A quick and easy party dip.

• 16 ounce can refried beans
• 1 cup sour cream
• 3 to 5 chili peppers (your choice) seeded and rinsed
• Shredded Cheddar cheese
• Sliced green onion
• Broken tostada shells, or plain nacho chips

Blend together refried beans and sour cream. Finely chop the peppers; mix well with the bean mixture.

Spoon into serving bowl; garnish with cheese and onion to liking. Serve with broken tostada shells or nacho chips for dippers.

Makes about 2-3/4 cups

A Scrummie that you can serve with a little less guilt. :)

• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 1/4 cup wheat germ (2 cups of whole wheat flour can be substituted for the regular flour and wheat germ
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup plain yogurt

Beat together butter and sugar. Add in vanilla and eggs and beat till smooth.

Combine flour, wheat germ and baking soda in a separate bowl. Add flour mixture alternately with yogurt to batter, blending well after each addition.

Bake at 325º in two greased and floured loaf pans or one tube pan for about one hour. Cool for half an hour before removing from the pans.

Makes 2 cakes