Clarnes Chocolate Chip Cookies :)

2 cups All Purpose Flour
1tsp.. Salt
1 tsp.  Baking Powder

Mix together above 3 ingredients and set aside. Then Cream the following:
2 sticks of Butter
1 cup Brown Sugar
1/2 cup regular sugar

In separate bowl beat:
1 egg
1 tsp. of vanilla


Then combine all the items above into one bowl and mix to form dough. 
fold in:
1 and 1/2 cups of chocolate chips

Bake at 350 degrees for 8-12 minutes until golden brown. 

Karen's Awesome Black Bean Salsa

2 jalepeno peppers chopped

1 purple onion

2 cans Black Beans (drained)

2 cans shoe-peg corn (drained)

2 large tomatoes or 2 cans petite diced tomatoes drained

1 bunch Cilantro Chopped

2 avocados' chopped

1/4 to 1/2 cup Olive Oil

1/4 to half cup vinegar

Salt and pepper to taste.

These are all estimates, as she just dumps ingredients together and mixes it to taste. Enjoy

Pumpkin Roll

Recipe
3/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
2/3 cup canned pumpkin (not pie mix)
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 cup nuts (optional)

Note: I usually don't use any spice except Cinnamon

Directions
Mix first 6 ingredients together and set aside. Beat eggs, add sugar, vanilla then pumpkin. add dry ingredients. Spray a 15x10x1 inch baking pan cookie with Pam and line with parchment paper, also spray parchment paper. Add mixture to pan, spread evenly and bake at 375 degrees for 13-15 minutes or until golden and cake springs back when lightly touched with fingertips. Sprinkle tea towel generously with powdered sugar and invert cake onto towel. Gently remove parchment paper and roll cake and tea towel together. Place seam side down, cool completely.

CREAM CHEESE FILLING
1 cup powdered sugar; sifted
8 ounces cream cheese
5 tbsp. softened butter
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract

Directions
Beat together the cream cheese and butter until thoroughly combined, add in vanilla and powdered sugar. Unroll cake and evenly spread the cream cheese frosting onto the cooled cake. Re-roll the cake, wrap in plastic wrap and then in foil. Refrigerate overnight or freeze.

Copied from http://mybakingaddiction.blogspot.com/2008/10/pumpkin-roll.html

STRAWBERRY CAKE by Granny Joyce

I cook mine in a bar pan because we like our cake thin and covered with icing. If you do this the cooking time is less about 20-25 minutes.

CAKE: 1 package white cake mix 1 small package of gelatin, strawberry 10 ounce package frozen strawberries in juice  (1/2 for cake and 1/2 for icing) I get the the bigger container of stawberries. The more the merrier :) 1/2 cup water or milk- I use milk 3/4 cup oil (I use Grapeseed oil. 3 eggs ICING: 1 pound powdered sugar 1 stick butter, melted 1/2 package frozen strawberries I melt the buter in a pan and add the stawberries and sugar. and cook for a few minutes while whisking to get all the lumps out. I also us the bigger container of frozen strawberries. I like my icing more like a glaze. So I need the extra strawberry juice. CAKE: Mix jello and cake mix together. Add water and oil; mix on medium speed. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well. Add berries. Bake at 325 F. for 30 to 45 minutes in greased and floured 9 x 13-inch baking pan. I do mine in a bar pan because Allen likes a thin cake and not real thick, that way your icing is in every bite. If cooking in bar pan, the cooking time is only 15-20 minutes. Just keep checking with a toothpick.  ICING: Cream butter, powdered sugar and strawberries together. I sift the powdered sugar, melt the butter and strawberries and then I thin my icing out quite a bit with the srtawberry juice Spread on cooled cake. It makes the cake really moist. Both kids like this cake on their birthday. If cooking in bar pan, the cooking time is only 15-20 minutes. Just keep checking with a toothpick.

Taco Soup

This is great dish when you are having company. Everyone seems to like it. Even the kids.

1 pound Ground Beef
1 medium onion
2 garlic cloves minced
2 cans (14.5 ounces each) can use 2 beef bullion cube with 14.5 ounces of water
1 14.5 ounce can of diced tomatoes undrained
1.5 cups of Picante Sauce
1 Cup uncooked, small pasta shells
1 medium green pepper chopped
2 tsp chili powder
1tsp dried parsley flakes

Brown ground beef, add all the remaining ingredients and simmer for about an hour on low and serve with:

cheese
sour cream
fritos or corn chips

Kim Macdonald's Easy Homemade Ice Cream

Homemade Vanilla

2 cans sweetened condensed milk
1 quart half and half
1T plus 1 t. Vanilla

I usually double this recipe because we have a huge ice cream maker. It makes quite a bit when I double it. Don't forget the salt and the ice for the ice cream maker.

Peggy's Famous Sweet Chicken Wings

Our kids love these. They are a little messy to eat but well worth it. They are So Easy to make.

4 to 5 pounds Frozen Chicken Wings
1/2 cup Soy Sauce
1/3 cup or 5 T Dijon Mustard
2 T Garlic Powder
2 cups to 2.5 cups of brown sugar

Mix together all ingredients and pour over frozen chicken wings in a deep 9x13 casserole dish. Cook for one hour and 45 minutes to two hours at 400 degrees. Open oven and stir wings every 30 minutes or so. The sauce will start to thicken and get sticky and that is when they are done.

STRAWBERRY PIE (Allen's Favorite)

INGREDIENTS

1 (9 inch) pie crust, baked
1 quart fresh strawberries
1 cup white sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
3/4 cup water
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

DIRECTIONS
Arrange half of strawberries in baked pastry shell. Mash remaining berries and combine with sugar in a medium saucepan. Place saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
In a small bowl, whisk together cornstarch and water. Gradually stir cornstarch mixture into boiling strawberry mixture. Reduce heat and simmer mixture until thickened, about 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Pour mixture over berries in pastry shell. Chill for several hours before serving. In a small bowl, whip cream until soft peaks form. Serve each slice of pie with a dollop of whipped cream.

TOMATO SALAD

5 Medium tomatoes diced (Roma's work best) if using Romas use at least 10)
1T Sugar
1tsp. Salt
1tsp Dry Basil - I use fresh if I have it and I use a lot maybe 1/2 cup
1/4 tsp Black Pepper
1/4 tsp Thyme - I sometimes use italian seasoning instead
6T Vinegar
1/2 cup of oil (olive or vegetable)
1T Worcestershire Sauce
1 Large onion diced

Mix all ingredients and chill. I take this to a lot of cookouts and get togethers and it is always a huge hit. I serve it with tortilla chips and most people will eat it like Salsa.