Homemade Vegetable Soup

• 1 pound ground chuck
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 – 14 ounce can tomato (cut up and blended)
• 6 ounce can tomato juice
• 1- 10 ½ ounce can condensed beef broth
• ½ can water
• 2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 baking potato (cut into small cubes)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 can green beans
• 1 can lima beans
• 1 can corn

Brown meat in large saucepan – drain off fat and then add celery and onion, cooking until vegetables are “crisp tender”. Stir in tomatoes, broth, water, seasoning and potatoes. Cook until potatoes are tender – about 15 minutes. Stir in beans and heat thoroughly.

Hershey's Disappearing Cake with Chocolate Butter Cream Frosting

Hershey’s Disappearing Cake

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup Hershey's cocoa
• 1 3/4 cups unsifted, all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 3/4 cups milk

Directions:

1. Generously grease and flour 2-9 inch round or 13x9 cake pan. Cream butter and shortening, sugar and vanilla until fluffy. Blend in eggs. Combine cocoa, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in bowl.
2. Add milk and flour mixture alternately to batter. Blend well and pour into pans. Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes or until cake test done. Cool 10 minutes and remove from pans if using round pans. Frost with your favorite frosting.

Chocolate Butter Cream Frosting

(Frosts two 8 or 9 inch layers or a 13 x 9 inch cake)

• 1/3-cup soft butter or margarine
• 1/8-teaspoon salt
• 3 cups confectioners’ sugar (sift if lumpy)
• 3 squares (1 ounce each) unsweetened chocolate, melted
• ¼ cup milk
• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla

Beat butter or margarine, salt and 1 cup confectioners sugar until light and fluffy. Blend in melted chocolate. Then add rest of sugar alternately with milk and vanilla. Mix until smooth and creamy. Add more sugar to thick or milk to thin frosting IF NEEDED for good spreading consistency.

No-Bake Cookies

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup cocoa
3/4 cup quick cooking oats
1 cup creamy peanut butter
 
Put butter, sugar, milk, and cocoa in pot on medium heat until butter is melted and then stir until it is a smoother consistency. Put candy thermometer in and leave in until it reaches about 232… the soft-ball stage. This takes about 5 minutes. While you wait, measure out the oats and peanut putter and put down the wax paper so they are ready to use when it comes time to remove the mixture from the stove.

 
Immediately remove from heat and add peanut butter and oatmeal and stir well. Drop spoonfuls onto waxed paper or parchment paper. Let them set and cool for about 5 minutes.

HINT… A gravy ladle is the perfect size spoon to use to get them out of the pot and drop on to the wax paper.

SECOND HINT… Don’t eat too many at once… you’ll get quite a tummy ache. LOL.
 
Makes about 18 cookies.

Angel Food Cake With Citrus Icing

Cake:

Go to the grocery store and buy an angel food cake mix. I like Betty Crocker, but you buy whatever you like.

Citrus icing:

1 small package of cream cheese (3 ounces)

2 cups powdered sugar

1 teaspoon of lemon juice

1 teaspoon of lime juice

1 teaspoon of orange juice

½ teaspoon almond extract

Mix together until it is icing. Spread on the cake. Eat!

Turkey Patties

1 package (1 lb – 1 ½ lb) ground turkey

1/3 cup and 1 tablespoon mild salsa

4 tablespoons Italian breadcrumbs

2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Salt and pepper to taste

Mix together

Cook on stove top grill or in skillet for about 4 or 5 minutes on each side. Grease/spray whatever you cook it on!

1 lb makes 4 patties; 1-½ lbs makes 6 patties

Very good WITHOUT a bun, topped with white gravy!

Potato Salad

5 cups cubed potatoes peeled and cooked (do not over cook!)

1 c chopped celery

2/3 cup chopped onion

1/3 cup chopped (fine) bell pepper

3 hard-boiled eggs – chop whites and add to above

Mash three egg yolks and mix with 1-cup Hellmann’s mayonnaise

1 ½ teaspoon salt

1-tablespoon vinegar

1-teaspoon spicy brown mustard (prepared)

½ teaspoon sugar

¼ teaspoon black pepper

Mix all together and chill. Keep cool.

Taco Salad

• 1 lb ground chuck
• 4 ounces cheddar cheese, grated
• 1 medium sized head of lettuce, chopped
• 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 cans pinto beans, drained
• ½ package burrito mix
• 1- 8 ounce bottle Wishbone Thousand Island dressing
• 7 ounce bag of Doritos (regular flavor)

Brown ground meat, add burrito mix with a little water to keep from sticking. Drain and add onions.

Cut up lettuce, wash and drain. Dice tomatoes into a large bowl with lettuce.  Mix in cheese, meat, beans, dressing and Doritos.

WARNING: If your body is not used to eating salad, go easy on eating this! LOL.