By Tara Morales 

Staff Writer 

If you are looking to surprise mom by showing up with a delicious dish for the holidays then this “Cheesy Potatoes” recipe is perfect for you!

Holiday meals are such a wonderful time to spend time with family and loved ones, and to enjoy the beautiful world of food while giving thanks. Contribute by cooking these easy, delicious recipes for the holidays!

“Cheesy Potatoes”

In a big bowl mix together:

1 bag of frozen country fried (squared) potatoes

2 cans of cream of chicken

1 medium size container of sour cream

1 cup of melted butter or margarine

Once you are done with that, take a medium size baking dish and add a layer of the potato mixture and then add a layer of sharp shredded cheddar.

Add another layer of potato mixture and top it with a second layer of sharp shredded cheddar.

Take a large bag of plain Lays potato chips and add half a cup of melted butter/margarine and then crush up the chips mixture.

Now take the buttery crushed chips and layer them on top of the cheesy potatoes.

Bake the dish in the oven at 350 degrees F for 45 min. to an hour.

Let the dish cool down.

Your dish is ready to be served!!!

“Dump Cake”

Shock your family by baking a simple dessert too! This easy “Dump Cake” recipe will satisfy everyone’s sweet craving!

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Grease and flour a Bundt pan.

In a bowl, mix 1 package of yellow cake mix, 1 package instant chocolate pudding mix, 4 beaten eggs, 2/3 cup vegetable oil, 2/3 cup white sugar and 1/3 cup water.

Gently fold in 1 (8 ounce) container of sour cream and 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips.

Pour the batter into the prepared Bundt pan.

Bake in the preheated oven for 55 minutes.

Cool in pan for 10 min.

Your dessert is ready!!!