Merry Christmas All - some Beverages

Merry Christmas All - some Beverages

Ice Cream Coffee

2 cups milk

1 cup softened ice cream

1/3 cup International coffee



Place in blender and blend. Enjoy!

Cherry Slush



7 cups boiling water

1 cup sugar

2 tea bags

2 cups cherry flavored vodka

1 – 12 oz can frozen orange juice.



Combine boiling water and sugar. Add tea; steep 3 – 5 minutes. Cool add rest and freeze.

Serve scooped in glass and ginger ale poured over.














Brandy Slush
Boil 9 cups water

Take out 2 and add 3 teabags.

Reboil remaining 7 with 2 cups sugar for 10 mins.

Let cool

ADD:

1 – 12 oz frozen lemonade

1 – 12 oz. Orange juice

2 cups whisky or brandy

Freeze and serve with ginger ale.







Punch

1 pkg. Strawberry Kool-Aid

1 pkg. Cherry Kool-Aid

2 qts cold water

1 bottle 32 oz ginger ale

1 6 oz. Frozen orange juice

1 6 oz. Frozen lemonade

2 cups sugar if using unsweetened Kool-Aid














Christmas Punch

1 cup sugar 1 cup water

4 cups bottled cranberry juice

1 ½ cups lemon juice 2 cups orange juice

2 cups unsweetened pineapple juice

block of ice

2 bottles 28 oz each of ginger ale

Combine sugar and water in small saucepan. Bring to boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Cover and boil over low heat without stirring for about 5 mins. Combine sugar syrup and all fruit juices, chill thoroughly. Before serving pour in ginger ale.












Raspberry Lemonade



2 cans (12 oz) frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed

2 pkgs, (10 oz) frozen sweetened raspberries, partially thawed

2 – 4 tbsp. sugar

2 liters club soda, chilled and ice cubes

In blender combine lemonade concentrate, raspberries and sugar. Cover and process until blended. Strain. Combine raspberry mixture, club soda and ice cubes. Mix well/

Serve immediately.




Brandy Slush

Boil 9 cups water

Take out 2 cups and add 3 teabags,

Reboil remaining 7 cups of water with 2 cups of sugar for 10 minutes. Cool



Add: 1 – 12 oz frozen lemonade

1 – 12 oz orange juice

Add 2 cups brandy

Freeze. Scoop in glasses and add ginger ale.










Cranberry Quencher

1 gallon cranberry juice, chilled

1 46 oz. Pineapple juice

¾ (6 oz) cup lemonade or orange juice concentrate



Makes 6 quarts
























Cherry Slush

3 cup water 6 tbs. frozen orange juice

3 cup sugar 6 tbs. Lemon juice

1 – 46 oz can pineapple juice 6 tbs. Water

4 pkgs. Cherry Kool-Aid



Boil water and sugar a few minutes. Cool. Then combine with balance of ingredients. Freeze in ice cream pail. FOR EACH SERVING; sort of fill a glass with cherry slush and cover with 7-up.

cookie and dessert recipes for holidays

Toll House Chocolate Chip Bars



2 ¼ cups flour 1 tsp. Salt

¾ cups white sugar 1 tsp. Vanilla

2 eggs 1 tsp. Soda

¾ cups brown sugar ½ cup margarine

½ cup applesauce 6 oz. Choc. Chips



Mix and put in 15 x 10 pan. Bake at 375 for 20 minutes.












Chocolate Scotcheroos



1 cup Sugar 1 cup peanut butter

1 cup white corn syrup 6 cups Rice Krispies

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1 cup 6 oz. Semi sweet choc. Chips

1 cup 6 oz. Butterscotch chips



Combine sugar and syrup in 3 qt. Pan. Cook over moderate heat; stirring frequently until mixture boils, remove from heat, stir in peanut butter well, add krispies and press in buttered cake pan. Melt chips together in microwave and spread over bars. Cool.











Wacky Cake



3 cups flour 2 cups sugar

½ cup cocoa 2 tsps. Soda

½ tsp. Salt ¾ cup veg. Oil

2 cups cold water 2 tsp. Vinegar

2 tsp. Vanilla

Bake at 350 for 35 – 40 minutes.
Frosting

2 cups sugar ½ cup milk

½ cup margarine

Boil for 2 minutes and add 1 cup milk choc. Chips.



Brownies



½ cup butter 1 cup sugar

1 can Hershey syrup 4 eggs

1 cup flour plus 1 tblsp. 1/3 tsp. Vanilla

¼ tsp. Baking powder

Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes

Frosting

6 tbsp. Butter 6 tbsp milk

½ cup sugar

Bring to boil, take off heat and add 1 lg package chocolate

Chips.







