Hot Crab Dip

Yields About 5 c.

Ingredients

½ c. milk 1/3 c. salsa
3 pkg (8 oz each) cream cheese, cubed 2 pkg (8 oz each) imitation crab meat, flaked
1 c. thinly sliced green onions 1 c an (4 oz) chopped green chilies

Directions

  1. Combine milk & salsa. Transfer to a slow cooker coated with nonstick cooking spray. 
  2. Stir in cream cheese, crab, onions & chilies. Cover & cook on low for 3-4 hours, stirring ever 30 minutes. 
  3. Serve with assorted crackers or sourdough baguette slices.

Cheese Soup

Submitted by Carli

Ingredients

2 c. water ½ c. diced carrots
¼ c. chopped onion ¼ tsp pepper
2 c. diced potatoes ½ c. diced celery
1 tsp salt 1 c. chopped ham

White Sauce

¼ c. butter 2 c. milk
¼ c. flour 2 c. grated cheddar cheese

Directions

  1. Combine water, potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, salt & pepper in a large pot. Boil 10-12 minutes. 
  2. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, make white sauce by melting butter, then adding the flour slowly & stirring until smooth. 
  3. Add milk slowly. Then cook until thickened. Add cheese to sauce; stir until melted. 
  4. Add white sauce & ham to vegetables that have not been drained & heat through.

Cappuccino Pikelets (Pancakes) with Kahlua Cream

Submitted by Ruth

Ingredients

1 tbsp instant coffee powder ¼ ground cinnamon
2 c. self-raising flour ¼ c. soft brown sugar
2 eggs 1 c. milk

Directions

  1. Combine the coffee powder & cinnamon in a heatproof bowl & add ¼ c. boiling water. Stir to dissolve & set aside to cool.
  2. Sift the flour into a bowl & stir in the sugar, making a well in the center. Whisk the eggs, milk, & cooled coffee in a jug & gradually pour into the well, whisking until just smooth.
  3. Heat frying pan over medium heat & brush lightly with melted butter. Drop heated tablespoons of batter into the pan, allowing room for spreading.
  4. Cook the pikelets until small bubbles appear on the surface & the underside has browned. Turn over & cook the other side.
  5. Transfer to a plate & cover with a tea towel to keep warm while cooking the remaining batter. Serve with the Kahlua cream & fresh raspberries.

No Bake Cookies

Submitted by RenFestKarla
Yields 2-3 Dozen Cookies

Ingredients

2 c. sugar 3 tbsp cocoa
¼ c. butter ½ c. milk
1 tsp vanilla extract ½ c. peanut butter
3 c. oats

Directions

  1. Mix the sugar, cocoa, butter, & milk in a saucepan. While stirring, bring to a boil & let boil for 1 min.
  2. Once boiled for 1 min, stir in vanilla, peanut butter, & oats.
  3. Drop onto wax paper, let cool, & eat. Should yield 2-3 dozen, depending on how big you make the cookies.

Granny’s Egg Custard Pie

Submitted by Foghorn Leghorn

Ingredients

3 eggs 1½ c. sugar
1½ c. milk 1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp flour 2 tsp butter
1 frozen deep dish pie crust

Directions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F. Preheat your frozen pie crust on a cookie sheet in oven for 3 minutes. 
  2. Mix the sugar, eggs, & flour with a whisk. Add milk, vanilla extract, & butter & pour into pie crust. 
  3. Place the pie in the middle of the oven & bake for 50 minutes until the top is brown. Take out of the oven & cool.