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Date Roll
1 lb dates 1 lb walnuts 1 lb graham crackers l lb marshmallows 1 cup milk or cream Soak marshmallow in milk, while cutting the dates and nuts into small pieces. Roll crackers fine and keep out 1/2 cup. Mix all together thoroughly then shape into loaf, roll in 1/2 cup crackers. Refrigerate until firm. […]
Continue readingCherries In The Snow Dessert
1 can Cherry Pie Filling 1 container Cool Whip (thawed) 1/2 Cup Pecans (or nuts of your choice) 1/2 bag of mini marshmallows Combine all ingredients in large bowl and chill for at least 1/2 hour prior to serving. Disclosure: Some of the links below are affilate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, […]
Continue readingEasy Cooked Egg Nog
6 servings 4 eggs 1/4 c sugar 4 3/4 c milk (divided in half) 2 tsp vanilla 2 dashes nutmeg Blend ingredients together (using only 1/2 milk) in a saucepan and cook until hot. Add remaining 1/2 milk after cooking, stirring in. Refrigerate until cold. Then pour into tall glasses and enjoy!! This recipe is […]
Continue readingHoliday Sparkle Salad
1 bag of baby spinach, washed, dried, and chilled 1 large cucumber, chilled and unpeeled with fork tines drawn vertically through peel, thinly sliced 1 medium red onion, chilled, thinly sliced and separated into rings 1 cup pecan halves 2 cups pomegranate seeds, chilled (This is usually 2 pomegranates) 1 small can mandarin oranges, chilled […]
Continue readingAutumn Butternut Casserole
I found this recipe in a really neat booklet put out by Benson & Hedges (go figure)! The book contains a collection of recipes from Great American Inns. Our family loves this recipe because it uses up the bountiful harvest of butternut squash from our garden and it is so deliciously sweet you can’t believe […]
Continue readingCheeseburger Side Shots
1 loaf frozen bread, thawed and risen once Filling ingredients: onion powder to taste mustard to taste 1 Tblsp. buttermilk powder 1 pkg of shredded cheddar cheese 3/4 lb cooked ,crumbled, cooled ground beef Mix filling ingredients together; should taste like a cheeseburger. Punch down bread and divide dough in half, roll thin, in a […]
Continue readingWhole Pumpkin Baked with Custard
1 small pumpkin, preferably a ‘sugar’ pumpkin or a ‘pie pumpkin’ or anything other than a pumpkin whose destiny is a jack o’lantern Custard: (makes about 2 cups liquid) 3 eggs, whisked well 1 cup cream (sorry, half & half doesn’t thicken well) 1/4 cup brown sugar 1 tablespoon molasses 1 tablespoon dry sherry (optional […]
Continue readingTriple Chocolate Mess – Crockpot
4 eggs 1 package chocolate cake mix 1 sm. pkg instant chocolate pudding mix 3/4 c vegetable oil 1 cup water 2 cups sour cream 12 oz pkg chocolate chips Spray crock pot with non-stick cooking spray. Mix all ingredients until smooth and pour into crock. Cook on low 6-8 hours or high 3-4 hours. […]
Continue readingJambalya
My husbands parents have taught me to cook a little southern. Not hard at all! 2tbsp. margarine or butter 1 onion chopped 1 bell pepper chopped 2 cloves garlic minced 1 lb. smoked Sausage link sliced 1 cup rice uncooked 2 cups chicken broth 3 tbsp. green or red sauce 1 can diced tomatoes drained […]
Continue readingCream of Asparagus Soup
1/3 cup cream soup concentrate mix (see convenience foods on the HBHW site) 1 cup water 1 can asparagus 1/4 cup chicken broth or water Mix cream soup mix and water on a saucepan;whisk. While it’s thickening, puree the asparagus w/broth in blender. Pour into soup mix and whisk to combine. Serve hot. Disclosure: Some […]
Continue readingInexpensive Body Butter – Old Fashioned Homemade Luxury
I have extremely sensitive skin and one of the things my dermatologist recommended was to use Crisco for a moisturizer. My initial reaction was NO WAY! In the past year we’ve hit hard times, so I decided to see just how crazy it was. I put a big dollop into a plastic container and whipped […]
Continue reading7 Layer Banana Split Dessert
Layer 1: 3 cups crushed graham crackers 1 1/2 sticks butter, melted 1 tbsp. sugar Mix together and press into bottom of 9×13 pan. Layer 2: 2 sticks butter, softened 2 cups confectioners sugar 2 eggs 2 tsp. vanilla Beat with mixer for 20 minutes at high speed and carefully spread over crumbs. Layer 3: […]
Continue readingApple Fluff
I dreamed this up when my son was little to get him to eat apples. He was not a fruit person, but for that matter, neither was I. When I was growing up my family didn’t have many fruits in their diet for some reason and I never learned to like them. Never too late […]
Continue readingEgg Noodle Beef Casserole
1 bag of Egg Noddles 1 lb of ground beef 1 can of cream of corn 1 can of medium olives including juice 2 8oz cans of Tomato sauce 1 bag of shredded cheddar cheese Boil noodles and cook brown beef. Mix all ingredients into a casserole dish. Cover and bake for about 30 minutes […]
Continue readingRaisin Overnight Cookies
4 1/2 cups flour 1 1/2 tsp. soda 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp.cinnamon 1/2 tsp. allspice 1 1/2 cups bacon drippings (warm & strained) 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup white sugar 2 TBSP. sour milk 3 eggs 1 cup raisins 1 cup nuts(optional) Mix flour, soda, salt, cinnamon, and allspice together; set aside Mix […]
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