Oatmeal Bread

To make two loaves of Oatmeal bread:

2 cups oatmeal
5 cups flour
2 cups boiling water
1/2 cup molasses
1/2 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon shortening
1 yeast cake dissolved in 1/2 cup lukewarm water

Pour boiling water over  oatmeal. Let stand 1 hour add molasses, salt shortening, flour and yeast. Let raise to double the size. beat throughly and turn into buttered tins. let rise and bake.

Quick Coconut Pie

2 packages (3.4 ounces each) instant vanilla pudding mix
2-3/4 cups cold  milk
1 teaspoon coconut extract
1 carton (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1 graham cracker crust (9 inches)
Toasted coconut


In a large bowl, whisk the pudding mixes, milk and extract for 2 minutes. Fold in whipped topping and coconut. Pour into the crust. Sprinkle with toasted coconut. Chill until serving.

Roasted Garlic Shrimp

1/3 cup olive oil
3 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp thyme
dash or two of salt
2 tablespoons butter
1 pound fresh shrimp, no shells or tails
5 cloves garlic, minced

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a baking pan combine olive oil, lemon juice and thyme.This mixture should cover the bottom of the pan. If it doesn't add more. Bake in oven for 10 minutes, checking every few minutes, if it looks like it is getting too brown pull it out early.

Remove pan from oven, add butter and move it around a little to melt, add shrimp and garlic. At this point I added a little more lemon juice. Toss the shrimp around to coat on all sides. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until shrimp turn pink and just start to curl, check often.

I serve this with rice, but angel hair pasta would also be good.

Sheila's Pulled Pork

 Take one pork tenderloin and put it in the crock pot. Add a bottle of Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce, a little bit of vinegar, and some chili sauce to taste. cook on low 8 hours or high for 4.  pull it apart, then let cook another 15 minutes before serving.

Great on rolls with coleslaw on the side