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Rosemary Roasted Nuts
By á-10360
Roasted, walnuts, almond and pumpkin seeds with sweet and savory flavors
- 3 cups whole unblanched almonds
- 1 1/2 cups walnuts
- 1 cup raw pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
- 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary, finely snipped
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar, packed
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
Basic Old-Fashioned Giblet Gravy
By á-2225
This classic giblet gravy recipe is an oldie but a goodie
- Giblets from 1 turkey or chicken
- 4 cups cold water
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 4 tablespoons flour
- 2 cups pan drippings or chicken broth
- 1/2 cup milk or half and half (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper
- 2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped (optional)
Crunchy Halloween Mummies
By á-177799
Take these mummies to the next Halloween pot luck party! Fill celery sticks with cream cheese and layer ham slices...
- 1 1/3 cups garden vegetable cream cheese spread, softened
- 20 pieces (3 1/2 inches each) celery
- 3 slices deli sliced cooked ham
- 10 sweetened dried cranberries
Slow Cooker Chili
By Jake57
Simply add the ingredients to your cooker and mix, stir a couple of times at most while it slow cooks and 8 hours l...
- 1 pound ground beef, browned and drained
- 1 pound beef stew meat, cubed
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
- 1 (15.5-ounce) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can petite tomatoes with juice, diced
- 1 (10-ounce) can tomato with green chilis and juice, diced (like Ro*Tel)
- 1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste
- 3 teaspoons chili powder
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 1 (1-ounce) packet ranch dressing mix
- 3 garlic cloves, peeled and smashed
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can beef broth
Valentines Day Truffles
By á-70754
Indulge with some Valentines Day Truffles with a touch of cherry flavor
- 2 ounces unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoons double cream
- 8 ounces good quality dark chocolate chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon of Tasteful Creations Natural Black Cherry flavoring
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Rocky Road Fudge
By dedmund
What could possibly be better than creamy chocolate fudge? The answer: creamy chocolate fudge with marshmallows and...
- 3 tablespoons cold unsalted butter; room temperature plus more for buttering the thermometer and pan
- 3 3/4 cups granulated sugar
- 2 cups mini marshmallows
- 1 1/3 cups toasted slivered almonds
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 3 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon table salt
Old Fashioned Bread Stuffing
By á-174535
The ultimate comfort food--old fashioned bread stuffing
- 1 cup chopped celery, about 2 stalks
- 1/2 cup chopped onion, about 1 medium
- 1/2 cup chopped carrot, about 1 medium
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 tablespoon snipped fresh parsley, optional
- 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 8 cups dried white bread cubes*
- 1 cups chicken broth
Pumpkin Spice Roll-out Sugar Cookies. | Life's a Batch
By dedmund
Simple and delicious! Even though there isn’t any actual pumpkin in the dough, I promise your nose will be fooled
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup turbinado sugar**
- 3/4 teaspoon, baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon, salt
- 2 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 2 3/4 cups whole wheat flour**
Halloween Gorp
By á-10360
You may ask why it's' called gorp, but once you have a mouthful and try to talk, you'll find out! An addictive Hall...
- 1 (16-ounce) bag candy corn
- 1 (16-ounce) bag pretzel nuggets
- 1 (15-ounce) package dried banana chips or dried apple slices
- 1 (15-ounce) package candy-coated chocolate candies (2 cups)
- 1 (12-ounce) bag caramel popcorn and peanuts
- 2 (5-ounce) packages milk chocolate-covered pretzels
- 1 cup gummy worm candies
- 1 cup sesame sticks
- 1 cup raisins
Tigger Tails from Pooh Corner - Disneyland
By MJH
A fun marshmallow treat made to look like a tiger's tail
- Marshmallows
- Long lollipop sticks
- 1 1/4 cups Kraft caramel bits
- 1 1/2 cups high quality white chocolate
- Vegetable oil
- Orange candy oil
- Orange candy coloring (Don't use normal food coloring)
- 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Spicy Sangre Blood Orange Margarita
By á-4939
Blood orange juice and muddled jalapeños make this margarita spicy and with a dark color, with the same flavors of...
- 2 slices jalapeño or serrano chile
- 2 ounces silver tequila
- 4 ounces blood orange juice
- 1 ounce Cointreau or Triple Sec
- juice of half a lime
Cranberry JalapeñoCream Cheese Dip
By JaimeJay
Cranberry jalapeño cream cheese is a great mixture of sweet, spicy and creamy! This dip is always a hit that every
- 2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese
- 1 bag cranberries, chopped
- 1 can jalapeños, sliced
- 1 cup sugar
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