Sunday, December 23, 2012

Saturday, December 22, 2012




BBB Seed Heirloom Vegetable & Wildflower Seeds

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Thursday, December 13, 2012




Italian Cookies II

Italian Cookies II Recipe



  • 12 cup softened butter
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 8 ozs ricotta cheese
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 12 tsp baking soda
  • 14 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsps softened butter
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 14 tsp vanilla extract
  • 12 tbsps milk
PREP TIME
30 min
TOTAL TIME
45 min
SERVINGS
 
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Preparation

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
  2. In a medium bowl, cream together 1/2 cup butter and white sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and ricotta cheese. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually stir into the cheese mixture. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
  3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are golden. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
  4. In a medium bowl, cream together the remaining butter and confectioners' sugar. Beat in vanilla and milk gradually until a spreadable consistency is reached. Frost cooled cookies.

Sunday, December 9, 2012



Santa Hat Pretzels Dip 1/2 of twisted pretzel in white chocolate
and dip in red sanding sugar. Use mini marshmallow for ball.

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cd case converted into a cup cake cover- a cute way to gift cakeshttp://snickerdoodlecreations.blogspot.com/2010/07/tutorial-afternoon-tea-keeper.html



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Thursday, December 6, 2012


 

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Seriously clever! A headlamp around a gallon of water = ambient light for your tent and a great night lamp when the power is out. http://is.gd/lu1dFA


Sunday, December 2, 2012



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Meltingly tender onions, meaty stock, and rich, nutty melted cheese—these are the indispensable elements that make this boldly flavored soup a hallmark of French cuisine—and a favorite of American tables, too. Take the time to make your own stock and you will be rewarded with deep flavor and savory goodness.

French Onion Soup

2 Tbs. unsalted butter
2 1/2 lbs. yellow onions, halved and thinly sliced
1 Tbs. all-purpose flour
1 cup dry white wine
8 cups beef stock
2 tsp. minced fresh thyme, or 1 tsp. dried
1 bay leaf
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
1 crusty baguette
2 2/3 cups shredded Gruyère cheese

In a large, heavy sauté pan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onions, stir well, cover and cook for 5 minutes. Uncover, reduce the heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and deep golden brown, about 30 minutes.

Sprinkle the flour over the onions and stir until combined. Gradually stir in the wine, then the stock, and finally the thyme and bay leaf. Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer, uncovered, until slightly reduced, about 30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Discard the bay leaf.

Meanwhile, preheat a broiler. Have ready eight 1 1/2-cup broilerproof soup crocks. Cut the baguette into 16 slices, sizing them so that 2 slices will fit inside each crock. Arrange the bread slices on a baking sheet and broil, turning once, until lightly toasted on both sides, about 1 minute total. Set the slices aside. Position the oven rack about 12 inches from the heat source, and leave the broiler on.

Ladle the hot soup into the crocks. Place 2 toasted bread slices, overlapping if necessary, on top of the soup and sprinkle each crock evenly with about 1/3 cup of the Gruyère. Broil until the cheese is bubbling, about 2 minutes. Serve at once. Serves 8.
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Saturday, December 1, 2012



Peanut Butter Reindeer Cookies~ 3/4 cup peanut butter
1 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup shortening
3 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon vanilla

1 egg
1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
Chocolate-covered mini pretzels
Mini brown M&Ms
Regular-sized red M&Ms


Preheat oven to 375°F.


Combine brown sugar, peanut butter, shortening, milk, and vanilla in large bowl. Beat at medium speed until well blended. Add egg; beat until just blended.
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Simply Awesome. DIY Woodstove made with an old mailbox... or ammo box... or some other thing. ;) 

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