Reading Time: 2 minutes I wish I could feel sentimental when I hear Christmas music like everyone else seems to, but all I can seem to feel is nausea. Let me explain by taking you back to 1992, when for Christmas my brother and I received a CD player and our very own CDs. My brother, a hard rock […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute What should be a modern replacement for coal in a person’s stocking? A flash drive with a computer virus. –Lindsey Linge Scorpions. Wait, that’s probably more primitive, not modern. But that’d teach those naughty kids! –Jordy Kirkman Twilight, book or DVD. –Rob Steffen A membership to Gold’s Gym. –Jennie Nicholls For Republicans President Obama and […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ingredients • 1-1/2 cups sugar • 2 cups miniature marshmallows, divided • 1 (5 ounce) can evaporated milk • 1/4 cup margarine or butter • 1 (12 ounce) package semisweet chocolate pieces • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • 1 (10 to 12 ounce) can mixed nuts Cooking Instructions 1. In two-quart glass measure and microwave […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ingredients • 6 medium potatoes (2-1/2 to 3 lbs.) • 2 medium onions, sliced • 1/4 cup (50 mL) butter or margarine • 2 tbsp. (30 mL) all-purpose flour • 1-1/2 cups (375 mL) chicken broth (homemade or canned) • salt and black pepper to taste • 2 cups (500 mL) fresh bread crumbs (coarse) […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ingredients • 2 quarts (2 L) sweet apple cider • 1 can (12-oz/355-mL) frozen raspberry cocktail concentrate, thawed • 1 or 2 whole cinnamon sticks, broken in half • 2 cups (500 mL) frozen raspberries Cooking Instructions 1. In a saucepan, stir together apple cider, raspberry cocktail concentrate and cinnamon sticks. Bring to a boil […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute 1 large onion, chopped 1 cup whole wheat flour 5 3/4 cups water 1/2 cup soy sauce Place 1/4 cup water and onion in medium saucepan. Cook, stirring occasionally until onion softens, about five minutes. Add the flour and mix well. Cook another three minutes, stirring occasionally. This should toast the flour and give it […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ingredients • 10 lb (5 kg) fully (or partially) cooked bone-in smoked ham • whole cloves, if desired • 1 cup (250 mL) brown sugar • 2/3 cup (150 mL) orange juice • 1/3 cup (75 mL) honey • 2 tbsp (30 mL) Dijon mustard • 2 tsp (10 mL) grated orange zest Cooking Instructions […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Lemon Bars Mix: 2 cups flour 1 cup butter ½ powdered sugar Press into a 9 x 13 pan and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Beat: 4 eggs 2 cups sugar 6 Tablespoons lemon juice Add: 4 Tablespoons flour 1 teaspoon baking powder Pour onto crust and bake for […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Very dark hot chocolate 1 cup milk 2 Tbs cocoa powder 4 tsp sugar 6 dashes salt Start heating milk in a saucer at medium heat. Stir in cocoa, sugar and salt. You can also add 1/4 tsp cinnamon and/or a tiny dash of cayenne pepper to be adventurous. Keep stirring frequently until hot (approximately five minutes). […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes I’m kind of a Scrooge when it comes to Christmas. I’m not a big fan of decorations or snow, and I despise Christmas music. Even worse than the freezing temperatures and tacky, overplayed tunes is the shopping. I can barely bring myself to face the lines at Walmart to shop for groceries. You can only […]