Holiday Recipe Thread

[lameduch27]

Appetizer-Spinach Dip

1 pkg frozen spinach
1 12oz carton of sour cream
1 pkg Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix
2 TBS minced onion (soaked in water to swell it)
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp basil
1 round loaf of Hawaiian Bread

Thaw spinach and squeeze out excess water. Mix together with all other ingredients. Refigerate for at least 2 hours. Hollow out the Hawaiian bread and cube. Spoon dip into hollow and serve.

All my friends and my kids too who hate spinach, beg me to make this. It is so yummy.

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[enola615]

Candy Cane White Fudge

INGREDIENTS:

12 oz white chocolate, coarsely chopped
14 oz can sweetened milk
1/4 cup coarsely chopped peppermint candies

DIRECTIONS:

Butter an 8 inch square baking pan; line bottom and sides with foil to extend ove sides of pan by about 1 inch. Buter foil. Ocer medium-high heat in top of double-boiler or heatproof bowl set over pot of hot water combine white chocolate and condensed milk. Cook, stirring frequently, until melted and smooth, 5 minutes. Pour mixture into pan; sprinkle candy over top. Using knife lightly swirl candy into chicolate mixture. Refrigerate until firm, about 6 hours ot overnight. Cut into 1 inch squares, diamond shapes or rectangles. Store in refrigerator. Makes 64 pieces.

[magnif]

Saw this on Foodnetwork tonight. looks yummy
Mamie Eisenhower's Million Dollar Fudge

4 1/2 cups sugar
Pinch salt
2 tablespoons butter
1 (12-ounce) can evaporated milk
2 cups coarsely chopped pecans
1 pint (1 jar) marshmallow cream
12 ounces semisweet chocolate
12 ounces German’s sweet chocolate
In a heavy saucepan over medium heat, bring the sugar, salt, butter and evaporated milk to a boil. Boil for 6 minutes. Meanwhile, place the pecans, marshmallow fluff and chocolate in a large bowl. Pour the boiled syrup over the chocolate mixture. Beat until chocolate is all melted. Spray a 15 1/2 by 10 1/2 by 1-inch jelly-roll pan with a nonstick cooking spray and pour fudge into pan. Let harden at room temperature before cutting into 1-inch squares (can be placed in the refrigerator or freezer to speed hardening process).

Yield: 4 pounds

[enola615]

If anyone is planning on printing the recipes be sure to have a ream of paper on hand. I just printed out page 1 and it took 13 pages to print out page 1 only.

[magnif]

I tried using the printable version button and when I hit print my printer says this thread is 59 pages long! I'm low on ink so will have to wait of course will be longer then.

[magnif]

Warm Chocolate Brownie Cake with Walnuts and Cream

1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
12 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Sauce:
2 cups walnuts
1 3/4 cups packed brown sugar
3/4 cup cocoa powder
3 cups water
Whipped cream, for garnish
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. In a mixer with a whip attachment, cream the butter. Add the sugar and blend well. Add the eggs and vanilla, blending well. Add the dry ingredients and mix on low just until incorporated. Scoop into muffin tins and spread to cover the bottom.

Sauce: Whisk together the ingredients. Pour over and divide among the brownie batter filled muffin tins. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until set. Serve at room temperature topped with whipped cream.

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes

[jaybird]

6 cups Crispix cereal
2 cups powder sugar
1/4 cup peanut butter
6 oz. chocolate chips
1/4 cup oleo

Mix peanut butter, chips and oleo in saucepan. Melt slowly. Pour over cereal and mix well. Dump into bowl of powder sugar and coat thoroughly. (I use a big tupperware bowl with a lid and shake shake shake)

Keep airtight.

[jaybird]

Don't try to print these recipes directly from here. I've been copying and pasting the ones I want into a word document program, then printing that out, can get many recipes on one page that way!

[jaybird]

Easy, fast and good!

2 12oz. bags (or 20oz bag) oyster crackers
1 packet Ranch dressing mix
1/2 teas. dill weed
1/2 teas. garlic
2/3 cup oil

Mix well, stir into crackers, coating thoroughly. Dump onto newspaper or paper towels to absorb excess oil after coating. Store airtight.

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Originally posted by jaybird
Don't try to print these recipes directly from here. I've been copying and pasting the ones I want into a word document program, then printing that out, can get many recipes on one page that way!

Sounds like a great idea. I only have 1 little problem with it-I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO THAT. ANY HELP GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANKS!!!!

[jaybird]

magnif>>>open one of your word programs or wordpad. Then click and highlight all of the recipe you want to save, right click and click on copy. Go to your word document, right click and click on paste. Voila. Then be sure to "save" the document to your desktop (under file, click on save as)