Orange Slice Cookies

Ingredients:
1 c. shortening
1 c. sugar
1 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
1 t. vanilla
1 c. oatmeal
1 c. coconut
2 c. flour
1/4 t. salt
1/2 t. baking powder
1 t. baking soda
1 lb orange slices, chopped

Directions:
Cream together shortening and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla until well mixed.  Sift in flour, salt, pwd, soda. Stir in oatmeal, coconut and orange slices.

***I like it best with no orange slices and lots of nuts and milk chocolate chips. Recipe is from Amanda Haverkamp.

Frozen Strawberry Salad

Ingredients:

1 8 oz. cream cheese
3/4 c. sugar
3 lg bananas, sliced
2 c. crushed pineapple
16 oz. frozen strawberries, thawed
1 tub Cool Whip
1/2 . chopped nuts

Directions:

Cream together cream cheese and sugar.  Add bnanas, nuts, pineapple and strawberries.  Fold in Cool Whip into 9x13 inch pan and freeze.  Keeps 4 to 6 weeks.  Serve just a little bit thawed.

Granola

Ingredients:

1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
4 T. butter
1/3. honey
1/2 tsp. vanilla
3 c. oats
1/2 c. almonds
1/2. c. coconut
1/2. c.. walnuts
1/2 c. raisins
1/2 c. tropical trio

Directions:

Melt the first five ingredients together.  Mix the oats, almonds, coconut, and walnuts together and pour the melted ingredients over it.  Bake at 325 degrees for 10 minutes.  Add in the dried fruit and bake 10 - 15 more minutes stirring twice.