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Sunday, May 7, 2023

Crab Salad

2 1/2 lbs. crab legs
1 1/2 c. mayonnaise
1 c. chopped celery
2 Tbls. dill weed
2 Tbls. lemon juice
1 tsp. pepper

 lettuce leaves
buns

Add chopped crab leg, mayonnaise, dill, lemon and pepper into a bowl.  Serve in buns with lettuce.

Ambrosia Salad

 2 - 30 oz. cans of fruit, such as mandarin oranges and peach chunks

2 bananas, sliced

2 cups. mini marshmallows

1 c. coconut

16 oz. whipped cream

1 1/2 c. cooked drained rice

3 apples, cored and sliced

Mix all ingredients and keep refrigerated.

Almond roca

 1 lb. butter
2 cups sugar
2-3 c. chocolate chips
slivered almonds.


mix in pot, stir constantly over medium heat  til soft ball stage (it will turn slightly brown and take about 15 minutes) Put a piece of parchment paper on a cookie sheet, pour mixture over top.    Dump chocolate chips over the top and spread til smooth, and sprinkle with slivered almonds.  Let cool and break into pieces.

Libby's Pumpkin Pie

 2 eggs
3/4 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 heaping tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. clove
16 oz. can pumpkin
12 oz. can carnation evaporated milk

crust (bought or homemade)

Preheat oven to 425*. Combine filling ingredients and pour into crust.  Bake 15 minutes, reduce heat to 350* and bake and additional 50 minutes.  Cool and serve with whipped cream.

6 minute wonders

 1 lb. margarine
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. baking soda
4 c. flour
5 c. oatmeal
12 oz. bag chocolate chips
2 c. coconut
2 c. chopped nuts

Preheat oven to 400*.  Mix all ingredients, and roll into 1 inch balls, bake for 6 minutes.  

Gooey Brownies

 1 1/2 c. butter
3 c. sugar
3 tsp. vanilla
6 eggs
1 1/2 c. flour
1 c. cocoa powder
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
12 oz. bag chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350*. melt butter.  blend sugars, vanilla and eggs.  Beat into butter, then add the rest of the ingredients until well blended.  Bake for 40-45 minutes in a greased 13*9 pan.

Chocolate Cheesecake

 12 oreos, finely crushed
1 1/2 cups cream cheese
1 c. sugar
1 c. cottage cheese
1/4 c. plus 2 Tbls cocoa powder
1/4 c. flour
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. salt
1 egg
2 Tbls. mini chocolate chips

{reheat oven to 300*.  Sprinkle Oreos into the bottom of an 8 inch springform pan, set aside.  Blend in all ingredients but the mini chocolate chips.  fold those in last.  Slowly pour mixture over crumbs, bake for 50-60 minutes.  let cool on wire rack.  Cover and chill for at least 8 hours.  Remove sides of pan, and cut.

Pesto Pinwheels

 Puff Pastry
4 C. firmly packed spinach about 12 oz.
1/2 c. dried basil
1 c. grated parmesan
1 c. olive oil
1/2 c. chopped pine nuts
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
8 cloves garlic

Frozen Puff Pastry, dethawed

Preheat oven to 400*.  Process half the spinach and remaining ingredients in food processor for about 1 minute, add remaining spinach and process 2 minutes, scraping sides.  (can be stored in fridge up to 3 days.) cut pastry into squares, an than cut from each of  the corners about halfway toward center.  place a dollop of the pesto into center and then fold every other triangle toward center, making a pinwheel.  Cook for 8-10 minutes.

Better than Brad Pitt cake

 1 box German chocolate cake mix

1 can sweetened condensed milk

1 jar your choice of caramel, butterscotch, fudge ice-cream topping

1 large tub whipped cream

1 lg bag heath bar pieces

Mix cake according to directions and bake.  Cool about 10 minutes, poke holes in cake with handle of spoon, pour entire can condensed milk over cake.  Cool completely. Cover with entire jar of ice cream topping of your choice.  Just before serving cover with whipped cream and sprinkle with heath bar pieces.

Magic cookie bars

 1/2 C. margarine
1 1/2 c. graham cracker crumbs
14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
1 c. semi sweet chocolate chips
1 1/3 c. coconut
1 c. chopped nuts

Preheat oven to 350*.  in 13*9 pan melt margarine in oven.  sprinkle crumbs over margarine, pour condensed milk evenly over crumbs.  Top with remaining ingredients. press down firmly.  Bake 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned.  cool chill if desired.  cut into bar. store loosely covered at room temperature.