Macaroni Salad

1 lb. macaroni

1 cup diced celery

2 diced carrots

1 diced green pepper

Dressing:

1/2 cup vinegar

3/4 cup sugar

1/2 can sweetened condensed milk

1 cup mayonnaise

Cook pasta according to directions; rinse with cold water and drain. Add celery, carrots, and green pepper. Mix dressing together and toss with salad.

Barbecue Beefburgers (for a crowd)

5 lbs. ground beef

5 tsp. chili powder

2 onions, chopped

2 1/2 cups water

2 1/2 cups ketchup

1 T. Worcestershire sauce

5 tsp. dry mustard

1 cup dry quick oatmeal

Brown ground beef and onion. Drain and add chili powder. Boil water, ketchup and dry mustard for 3 minutes and pour over beef. Cook mixture 25 minutes. Top with oatmeal and cook 1 minute longer.

*Great make-ahead meal to put in the crock pot.

Striped Delight

35 oreo cookies, finely crushed

6 T. butter or margarine, melted

1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened

1/4 cup sugar

2 T. cold milk

1 tub (12 oz.) Cool Whip

3 1/4 cups cold milk

2 pkgs. (4 serving size each) chocolate instant pudding

Mix crushed cookies and butter in bowl. Press firmly onto bottom of 9x13 pan. Refrigerate for 10 minutes.

Beat cream cheese, sugar and 2 T. milk in bowl with wire whisk until well blended. Gently stir in 1 1/4 cups of the cool whip. Spread over crust.

Pour 3 1/4 cups milk into large bowl. Add pudding mixes. Beat with wire whisk for 2 minutes or until well blended. Pour over cream cheese layer. Let stand for 5 minutes or until thickened. Drop remaining cool whip by spoonfuls over pudding; spread to cover pudding.

Refrigerate at least 4 hours before serving.

Cookie Dough Topped Brownies

1 brownie mix along with ingredients needed for mix

1/2 cup butter or margarine

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup sugar

3 T. milk

1 tsp. vanilla

1 cup flour

1 cup chocolate chips

Prepare brownies as directed on package. Bake as directed for 9x13 pan. Combine butter, sugars, milk, vanilla, and flour. Fold in chocolate chips. Spread on top of cooled brownies.

Chocolate Revel Bars

1 cup butter or margarine

2 cups packed brown sugar

2 eggs

2 tsp. vanilla

2 1/2 cups flour

1 tsp. baking soda

3 cups quick-cooking rolled oats

1 14-oz. can sweetened condensed milk

1 12-oz. package semisweet chocolate chips

2 tsp. vanilla

Set aside 2 T. of the butter or margarine. In a large mixing bowl beat the remaining butter or margarine with an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add brown sugar; beat until well mixed. Beat in eggs and 2 tsp. vanilla. In another large bowl stir together flour and baking soda; stir in oats. Gradually stir dry mixture into beaten mixture. Set aside.

In a medium saucepan combine the reserved butter or margarine, the sweetened condensed milk, and chocolate. Cook over low heat until chocolate melts, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Stir in 2 tsp. vanilla.

Press two-thirds (about 3 1/3 cups) of the oat mixture into the bottom of an ungreased 15x10x1-inch baking pan. Spread chocolate mixture over the oat mixture. Using your fingers, dot remaining oat mixture over the chocolate.

Bake in a 350 degree oven about 25 minutes or until top is lightly browned (chocolate mixture will still look moist). Cool before cutting.

Mom's Oreo Ice Cream Dessert

1 package Oreo cookies, crushed

1 jar Hershey's Hot Fudge Topping

1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream

Put half the oreos in a 9x13 pan. Then top with

half a jar of fudge sauce (microwave just enough to spread).

Then top with vanilla ice cream. (soften slightly ahead of time, cut in slices to lay on top of syrup)

Pour rest of fudge sauce on and then top with remaining oreos.

Crescent Pork Pie

1 lb. ground pork

1 pkg. spaghetti seasoning mix

1 - 6 oz. can tomato paste

3/4 cup water

1 can quick crescent dinner rolls

Parmesan cheese

2 cups Mozzarella cheese

Brown pork; drain. Stir in seasoning mix, tomato paste and water. Simmer 10 minutes. Separate dough into 8 triangles and spread in deep pie dish to form crust. Sprinkle the crust with Parmesan cheese and then add the meat mixture. Top with Mozzarella cheese. Bake 15 to 20 minutes at 400 degrees.