Mac and cheese

I thought this was totally yummy.  I hadn't made it in a while, but then I needed it again so I re-googled it the other day.  I figured I'd post it here so I could find it again.  I doubled it using a package of bowtie noodles and 6 cups of milk.

http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/high-five-recipe-creamy-mac-and-cheese

Yummy Soup

So I made this soup for the cake auction potluck this year because I recently found the recipe in one of my notebooks from Illinois.  It's one of those that you can make the mix in a quart jar.  I basically lived off this stuff my first semester at Ricks.  And it's so good.

So, without further ado...

1/2 cup split peas
1/3 cup beef bullion
1/4 cup barley
1/2 cup lentils
1/4 cup dried onions
2 tsp Italian seasoning
1/2 cup rice
1/2 cup macaroni (I use the little alphbet macaronis)
1 lb ground beef
1 30?oz can tomatoes
3 quarts water

Cook the ground beef and then simmer everything except the macaroni for 45 minutes and then add the macaroni and cook for another 20-25 minutes.

It is way yummy, but I wouldn't necessarily recommend three timesing it.  That makes a lot.  A lot.

Happy souping.

Molten Chocolate Lava Cake

****    This is a four star recipe from Mom! 1 C butter 1 C Xylitol ¼ tsp salt 6 lrg eggs 2/3 C flour ¾ C rich dark cocoa Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Generously butter a standard muffin tin. Dust with Xylitol, and tap out excess. Set aside. In the bowl of your stand-type mixer and with the paddle attachment, cream the 1 C butter, 1 C Xylitol, and salt together. Add the eggs one at a time, beating after each. Add the flour and cocoa and beat until just combined. Divide the batter evenly among prepared muffin cups. Bake just until the tops of the cakes no longer jiggle when the pan is slightly shaken, 8-9 mins. Remove from oven and let the pan stand for three minutes. To remove the cakes, place a cutting board over the top of the pan with the cakes. Grasping the edges of the pan and cutting board together, invert the pan, hold the inverted pan atop the cutting board, and drop the pan and cutting board from a height of six to eight inches. The cakes will pop loose onto the cutting board. Serve with ice cream or whipped cream. Yields 12 servings.

Cabbage Salsa

Has anyone else tried this?  It's so yummy!

1 head cabbage, finely chopped or shredded
1 bunch cilantro, chopped
juice of 1 or 2 or 3 limes
2 or 3 small tomatoes, diced (optional)
salt to taste

Mix it all up and eat it with chips right away.  You might eat it all.  Or you can save some for later.  It's good then, too.