• 1 lb or more lean ground beef
• 1/2 c chopped onion
• 15-oz can red kidney beans or chili beans, drained, liquid reserved
• 8-oz can tomato sauce
• 1/3 c chicken broth
• 2 T chili powder or to taste
• 1/2 t ground cumin or to taste
• 1 t salt
• 1/4 t pepper
• Indian or Cornmeal Fry Bread from previous recipe
• 4 to 5 c coarsely shredded lettuce
• 1/2 c sliced green onions, including some tops
• 2 tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped
• 1 1/2 c shredded sharp cheddar cheese

In skillet, saute meat till lightly browned; add onion and saute till tender. Stir in beans, tomato sauce, chicken broth, chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper. Add reserved bean liquid if too thick; simmer 15 min. Remove and discard any grease that has accumulated. To serve, spoon meat mixture over rounds of fry bread and top with lettuce, onion, tomato, and cheese. May also top with mild to hot salsa if desired.

Submitted by Lady Griddlebone

• 1 package spice cake mix
• 1 package white cake mix
• 1 package vanilla sandwich cookies green food coloring
• 12 small Tootsie rolls
• 1 package vanilla pudding, not instant

Crumble cookies in small batches in blender: they tend to stick to sides, so scrape them often. Set aside 1/4 cup. When cakes are cooled to room temp., crumble them into a large bowl. Toss with half of the remaining cookie crumbs and the chilled pudding, and set the other half of the crumbs aside. To the 1/4 cup crumbs you reserved, add a few drops of green food coloring and toss with a fork.

Use a new kitty litterbox, and line it if desired (DON'T use a scented or deodorant-treated liner, of course!) Press the cake/crumb/pudding mixture gently and a bit unevenly into litterbox.

Put 3 unwrapped tootsie rolls in a microwave-safe dish and heat until soft and pliable. Shape ends so so they are no longer blunt, curving slightly. Repeat with 3 more tootsie rolls and bury all 6 in mixture.

Sprinkle other half of cookie crumbs over top, and reserved green crumbs evenly over that; this is supposed to look like chlorophyll in the kitty litter.

Heat remaining 6 tootsie rolls 3 at a time in microwave until also almost melted. Scrape them on top of cake and sprinkle with cookie crumbs.

Serve with a new litter-scooper.

Submitted by Lady Griddlebone

• 1/2 a cup of cream-heat with milk
• 4 cups of milk-heated to a boiling point
• 3 egg yolks beaten
• Two thirds a cup of sugar
• 2 teaspoons of cornstarch
• 13 blackberries
• 12 strawberries-sliced into sections of 4
• 11 raspberries
• 10 apples, diced, or blueberries (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon of Nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon

Note: As you may have noticed, I instructed to stir constantly. This is a must! If you do not, the mixture sticks to the bottom of the pan, and you will be scrubbing from dawn to dusk to get it off!

Submitted by Lady Griddlebone

1/4 t. salt
1 cup flour
1 cup water
 6 T. butter
 4 eggs (at room temperature)

Puffs: Mix salt and flour and set aside. Boil water and butter.  Dump in flour/salt mix all at once and mix with a wooden spoon till smooth - remove from heat and set aside for 5 minutes.  Add eggs one at a time and beat well. Makes 6 puffs. Bake at 400 for 10 minutes and 350 for 30 minutes   Watch towards the end.  Cool completely on a rack.

Filling:
1 lb. ricotta cheese
200 gms white chocolate
1 t. vanilla
1-3 T. Sugar (to taste)
Juice and rind of one lime (I have used lemon also)
1/4 t. salt.

Topping:
100 gms. white chocolate - melted
1/2 cup blanched pastacio nuts - blanched and chopped finely

Beat ricotta till smooth, grate the  200 gms of white chocolate. Mix all the ingredients.  Fill the puffs.  Drizzle the chocolate and sprinkle the nuts.  Chill.

These are well worth the effort and are impressive as all get out. You can also make them smaller so they go further (13???)...

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