Posted in Rubs & Marinades on Oct 27th, 2009
Makes about 1/4 Cup
4 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons ginger
1 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon nutmeg
Mix ingredients in a bowl and store in an airtight container. Adjust the spices to suit your tastes. I personally like a little more nutmeg & ginger.
Posted in Desserts on Oct 27th, 2009
INGREDIENTS
Serves 12.
CRUST
1 1/4 cups graham-cracker crumbs (from10 whole crackers)
1/4 cup sugar
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
FILLING
4 packages (8 ounces each) bar cream cheese, very soft
1 1/4 cups sugar
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup canned pumpkin puree
2 tablespoons pumpkin-pie spice***
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 large eggs, room temperature
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with [...]
Posted in Snacks on Oct 25th, 2009
2 Bags Microwave Popcorn – popped with the old maids removed
Boil for 1 minute: 1 Cup Sugar
½ Cup Honey
½ Cup Karo Syrup
Take off the burner and add:
1 Cup Peanut Butter
1 tsp Vanilla
In a large mixing bowl, pour the peanut butter mixture over the popcorn. Stir together so popcorn is evenly coated with the peanut [...]
Posted in Brownies & Bars, Fruit on Oct 25th, 2009
Makes 18 servings
1 bag (12 oz) White Chocolate Chips
1/3 Cup Butter or Margarine
2 Cups Graham Cracker Crumbs
1 Cup Chopped Pecans
2 cans (12oz each) Apricot Dessert Filling
1 Can Sweetened Coconut Flakes
Additional sweetened coconut flakes, optional
Confectioners sugar, optional
Preheat oven to 350˚F. Grease metal or glass 9×13×2 inch [...]
Posted in Appetizers, Seafood on Oct 24th, 2009
Stir together some red curry paste with some hot red pepper like Red Hot until desired spiciness.
Put a small smear about the size of a pea on a small wonton.
Put shrimp on the wonton – I buy deveined, uncooked peeled and thaw it.
Same as above, wrap the wonton around the shrimp and wet the edges [...]
Posted in Appetizers on Oct 24th, 2009
Chop up some cooked chicken
Stir in some salsa (or some pesto and chopped sun dried tomato if pizza flavor is desired)
Stir in some shredded pepper jack cheese or some shredded Italian blend cheese
Put a glump in the middle of a small wonton wrapper
Wet the edges of the wonton wrapper and wrap like a gift
Seal edges [...]
Posted in Appetizers, Dressings & Dips, Fruit on Oct 23rd, 2009
1 8oz package of Cream Cheese
½ Cup Brown Sugar, packed
¼ Cup Granulated Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 package English Toffee Bits
In a mixing bowl, beat the softened cream cheese, sugars & vanilla. Fold in desired amount of toffee bits.
Serve with apple wedges.
Posted in Snacks on Oct 23rd, 2009
Small zip-lock bags
Enough Candy Corn to fill bag
Print off the following saying and attach it to the baggie of Candy Corn.
“I started to carve a pumpkin with my carving knife and scoop, but the pumpkin got so scared he took a little poop! It looked so cute and funny, just like a candy treat. So [...]
Posted in Appetizers, Desserts, Fruit on Oct 23rd, 2009
Things Needed
1 small Seedless Melon
Use a vegetable peeler to remove the entire rind, exposing the inner white rind.
Red Jello
Instructions
Slice off the bottom of the melon to create a flat base that will keep it from rolling. Draw squiggly lines that represent the bumps and ridges of the brain. Carve narrow channels along the tracings with [...]
Posted in Snacks on Oct 22nd, 2009
Pop 1 2/3 Cups of Popcorn. Try to pick out all of the old maids and then prepare the caramel coating.
Boil 5 minutes:
1 lb Brown Sugar
1 Cup White Karo Syrup
Then add:
1 Can Eagle Brand Condensed Milk
1 Cube of Butter
Boil to softball stage (225˚- 227˚F). If you are testing in ice water, be sure it’s the [...]