by skimhenson | Dec 23, 2011 | holidays, recipes
Marble Round Cookies (sometimes called Pinwheel Cookies) 1 cup softened butter 1 cup sugar 1 large egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 teaspoons almond extract 2 ½ cups all purpose flour 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder 1 ounce semisweet chocolate Mix butter, sugar, egg,...
by skimhenson | Dec 23, 2010 | holidays, recipes
“Visions of sugarplums and cookies danced in their heads.” ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas 1 cup butter, softened 1 cup powdered sugar 1 egg 1 tsp vanilla 1/2 tsp almond extract 2 1/3 cups unsifted flour 1/2 tsp salt Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In...
by skimhenson | Dec 1, 2010 | holidays, recipes
~ Our Christmas Movie List ~ It’s A Wonderful Life (2 hr. 15 min.) 1946 Miracle on 34th Street (1 hr. 35 min.) 1947 The Bishop’s Wife (1 hr. 49 min.) 1947 A Christmas Carol (1 hr. 26 min.) 1951 White Christmas (2 hr.) 1954 In the Nick of Time (1 hr. 29 min.) 1991 The...
by skimhenson | Nov 22, 2010 | recipes
1 box salt 2 oz. garlic salt 2 oz. crushed red pepper 2oz. chili powder 2 oz. black pepper 2 oz. accent, optional Mix well in a gallon Ziploc bag and keep in a sealed container in the fridge. Rub on turkey 12 to 24 hours before deep frying in peanut oil. To fry, heat...
by skimhenson | Nov 22, 2010 | recipes
1 cup sugar 1 cup water 1 package fresh cranberries Bags of fresh cranberries are easy to find in the produce section during holidays or substitute with frozen though I’ve never tried this. Mix sugar and water in a medium saucepan. Stir to dissolve sugar....
by skimhenson | Nov 21, 2010 | recipes
Recipe for S’more Cookies Thanksgiving is a time to pass along traditions. One of our family’s favorites is to bake cookies, sit around our kitchen table while the house still smells of them, and eat the warm snack with a cold glass of milk. If you plug...