Nancy's Easy Chilli

1/2 pound ground meat
bit of olive oil
1/4 onion, chopped
garlic powder to taste
chilli powder to taste
salt to taste
1 can ranch style beans
1can beef broth
garnishes - chips, grated mexican cheese, hot sauce

Coat frying pan with thin layer of olive oil.  Add ground meat and onion; sprinkle with garlic powder, salt, chilli powder.  Fry till ground meat is no longer pink.  Add beans and beef broth.  Bring to boil reduce heat and simmer a few minutes.  Garnish as desired.

Makes a very good quick meal.

Nancy's Chocolate Chip Cookies

Yield about 3 dozen cookies

1.2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup flour, sifted
1/2 cup margarine or butter
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup semissweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup nuts, if desired

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.  Sift salt, baking soda, and flour together.  Cream margarine or butter; add sugar, vanilla, and egg, blend well.  Add flour mixture; beat well.  Stir in chocolate chips; add nuts (if sesired),  Drop by level spoonfulls onto a lightly greased baking sheet.  Bake about 10 minutes.

Custard Sauce

(High Cholesterol)

Yield: 21/2 cups

2 cups nonfat milk
2 eggs
11/2 cups sugar
1/2 tablespoon arrowroot
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almnd extract

Scald milk in saucepan.  Beat eggs, sweetener, arrowroot, and allt in small bowl; gradually add scalded milk.  Return mixture to saucepan; cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture coats a spoon and is slightly thickened.  Remove from heat; beat in vanilla and almond extracts.  Chill ntil ready to use.

Summer Fruit Mix

Yield: 5 cups

2 cups strawberries
1 cup grapes
1 cup mellon balls
1 cup blackberries
1/4 cup sugar

Wash and clean fruit; combine with sugar; chill. 

This goes well topped with Custard Sauce

Radish Celery Salad

Salad
Radish Celery Salad  Yield"  2 cups

1 cup radishes, sliced thin
1 cup celery, sliced thin
1/4 cup French cressing
1 cup lettuce leaves, torn up

Toss radishes, celery, and dressing together.  Refrigerate an hour or so before placing on lettuce leaves.

Sweet and Sour Cucumber Salad

1/2 cup water
1 cup cider vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons dill pickle chopped fine
11/2 teaspoons salt
2 cucumbers, sliced thin
1 stalk celery, sliced thin

Boil water, vinegar, sweetener, pickle, and salt.  Place cucumbers and celery slices in glass jar; pour boiling liquid over; cover and refrigerate overnight.  Drain before serving.

Marinated Vegetable Toss

2 cups fresh tomato wedges, peeled
1/2 cup radishes, sliced
1/2 medium red onion, thinly sliced
1/2 cup celery crescents
1/2 cup cucumber chunks
Dietic Italian dressing

Combine all vegetables in salad bowl; pour Italian dressing over vegetables.  Refigerate overnight.