Coconut Truffles

2 cups coconut
8 cups powdered sugar (I added a little extra so it wasn't so sticky)
1 stick melted butter
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups chopped almonds

Combine with mixer.  Roll in balls.  Chill.  Dip in chocolate and cool on wax paper.

Squash Soup

2 cups chicken broth (I used better than bullion about 1 tsp+real chicken broth)
2 cups peeled cooked squash (buttercup, butternut or banana squash or pumpkin)
1/4 small onion, peeled
1/4 medium apple, seeded
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp sage
1/4 tsp rosemary
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp salt

Place ingredients in Vitamix container and blend. Then warm up on the stove.
(Recipe from Vitamix)

Breakfast Smoothie

1/2 cup cooked oatmeal
2 bananas
2 T peanut butter
2 T flax seed
2 cups milk
2 cups ice cubes
1 T vanilla

Mom's homemade play dough

1/2 cup salt
2 1/2 cup flour
2 cups cold water
1 T alum
3 T salad oil
Food coloring

Mix and cook over med heat.  Stir until you can't stir any longer.  Knead and add food coloring.  Store in tuperware or plastic bag.

Green Smoothie

spinach (about half the blender full)
bananas
lemon
grapes
apples
pineapple juice (or any other fruit juice)

Berry Beet Smoothie

 berries (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries...)
 bananas
vanilla yogurt
cooked beets (not too much)
orange juice

Pumpkin Smoothie

2 cups pumpkin
2 bananas
1 cup vanilla yogurt
2 Tlb cinnamon
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
2 cups milk

Cantaloupe Smoothie

cantaloupe
bananas
peach greek yogurt
vanilla extract
orange juice
ice cubes

Sweet and Sour Sauce (canned)

8 cups chopped or blended tomatoes
4 cups chopped onions
4 cups chopped green peppers
2 cans (20oz) pineapple tidbits-drain and save the juice
5 cups sugar
1/2 cup soy sauce
3 cups distilled white vinegar

Add ingredients as you prepare them to a large pot and cook on low-med heat giving the ingredients time to cook down.

In separate pan combine:

1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups "ultra gel" (modified food starch)
1 cup water
pineapple juice

Stir on low heat until everything is mixed together (don't boil).  Add to large pot 1 Tlb at a time (gets clumpy so you ned to smash on sides of pan to help dissolve) or found it's easier to add some of the hot mixture from the large pot (about 1-2 cups and add slowly) into this mixture and stir and then pour it back into the large pot. This helps with the clumping.

Wash jars

Fill jars with sauce, then clean tops of jars to get a good seal, boil water, take off heat and add lids to water for about 1 minute screw rings on jars

Yield:
About 13 /12 pint size jars

Water Bath:

ADd water about 1 inch above the jars-don't stack jars and try not to let them touch
Bring to a boil with the jars in the pan and then start the timer for 35 minutes-leave lid on pan while boiling.  Take jars out as soon as done and place on towel.

by Kimberly Wynn

Danette's Banana Bread

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp table salt
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/1/2 cups mashed bananas
1/2 cup toasted & chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)

 Preheat oven to 325. Coat a 5x8" loaf pan with nonstick spray. Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl; set aside Blend sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla together in a second bowl with a mixer until light in color; 2-3 minutes. Alternately add flour mixture and mashed banana to the egg mixture, starting and ending with flour. Blend just until flour is combined, then fold in walnuts. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean 1--1 1/4 hours. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes before turning out; cool completely before slicing. *I cooked mine for 70 minutes. I sometimes put mini chocolate chips in it and that is yummy!

Canned Salsa

Tomato Salsa
Yield:16-18 pints

7 quarts peeled, cored, chopped tomatoes
4 cups seeded, chopped long green chiles
5 cups chopped onion
1/2 cup finely chopped, seeded, jalapeños
2 cups bottled lemon juice
6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 T salt
1 T black pepper
1/3 cup sugar
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp cumin
Combine and bring to boil, stir frequently, then reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Ladle hot salsa into pint jars, leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Adjust lids and process in a boiling water canner for 20 minutes.

Banana No Bake Cookies

Ingredients

* 1 ripe banana, mashed well
* 1 cup sugar
* 1/4 cup cocoa powder
* 1/2 cup nonfat milk
* 1/2 cup peanut butter
* pinch of salt
* 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
* 3 cups instant oats

Directions

Place all ingredients except the vanilla and oats in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat – stirring often.
Let the mixture boil for one minute, remove from heat and let the mixture cool for one minute.
Add the vanilla and oats and stir well to combine.
Drop by teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper and cool to room temperature.

Gingerbread Cookies

3/4 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup molasses
1 tsp baking soda
2/3 cup water
1 egg
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. allspice
pinch cloves
4 1/2 cups flour

Cream butter and sugar. Add soda and hot water to molasses, then add spices. Add to creamed mixture. Add enough flour to roll dough. Roll out, cut into shapes and bake at 375 for 10 minutes.

Recipe by Brenda Wyatt