Nancy's Decadent Chocolate Delight

1 pkg devils food cake mix
1 c. sour cream
1 c. chocolate chips
1 c. water
4 eggs
3/4 c. canola oil
1 4 serving box of chocolate pudding filling
almond extract (a few drops)

Grease inside of Crock pot.

Combine all the ingredients, mix well and pour into crock pot.

Cover and cook on low 6-8 hours or on high 3-4.....up to 10hrs on low.

Serve hot w/ ice cream, cool whip, strawberry filling...anything you like!

Abby's Corn Bread

My friend Abby has never disappointed me when it comes to bread! This is no different, her corn bread is moist and delicious!

1/2 c. butter
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 c. cornmeal
1 1/2 c. flour
1/2 t. salt
2 t. baking powder
1 1/2 c. milk

9x13 / 350 degrees / 30 min.

Aunt Bev's Cheese Log

I absolutely love this! I don't wrap it in chives, but I am sure its great...lets go!

1/4 c. Mayo
2 oz. chipped beef, chopped
1 t. horseradish sauce
1 T. pimento
8 oz. cream cheese
2 oz. shredded swiss cheese

Cream together cream cheese, mayo, and horseradish. Add beef, pimento, and swiss cheese. Then chill for 2 hrs. Set form into log form, roll into chopped chives. Wrap w/ saran wrap until ready to eat.

Dad's Chili Recipe

This recipe is my dad's. As a kid we would have it every Sunday. We didn't have a lot of money, so my dad would make it stretch by adding potatoes. We loved it! He can't stand it with potatoes, because that wasn't the way he meant for it to be, but if you try this, you might be converted yourself, so lets get started!

1 can of kidney beans, rinsed
1 can of chili beans
2 cans diced tomatoes
1 lb hamburger
3 cans tomato sauce & equal parts water
3-4 potatoes
garlic to taste
onion
chili powder
Cayenne  pepper

Brown hamburger and onions together. Add other ingredients and simmer approximately 2 hours and then enjoy!

Snider's Cream of Mushroom Soup

1 lb mushrooms
1/2 c. butter
1 T. lemon juice
1 small minced onion
3 1/2 c. chicken broth
salt and pepper to flavor
1 c. heavy cream

Trim tough mushroom stems and set aside. Thinly slice mushroom caps. In large sauce pan over medium high heat melt butter and saute the sliced mushrooms and lemon juice until mushrooms are tender. Stir constantly. Reduce heat to medium low and remove the mushrooms with a slotted spoon.

With remaining butter cook onion, and mushroom stems until onions are translucent. Stir in flour blend and cook 1 min. Stirring constantly. Gradually stir in broth, cook until thickened, stirring all of the times. Place 1/2 the mix in blender on high until smooth. Put back in saucepan, add salt and pepper. Stir in cream and add sliced mushrooms. Reheat until boiling and then serve.

Feijoada (Brazilian black beans)

4-6 cans of black beans
1 lb kielbasa sausage sliced
1 lb bacon raw and sliced
garlic for taste
salt for taste
1/2 onion finely chopped, or powdered onion for taste

Combine all ingredients in a crock pot. Cook low 6-8 hours, or high 3-4. Stir occasionally. Serve over rice. Delish!

Reese's Peanut Butter Bar's -Cami

1 c. butter melted
2 c. ground graham cracker crumbs
2 . powdered sugar
1 c. + 1/4c. peanut butter
1 1/2 c. semisweet choclate chip cookies

In medium bowl, mix together the melted butter, graham cracker crumbs, sugar and 1 c. peanutbutter until well blended. Press evenlt into the bottom of an ungreased 9x13" pan. In a medium bowl over simmering water or in microwave, melt chocolate chips with remainder of peanut butter, stiring occassionally until smooth. spread over the peanut butter layer. Refridgerate for at least one hour before cutting into squares.