CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

 

1 1/2 cups soft butter (3 cubes) 

1 1/2 brown sugar

1/2 cup white sugar

2 eggs

4 tsp vanilla

4 cups flour

2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

4 tsp corn starch

2 cups plus of Chocolate chips/ we use dark and milk

Cream butter and sugar together!  Then add eggs and vanilla and stir.  Mix all dry ingredients and then add the chocolate chips.  350 for 8-10 min.  Take the cookies out when they still look slightly undercooked.  Let them sit for 2-3 min once they are out of the oven.   

PEPPER BELLIES

2 can of pinto beans
2 cups cooked hamburger or Turkey burger
1-2 green peppers
 1 large onion
2 cans diced tomatoes
1 can green chillies
1 Tbs cumin
1 Tbs chili powder
1 Tbs Garlic

Cook in your crock pot 8 hours.  Serve with Frito's Scopes or corn chips, green lettuce, cheese, olives, tomatoes, avocado and of course Tapitio if your part of our family!  I had to take the above picture of my son Corban's creative presentation of his food tonight... Love you Buddie your a true foodie!

BLACK BEAN SOUP

 

1 large onion, chopped
1 large red bell pepper, chopped
1 larch green bell pepper, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp. olive oil
2 chicken breasts, cooked and cubed
1 can diced tomatoes with juices
1 can diced green chilies
2 tsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. salt
1 can chicken broth
4 cans black beans, rinsed and drained

Saute onion, peppers, and garlic with the oil until tender. Add remaining ingredients and simmer for 15 minutes. Garnish with sour cream, green onion, jack cheese, and cilantro.  This is also delish without without the chicken if you like! This comes from my husbands Aunts blog which is amazing...Thanks for sharing...http://suesfood.blogspot.com/

CITRUS DELIGHT

This is so easy to make and the result are awesome! Fill any glass jar full of any citrus. Oranges, lime or lemons. Then fill the jar with White Vinegar. Put the lid on secure and put it in your pantry. The longer it sits the better.  We love this in our Banana Bread. I am also going to experiment with some Ideas for salad dressings. So go make some.... and stay tuned.

PARTY COOKIES

1 1/2 Sticks butter
1/3 Cup sugar
3/4 Cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
Whip the above ingredients. Add:
1  2/3 Cup flour
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp soda
Then add 1 Cup chocolate chips
1 Cup white chocolate chips
nuts
Bake at 375 for 9-10 minutes.

There is so much to say about this wonderful Grandma.  These will always be the cookies that the kids will remember as the ones she always made for them.  This is the tried and true buttery goodness.  They are party cookies because Grandma is a party animal!  She is fun, loving, and a wonderful cook. This weekend she made these for us!  We love you Grandma.

CANDIED PECANS

6 cups nuts

1 egg white

1/3 cup white sugar

1/3 cup brown sugar

2 Tablespoons vanilla

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon salt

Heat oven to 300. Whisk egg white until foamy.  Whisk in sugars, vanilla cinnamon, and salt.

Stir in nuts until well coated.  Spread in baking pan.  Bake for 10 minutes, remove and stir (will be sticky) and return to oven to bake 10-12 minutes more until pale golden brown.

Remove and let cool, stirring to separate.  Can be frozen

From a dear friend Christina.  We love to have these in salads!

GUATEMALAN CHICKEN WITH OLIVES & CAPERS

 This is a delicious recipe that my dear friend Vera(yes a authentic Guatemalan) has cooked for our family several times over the past 10 years.  She typed it for me tonight and it makes me laugh just reading it. So Enjoy!   Love you Vera. Thank you!
INGREDIENTS:

