Valeria’s Coconut Cake

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup shortening

2 cup sugar

5 egg yolks

2 cup flour

1/4 tsp salt

1 tsp soda

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup buttermilk

1 cup walnuts

1 cup coconut

5 egg whites (beaten stiff)

Cream shortening and sugar; add egg yolks and soda mixed with vanilla. Add buttermilk and flour alternately. Add nuts and coconut. Fold in beaten egg whites last. Bake layer 30-35 minutes in 350 oven. Oblong 9x13 40-45 minutes.

Icing:

1 (8 ounces) package cream cheese

1 cube margarine/butter

2 cups powdered sugar

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup nuts

Natalie's 10 minute Chow Mein

I attempted Chow Mein without a recipe.

I sliced carrots, celery and scallions. Stir-fried them in veg oil until they started to brown. (But still crunchy)

I had my super hot husband shred the chicken for me. I added the chicken to the veggie mixture and added a TBS of hoisin sauce, and several drops of sesame oil. Stirred until heated through.

Made $1 worth of Chinese noddles.

Finally I mixed everything together and added soy sauce to taste. hǎochī!