Holiday Recipes

By Mairmie (Guest Post)

There`s a very good cookbook from the "Company`s Coming" series called"Holiday Entertaining."

The "Company`s Coming" series of cookbooks has many other titles with excellent tried and true recipes. Enjoy your Holidays.

By

micksgirl

PUMPKIN BARS
http://www.tasteofhome.com/RD.asp?I ... 06&pmcode=TOH200610C&e=20880

4 eggs
1-2/3 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt

ICING:
1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 to 2 tablespoons milk

In a mixing bowl, beat eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin. Combine flour,
cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to pumpkin
mixture and mix well. Pour into an ungreased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in.
baking pan. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes. Cool completely.

For icing, beat cream cheese, sugar, butter and vanilla in a small
mixing bowl. Add enough of the milk to achieve desired spreading
consistency. Spread over bars. Yield: 2 dozen.
My sister in law makes this, it is so good.

Vegetable Casserole
Frozen bag Broccoli cauliflower and carrot mix, thawed and drained
Stick of butter
Tube ritz crackers, crushed
8 to 16 oz of Velveeta depending on how cheesy you like it, we use 12oz
Melt half the stick of butter with cubed velveeta. Mix with thawed drained veggies. Pour into 8 x 8 in pan. Melt other half of stick of butter and mix with crushed crackers. Pour on top of veggie mix and bake at 375 for 20-30 min.

Grandmother Marys Cranberry salad
wash pound fresh cranberries and put in food processor
peel orange and add to cranberries
core apple and add to cranberries and orange
process all and sugar to taste