Cheese Strata

8 slices of day old bread
8 ounches of sharp natural Chedder cheese slices/sliced
4 eggs
2 1/2 cups milk
1 tbls minced onions
1/2 tsp prepared mustard

Trim crusts from 5 slices of the bread: cut in half diagonally use trimmings and remaint 3 sliced of untrimmed bread to cover bottom of 8 or 9 inchs square baking dish.
top with cheese
arrange the 10 trimmed "triangles" in 2 rows atop the cheesxe. ( points should overlap bases of the preceedcing "triangles"
beat eggs: blend in milk,onions, salt and dash of pepper. add mustard.
pour over bnrad and cheese.
cover with waxed paper and let stand 1 hr at room temperature or several hrs in the fridge.

bake in 325 degre oven for 1 hour or till knife inserted in mid pan covers out clean.

let stand 5 minutes before serving.

(this recipe can be halved really easy) and I don't fuss with the triangles I just put the in the dish like a sandwhich.

Mandarin Orange Salad

2 egg yolks
1 Tbls Flour
1/3 cup Sugar
Juices of #2 can of Crushed Pineapple and Mandarian oranges

cook until thick--stirring constantly
add 1/2 small box of Orange Jello cool
Pour cooled dressing overr drained fruit and 1/2 pkg of minitature Marshmellows (small pkg)
add 1 cup of whipped cream and fold in. chill.

Beef and Bean Chuck Wagon roast

CHUCK WAGON BEAN ROAST
1-- 3 lb Chuck roast
1 lb pinto beans (rinsed)
1- 8 oz can chopped green chilies
1- 15 oz can tomato sauce
1 - 8 oz can ro-tel tomatoes & Green Chilies
1/4 tsp garlic salt
1 medium onions sliced thin.
Place roast and beans in dutch oven. add water to cover. Add rest of ingredients.bake in large covered pan at 250 degrees for 12 hours ...serves 16
makes great taco or burritto fillings and great for Buffet's