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.

Newlywed Stroganoff

Shared by Donna Rufener
This is a Millett family favorite - so easy to prepare, but there are rarely leftovers.

Brown 1 pound ground beef and ½ cup diced onion – cook until tender.

Stir in:
1 can cream of mushroom soup
½ tsp paprika
½ tsp salt and pepper

Simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add one 8 oz package cream cheese. Stir until melted.

Serve over noodles, rice or toast.

Homemade Enchilada Sauce

2 Tbs. shortening
3 Tbs. flour
2 cans tomato sauce
2 cans water
1/2 tsp. vinegar
1/2 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. garlic
1-2 Tbs. chili powder (to taste)

In a pan mix shortening and flour and cook for a few minutes.
Add tomato sauce and water and mix and cook until thickened.
Add other ingredients.
Simmer. The longer the better.

Whole Wheat Blender Pancakes

Shared by Diana Ferrin

Put in Blender and blend for 4 minutes:
1 c. milk
1 c. whole wheat

Add the rest of the ingredients and blend for 2 minutes:
1 tsp. baking powder 2 tbsp. honey
1 tsp. cinnamon 1/3 c. unsweetened applesauce
1 tsp. salt 2 eggs
1 tsp. baking soda

Cook on hot griddle.