For the glaze: Combine water and sugar in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla extract. Immediately, brush the glaze over the top of each cake layer with a pastry brush, a little at a time, using all the glaze.

Melt the butter or margarine in a small skillet. Add onions, cook and stir until tender. Stir in remaining ingredients; spread on cooked patties. Broil 2 inches from the heat until hot, about 1 minute.

Mix all ingredients together. Spoon onto hot patties.

* To toast sesame seeds, spread out in a small pie tin and bake at 350 degrees F. until golden brown, about 5 to 10 minutes. Mix all ingredients together. Spoon over hot patties.

* Use 1 4-oz can of mushroom stems and pieces. Melt margarine in a small skillet. Add onion slices and cook and stir until tender. Stir in remaining ingredients and heat through. Serve, hot, over patties.

1. Combine all ingredients except coconut in top of double boiler. Beat 1 minute to blend, then place over boiling water and beat with rotary hand or electric beater until stiff peaks form, stirring mixture up from bottom and sides of pan occasionally. 2. Transfer to a large bowl and beat 1 minute more, or […]

Line colander with large paper coffee filter or double-layered cheesecloth. Place over large bowl. Pour yogurt into sieve. Cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate 8 hours or overnight; drain liquid from bowl. Transfer cheese to clean bowl. Refrigerate, covered, up to 1 week.

In a heavy saucepan, combine cocoa, cinnamon and water; stir or whisk until there are no dry lumps of cocoa. Stir and cook over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat; boil gently, stirring often, for 5 minuutes or until mixture is thick and smooth. Cool slightly. Stir in vanilla and sweetener. […]

Melt raspberry jam in small saucepan over low heat. Use 3 tablespoons to sandwich cake layers together. Brush 1 tablespoon over top layer. Cover cake with dark chocolate curls. Use remaining jam to glaze berries. Just before serving, sprinkle with 10X sugar.

Melting Moments lemon curd or thick honey Cream the butter and sugar until very light. Add flour and cornstarch gradually, mixing well. Put small spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets and bake for about 15 minutes at 350 F. Cool on a rack, and when cool, sandwich together with a little lemon curd or thick honey […]