Black Devil Cupcakes

3 c. flour

1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 c. cocoa

2 c. sugar

1 tsp. salt

2 c. water

2 tsp. vanilla

1/4 c. oil

Filling

8 oz. cream cheese

1 egg

1/4 c. sugar

1/2 c. chocolate chips

In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa, sugar and salt. Add water, vanilla and oil. Mix well. Line muffin pan with cupcake liners. Spoon 2 Tbsp. batter into each cup. Combine the cream cheese, egg, sugar and chocolate chips. Spoon 1 Tbsp. filling in center of each cup. Bake at 350 F. for 20 minutes.

These cupcakes are so yummy and if you wanted to you could even pour the batter into a cake pan and drop the filling into it to make a cake instead of cupcakes.

Connecticut Dinner

Stew meat or round steak

1 large onion, chopped

3/4 tsp. garlic powder

3 beef bouillon cubes

3 c. water

flour to coat meat

1/2 c. sour cream

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1/2 c. milk

2 Tbsp. margarine

4 medium potatoes

1 Tbsp. oil

Coat meat with flour-brown in oil. Add chopped onion, garlic powder, beef bouillon and water. Simmer together for 40 minutes. Pour into 9 x 13 inch glass pan. Mix together soup, milk, margarine and sour cream. Peel and slice potatoes. Cover meat mixture with potatoes. Pour soup mixture over potatoes. Cover with foil. Bake for 1 1/2 hours at 325 degrees.

Granola

I remember having this granola growing up and it was so good. My mom would always tell us to just get a little bit because once we added milk it would grow and we would never finish our bowl. I remember a lot of times I didn't listen and it took me forever to eat my bowl of granola. So word of the wise when eating this don't put too much in your bowl if you have it with milk it expands.

10 c. regular oats

1 c. oconut

2 c. roasted sunflower seeds

1 c. sesame seeds

2 c. nuts

1 c. powdered milk

1 1/2 c. brown sugar

1 1/2 c. water

1 1/2 c. oil
1/2 c. honey

1/2 c. molasses

1 1/2 tsp. salt

2 tsp. cinnamon

3 tsp. vanilla

Combine first 6 ingredients in large bowl. In saucepan, combine sugar, water, oil, honey, molasses, salt, cinnamon and vanilla. Heat until sugar is dissolved. Pour sugar mixture over dry ingredients. Stir until well coated. Spread in pans. Bake 20-30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Bake 15 minutes longer if cruchier texture desired. Cool. Add raisins or other dried fruit if desired. Store in covered container. Enjoy. It's very good with cheerios as well as strawberries.