Kuchen Bars

Crust:

3 cups flour 1 tbsp. Baking powder

1 tsp. Salt ¼ cup sugar

2 eggs ½ cup cooking oil

1 ½ cups whipping cream 1 tsp. Vanilla

In large bowl, blend eggs, cream, cooking oil. Add vanilla. Then add

flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Mixing well. Divide dough in 2

and spread on 2 floured cookie sheets. Top with filling:

Filling:

3 eggs 1 cup sugar

1 cup whipping cream 1 tbsp flour

2 tsp. Cinnamon

Mix and spread over dough. Sprinkle with more cinnamon

And sugar if like. ( I first spread drained canned fruit over

dough.) Bake at 375 for 10 to 12 minutes.





Pumpkin Bars



2 cups sugar 2 cups flour

1 cup veg. Oil 4 eggs

2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp. Baking soda

2 cups canned pumpkin ½ tsp. Cinnamon

dash salt

Mix; place in 10 x 15 pan. Bake at 350 for 25-30 mins.

Frosting:

3 oz. Cream cheese ¼ tsp vanilla

¾ stick margarine 1 tbsp milk

3 cups powdered sugar









Sour Cream Twists

¼ cup warm water

add 1 pkg dry yeast and dissolve

1 cup lukewarm sour cream

3 Tbsp sugar ¼ tsp. Soda

1 tsp. Salt 1 lg egg

2 tbsp soft margarine 3 cups flour

Roll out and spread with:

2 Tbp. Soft butter 1/3 cup brown sugar

1 tsp. Cinnamon

Fold dough in half; cut in strips and twist: put on greased

Cookie sheets; cover and let raise 1hour. 375 for 12 to 15 min.







Peach Cream Cake



1 ½ cups flour 1 tsp. Salt

2 - 3 oz. Instant vanilla pudding 2 tsps baking powder

6 Tbsp soft butter 1 cup milk

2 eggs

Mix above and pour into greased cake pan Then top with

Following:

1 – 29 oz. Can peaches, drained (reserve juice)

Beat following: and place over mixture and peaches:

2 – 8 oz. Packages cream cheese

1 cup sugar and 2/3 cup of reserved peach juice.

Then sprinkle mixture of 1 Tbsp sugar and ½ tsp cinnamon

Over top. Bake in 350 oven for 35 minutes.









Cherry Coffee Cake

4 Eggs 1 Cup Butter

1 cup vegetable oil 2 cups flour

1 tsp. Baking powder ½ tsp. Salt

1 can cherry pie filling



Beat eggs, sugar and oil together. Add flour, b powder and salt ;

Mix well. Spread one half of batter in greased 9 x 13 pan. Spoon

On pie filling; spoon on or pour rest of batter on top. Sprinkle

Lightly with cinnamon. Bake at 350 for 35-45 minutes.







Monkey Caramel Cake

1 tube Pillsbury Buttermilk biscuits

½ stick margarine ¼ cup sugar

½ cup brown sugar 1 cup vanilla ice cream



Cut each biscuit in 6-9 cubes. Roll cubes in 1 tbsp cinnamon

And ¼ cup sugar. Place in 9” round greased bundt pan. Mix

Butter, sugars and ice cream and bring to full boil. Pour over

Cubes. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes. Serve warm













Rhubarb Cake

1 yellow pudding cake mix (mixed according to directions)

Pour in 9 x 13 pan

3 cups rhubarb (cutup) on top of cake mix.

Then 1 cup sugar sprinkled over top

Last 1 pint whipping cream (unwhipped)

DO NOT MIX

Bake at 350 for 1 hour.





















Poppy Seed Bread

1 pkg. Yellow cake mix ½ cup veg. Oil

1 pkg coconut instant pudding 4 eggs

¼ cup poppy seed soaking in 1 cup hot water for 1 minute.

Mix all for 4 minutes. Pour into 2 greased bread pans.

Bake at 350 for 50 minutes.















Stripe it rich cake

1 pkg. Cake mix (White)

2 pkg. Instant Pudding (chocolate or pistachio)

1 cup Powdered sugar

4 cups cold milk

Bake cake according to directions on box; Remove from

Oven and poke holes at once down through the cake with

Round handle of wooden spoon or plastic straw. Holes

Should be a 1 inch intervals. After poking holes, combine

Pudding with sugar in lg bowl.Gradually stir in milk. Then

Beat at low speed for 1 minute only. Quickly pour ½ of

Pudding over warm cake. Allow remaining pudding to

Thicken slightly, then spoon over cake. Chill 1 hour.





