Well, good afternoon (almost), everyone! I hope that you all had a nice week-end and a good start to the new week. So far, so good here! I have not got the pictures ready for you yet. Still me-procrastinator extraordinaire! Sorry, some things (and people) will never change. LOL! Thanks for dealing with me. ;) Good news though: I did get the right day for the recipes... again! I know major accomplishment, right?! Well, apparently for me it is! Anyway back to the recipe(s). I have decided to go through some of my cookbooks to try and find some new recipes for you all. I think that you will enjoy the two I have chosen for today. (I have tried both and trust me they are worth making)! These recipes have both come out of our town's cookbook from a couple of years ago. And both recipes were submitted by the same person. A relative of our family V.G. They are yummy.
So the first recipe might be a little more diet friendly but, trust me delicious anyway.
FLUFFY PEANUT BUTTER DIP
1/2 c peanut butter
18 oz low fat vanilla yogurt
1/8 tsp cinnamon
1/2 c cool whip free
Combine all ingredients and mix well.
This is a great dip for apple, banana, and other fruit slices as well as for nuts. YUMMY!
This next recipe is not so diet friendly. This is for:
FUDGE PUDDLES
1/2 c butter
1/2 c peanut butter
1/2 c sugar
1/2 c brown sugar
1 egg, beaten
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 1/4 c flour
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
Cream together butter, peanut butter, sugars, egg and vanilla. Chill for 1 hour. Shape into 48 (1") balls. Place in greased mini muffin pans. Bake at 325* for 14 mins. Remove from oven, make wells in center. Cool in pans for 5 mins. Remove from pans and fill with fudge filling.
FUDGE FILLING
1 c milk chocolate chips
1 c semi sweet chocolate chips
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 c chopped nuts
In a double boiler over water, melt choc chips; stir in milk and vanilla. Use a small pitcher to pour mixture into peanut butter shells. Sprinkle with nuts.
These are another highly addictive little YUM!!!!!! Beware!
Alright so, if you are not craving chocolate yet, you mustn't like chocolate. I now have drool all over my keyboard. Just kidding.
TIP***** I just read a little blurb on Facebook that if you want to knock a cold out within a day or two, to take a mixture of;
1 tsp honey (they said that "raw" is the best)
1/4 tsp cinnamon
It said to take 2 times a day for 3 days. With all of the sickness that seems to be going around, I thought that this might be helpful. I haven't had the need (yet) to try it so, I can't tell you from experience. But, it seems pretty simple, inexpensive, and tasty to get rid of a cold. As a footnote it also said this mixture is also useful in lowering blood pressure, blood sugar, and it acts as a pain reliever for arthritis. It might be worth a try for ya. I will definitely give it a shot. Thought I would share with you all in case someone is in need. Hope that it helps.
Have a great day, all!
Warm and primitive blessings to you all!
prim_bug
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL!!!!! AND A TEMPTATION TUESDAY TOO!!!!
Hello everyone! I hope that you all had a great Christmas as well as a safe and happy start to a new year! It has been a week at least since I have been on here. It was crazy, hectic, fun, yummy, and all the wonderful things that a holiday should be! I hope that yours was as well. I don't know if you all got a chance to pop on over to http://ourpioneerhomestead.blogspot.com/ I went over there and got all of her little cross stitch freebies for Christmas. They are so awesome. They make up really quick and they are going to make perfect little decorations for my trees next year as well as bowl fillers too. Not to mention how great they would be as gifts!!!! Love, love, love them. Although Pamela has had issues during the holidays she still managed to share those sweet cross stitch patterns. Got to just love her! Thanks again, Pamela! I am still stitching some up--always behind the ball. Or, you could look at it that I am ahead of the game. LOL! That's the way I prefer to see it. It sounds so much better that way. So, after the rush of the season, just sitting on the couch with a nice cross stitch project or a needle punch, just feels....... AMAZING!!!! It is so nice not having to rush and hurry to get so many things done and ready all at the same time. Don't get me wrong, Christmas is my absolute favorite holiday. From Fall on, I just love it. It is the rush that sometimes gets in the way of the enjoyment. I guess that is why right now doing a relaxing craft, just because, feels so nice. I hope that you all are getting a chance to unwind a little as well.
Now for the recipes for today. These are two that I made up for Christmas and they were delicious. The first one is a recipe that I am sure you have all heard of and probably have your own recipe for but, I thought that I would share my recipe with you as well.
OVERNIGHT FRENCH TOAST
5 eggs, lightly beaten
1 1/2 c milk
1 c half n half
1 teas vanilla
1/2 -1 whole loaf french bread, cut thick (at least 1") and on the diagonal
1/2 c butter
1 c light brown sugar
2 tbsp maple syrup
Spray a 9X13 pan with non stick spray. Place bread in dish. Whisk together eggs, milk, half n half, and vanilla. Pour mixture over the bread. (If you want to overlap bread pieces, make sure to dunk pieces in egg mixture first and then pour remaining mix over bread. This will ensure that all of the bread gets egg mixture). Cover and refrigerate overnight.
In the morning; Preheat oven to 350*. Combine butter, sugar and maple syrup. Spoon over bread. Bake in oven until golden, about 40 mins. Let stand for 5 mins. YUMMY!!!!!!!
This is such a treat on Christmas morning. I pop it in the oven before we start to open gifts and it is ready to eat when we are. Love it. It is also great for Easter or a Birthday, for any special occasion, or just because. I hope that if you have never made one of these that you give it a try. I had never made one until last year for Christmas. We have now made it another part of our Christmas tradition.
