Almond Poppy Seed Cake

1 box yellow cake mix
1 sm. box instant vanilla pudding
4 eggs
1 C. hot water
1/2 C. oil
1 tsp. almond extract
2 T. poppy seeds

Bake 35 minutes at 350 degrees in a well greased bundt pan. Glaze with 3/4 C. powdered sugar and 2 T. water.

Janette's Easy, Tasty Cottage Cheese Salad

1 carton cottage cheese
3/4 container of cool whip
1 small jello
Mandarin oranges, drained

Mix cottage cheese with jello. Add cool whip and oranges. The end :)

Turtle Cookies (aka Waffle Iron Cookies)

2 Eggs, beaten
3/4 c Sugar
1/2 c Margarine, melted
1 tsp Vanilla
3 Tbs Cocoa
1 c Flour

Preheat waffle iron. Mix eggs, sugar, margarine, and vanilla. Add cocoa and flour. Drop good-cookie-sized spoonful onto each square of waffle iron. Cook 2-3 minutes. Remove and cool a bit. Ice heavily while still warm.

Turtle Frosting:
2 c Powdered Sugar
3 Tbs Cocoa
2 Tbs Margarine
4 Tbs milk
1 tsp Vanilla

Sausage and Rice Casserole

3/4 lb Sausage
1 medium Onion, chopped
1 small Green Pepper, chopped
1 pkg. dry Lipton Chicken Noodle Soup
1/2 c raw rice

Brown sausage. Add onions and peppers and saute. Bring 3 c water to a boil. Add soup mix, rice, and sausage mixture. Put into casserole dish and bake for one hour @ 350.

Yummier Rice Krispie Treats

13 oz Rice Krispie Cereal
Large Pkg. Marshmallows
1 Cube Butter

Melt marshmallows and butter in a large pan. Add Rice Krispies and stir until well coated. Spread half of the mixture in a buttered pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips and more marshmallows.

Melt:
1 Pkg. Caramels
1/2 Cube Butter
1 Can Sweetened Condensed Milk

Pour over chocolate chips and marshmallows. Spread remaining Rice Krispie mixture on top. Delicious! (but really, with those ingredients, how could you go wrong? :)

Kathryn's Fudge Brownies

2 c sugar
2/3 c cocoa
2/3 c  melted butter
4 eggs
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 c flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp vanilla
2 c chopped nuts

Bake in a 9x13 greased pan at 350 for 25 minutes (or double it and put it in a jelly roll pan) Delicious!