Chocolate Lovers Delight

This is from Cherylnn. Her brother is a Dutch Oven Master! We made it on Memorial Day and it was GREAT!

1 1/2 cup water
1/4 cup cocoa
1 cup light brown sugar
1 (10 oz) bag miniature marshmellows
1 chocolate cake mix; prepared as directed
6 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips

Line the bottom and sides of a 12" Dutch oven with heavy foil. Mix the water, cocoa powder, and brown sugar together and pour into the Dutch oven. Add marshmellows and spread them out evenly. Pour prepared chocolate cake mix over marshmellows. Sprinkle chocolate chips over cake batter.

Cover oven and bake using 8-10 briquettes bottom and 14-16 brquettes top for 60 min.
Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream.

Serves 10-12

French Dip Sandwiches

This is from my friend Debbie:
we tried this recipe for french dip sandwiches yesterday. it's lower sodium than others i've tried. next time, i might use a little less soy sauce. i thought it was still a little salty tasting. and maybe a little less thyme. but good. the boys liked it because the meat wasn't very seasoned, but g and i could dip it. something for everyone - and leftovers!

Crock Pot French Dip

1 lean beef roast (3 to 4 pounds)
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 beef bouillon cube
1 bay leaf
3 to 4 whole peppercorns
1 teaspoon dried crushed rosemary
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon garlic powder
Hard rolls or French bread
Directions: Remove and discard all visible fat from roast. Place in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Combine soy sauce, bouillon and spices; pour over roast. Add water to almost cover roast. Cover and cook over low heat 10-12 hours or until meat is very tender. Remove meat from broth; reserve broth. Shred meat with a fork. Serve on hard rolls or French bread slices with broth. Yield: 12 sandwiches.

Roasted Red Pepper and Cranberry Salsa

This is from my friend, Toni Taylor:
I had this at a health food store in Virginia. After making some adjustment I thought it was ready for success. It is a great combo of sweet with salty tortilla chips. The original recipe called for zest and juice of one small orange and 1 whole can of cranberry sauce: it was too sweet.

1/2 can whole cranberry sauce
1 can roasted red peppers (or 3)
1 tsp fresh garlic
¼ cup diced sweet onion Loosen cranberry sauce. Stir in all other
1/3 cup chopped cilantro ingredients, saving cilantro until last.
Salt and Pepper to taste

Hooker Cookies

A friend of mine would make these cooking for the single guys in our ward and every time they would ask for them or she would make them she would say "I feel like sucha hooker!" Thus, the name. Enjoy!!!

1 box yellow cake mix
1/2 c. butter or margarine, softened
3 eggs
1 pkg. white chocolate chips

Mix and bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 min.

They are GREAT!

(Lisa, you may remember Kris Tina making these :))

Variations on a Theme (aka *Awesome* Oatmeal Cookies)

1 c butter (softened)
1 c packed brown sugar
½ c granulated sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 ¾ c flour
½ tsp salt
3 c old-fashioned rolled oats (has to be old fashioned – quick oats give different texture)

Variations:
Oatmeal Raisin
1 ½ c plumped raisins (measure out raisins, put them in small pan, cover with water & simmer on low until water is absorbed)

Oatmeal, Cranberry, White Chocolate, Macadamia Nut Cookies
1 ½ c plumped cranberries (see raisins)
1 bag white chocolate pieces
1 c chopped macadamia nuts (chop in food processor)

In a separate bowl mix together the flour, baking powder, soda and salt and cinnamon. Cream together butter and sugars. Add egg and vanilla, beat well. Slowly stir in flour mixture. Fold in the oatmeal – use wooden spoon, not electric mixer. If the cookie dough is too dry stir in some milk (shouldn’t need to for oatmeal raisin, should if making cranberry cookies - only stir in a tablespoon at a time). Fold in either the white chocolate, cranberries and nuts or plumped raisins. Drop by teaspoonfuls, piling up dough. Bake 10 to 12 minutes in 375 º oven.

This recipe is a compilation of a number of other oatmeal cookie recipes… One of the recipes used was the recipe on the Quaker Oats lid and another was the recipe in Better Homes and Garden cookbook.

Indulgence Cookies

1 c butter (softened)
¾ c granulated sugar
¾ c packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 ¼ c flour
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 bag mini chocolate kisses (can be purchased from Wal-Mart)
1 bag caramel bits (can be purchased from Wal-Mart)
½ bag shredded coconut (cook’s preference =P)

In a separate bowl mix together the flour, soda and salt. Cream together butter and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla, beat well. Carefully blend in the flour mixture, mix well. If the cookie dough is too dry stir in some milk. Fold in the chocolate, caramel and coconut. Drop by teaspoonfuls, piling up dough. Bake 7 to 9 minutes in 400º oven.

The Indulgence cookie recipe was adapted from the Delta Chapter of Phi Upsilon Omicron UW High Altitude Cookbook. To turn them back into chocolate chip cookies, substitute semi-sweet chocolate chips and 1 c chopped pecans for the kisses, caramel bits and coconut. It will still probably be necessary to add some milk to thin out the dough, but not as much as would be needed for the Indulgence cookies.

Spinach Salad

This is from Sue McNees. It is AWESOME! She brought it to dinner on Memorial Day and there were nothing but rave reviews.

Salad dressing

• 1 1/2 tablespoons poppy seeds
• 3/4 cup white vinegar
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cups oil
• 1 1/2 tablespoons green onion -- chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 3/4 teaspoon dry mustard

Salad ingredients

• 1 package spinach -- broken
• 1 head lettuce -- broken
• 3/4 pound mushrooms -- sliced
• 3/4 pound bacon -- chopped and fried crisp
• 3/4 cup Swiss cheese -- grated
• 1 carton cottage cheese -- drained and rinsed
• 1 purple onion -- sliced
  

Warm white vinegar and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Add other dressing ingredients and cook for 10 minutes. Let cool.
Marinate purple onion rings in cool dressing for several hours. Then put on top of salad
Toss spinach and lettuce together. Add all ingredients and toss again.
Be certain cottage cheese is well drained.
Add salad dressing.