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3/4 cup flour
1 cup rolled oats
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 soft margerine
1-398 ml can pumpkin
1 can low Fat Condensed Milk
2 eggs
1 tsp each ginger and cinnamon

Combine flour, oats and brown sugar, stir in margarine. Press evenly into 9" square baking pan. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes. Combine remaining ingredients, pour over base in pan; Return to oven and bake 25-30 minutes. Serve warm or chilled with whipped cream.


8 oz. light cream cheese softened
1/2 cup no fat sour cream
1/2 cup no fat Miracle Whip
shrimp (as much as your budget allows!)
1 cup seafood cocktail sauce
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 each green and red pepper
chopped 2 green onions
chopped 1 diced tomato

Mix first 3 ingredients together. Spread in glass 9 inch round pan. Scatter shrimp over cheese mixture. Add layers of seafood sauce, mozzarella cheese, peppers, onions and tomato. cover and chill until ready to serve. Supply assorted crackers and spoons for spreading.


1 tbsp. vegetable oil
1 onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, chopped fine
2 carrots, chopped
2 tsp. chili powder
4 cups vegetable stock
2 large cans black beans, drained and rinsed
1 can corn
1 can stewed tomatoes
4 tbsp chopped fresh parsley, optional

Heat oil and add onion, garlic and carrots; saute for 5 minutes or until onion is tender, stirring frequently. Add chili powder, cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add stock, 1 can beans, corn and bring to a boil. Meanwhile, in food processor or blender, puree together tomatoes and remaining can of beans; add to pot. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until carrots are tender. Sprinkle each serving with 1 tbsp. parsley.


This is one of Scotland's most famous and favourite meals

1 lb. lean ground beef
1 onion
1 cup water
2-3 peeled and chopped carrots
1 package beef bouillon
1 cup diced rutabaga
a dash of HP sauce

Brown beef and onion, draining off any fat. Add bouillon, HP sauce and water. Simmer until beef and veggies are cooked. This may be thickened with "bisto". Serve with mashed or boiled potatoes.


Combining sweet potato, butternut squash, apples and raisins.
It's so easy and looks pretty too.

Cut into cubes: one large,peeled sweet potato, one-half butternut squash, 2 Granny Smith apples and one-half cup raisins. (Raisins are optional - leave  them out if you don't like them.) Place all in 2-qt covered casserole dish. Add 4-Tablespoons brown sugar and one-half cup water. Bake in oven at 375-degrees for about 45-minutes or  until soft. Yummy for the tummy food.

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