Chocolate Delight

1st Layer
1 cup flour
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup walnuts or pecans

Mix first three ingredients together and spread on bottom of a 9 x 13 pan. Bake 10-15 minuts at 375 F. cool.

2nd Layer
8 oz cream cheese
1 cup cool whip
1 cup powdered sugar

Mix next three ingredients together and spread over cold first layer.

3rd Layer
2 small packages of chocolate instant pudding
3 cups milk
Beat together for two minutes and spread over 2nd layer.

4th layer
Use about 1 1/2 cup of cool whip to spread over the third layer.

To Finish: Sprinkle top with nuts or chocolate.

Creamy Potato Soup

3/4 cup butter 5 cups potatoes, cooked and cubed
3/4 cup flour 1 cup celery
1 tsp salt, pepper to taste 1/2 cup onion
3 cups milk 2 cups grated cheese
3 cups chicken broth

Heat butter on medium heat until melted. Add flour, salt and pepper and whisk until smooth and bubbly. Remove from heat. Gradually whisk in milk, then broth. Add potatoes, celery, onions and cheese. Cook until creamy and cheese is melted.

Taco Soup

I need to get my sister Emma's recipe for Taco Soup but here is one that I found on an old Relief Society newsletter.

1 lb ground beef browned
1 package mild taco seasoning
1 16 oz can of corn
1 16 oz kidney beans drained and rinsed
1 28 oz stewed tomatoes
1 8 oz can tomato sauce
grated cheese, sour cream, and tortilla chips.

Simmer beef, seasoning mix, corn, beans, tomatoes, and sauce for 20-30 minutes. Serve with cheese, sour cream, and tortilla chips.

Chicken filled Braid

This is a variation of a Pampered Chef recipe I have. You put crescent roll triangles with their points outward and then put the filling on top. Then I twisted each triangle point together.

Here is the filling recipe: Cream of Chicken soup mixed with chicken, cheddar cheese, salt and pepper and any other spices (I put parsley flakes) Then cook at 350 degrees F for about 20 minutes. I just waited till it looked golden brown. Also I brushed some egg over the top of all of it to make it shine. Delicious!

Pasta Salad

My friend Becky McKimmey gets credit for this one. The other night we traveled up to Salt Lake to attend the Primary Training meeting that they had at the Assembly Hall and she ate this for dinner. It looked so good I just had to get the recipe. It is so easy and I made it yesterday and it was as good as it sounded!

1 package 12 oz rainbow twirly noodles (you can use whatever pasta you want)
Cucumber (chopped)
zucchini (chopped)
Cheddar cheese blocks
tomato (chopped)
carrots (grated)
green onions (chopped)
parmesean cheese (grated)
Zesty Italian dressing
Bacon
Chicken Breast (chopped)

Cook up the pasta then add the rest and Voila you have a yummy salad!!!

Fire Engine Cookies

Okay...so I couldn't get the frosting color right. It was still fun! It was supposed to be red frosting but I could only get it pink and then purple. But here is the recipe. I got it from a Taste of Home magazine so I hope I don't get in trouble for posting this!

16 whole graham crackers

1 cup vanilla frosting (I just made some cream cheese frosting)

Red paste or liquid food coloring

32 chocolate cream-filled sandwich cookies (Oreos)

Black shoestring licorice

16 red gum drops

With a serrated knife, cut the top left or right hand corner off of each graham cracker at a 45 degree angle. Tint frosting red; frost crackers. Place two snadwich cookies on each for wheels. For each truck, cute licorice into two 2 1/2 inch pieces. Place the large pieces parallel to each other above wheels with the small pieces between to form a ladder. Place the medium pieces at cut edge, forming a windshield. Add a gum drop for a light. Makes 16 cookies.

They were a lot of fun to make and my kids have been enjoying them!

Sweet and Sour Meatballs

Okay--Seriously this is an easy recipe and ohhhh so good!

12 oz bottle of Chili sauce

12 oz Grape Jelly

Pre-made Meatballs (I got mine at Costco)

Mix sauce and jelly together--add Meatballs. Slow cook for 8-10 hours in the crockpot. I'm serving mine with rice but you can have potatoes, noodles....you choose! Enjoy!