* 2-3 lbs. of chicken: Mixed pieces of dark and white meat. (Never ever used only white meat. It will be dry and awful.)
* 1 large onion, sliced. (Medium sliced, not large or finely sliced.)
* 1 (12 oz) can of tomato paste (Don't think you can substitute it with tomato sauce. You can't, so don't even try.)
* About 1/2 cup of capers. (Or however much you want. Don't rinse them.)
* As many olives (green or black) as you want. (You can never have too many if you love them.) Rinse them if you didn't rinse the capers; but, since I know you're following these instructions to the letter, then rinse your olives.)
* Several limes. (Limes NOT lemons, Angela!) For every two medium pieces of chicken, use 1/2 a juicy lime. You want to drench each piece.)
* 2-3 bay leaves (I don't know what they do; my mother just told me to add them.)
* Chopped cilantro or parsley (Cilantro tastes best, but if you're feeling adventurous use parsley.)
* Worcestershire sauce (If you insist on quatifying it, use a couple of tablespoons and be happy.)
* Salt and Pepper (Need I explain?)
* Olive oil (Or use whatever type of oil you usually use. You don't have to use a lot; just enough to cover the bottom of the pot so it won't stick and smoke.)

PROCESS:

* After presumably rinsing the chicken pieces, paper towel dry each piece and set aside. (Don't skip this step. If the chicken is wet, it will dilute the lime juice later. I promise.)
* In a small bowl, mix as much salt and pepper as you want. Use it to season each piece and set aside.
* Soften the limes by rolling them with the palm of your hand--heels works too, apparently--over a hard surface. (Countertops are great for this.) Cut in half and drench each chicken piece with lime juice. (Don't get chintzy with the lime juice here. It's better to overdo it.) Don't throw away the excess lime juice. In fact, do this over the pot you will use so the excess will fall into it.
* Place in a large enough pot and add the sliced onions, chopped cilantro, capers, olives, tomato paste, bay leaves. Generously drizzle with Worcestershire sauce--or use two tablespoons or 1/8 of cup or whatever--and mix everything.

** If you are using an oven range, cook for about an hour on LOW heat. (Use medium or high heat, and get ready to burn your dinner. Seriously.) You know it will be done when the juices flow clear when you poke it with a fork or when the meat is falling off the bone.

** If you are using a crock pot, cook on high for 4-5 hours or on low for 7-8 hours, or until the meat is falling off the bone.

OATMEAL SCOTCHIES

3/4 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/4 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
3 cups Oatmeal
2 cups Butterscotch chips

Heat oven to 375.  Beat butter, and sugars together, add eggs and vanilla.  Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.  Then mix this with the butter mixture until blended.  Stir in outs and butterscotch chips: mix well.  Drop heaping spoonfuls onto a cookie sheet.  Bake 8-10 minutes until light golden brown.  Cool slightly and remove from pan. Cool completly.  Store in airtight container.  Makes about 4 dozen.

SNOWBALL KISSES

11/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup cocoa powder
3 eggs
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1 3/4 cup flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
powdered sugar
48 Hershey's special dark kisses unwrapped

Combine granulated sugar and oil in large bowl: Add cocoa, eggs, vanilla and mix well.  Put all dry ingredients in a bowl to combine them.  Then add together and mix.  Once mixed well cover and refrigerate until dough is firm. 

Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.  Scoop out with 1 inch cookie scoop then roll it in your hands to make a ball. Then roll into in the powdered sugar until well coated. 
Bake at 350 for  11-13 minutes. Press chocolates immediately into the cookie. Remove from cookie sheet and let them cool on the wire rack.
Makes about 4 dozen.

SUGAR COOKIES

2 cups white sugar
1 cup butter
1 cup milk
2 eggs
6 cups of flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cream of tarter
2 tsp vanilla

Cream together sugar and butter, then add all of the rest of the ingredients.  Roll out with a light dusting of flour, about 1/4 in thick.  Bake at 350 for 10 minutes.

This is a receipt from A lady I knew as a child.  Everyone in this town made her special receipt at Christmas time.  They are so tasty and moist.  Thank you to Norma Jones!

