Pumpkin Cookies

2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup pumpkin
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla

Cream sugar and butter, add pumpkin and egg, then dry ingredients.
Bake 10-12 minutes at 350F.

Icing

3 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons milk
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup powdered sugar
3/4 teaspoon vanilla

Combine butter, milk and brown sugar. Boil 3 minutes. Cool.
Stir in sugar and vanilla. (When you ice, work fast -- the icing
hardens quickly).

Foil Chicken

2 scallions
1 oz. fresh ginger
2 Tablespoons soy sauce
1 Tablespoon sherry
pinch of brown sugar
pinch of salt
pinch of black pepper
1 lb. chicken meat
deep fat for frying

Chop the scallions very finely; chop the ginger finely and mix with the
scallions soy sauce,sherry, sugar, salt and pepper. Cut the chicken into
bite size pieces and toss into the soy sauce mixture. leave covered for
at least 30 minutes.
Cut out squares of aluminum foil. Wrap each piece of chicken into a
piece of foil dropping in a litte extra sauce mixture in with the
chicken pieces Make sure chicken is securly wrapped with no leaks. Drop
the foil parcels in hot fat and fry for about 2 minutes turning once if
possible but not that important. Drain. The correct way to serve the
chicken is in its wrapper, since the wrapping holds in the flavour and
juices.

Vanilla Chip Cherry Cookies

1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1/4 tsp almond extract
2 1/4 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 pkg (10-12 oz.) vanilla or white chips
1 jar (10 oz.) maraschino cherries, drained
and chopped

In a large bowl, cream the butter and the sugars until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one ata time. Beat well after each addition. Beat in the extract. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add to the creamed mixture. Mix well. Stir in the chips and the cherries. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350 F for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
Makes 4 1/2 dozen

Hawaiin Mood Cookies

2 1/2 Cups Flour
1 Cup Sugar
2 teaspoons Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoon Salt
2 Eggs
1/2 Cup Maraschino Cherries, drained
1 Cup Crushed Pineapple, drained
1/2 Cup Nuts
1/2 Cup Butter
1 Small Package Creamed Cheese (4 oz)

Cream cheese and butter. Add sugar, then beaten eggs. Gradually add dry
ingredients, beat until light and fluffy. Add pineapple,
cherries and nuts. Stir gently. Drop by teaspoon onto lightly greased cookie
sheet. Bake at 325 to 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
When bottoms of cookies are lightly browned, they are done.

Root Beer Jelly

2-cups root beer beverage
6-cups sugar
1-cup water
1-bottle liquid pectin

Combine all ingredients except pectin.
Heat to boiling stirring to dissolve sugar.
Add pectin.
Stir constantly to bring to a boil and boil hard for 30 seconds.
Ladle into clean hot jars and process for 5 minutes in a boiling water bath canner.

Crockpot Delight

a.. 2-3 lbs. Boneless chuck, cut into 1 inch cubes
b.. 1/2 c. Flour
c.. 1/4 c. Butter
d.. 1 onion, sliced
e.. 1 tsp salt
f.. 1/8 tsp pepper
g.. 1 clove garlic, minced
h.. 2 c. Beer
i.. 1/4 c.Flour
Coat beef cubes with the 1/2 cup flour.

1.. Brown in melted butter.
2.. Drain off excess fat.
3.. In crock pot, combine browned meat with onion, salt, pepper, garlic and beer.
4.. Cover and cook on low 5-7 hours (all day) until meat is tender.
5.. Turn control to high.
6.. Dissolve remaining 1/4 cup flour in small amount of water.
7.. Stir into meat mixture, cook on high 30-40 minutes.
8.. Serve with rice and salad.

Red Lobster Shrimp Scampi

Yield: 4 servings.
1 C. White Wine
1/2 C. unsalted Butter do not use Margarine
3 tsp. minced Garlic
1 lb. Shrimp, peeled and deveined
Bake at 350-degree oven for about 6 to 7 minutes. Be careful not to overcook the
Shrimp. The shrimp is done when it has turned pink.