Chi-Chi's Sweet Spanish Corn Cake

Yield: 8 Servings

1/2 c butter (or margarine --)

1 softened

1/3 c masa harina -- *see note

1/4 c water

10 oz pkg corn -- thawed,Frozen

1/3 c sugar

3 T yellow cornmeal

2 T whipping cream

1/4 t baking powder

1/4 t salt

1 chili peppers,Sliced

1 parsley,Chopped

With an electric mixer, beat butter or margarine until fluffy. Gradually beat in masa harina. On low speed, beat in water. Place corn in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until chopped coarse. Stir in masa mixture. In a small bowl, stir together sugar, cornmeal, cream, baking powder, and salt. Stir into corn mixture. Spread in a

greased, 8-inch-square baking pan. Cover with foil.

Place in a larger pan and pour boiling water half way up the side of the smaller pan.

Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes or until set. Remove smaller pan from water, uncover, and let stand 15 minutes. Sprinkle with chilies and parsley, if desired.

Makes 8 servings.

Denny's Cheese Soup

4 T butter (or margarine)

10 oz cream of chicken soup

10 oz cream of celery soup

1/2 soup can kraft's mayonnaise

8 oz jar cheese whiz

14 oz can chicken broth

1 salt and pepper

Put butter, soups, mayo and Cheez Whiz in 1-1/2 quart saucepan, stirring constantly over medium heat, until smooth. Stir in broth and season to taste with salt and pepper. Stir occasionally until piping hot - but do not let it boil. Do not freeze because of the mayo. Use within a week.

Dent Knee's Cheese Soup

Yield: 4 Servings

4 T butter (or margarine)

10 oz cream of chicken soup

10 oz cream of celery soup

1/2 soup can kraft's mayonnaise

1 jar cheese whiz -- (8

1 ounces)

1 cn chicken broth -- (14

1 ounces)

1 salt and pepper

Put butter, soups, mayo and Cheez Whiz in 1-1/2 quart saucepan, stirring constantly over medium heat, until smooth. Stir in broth and season to taste with salt and pepper. Stir occasionally until piping hot - but do not let it boil. Do not freeze because of the mayo. Use within a week.

Entenmann's Pound Cake

1/2 lb Real butter (or margarine)

2 c Powdered sugar

3 lg Eggs

1 2/3 c Flour

1 T Lemon extract (or vanilla)

Preheat oven to 325.

Spray an 8-1/2" Pyrex loaf dish with Pam.

Cream butter with sugar on high speed of mixer for 5 minutes.

Add 1 egg and then a little flour, beating 2 minutes.

Add 2nd egg and half of remaining flour and beat 2 minutes.

Add 3rd egg, rest of flour and extract, beating 2 minutes.

Spread thick and creamy batter evenly in prepared loaf dish.

Bake 65 minutes or until tester inserted into center comes out clean.

Cool in baking dish on wire rack 30 minutes.

Remove from dish. Slice 1/2" thick.

If freezing, be sure to slice before freezing loaf. Thaw to use within

6 months.

Fake Almond Roca

1 c butter

1 c sugar

3 T water

1 t light corn syrup

1 c fine chop almonds,Toasted

1 c milk-chocolate chips

Melt the butter in a saucepan. Add the sugar, water, and corn syrup. Cook the mixture over med. heat, stirring. When the sugar dissolves and the mixture begins to boil, raise the heat and bring the mixture to 290F degrees on a cooking thermometer.

This is called the soft-crack stage. It will be light brown in color, and syrup will

separate into threads that are not brittle when dribbled into cold water. Quickly stir in 1/2 cup chopped almonds. Immediately pour the mixture onto an ungreased baking sheet. Wait 2 or 3 minutes for the candy surface to firm, then sprinkle on the chocolate chips. In a few minutes, when the chips have softened, spread the chocolate evenly over the surface. Sprinkle the remaining almonds over the melted

chocolate. When the chocolate hardens, crack the candy into pieces. Store covered. VARIATIONS: To get a candy more like the Heath bar or Hersheys Skor, follow the same directions above except omit step 9.

Hamburgers At Home

hamburger (1/4 pound per

-person

1 T oil

Use only ground round. Allow 1/4 lb. per person. Shape that much into 2 thin patties ( use the lid to an 8 oz. margarine cup in which to shape the patties). Press hamburger into lid evenly. Makes it very flat & uniform in size. It drops right out when you bend the lid a bit. Place each patty on a square of waxed paper,

stacking these in a coffee can, with a tight fitting lid. Freeze them this way to use within 3 months, removing only as many patties as you need at a time. Lightly oil a flat grill, the kind you would ordinarily use for making pancakes. Get the grill HOT and sear each patty quickly in about 1 Tablespoon oil -- turning only once to sear the other side. Then depending on the degree of doneness, adjust heat to

medium-low for additional cooking. Do not use a skillet with collared sides or you'll trap in vapors, moisture and you will be "frying" the hamburgers rather than searing them.

Hard Rock Cafe Bar-B-Que Beans

2 15-ounce cans pinto beans

-(with liquid)

2 T water

2 t cornstarch

1/2 c ketchup

1/3 c white vinegar

1/4 c brown sugar

2 T onion,Diced

1 t prepared mustard

1/2 t chili powder

1/4 t salt

1/4 t black pepper,Coarse Ground

1/2 c shredded pork

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Pour entire contents of the can of pinto beans into a casserole dish

(with a lid).

3. Dissolve the cornstarch in a small bowl with the 2 tablespoons of water.

Add this solution to the beans and stir.

4. Add the remaining ingredients to the dish, stir well and cover.

5. Bake for 90 minutes or until the sauce thickens. Stir every 30 minutes.

After removing the beans from the oven, let the beans cool for 5 to 10

minutes before serving.

Serves 6 to 8 as a side dish.

Kentucky Biscuits

1 c bisquick

1 T (rounded) sour cream

1/4 c club soda

1/2 t sugar

1 pam cooking spray

Mix together in a bowl all ingredients. Dip hand into just enough Bisquick that you can knead dough right in the bowl until smooth and elastic. Shape into 6 patties equal in size, 1-1/2" thick. Put close together in Pam-sprayed 8" round baking pan. Spray tops with Pam. Bake 450 degrees F. (HOT) for 18-20 minutes, or until golden.

Olive Garden Alfredo Fettucine

8 oz cream cheese,cut in bits

3/4 c parmesan cheese,grated

1/2 c butter (or marg)

1/2 c milk

8 oz fettuccine,cook, drain

In large saucepan combine cream cheese, Parmesan, butter and milk, stirring constantly until smooth. Toss pasta lightly with sauce, coating well. Leftovers freeze well.

Recess Peanut Butter Cups (Reeses)

8 oz hershey's chocolate

1/2 c peanut butter

1 c peanut butter

Melt 1 cup peanut butter in measuring cup set in a pan of boiling water. Cut cupcake papers down to about the size for the Reese's cups and place in cupcake tin. Put about 1 T. of melted choc mixture, let set for 20 min then place 1 T peanut butter on choc. let set for 10 minutes then place 1 more T of choc on top and let set.