Drommar (Dreams)

 Sources: Nancy Ramberg, Harold Johanson, Naemi Johanson

½ cup butter (1 stick)

½ cup vegetable oil

1 cup sugar

2 cups flour

1 tsp. ammonium carbonate

½ tsp. vanilla*

¾ tsp. almond flavoring*

*flavoring can be altered to your own taste  

Directions:

Beat butter, oil and sugar until light and "fluffy".  Mix flour with ammonium carbonate in a separate bowl.  Then gradually add this to butter mix and beat until smooth.  Lastly add flavorings.

Form dough into small balls (size of a marble) and bake at 350º for 8 - 10 minutes, but  keep watching as they bake quickly.

Striped Delight

 Source: General Foods.    Servings: 12 to 15

Combine and press firmly into a 13"x9" pan.:

• ½ cups graham cracker crumbs
• ¼ cup sugar
• ⅓ cup melted butter

Beat until smooth:

• 8oz cream cheese, softened
• ¼ cup sugar
• 2 T milk

Fold in half (4 oz) to the cream cheese mixture, then spread over crust:

• 8 oz cool whip (4 + 4, divided)

Prepare pudding, pour over cream cheese layer and chill several hours or overnight:

• 2 4-serving size packages instant pudding mix (or sub1 6-oz serving size + 2 ½ cups milk)
• 3 ½ cups cold milk

Spead remaining 4 oz. Coolwhip  on top, garnish with grated chocolate and/or nuts, if desired.

Johannah's Favorite Berry Balsamic Salad with Candied Pecans

Berry Balsamic Salad with Candied Pecans

Source: Johannah Banham

Prep Time: 10 min Cook Time: 5 min Servings: Serves: 8 Source: sixsistersstuff.com

Ingredients

Salad:

• 1 (16 ounce) bag spring salad mix
• 2 cups strawberries (sliced)
• 1 cup blackberries
• 1/2 cup Feta cheese crumbles
• Candied pecans*
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1/4 cup sugar

Dressing:

• 1/2 cup strawberry jam
• 3 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• Salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

Salad:

Toss together spring salad mix, sliced strawberries and blackberries. Add some Feta cheese for garnish (as much or little as you like).

*Candied pecans:

In a saucepan over medium heat, mix together chopped pecans and sugar.

Stir constantly for a few minutes until the sugar has caramelized and all of the pecans are coated.

Spread the coated pecans on a piece of foil or wax paper to cool.

After they are completely cool, break into pieces if they get clumped together. Add cooled pecans to salad and toss.