Pulled Pork with Root Beer Sauce (I know this sounds disgusting, but Pam swears it's tasty)

Materials:

Crock Pot:

• 2-1/2 to 3 lb pork sirloin roast, trimmed of extra fat
  
• 2 medium onions, cut into wedges
  
• 1 c. root beer (NOT diet)
  
• 2 cloves minced garlic (heck, throw in a few more)
  

Sauce, Before Serving:

• 3 c. root beer (NOT diet)
  
• 1 bottle chili sauce
  
• Tabasco (optional, to taste)
  

Methods:

1. Spray crock pot with Pam
2. Combine 'crockpot' ingredients in crock pot and set to cook 8-10 h (low) or 4-5 h (high).
3. After crock pot time is complete, combine ingredients for sauce in sauce pan. Boil gently, uncovered, for ~30 min while stirring occasionally. Add dashes of tabasco to taste.
4. Transfer meat to cutting board & use 2 forks to pull apart.
5. Add meat back to onions. 
6. Great served along with sauce, or as sandwiches. 

Banana Banana Bread (I don't kid you, this is half banana)

Materials:

• 2 c. flour (ok to use 1/2 whole wheat)
  
• 1 tsp baking soda
  
• 1/4 tsp salt
  
• 1/2 c. butter, melted
  
• 3/4 c. brown sugar
  
• 2 eggs, beaten
  
• 2-1/3 c. mashed over-ripe bananas (about 5-6 medium sized) (tip: mash with dough cutter)
  
• cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger to taste
  
• 1 tsp vanilla
  
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional)
  

Methods:

1. Preheat oven to 350oF.
2. Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
3. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt and spices.
4. In a separate bowl, cream together butter & sugar. Add in beaten eggs, bananas, vanilla and stir until well blended.
5. Stir banana mix into flour mixture until just blended. If using chocolate chips, start folding in after 1/2 mixed.
6. Pour batter into prepared pan.
7. Bake in preheated oven for 60-65 min, until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
8. Let loaf cool in pan for 10 min, then turn onto wire rack.

Oatmeal Flax Pancakes (stolen from mom's recipe box)

Materials:

• 1-1/2 c. oatmeal
  
• 1/4 c. ground flax
  
• 1/2 c. flour
  
• 1/4 c. brown sugar
  
• 2 tsp baking soda
  
• 1 tsp salt
  
• 2 eggs
  
• 1 c. milk
  
• 1 tsp vanilla
  
• nutmeg (to taste)
  

Methods:

1. Combine oatmeal, flax, flour, sugar, soda & salt.
2. In a separate bowl or large glass measuring cup combine egg, milk & vanilla. 
3. Add egg mixture to dry mixture, mixing just until blended.
4. For each pancake, pour 1/4 cup batter onto hot buttered griddle.
5. Turn when tops are covered with bubbles and edges look cooked.

Tuna-riffic casserole (you better like comfort, 'cause you'll be eating it all week)

Materials:

• 1 (12 oz) package egg noodles
• 1/2 c. chopped onion
• 6 cloves garlic
• 2 c. shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 c. frozen green peas
• 3 (6 oz) cans tuna. drained
• 3 (10.75 oz) cans condensed cream of mushroom soup (the garlic mushroom is yummy too!)
• 2 (4.5 oz) cans sliced mushrooms
• 1 cup crushed potato chips (the salt & black pepper kettle chips are tasty)
• cayenne, garlic salt, pepper, salt - all to taste

Methods:

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. 
2. Cook pasta in boiling water for 8-10 minutes, or until al dente; drain.
3. Preheat oven to 425oF.
4. In a large pot, saute onion & garlic in oil for a few minutes.
5. Add in noodles, 1 cup cheese, peas, tuna, soup and mushrooms.
6. Transfer to an oval casserole dish or 9x13" baking pan.
7. Top with potato chip crumbs and remaining 1 cup cheese
8. Bake for 15-20min (or longer for deeper pan) until cheese is browned and bubbly.

Cranberry Bars (an Appleyard Specialty)

Materials:

• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1-1/2 c. sugar
• 2 c. whole or halved cranberries
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1-1/2 c. flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 c. butter
• 1/2 c. nuts

Icing:

• 3 oz. cream cheese
• 2 c. powdered sugar
• 1/4 c. butter
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 Tbsp milk (or more to desired thickness)

Methods:

1. Beat together egg, sugar & butter
   
2. Mix remaining dry ingredients
   
3. Combine wet & dry ingredients
   
4. Smooth onto 9x13 pan
5. Bake 40min at ??oF (need to check with Nancy)
6. Mix all icing ingredients
7. Ice when cool & cut into bars.