Potato Cheese Soup

12 c. water
8 to 9 chicken bouillon cubes
4 to 5 carrots, sliced
2 to 3 celery stalks
4 medium potatoes, diced
2 cubes margarine or butter
3/4 c. flour
1 lb Velveeta or 1 large bottle Cheez Whiz, melted

Heat water and dissolve bouillon. Parboil vegetables. Melt butter in a separate pan. Add flour to butter and then add 2 cups water mixture to thickened butter and flour. This will foam up and thicken. Dump this mixture back into original pan of water mixture. Simmer 15 to 30 minutes before serving

You may add other vegetables as desired (broccoli and cauliflower). 
Tina Eversten 
Laura Richards
Suzanne Hodson
Shawna Carter
Kathy Young

Hamburger Soup

1 lb hamburger
1 c. cubed potatoes
2 1/2 c. tomatoes or tomato juice
1 1/2 qt water
1 small bay leaf, crushed
1/2 tsp thyme
1 c. chopped onion
1 c. sliced carrots
5 tsp salt
1/2 tsp basil
1/8 tsp. pepper

Brown beef and onion in soup pan. Add other ingredients and simmer 1 hour. If desired, may add 8 ounce package of noodles last 15 minutes and sprinkle with grated cheese.
Ann Peterson
Susan Whipple

Cream of Broccoli Soup

2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp flour
1 c. chicken bouillon
2 c. finely chopped broccoli, cooked
1 tsp salt
Dash of pepper
2 tbsp minced onion
3 c. milk

Melt butter in saucepan; add onion. cook until transparent. Stir in flour, milk, and bouillon. cook until smooth and thick. Add broccoli, salt and pepper.
Shawna Carter

Clam Chowder

2 minced clams (6.5 oz)
1 c. chopped onions
1 c. chopped celery
2 c. diced potatoes
3/4 c. butter
3/4 c. flour
1 qt milk or cream
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp. sugar

Drain juice from clams and pour over vegetables in a saucepan. Add enough water to cover vegatables. Simmer for 20 minutes.

Make sauce while vegetables are cooking. Melt butter; stir in flour to make paste. Add milk and seasoning. Heat until thickened. Add sauce to undrained vegetables. Add clams. Heat through and serve.
Janmarie Smith
Debbie Nelson
Ann Peterson
Kristy Burrell

Guacamole Dip

2 rip avacados
1 pkg cream cheese (8 oz)
2 chopped green onions
1 chopped tomato
Salt
Pepper
Garlic powder
tabasco sauce
1 freshly squeezed lime

Combine avacados and cream cheese. Cream together until smooth. add onions and tomato. Add lime juice to prevent darkening. Season to tast with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and Tabasco sauce.
Brenda Wing

Fruit Dip

5 tbsp frozen orange juice concentrate
1/2 c water
7 oz marshmallow cream
8 oz cream cheese

Mix orange juice concentrate and water together. Soften cream cheese and mix the cream cheese and marshhmallow cream together. Add orange juice to cream mixture. Blend well.
Marlaine Layton
Julie Olson
Angele Nebeker Richardson

Ranch Dressing

1 qt mayonnaise
1 qt buttermilk
2 tsp parsley
2 tsp onion powder
2 tsp Accent
1 tsp salt
3/4 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp garlic powder

Combine all ingredients. Chill and serve over salad or baked potatoes.
Susan Whipple

Barbeque Sauce

A Recipe

1 medium onion
1/4 cup margarine
16 oz. tomato sauce
3/4 c. brown sugar
2 Tbsp molasses
1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 Tbsp A.1. steak sauce
2 Tbsp ketchup
3 to 4 dashes of liquid smoke

Cook onion in margarine until transparent. Add all ingredients and simmer for 1/2 to 3/4 an hour. 
Julie Olsen

Another Recipe

1 medium onion
2 Tbsp butter
2 tbsp vinegar
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp brown sugar
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
1 c ketchup
3 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp prepared mustard
1 c water
1/2 c. celery or 1 tsp celery salt

Melt butter in pan. Add onion and celery and cook until clear. Add other ingredients and sti well. apply to chicken, ribs or beef the last 10 minutes of grilling.
Annette Peterson

Salsa

A Recipe

1 qt stewed tomatoes
1 small yellow onion, diced
3 or 4 green onions
1 can diced green chilies
1/2 can jalapeno peppers
1/2 tbsp garlic

Stir together. It gets hotter as it sets! 
Carol Millstead

Another Recipe

1 can Ortega chopped chiles
1 medium can whole tomatoes, drained
1 medium onion
1 clove garlic
Salt and pepper to taste
1/2 tsp oregano
1 tbsp oil
1 tbsp vinegar
Cilantro

Chop onion and garlic fine. Mix all the ingredients together and chop well.
Teresa Davidson

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