Apple Dessert Enchiladas

Ingredients:
1 can (21 oz) apple pie filling
8 medium size flour tortillas
2-3 tsp ground cinnamon
¾ cup butter
¼ cup powdered sugar
Optional: Vanilla ice cream or whipped cream

Directions:
*Empty pie filling into bowl.
*Add cinnamon and mix.
*Spoon small amount of mixture into center of tortilla.
*Roll up and place seam side down in greased 9x13 dish.
*Melt butter and brush over top of enchiladas.
*Bake at 300 degrees for 25 minutes.
*Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
*Serve warm.
*Optional: Serve with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

Note: You can make the enchiladas one or two days in advance, cover with foil and put in refrigerator. It is best to bring enchiladas to room temperature before cooking.

Submitted by: Kelli McCrea

Yummy Grape Salad

Ingredients:
1 pkg sour cream
1 pkg cream cheese
1 cup sugar
2-3 cups green grapes(in halves)
1/2 cup pecans

Directions:
*Mix all ingredients togther.
*Serve Chilled

Created by: Judy Avery


Submitted by: Meghan Perry

Apple Salad

Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup flour
1 large can crushed pineapples
4-5 granny smith apples, diced
1 8 ounce pkg cream cheese

Directions:
*Cook sugar, flour, and pineapples until thickned.
*Stir constantly to keep from scorching.
*Add cream cheese until melted. Let Cool
*Pour over diced apples and blend togther.
*Top with Cool Whip.
*Garnish with nuts and cherries.

Created by: Sharon Alderman


Submitted by: Meghan Perry

Macadamia Cod with Nectarine Salsa

Ingredients:
(Salsa):
2 small firm nectarines (pitted and diced) or peaches...canned fruit works well out of season
1/4 cup finely diced red bell pepper
2tbls thinly sliced green onion tops
2tbls lime juice
1 jalepeno pepper seeded and finely chopped (dont skip this...even if you dont like spicy food...just avoid any of the seeds)
1/4 tsp salt
Combine the above ingredients and mix well. Set aside.

(Cod Fillets):
2 cod fillets (subsititute different firm, white fish if needed)
1/4 cup chopped macadamia nuts
1/4 tsp paprika

Directions:
*Combine nuts and paprika, mix well.
*Arrange fillets on small bar pan.
*Carefully sprinkle mixture over tops of fillets, forming an even layer.
*Bake 12-15 minutes or until cod flakes easily with fork.
*Remove fish from oven and serve over top of salsa.

*I serve with rice..you know, something facny like Rice a Roni rice pilaf)! YUMM-O!!!!

Source: This is a secret recipe.......... from "Pampered Chef!"

Submitted by: Annie Distelzweig

Hot Pineapple Salad

Ingredients:
1 (20 oz) can pineapple chunks
3/4 cup sugar
3 TBSP flour
3 TBSP pineapple juice
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese

Topping Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups crushed Ritz crackers
1/2 stick melted margarine

Directions:
*Drain pineapple (save 3 TBSP juice). 
*Mix sugar, flour, and juice
*Add pineapple and cheese
*Pour into baking dish
*Mix topping ingredients together and put on top of pineapple in pan
*Heat in a 350* F oven for 20-25 minutes

Source: "Tastes from the Country" Cookbook

Submitted by:  DeAnne Anderson

Fresh Fruit Dip

Ingredients:
Marshmallow Creme
Whipped cream cheese spread
Confectioners sugar

Directions:
*Use equal amounts of marshmallow creme and whipped cream cheese spread.
*Add confectioners sugar to desired sweetness.
*Serve with a variety of fresh fruit.

*May be tinted with food coloring.

Source: "All Rolled Together" - Belzoni, MS Garden Club Cookbook

Submitted by: Jennifer Attaway

Fruit Kabobs with Mint Marinade

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups water
1 cup sugar
1 cup fresh mint leaves
Juice of 1 orange
Juice of 1 lemon or lime
5 cups watermelon balls
1 cantaloupe, scooped into balls
3 cups (about 1 pound) green grapes
2 cups fresh stawberries, capped
Whole pears (optional)

Directions:
*Combine water and sugar in a heavy saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
*Stir in mint and fruit juice; set aside to cool.
*Combine melon, grapes, and strawberries in a large, shallow container; add mint mixture.
*Cover and marinate in refrigerator 1 to 2 hours.
*Drain well.
*Alternate fruit on 6 inch skewers; insert skewers into whole pears, if desired.

Yields: About 3 dozen kabobs.

Source: "All Rolled Together" - Belzoni, MS Garden Club Cookbook

Submitted by: Jennifer Attaway

*Personal Note:  These are sooooo Yummy! I have never done these with the pears, and they are still great.

Best (and Easiest) Banana Pudding

Ingredients:
Nilla Wafers
4-5 large ripe bananas (slice)
1 large Cool Whip
1/2 Small jar Coffee Mate (~1 1/2 oz.) (I  use French Vanilla flavor)
1 large box instant vanilla (or french vanilla) pudding mix
1 can sweetened condensed milk
2 1/2 cups milk
1/4 cup sugar (optional)

Directions:
*Filling: Mix pudding, milk, condensed milk, and sugar
*Topping: Mix Cool Whip and Coffee Mate
*Use a large bowl and place one layer of wafers, followed by layer of sliced bananas
*Pour layer of pudding mixture
*Top with layer of Cool Whip Mixture
*Repeat layers of wafers, bananas, pudding, and Cool Whip mixtures until bowl is full.
*Put extra Cool Whip mixture on top and sprinkle with crushed Nilla Wafer crumbs.
*Refrigerate.  (Will keep several days)

Submitted by: DeAnne Anderson