You may ask why is this the kitchen that laughs.  Let me just tell you why:  It was late in the evening when I caught a second wind.  I needed to bake sugar cookies for various events coming up.    I had not done the recipe in a few years so I glanced at the first few ingredients and decided I wanted to have plenty so I had 2 bricks of butter out so why not just quadruple it.  I got busy plugging in my Bosch and creaming the eggs and butter together.  I then added the 3 cups milk, 8 eggs and then well....  then....  24 cups of flour!!!!!!  The Bosch managed to make it to  holding 12 of those cups of flour.  I could see that this was not going to work.  This is when laughter really began to set in.  The bowl was so full.  Round and round the Bosch went filled to the top.  I emptied it into the largest bowl I had.  I managed to add another 8 cups of four.  Then I gave up and put the remaining amount of flour on the counter dumped my huge blob of dough on the counter and walla.  I had a BIG fun mess in front of me.  I felt like a child playing with play dough, all my dreams had come true!  I began busting up again with crazy laughter this was a ginormous bit of dough to try to manipulate.  I managed to mix it and then I split the dough in half to roll it out and cut the cookies out. So this is not what happens in my crazy kitchen everyday but this is one of the many reasons that it continues to laugh! 

PUMPKIN MUFFINS

6 cups flour
3 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1 Tbsp. Plus  1 tsp. baking soda
1 Tbsp. salt
6 cups sugar
1 can Libby Pumpkin  Pure
1 cup orange juice
3cups chocolate chips ( I use  equel parts dark and milk chocolate)

Preheat oven to 350 F. 

For muffins fill the pans with muffin linners.  Add 1/4 cup to each one.  Special thanks to Corol for sharing these with our family.  YUM!

TORTILLA SOUP

3 15 oz  cans of stewed tomatoes
3 cans of chicken broth
1 1/2 Medium salsa  (pace or whatever you have)
1/2 cup fresh cilantro or to taste (I use the entire top of the bunch  because it is my favorite)
3 cloves garlic
5 chicken breast
1 Tbsp cumin
1 can of each: rinsed black beans/pintobeans/whitebeans/ corn ( anything you like can go in)
~Puree in blender, stewed tomatoes,salsa garlic and cilantro pour into large capacity crock pot. 
Add all other ingredients.Cook all 6 hrs in crock pot on high the last 2 hours take chicken out
and shred it, and then put it back in.

Serve with chips, sour cream, cheese, avocado. Etc.
 Enjoy, and thanks for sharing Lori you saved my day!

BANANA BREAD

1Tbsp CITRUS DELIGHT
1/2 cup milk
combine the Citrus Delight and Milk.  Set aside.

3/4 cup butter
1 1/2 cup sugar
4 mashed bananas
2eggs
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1tsp salt
3/4 cup nuts if your crazy but  I prefer Chocolate chips.(you do not need either if your a purist.)
Mix all of the above wet ingredients and then add the dry (mix together, flour, baking soda)

325 for 60-75 min until toothpick comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes and then remove from pan.  Makes 4 mini loafs.

COWBOY CAVIAR (A DELISH DIP FOR CHIPS)

Do not let the name scare you.  It is so delish, thanks for sharing Roxanna!

2 Tbsp red wine vinegar
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 cloves minced garlic
1 1/2 tsp Tabasco or tapotio sauce
freshly ground pepper and salt to taste
~ mix all the above ingredients with a whisk~

1 ripe avocado cute up into 1/2 inch cubes
1 15 oz can of black eyed peas drained and rinsed
1 cup petite frozen corn
2/3 cup sliced green onions
1/2 cup fresh chopped cilantro
1/2 pd. chopped roma tomatoes
~mix all of the ingredients that are left and then add the dressing~
Serve with chips and enjoy!

OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

My daughter loved them!!!!

Mrs Fields Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies.  Makes 12 dozen (unless your family eats cookie dough like mine.)

2 cups butter
2 cups sugar
2 cups brown sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
4 cups flour
5 cups regular oats
1 tsp salt
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
24 oz bag chocolate chips
8 oz or more if ya like of a chocolate bar, chopped ruffly
3 cups nuts (optional)
Cream together butter and sugars.  Add the eggs and vanilla to the creamed mixture.  Put  all dry ingredients into the blender.( I like to leave out 2 cups of oatmeal because I like a little of the whole oat in the cookie.   Blend dry mixture until it is a powder.   Slowly add dry mixture to the creamed mixture.  Add all your chips and chocolate and then bake.
375 degrees for 10 minutes.

