CUKE AND TOMATO SALAD

2 Tomatoes
2 Cucumbers
1 Purple Onion or Sweet Onion
1/2 Cup Water
1/2 Cup White Vinegar
1/2 Cup Sugar

Peel and slice the cucumbers. Chop the onion and tomatoes. Put in a large mixing bowl. Mix up the dressing in another bowl. Pour over the vegs. and ref. After letting it set in the ref. stir again before serving. You can also use the zesty italitan dressing over this instead of the vinegar, sugar and water. I would use 1/2 bottle of the dressing. Can also add green chopped bell peppers if you like.

COKE-COLA CAKE

All of us know how a good ole Coke will tendrize meat but here is a recipe for a Coke-Cola cake that is so good. Do not use any diet coke in this recipe.


1 Box White Cake Mix
4 Tablespoons Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
8 Tablespoons(1 stick) Blue Bonnet Marg., melted
1 Cup Coke-Cola
1/2 Cup Buttermilk
2 Large Eggs
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
11/2 Cups Marshmallows
Frosting:
8 Tablespoons(1 stick) Blue Bonnet marg.
4 Tablespoons Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
1/3 Cup Coke-cola
4 Cups Powdered Sugar, sifted
1 Cup Chopped Pecans

Preheat oven to 350. Spray a 13 x 9 cake pan. Set the pan aside.
Put the cake mix, cocoa powder, melted butter, cola, buttermilk, eggs, vanilla in a bowl. Mix with a electric mixer for 1 minute. Scrape down the sides with a spatula. Increase the speed to medium and beat 2 minutes. The batter should be well blended. Fold in the marshmallows. Pour into pan and bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until it comes away from the side. Frost the cake while still warm.

Frosting: Place the butter in a saucpan as it melts, stir in the cocoa powder and the cola. Let the mixture come to just a boil, stirring constantly and then remove from the heat. Stir in the powdered sugar until it is thick and smooth. Fold in the pecans. Spread the frosting on top of the cake and let it go out to the sides. Let cake cool 30 minutes before serving it.

CHICKEN SPAGHETTI CASSEROLE

A friend gave me this new recipe and it looks so good. I can't wait to make it. It would be good for a family or church homecoming.

1 Cup Chopped Celery
1 Medium Green Pepper, chopped
1 Medium Onion, chopped
1/4 Cup Butter or Blue Bonnet marg.
1 Can (10-3/4)oz. Can Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup, undiluted
1 Can(10-3/4)oz. Can Condensed Cream Of Chicken Soup, undiluted
1 Can (10)oz. Diced Tomatoes and Green Chilies, undrained
8 oz. Velvetta Cheese Product, cubed
3 Cups Cubed Cooked Chicken
1 Box (14.5)oz. Spaghetti, cooked
1 Pack Cheddar Cheese or Moz., shredded
1 Sleeve Ritz Crackers, crushed

In a skillet, saute the celery, green pepper and onion in butter until tender. Can add some fresh mushrooms or 1 small can, drained. Add to celery mixture. Stir in the soup, tomatoes and cheese. Cook over low heat until the cheese is melted. Stir in the chicken and spaghetti. Transfer to a sprayed 13 x 9 baking dish. Cover and bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until heated through.
The celery, green pepper and onion-you can vary this. If you don't have all of this just use the onion. On the top you can crumble up some Ritz crackers and add to the top along with the shredded cheese. You can use a rotisserie chicken but can just boil some chicken breasts or strips until done and chop up. Do not let the cheese scorch on top and if not using cheese don't let the Ritz scorch on top.

SOUP BEANS AND FRIED CORNBREAD?

Now everyone knows how all of us ole Ky. people love a big bowl of soupbeans with that ham hock or pork fat floating around in the kettle just begging to be got out and ate. But have you ever ate soup beans with fried cornbread.
 I had never heard of this until one of my friends was telling me about it. I always bake a big pan of cornbread but never any fried cornbread with this.
How to make fried cornbread. Just make up a small amount of a cornbread recipe and instead of putting it in a pan fry it on the stovetop. I like to use 1 cup cornmeal, 1/4 cup self-rising flour, 1 egg, beaten and milk to make a medium thickness or like pancake batter.
Then take a heavy skillet, I like to use my iron skillet for frying cornbread and put some oil in it and put on medium heat as you do not want them to burn when you pour the batter in.
 Make you about three cornbread cakes and fry on one side until they bubble around the edge then flip them over and fry on the other side. May have to add some more of that oil. Use up the rest of the batter.
When done put them on a plate and get your beans out in a bowl and crumble two of the cakes into the beans. Or more bread if you like.
 Now what else do you need, of course some of that good ole Kraft mayo to stir in with the beans and you are set for a very good eating.
Oh, I forgot that big ole piece of sweet onion and plenty of toothpaste after you eat. lol. Try it, I am going to this week. Any that you don't put in the beans just eat with plenty of butter on top of them.
My husband loves fried cornbread in a bowl, cooled, with milk in the bowl and eat like milk and bread.
 Now me, I just don't care for that but I love the butter on top of them and just eat them by their-self or have some of them good Amish molasses to stir up in some butter to eat with them. Good eating.........

GREEK TOMATO FETA SALAD

6 Tablespoons Olive Oil
3 Tablespoons Red Wine Vinegar
1 Tablespoon Chopped Oregano
Salt and Pepper to taste
2 Cucumbers, peeled and cut into bite sized chunks
4 Tomatoes, cored and cut into bite sized pieces
1 Green Bell Pepper, cored and deseeded and roughly chopped
1 Small Red Onion, peeled and thinly sliced
4 to 6 ozs. Feta Cheese, cut into cubes
1/2 Cup Pitted Kalamata Olives

In a large bowl, whisk together oil, vinegar, oregano, salt and pepper to make a dressing. Add cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, onions, feta cheese and olives and toss gently to combine. Serve.

GARLIC SPAGHETTI

Pasta
Minced Garlic
Olive Oil
Parsley Flakes


In a large pot, cook desired amount of pasta. You can easily adjust the amount of garlic/oil to make more or less.
In a skillet, heat 1/4 c. olive oil over medium heat. Add 2 T. minced garlic. Stir until lightly browned and immeditaly remove from burner! Drain pasta. Pour olive oil/garlic over pasta. Toss. Salt and pepper to taste. Serve in bowl and sprinkle with parmesan cheese. You can also sprinkle some parsley flakes on top for a fresh herb taste. You can use more or less of the garlic.

GRILLED CHICKEN PHILLIES

1 Bag Tyson Grilled & Ready Chicken Breast Fillets(sliced thin)
1 Large Onion
Green, Red, Yellow Peppers or all of one color
Olive Oil for drizzling on peppers
Italian or Mozzarella Shredded Cheese
Hoagie Buns

Wash peppers and slice thinly. Slice the onion thinly. Put on a cookie sheet and drizzle with the oil. Put in oven on broil. Watch close or they will burn or you can put them on the grill. Slice the chicken breasts thin. Warm them in the mircowave or on the stove. Put the chicken on a hoagie bun, put the peppers and onions on top. Next add the cheese and put in the oven for 5 minutes to heat the cheese. Very good.