Taco Soup

2 pounds ground beef
1 small onion
Brown meat and onions.

Add:
1 can ranch style beans
1 can pinto beans
1 can corn
1 can red beans
1 can rotel
4 cans diced tomatoes, Italian style
1 pkg. ranch dressing
1 pkg. taco seasoning
Mix all together.
Add 1 Tbs. sugar. Flavor with garlic and Worcestershire.

Serve with tortilla chips, cheese, and sour cream.

Chocolate Caramel Sheet Cake

1 c. butter

1c. water

¼ c. baking cocoa

½ c. buttermilk

2 eggs

1 t. baking soda

1 t. vanilla extract

2 c. sugar

2 c. all purpose flour

½ t. salt

1 ½ c. coarsely chopped pecans, toasted

Cook first 3 ingredients in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until butter melts and mixture is smooth; remove from heat.

        Beat buttermilk and next 3 ingredients at medium speed until smooth; add cocoa mixture, beating until blended.

        Combine sugar, flour, and salt; gradually add to buttermilk mixture, beating just until blended. Batter will be thin.   Pour into a bar pan.

        Bake at 350 degrees for 20 -25 minutes. 

Pour warm Quick Caramel Frosting over cake , spreading evenly to edges of pan. Sprinkle evenly with pecans. Makes 15 servings.

Quick Caramel Frosting

½ c. butter

½ c. light brown sugar

½ c. dark brown sugar

¼ c. milk

2 c. powdered sugar

1 t. vanilla extract

Bring first 3 ingredients to a boil in a medium saucepan, whisking constantly, about 2 minutes

        Stir in milk and bring to a boil; remove from heat. Add powdered sugar and vanilla, stirring with a wooden spoon until smooth. Use immediately. 

My Grandma Miles' Fudge

4 cups sugar
2 sticks butter
1 can milnot
Cook the above ingredients till the mixture forms a soft ball when dropped in cold water.


Add:
1 4 oz. jar of marshmallow crème
1 12 oz. bag of chips (chocolate, butterscotch, etc.)


Pour into a buttered pan or use a cake decorator and put into mini-cups.


Yield: 75 – 85 mini-cups