Texas Sheet Cake

Combine:
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda

Add:
2 eggs
1/2 cup sour cream

Boil:
1 cup water
4 tbsp. Hershey's cocoa
2 cubes butter

After boiling the ingredients let them cool and then add to the flour miture and beat.  Bake 20 minutes at 350* on a greased and floured cookie sheet.

Icing:

Melt:
1 cube butter
4 Tbsp. cocoa
6 Tbsp. milk

Add:
1 lb (2 cups) powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

Mox together and frost.  Nuts are optional.

Swedish Coffee Cake

Mix together:
1 cube margarine
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla

Add:
2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
pinch of salt

Fold in:
1/2 pint of sour cream
1 cup chocolate chips

Divide in half and layer in a greased Bundt pan.  In the middle and on top put the following:
Mix:
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped nuts

Bake for 35-40 minutes at 350*.  Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve.

Red Velvet Cake

2 cups flour
2 tbsp. cocoa, heaping
2 eggs
1 tsp. soda
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup buttermilk
1 tbsp. white vinegar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 tbsp. red food coloring

Cream together the cocoa, shortening, sugar and eggs; add to the dry ingredients except the soda.  Add buttermilk and food coloring.  Hold 1 tbsp. of vinegar over the bowl and pour soda into it.  This will foam up so hold it over the cake mixture bowl.  Beat together 5 minutes.  Put into a greased and floured cake pan.  Bake at 350* for 30-40 minutes.

Frosting:
Blend 5 tbsp. flour into 1 2/3 cups milk and cook, stirring constantly.  This will get really thick in 5-10 minutes.  Cool.  Mix 1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup margarine, 1 2/3 cup granulated sugar, and 1 tsp. vanilla.  Cream the mixture unil it's light and fluffy.  Add flour and milk mixture and beat until the texture is thick and creamy.  Spread over the cake.

Ebleskivers

Sift together:
4 c sifted flour
1 t salt
1 t baking soda
2 t baking powder

Beat together:
4 c buttermilk
6 egg yolks
2 t vanilla
6 egg whites, beaten until stiff peaks form

Combine the wet and dry ingredients and mix well.   Then add 6 T of melted butter.
Cook in Pam-sprayed Ebleskiver pan on medium heat until small bubbles appear.  Then turn them over and cook until golden brown.  Serve with powdered sugar, jam, syrup or ice cream.  Glen's family likes to add a cube of butter/margarine, ~1 c sugar, and cinnamon, melted in the microwave as a topping.

Fresh Cowboy Salsa

Combine:
1 - 10oz box frozen corn
1 can black-eyed peas
1 can black beans
2 green peppers, chopped
1/2 red onion, chopped
8 Roma tomatoes, diced
juice of 2 limes (abt 4 T)
8 oz Italian salad dressing, fat free

Add cilantro, salt and pepper to taste.

Spinach Dip

1 - 10oz pkg frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
1 - 16oz container sour cream
1 c mayonnaise
1 pkg Knorr vegetable soup mix
1 - 8oz can water chestnuts, drained and chopped (optional)
3 green onions, chopped

In a medium bowl stir spinach, sour cream, mayo, soup mix, water chestnuts, and green onions until well mixed.  Cover; chill for 2 hours to blend flavors.  Stir before serving.  This is great served in a sourdough bread bowl with different kinds of crackers and breads.