This next recipe is another one that I made for Christmas. This is a new recipe to me this year but will be one that I will continue to make. This is another overnight goodie. I love these because they are ready ahead of time and the mess is all cleaned up and all you have to do is bake and enjoy!
EGG NOG COFFEE CAKE
1 c sugar
1/2 c butter, softened
1 c egg nog
1 container (8oz) sour cream
1 teas rum extract
2 eggs
2 1/2 c flour
1 1/2 teas baking powder
1/2 teas baking soda
1/2 teas salt
Streusel Topping
1/3 c sugar
1 tbsp flour
1 tbsp butter, softened
1/2 teas nutmeg
Grease bottom only of 13X9 pan with shortening, (I sprayed mine all over with Pam). In a small bowl, mix all streusel topping ingredients with a fork until crumbly; set aside. in a large bowl, beat sugar and butter . Beat in egg nog, sour cream, extract, and eggs until well blended. Stir in flour, baking powder, soda and salt. Spread in pan. Sprinkle Streusel topping over the batter. Cover and refrigerate for at least 8 hours. Heat oven to 350*. Uncover pan, and bake for 35-40 mins. Cool for 20 mins.
EGG NOG GLAZE
1/2 c powdered sugar
1-2 tbsp egg nog
In a small bowl, mix powdered sugar and egg nog until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle over coffee cake. YUMMY!!
This was delicious too! Although mom made her Gingerbread and this took second place. It still will be one of my favorites around the holidays. And it will be extra special too because you have to wait for the egg nog to come out in the Fall before you can make it again after the holidays. I got this recipe off of Pinterest from I believe mandyprintablerecipes. Just wanted to make sure I gave credit where it belonged.
Well, I hope that you have enjoyed the recipes. Please record the date too, I put them on here on the proper day of the week. LOL!!!!!! I hope to be on here within a few more days and maybe I can share some pics of the cross stitch goodies I have been working on.
Here's to a wonderful year ahead for all of us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Warm and primitive blessings to you all!
prim_bug
Now for the recipes for today. These are two that I made up for Christmas and they were delicious. The first one is a recipe that I am sure you have all heard of and probably have your own recipe for but, I thought that I would share my recipe with you as well.
OVERNIGHT FRENCH TOAST
5 eggs, lightly beaten
1 1/2 c milk
1 c half n half
1 teas vanilla
1/2 -1 whole loaf french bread, cut thick (at least 1") and on the diagonal
1/2 c butter
1 c light brown sugar
2 tbsp maple syrup
Spray a 9X13 pan with non stick spray. Place bread in dish. Whisk together eggs, milk, half n half, and vanilla. Pour mixture over the bread. (If you want to overlap bread pieces, make sure to dunk pieces in egg mixture first and then pour remaining mix over bread. This will ensure that all of the bread gets egg mixture). Cover and refrigerate overnight.
In the morning; Preheat oven to 350*. Combine butter, sugar and maple syrup. Spoon over bread. Bake in oven until golden, about 40 mins. Let stand for 5 mins. YUMMY!!!!!!!
This is such a treat on Christmas morning. I pop it in the oven before we start to open gifts and it is ready to eat when we are. Love it. It is also great for Easter or a Birthday, for any special occasion, or just because. I hope that if you have never made one of these that you give it a try. I had never made one until last year for Christmas. We have now made it another part of our Christmas tradition.
This next recipe is another one that I made for Christmas. This is a new recipe to me this year but will be one that I will continue to make. This is another overnight goodie. I love these because they are ready ahead of time and the mess is all cleaned up and all you have to do is bake and enjoy!
EGG NOG COFFEE CAKE
1 c sugar
1/2 c butter, softened
1 c egg nog
1 container (8oz) sour cream
1 teas rum extract
2 eggs
2 1/2 c flour
1 1/2 teas baking powder
1/2 teas baking soda
1/2 teas salt
Streusel Topping
1/3 c sugar
1 tbsp flour
1 tbsp butter, softened
1/2 teas nutmeg
Grease bottom only of 13X9 pan with shortening, (I sprayed mine all over with Pam). In a small bowl, mix all streusel topping ingredients with a fork until crumbly; set aside. in a large bowl, beat sugar and butter . Beat in egg nog, sour cream, extract, and eggs until well blended. Stir in flour, baking powder, soda and salt. Spread in pan. Sprinkle Streusel topping over the batter. Cover and refrigerate for at least 8 hours. Heat oven to 350*. Uncover pan, and bake for 35-40 mins. Cool for 20 mins.
EGG NOG GLAZE
1/2 c powdered sugar
1-2 tbsp egg nog
In a small bowl, mix powdered sugar and egg nog until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle over coffee cake. YUMMY!!
This was delicious too! Although mom made her Gingerbread and this took second place. It still will be one of my favorites around the holidays. And it will be extra special too because you have to wait for the egg nog to come out in the Fall before you can make it again after the holidays. I got this recipe off of Pinterest from I believe mandyprintablerecipes. Just wanted to make sure I gave credit where it belonged.
Well, I hope that you have enjoyed the recipes. Please record the date too, I put them on here on the proper day of the week. LOL!!!!!! I hope to be on here within a few more days and maybe I can share some pics of the cross stitch goodies I have been working on.
Here's to a wonderful year ahead for all of us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Warm and primitive blessings to you all!
prim_bug
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