Zucchini Brownies oh my are these sooo good!

Zucchini Brownies


2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup baking cocoa
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups shredded zucchini
1-1/2 cups sugar
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

FROSTING:
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup miniature marshmallows
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped walnuts, optional

In a bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Combine zucchini, sugar and oil;
add to dry ingredients. Mix well. Stir in walnuts and vanilla. Pour into a greased jelly roll sized pan and bake at 350 deg.
Frost when cool. To prepare frosting:
melt butter with sugar and milk, stir in marshmallows and chips until melted, add vanilla and nuts if desired.

Zucchini Bars

Zucchini abounds, huh? Here's a bar recipe that we like for something different...
ZUCCHINI BARS




Combine:

3 cups flour

1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon nutmeg

1/8 teaspoon cloves



Cream together:

3/4 c. margarine

1 c. brown sugar

1/2 c. sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 eggs



Combine both of the above mixtures.



Gradually add:

2 c. peeled, grated zucchini

1/2 c. chopped walnuts

1/2 c. butterscotch chips or

raisins ( I prefer raisins)

Pour into a greased and floured 10x15" pan. Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes. Frost with Caramel frosting.



Caramel Frosting:

1/2 c. margarine

1 c. brown sugar

1/4 c. milk

1 - 1 1/2 c. powdered sugar



The Caramel frosting really makes

these bars taste great. Enjoy!

Differently Delicious Cole Slaw

1 bag cole slaw mix
1 head cauliflower, cut/broken into small pieces
1 onion, chopped
1 lb bacon, fried crisp and crumbled

Mix with the following dressing:
2 c. mayo or miracle whip
1/2 c sugar

Place in serving bowl. Top with 1 - 8 oz pkg. parmesan shredded cheese. (I used the three cheese Italian)
Just before serving, stir the parmesan into the salad.

Peanut Butter Cookies

Gosh, do I wish I wasn't allergic to peanut butter!! I used to love these with cold milk. YUM...now the old body doesn't do peanut butter or dairy. Good heavens!

Peanut Butter Cookies

1 c butter
1 c brown sugar
1 c sugar
2 eggs, beaten
2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
3 c flour
Mix alltogether and drop by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet. Bake at 350 deg.

Zucchini Raisin Oatmeal Cookies

ZUCCHINI RAISIN OATMEAL COOKIES




1/2 cup margarine

3/4 cup honey

1 egg

2 cup whole wheat flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup grated zucchini

1 cup rolled oats

1 cup chopped dates or raisins
Cream margarine with honey. Add egg and beat well. Sift flour with soda, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and salt. Add flour mixture alternately with zucchini to egg mixture. Stir in oats and dates. Drop by teaspoons onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 375F 10 to 12 minutes.

Refrigerator Pickles

My dad and my grandma both kept these pickles in the refrig. at all times, I think. I made an ice cream bucket of them some years ago and left them in the church fridge since we had "supper" together every Sunday night after the service. They bring back memories ...remember when you ALWAYS had pickles on the table for every meal?

Refrigerator Pickles

4 c sugar
4 c vinegar
1/2 c salt
14-16 cukes, sliced
3 onions, sliced
1 1/2 tsp tumeric
1 1/4 tsp mustard seed
1 1/4 tsp celery seed

Mix sugar, vinegar, salt and spices in a container and mix well. (do not heat this syrup).  In a gallon jar or pail,  place a layer of sliced oniones, then a layer of cukes until all is used. Pour syrup over thsi and put in fridge. Don't use for at least 1 week. (Don't can in jars. They'll keep in the fridge for 9 months.)

Zucchini Banana Bread

I see that Zucchini is at it's plentiful stage :). Zucchini Banana Bread is so good!

Zucchini Banana Bread

1 c grated zucchini
1 c mashed bananas
1/2 c sour cream
1 c veg. oil
2 tsp vanilla
3 eggs
3/4 c sugar
3/4 c brown sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
3 c. flour
Stir altogether. Add nuts if you wish. Pour into 2 loaf pans (or a 9 x 13 cake pan) Bake for one hour. (45 min. if using 9 x 13)