Fresh Veggie Salad (Gail)

2/3 c. vinegar
1/3 c. oil
3/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
pepper
Mix all together and pour over vegetables.
I use tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, celery (just chop them in hunks)
can also use peppers, zucchini,garlic, ...anything in the garden.

Fresh Salsa (Joycelyn)

3 cucumbers diced
4 large tomatoes diced
1 small onion diced
1 finely chopped jalopeno pepper
6-8 leaves chopped cilantro
juice of 2 lemons

Peach Cheesecake Pie (Laura S)

This a a delicious pie. Be sure to make it at your home.


8 oz. cream cheese
12 oz cool whip
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Mix this together and put in a baked pie shell.

Add
2 cup water
2 1/2 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
Cook this together

Mix
3/4 cup cornstarch
1 1/2 cup cold water
Mix this together with cooked mixture and bring to a boil.

Add 1 small pkg orange jello and cook 1-2 minutes
Add 1/4 cup lemon juice and mix together until chilled.
Add 4 cup sliced peaches and 1-2 mashed peaches into jello mixture .
Spread jello and peaches on top of cream cheese mixture.

Italian Zucchini (Mary)

1 Tbsp. olive oil
½ cup chopped onions
1 medium green pepper, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
½ lb. ground beef
1 cup zucchini
1 c. ripe tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped
½ tsp. oregano
½ tsp. basil
Dash of hot pepper sauce
Salt and pepper
In olive oil, sauté onions, green peppers, and garlic 2 minutes. Stir in ground beef, cook until browned. Stir in remaining ingredients. Turn into 1 quart casserole. Bake 30 minutes at 350°. Serves 2.

Jalapeno Bacon Poppers (Joycelyn)

12 Jalapeno peppers
1 8 oz. pkg cream cheese
1 cup finely grated sharp cheddar cheese
8 slices uncooked bacon

Cut tops off peppers, cut in half lengthwise and remove seeds.
Drain on a paper towel.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

Fill each halved pepper with cream cheese. Place filled peppers on a plate and sprinkle with grated cheddar cheese.
Cut each slice of bacon into 3 pieces. Wrap one cut slice of bacon around each cut pepper (swirl bacon around the pepper) Place peppers on a foil lined cookie sheet.
Bake peppers for 15-20 minutes or until bacon is crispy. Cool slightly and serve.

Oven Roasted Red Potatoes (Joycelyn)

Wash well 2-3 cups of small red potatoes and boil with skins on until tender. Cool potatoes and then peel.
(for larger potatoes cook with skins then peal and cut into 2 inch pieces)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Place cooked, peeled potatoes on a tinfoil lined cookie sheet.
Sprinkle potatoes with onion granules, garlic powder, celery salt and paprika.
Drizzle melted butter (about 1/4-3/4 of a cup)over potatoes.

Cook in oven for 30-45minutes or until golden brown.
Serve with sour cream, ketchup, or just eat the plain.

Green Beans

Boil fresh snapped green beans until just tender.
Drain beans and sprinkle Onion granules, Garlic powder, and a dash of celery salt on top of green beans. Pour 2-3 Tablespoons of melted butter over beans and stir.
Serve warm