Snicker Doodles

This is a very good recipe that I have received many compliments on. This makes about 5 dozen cookies.

Cream these indgredients well:

2 c butter

4 eggs

3 c sugar

Add and mix:

4 tsp cream of tarter

2 tsp soda

1/2 tsp salt

5 c flour (add this last)

Refrigerate dough until firm.

Roll balls of dough in a bowl of:

1 Tbsp cinnamon

1/2 c sugar

Bake on greased cookie sheet at 350 for 10-12 minutes.

Oriental Salad

This recipe is a tweaked version from the back of the salad dressing bottle.

1 Head chopped romaine lettuce

1-1.5 lbs. chopped turkey breast or chicken

1/3-1/2 cup slivered or chopped almonds

1 chopped sweet bellpepper (red, yellow, or orange)

2 tsp black sesame seeds

Feast from the East All Natural Sesame Dressing (Costco)

Put all ingredients together and toss salad dressing into salad according to taste.

Minestrone Soup

This is a DELICIOUS recipe from my sister-in-law, Kacey. Enjoy. This makes a TON, so you may want to half it.

2lbs. sausage (Jimmy Dean's regular, all natural from Wal-Mart is good)

2 qts whole tomatoes

29 oz canned tomato sauce

8 tsp beef buillion

1 qt water

2 chopped onions

5 sliced carrots

4 stalks celery chopped

Simmer above ingredients for two hours, then add:

2 tsp oregano

2 tsp basil

1 tsp salt

1 tsp pepper

1 16 oz can kidney beans drained

1 16 oz can green beans drained

1/2 lb pasta

Saute onions and cook sausage. Simmer indicated ingredients and let the pasta cook in the soup for about half an hour or until tender. However, if time is an issue, just simmer ingredients until vegetables are tender, then add pasta. It should cut off about one hour of cooking time.