#3089 - Microwave Apple Cake Crisp

(by Shirley McNevich)

4 baking apples (washed, peeled and sliced very thin)
1 cup Domino's dark brown sugar (packed)
1 cup Quaker quick oats
1/2 cup Bisquick
3 TBSP softened butter
3/4 tsp. cinnamon (more if you wish)
good quality vanilla ice cream

In a bowl add brown sugar, oats, Bisquick, cinnamon and softened butter--mix with a pastry blender to make crumbs. Spread the apple slices in the bottom of an UNgreased square glass microwave safe baking dish. Sprinkle the crumb mixture evenly over the apples. Microwave on high for 7 minutes, then use a fork to test to see if apples are tender. If they are not tender, continue microwaving on high in 1 minute increments until apples are tender. As you slice and remove the first piece for serving, tilt the dish and use a spoon to discard any liquid that has accumulated in the bottom of the dish. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

#3088 - Creamy Rhubarb Cake

(by Becky Lynn Mohr - friend)

1 box Duncan Hines yellow cake mix
3 cups bite sized rhubarb pieces
1 cup white sugar
1 cup cream
1 - 8oz. Cool Whip (thawed)

Prepare cake mix according to box directions--pour batter into a greased 9 x 13 cake pan. Spread the rhubarb pieces evenly over the top of the batter. In a bowl add cream and white sugar--stir to mix. Pour the cream mixture evenly over the rhubarb. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Cool completely. When serving, serve each piece upside down and top each piece with Cool Whip.

#3087 - Applesauce Nut Cake

(by Becky Lynn Mohr - friend)

1 box Duncan Hines yellow cake mix
1 - 3oz. box Jell-O vanilla instant pudding mix
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 1/2 cups plain applesauce
1/2 cup raisins
1/4 cup canola oil
3 eggs
Domino's powdered sugar for sprinkling

In a saucepan add raisins--cover with water, bring to a boil, boil for 5 minutes, then drain them. In a mixer add yellow cake mix, vanilla pudding mix, canola oil and eggs--beat. Add cinnamon and applesauce--beat. Remove bowl from mixer--add drained raisins and chopped nuts--stir. Pour batter into a greased 9 x 13 cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes--test with a toothpick for doneness. Cool completely. Dust each piece with powdered sugar when serving.

#3086 - Sweet Corn and Onions Salad

(by Shirley McNevich)

5-6 ears sweet corn
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. white sugar
1 small red onion (chopped)
4 TBSP cider vinegar
4 TBSP olive oil
more salt (IF necessary)
fresh ground black pepper

Husk the corn. Add the sweet corn cobs to a large pot--cover with water and add 1/2 tsp. salt and 1 tsp. white sugar. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Once boiling cook the corn for 6 minutes (if you like the corn chewy) or 12 minutes (if you like the corn soft). Drain the corn, place the cobs in a collander and rinse with cold water until the corn is at room temperature. Into a large bowl, use a sharp knife to slice the corn and its juice from the cob. Repeat with all corn. Once all of the corn is in the bowl, add the chopped onions, cider vinegar and olive oil--stir to mix. Add fresh ground black pepper to your taste--stir well. Taste--if not salty enough, add 1/8 tsp. of salt at a time--stir again and taste again. Add more salt as needed. Refrigerate until cold before serving. If you let the corn salad in the refrigerator overnight, stir it well before serving (and if too much liquid has accumulated, use a spoon to discard some of the liquid).

#3085 - Deviled Eggs and Ham

(by Shirley McNevich)

8 hard boiled eggs
3 TBSP minced onions (optional)
3 TBSP minced celery
1/2 cup small cubed cooked ham pieces
4 TBSP minced pickles OR pickle relish
2-4 heaping TBSP mayo
1/4 tsp. dill
1-2 tsp. French's yellow mustard (optional)
white sugar if necessary
salt
pepper
finely shredded cheddar cheese (ROOM TEMPERATURE)

Hard boil 8 eggs, then cool and peel eggs. Slice each egg in half lengthwise. Use a fork and remove yolks and place the yolks in a small bowl. Add minced onions, minced celery, cubed ham, pickles/relish, dill, mustard and 2 TBSP mayo to the yolks--stir well. If mixture is too dry, add more mayo and stir again. Taste--if too sour add a little white sugar and stir again. Add salt and pepper if necessary--stir well. Use one heaping tsp. of yolk mixture to fill each egg white half. Place completed deviled eggs on a jelly roll pan (pan with a lip) and sprinkle shredded cheddar cheese over the top of each deviled egg. Turn oven to broil and place deviled eggs under the broiler just until cheese melts. Serve immediately.

