Trish's Toffee

1 lb butter

2 cups sugar

3/4 cup water

Cook and stir in one direction until golden brown. (Don't touch sides or bottom) Spread quickly on buttered cookie sheet. Sprinkle with chocolate chips.

Trish's Salsa

*1/2 bushel makes 2 batches

1 gallon (4 quart jars) tomatoes, skinned and quartered

jalepeno peppers, cut off tops and dice

5 aneheim peppers, cut off tops and dice

6 onions, diced

1 1/2 Tbl garlic powder

3 Tbl salt

1 Tbl sugar

1 cup white vinegar

Combine all ingredients and cook in pan for 2 hours.

Poppycock

6 1/2 cups Golden Grahams

9 cups corn Chex cereal

2 cups coconut

1 cup sliced almonds

1 cup corn syrup

1 cup sugar

3/4 cup butter

Combine the first 5 ingredients into the bowl you're serving it in. In a pan, bring corn syrup, sugar and butter to a boil and pour over the dry ingredient mixture. Mix evenly. Let it set a few minutes before eating.

Optional: add 1 cup peanuts to the dry mixture

Poppy Seed Bread

3 cups flour

1 1/2 tsp salt

1 1/2 cups milk

3 eggs

1 1/8 cups oil

1 1/2 tsp butter flavoring

2 1/4 cups sugar

1 1/2 Tbl poppy seeds

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

1 1/2 tsp almond extract

Mix all ingredients. Stir 1-2 minutes. Pour into 2 large or 4 small lightly greased loaf pans. Bake 1 hour for large pans, 40 minutes for small pans, at 350 degrees.

Glaze:

1/2 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp almond extract

2/3 cup sugar

1/2 tsp butter flavoring

1/3 cup orange juice

Let bread cool just a few minutes. Pierce top with a fork and brush glaze on top of the bread.

Mother Load Soup (Cheesy Vegetable Soup)

3/4 cup carrots, chopped

1/2 cup celery, chopped

1/4 cup onion, chopped

1/2 cup butter

1 cup Bisquick (or flour)

1/8 tsp pepper

1/8 tsp red pepper

4 dashed of paprika

4 cans (10 3/4 oz) chicken broth

2 cups half and half

2 cups sharp cheddar cheese

Cook vegetables in a small amount of water until transparent- about 10 minutes. Drain off water. Stir in butter, Bisquick, pepper, red pepper, paprika. Heat until boiling, stirring constantly for 1 minute. Reduce heat and stir in half and half and cheese. Heat until melted.

Lemon Squares

1 1/2 cup flour

1 cup sugar

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

2 eggs, slightly beaten

1/2 cup milk

1/3 cup oil

2 tsp grated lemon peel (optional)

Lemon Syrup

2/3 cup sugar

3 Tbl lemon juice

Bake in an 8 or 9 inch square pan. Stir flour, sugar, baking powder and salt together. Add eggs, milk, oil and peel. Mix well. Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Pour syrup over top and return to the oven. Bake for 5 minutes. Cool before serving.

Mix well.

Ham Fried Rice

3 Tbl vegetable oil

2 eggs

6-8 green onions

1/2 cup ham

1/2 cup carrots, chopped

1/2 cup peas

rice

Serve with Soy Sauce

Heat 1 Tbl oil in fry pan. Fry and stir eggs. Place on a plate. Add 2 Tbl oil and saute green onions. Add ham, carrots and peas. Lightly brown. Add rice. Mix in eggs.