Nick Brannan:

"Me and my mom were trying to think of something to eat one day so she went through her mom's cook book and found her mom's meatloaf recipe. She decided that was what she would make so she went in the kitchen and started cooking the meatloaf. About half way through, she called me in there and asked me to make mac-n-cheese. Now every time my friend Andrew comes over, that is what he wants to eat."

Meatloaf

Ingredients:

1 1/2 pounds ground beef 1 egg 1 cup dried bread crumbs

1 cup milk 1 onion, chopped  salt and pepper to taste

2 tablespoons brown sugar 2 tablespoons mustard 1/3 cup ketchup

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, combine the beef, egg, onion, milk and bread OR cracker crumbs. Season with salt and pepper to taste and place in a lightly greased 5x9 inch loaf pan, OR form into a loaf and place in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish. In a separate small bowl, combine the brown sugar, mustard and ketchup. Mix well and pour over the meatloaf.Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour.

Lezly Coleman- "Every year on Thanksgiving, my step mom makes her enchiladas. It all started whenever my step mom went to the store and she thought about making something new. She had her son to look up recipes and he saw a recipe for enchiladas. She got the stuff it called for and added a little bit extra. When she made it the first time, it was a little bit off. Then she made it the next year and she figured out what she had done wrong. She put milk in it."

Enchiladas

Ingredients:

1 lb. ground beef

1 jar (16 oz.) salsa, divided

1-1/4 cups Shredded Cheddar Cheese, divided

1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

10 flour tortilla s (8 inch)

Directions:

Heat oven to 350°F. Cook beef in large nonstick skillet until done. Stir in 1/2 cup salsa, 2/3 cup cheese and cilantro. Remove from heat. Spread 1 cup salsa onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish. Spoon 1/4 cup beef mixture down center of each tortilla; roll up. Place, seam-sides down, in baking dish; top with remaining salsa and cheese. Bake 20 min. or until heated through.

Derek Duffel: "One time I was over at Andrew's house and we were hungry so we cooked eggs. Andrew and I cooked them different ways, but we both liked each other's. Now, we make eggs almost every time we get hungry, but we switch cooking. One time I'll cook the eggs and then the next time he cooks them. The only time we got in trouble was when Andrew used an iron skillet to make the eggs and the eggs got stuck to the pan."

Scrambled Eggs

My Recipe :

3 eggs for one serving

Crack them and mix them up in a bowl. Pour into a heated skillet and scramble them until fluffy. Add salt and pepper if needed.

Andrew's Recipe:

Crack 6 eggs and whisk with one cup of milk. Pour egg mixture into a heated skillet and cook until fluffy.

Popcorn Cake

8 c. popped popcorn Sm. pkg. miniature

8 1/8 oz. plain M & M's marshmallows

6 oz. peanuts 1 stick butter or margarine

Pop one bag of popcorn. Shake bag well to make sure any unpopped corn goes to the bottom of the bag and is not in your cake. Melt butter; add marshmallows and melt. Mix popcorn, peanuts and M &M's into marshmallow mixture. Press into a tube pan that has been sprayed with Pam. Let set up in refrigerator, then remove pan. I use different candies in the bottom of my tube pan to dress up the cake for different holidays. Candy corn for Halloween, red and green for Christmas, etc.

Kaynan Compton: One time, when my grandmother was making her popcorn cake for a girl's night at her church, she messed up pretty bad. She was in the middle of putting in all of the ingredients when she forgot how many marshmallows she had put into her popcorn cake. She decided to just put in the rest of the marshmallows and go on. This might not have been her best decision. Turns out she had put in way too many marshmallows and now her popcorn cake could be mistaken for soup. It was way too sticky and not edible in any way. She decided that there was no way to save it and she had to just go with nothing.

2/3 cup sugar

1/3 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

5 to 5 1/2 cups sliced peeled fresh peaches (5 to 6 medium)

1 teaspoon lemon juice

1 package (12 oz) Pillsbury Pet-Ritz® frozen deep dish pie crusts

Peach Pie

Place cookie sheet on oven rack. Heat oven to 400°F. In large bowl, mix sugar, flour and cinnamon. Stir in peaches and lemon juice. Spoon into frozen crust. While second crust is still in pan and frozen, remove crimp with sharp knife. Remove crust from pan and center frozen crust upside down on top of filled pie. Let thaw 10 minutes; crimp edges together. Cut 2 or 3 slits in top crust. Cover edge of crust with pie shield or foil strips. Bake on cookie sheet about 45 minutes or until crust is golden brown and juice is thick and bubbly. Cover entire top of pie loosely with foil if crust is getting too brown. Cool on cooling rack at least 2 hours.

Hannah Harrison-

"Once my mom was making a peach pie for Thanksgiving. While she was making it, she forgot one vital ingredient. Sugar. When the pie was finished, she took it out of the oven and it was the most beautiful pie ever. It was like a pie on a cooking show or a commercial. When she cut a slice and ate it, the pie wasn't too bad, but it was very bitter. She realized she forgot the sugar, but it was still good if you sprinkled some powdered sugar on it. Luckily, the pie was salvageable or else it would've been a waste. Everyone thought it was funny how the pie was beautiful but tasted very bitter."

Skyla Hill:

"One day I was told to make dinner. I finished the other food so I started on mashed potatoes. I got my ingredients out and started to work on them. My recipe calls for salt and when I went to add it in, I put (2 cups) of salt in my mashed potatoes. There was only supposed to be 2 teaspoons! Not knowing my mistake right then, I made plates and gave them to my family. They took a bite of potatoes and spit it out immediately and started to gag. I was told that I couldn't make mashed potatoes anymore.

