Ingredients:

1 cup white flour
1/4 c salt
2 Tbl cream of tartar
1 c water
2 tsp vegetable food coloring *
1 Tbl oil

Mix dry ingredients in a medium pot.  Add water, coloring and oil.  Cook & stir over medium heat for 3-5 minutes.  Mixture will look like a globby mess.  When it forms a ball in the center of the pot, turn out and knead on a lightly floured surface.  Store in airtight container.  This is edible.

*  Patti's recommends using Wiltons bakers food coloring available at Factoria's Partytime

** You can also mix in different textures (dryer lint, rice, sparkles), or smells (cinnamon, nutmeg, rootbeer, or koolaid)

2 ripe bananas mashed up
1 1/2 cup flour
1 stick butter melted
2 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp vanilla

Melt butter in microwave. Mix butter, eggs, vanilla and sugar together. Stir flour and baking soda together and then add to mixture. Finally, mix in bananas. Pour into well greased loaf pan. Bake @ 350 for 40-45 minutes or until top becomes golden brown and toothpick comes out clean. Do not overbake.
 

1 cup all-purpose glue
3/4 cup water
1 Tbls Tempera paint (wet paint)

1/2 tsp borax
1/3 cup warm water

Mix together with wire whisk, the glue, 3/4 cup water, and paint (color of your choice).  If using powdered Tempera, do not mix it too thin.

Mix separately, 1/3 cup water and borax.  Slowly pour borax mix into glue mixture.

Let stand a few minutes, then knead.  Pour off any remaining liquid.  Store in plastic bags.

Repeat for different colors.

2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups grated zucchini
1 1/2 cups grated peeled sweet potato
1 cup chopped walnuts, toasted

Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour 9x5x3-inch loaf pan. Sift first 5 ingredients into medium bowl. Beat sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla to blend in large bowl. Mix in zucchini and sweet potato. Add dry ingredients and walnuts and stir well.

Transfer batter to prepared pan. Bake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour 20 minutes. Cool bread in pan on rack 15 minutes. Cut around bread to loosen. Turn out onto rack and cool completely. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Wrap in foil and let stand at room temperature.)

I make some of the substitutions suggested by other people to make it more healthy (i.e. less sugar, part whole wheat flour, applesauce for some of the oil). Enjoy!

You can view the complete recipe online.

8 slices Bacon

1 lb. Italian Sausage

1 lb. Ground Chuck (Ground Beef)

2 med. Onions

4 green Onions

4 cloves Garlic

2 cans (8-oz) Tomato sauce

1 can (28-oz) Roma Tomatoes

2 cans (15-oz) Kidney Beans

2 Chili Peppers

2 tsp. Cumin

2 tsp Oregano

2 tsp. Basil

Salt to taste

Slice the sausage.  Chop onions and chili peppers very fine.  Crush garlic cloves.  Cut up canned tomatoes.  Fry bacon until crisp, set strips aside.  Drain all but one tablespoon bacon drippings and fry Italian sausage, ground chuck, onions and garlic until brown.  Drain.  Crumble bacon and add to ground chuck mixture along with remaining ingredients.  Simmer for 30 minutes.  (Serves 6 to 8)

Make Dinosaur Eggs for a birthday party, family reunion, or just a get together with friends.

Ingredients:
2 cups sand
1 cup corn starch
1 cup water
1 tsp alum

Directions:

1. Stir over medium heat.  The mix will liquefy.  Keep stirrung until it cooks to the consistency of mashed potatoes.
2. Turn out onto flat surface.
3. Form into eggs or blocks over the toy dinosaur (or toy of your choice) and let dry several days or in a warm oven overnight.