Black olives
carrots
cream cheese
toothpicks

Black olives for the head and body. Carrots as the beak, and a slice of carrot with a wedge cut out for the feet. and cream cheese stuffed in the body olive with a wedge cut out.

From allrecipes.com

Mango Rasberry pizza

CRUST
1 cup flour
1/4 cup powdered sugar
8 tbsp.margarine
FILLING
8 oz. cream cheese
1/2 cup sugar
3 - 4 large mangos, peeled and sliced
GLAZE
1 cup crushed raspberries (frozen work great)
1/2 cup water
3/4 cup sugar
2 tsp. cornstarch
Directions
To make crust; mix together flour, powdered sugar and margarine. Press into a large pizza pan and bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Mix filling; cream cheese and sugar and spread over warm crust. Peel and slice fruit and place on filling. In saucepan mix glaze of crushed berries with water, sugar and cornstarch. Over medium heat, cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Pour glaze over fruit. Chill or serve warm.

We recently received a lot of large mangos from a local co-op this one sounded really yummy!

Wheat thins

1 3/4 c. whole wheat flour
3/4 tsp salt
1 1/2 c. flour
1/3 c. shortening
1 c water
1 tsp sugar
/14 tsp garlic powder

Mix dry ingredients together. Cut in shortening and add water to mixture. Knead as little as possible to make a somewhat smooth dough. Roll very thin on a cookie sheet. Score with a knife into a desired size. Prick each cracker a few times with a fork. Sprinkle dough lightly with salt or onion salt. Bake at 350 degrees until light brown and crisp, about 30 minutes. Let cool and break apart at the scores.

Tamale Pie

1 lb. hamburger or 1 can of ground beef
1 onion chopped or sub. dried onion
1 15oz can tomaties
1 12oz can corn, drained
1 Tbsp. sugar
2-3 tsp chili powder
1 1/2 c. cold milk (if using dry milk, reconsititute)
1 c. chopped green pepper (optional)
1 clove garlic, minced or sub. powdered garlic
1 6oz can tomato paste
1 15oz can olives (optional)
1 tsp salt, dash of pepper
1 1/2 c sharp cheese, grated
1/2 c. yellow corn meal
1 Tbsp. butter (powdered is ok)


Brown ground beef, green pepper, onion and garlic together. Drain the fat and add tomatoes, tomato paste, corn, olives, sugar, salt, chili powder, and pepper.

Simmer 20 minutes until thick. Add cheese and stir until melted. Pour into 9x13 inch baking dish.

Make corn meal topping by heating milk in double boiler; add 1/2 tsp salt and slowly stir in corn meal. Cook and stir until thick (about 20 min). Add butter and spread over top of meat mixture. Bake at 375 degrees F for 40 min.

Serves 8-10


*This can be made using only food storage/canned items. Substitute fresh or frozen ground beef for 1 15oz can of ground beef, and use dried onions, powdered garlic, powdered milk reconsituted, powdered cheese and powdered butter (do not try to rehydrate the butter) and omit fresh pepper.