Katelin Crockett

Easy Meatballs

1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef

½ cup Progresso® Italian-style bread crumbs

¼ cup milk

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

¼ teaspoon pepper

1 small onion, finely chopped (1/4 cup)

1 egg


Heat oven to 400°F. Line 13x9-inch pan with foil; spray with cooking spray.

In large bowl, mix all ingredients. Shape mixture into 20 to 24 (1 1/2-inch meatballs. Place 1 inch apart in pan.


Bake uncovered 18 to 22 minutes or until no longer pink in center.

Chewy Moist Brownies

¼ and 2 tbsp  cup cocoa

1/3 cup plus 1/8 cup shortening or butter

1 cups sugar

2 eggs

½ teaspoon vanilla

½ plus 1/8  flour

½  teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

Turn on oven to 350. In a bowl melt cocoa & shortening or butter in the microwave.  In another bowl place sugar, eggs, and vanilla.  Mix well then add flour, baking powder and salt.  Mix well then add in the cocoa & shortening mixture. Mix well, put in a greased 8x9” pan and cook for 23-25 minutes, or until the sides are starting to pull away. 

French Bread

1 ¼ cups warm water

1 tbsp. Dry yeast

1tsp. Salt

1tsp and 1/2tsp Olive oil

2 ½  cups flour

Dissolve yeast in the warm water, then mix in salt and olive oil. Add 1 cup of flour at a time until the mixture begins to wipe the sides of the bowl clean. Knead for 10 minutes then roll out into loaves. Place on a greased sheet. Let it raise for about 10 minutes then bake at 400 for 25-30 min.