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 1.  Gooey Butter Cake Squares

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Crust: Filling:
1 pkg. plain yellow cake mix 1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese – room temperature
8 tabelspoons (1 stick) melted margarine 2 large eggs
1 large egg 1 teaspoon vanilla
8 tablespoons (1 stick) melted margarine
3 ¾ cups confectionary sugar

Directions for crust:
Put cake mix, margarine and egg in a bowl. Then blend with electric mixer on low spped for two minutes or until smooth. (scrap sides often) The batter should come together as a ball. With fingertips, spread evenly over 13” x 9” cake pan. Do not grease pan. Smooth out evenly covering the entire bottom of the pan. Set aside to make filling.

Directions for filling:
Take same bowl and beaters; put cream cheese in bowl and beat until fluffy. Then add eggs, vanilla and melted margarine. Beat this on medium speed, then add confectionary sugar. Beat until smooth. When mixed together, pour over crust. Spread evenly over crust.

Baking instructions:
Bake in oven for 45 – 47 minutes or until golden brown. The center will jiggle when you shake the pan. Take out of oven and let stand to cool for a half hour or more. Then cut into squares.

 2.  Three Layer Jello

First layer:
Dissolve 1 large or 2 small boxes of jello (any flavor). 2 cups boiling water. Mix real good. Pour into mold or rectangular cake pan. Put in refrigerator for 1 hour.

Second layer:
While fiirst layer is hardening, mix second layer. Dissolve two packs of Knox (unflavored gelatin) in ½ cup of cold water. Set aside. Put ½ pint heavy or loght cream and ½ cup sugar in sauce pan (2 quart). Add the gelatin mix and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and add ½ pint sour cream and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Mix till smooth. Cool and then pour over first layer when hardened.

Third layer:
Make while second layer hardens. Same as first layer. Cool and pour over the second layer when hard.

When ready to serve, cut in squares.

 3.  POTATO CASSEROLE

4 cups shredded potatoes
2 cans of Campbell’s cream of celery soup
1 pint sour cream
1 small onion finely chopped
8 oz. Shredded cheddar or monterey jack cheese
salt and pepper to taste  

Combine all ingredients except cheese and mix well.  Spread into a Casserole pan.  Sprinkle with cheese.  Bake at 350degrees for 30 minutes covered and then for another 20 minutes uncovered.  

4.  APPLE CIDER GLAZED PORK CHOPS  

½ cup of apple cider vinegar
1 cup of apple cider
½ cup of brown sugar

Combine all ingredients and bring to a boil.  Reduce to half,  Pour over pork chops or pork roast.  Let marinate for one hour or a day in refrigerator.  Then cook as usual.  

5.  RANCH POTATOES

  4 cups diced potatoes
1/3 cup oil
1 packet of Hidden Valley Ranch dressing

Toss potatoes with oil and then with dressing.  Pour into a baking dish and bake at 350 degrees for about an hour or until potatoes are tender and browned.

6.  Seafood Lasagna Roll Ups

6 lasagna noodles 1 can tomato sauce

Filling:
1 pkg. Crab flakes or chunks 1 egg
1 cup cottage cheese, drained 1 tablespoon parsley flakes
¼ cup grated parmesan cheese ¼ tsp. onion powder

Cook noodles as directed on package. Rinse in cold water. Drain well. Combine filling 
ingredients with a fork. Spread 1/3 cup filling on each noodle. Roll tightly, place seam side down
in a 9-inch baking pan. Pour sauce over roll ups. Bake covered at 375 degrees for 30 minutes. 
Garnish with grated cheese. Serves 6.

7.  Chicken Enchiladas

3 cups cooked chicken, cut up 1 ½ cups cheddar cheese, shredded
1 small onion, diced and sauteed 1 tsp. chili powder
2 tsp. margarine 8-10 soft tortillas
4 oz. cream cheese, cubed 
1 ½ cups salsa

In bowl, combine chicken, sauteed onion, cream cheese, 1 cup of shredded cheese, ¾ cup salsa
and chili powder. Mix well. Spoon 2 to 3 tablespoons of mixture along center of tortilla and
roll up. Line the rolls in 9 x 13-inch pan. Spoon left over salsa and sprinkle leftover cheese over
top. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Serve hot over a nice layer of crisp shredded lettuce.

8.  No Bake Witch Kisses

½ cup sugar ¼ cup water
3 tablespoons cocoa powder 1/3 cup peanut butter
½ cup powder milk 1 ½ cups oatmeal
2 tablespoons butter 1 tsp. vanilla

Sugar coat milk. Mix in sauce pan. Add water and butter. Cook. Stir lots. Boil 1 to 2 minutes.
Add peanut butter and oatmeal and mix. Make balls.

9.  Apple Crisp

1/3 cup butter, softened ¾ cup flour
1 cup brown sugar 4 cups tart apples, sliced

Mix butter, sugar and flour. Place apple slices in 8x8-inch pan. Sprinkle butter topping over apples. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour.

10.  Sweet Potato Casserole

Ingredients:
3 sweet potatoes
¾ white sugar can mix with brown sugar
2 eggs
1/3 cup margarine
½ cup milk
1 tsp. Vanilla
1 tsp. Cinnamon
¼ tsp. Nutmeg

Topping:
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup flour
1 cup chopped pecans
4 tsps melted margarine

Directions:
Boil sweet potatoes till soft, drain, than mash. Then combine with sugar, eggs, margarine, milk, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg. Mix well. Pour in 2 qt. Greased casserole dish.

Topping – In a bowl combine all four ingredients. Mix well. Put over top of mashed sweet potatoes. Than bake 40-45 minutes in preheated oven 400 degrees. 

11.  Chocolate Chip Cake

½ cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 cups flour
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 ½ tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 cup sour cream

Mix ingredients together. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Let cool.
Mix topping ingredients and sprinkle topping mix on top.

Topping: 1 cup chocolate chips
½ cup sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon


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