#3084 - Chocolate Crunch Bars

(by Becky Lynn Mohr - friend)

1/2 cup softened butter
2 eggs
3/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 cup white sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 square Baker's unsweetened baking chocolate (melted according to box directions)
1 cup chopped nuts
1 pint Fluff marshmallow creme
1 - 6oz. bag Nestle's semi-sweet chocolate bits
1 cup Jif peanut butter
1 cup rice krispies cereal

In a mixer add butter and eggs--beat. Add flour, baking powder, white sugar and salt--beat for 1 minute. Add melted chocolate and chopped nuts--beat. Pour batter into a greased 9 x 13 cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes--test with a toothpick for doneness. Remove from oven--spread the whole jar of Fluff all over the top. Return to oven and bake for 3 more minutes. Remove from oven--spread melted marshmallow evenly all over the top until smooth. Cool completely. In a microwave safe bowl add chocolate bits and peanut butter--microwave on high in 20 second increments until melted, then stir until smooth. Add rice krispies--stir until mixed. Spread the rice krispies mixture over the cooled mixture. Cool to room temperature. Cut into bars or squares.

#3083 - Fresh Tomato Pasta

(by Shirley McNevich)

8oz. any shape pasta
1/2 lb. of your favorite Italian sausage (loose)
2 tsp. olive oil
1/2 to 1 cup chopped onions
2 tsp. minced garlic
1 lb. whole tomatoes (chopped)--more if you wish
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. fresh ground black pepper
fresh grated Parmesan cheese

Cook and drain pasta according to box directions but do NOT rinse--set aside. Cut the sausage into coin shaped pieces, remove the casings from each sausage piece, then cut each sausage piece into quarters. In a skillet over medium heat add olive oil, loose sausage pieces and chopped onions--cook/stir until sausage is browned and onions are tender. Add the minced garlic, salt, pepper and chopped tomatoes--cook/stir until mixture is hot. Remove from heat--add drained pasta--stir to mix. Sprinkle with fresh Parmesan cheese.

#3082 - Mahogany Cake

(by Becky Lynn Mohr - friend)

2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup Crisco shortening
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
3/4 cup Breakstone's sour cream
1/2 cup Hershey's cocoa
2 1/2 cups flour
1 cup boiling water

In a mixer add eggs, Crisco, sour cream, cocoa and vanilla--beat until mixed, then beat for 2 minutes. Sift the flour, white sugar, baking soda and salt into a bowl. Slowly add flour mixture to batter--beat until mixed, then beat for 1 minute. Slowly add boiling water--beat. Pour batter into a greased and floured 9 x 13 cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes--test with a toothpick for doneness. Cool completely. Frost as desired.

#3081 - Chocolate Upside Down Cake

(by Becky Lynn Mohr - friend)

2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 tsp. salt
2 TBSP Hershey's cocoa
4 tsp. baking powder
4 TBSP softened butter
2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
Topping: 1 1/2 cups Domino's dark brown sugar (packed); 1/2 cup white sugar; 1/2 cup Hershey's cocoa; 2 cups hot water

In a mixer add 1 1/2 cups white sugar and butter--beat. Add salt, baking powder and vanilla--beat. Add milk and 2 TBSP cocoa--beat. Slowly add flour--beat. Add chopped walnuts--beat. Pour batter into a greased and floured 9 x 13 cake pan--set aside. Topping: in a bowl and brown sugar, 1/2 cup white sugar and 1/2 cup cocoa--stir until mixed. Sprinkle the sugar mixture evenly over the top of the batter in the cake pan. Slowly pour the 2 cups of hot water evenly over the whole top of the batter. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes--test with a toothpick for doneness. Cool completely. Loosen edges of cake and invert it on to a cake plate.

#3080 - Hash Browns and Onions

(by Shirley McNevich)

2-4 red potatoes (washed, peeled and shredded)
1/2 cup chopped onions
olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
shredded cheese (optional--your choice of type)

Shred the potatoes into a bowl. Take a paper towel and place a handful of the shredded potatoes into the paper towel. Close the paper towel and squeeze to get as much moisture out of the potatoes as possible (you may want to do this again with another paper towel). Dump the dry shredded potatoes into a separate bowl. Repeat with all of the shredded potatoes--get them as dry as you can. In a skillet at some olive oil and the chopped onions over medium heat--cook/stir until onions are tender. Dump the onions into the dry shredded potatoes--use your hands to mix them together. Place some olive oil into a skillet and turn heat to medium--when pan is hot, sprinkle a handful of the potato/onion mixture into the pan and press it flat using a spatula (to about the size of a small plate) . When bottom side is well browned, use a spatula to flip it and brown the other side. Remove it from the pan and repeat with remaining potatoes/onions. Sprinkle them with salt and pepper (and also shredded cheese if you wish).