CHICKEN CHILI (FAST & FURIOUS JUST DUMP IT IN THE CROCK POT)

2 cans black beans, do not drain juice

3 cans chopped/stewed tomatoes

3 can red kidney beans,do not drain juice

1 large onion, chopped
1 bell pepper

1 package Lipton Onion Soup Mix (dry)

3 chicken breasts or more if you like(I like to cook a couple extra and take them out before i shred the chicken and use them for another meal( like Best Friend Chimmies or Enchiladas)

2 bay leaves

3-4 cloves garlic 
1 Heaping Tbs of the chili powdered 
pepper flakes (as you like)

1tsp cumin 

dash of lemon juice (if you like)

Throw all in crock pot.  Leave cooking on low 6-7 hrs.  1/2 hr prior to serving, pull out chicken and shred, then stick back in.  I like it served w/shredded cheese and some yummy bread. Thanks Kristen for sharing!

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CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES WITH PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING

THIS IS A GREAT RECIPE FROM BAREFOOT CANTESSA!  LOVE IT! A SWEET FRIEND SHOWED UP WITH THESE WHEN I HAD MY SWEET LITTLE GIRL.  THEY WERE GONE IN MINUTES.

12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
2/3 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 cup buttermilk, shaken, at room temperature
1/2 cup sour cream, at room temperature
2 tablespoons brewed coffee
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup good cocoa powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Kathleen's Peanut Butter Icing, recipe follows
Chopped salted peanuts, to decorate, optional
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line cupcake pans with paper liners.

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and 2 sugars on high speed until light and fluffy, approximately 5 minutes. Lower the speed to medium, add the eggs 1 at a time, then add the vanilla and mix well. In a separate bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, sour cream, and coffee. In another bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. On low speed, add the buttermilk mixture and the flour mixture alternately in thirds to the mixer bowl, beginning with the buttermilk mixture and ending with the flour mixture. Mix only until blended. Fold the batter with a rubber spatula to be sure it's completely blended.

Divide the batter among the cupcake pans (1 rounded standard ice cream scoop per cup is the right amount). Bake in the middle of the oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes, remove from the pans, and allow to cool completely before frosting.

Frost each cupcake with Peanut Butter Icing and sprinkle with chopped peanuts or top with a cut up peanut butter cup, if desired.

Peanut Butter Icing:

1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 cup creamy peanut butter
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/3 cup heavy cream
Place the confectioners' sugar, peanut butter, butter, vanilla, and salt in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Mix on medium-low speed until creamy, scraping down the bowl with a rubber spatula as you work. Add the cream and beat on high speed until the mixture is light and smooth.

Read more at: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/chocolate-cupcakes-and-peanut-butter-icing-recipe/index.html?oc=linkback

WHOLE GRAIN PANCAKES

I at a minimum triple this batch every time I make it.
1 egg
1 cup milk
1tsp baking powder
~add the above ingredients and let fizz then smile and proceed~
1 cup of whole grain flour for waffles
or 3/4 for pancakes.
1/2 tsp salt.

Get your griddle warm and cook some pancakes.  This is a family recipe.  My kids love it and so do I.  Thank you to the Aunts for sharing it with us when they came in May of 2012.

GREEN CHILI CHEESE PUFF

A really amazing cook and friend Corene shared this one with me!  IT IS AWESOME!
10 eggs
1pt. cottage cheese
1/2 cup flour
1tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup melted butter
1 LB. jack cheese
1 small can of chilies

Put eggs, cottage cheese and flour in blender.  Blend.  Add all other ingredients and mix.  Place in a 9 X 13 pan.  Bake on 350 for 35-45 minutes.  It will get very puffy when it is done.

Serve with salsa and avocado


Note:  I only added 1/4 cup butter and much less cheese the second time I made it and it was still great.  I also added 2 Tbs canned chopped Jalapenos.  It was delish!

