Creamy Tomato Soup by Shauna Goss

28 oz can diced tomatoes
1 c chicken broth
1/4 c butter
2 TBL sugar
2 TBL onion, chopped
1/8 tsp baking soda
2 c heavy cream

Mix tomatoes, broth, butter, sugar, onion and baking soda in a saucepan. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Heat cream separately and add to tomato mixture just before serving. Makes 6-8 servings.

This soup is wonderful. A lady at our church makes it every year at the Women's Soup and Salad Fellowship and it is always a big hit. This soup has a wonderful flavor and is just perfect on a cold Winter's night. Try it out and let me know what you think. :)

Fluff

1 container cottage cheese
1 small container of cool whip
1 small package of jello, lime or orange
2 cups mini marshmallows
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
1 can of mandarin oranges or chunk pineapple, drained

Mix all ingredients together and chill before serving. You may also use any fat level of cool whip and cottage cheese and sugar free jello. This is a easy recipe and really tasty. It is light, fluffy, creamy and yummy!

Strawberry Cream Cake

1 box strawberry cake mix
1 small box instant vanilla pudding
2 cups milk
1 small tub of cool whip
1 small box strawberry jello
1 c boiling water
3 drops red food coloring, optional
Strawberries or chocolate covered strawberries
Hot fudge sauce, for drizzling

Follow direction on cake box and make cake. Once out of the oven, poke holes in top of cake with fork...while still hot. Combine jello with boiling water until dissolved, pour over cake. Refrigerate cake until chilled. Mix pudding and milk and combine with half of tub of cool whip. Add red food coloring and mix until a light pink color. Pour over cake and frost. Decorate with strawberries and hot fudge sauce. Keep chilled until ready to serve.

This is so easy, but looks like you spent a whole day making it. This cake is delicious, light, moist and not too sweet. This is a beautiful cake for a party, church get together, Valentine's or just because. You may use sugar free and fat free pudding mix and cool whip. You may also use any fat level of milk you desire.

Another option for this recipe: Buy a orange cake mix, use orange jello, and orange food coloring. Decorate with fresh, thinly sliced oranges or mandarin oranges. This tastes like a orange dreamsicle. Yummy!

Apple Fritters

1 c milk
1 egg, beaten
4 TBL margarine
1/4 c sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 orange, rind and juice
1 c apples, chopped (skin can be left on)
3 c flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla

Beat egg. In a mixing bowl, combine the milk, egg and melted margarine. Add the orange juice, rind, chopped apples and vanilla. Sift together the flour, salt and baking powder. Stir into milk mixture with a spoon until blended. Do not overmix. Preheat oil in a skillet to 350 degrees. Drop off end of tablespoons into hot oil. Fry to a golden brown. turn so they brown evenly. Allow to cool. Optional: sprinkle with 10 x sugar. Serve with apple butter.

This is another amazing recipe from The Apple Barn. These are so good and they really don't take much time to make. You could have these for breakfast, lunch or as a side to dinner. These are a must try! :)

Apple Julep

1 qt unsweetened apple juice
1 c unsweetened pineapple juice
1 c orange juice
1/4 c lemon juice
Fresh mint spigs

Combine first 4 ingredients with ice cubes; mix well. Garnish serving with mint. Yields: 6-1/4 cups

This is a very refreshing drink and easy to make. They serve this at The Apple Barn in Tennessee.