Yogurt

1 quart milk
3 heaping tablespoons yogurt (not Dannon)
Fruit preserves, nuts, raisins

Heat milk to boiling point. Pour into earthen bowl. Cool until warmer than lukewarm. Add yogurt and stir ...

Butterscotch Marshmallow Squares with Browned Butter Icing

1/4 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ba ...

Twinkie Delight

1 box Twinkies? (10)
2 small boxes instant vanilla pudding
2 or 3 bananas
1 can crushed pineapple, drained
Cool Whip?
Nuts and maraschino cherries

Cut Twinkies? in half and ...

Watergate Dessert

1 cup flour
1/2 cup pecans
1/4 pound butter
8 ounces cream cheese
1 cup confectioners? sugar
1 (9 ounce) container Cool Whip?, divided
2 small boxes pistachio instant puddin ...

Thin Mint Madness

Source: Marty Brooks/Michaels Craft Stores

2 boxes Girl Scout Thin Mint cookies
1 small box instant vanilla pudding mix
8 ounces refrigerated Cool Whip
8 ounces miniature cho ...

Banana-Pineapple Icebox Cake

1 1/2 cups gingersnap crumbs
1/2 cup butter, softened, divided
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple in heavy syrup,
    drained ...

Cream Puff Bars

1 cup water
1/2 cup (1 stick) margarine
1 cup flour
4 eggs
Filling

Boil water with margarine; add flour; remove from stove. Let cool 5 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time. Spread o ...

Maids of Honor

Cream Cheese Pastry
3 ounces soft cream cheese
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup soft butter
1 cup sifted flour

Blend cream cheese and butter. Stir in salt and flour. Chill. Pre ...

Mom's Dream Dessert

From the kitchen of Laurie in California

This is a recipe I got from a friend a good 20 years ago when I attended a home party. She didn't have a name for it. When I made it when my b ...

Margarita Jell-O

Use one large box (4 cup size) or two small boxes of lime Jell-O. Add 2 cups boiling water to gelatin. Stir until dissolved, about 2 minutes. Add 1 1/4 cups cold water, 1/2 cup tequila and 1/4 ...