Apple Crisp

2 or 3 cups sliced apples. Put in flat pan and sprinkle with cinnamon.

Mix together and sprinkle on top:
1 cup flour
1 stick butter or margarine
1 cup sugar
may add some oatmeal and/or nuts

Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or so. Serve warm. Put scoop of vanilla ice cream on top if desired!

Easy Chili Dip

This is a great lowfat recipe (the chips are not always lowfat) and is good for those who are watching their calories.

Easy Chili Dip

2 pkgs cream cheese (can be lowfat), softened
2 cans Hormel Turkey Chili 99% fat free
1 small jar of salsa
Shredded Mexican or four cheese blend (or any kind of cheese)

Spread softened cream cheese on bottom of 9 x 12 pan. Pour chili over top of cream cheese. Spread salsa over chili. Sprinkle with shredded cheese to your liking. Bake in 350 degree oven for 20 minutes until cheese is melted/bubbly. Serve with tortilla chips. Enjoy!!!!!

Grasshopper Pie

This recipe came from a restaurant in Mystic, Connecticut when Steve and I lived in Connecticut years ago. Our kids request this pie instead of a birthday cake on their birthdays! (Except Marissa)


GRASSHOPPER PIE

CRUST:
24 Oreo cookies, finely crushed (or use a ready made chocolate crust)
1/4 c. butter, melted

FILLING:
2 c. heavy or whipping cream, whipped
5 TBSP crème de menthe
5 TBSP crème de cacao
1 large jar (8 oz.) marshmallow crème

Combine cookie crumbs and butter. Press into 9" spring pan or regular pie pan. Reserve 1/2 cup to sprinkle on top of finished pie.

Whip the cream. Add crème de menthe and crème de cacao to marshmallow creme in a separate bowl. Mix gently until blended. Fold in whipped cream. Pour into cookie pie crust. Sprinkle with crumbs. Freeze for several hours.

Note: You can use 1 ½ cups heavy cream/whipping cream, instead of 2 cups.)

WW Notes: 1/8th of a pie is approximately 6 points! (268 calories, 12 g fat, 0 dietary fiber)

Oatmeal Cake

My mother used to make this cake and it is a family favorite. My brother, Doug, substitutes applesauce for the butter to make it healthier and less fattening.

Mom's Oatmeal Cake (Betty Royer)

Pour 1 ¼ cups boiling water over 1 cup quick cooking oats and let stand for 20 minutes.

Add:
½ cup butter or margarine
2 eggs
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar

Stir. Then Add:
1 1/3 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. vanilla
½ tsp. salt

Pour into greased and floured 8 x12 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 - 40 minutes until done. While cake is in the oven, get the topping ready:

Topping:
7 TBSP melted butter or margarine
1 cup brown sugar
¼ cup canned milk or cream (evaporated milk)
1 cup coconut
1 tsp. vanilla

Remove cake from hot oven and turn on the broiler. Spread topping on hot cake in small spoonfuls and spread evenly and gently. Broil 2-3 minutes or bake a few minutes until topping bubbles and is lightly browned. Enjoy!
Serves 12.