Father's Day Present Ideas for Grandpa

Here are some reciepies for meals that you can make and freeze. Happy Cooking!
HEARTY TUNNA CASSEROLE

Prep time: 15min Cooking time 1 hr

¾ lb Kraft Process American Cheese, cubed (or Velveeta)
1 can mushroom soup
1/3 cup milk
3 cups cooked noodles, drained
1 pkg (10 oz) frozen peas, thawed, drained (if freezing no need to thaw)
1 can tuna, drained, flaked (I use 2 cans)
¼ cup finely chopped onion (optional)
½ tsp salt
½ cup crushed potato chips (or nacho Doritos)
Heat oven to 350. stir cheese, soup, and milk in large saucepan on low heat until melted, stir often. Stir in noodles, peas, tuna, onion, and salt. Spoon into greased 2-qt casserole. Top with crushed potato chips. Bake 1 hr. Makes 6 servings.

Chicken & Broccoli

1 can cream of chicken soup
2 Tbsp milk
¼ tsp. curry powder
2 pkg frozen broccoli (or bundle of fresh cut sm. Pieces)
2 cups cooked chicken (cubed or shredded)
2 Tbsp. butter
½ cup sour cream
½ cup slivered almonds (optional)
¼ lb grated cheddar cheese
½ cup bread crumbs

Cook broccoli. Combine soup, milk, sour cream, curry powder; stir til smooth. Place broccoli in greased casserole, cover with chicken. Pour soup mixture over top; sprinkle with cheese, almonds. Melt butter and use to cover the bread crumbs, then top casserole with bread crumbs. Bake 35 min. at 350. (may have watery stuff at bottom of casserole just use slotted spoon )

Frito Chili Pie Casserole

3 cups Fritos brand Corn chips
1 large onion (optional)
1 can chili
1 cup grated American cheese or cheddar cheese

Place 2 cups of Fritos in a greased baking dish. Arrange chopped onion and half of grated cheese on the corn chips. Pour chili over onion and cheese. Top with remaining corn chips and grated cheese. Bake at 350 for 15-20 minuets. Makes 4-6 servings.

Other option is to have buffet line; put chips in bottom of bowl, top with chili and cheese.

Hamburger Pie (Quiche)

1 lb hamburger, sausage, or ham
1 chopped onion (optional)
1 can drained sweet corn (optional)
Green pepper (optional)
Salt & Pepper (optional)
Cheddar Cheese
Brown beef & put in center of greased pie plate or casserole dish. Top with onion, corn, green pepper. Sprinkle cheese.
3 eggs
1 ½ cup milk
¾ cup bisquick
Beat and pour over all. Use spoon to push down until all is moist.
Bake at 400 for 45 min. or lightly browned.

Beef Taco Bake

1 lb ground beef
1 can Tomato soup
1 cup salsa
½ cup milk
6 flour tortillas or 8 corn tortillas (cut or torn in 1 inch pieces)
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Brown beef and drain. Add soup salsa, milk, tortias, and ½ of the cheese. Spoon the mixture into greased 2 qt shallow baking dish. Bake 400 for 30 min or until hot. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Serves 4

Beef Enchiladas

1 lb ground beef (browned)
1 can enchilada sauce (Pace or Hyvee Brand)
1 cup sour cream
1 jar (16 oz) salsa
Flour tortillas
Monterey/Jack cheese
Brown Beef and drain beef. Combine sour cream, salsa, most of the enchilada sauce. Warm tortia for 7 sec in microwave. Place spoonful of beef in middle of tortia add scoop of sauce and some cheese. Roll tortia put in greased dish continue with rest. Pour remaining combined and plain enchilada sauce on top, try to cover completely. Bake 400 for 20 min. Sprinkle with cheese and bake additional 5 min.

Stovetop Chicken or Easy Chicken Bake

1 pkg Stovetop stuffing mix
1 ½ lb boneless chicken breast (I use 1 ½ raw chicken breast)
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/3 cup sour cream
1 bag (16 oz) frozen mixed vegetables
1 cup hot water
Sprinkle ½ cup dry stuffing mix onto bottom of 13x9 inch dish, top with raw chicken cut in cubes. Mix soup, sour cream and vegetables; spoon over chicken set aside. Mix rest of stuffing with hot water, stir just til moistened, spoon over vegetable mixture. Bake 400 for 30 minuets. Makes 6 servings.

*garden art with those kits for a hand print in clay ?
*a scrapbook of you and your dad over the years or 3 generation thing?
*if he drinks tea or coffee, you can go to those pottery places to have her paint something useful, like plate, cup, coffee cup, salt and pepper shaker.
* know the song " Hero" from Mirah Carey ? you could print the words out and frame it nicely with a picture in the corner of the 3 generations of you, daughter, and your dad.

I really think that he might appreciate some frozen homemade meals, I know I would. One of my families favorite one is :

O-Noodle Casserole

1 lb ground beef
1/2 green pepper (optional)
1/2 sm onion
1 cup chopped celery
Brown the ground beef along with the green pepper, onion and celery. Cook until veggies are a little crunchy. Drain if needed.
Mix in:
1 can cream corn
1 can chicken rice or chicken noodle soup
1 cup uncooked macaroni O's
salt and pepper.
Pour into greased casserole dish. Top with crushed cornflakes or crushed saltine crackers. Dot with butter.
Bake 30-40 minutes at 350. Let sit for 10 minutes before serving.

As far as candy for your step-mom how about almond bark covered pretzels. That is something your daughter might even be able to help you make. My day care kidlets love to make them for their families.

They have coffee mugs at Wal-mart that have a removable insert allowing you to put in artwork or pictures. You use the insert as a template and can make it whatever you want. My 4 year old drew a picture and we put it in the mug for a Mother's Day gift. The best thing is you can provide different artwork or pictures throughout the year and he can change it out. I thought it was a cute, personal, and useful gift. We found them in the housewares section.

I love the meals and candy ideas. There are lots of websites with recipes for everything!

I always have a hard time thinking of gifts for father's day and I found some great ideas that you should definitely check out:

http://www.skinnyscoop.com/list/larissa/grown-up-fathers-...

http://www.skinnyscoop.com/list/eden/fathers-day-gift-ide...

I like the idea of making some meals and baking.

My daughter gave me a framed set of pictures for Mother's day and I love them. The frame is oblong and has spaces for 3 pictures lengthwise. It also says in gold tone metal "Grandkids keep us young at heart" along the bottom edge. She put pictures of the kids on each end and then had both of them draw a flower and a smiley face which she put in the middle along with the words, "we love you and their own handwritten signatures. This is certainly one of the best gifts of a lifetime for me.

I've put my daughter's and my granddaughter's art work in frames and enjoy them on my walls.