Family Reunion Salad a.k.a. Frog Eye Salad

1 package (16 oz) a cini de peppe macaroni
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 3/4 cups pineapple juice (reserved from tidbits and crushed)
2 eggs, beaten
1 tablespoon lemon juice
3 cans (11 oz each) mandarin oranges, drained
2 cans (20 oz each) pineapple tidbits or chunks, drained, reserve juice
1 can (20 oz) crushed pineapple, drained
2 cups miniature marshmallows
1 cup shredded coconut
1 carton (9 oz) Cool Whip

Cook macaroni according to package directions, rinse in colander and cool. In sauce pan, combine sugar, flour and salt. Add pineapple juice and eggs. Cook, stirring, until mixture thickens. Add lemon juice. Cool. Put macaroni in large bowl, top with thickened juice mixture. Add mandarin oranges, pineapple, marshmallows, and coconut. Fold in Cool Whip. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Serves 18-20.

This makes a HUGE bowl of salad and is perfect for a summer potluck.
Recipe from Donna Lou Morgan who was the Salt Lake Tribune Food Editor and a very close friend of my Grandma Farmer.

Devil's Food Surprise Cookies

Devils Food Cake Mix
2 eggs
1/3 cup oil
"Rollos" candy

Mix cake mix, eggs and oil. Place about 1 teaspoon of mixture in hand and flatten, place one rollo in the center and roll into ball. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake7-10 minutes at 350 degrees.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar after baking.

Makes about 3 dozen cookies.

These are so yummy! It looks like a regular chocolate cookie and then you take a bite and there is carmel in the middle!

Crepes

Ingredients:

1 1/2 Cups milk

3 eggs

2 tablespoons vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

2 tablespoons sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

5 tablespoons melted butter

Directions:

In a large bowl, mix together the milk, eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, sugar, salt and melted butter until well blended

Heat a pan over medium heat until hot. Spray with cooking spray. Pour 1/2 cup batter into the pan and tip to spread the4 batter to the edges. When bubbles form on the top and the edges are dry, flip over and cook until olightly browned on the other side. Repeat with remaining batter.

I usually put jam on my crepes and roll them like a burrito. Very good.

Sausage-Fruit Kabobs

I found this recipe on Better Homes and Gardens' site and thought it sounded good so I am going to try it.

Start to finish: 20 minutes

Ingredients

3 Tbsp. spicy brown or Dijon-style mustard

3 Tbsp. honey

12 oz. cooked smoked sausage, bias cut in 1/2 inch slices

1 apple, cored and cut in 1/2 wedges

1 medium zucchini, halved and cut in 1/4-inch slices

6 oz. crusty bread, cut into 1-inch pieces

Directions

1. Preheat boiler. In bowl stir mustard into honey.

2.On four 12-inch skewers alternately thread sausage, apples and zucchini, leaving 1/4 inch between pieces. Brush with some of the honey-mustard; reserve remaining honey-mustard. Place on rack of unheated broiler pan. Broil 4 to 5 inches from heat for 4 minutes.

3. Meanwhile, thread bread on four 12-inch skewers, lightly brush with olive oil. Add bread skewers to broiler; turn sausage skewers. Broil 3 minutes more or until sausage is heated through and bread is toasted, turning bread once. Serve with reserved honey-mustard. Makes 4 servings.

Turkey & Cheese melt

This is super easy to make and really good! It has turned into one of Ramie's favorites!

Ingredients

Pizza dough (I used Pillsbury in the blue can)

lunch mean (turkey or ham or both)

1 1/2 cup Mayonaise or Miracle Whip

Shredded Cheese

egg

parmesean cheese

Heat oven to 350 degrees

On a floured surface, roll out pizza dough to make a rectangle.

Lay out lunch meat all over the dough

Mix the mayonaise with a good amount of shredded cheese

Spread mayo/cheese mix over the lunch meat

put a little water on edges of pizza dough so it will stick together nicely

Fold into thirds

Place the side with seams down on a very lightly greased pan

cut three slits in top of loaf

brush a little of the egg over loaf

Sprinkle with parmesean cheese

Cook for 35 minutes and let sit for 5 minutes before you cut it up.

Chicken Broccoli Cheese Soup

Combine the following ingredients together in a large pot and boil until vegtables are tender:

10 cups hot water
12 chicken bullion cubes
3 large carrots (peeled and chopped)
3 stalks celery (chopped)
1 onion (finely chopped)
1 pkg. frozen chopped broccoli


In separate pan (on medium-low heat)

Melt one cup butter
Slowly add one cup flour and one cup milk (stir constantly while adding)
Add one bottle (16 oz.) cheese Whiz

Continue stirring until smooth
Add mixture to large pot and stir until all blended in. (You can add more water if your consistancy is too thick.)

Add 2 cups cooked chopped chicken, stir in

Salt and Pepper to taste.

(I got this recipe from my good friend Luana while I lived in Louisville. She is an amazing cook and I love this soup!)

Banana Bread

Ingredients:
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 3 medium bananas)
2 eggs
2 1/4 cups flout
1 1/2 tsp. Baking Powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)


Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Beat cream cheese, butter and sugar with electic mixer on medium until well blended. Add bananas and eggs. Mix well. Add combined dry ingredients; mix just until moistened. Stir in walnuts.

Pour into greased and floured 9x5 loaf pan.

Bake one hour 10 minutes or until toothipick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes. Remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely before slicing to store.