German Hot Potato Salad

6 potatoes, cut and boiled
1/3 c. vinegar
2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 lb. bacon, cooked and cut up
3/4 c. green onions
3 hard boiled eggs

Mix together while warm and serve over crisp lettuce. My dad's favorite and he was a hot german.

Killer Pasta Salad

8 oz. colored spiral pasta
8 oz. bow tie pasta
Cook and cool...

1 (200z.) pineapple tidbits, drained
2 c. chopped celery
4 green onions, chopped
1 pkg. Craisens
1 c. cashews
1 c. red seedless grapes, cut in half.
*opt.- diced and cooked chicken

Dressing-
1 16oz. Kraft Coleslaw dressing
1 c. mayonnaise

Spinach Dip

2 boxes frozen chopped spinach
1 stick butter
1 onion, chopped
1 can Rotel (diced tomatoes and green chilies)
8 oz. grated cheese
8 oz. cream cheese

Boil spinach, drain. Saute onion in butter, add Rotel and cheese and stir until melted. Add spinach.
Season with salt and pepper or Tony Chachere's seasoning. It too thick, add milk. Serve with crackers or rolls.

Chicken Pot Pie Crockpot style

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (or chicken tender strips)
5 cups cubed potatoes
2 cups diced carrots
1 chopped onion
1 teaspoon salt (or Johnny's seasoning salt)
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1/2 soup can water
1/2 pkg frozen petite peas
1 roll Grands biscuits (cooked to package directions)
shredded cheddar cheese

Place potatoes, carrots and onion in bottom of crock pot. Top with chicken breast. Pour soup over top of chicken. Add water. Cook on high for 3 - 4 hours or on low for up to 8 hours. Remove chicken and shred, then add back to the veggies. Add the frozen peas and stir well. Cook about 20 minutes longer while your biscuits are baking. To serve, slice biscuits in half and place on plate. Top with chicken mixture and then shredded cheese.

Coconut Candy

1 bag sweetened coconut
Either almond bark white candy coating or
small block of dipping chocolate.

Spread coconut evenly in a 9 x 13 pan. Toast in a 325 degree oven, stirring often until coconut is browned and crumbly (about 30 minutes).
Melt almond bark or chocolate in microwave. Stir into coconut. Drop by spoonfuls into fluted candy papers and chill.

Sombrero Bean Dip

1 lb. hamburger, browned and drained
1/2 chopped onion
2/3 cup Heinz HOT Ketchup
1/2 package Taco Seasoning Mix
1 can red kidney beans, drained
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
sliced olives
sour cream

Brown hamburger. Add onion and cook until onion is soft. In a blender, mix beans, Ketchup and seasoning mix. Blend well and pour over hamburger-onion mixture. Heat through then transfer to a casserole dish. Top with cheese and bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes until everything is bubbly. Remove from oven and top with sour cream and sliced olives if desired. Serve with tortilla chips.

NOTE: If you can't find Heinz HOT ketchup, just use regular ketchup and add a little tobasco sauce.

Margaret McNamara's Chex Mix

Melt 1 stick margarine in 250 oven.
Add 12 shakes of Worchestershire sauce
Sprinkle Garlic salt and mix.

In a big bowl or brown paper bag mix:
4 cups corn Chex
4 cups rice Chex
1 cup Kix
1 cup Cheerios
2 cups corn bran cereal
1 cup pretzels
2 cups nuts ( several kinds is best)
1 cup Wheat nuts.

Add all at once margarine mix and Stir for at least 5 minutes
Bake 45 minutes, stirring well after each 15 minutes and sprinkling with more garlic salt to taste.