NO BAKE NUTELLA COOKIES

1/2 c. butter
2 c. sugar
1/2 c. milk
4Tbsp. Cocoa powder

Add all ingredients in a pan on the stove top. Bring to a rapid boil, then boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat
add:

2tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. nuttella
3-31/2 cups rolled oats

Mix well and spoon onto wax paper. Let them set up and enjoy!

WHOLE GRAIN BREAD

So I have waited 13 1/2 years to have a home and finally buy a mixer! Yea I got a Bosch on Black Friday!!!  I purchased it though a distributor in Monrovia, CA her name is Cindy she is amazing and so are her classes. I recently took a bread making class from her. Her number is 626-825-6716 if you are intrested.
So here is the result....

Whole Wheat Bread

6 Cups warm water
2 T. yeast
2/3 cups oil
2/3 cups honey
2T. dough enhancer
2 T. vital wheat gluten
2 T. salt-must be added after the flour (salt can kill yeast)
14-18 cups whole wheat flour- freshly milled if possible (I used red wheat).

With dough hooks in place on the Bosch Mixer, place water, oil, honey, dough enhancer, gluten, yeast and 7 cups of whole-wheat flour.  Use the "m" switch to incorporate.  Add approximately 7-8 cups of whole- wheat flour and salt.  Turn to speed 1.  Continue adding flour, a little at a time, until dough cleans the edges of the bowl.  Continue kneading on speed 2 for another 6-8 minutes.
Oil hands and counter.  Divide dough into equal portions and shape into loaves(this will make 6 loaves).
Put into sprayer loaf pans.  Let rise until dough doubles in size.  Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes.  Internal temperature should be 190-200.  Remove from pans immediately and let cool on rack. Brush butter on top of hot loaf to have soft crust.

Carmellow Popcorn

1 cube of butter
1 cup of brown sugar
4 cups of marshmallows
3 bags of microwave popcorn

Melt the butter and brown sugar on the stove. Add marshmallows (make sure they are fresh) on the stove top.  Meanwhile have three bags of popcorn popped and the seeds separated. Pour them into a very large bowl so they are easy to mix.   When the mixture is done melting pour it over your popcorn.  Mix well and ENJOY!

BEST FRIEND CHIMMIES

This is a favorite of our family. Yummy!
1 can of black beans
1 can of chicken
1 box Mexican Rice a Roni
grated Monterey Jack Cheese
Tortias

On the stove top put 21/4 cups of water in a pan add chicken, rice, rice seasoning packet and drained black beans.  Bring to a boil then turn the heat to a low simmer. Cook for 20 minutes stir occasionally.  Turn oven onto 375 degrees. When your mixture is done, load 1 heaping spoon unto your tortia, sprinkle with cheese.  . Wrap it burrito style and load onto a baking sheet. Brush with oil and bake for 20 min or until slightly browned. 

Serve with salsa, guacamole and sour cream.

Variations: You can add corn and green chilies to mixture. If you are rushed for time and do not have time to bake them just place them in a pan on the stove top with a scotch of oil to crisp up the tortia before serving. 

POMEGRANATE AND CRANBERRY BELLINIS

1 cup of ice
1 1/2 cup simple syrup
( 1 cup of water and 1 cup of sugar in saucepan, combine, boil, reduce heat to simmer....cool)
1 1/4 cup unsweetened pomegranate juice, chilled
1 cup unsweetened cranberry juice
1 25.3 oz bottle sparkling water, chilled
2 limes thinly sliced
1 bunch of fresh mint for garnish
pomegranate seeds
Combine all ingredients.

Pour into champagne flutes garnish with limes, pomegranate seeds and mint
Enjoy!

RED PEPPER PASTA

2-3 red peppers.  (you can also use the roasted red peppers from a jar we use 2 12 oz jars when we do it this way.)

2  12 oz. cans of diced tomatoes

1  16 oz. sour cream

1 12 oz can tomato sauce

1 pkg. penne pasta whole grain or regular (boil to al dente)

1 Tbsp. olive oil

4 Tbsp. dried basil

salt and pepper to taste

Saute' sliced peppers in a few Tbsp. of water and olive oil with basil,salt and pepper until soft.  Add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce  and bring to a boil. Allow sauce to cool for a few minutes then add the sour cream.  Serve over penne pasta. Garnish with shredded Parmesan and fresh basil.
This is a family favorite that my husband came up with, everyone loves it.

