Coconut Cake

1 box white cake mix

1 - 1/2 cup sugar

1 cup milk

1 large carton cool whip

1 6 oz. pkg. frozen coconut

Mix cake as directed and cook in sheet cake pan.  Combine sugar and milk, boil for 2 - 3 minutes.  Punch holes in top of cake with toothpick (I usually use a fork).   Pour milk and sugar over cake.   When cake cools, top with cool whip and sprinkle the coconut on top. 

Pam Cheatham

Rock and Roll Cake

1 Duncan Hines yellow cake mix

2 cups sugar

1 can crushed pineapple (crushed)

1 box confectioners sugar

1 stick margarine

8 oz. cream cheese

1 cup chopped pecans (sometimes I use more)

Mix and bake cake according to pkg. directions.   Boil 2 cups sugar and crushed pineapple for 5 minutes.  While cake is hot, punch holes in cake and pour pineapple mixture over it.   Mix remaining ingredients well and ice cake.   Make sure cake has completely cooled before icing.

Pam Cheatham

Will You Be My Valentine's Steak

2 - 8 oz. steaks

Marinade

1 stick melted butter

1 teaspoon garlic powder

pinch of onion powder

pinch of salt and pepper

McCormick Grill Mates Montreal Steak Seasoning

Whisk solid ingredients into melted butter.   Place steak in ziplock bag and pour marinade over the steaks.   Marinate in frig at least two hours.   Remove and place ziplock bag in shallow pan of lukewarm water to soften butter.  Grill steaks (top with steak seasoning to taste) on both sides until desired doneness is achieved.

Kara Kimbrough
Clarion Ledger
2/10/10

KPPD Quick Chicken

3/4 cup regular rice

1 can soup - your choice of cream of celery, chicken or mushroom

1 package onion soup mix mixed  with 2 1/4 cups of water

2 - 2-1/2 lbs. chicken pieces

Mix all ingrediuents together and bake in moderate oven until chicken is tender.

Kay Hillman

The Neshoba Democrat

February 3, 2010