2. Turn to medium
3. Add in veggies to the broth, and the canned tomatoes. Add in salt and pepper to taste as well.
4. Simmer for an hour or until veggies are tender.
5. Serve of course!

Oven Fries

4 potatoes scrubbed, dried and cut into 6 wedges per potato
4T. oil
1T. salt
1T. pepper
1t. paprika
1t. garlic powder
1t. onion powder
1T. steak seasoning

Preheat oven 425

1. In a large bowl add potatoes, then sprinkle all the spices over the potato bowl along with oil and mix with your hands until well incorporated.
2. Dump onto cookie sheet and place them flat and leave space between each, I personally make 2 rows facing the same direction.
3. After 15 minutes flip potatoes over and let other side cook. Cook another 15 minutes or until browned. Remove from oven and Serve!

**These are great with Ranch or nacho cheese**

Homemade Chicken Nuggets

1 box of Oven fry
2 eggs
2T. buttermilk or milk
dash of hot sauce
1 pound chicken tenders cut into half

Preheat oven 400

1. Dump out oven fry on a plate
2. Mix eggs, milk and hot sauce in a bowl
3. Grease lightly a cookie sheet
4. Dip chicken in eggwash then in crumbs and place on cookie sheet until all chicken is coated.
5. Make sure there is room between each piece of chicken so the chicken cooks evenly
6. Place in oven for 20 minutes
7. Serve

Perfect Pot Roast

2 pound eye of the round roast or whatever roast you choose
3T. flour
1T. pepper
1T. salt
1/2T. garlic powder
1/2t. onion powder
1/4 cup oil preheating in a pan on medium high
6 cups water
2 envelopes of onion soup mix

1. Take the flour, garlic and onion powder, salt and pepper and mix. Spread over the roast and place in hot pan. Sear on each side until its all browned up.
2. Place in crockpot or oven ready pan.
3. Rip open the onion soup packs and pour into pan along with 6 cups of water.
4. Crockpot on low 6-8 hours or on high 4-6 hours. In oven 300 for 6-8 hours or 325 4-6 hours.
5. Rest meat under a tinfoil tent and serve with some mashed potatoes and brown gravy.

**TRICK** For veggies add in 4 cut up and scrubbed potatoes and carrots as well as a few pieces of celery halfway through or they get super mooshy.

Country Gravy

2 cups milk
4T. flour
5T. butter or margarine
1T. pepper
1/2 T. salt

1. Melt butter over medium heat.
2. Add flour and whisk in butter for 1 full minute.
3. Add in milk and stir until lumps are gone.
4. Stir in salt and pepper, more or less to taste.
5. Remove from heat and serve.