1/2 cup dark Karo Corn Syrup
2 1-lb cans Pork'n Beans
1 tsp. grated onion
1 tsp. ground ginger
1/2 lb Canadian Bacon, sliced

Mix syrup, beans, onions, and ginger in a 2-quart casserole dish. Arrange slices of bacon on top. Bake in preheated 400 degree oven for approximately one hour. Baste bacon 3 or 4 times to glaze. Enjoy!

This baked bean recipe is so-o-o-o good and easy, too! It really compliments a BBQ.

8 1/2 oz. jar artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
5 oz. frozen spinach, thawed and drained
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 clove garlic, minced

Combine all ingredients and mix well. Place in shallow baking dish.

Bake at 350 degrees until hot and bubbly.

Serve with bread, crackers, or tortilla chips.

Note: Add additional cheese and mayonnaise for a creamier dip.

This recipe is from one of my cousins, Erin, from our family reunion cookbook. I'm always looking for something easy and delicious to serve my guests when they come to visit at our home.

Mix these ingredients together:

1 cup Mayonnaise
2 cups grated cheddar cheese
1 1/2 cups chopped green onions
Worcestershire Sauce, a few drops

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cut slit lengthwise down 1 loaf of French Bread, being careful not to cut through the bottom crust.

Spread cheese mixture in slit in bread and sprinkle with paprika.

Wrap bread in aluminum foil and bake 20-25 minutes until cheese is melted and bread is hot. Cut into slices and serve.

This can be prepared 24 hours in advance(keep refrigerated), then bake.

This is absolutely yummy!

Enjoy this recipe from my cousin, Jan. It sounds so good, I could just dive in. Jan, and her two brothers with their wives, are coming to visit.

One stick of butter
2 squares of unsweetened chocolate
1 1/2 cups powered sugar
1 egg beaten
1 cup broken walnuts or pecans
1 - 6.25 oz. pkg. miniature marshmallows
1 1/4 cups flaked coconut

Melt butter and chocolate squares over low heat, stirring constantly. Cool mixture slightly, then mix in powered sugar and beaten egg. Cool...then fold in nuts and marshmallows. Mix until they are coated with chocolate. On wax paper, pour candy mixture and shape into two long rolls. Then, sprinkle the outside of the rolls with lots of flaked coconut. Wrap each roll carefully in plastic wrap and place in refrigerator until needed. Cut into slices to serve. Yields two pounds.

This recipe is one of my mother's favorite recipes. She made it every year at Christmas. It is very pretty when made with multicolored miniature marshmallows.

CREAM TOGETHER:
2 cups butter (not margarine)
2 cups sugar
2 cups brown sugar

ADD:
4 eggs
4 tsp. vanilla

MIX TOGETHER:
4 cups flour
5 cups oatmeal (grind oatmeal in your blender
into powder after measuring)
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. baking soda

AFTER MIXING INGREDIENTS TOGETHER, ADD:
24 oz. bag of chocolate chips
8 oz. Hershey bar (finely graded)
3 cups chopped nuts

Make golfball size cookies, 2 inches apart.
Bake on ungreased cookie sheet or line cookie sheet with parchment paper. Bake @ 375 degrees for 6 minutes. Check to see if done.

Makes 112 cookies

I went to my family reunion 3 years ago. We made up a book celebrating my grandparents life and family. In the book is a large recipe section and this is one of the recipes courtesy of my distant cousin Zenda. I have made alot of cookies through the years, but this chocolate chip cookie recipe is the best ever!!! When I made these, I brought them in to the resort warm out of the oven. People didn't quit talking about how delicious they were for about a month. They are that good. I haven't made any lately because "a moment on the lips, forever on the hips." Oh well, maybe I could just have couple.

One tub of lite nondairy whipped topping or whipped cream

One tub of low fat cream cheese

1/3 cup of sugar

One graham cracker pie crust

Mix nondairy whipped topping with cream cheese. Blend in sugar until fluffy. Pour batter into ready made pie crust. Insert into a preheated oven at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Let pie cool one hour and then refrigerate for at least four hours. Top with desired topping such as fresh strawberries. Yum!

This is delicious! It comes to me from my sister's son-in-law, Rob.

2/3 C Butter Softened
1 2/3 Cups Sugar
2 Large Eggs (room temperature)
1 1/4 Cup Mashed Ripe Bananas
2 1/2 Cups Flour
1/4 Teaspoon Baking Soda
1 1/4 Teaspoon Baking Powder
2/3 Cup Buttermilk*
1 Teaspoon Vanilla

*If you don't have buttermilk, add 1 Tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar to 2/3 cup milk and let it stand for 5 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well. Add banana. Mix well. Stir flour, salt, baking powder and soda together in small bowl. With mixer on low, alternately mix flour in fourths and buttermilk in thirds into batter, beginning and ending with the flour. Add vanilla and beat 1 minut on medium. Divide batter into 2 greased and floured cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes. Cook and frost with caramel frosting. Top with chopped pecans or walnuts.

BROWN SUGAR FROSTING

1 Cube of Butter or Margarine
1 Cup firmly packed Brown Sugar
1/4 Cup of Milk
3 1/2 Cups of Powdered Sugar
1/2 Cup Finely Chopped Walnuts or Pecans sprinkled on top (optional)

Melt butter (or margaine) in a sauce pan. Add 1 cup of firmly packed brown sugar. Stir and cook until it starts to bubble. Take pan from heat and add 1/4 cup of milk. Use a wooden spoon to quickly stir until mixture is smooth. Add 3 1/2 cups of powdered sugar. Keep stirring with wooden s poon until spreading consistency. If desired, when frosting is spread on cake, sprinkle about 1/2 cup of finely chopped walnuts or pecans.

NOTE: This was a special recipe of my Mother's that she would make when my sisters and I were little girls. She would make it every year for my sister Carolyn's birthday.