Chicken & Potato Casserole

4 cooked chicken breasts, shredded
2 large bags frozen hash browns
1 C melted butter
1 tsp. salt
1 chopped onion
1 can cream of chicken soup
2 C cheddar cheese, shredded
2 pints sour cream
1 C corn flakes or saltine crackers, crushed

Thaw potatoes and mix with all other ingredients, except butter. Put in 9x13 pan. Pour melted butter and corn flakes/saltines over the top. Bake uncovered for 1-1 1/2 hours at 350 degrees.

*Not sure where I got this one...it's good, though!

Julianne's Amazing Bread

1 C warm milk
1/4 C honey
1 egg
1/4 C butter
1/2 tsp. salt
1-1 1/2 tsp. yeast
4 C flour

Combine warm liquid, honey and yeast. Add butter, egg and salt. All flour in slowly and knead. Put pat of butter on top. Let rise to double its size under a warm towel for 40 minutes. Knead out bubbles. Put in bread pans and let rise another 10 minutes. Bake for 40-45 minutes at 350 degrees.

*This is a recipe from my college roommate Julianne. It's amazing.

Tomato & Basil Appetizer Topping

1 C fresh chopped basil
1 tsp. salt
1/2 C olive oil
6 medium tomatoes, diced
1 T dried oregano
a pinch of garlic

Mix everything in a bowl, cover and let sit on the counter for 3-8 hours.

*This is wonderful on baguette slices, broiled and buttered. Drool. It can also go on pasta, chicken, shrimp, etc.

Caramel Popcorn

2 C brown sugar
1 C Karo light syrup
1 C butter
1 can sweetened condensed milk
2 1/2 batches popped popcorn

Heat first three ingredients to a rolling boil. Let boil one minute. Remove from heat and stir in sweetened condensed milk. Pour over the popcorn.

*Only eat this if you are prepared to eat nothing else that day because this is ridiculously addicting and you might be tempted to eat the whole bowl. On the other hand, it makes great visiting teaching gifts!