Easy Guacamole

By Colleen Howard

Ingredients:
3 avocados
1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
2 garlic cloves, mashed
1 Tbpn olive oil
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp yellow curry
1 Tbpn chopped cilantro
Salt & pepper to taste

Directions:
Mash everything together and enjoy with tortilla chips.

Chocolate Coconut Clusters

By Colleen Howard

Ingredients:
1 5 oz. bag flaked or shredded coconut, unsweetened
2/3 cup melted coconut oil
1 Tbsp coconut oil
1/2 cup almond butter
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup dark chocolate or semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:
In medium bowl, mix coconut flakes, 2/3 cup melted coconut oil, vanilla, and almond butter until well combined.  Using hands form into 1 inch balls and put on a plate.  Put the plate in the freezer until the clusters harden completely.  Once the clusters have hardened, melt the chocolate chips in a double boiler with 1 Tbsp coconut oil until smooth.  Dip the clusters into the chocolate and put back onto plate or in a small baking dish.  Put them into the refrigerator until hardened & cooled.

Enjoy the awesome mixture of crunchy chocolate shell and chewy coconut center!

Easiest Peanut Butter Fudge Ever

by Judy Bilodeau

Ingredients:
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla
3/4 cup peanut butter

Directions:
Bring sugar and milk to a boil.  Boil for 2 1/2 minutes.  Remove from heat and stir in
peanut butter & vanilla.  Pour in a lightly greased pan or dish and refrigerate until solid.

Corn Dip

By Kari Leighton

Ingredients:
2 avocados, chopped
1/2 cup red onion, diced
1 can shoepeg corn
3 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 Tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp dijon mustard
dash tobasco

Directions:
Mix all ingredients and serve. Goes great with corn or tortilla chips.

Buffalo Chicken Dip

By Kelly Lerch

Ingredients:
8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup chunky blue cheese dressing
1/2 cup Frank's Redhot Buffalo Wing Sauce
16 oz.. cooked chicken breast, shredded
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions:
Heat oven to 350 degrees.  Mix together cream cheese, salad dressing, hot sauce & cheese, then stir in
chicken.  Bake 20 minutes or until mixture is heated through.  (May also be heated in microwave, uncovered on high for 5 minutes, or until hot & bubbly, or in a crock pot by heating mixture on high for 1 1/2 hrs or on low for 2 1/2 to 3 hrs.)

Serve with tortilla chips, or carrots & celery.
Makes 4 cups


Blueberry Coffee Cake

By Leslie MacKerron

Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup milk
1 egg
2 - 2 1/2 cups blueberries
Sugar Topping (below)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, vegetable oil, milk and egg.  Fold in blueberries.  Pour into an ungreased 8-inch square baking dish.  Sprinkle Sugar Topping onto top of cake batter.  Bake uncovered 40 to 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Sugar Topping:
1/4 cup butter, room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

In medium bowl with a pastry blender or two knives, cut butter into sugar, flour and cinnamon until well blended.  

Breakfast Hashbrowns

By Kelly Lerch

Ingredients:
1 package Oreida Hashbrown Potatoes, thawed
1 pint sour cream
2 sticks butter
2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
10 oz. can Cream of Mushroom soup
2 cups crushed cornflakes

Preparations:
Melt one stick of butter in a 9 x 13 pan. Mix in thawed potatoes. In a separate bowl, combine soup, sour cream and shredded cheese.  Pour over potatoes.  Melt second stick of butter; mix in cornflakes then spread over potatoe mixture.  Bake at 350 degrees, uncovered, for 90 minutes.