Peanut Brittle ~ Grandma Nola

1 cup sugar
1 cup raw peanuts
1/2 cup corn syrup
1/8 tsp salt
1)Combine first 4 ingredients and microwave 4 minutes on high
2) Stir and microwave 2 minutes more
3) add 1 tsp margarine and 1 tsp vanilla, stir and microwave on high 2 minutes more
4) add 1 tsp baking soda and stir until foam disappears. Pour onto a greased cookie sheet (or Silpat) While hot pull and stretch till syrup is quite thin Let set to harden and break into peices

Cranberry, pecan green Salad~ All recipes.com

(I actually took 2 of their salads and combined them. I liked the dressing for one better and some of the stuff in the salad from another. This one was a HUGE hit at our Christmas party!)
2 cups pecan halves (I bought pre-glazed ones)
12 cups mixed salad greens
1 1/2 cups dried cranberries
1 med red onion thinly sliced
crumbed feta cheese

dressing
3/4 plus 2 TBSP Olive oil (or veg oil)
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup red wine or balsamic vinegar
2 TBSP and 2 tsp sour cream
1 1/4 tsp dijon mustard

Easy Oreo truffles ~ Allrecipes.com

1 package of Oreo's divided
1 8 once package of cream cheese softened
2 8 once packages of semi sweet baking chocolate melted
Crush of the oreo cookies till very fine and set aside.
crush remaining cookies to fine crumbs and place in bowl. Add cream cheese and mix until well blended (I use my kitchen aid) Roll mixture into small balls
Dip balls in melted chocolate and place on wax paper covered baking sheet or silpat. Sprinkle remaining cookies on truffles while chocolate is still wet.
Refrigerate until firm (about 1 hour)
YUM!

Easy Alfredo Sauce~ All recipes.com

1/2 cup butter
1 (8 oz) package of cream cheese
2 tsp garlic powder
2 cups milk
6 onces grated parmesan cheese
1/8 tsp black pepper
I always add a little Basil to my alfredo sauce.
I then put chicken, noodles and some motzarella cheese mix it all and then bake it till the cheese is all melty (only about 15 minutes since the sauce should be hot already

Pizza Crust~ Denise Gatherum

1 1/2 cup water
2 tsp lemon juice
2 TBSP olive oil
3 tsp sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt
4 cups flout
4 tsp yeast
bake 400 deg for 15 minutes! YUM!
This is our favorite one! Comes out great every time. Usually I need to double this for our family

Cake in a mug

1 cake mix any flavor
1 (4 serving instant pudding mix, any flavor)
Blend ingredients will until completely mixed. Measure 1/2 cup dry mix into small baggies. (makes 8-9) and tie closed
(Flavor ideas Lemon cake with lemon pudding
yellow cake mix with vanilla pudding
devils food cake mix with chocolate pudding
pineapple cake mix with coconut pudding
butterscotch cake mix butterscotch pudding
GLaze: In a seperate bag combine the following ingredients:
1/3 cup powered sugar
1 1/2 tsp dry flavoring
(like lemonade mix, powered drink or cocoa)
In a large mug place a cake mic and a glaze mix and attach a tag eith the instructions for cooking.
To USE:
Grease or spray mug with cooking spray. Empty cake mix into mug and egg white, 1 TBSP Oil and 1TBSP water. Blend with a forkuntil smooth. Place in microwave cook on high for 2 minutes
WHile cake is cooking add 1 1/2 tsp water to glaze mic in baggie. Close and gently smoosh baggie untill glaze is smooth. When cake is done, remove from microwave, cut hole in corner of glaze packet and apply glaze to your mug cake. Eat while warm!

Cooper-Leavitt Apple Pie~ Lindy Cooper-Leavitt

Crust 1 1/2 cup flour
1tsp salt
2 tsp sugar
2 TBSP milk
1/2 cup oil
pat into the bottom of the pie pan (don't roll it out)
Filling
4 apple pies (I used more like 6-7)
2 TBSP flour 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp nutmeg
combine the 4 items and toss with apples, pour into shell
Topping
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
combine all, mix with fingers and sprinkle top bake in sealed paper bag at 350 deg for 80-90 min