Southwest Chicken

Cut chicken along backbone, flatten, remove backbone, cut a hole in skin between thigh and side and push the leg through to hold in place. Fold wings back to hold in. Cover chicken with cinnamon and chili powder. Rub olive oil over the top of the chicken. Let the chicken marinate for about one hour. Place mushrooms, onions, garlic, tomatoes, sunflower seeds and chili peppers in bottom of roasting pan. Preheat oven to 450 degrees, place chicken breast side up in roasting pan. Cook for 1 hour to 11/4 hours.
Remove chicken from pan and let it rest. Remove solid vegetables from pan, place in blender or food processor and carefully (they will be hot) liquefy until it makes a chunky sauce, add this back to juices in pan, add chicken broth to pan, thicken sauce with flour mixed with some of the pan juices, adjust salt and pepper to taste, add raisins. Carve chicken, pour gravy over chicken and serve extra gravy alongside.

Green Bean Bundles

Roll six or seven whole green bean in bacon strips (cut in half) to make bundles. Place in 9 by 13 pan. Heat remaining ingredients in saucepan until butter is melted. Pour over bundles. Bake covered in 350-degree oven for 30 minutes- then uncover and bake 15 more minutes.

Hot Fudge Sauce

Heat sugar, syrup, vanilla, cream and butter in a heavy sauce pan until blended. Mix in cocoa and stir.

Hint: may be kept in the refrigerator for weeks. Re-heat in microwave.

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