Chocolate Sheet Cake

3 cups flour

2 cups sugar

2 tsp soda

1/8 tsp salt

¼ cup cocoa

¾ cup oil

2 eggs

2 cups boiling water

2 tsp vanilla

Cream sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla. Add dry ingredients alternating with water. Mix thoroughly. Spray pan with pam.

Pour in big 11x13 cookie sheet pan. Bake 350 degrees for 25 minutes or if cupcakes 370 degrees for 12 minutes

Frosting –

1 stick margarine (1/2 cup) softened (little less better)

3 cups powdered sugar

4 – 5 Tbsp of cream or evaporated milk

3 Tbsp cocoa

1 tsp vanilla

Melt margarine, add to sugar, cocoa and cream. Add vanilla &beat well. Add nuts. Spread on cake while warm.

Cheese Soup

3 carrots
1 small head celery
1 1/2 gal water
1 pkg frozen peas
1 yellow onion
1 lb cheez whiz
6 oz chicken base
1 1/2 lb butter
Flour to thicken (about 2 cups)

Dice vegetables, place cheese (in jar) in boiling water until melted. Melt butter, add flour, add to water until creamy. Remove from heat, add cheese until creamy. Add vegetables and food coloring if wanted. Add frozen peas and simmer for 15 minutes. Watch heat and stir often. Salt and pepper (I like more vegetables, any kind, potatoes, broccoli and etc. Can be frozen in smaller amounts for later use.) (Milk can be added with more thickening for still another variety of soup.)

Meat Balls in Sugo Di Carne

1 lb. ground beef
2 T olive oil
2 T flour
½ c finely chopped mushrooms
¼ c finely chopped onions
2 T tomato paste
1 c beef broth
1 t salt
1/4 t black pepper

By hand, roll beef in 15 balls, about 1 inch diameter. In cast iron or other heavy skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Dust meat balls with flour and brown in the hot oil on all sides, about 5 mins. Remove meat balls an d drain off most of fat. Add mushrooms and onion to pan, saute 2-3 mins. Mix tomato paste and broth and add to skillet. Season with salt and pepper and mix well. Put meat balls back in skillet and simmer gently 15 mins. Keep hot until ready to serve with fettuccini.

Fettuccini Alfredo

1 t salt
2 c ½” egg noodles
4 T butter
½ c cream or half and half
1 egg
½ c grated fresh parmesan
½ t black pepper

Bring 3 qt water with salt added to full boil in kettle. Add noodles and boil exactly 8 mins, then remove from heat and pour into colander to drain. Melt butter over low heat in medium skillet. As soon as butter is melted, add drained noodles to skillet, then stir in the cream. Remove from heat, beat egg separately in small bowl, then stir into noodles, add Parmesan cheese by sprinkling over surface of noodles and stirring. Cover skillet and allow noodles to heat through without boiling. Just before serving, sprinkle again with cheese and with pepper.

Chocolate Sheet Cake and Frosting

3 c flour
2 c sugar
2 t soda
1/8 t salt
¼ c cocoa
¾ c oil
2 eggs
2 c boiling water
2 t vanilla

Cream sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla. Add dry ingredients alternating with water. Mix thoroughly. Spray 11x13 pan with Pam. Bake 350 degrees 25 mins (cupcakes 370 degrees 12 mins).

Frosting:
1 stick marg softened
3 c pwd sugar
4-5 T cream or evap milk
3 T cocoa
1 t vanilla

Melt marg add to sugar, cocoa and cream. Add vanilla and beat well. Add nuts. Spread on cake while warm.

Spice Bundt Cake

1 spice cake mix
1 can apple pie filling
¼ c oil
3 eggs

Mix on med speed 2 min. Pour into bundt pan. Bake 350 degrees for 60 mins.