Bannana Bread

1/2 c. butter melted
2 eggs beaten
5 T. sour cream
1 c. sugar
1 t. soda
1/2 t. salt
2 c. flour
3 ripe bannanas
(add chocolate chips if desired)

Melt butter, add beaten eggs.  Add sour cream, sugar, soda, salt, flour.  Add mashed bannanas - bake in greased loaf pan at 325 until very light brown.

Apple Crisp

Mix the following in a 9x13 pan:
6 c. diced apples (about 6 apples)
2 cups sugar
2 heaping T. flour
dash of salt
Cinnamon to taste

Topping - more the merrier (the below measurements are already doubled):
In a separate bowl mix:
1 1/2 c. otameal
1 1/2 c. flour
1 1/2 c. brown sugar
1/2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. salt
2/3 c. butter melted

Sprinkle the topping on top of the apple mixture and bake at 350 for about 30 minutes.  Server with ice cream!

Sugar Cookies

1/2 c. butter
1/4 c. shortning
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 t. vanilla
2 1/2 c. flour
1 t. baking powder
1 t. salt

Cream butter, shortning, sugar and eggs.  Add dry ingredients.  Chill 1 hour (I don't personally do this).  Roll out 1/2 inch thick dough and cut.  The thickness is the key to the soft sugar cookie - plus the baking time.  Bake at 400 for maybe 6-8 minutes or until you can see a little brown on the bottom of the cookie.

Wassail

1 gal. apple juuice
1 quart orange juice
36 oz. pineapple juice
1 1/2 c. lemon juice
3/4 c. sugar
2 cinnamon sticks

Boil and ENJOY!

Chicken Corn Chowder

1 1/2 lb. chicken breasts
1/2 c. chopped onions
1-2 garlic cloves minced
3 T. butter
4 chicken bullion cubes
2 c. hot water
1 t. ground cumin
2 c. half & half
4 oz. can chopped green chillies
2 cans creamed corn
8 oz. monterey jack cheese

Cut chicken into small pieces - brown with onion and garlic in butter.  Disolve bullion in hot water and add to pan with cumin.  Boil.  Reduce heat and add half & half, creamed corn, chillies, and cheese.  Stirl low heat until cheese is melted.

Pumpkin Bars

Beat the following until light and fluffy:
4 eggs
1 2/3 c. sugar
1 c. oil
16 oz. pumpkin (2 cups)

Stir the following dry ingredients in a separate bowl:
2 c. flour
2 t. baking powder
2 t. cinnamon
1 t. salt
1 t. baking soda

Add liquid slowly to mixed dry ingredients.  Pour into a large cookie sheet or 16x12x1 pan GREASED!  Bake at 350 for 25 min.

Frosting:
4 oz. cream cheese
1 t. vanilla
1/2 c. butter
2 c. sugar

Cranberry Salad

1 bag cranberries chopped fine (I use my pampered chef chopper)
1 8 oz. cool whip
2 c. mini marshmallows
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 can crushed pineapple

Mix and enjoy!  This is Mom's recipe really, not mine.