Fritati -- Elisa

Saute some vegetables:

Onions
Garlic
Zucchini Squash,
Asparagus
Spinach
anything you want

Pour in 8 beaten eggs, salted.  Tilt eggs and veges in the pan from side to side and lift up the corners so the liquid can run underneath.  Cook about half way.  Sprinkle parmesan and sharp cheddar.  Place in oven under broiler for about 5 minutes.  Watch, so it doesn't burn.


Lemon Ceasar Salad -- Elisa

1 cup olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 lemons, medium to large JUICE
1/2 t. salt
Fresh ground pepper to taste
1/2 c. Kraft Parmesan Cheese

Blend it together and serve over
Romaine Lettuce
Bacon bits
Fresh Parmesan Cheese
Croutons
Fresh Tomatoes
Chicken (onion powder, salt and pepper and browned in olive oil and baked in the oven at 350 degrees)

Apple Cake

1 c. canola or vegetable oil
2 c. sugar
3 eggs
2 1/2 cups flour
2 t. baking powder
1 t. baking soda
1 t salt
2 t. ground cinnamon
1 t. ground nutmeg
1 t vanilla extract
4 c peeled and grated apples--granny smith or other cooking apple

Frosting
1 8-oz pkg cream cheese, room temperature
1 stick butter, softened
4 1/2 c. (about 1 (lb)
2 t. vanilla extract
1 c. toasted pecans

Combine oil and sugar together in a bowl; beat in eggs.  Sift all dry ingredients together and then add to egg mixture.  Fold in vanilla and apples.  Pour into a greased 9 x 13-inch pan.  Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hours; set aside to cool.

For the frosting, combine cream cheese and butter in a large bowl using mixer.  Gradually add the powdered sugar; beat until smooth and then add vanilla.  Frost the cooled cake and then sprinkle pecans over top.  Makes 12 to 15 servings.

Ranger Cookies -- Bakers

1 cup melted butter
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 t. vanilla

Mix together and set aside

2 cups flour
1 t. baking soda
1/2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. salt

Add dry ingredients to above

Stir in:

2 cups oatmeal
2 cups cornflakes
1 cup coconut

Bake 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes

Sister Baker suggests serving them warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top!

Salsa Gwen Krumperman

2 1/2 c. tomatoes
1 can chopped green chilies 4 oz
2 T El Pato Sauce (or Macayo Taco Sauce
2 T. minced onion
2 T vinegar
1/2 t sugar
1/2 t. salt
1/4 t. celery salt
1/4 t. pepper

Blanch tomatoes for 20 seconds.  Peel and cut tomatoes measure and set aside.  In blender, put vinegar, El Pato Sauce and spices and blend quickly.  Add prepared tomatoes and green chilies, and "pulse" the blender until the tomatoes are the size of chunks desired.  Pour into jars or contains and refrigerate.
apple cookies

1/2 c butter
1 1/2 . brown sugar
1 egg
2 c flour
1 t. salt
1 t. cinnamon
1/2 t. ground cloves
1/2 t. nutmeg
1/4 c apple juice or milk
1 c. finely chopped peeled apple
1 c. raisins
apple glaze

Cream butter and sugar together until fluffy; beat in egg  Sift flour with soda, salt, cinnamon cloves, and nutmeg.  Add to creamed mixture alternately with liquid.  Fold in chopped apple and raisins.  Drop by level tablespoonfuls on a well-greased cookie sheet  Bake at 400 in oven for 10 minutes.  Remove and spread with following apple glaze while still warm  4 1/2 dozen

Cream together 2 T. soft butter and 1 1/2 c. sifted powder sugar.  Beat in 1/4 t. vanilla, dash of salt and 2 1/2 T. apple juice or milk to make a good consistency for spreading.
Coconut Oatmeal Crinkles
1 c butter
1 c sugar
1 c. brown sugar, firmly packed
2 eggs
1 t. vanilla
1 2/3 c unsifted flour
1 t. baking powder
1/2 t. soda
1/2 t. salt
1 1/2 c. oats
1 c. chopped walnuts
2 c. shredded coconut

Cream together the butter and sugars until fluffy.  Beat in eggs and vanilla.  Sift together flour, baking powder, soda and salt.  ;Blend into creamed mixture.  Mix in rolled oats, nuts and coconut.  Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls about 1 1/2 inches apart on a greased baking sheet; press into flat rounds about 1/4 inch think with tines of a fork  Bake in a 375 oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until ly browned
Pineapple Angel Cake

1 pkg 4 serving size Jello Vanilla Instant Pudding
1 20 oz. can crushed pineapple in juice
1 10 oz. pkg angel food cake
1 large cool ship
Strawberries to garnish top

Mix dry ingredients and pineapple with juice and gently stir in cool whip
Cut cake horizontally into 3 layers
Put pudding mixture between layers, on tp and sides
Top with strawberries
Refrigerate for 1 hour