Carmelitos

from Amy Nelson

1 14-oz bag Kraft caramels
3 T. cream
3 T. butter
Melt on low or double boiler

1 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
(cream together)
1 tsp soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/3 cup flour
(mix and add:)
1 1/3 cup oats
Mix and press 3/4 of the mixture into 9x13 pan. Bake 12 minutes. While baking, melt the caramels. Then pour caramel over baked crust, sprinkle 2 cups milk choc chips, and then remaining mixture sprinkle on top of then Bake an additional 12 minutes.  Cool completely and devour.

Phyllis's Manicotti

1/2 lb ground beef

1 clove garlic crushed (She uses more garlic)

1 cup cottage cheese

4 oz shredded mozzarella cheese

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup mayonnaise

8 manicotti

1 jar spaghetti sauce

1/2 tsp oregano leaves

Parmesan cheese

Brown beef and garlic. Drain fat.  Mix next 4 ingredients in bowl.  Stir in meat.

Boil manicotti until soft.  Drain. Set aside.  Fill manicotti with mix.

Pour a little sauce in bottom of baking dish.  Place manicotti in baking dish.

Cover with remaining sauce. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and oregano leaves.

Cover and bake at 350 for 15 minutes.

Anna mixes ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, and Parmesan cheese together.

( a tub of ricotta, a ball of mozzarella). Then she fills the manicotti before cooking them.

She uses bottled spaghetti sauce and adds cooked hamburger and Italian sausage.

She makes the sauce thin ( add some water I guess) since the manicotti cooks in it.

Fave Sloppy Joes

2 lb hamburger or ground turkey
2 medium onions
1 can tomato soup
1/2 cup ketchup
2 T. brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp chili powder
1 1/2 tsp worcestershire
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp mustard
1/2 tsp curry powder
celery chopped up

Cook meat and mix everything together.