Caramel Chex

1 c brown sugar
½ c butter
¼ c Karo Syrup
½ tsp salt
½ tsp baking soda
10 c Rice Chex

Place Chex in a microwave safe bowl (spray with non-stick cooking spray) Combine first 4 ingredients. Bring to a boil and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from stove and stir in baking soda. Pour caramel mixture over and stir until coated. Microwave 1 minute stir – repeat – about 2 ½ minutes makes it crunchy but sticky 3 makes it more crisp. Pour onto cookie sheet to cool.

This is a great snack and always a hit at parties. *This recipe is a compilation of a couple of different recipes I have found for this.

Easter/Resurrection Rolls

1 package Crescent rolls
Melted butter
1 package large Marshmallows
Cinnamon
Sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Give each child a triangle of crescent rolls. The crescent roll represents the cloth that Jesus was wrapped in.

Give each child a marshmallow. This represents Jesus.

Have the child dip the marshmallow in melted butter. This represents the oil of embalming.

Then dip the buttered marshmallow in the cinnamon and sugar. This represents the spices used to anoint the body.

Then wrap up the coated marshmallow lightly in the crescent roll (not like the typical crescent roll up)…but bring the sides up and seal the marshmallow inside) This represents the wrapping of Jesus’ body after death.

Place in a 350 degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes. The oven represents the tomb – pretend like it was three days.

When the rolls have cooled slightly, the children can open their rolls (cloth) and discover that Jesus is no longer there, HE IS RISEN! The marshmallow melts and the crescent roll is puffed up but empty.

Pecan Pie

This is the Pecan Pie recipe that my dad used on his mission. Apparently my Grandma Claridge mailed it to him. I am typing it as it was written, at the bottom of the recipe is the missing butter and a simpler way to bake the pie.

3 eggs, slightly beaten
1 cup sugar
1 cup Karo syrup, dark (blue bottle)
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp or more vanilla
3/4 c pecans coarley broken

Mix all together adding pecans last, pour into 9 inch pie crust bake at 450 degrees for ten minutes, then 350 degrees until a silver knife inserted in the middle of pie comes out clean.

To make right use 1/3 cup melted butter - Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes or until knife inserted halfway between outside and center of filling comes out clean. Cool before serving.

Chocolate Chipper Cake

2 ½ cups unsifted flour
1 ½ cups sugar
¼ cup water
2 squares of chocolate or the equivalent of cocoa
3 eggs
1 tsp soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
½ cup pecans

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all ingredients but the chocolate chips and nuts well. Put batter in a 13x9 pan greased on the bottom only. Sprinkle the chocolate chips and nuts over the batter. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes. (You may want to use less chocolate in the batter).

Frittata Loretta

Prep time: 30-45 minutes

Base
2 Tbsp. margarine or butter flavor Crisco
6 eggs
½ tsp salt
Dash pepper
½ cup grated swiss cheese

Filling
½ cup diced ham or bacon
1 cup sliced mushrooms
2 Tbsp chopped parsley
2 Tbsp chopped green onion
2 Tbsp chopped red or green peppers

Preheat the broiler. Beat the eggs with salt and pepper. Stir in grated cheese and filling ingredients. In a heavy, ovenproof 10 inch skillet, melt butter flavor Crisco or margarine of medium heat. Add the egg mixture and lower the heat. Cook undisturbed until the bottom is golden brown, when edge is lifted. Put the skillet 6 inches under the source of heat in the broiler for 30 seconds or until golden brown. Cut into wedges. Makes 4 servings.

Colossal Cookie

Makes 1 (12-inch cookie)

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
¾ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup butter or margarine, softened
¾ cup packed light or dark brown sugar
3 Tablespoons granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
1 to 1 ¼ cups semisweet chocolate chips (6 ounces equals about 1 cup)

In a small bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.

In a large mixer bowl at medium speed, beat butter or margarine, brown sugar and sugar until creamy. Beat in egg and vanilla. At low speed, gradually beat in flour mixture until well blended. Stir in 1 cup chocolate chips. Place dough in refrigerator for 1 ½ hours or in freezer for 45 minutes or until well chilled, but not hard (chilling makes the dough less sticky and helps prevent excessive spreading during baking).

Grease a 12 –inch round foil baking pan. Place dough in center of pan. Press evenly to witing 1 ½ inches of edge of pan. If desired, sprinkle additional ¼ cup chocolate chips on top. Pressing down lightly. For easier handling, place foil pan on baking sheet. (You can also spread into 12 inch round on baking sheet if you don’t have a foil pan.)

Bake in center of a preheated 325 degree oven for 25 to 20 minutes or until edges are firm and no indentation remains in center of cookie when lightly touched. For a softer cookie, bake the minimum time. Place foil baking pan on a wire rack and cool cookie completely.

When cool, remove cookie from pan and wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Overwrap with foil to retain freshness. Store in a cool place.

Lasagna

My sister Marie had a friend that went to Italy on his mission, and he taught her how to make this Lasagna. It's kind of time consuming preparation, but it sure tastes great!

2 celery sticks and 2 carrot sticks – sauté in 1 cube of butter. Pour in a 15 oz can of tomato sauce. Let simmer 5 to 10 minutes.

Brown 1 pound hamburger or use ½ sausage if desired. Start boiling water for 1 small box of lasagna noodles so they will be ready.

Cheese sauce: Melt 1 cube butter in sauce pan, add flour until it looks like paste, add milk until runny and then add grated cheese (1/4 pound). Add: onion salt, garlic salt, all spice, thyme, cumin, oregano. One dash thyme and oregano, add other spices to taste.

Oil the bottom of a 9x13 pan. Layer in pay, noodles, vegetables, meat, ricotta or cottage cheese, cheese sauce, repeat until pan is full. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. For a best flavor prepare the night before and refrigerate.