Chocolate Chip Cookies III

3 c. flour
1 tsp. b. soda
1 tsp. salt
1 c. margarine
1 1/3 c. sugar
2/3 c. brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
3 c. chocolate chips

combine dry ingredients and set aside.

cream margarine, sugars until light. Beat in vanilla and eggs until smooth. Beat dry ingredients into creamed mixture and then add chocolate chips.

Drop dough by heaping Tbsp. onto parchment-lined baking sheets.

Bake at 325 for 12 minutes, turning sheets end-for-end about 1/2 way through.

Hawaiian Haystacks

Cook and de-bone 1 chicken

Make Gravy:
melt 1/2 c. margarine
Blend in 3/4 c. flour until smooth
add 2 c. chicken broth
1 c. milk
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper

Stir until gravy is smooth and thickened. Mix in chicken cubes and serve with:

chopped celery
chopped green onions
pineapple chunks
chopped tomatoes
grated cheddar cheese
grated coconut
almond slivers
Chinese noodles
cooked rice

10-20 servings

Easy No-Bake Cookies

1/2 cup milk
2 cups sugar
1 stick butter
2/3 cup peanut butter
3 cups quick oats
6 Tablespoons cocoa
1 teaspoon vanilla

Mix peanut butter, oatmeal, cocoa and vanilla. Boil milk, sugar, and butter for one minute. Quickly blend mixture with boiled ingredients and drop on waxed paper.

Johnson's Beans and Rice

1 Polka Keilbasa Sausage
1 onion
2 cloves garlic
1 can diced tomatoes
2 cans black beans

Saute sausage, onion, and garlic til slightly crisp on the edges of the sausage. Add the beans and tomatoes, bring to boil, then simmer 20 min. Serve over rice. Serves 6.

Razzamatazz Smoothie

Makes about 4 cups

Place in blender:

2 c. frozen strawberries
1 ripe banana
2 scoops orange sherbet
1 c. crushed ice
12 oz. raspberry juice (I use Welch's White Grape/Raspberry Juice Blend)

Blend and serve immediately.

Summer Chicken Salad

3 c. boneless, skinless chicken breast (1 1/2 lbs. cooked, cubed)
1 c. chopped grapes
4 Tbsp. chopped celery
2/3 c. light mayonnaise
1/4 c. white wine vinegar
2 Tbsp. soy sauce
2 tsp. curry powder
2 tsp. ginger
2 tsp. grated onion

In a large bowl, combine cooked chicken, grapes, and celery. In a separate bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, vinegar, soy sauce, curry powder, ginger, and onion. Pour dressing over chicken mixture and stir. Serve over lettuce or inside rolls or croissants.

Corn Bread

1/2 cup Butter
2/3 cup Sugar
2 Eggs
1 cup Buttermilk
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1 cup Cornmeal
1 cup Flour
1/2 tsp Salt

Preheat oven to 375 degrees and grease a 8x8 pan. Melt butter add sugar and eggs, beat til blended. Mix buttermilk with baking soda then add to egg mixture. Next, add cornmeal, flour, and salt. Mix til blended, pour into a greased pan, and bake for 30 min.