PIZZA CRUST AND SAUCES

3 cups warm water

3 heaping Tbs yeast

2 Tbs sugar
1 Tbs salt
6 Tbs
6 cups flour (give or take)

Mix and knead for 8 minutes.  Cover and let raise at least 35-40 minutes.  This makes three sixteen inch pizza crust.  Top with sauce (see below) and all of you favorite meats or vegetables.
Bake at 500 degrees for 8-10 minutes.

PIZZA SAUCE

1 large can of tomato puree
1/4 tsp pepper
1 tsp garlic salt
1 tsp basil
1 tsp oregano flakes
1/2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp onion powder
Combine all ingredients.  Heat and simmer while crust raises. Do not boil.

Now if you so busy you think what a waste of time, do what I do and just mix it up and put in on the pizza. It is delicious either way.

ALFREDO SAUCE
1 pint of heavy cream
3 Tbs butter
2  Tbs cream cheese
1/2 -3/4 shredded Parmesan cheese

In a saucepan combine butter, heavy cream and cream cheese. Simmer until melted and mix well.  Add Parmesan and garlic powder.  Simmer for 15-20 minutes on low.  Makes sauce for 3-4 sixteen inch pizzas. Top pizza with sauce, Mozzarella cheese  and all of your favorites.

Some we love are: Chicken strips, green onion, zucchini, tomato, basil, etc.

If you have some left over dough.  We like to make a dessert pizza.  It is so easy: rub the dough with a large pat of soft butter then sprinkle it with brown sugar and Cinnamon.  Then cook it let it cool and mix up some powdered sugar with water  to make a yummy frosting.  Drizzle over the top, cut and enjoy.

RED BEANS AND RICE

1 pound of small dry red beans1 polish Kielbasa sausage (I use the Hillshire Farm lite)
1 chopped bell pepper
1 chopped onion
2 cloves of  garlic
1 Tbsp of Cajun seasoning or more if you like the heat. Yummy! If you don't care for Cajun seasoning just add one packet of Lipton onion soup and it is also tasty.
1 Tbsp brown sugar

add salt to taste (it is usually more that you think.)

4 cups cooked rice
1 cup of shredded jack cheese
Slice the sausage and pan fry it until it gets some nice brown edges.   Then add the onions and peppers, cook until tender.

You can prep this meal several different ways. First rinse your beans and sort them, be sure to check for rocks.
Crock pot.  Start your beans early set for 6 hours on High When your an hour or two from serving your meal add the sausage, pepper, onions and seasonings and cook on low.

My favorite is the Pressure cooker,  add your beans with 6 cups water  and 1 Tbsp of Olive oil and cook as your pressure cooker recommends once it reaches max pressure.  Let the beans cool and add your sausage mixture and seasonings.

After your beans are done serve over rice. We always love to top with some Jack cheese over the top.
I got this recipe from Mrs. Audrey whom we adore, it has become one of our family favorites.

FOUR LAYER DESSERT

CRUST
1 cup flour
1/2 cup margarine melted or soft
1/2 cup nuts chopped (pecans or walnut)
Bake at 375 for 15 minutes let it cool.

LAYERS
1 cup powdered sugar
1 8 oz. cream cheese
1 cup cool whip (you can use homemade if you like)
Mix this together with beaters and until creamy
then spread over crust.

1 Large package of instant pudding with 3 cups milk
mix well and spread over cream cheese layer.

When the pudding is set up spread cool whip over the top.
Shave chocolate over the top if you want it fancy.

DEVILED EGGS

1 dozen boiled eggs
1/3 cup mayonnaise
1/4 tsp white pepper
1 tsp salt
2 Tbsp pickle juice
1 tsp mustard
Cut all of you eggs in half length wise. Mix yokes and all of the remaining ingredients until smooth. Pipe into the eggs and sprinkle with paprika.