Peel and slice 4 cucumbers and 3 onions.  Mix together:

• 1 1/2 cups Miracle Whip salad dressing
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• dash of salt and pepper

Combine with the cucumbers and onions.

• 3 teaspoons mixture
• 2 teaspoons water

Mix together one box cake mix and one box angel food cake – put in large Zip Lock bag and mix well.  Add mixture and water in a mug and place in microwave one minute.  Mixture can be kept on shelf for months.  Can use any cake mix, chocolate, spice, yellow, etc.

• 4 or 5 large ripe tomatoes (diced)
• 1 small or 1/2 large green pepper (diced)
• 1 small onion (diced)
• 1 or 2 pieces of celery (diced)

Mix together and cover with Italian dressing.  Let set at least two hours before serving.

• 2/3 cup low-fat buttermilk
• 3 tablespoons EVOO
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
• 1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 head romaine, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 large cucumber, halved lengthwise, seeded and sliced 1/2 inch thick
• 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
• 1 cup red grapes, halved
• Zest of 1 lemon, plus 3 tablespoons juice
• Salt and pepper

Preheat a grill or grill pan to medium high.  In a small bowl, mix buttermilk, EVOO, thyme, lemon zest and juice; season with salt and pepper.  In a medium bowl, toss the chicken with half the buttermilk mixture.  Thread chicken onto 8 skewers.  Grill, turning frequently, until cooked through and browned in spots, 13 to 15 minutes.  In a large bowl, toss together the romaine, cucumber, onion and grapes.  Drizlle with the remaining buttermilk mixture, season.  Serve the salad with the kebabs.

• 4 or 5 large ripe tomatoes (diced)
• 1 small or 1/2 large green pepper (diced)
•  1 small onion (diced)
• 1 or 2 pieces of celery (diced)

Mix together and cover with Italian dressing.  Let set at least two hours before serving.

Ingredients:

• Eggplant
• fresh mushrooms or 1 – 4 1/2 oz can
• 1 average onion
• 1 green pepper
• salt
• pepper
• 1 clove of garlic
• light cream
• 1 jar red pimiento (cut up)
• parmesan cheese

Split eggplant in half lengthwise. Remove as much of the vegetable as possible and cut into squares. Save the shells of the eggplant. Gently saute the eggplant squares, mushrooms, onion (cut up), 1 green pepper (cut up). Fill each half eggplant shell. Sprinkle parmesan cheese on top and bake on a cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

Crust:

• 1 cup oleo
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 3/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Cream Cheese Mixture:

• 8 ounce package cream cheese
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup sugar

Fruit:

• 3 bananas, sliced
• 1 cup chunk pineapple
• 2 to 3 cups strawberries
• 1 can mandarin oranges

Glaze:

• 3/8 cup water
• 1 1/2 tablespoons corn starch
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1/8 cup lemon juice

Crust:  Mix crust ingredients together and place on cookie sheet.  Bake at 350 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes.  Allow to cool before applying cream cheese mixture.

Cream Cheese Mixture:  Cream together and spread on cooled crust.

Glaze:  Cook glaze until thick, then cool.  Pour over entire pizza.  Serves 12 to 15.

(Barb Krauel)

• 1/3 cup dry bread crumbs (or Panko)
• 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each)
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon reduced-fat margarine

Place the first six ingredients in a shallow bowl.  Brush chicken with mustard; roll in crumb mixture.

In a large non-stick skillet, cook chicken in oil and margarine over medium heat for five to six minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 170 degrees.

• 4 1/2 cups basic cake mix
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Grease and flour a 9 x 13 inch pan and set aside.  In a bowl, combine all the ingredients.  Beat until moistened, one to two minutes.  Pour into the prepared pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes.

White cake from mix:  Prepare the batter as for the yellow cake, but use 3 egg whites instead of 2 whole eggs.

Chocolate cake from mix:  Follow the ingredients as for the yellow cake, but add 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder.

Spice cake from mix:  Follow the recipe as for a yellow cake, except add 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice and 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves.

• 2 cups cucumbers sliced thinly
• 1 onion sliced thinly
• 1/2 green pepper, sliced in thin strips

Syrup:

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup dark vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
• 1/4 teaspoon celery seed
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard seed

Warm the solution, then….

Place cucumbers in microwave dish, pour syrup solution over them.  Cook three minutes, stir, cook additional four minutes.  Keep in refrigerator.