Anyone wanna share recipes?

[tigerlily]

I didn't know M&M's came in "mint"!

Me either!

[recycling goddess]

they come in mint?

*pushes everyone out of the way as she runs for the store*

[recycling goddess]

okay, i'm ready to share a thing or two here

(firstly, i'm going to make that vodka with cranberries... my daughter would LOVE it - she's 20)

okay this is our favorite family christmas recipe... my girlfriend years ago created it.

get a couple of boxes of CHERRY candy canes... honestly cherry works best for this.
a bag of chocolate chips or melting chocolate... whatever you prefer.

remove the wrappings from each candy cane and break it up in a large bowl. wash your hammer. take your hammer and beat the living crap outta those canes... beat em gooooooooooooooooood. take out all those holiday frustrations... visualize aunt bertha's face if you want.... just beat those canes till you have some dust and the rest are smaller than 1/2"

melt chocolate on the stove... carefully so you don't overheat and burn it.

when it's melted... pour it over the candy cane dust/pieces.

have wax paper on some cookie sheets... and pour the mixture out, smoothing it to a nice 1/4-1/2" thickness.

place in fridge or freezer till hard.

break the pieces up into bite size portions and store in the fridge till someone wants to eat em!!!

we also so a less aggressive mix...

some peanut butter (smooth or crunchy)
some chocolate chips or melting chips

melt choc. in pot... when it's melted add in some peanut butter...

pour onto wax paper on cookie sheets and place in fridge or freezer till hard. break apart. these must be kept in the fridge or they melt!

suuuuuuuuper yummy!!!!!

of course, you can experiment and add crushed almonds to the choc - whatever tickles your fancy!

[joyful girl]

Here's a salad I like a lot:

Fennel bulb, large - 1 thinly sliced
Belgian endive - 2 - cut on the bias, 1/2" slices
Watercress - 1 cup
Granny Smith apple, large - 1 thinly sliced
Asiago cheese - 1/4 to 1/3 cup (depending on taste), shaved
Toasted pine nuts - 1/2 (or more if you like)
Aged Balsamic vinegar (real, not the crap supermarket $3.99-a-bottle wannabe's)- to taste (as dressing) (mix w/ EV olive oil if desired)
Salt/coarse ground pepper - to taste

Toss the above ingredients together in a large bowl until well coated with vinegar. Divide among plates & serve!

Serves 2 as an entree, 4 as an appetizer. Grilled chicken goes well on this for an entree addition...

Enjoy!

K~

I'll have to try this

[Dusty]

Tis the Season


for mint M&Ms

[Broseph]

The vodka IS tasty!!!!

okay, i'm ready to share a thing or two here

(firstly, i'm going to make that vodka with cranberries... my daughter would LOVE it - she's 20)

okay this is our favorite family christmas recipe... my girlfriend years ago created it.

get a couple of boxes of CHERRY candy canes... honestly cherry works best for this.
a bag of chocolate chips or melting chocolate... whatever you prefer.

remove the wrappings from each candy cane and break it up in a large bowl. wash your hammer. take your hammer and beat the living crap outta those canes... beat em gooooooooooooooooood. take out all those holiday frustrations... visualize aunt bertha's face if you want.... just beat those canes till you have some dust and the rest are smaller than 1/2"

melt chocolate on the stove... carefully so you don't overheat and burn it.

when it's melted... pour it over the candy cane dust/pieces.

have wax paper on some cookie sheets... and pour the mixture out, smoothing it to a nice 1/4-1/2" thickness.

place in fridge or freezer till hard.

break the pieces up into bite size portions and store in the fridge till someone wants to eat em!!!

we also so a less aggressive mix...

some peanut butter (smooth or crunchy)
some chocolate chips or melting chips

melt choc. in pot... when it's melted add in some peanut butter...

pour onto wax paper on cookie sheets and place in fridge or freezer till hard. break apart. these must be kept in the fridge or they melt!

suuuuuuuuper yummy!!!!!

of course, you can experiment and add crushed almonds to the choc - whatever tickles your fancy!

[Ginevive]

I have made this recipe of mine, since I was in grade school; I was a pretty self-sufficient kid with working parents, and had to create my owl meals a lot of the time.
I make some rice; about a plateful. There is no set rule to this recipe; but you basically use the rice as a base, and mix things in. I have made everything from a casual leftover-steak-and-gravy rice mix, to an awesome elaborate one containing Asiago cheese (awesome cheese, K!) lobster, shrimp, homemade Italian dressing, and slivered homegrown sweet onion. At any rate, this meal is filling and it just pops in your mouth, with the contrast between the rice and the other things!
I am a nut for Italian food, growing up in an Italian family; but funnily, not crazy about red spaghetti sauce. I use just a tad, and add bacon bits, cheeses, and pepper.. mmm.