#3079 - Sour Cream Spice Cake

(by Becky Lynn Mohr - friend)

2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup softened butter
3 cups flour
1/4 tsp. salt
2 tsp. ground cloves
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. baking soda
4 eggs
1 1/2 cups Breakstone's sour cream
2 cups raisins
1/2 cup chopped nuts

Put the raisins in a saucepan, cover them with water, bring to a boil and cook them for five minutes. Drain the raisins and set aside. In a mixer add white sugar and butter--beat. Add eggs--beat. Add salt, cloves, cinnamon and baking soda--beat. Add sour cream--beat. Add flour--beat. Remove bowl from mixer--add drained raisins and chopped nuts--stir to mix. Pour batter into a greased and floured 9 x 13 cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes--test with a toothpick for doneness. Cool completely. Frost as desired.

#3078 - Hot Water Chocolate Cake

(by Becky Lynn Mohr - friend)

1/2 cup softened Parkay margarine
2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
a dash of salt
1/2 cup Hershey's cocoa
2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. baking powder
2 3/4 cups flour
1 cup boiling water

In a mixer add Parkay and white sugar--beat. Add eggs--beat. Add vanilla, cocoa and salt--beat. Add baking soda and baking powder--beat. Add flour--beat. Remove bowl from mixer--add boiling water--stir until mixed. Pour batter into a greased and floured 9 x 13 cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes--test with a toothpick for doneness. Cool completely. Frost as desired.

#3077 - Lemon Cheese Salad

(by Becky Lynn Mohr - friend)

Crust: 12 whole graham crackers (crushed); 1/2 cup white sugar; 1/2 cup butter
Filling: 1 - 3oz. box lemon Jell-O; 1 1/2 cups boiling water; 6oz. Philadelphia cream cheese (softened); 3/4 cup white sugar; 3/4 cup cottage cheese; 1 envelope Dream Whip (prepared according envelope directions); 1/2 cup chopped Nestle's semi-sweet chocolate chips; 1/2 cup chopped Nestle's butterscotch chips

Crust: in a bowl add crushed graham cracker crumbs, 1/2 cup white sugar and butter--mix with a pastry blender to make crumbs. Spread the crumbs on the bottom of a glass 9 x 13 baking dish. Use the back of a spoon to smooth it out the crust--set aside. In a blender or a chopper, chop the chocolate chips and the butterscotch chips. In a bowl add lemon Jell-O and boiling water--stir with a whisk until mixed. Cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until partially set. In a mixer add cream cheese and 3/4 cup white sugar--beat. Add cottage cheese--beat. Remove from mixer--add prepared Dream Whip, the chopped chocolate chips and chopped butterscotch chips--stir to mix. When Jell-O mixture is partially set, add the Jell-O mixture to the cream cheese mixture--stir well. Spread the whole mixture over the graham cracker crust. Refrigerate overnight.

#3076 - Garlic Bacon Beans

(by Shirley McNevich)

6-8 slices of bacon (cut into 1" pieces)
1/2 cup chopped onions
1 tsp. minced garlic
1lb. fresh or frozen green beans (thawed and drained if frozen)
1 cup water
good pinch of salt
ground black pepper to your taste

If using fresh green beans wash them, cut off the ends and cut them into small pieces. Place bacon pieces in a skillet--cook/stir until bacon is crispy. Remove the bacon pieces and set them inside. To the hot fat still in the skillet add the chopped onions and garlic--cook/stir in the bacon fat until onions are tender. Slowly add the water and the green beans--cook/stir until water is gone and beans are tender (if beans are not yet tender, add a few more TBSP of water and keep cooking/stirring). Remove from heat--sprinkle salt and pepper over the top of the green bean mixture. Crumble the cripsy bacon and sprinkle the crumbled bacon all over the top of the bean mixture.

