Straw and Hay

 4 oz uncooked white linguini

4 oz uncooked green linguini

1/2 c butter

1/2 c cooked ham, cut in thin strips

3/4 cup peas

1/3 cup black olives, sliced

small can sliced mushrooms, drained

small jar diced pimento, drained

2 egg yolks, well beaten

1 c whipping cream

1 c grated parmesan cheese

Cook linguine in boiling salted water until tender, drain and return to pot.

Stir in butter, add ham, peas, olives, mushrooms and 1/2 pimento.

In a small bowl combine eggs and cream. Slowly add this mixture to warm linguine, stirring well. Add 1/2 parmesan cheese. Stir over medium heat until mixture thickens. Don't let eggs curdle.

Serve garnished with the remaining cheese, pimento and parsley.

Gingerbread House

This is my mom's recipe.
If making cookies with this recipe, try baking at 375 for 6 to 8 minutes.
Rebecca Child

1 egg 1/3 c. brown sugar 1/2 c. oil 2/3 c molasses 1/2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. ginger 3 tsp baking powder 1 tsp cinnamon 1/8 tsp. cloves 2-3/4 cup flour Directions: Mix thoroughly and chill several hours or longer. Roll or press dough on an oiled piece of foil, place on cookie sheet (10'' X 16'' or larger'' and bake at 300 degrees for 20-30 minutes. Place pattern on hot bread and cut immediately. Lift out carefully and cool on cake rack. The gingerbread should be very hard when cool. Wait until next day to assemble. You may try making a pattern from a cereal box cardboard or regular paper. You will have 4 rectangles (2 sides, 2 roofs), and 2 pieces that are five-sided (for the front and back). The five sided piece looks like a square with a triangle on top, for the two roof pieces to rest on. Be sure to cut out a door out of the front! Recipe for Royal Icing 3 egg whites (room temperature) 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar 1 lb confectioner's sugar Beat thoroughly in mixing bowl until the icing stands in peaks. Then, keep the bowl covered at all times with a damp cloth, as this icing dries quickly and becomes very hard. Make 1/2 recipe of frosting to construct house. Construct a day before putting decorations on (or construct in am and decorate in pm). Make other half of recipe to put on decorations. May decorate with cinnamon dots, Necco wafers, M&M's, marshmallows, gumdrops, candy canes, miniature chocolate bars, or other candy your family enjoys.