Raspberry Razzle
This is a quick, easy and delicious jello!
If you love raspberries, this one's for you!

1 small package raspberry jello
1 10 oz. package frozen raspberries
1 cup sour cream
3/4 cup water

Combine all ingredients in a saucepan, using a wire whisk to dissolve lumps of sour cream if necessary.
Bring just to boiling over medium heat, uncovered. Stir to prevent burning.
Remove from heat. Pour into a 1 quart mold or serving dish. Chill to set.
Serve with a garnish of fresh raspberries and mint leaves.

Cherry Delight
This is another quick, easy and delicious jello!

2 small packages of cherry jello
2 cups boiling water
1 can cherry pie filling
1 can crushed pineapple

Dissolve jello in boiling water.
Stir in pie filling and crushed pineapple (with the juice)
Chill and enjoy!

Hubby's Favorite
Melt-In-Your-Mouth Vanishing Oatmeal Raisen Cookies

1 cup softened margarine or butter
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1-1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt (optional)
3 cups uncooked oatmeal
1 cup baking raisens
Heat oven to 350�; bake 10-12 minutes on ungreased sheets.
Do not overbake.
Makes about 4 dozen.

Enjoy! Watch 'em disappear!

Cowboy Cookies

I've been making these cookies since I was a little girl.

1 cup brown sugar
1 cup sugar
1 cup shortening
2 eggs
2 cups flour
1 tsp soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
2 cups oatmeal
1 tsp vanilla

Stir In Ideas
Chocolate chips
Nuts
M & M's
Crushed Candy Canes

Bake 350� - 15 minutes.
Do not overbake.

The BEST Banana Bread

This is the one to make with BLACK bananas!

Mix in bowl
3 RIPE bananas
2 eggs

Add
2 cups flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp soda
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Place in buttered (or sprayed) loaf pan.
Bake at 350� for 60 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
Cool on wire rack and remove from pan.

Pumpkin Ice Cream Pie

This is a holiday family favorite!

Stir 2 cups vanilla ice cream to soften.
Spread in a deep-dish baked pastry shell or deep-dish graham cracker shell.
Freeze until solid.

Mix together
1 cup canned pumpkin (not pie filling)
1 cup sugar
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp salt

Fold in
1 cup non-dairy whipped topping

Pour over ice cream. Freeze.
Remove 15 minutes before serving.

HINT: Use the plastic lid from the pie shell as the cover!
HINT: Don't expect leftovers!

Looking for a main dish to serve?

Spaghetti Pie

This can be made ahead of time!

Prepare shell
6 oz. spaghetti
2 tbsps margarine
1/2 cup grated cheese
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup Ricotta or cottage cheese

Cook spaghetti as directed on package. Drain. Add margarine to spaghetti, then grated cheese and eggs. Blend well. Ricotta (or cottage) cheese can be added and blended or can be spread on top of the shell. Spread mixture in a 9" pie pan to form shell.

Brown in frying pan
1 lb ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup green pepper
Drain.

Add
1 8 oz can tomato sauce
1 6 oz can tomato paste
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp garlic salt

Pour into shell.
Bake 350� for 20 minutes.

Top with 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella chese and return to oven for about 5 minues or until cheese is melted.

HINT: This can be prepared and frozen. Allow a little longer baking time after it has thawed.

Rainbow Jello

Supplies Needed: 4 small packages of Jello in rainbow colors; 1 large package of Jello
1 large container of sour cream
9x13 pan

Directions:
One package at a time:
(Use the large package of Jello for the base color) Mix jello with 1 cup hot water.
Remove 1/3 cup jello, mix with 1/3 cup sour cream.
Pour 2/3 cup jello in pan.
Allow to set 20 minutes.
Add jello/sour cream mixture.
Allow to set 20 minutes.
Alternate layers.
The top layer is NOT mixed with sour cream.
Cut into 'finger' size bars. Watch 'em disappear!

Hint: Spoon layers into pan to avoid melting set layers.

Easy Hawaiian Salad

Believe me, if you know how to use a can opener and a spoon,
it doesn't get any easier!
In a bowl, mix
1 can pineapple chunks, drained
1 can mandarin oranges, drained
1 jar maraschino cherries, drained
1 pint sour cream
3/4 bag mini marshmallows
coconut, if desired
Mix well, garnish with orange slices and cherries, if desired,
allow to 'set up' and serve!
It's great for those summer picnics!

Want another easy no-brainer?!

Dump Cake

1 can crushed pineapple
1 can cherry pie filling
1 package yellow cake mix
1-1/2 sticks butter or margarine
1-1/2 cups chopped walnuts

Layer in a 9 x 13 greased pan.
The cake mix is sprinkled dry over the pineapple and filling.
The butter is sliced over the top of the dry cake mix.
Sprinkle nuts on top.
Bake 350� for 1 hour.

Ok, you are gonna have to work a little for this one, but it's worth it!

Banana Split Cake

Light, not sicky sweet -- have a BIG piece!

1 stick margarine
1 cup flour
1/2 cup pecans, chopped fine

Mix together and crumble with a fork or pastry blender. Press lightly into a 9x13 pan.
Bake 350� for about 15-20 minutes. Cool.

2 sticks margarine
2 eggs
2 cups confectioner's sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Beat for 20 minutes at medium speed. Spread over crust.
Drain 1-20 oz can crushed pineapple, reserving juice.
Spread over batter.
Slice 3-4 medium bananas and soak in reserved pineapple juice for two minutes.
Drain and layer on top of pineapple.
Spread 1 container of cool whip over top; sprinkle with chopped nuts; and marachino cherries. Drizzle chocolate syrup over top.
Keep refrigerated.

Hey! I never said it didn't have any calories! Only that it was light and not too sweet!!
Enjoy!!

Creamy Chocolate Frosting

1/2 cup shortening
1 egg
1/2 cup cocoa
1/4 tsp salt
4 cups confectioner's sugar
1/3 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla

Creamy White Frosting

1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup water
2 tsp vanilla
5 cups confectioners sugar
1/3 cup non dairy creamer
3/4 cup crisco

Mix at medium speed for 3 minutes; then high speed for 5 minutes.
Neither one of these 'sets up.' But they are really good!
Not so sicky sweet as the canned ones.

' Ok, if you've scrolled down this far, you're in for a treat!
Seems my brownies are gaining international fame
and are much sought after in the carnival glass circles! ;)
I've been baking these since I was old enough to sit on the counter and lick the beaters!
So, for those that wander into the pantry and look in the recipe file, here it is!
No ingredients have been omitted. (I don't EVER do that!)
These are a very rich, moist cake-like brownie.
They don't need any 'doo-dads' like frosting or cream cheese or chocolate chips stirred in.
But they do taste mighty fine with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and homemade hot fudge sauce!

Oh yeah...as far as I'm concerned,
they don't taste nearly as good without nuts as they do with!

Are ya ready?

COCOA BROWNIES

1-1/2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup cocoa (unsweetened baking cocoa powder)
1 cup butter or margarine (only use sticks!)
4 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1 cup chopped nuts (I use walnuts)

Grease a 13x9 pan. Mix all ingredients together. Bake at 350� for about 30 minutes. Do NOT overbake! Let cool for about 10 minutes; then just cut through the crust of the brownie and around the outside edge. When completely cool, finish cutting and watch them disappear!

These are not your ordinary box-type brownies! Not even the 'upscale' varieties!

Just don't think calories! Think taste! :)

Enjoy!

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