Apple pie filling

This recipe will fill roughly 7 quart jars. You will need a large saucepan or even a stockpot to cook it in.

5 cups sugar (I use brown sugar but it's your choice)

1 1/4 cups corn starch

3 tsp ground cinnamon

3/4 tsp nutmeg

1 1/4 tsp salt

4 tbsp lemon juice

7 - 8 lbs apples peeled, cored and sliced

1. In a large saucepan blend first 4 ingredients

2. add 1 1/4 tsp salt

3. stir in 11 cups of water

Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.

4. Add lemon juice

5. Pack apples into jars leaving 1 inch headspace

6. add syrup to jars using a knife to distribute evenly

7. Adjust lids and process in boiling water bath for 30 minutes

Texas style lasagna

1 1/2 pounds ground beef

1 teaspoon seasoned salt

1 package taco seasoning mix

1 14oz can diced tomatoes

1 15oz can tomato sauce

1 green pepper diced

2 cups cottage cheese (or ricotta0

2 eggs

12 corn tortillas

3 1/2 - 4 cups monterey jack cheese

In a large skillet brown meat and drain. Add seasoned salt, taco seasoning, tomatoes, tomato sauce, and green peppers. Mix well. Simmer uncovered for 15 - 20 minutes. combine cottage cheese (or ricotta) and eggs. In a greased 13x9 baking dish layer the meat sauce, tortillas, cottage cheese (or ricotta), and monterey jack cheese. Repeat until you have as many layers as you want.

Bake 10-12 minutes.

Carrot Cake

2 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp cinnoman
1 cup drained crushed pinapple (optional)
1 cup chopped walnuts
2 tsp baking powder
1 cup oil
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
2 cups grated carrots

Mix Flour, salt, baking soda, nutmeg, cinnoman and baking powder. In a separate bowl mix oil, sugar, and eggs then add to dry ingredients. Add carrots, pineapple, and walnuts.
Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes

Frosting:

8oz cream cheese
1 stick of margerine
1 tsp vanilla
1 box powdered sugar

Cream cheese fudge

1 square margarine or butter

3 oz. square cream cheese

1/3 cup cocoa

1 tsp. vanilla

1 lb powdered sugar

1/2 cup chopped nuts

Blend together margarine, cream cheese, and vanilla. Add powdered sugar, cocoa, and nuts. Knead by hand or with dough hooks until smooth. Form into 2 logs on waxed paper and roll in waxed paper. Chill; slice in 1/4 inch slices. Serve.

English Toffee

1 cup butter

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup nuts

1 cup sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla

1 (6oz) pkg milk chocolate chips

Place aluminum foil on cookie sheet and grease it with butter. Spread chopped nuts on greased foil. Set aside. Combine sugar, butter, salt and vanilla in heavy sauce pan. Stir continually while butter is absorbed into the sugar. Continue to stir throughout cooking process. Cook until mixture is light brown in color and has reached the hard crack stage (300 degrees). Pour candy mixture over nuts and spread thinly. Sprinkle chocolate chips on the hot candy and allow them to melt then spread the melted chocolate evenly over the candy. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup very finely chopped nuts. When cold break into desired size pieces.

YUM!

Chocolate chip drop cookies

Preheat oven to 375

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 egg

1/2 teaspoon of vanilla

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 cup of nuts (optional)

1/2 cup chocolate chips (this recipe calls for semisweet chocolate chips but my preference is milk chocolate and I use the entire bag. I would say this is your preference)

Cream the butter then gradually stir in both white and brown sugars creaming them together with the butter. Beat in the egg and vanilla.

In another bowl mix the flour salt and baking soda then stir in gradually with remaining ingredients. Add chocolate chips.

Use a spoon to drop the batter onto a well greased cookie sheet spacing evenly.

Bake 10 minutes