Caramel Rolls

Grease a bundt pan well

Place 2 pkgs frozen buns (60) in bundt pan. Melt ½ cup

Butter and ½ cup brown sugar. Bring to a boil and pour

Over buns. Sprinkle 1 pkg butterscotch pudding over top

Of buns and first mixture. Put in fridge overnight and

Bake at 375























Caramel Rolls



2 loaves frozen bread 1 cup brown sugar

½ tsp. Cinnamon ½ cup butter or marg.

1 lg vanilla pudding (regular) ½ cup milk



Thaw bread but do not let rise.



Tear loaves into pieces and drop in 9 x 13 greased pan.

Pour mixture over. Let rise 2 – 3 hours.

Bake 30 mins @ 375





Ice Cream Carmel Loaf



Step 1:

2 loaves frozen bread thawed half way sliced into slices.

Dip into sugar and cinnamon and place in loaf pans.

Step 2:

Melt: 2 cups vanilla ice cream

½ cup butter or margarine

1 cup brown sugar

Pour over frozen bread, let raise and bake at 350 for ½ hour.

Hint: do step 1 and place in frig overnight – next morning

Do step 2







White Better than sex cake

White or yellow cake mix according to directions in 10 x 13

pan. Cool

Cook in a medium pan for 10 mins: 1 can crushed pineapple

And 1 cup sugar. Cool.

Pour over cake

Mix 2 instant vanilla pudding with 3 ½ cups milk. Spread

Over cake.

Spread container of cool whip over top and sprinkle with

Nuts and coconut. Keep in frig.

















Chocolate Better Than Sex Cake

German Choc. Cake mix

Sweetened Condensed milk

Caramel Fudge topping

12 oz cool whip

2 Heath Candy Bars

Bake cake – while still warm, poke holes with a handle

Of wooden spoon 1 inch apart. Pour milk over top followed

With topping. Cool about 1 hour. Spread cool whip topping

Over and sprinkle with crushed heath bars.







Snickers Cake

1 german chocolate cake mix

1 – 14 oz. Caramels

½ cup margarine

1/3 cup milk

¾ cup chocolate chips

¾ cup chopped nuts

Prepare cake mix as directed. Pout ½ in 9 x 13 in. pan.

Bake 350 for 20 minutes. Melt caramels meanwhile and

Margarine with milk. Pour over baked cake layer.

Sprinkle with cho. Chips and nuts. Dot with remaining

Cake mix. Bake 250 for 20 minutes. Then 350 for 10

Minutes. Cool





Pretzel Dessert

2 cups crushed pretzels (not to fine)

¾ cup melted butter

½ cup sugar.

Pat into a 9 x 13 pan. Bake 375 for 6 mins. Cool

8 oz. Cream cheese 1 cup sugar

1 9 oz carton Cool Whip (Save a little for top)

Pour over pretzels and place in regfrigerator.

2 pkg. Strawberry jello, dissolved in 2 cups hot water

2 pkg. (1 pint) strawberries, partially thawed

When almost set, place on cream cheese layer and

Refrigerate. Serve w/ dab of whipped cream













Chocolate Oatmeal Layer Bars

1 cup butter 1 tsp. Baking soda

2 cups brown sugar 3 cups oatmeal

2 eggs 1 – 12oz Choc. Chips

2 tsp. Vanilla 2 ½ cup flour

1 14 oz sweetened condensed milk ¼ cup walnuts

Cream together butter, brwn sugar, eggs and vanilla. Add

Flour, b soda, and oatmeal. Press 2/3 mixture into greased

9 x 13 pan. Sprinkle choc. Chips over pressed layer. Pour

Condensed milk over chips. Sprinkle with walnuts. Add

Rest of mixture to top of chips and press down. Bake at

350 for 45 mins to 1 hr.



Chocolate Caramel Bars

2 ½ cup flour divided 2 cup quick oats

1 ½ cup brown sugar 1 tsp. Baking soda

½ tsp. Salt 1 ½ c. cold butter

2 cups semi sweet chips 1 cup chopped pecans

1 jar (12 oz) caramel ice cream topping

Combine 2 cups flour, oats, br. Sugar, b. soda, and salt.

Cut in butter until crumbly. Set aside ½ for topping. Press

Remaining into greased 9 x 13. Bake 350 for 15 mins.