Mashed Potatoes

8 to 10 medium russet potatoes (about 3 lb.), peeled, cut into quarters

2 teaspoons salt

2 tablespoons of butter, if desired dash of pepper

1/4 cup of hot milk

Peel potatoes. Boil them in water until soft and then drain. Put them in a bowl and mash them up. Add your salt , pepper, butter, and milk and then you have mashed potatoes.

Emma Limon:

Birthday Cake

"It was my baby cousin's birthday. He was going to be three and my Aunt Carman made him a birthday cake. It was a PJ Masks cake (at the time he liked the show.) When it was time for cake, everyone just LOVED it because my aunt makes her cakes a little differently. It was spectacular! That day, I had about 4 big pieces of cake because it was that good. I decided to tell you about the way she makes her wonderful cake so you can make a wonderful cake like her."

Cake

Ingredients:

1 stick of butter, softened

4 eggs

1 cup of milk

1 small package of Jello instant cheese cake pudding

1 Duncans Hines french vanilla cake mix (Not actual cake)

1 Duncans Hines whipped cream cheese frosting

Directions:

Pre heat oven to 350° Mix everything except cake mix on high then add cake mix and mix on high until well blended and fluffy. Bake for specified time listed on the box. Let cool. Add frosting.

Albert Lopez:



"Every time I go to my go to my grandma's house, she makes french toast for me for breakfast. She knows it is one of my favorite foods. Sometimes, she makes it and hides it so I have to look around for it. One time, she put it on top of the refrigerator!"

French Toast

Ingredients:

Thick slices of bread 1 Tbsp sugar

2 eggs 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

2 Tbsp butter 1/2 tsp vanilla

1/4 cup milk Maple syrup

Directions:

Combine the sugar, nutmeg and cinnamon in a small bowl, and set aside for later. Melt the butter over medium heat in a skillet. Whisk together the eggs, milk and vanilla extract with the cinnamon mixture. Pour into a shallow container. Dip the bread into the egg mixture and fry it until a golden brown. Flip to fry the other side. Serve with maple syrup.

Justin Pierce:

"My parents got married and had kids and they didn't have much money so when my dad's birthday came around, they made him spaghetti. Spaghetti is cheap and easy to make and it makes a lot. When his birthday came around the next year, they made it again and so forth. It became an every year thing. As far back as I can remember, we always have spaghetti for my dad's birthday."

Spaghetti

Ingredients:

• 12 ounces dry spaghetti, uncooked
• 2 tablespoons Canola oil
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 pound ground round beef (85% lean)
• 1 can (24 oz each) Hunt's Traditional Pasta Sauce
• Grated Parmesan cheese, optional

Directions:

Cook spaghetti in boiling water until done. Combine ground beef, onion, and garlic in a large saucepan. Cook and stir until meat is brown and onions are tender. Drain grease. Drain the cooked spaghetti. Combine the spaghetti with the meat mixture and add the pasta sauce. Heat through. Top with grated cheese and enjoy.

Harley Alexis Sentell:

"My mom makes some of the best meals, but my favorite meal she makes is Mac "N" 4 Cheeses. The first time I had Mac "N" 4 Cheeses was on Christmas Eve a few years ago. After I tried it, I ended up eating four bowls of this delicious meal. Now, she makes it for me all of the time and I absolutely love it. This is why I love the Mac "N" 4 Cheeses... It is absolutely delicious."

Mac "N"Four Cheeses

2c Gouda Cheese 1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese

1c Cheddar Cheese 1/4tsp black pepper

1c Swiss Cheese Elbow noodles

1tsp unsalted butter

2 1/2c milk

To make Mac "N" 4 Cheeses

Add 2 cups of Gouda cheese, 1 cup of shredded sharp cheddar cheese, 1 cup of shredded Swiss cheese, 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese, 1 teaspoon of unsalted butter, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, and 2 1/2 cups of milk. Mix until melted. Boil your noodles and when done, add the cheese sauce.

Peanut Butter Fudge

Ingredients:

3 cups white vanilla baking chips

1 can (14.5 oz) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)

1/2 cup peanut butter (not natural)

Directions:

Line 8- inch square pan with foil, and spray. White vanilla baking chips, sweetened condensed milk, and peanut putter in a large microwavable bowl. Microwave uncovered on high in 1-minuter increments, stirring well between each, until melted and smooth. This may take several minutes. Be careful; the bowl will get hot.

Pour the mixture into the pan and allow to cool until set. Slice into 1-inch squares.

Makes About 16 pieces.

Josie Simmons: "So when it's close to Christmas time, my mom drives me and my sister to Hays Food Store to get the stuff for peanut butter fudge because she makes it every year for Christmas. To be honest, my mom doesn't do anything but put vanilla icing over the peanut butter and mixes it. She then puts aluminum foil over it and puts it in the refrigerator until Christmas Day. Many people make peanut butter fudge different ways."

Ashton Smith

"When I was very young, I would go see my Grand Grand all the time. Sometimes, I would stay the night. When I would stay the night, I'd wake up the next morning and I would smell something really good. My Grand Grand would say, "Get up." After I would get up, he'd say, "Here, take this." I would take it and see the french toast and I would eat it all up. My Grand Grand or grandpa still does this to this day.

French Toast

Ingredients:

6 thick slices of bread 1/4 tsp cinnamon

2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla extract

2/3 cups of milk 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg

Salt to taste Powdered sugar

Directions:

Beat together egg, milk, salt, spices, and vanilla.

Heat a lightly oiled griddle or skillet over medium high heat.

Dunk each slice of bread in egg mixture, soaking both sides. Place in pan, and cook on both sides until golden. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.