Sweet Sausage Rolls - Little Smokeys

From Lonette Anderson

1 Tube refrigerated crescent rolls*

24 miniature  smoked sausage links

1/2 cup butter, melted

1/2 cup finely chopped pecans

3 Tab honey

3 Tab brown sugar

Unroll crescent dough and separate into triangles; cut each triangle into three triangles lengthwise. Place each sausage roll in a pan seam side down. Mix remaining ingredients together and pour over the top. Bake 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes.

*I buy two cans of crescent roll and use a whole package of smokies, you can do this without doubling the butter mixture. It will fill a whole 9x13 pan. The Hillshire Farm brand the best. I've tried using the store brand and I thought they were yucky.

Linda's Orange Ball Cookies

Ross sent me this in December of 2017. These are some cookies that Linda used to make. Ross attributed them to Cathy McDonald.

1 square butter

1 # pow sugar

1 6 oz can frozen orange juice concentrate

1 pkg vanilla wafers - crushed

1 cup chopped nuts

coconut

Cream butter & sugar, blend in frozen orange juice.  Add vanilla wafers, crushed very fine & add nuts.

Roll into balls.  Roll balls in coconut.  Place in freezer or refrig & chill.

Coconut Curry Chicken

 I got this from my friend Laura at a dinner party where we all shared favorite dishes. This one is really good. 

1 T olive oil

1 medium onion, chopped

1 t salt

2 T curry powder

14-oz can coconut milk

1 c canned, diced tomatoes (or crushed)

2 T tomato paste

1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast

3 C packed spinach or chopped cauliflower (opt)

Heat the oil in a large skillet. Add the onion and salt and saute over medium for about 7 minutes, until translucent. Add the curry powder and saute for an additional minute, until the spice fully coats the onion.

Incorporate the coconut milk, tomatoes, and tomato paste into the mixture. Stir occasionally for 5 minutes, until sauce slightly thickens. Fold in the chicken and summer for 5-6 minutes, or until cooked through.

Stir the spinach into the mixture and cook for 3 minutes or until wilted. Or stir in chopped cauliflower, cook until softened.

Good on rice or quinoa.