Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cake

Submitted by: Michelle Caplan

Ingredients:

• 2 cups sifted flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 4 eggs
• 1 can pumpkin
• 1 cup oil
• 1 cup all-bran cereal
• 12 ounce bag of chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat over to 350 degrees.
2. Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger and allspice together. Set aside.
3. Beat eggs in a seperate bowl. Add pumpkin, oil, and cereal. Add dry ingredients and beat with a mixer. (It's okay if there are still peices of cereal. They will melt when the cake is in the oven.)
4. Fold in chocolate chips.
5. Pour batter into greased and floured pan. Bake 50 to 55 minutes. Enjoy!

Fall Veggie Pasta

Submitted by: Pam Shurkin **I made this recipe up so it's not a science. Just adjust to your liking!

Ingredients:

• 1 lb penne pasta
• 2 cans of your favorite pasta sauce
• 3 small zucchini
• 1 medium butternut squash
• 1 package of mixed Italian cheeses (mozzarella, Parmesan, asaigo...) (about 16 oz?)
• salt
• pepper
• melted butter (about 3 T)

Directions:

1. Dice butternut squash and zucchini.
2. Coat vegetables in melted butter. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Broil until veggies are tender and soft in the middle.
3. Cook Pasta as directed on the package.
4. Combine cooked pasta and veggies in a large bowl. Mix in the 2 cans of sauce and 3/4 of the cheese.
5. Pour pasta mixture into a glass baking dish and sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cheese on top.
6. Bake pasta at 350 degrees F until the cheese is melted and slightly brown and the sauce is bubbly.

EAT!

Soda

Submitted by: Lindsay Bernstein

Ingredients:

• 2 liters of diet coke
• 1 liter of coke
• 1 liter of sprite
• 1 bag of ice (optional)

Directions:

1. Set out liters on table.
2. Pour into cup (ice is optional)
3. Drink and enjoy!

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Wine Punch

Submitted by: Jennifer Sklar

Ingredients:

• 1 cup water
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 cups white zinfandel ("cheapest of the cheap")
• 4 cups orange juice
• 1 cup lemon juice
• 1 bag of frozen strawberries, sliced (soften in microwave to slice)
• 1 liter bottle club soda

Directions:

1. Combine sugar and water in a saucepan
2. Bring to a boil stirring
3. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 5 minutes
4. Let mixture cool (for about 20 minutes)
5. Combine sugar/water mixture with wine, orange juice, lemon juice and strawberries
6. Refrigerate until very well chilled, about 2 hours (I've omitted this step in the past)
7. Add club soda and ice