Ramen Noodle Salad

4 cups chopped cabbage
1-2 pkgs ramen noodles
2 T. sesame seeds
1/4 cup oil
2 T. sugar (optional)
1/2 tsp salt
1 flavor packet
1/4 c. vinegar

Break up noodles.  Run under hot water until a little soft.  Mix with rest of salad ingredients.  The longer it sits, the better the flavors mix.  If you plan on serving immediately, use 2 ramen flavor packets.  May also add lettuce, slivered almonds and chicken chunks.

Easy Lettuce Wraps

7 oz. ground turkey - DO NOT SALT IT
1/2 red bell pepper
other misc. veggies as desired (mushrooms, onions, etc.)
1/4 cup Yoshida's sauce
Large iceberg or butter lettuce leaves

Peel lettuce leaves from head of lettuce (trying to keep them as intact as possible).  Wash and pat dry.

Meanwhile, heat skillet with medium heat.  Add ground turkey and chopped pepper.  Cook until turkey is no longer pink.  Add in Yoshida’s Sauce, stir to combine.  Remove from heat.  Spoon mixture onto individual lettuce leaves, wrap them up, and enjoy.  Serve with a side of rice.

Note:  Yoshidas is pretty salty already.  Do not add extra salt.

Almond Butter Sheet Cake

2 cups flour
2 cups sugar 
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
1 cup butter
1 cup milk
2 eggs
1/2 cup sour cream
1 tsp. almond extract
Frosting:
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup milk
1/2-1 tsp. almond extract (if you love almond flavor, use the entire teaspoon)
3 cups powdered sugar
In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder. Whisk together. In a medium sized sauce pan put the milk, and butter. Turn on medium heat and cook until melted. Bring to a low boil and then remove from heat. Pour the butter/milk mixture into the bowl with the flour and sugar. Whisk together and then add the eggs, sour cream and vanilla. Mix together the batter until combined and then pour into a jelly roll pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Bake at 350 for 22-23 minutes, or until the cake is cooked through. Remove from the oven and set aside. While the cake is baking make the frosting. In a bowl, add the butter, peanut butter and milk together. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Add the vanilla and powdered sugar and continue to beat until smooth and fluffy. Once the cake is out of the oven, spread the frosting on the hot cake. Serve the cake warm or cold. If you want to drizzle chocolate on top of the cake you could also do that.

Crab and Pasta Salad

Small shell pasta (1 box)
Celery chopped (1 whole stalk)
Imitation Krab meat (1- 1 1/2lbs)
Mayo
Seasoned salt
Dill weed
pepper

Cook pasta, strain, and cool under cold water.  In bowl, combine pasta, chopped
celery, and krab meat (flake the meat).  Add mayo until creamy and season with
seasoned salt, dill weed, and pepper to taste.

-April Orr

April's Buttermilk Pie

3 ¾ cup sugar
½ cup flour
½ tsp salt
                 
Mix dry ingredients together. In separate bowl mix:

6 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup buttermilk
2 sticks butter melted

Combine two mixes together. Pour into 2 unbaked pie shells.  Bake at 350 degrees
for 40-50 minutes (or until filling is no longer able to move).

-April Orr

Leisel's Buns

6 cups water (4)
3/4 cup sugar (1/2)
4 1/2 T. yeast (3)
3/4 cup oil (1/2)
7 cups flour (5)

Mix 6 eggs and set aside. (4)
Then add 2 cups flour
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1 1/2 T. salt (1)
3 more cups flour-makes a total of 16 c. flour

If too sticky, add more flour.  Form into buns.  Let raise.  Punch down each bun individually and let rise again.  Bake 350 degrees.  8 minutes for butterhorns (not quite done-not browned), 16 minutes for dinner buns, 7 dog.

FROSTING:
Enough for about 3 dozen buns

one bag icing sugar
1/2 cup whipping cream
1/4 cup whole milk
1 cup butter/margarine (Leisel uses margarine)
1/2 tsp. almond extract

Butter needs to be soft enough to beat, but not too soft.  Mix all together.  Beat until icing looks light and fluffy.

Leisel Quinton

Soft Molasses Cookies

• 3/4 cup shortening (I did 1/2 cup shortening, 1/4 cup butter)
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (see note below)
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg

1. Cream together shortening and brown sugar.
2. Stir in egg and molasses and mix well.
3. Fold in dry ingredients and stir.
4. Cover and chill till firm (1-2 hours).
5. Preheat oven to 350°.
6. Roll dough into small balls and roll in white sugar.
7. Place on lightly greased cookie sheet.
8. Bake at 350° for 9-10 minutes.
9. Leave on sheet one minute until set.
10. I changed the amount of salt in here. My original recipe calls for 1 tsp of salt but that may be too much for some. A few people have made it as is (the majority) with no complaints on salt, however a few commented it was too much. I think 1/2 tsp can be used with no alterations to the recipe. I will leave it up to you either way you still WIN !  I think I may have doubled the spices because I like the extra flavor.

-Terri Bateman