#3075 - Orange Pineapple Salad

(by Becky Lynn Mohr - friend)

1 - 20oz. can Dole crushed pineapple (drained but save 1/2 cup of the juice)
1 - 11oz. can mandarin oranges (drained but save 1/2 cup of the juice)
2 - 3oz. boxes orange Jell-O
2 cups boiling water
3/4 cup mini marshmallows
1/2 cup white sugar
4 TBSP flour
2 TBSP butter
1 beaten egg
1 - 8oz. Cool Whip (thawed)

In a bowl add both boxes of orange Jell-O powder and the boiling water--whisk until dissolved. Add the drained crushed pineapple, mandarin oranges and mini marshmallows--stir. Pour the mixture into a serving dish--refrigerate until cold and set. In a saucepan (not on heat yet) add white sugar and flour--stir. Add 1/2 cup of pineapple juice and 1/2 cup mandarin orange juice--stir well. Add butter and beaten egg--stir. Turn heat to medium--cook/stir until mixture is thickened. Cool to room temperature, then add the Cool Whip--stir well. Pour the whole Cool Whip mixture over the cold Jell-O mixture. Refrigerate until cold.

#3074 - Rhubarb Salad

(by Becky Lynn Mohr - friend)

2 cups small rhubarb pieces
1/2 cup white sugar
1 1/2 cups water
1 - 3oz. box strawberry OR raspberry Jell-O

In a saucepan add rhubarb pieces, white sugar and water--cook/stir over medium heat until rhubarb is soft. Remove from heat--add Jell-O powder--stir until dissolved. Pour mixture into a glass serving bowl. Cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until cold.

#3073 - Green Pepper Cabbage Slaw

(by Becky Lynn Mohr)

1 green bell pepper (chopped)
1 carrot (chopped)
1 head of cabbage (shredded)
1 tsp. salt
2 cups white sugar
1/4 cup water
1 cup cider vinegar
1 tsp. mustard seed
1 tsp. celery seed

In a bowl add shredded cabbage--sprinkle the salt over the top. Let it stand for one hour, then drain off any liquid. Add the chopped green bell peppers and chopped carrots. In a saucepan add the white sugar, water and cider vinegar--bring to a boil and stir. Remove from heat and cool it to room temperature. Sprinkle the mustard seed and celery seed over the cabbage mixture. Pour the cooled vinegar mixture over the cabbage mixture--stir well. Divide the cabbage mixture into plastic containers and place them in the freezer. When you're ready to eat it, remove one container at a time and bring it to room temperature.

#3072 - Microwave Green Bean Casserole

(by Becky Lynn Mohr - friend)

2 - 10oz. packs frozen french cut green beans (thawed, rinsed in hot water and drained)
1 - 10.75oz. can Campbell's cream of mushroom soup1 can French's french fried onion rings

Grease a microwave safe casserole dish. Put the drained green beans in the casserole dish. Pour the mushroom soup over the green beans. Sprinkle the french fried onion rings all over the top. Cover with wax paper and cook on high for 5-8 minutes or until hot.

#3071 - Sweet Corn Casserole

(by Shirley McNevich)

8 ears of sweet corn
2/3 cup heavy cream
3 TBSP butter (cut into small pieces)
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. fresh ground pepper

Husk the corn. Holding one ear of corn at a time over a bowl, use a sharp knife to cut the corn from the cob into the bowl. Once all of the corn is off of the cob, turn the knife around and use the dull side to continue scraping the cob on all sides to remove any of the leftover liquid (corn milk) from the cob so it goes into the bowl. Repeat with all of the sweet corn. Add the heavy cream to the corn--stir. Add the salt and pepper--stir. Cut the butter into small pieces and add it to the corn--stir well. Pour the whole mixture into a greased casserole dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Remove from oven, let stand for 2-3 minutes, then stir well before serving.

#3070 - Hawaiian Wedding Cake

(by Aunt Eileen [Knouse] Carter)

1 box Duncan Hines deluxe yellow cake mix (cake mix should have pudding in the mix)
1 - 11oz. can mandarin oranges (drained but save the juice)
3/4 cup canola oil
4 eggs
1/2 cup Baker's angelflake coconut
1/2 cup Dole crushed pineapple (drained)
Frosting: 1 - 8oz. Cool Whip (thawed); 1 - 3oz. box Jell-O vanilla INSTANT pudding; 1 1/4 cups milk; 1 cup Dole crushed pineapple (drained); 1 cup Baker's angelflake coconut

In a mixer add cake mix, canola oil and eggs--beat. Add the mandarin orange juice--beat. Add 1/2 cup coconut--beat. Remove bowl from mixer--add drained mandarin oranges and 1/2 cup drained crushed pineapple--stir. Pour batter into a greased and floured 9 x 13 cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes--test with a toothpick for doneness. Cool completely. Frosting: in a mixer add vanilla instant pudding powder and milk--beat until thickened. Add Cool Whip--beat. Remove bowl from mixer--add 1 cup drained crushed pineapple and 1 cup coconut--stir. Frost the cake.