Recipes for Glenn

Okay, if you are having a sitdown, this is a surefire hit (although if you are serving mainly gay men, I don't know if the hediously fattening foods go over well, I sure hope so when it is Christmas).

Sweet Potato Casserole

Base:

3 Cups Sweet Potatoes cooked and mashed (I just open up a few cans, trust me it will be great)

1 1/2 Cups White Sugar

1/3 Cup Milk

1/2 C butter (softened slightly)

2 eggs (large, not extra large)

1 tsp vanilla

Topping:

1C. light brown sugar

1/3 cup butter (slightly softened)

1/2 C self rising flour

cream this together then add

1 C. chopped pecans (you can purchase them chopped)

Mix the base ingredients and spoon into 11x13 baking dish and level it with spoon. Then pour topping over and smooth until level. Bake at 350 for 25 min or until topping is nicely browned

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Artichoke Dip

8 oz shredded Mozerella

8 oz shredded cheddar

1C mayo

1 Can 16 oz of artichokes (chop them fairly small)

1 can sliced mushrooms (also chop)

1 tsp Garlic Powder

1/4 C parmesean or ramono (or better, asiago)

Mix together use parmesean or ramono as topping, bake until top is brown. Serve with hearty wheat crackers while still very warm.

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Elsie's Pumpkin Bars

3/4 C Oleo (I used butter softened)

4 lg eggs

2 C. Sugar

2 C Pumpkin or 15 oz can (i used can)

2 C. Flour

2 tsp Baking Powder

1 tsp Baking Soda

1/2 tsp Cinnamon

1 C Chopped nuts (optional)

Beat oleo and sugar and eggs. Add Pumpkin. Add dry ingredients and nuts (I didn't use the nuts). Bake at 325 for 30-40 min in 13x9x2 in greased AND floured pan. Done when toothpick inserted comes out clean, don't overbake. Frost when cool.

Frosting:

1 - 3oz pkg cream cheese (or 1/2 of an 8oz)

3/4 stick oleo (6T)

1 tsp vanilla

1 TBSp cream or milk

3 1/2 C powdered sugar

Beat until smooth. Frost cake and store in refrigerator, cut in squares and serve.

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Let me know if you guys try any of these, they are all very good. I also have a really different waldorf salad one if you want it. Instead of mayo (which grosses out some like mom on fruit, but not me, I love it) it has a sauce made from condensed milk, pineapple juice and whipped cream, butter and sugar, you cook that then add the whip cream, then mix it with apple chunks, craisins, grapes, coconut, pineapple really whatever you like, but I'll get you the exact recipe if you are interested. My kids requested that one this Christmas.