[dansangel]

[dansangel]

Come join us at the Finest this Fine FRiday to relax, exchange recipes and meet today's Guest Host, Carlo3b!

[kitkat]

YUM! A bump in the night for Carlo's mushroom caps.

[carlo3b]

Good morning sunshine!!!!!

[MaryFromMichigan]

Thanks for starting this thread dansangel!
Carlo3b- your "Baked Stuffed Mushrooms - Italian Style" sounds delicious!
Thanks for sharing!
I love to collect recipes! Especially old family recipes!
As my older boys grew up, I began putting some recipes on my computer so that when they left home, they could take some of their old favorites with them.
As time went by, it occurred to me that I would appreciate a collection of the recipes that family members and friends and had shared with me over the years, so I started a compilation.
That "little project" turned into 2 books of family recipes that spanned six generations. LOL!
I'll watch this thread with special interest today!

[boxerblues]

at least I know were I will be all day today...especially after last nights dinner.

[JohnHuang2]

Yum, yum! Great job, (((((dansangel)))) and (((((Billie)))) :-)

[JohnHuang2]

And Great Job to you, too, amigo.

[The Thin Man]

Mornin' dansy. Oh, the unfairness of it all. I can't participate cuz I don't cook.

Don't give me a second thought, just go along and continue exchanging recipes.

:-)

[Calpernia]

Even though it isn't morning anymore...may I still shake my tail feathers at the Finest?

[Calpernia]

I'm going to post some fun gift recipes and then power down. We still don't have stable power here and the Net access is on and off. I will catch up (and steal) some of your recipes over the weekend. I will post more too pending on the power stability.

Enjoy!

Gift Basket Fillers:

Raspberry BonBons
1C finely crushed Vanilla Wafers
1C Confectioners' sugar
1C Chopped Almonds
2T cocoa, unsweetened
2T Butter
1/4C Raspberry Preserves (Seedless)
1/4C Raspbery liqueur
6Oz Sweet Baking Chocolate, (grated)
Combine wafter crumbs, sugar, almonds and cocoa in bowl. Heat butter & raspberry until butter melts. Blend butter mixture into crumb mixture, add liqueur. Chill for an hour. Shape into 1" balls. Roll balls in chocolate.

Makes 20 and stores for 2 weeks.

Almond Bark
1C ((2) 3oz pkges) blanched whole almonds
1 lb. white chocolate pieces
Spread almond in a single layer on a cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 12 minutes or until brown. Stir occasionally. Set aside to cool.

heat Chocolate over low heat in a double boiler, stir until melted. Stir in almonds. Spread on a waxed paperlined baking sheet and refrigerate until sets.

Makes 1.5 pounds.

Rocky Road

1 (6oz) bag semi sweet morsels
1 (6oz) bag butterscotch morsels
1 can milk (eagle is my brand)
2C miniature marshmallows
1C chopped pecans, walnts or toasted almonds.

Melt morsels in a double boiler over med. heat, stir. Add milk, stir until well mixed. take off heat, add nuts and marshmellows, stir and pour into buttered square glass dish. chill until firm. Cut into squres.

Almond Buttercrunch

1C slivered and blanched almonds
1/2C Butter
1/2C Sugar
1T light corn syrup

Line bottom and sides of 8 by 9 inch cake pan with foil. Butter heavily. combine almonds, butter sugar, and corn syrup in 10 inch skillet. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring until golden brown. Spread candy in prepared pan. Cool until firm. Break into pieces.

About 3/4 of a pound.

[sweetliberty]

Homemade pizza anyone, fresh out of the oven. You'll have to get the critique from Budge...I took him over a piece.

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...this very piece, in fact.

[MaryFromMichigan]

Thanks for sharing!
(((GROUP HUG!)))