Fresh Apple Cake

Fresh Apple Cake


4 C. diced apples
2 C. sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. soda
1/2 C. chopped nuts
2 eggs
1/2 C. salad oil
1 tsp. salt
2 C. flour

Dice apples in a bowl. Break eggs over the apples. Stir with spoon, add sugar, cinnamon, oil and nuts.
Mix dry ingredients together and add to apple mixture, mix well and pour into a greased 9 x 13 pan.

Top with mixture of 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup white sugar, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and 1/2 cup chopped nuts.

Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes.

Chicken Curry In A Crock Pot

Chicken Curry In A Crock Pot



2 whole chicken breasts, boned
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/4 c. dry sherry
2 tbsp. butter or margarine
2 green onions with tops, finely chopped
1 tsp. curry powder
1 tsp. salt
Dash of pepper
Fluffy rice

Cut chicken into small pieces, place in crock pot. Add all remaining ingredients except rice. Cover and cook on high setting 2 1/2 to 4 hours.
Serve over hot rice.

Cream Cheese Pound Cake

Cream Cheese Pound Cake

3 C. sugar
3 C. flour
1 lb. butter
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
6 lg. eggs
1 tbsp. vanilla
1 tsp. lemon extract

NOTE: The butter, cream cheese, and eggs should be at room temperature. Cream sugar and butter together with cream cheese very well. Add flour alternately
with 2 eggs; beat well after each addition. Add vanilla and lemon extract.
Beat very well.
Bake in a tube pan 60 to 80 minutes at 350 degrees.

Crockpot Macaroni & Cheese

Crock Pot Macaroni & Cheese


1 (18 oz.) pkg. macaroni, cooked & drained
1 tbsp. salad oil
1 (13 oz.) can evaporated milk
1 1/2 c. milk
1 tsp. salt
3 c. shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1/2 c. melted butter

Lightly grease crock pot. Toss macaroni and oil. Add all remaining ingredients. Stir, cover and cook on low 3 to 4 hours, stirring occasionally

Crock Pot Pizza

Crock Pot Pizza



1 1/2 lbs. hamburger
1 med. onion, chopped
2 cans Ragu chunky pizza sauce mix
2/3 pkg. rigatoni noodles
3 lbs. Mozzarella cheese
Olives, peppers, mushrooms - optional
Pepperoni

Brown hamburger and onion together and drain. Mix in sauce mix.
Make alternate layers in crock pot, starting with meat sauce, noodles, pepperoni and cheese.
Cook on low for 5 hours.

Crock Pot Stew

Crock Pot Stew



24 oz. pkg. stew vegetables (thawed)
1 lb. stew beef, cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes
1 can (10 1/2 oz.) condensed tomato soup
1/2 c. water
2 tbsp. dried onion flakes
1 tbsp. pepper
1 bay leaf

Place vegetables in bottom of crock pot. Add meat. In separate bowl mix remaining ingredients and pour over meat and vegetables.
Cover and cook over low setting for 10 or 14 hours (high 3-4 hours).

Fresh Peach Salsa

Fresh Peach Salsa

4 medium peaches, peeled and pitted
2 large tomatoes, cut into wedges and seeded
1/2 sweet onion, cut into wedges
1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves
2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
2 cans (4 ounces each) chopped green chilies
4 teaspoons cider vinegar
1 teaspoon lime juice
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Baked tortilla chip scoops

Directions

In a food processor, combine the first five ingredients; cover and pulse until coarsely chopped. Add the chilies, vinegar, lime juice and
pepper; cover and pulse just until blended. Transfer to a serving bowl; chill until serving.
Serve with chips.

Yield: 4 cups.

Nutrition Facts: 1/4 cup (calculated without chips) equals 20 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 58 mg sodium, 5 g
carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchange: Free food.

Fresh Peach Salsa published in Healthy Cooking June/July 2009, p33