A SWEET Day In The Life . . .

 

Fun Candy Holiday Ideas

Click on picture for link - only two have links, though 

Thanksgiving Fun!!

When the grandkids come over, or after school fun - 

Have Fun Making these!  

(Those spiders!  They just jump up everywhere!!)

Red-Neck Turtle Burgers

CALLING ALL COOKS:
 A NEW RECIPE FROM MISSOURI!

Red-Neck Turtle Burgers
WOW!!! Only in  MISSOURI
Here's a new twist on how to serve burgers and if you don't cook,
give this handy little guide to someone that does and request them.

Handmade ground beef patties, topped with sharp cheddar cheese, 

wrapped in a bacon weave, then the next step, add hotdogs as the heads, legs with slits for toes and tail.  

Next step.  

Place on an oven rack, 

covered loosely with foil and baked for 20-30 minutes at 400 degrees.  

A little crispy, not too crunchy - 

just how a turtle should be, no?

February 2012 

Marshmallow Witches & Pumpkin Cake

Pumpkin Cake 

1 large can pumpkin

1 can evaporated milk

1 cup sugar

1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ginger

3 eggs, beaten

1 box yellow or white cake mix 

      (I use spice cake mix)

1 1/2 cubes melted butter

Grease bottom of 9 X 13 inch cake pan. Combine first 6 ingredients. Pour into pan. Sprinkle cake mix over top evenly. Drizzle melted butter over all.     

Bake at 350F for 50 minutes.  

Test as for pumpkin pie doneness.

 Recipe from Nancy's Kitchen

Marshmallow Witches
Prep/Total Time: 30 min. Yield: 12 Servings
Ingredients
1/2 cup vanilla frosting, divided
36 miniature semisweet chocolate chips
12 large marshmallows
1 drop each green, red and yellow food coloring, optional
1/4 cup flaked coconut
12 chocolate wafers
12 miniature peanut butter cups
12 milk chocolate kisses
Directions
For the face of each witch, place a dab of frosting on the bottom of three chocolate chips; press two for eyes and one for nose onto each marshmallow.

For hair, combine green food coloring and a drop of water in a small resealable plastic bag; add coconut and shake well. Spread a small amount of frosting on sides of marshmallows; press coconut hair into frosting. Place 3 tablespoons of frosting in a small heavy-duty resealable plastic bag; tint orange with red and yellow food coloring. Set aside.

For hats, spread some of the remaining frosting in the center of chocolate wafers; press peanut butter cups upside down into frosting. Lightly spread bottoms of chocolate kisses with frosting; place on peanut butter cups. Cut a small hole in the corner of pastry or plastic bag; insert a small star tip. Fill the bag with frosting and pipe stars around the base of each peanut butter cup. Secure a hat to each witch with a dab of frosting. Yield: 1 dozen.

Nutritional Facts
1 serving (1 each) equals 121 calories, 5 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 2 mg cholesterol, 69 mg sodium, 18 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Here's A Fun Recipe - Hamburger Cookies!

Hamburger Cookies
SERVINGS: 20          TIME: Prep/Total Time: 30 min.


Ingredients: 1/2 cup vanilla frosting
Red and yellow paste or gel food coloring
40 vanilla wafers
20 peppermint patties
1 teaspoon corn syrup (or egg whites)
1 teaspoon sesame seeds
  or coconut

Directions: Place 1/4 cup frosting in each of two small bowls.
Tint one red and the other yellow. Frost the bottoms
of 20 vanilla wafers yellow; top with a peppermint patty.
Spread with red frosting. Brush tops of the remaining
vanilla wafers with corn syrup or egg whites; sprinkle
with sesame seeds or coconut.  Place over red frosting.
Yield: 20 cookies.   
Nutrition Facts: One serving:(1 each)
Calories: 132
Fat:4 g
Saturated Fat:1 g
Cholesterol:1 mg
Sodium:44 mg
Carbohydrate:25 g
Fiber:0 g
Protein:1 g



Sept 2009

EASY Pilgrim Hat Cookies to Make

Pilgrim Hat Cookies
TIME: Prep: 1 hour
Ingredients:
1 cup vanilla frosting
7 drops yellow food coloring
32 miniature peanut butter cups
1 package (11-1/2 ounces) fudge-striped cookies
32 pieces orange mini Chiclets gum
Directions:
In a small shallow bowl, combine frosting and food coloring.
Remove paper liners from peanut butter cups.
Holding the bottom of a peanut butter cup, dip top of cup in yellow frosting.
Position over center hole of a cookie, forming the hatband and crown.
Add a buckle of Chiclets gum. Repeat with remaining cups and cookies.
Yield: 32 cookies.