Sprinkle with choc. Chips and pecans. Wisk caramel

Topping and remaining flour until smooth. Drizzle

Over top. Bake 18 – 20 minutes.







Mom’s Bars

½ cup margarine 1 ½ cup graham crumbs

Melt margarine in pan; sprinkle crumbs over top

Then pour 14 oz Sweetened condensed milk over top.

Then sprinkle over top:

1 cup semi sweet choc. Chips.

1 1/3 cup flaked coconut

1 cup chopped pecans



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Fruit leather recipe

Fruit leather recipe



6 bananas

1 orange

5 strawberries

2 Tblsp honey



Blend well and lay on dehydrator sheets at 135° for 8 hours.



Sun dried tomato recipe



8 roma tomatoes

sea salt

olive oil



cut tomatoes into lengthwise quarters. Toss in a small drizzle of olive oil and sprinkle on salt. Place in dehydrator at 135° until completely dried.

Jack Astors Pan Bread - Canada

My Husb.. worked in Canada for about two years,, he keeps talking about this bread, we had it, it was great...

Here is the recipe I use for pan bread... from what I can tell about "Jack Astors Pan Bread" it sounds similar, but I put more spices... you could omit the spices and oil and substitute it with melted butter and crushed garlic and it would be similar... good luck and enjoy!!




2 c Warm water
1 tb Dry yeast
3 tb Sugar
6 c To 7 c all purpose flour
1 tb Salt
1/2 c Olive oil
1 tb Dry italian seasonings
2 tb Minced fresh garlic
1/4 c Chopped fresh basil leaves
2 tb Chopped fresh oregano




Combine the water, yeast, sugar, and approximately 2 cups of the
flour to make a thick paste. Mix thoroughly and let stand a few
minutes until bubbles rise to the surface.

Combine the salt with the remaining flour; add gradually to the yeast
mixture, until it will absorb no more flour. Knead the dough until
the texture is smooth and not sticky to the touch; about 5 to 10
minutes. Place the dough in an oiled bowl and let it rise in a warm
place until it has doubled in bulk. Punch dough down, place on a
lightly floured surface, and knead for another minute. Let dough rest
for 5 to 10 minutes.

Brush a 9 x 13 inch sheet pan with 1/3 of the olive oil. Sprinkle the
pan with 1/2 tablespoon of the dry Italian seasonings and 1
tablespoon of garlic. Roll the bread dough out to line the pan.

Lay the dough into the pan, brush with the remaining olive oil,
sprinkle with the remaining garlic and Italian seasonings, and then
the fresh herbs. (At this point the bread may be prepared a day ahead
and kept in the refrigerator, on the prepared pan, to rise.)

Let the dough rise for about 45 minutes to 1 hour. Bake in a
preheated 350 degrees F oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden
brown.

Serves 8 to 12.

Two of my husband's family Salads, just in-time for the 4th..Cucumber Salad & Refrigerator Pickles

Two of my husband's family Salads, just in-time for the 4th..Cucumber Salad & Refrigerator Pickles

Cucumber Salad

1 cup Miracle Whip lite

1/8 cup sugar

½ tsp salt

½ cup whipping cream

¼ cup vinegar

Mix above until well blended

Pour over 3 cups cooked macaroni

Add diced onion and 4 cucumbers.

Chill before serving.



Refrigerator Pickles

Slice cucumbers unpeeled

2 large onions-sliced

2 green peppers- sliced



2 cups sugar 1 cup vinegar

1 tbsp salt

Stir above three ingredients until dissolved. Fill an ice cream pail ¾ and let stand 3 or 4 hours- then fill in jars and referigerate

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Sherri

Meal Ideas for Week 25, 2010

This week I plan to grill a lot, I heard the forecast was really hot and I am going easy. Monday I won't be home all day so we are having meatloaf, last time I made two and this one is frozen, it is thawing in the fridge now and will be ready to bake for dinner tomorrow. We are also going to have Hawaiian Chicken Sandwiches, followed by Ham steak on the grill that should use the whole can of pineapple in two nights. A couple of weeks ago I planned to try Chicken Mozzarella Melt with bow tie pasta and never got around to it, so I am going to try it this week, and I thought we might also have Asian Sirloin Steak to finish off the week. I hope you will consider sharing what you like to serve on hot summer days.

Meatloaf
Grilled Hawaiian Chicken Sandwiches
Grilled Ham Steak and Pineapple
Chicken Mozzarella Melt with Bow Tie Pasta
Grilled Asian Sirloin Steak

Thanks for joining us and I hope you are having a great summer.
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