FUNNY BUNNIES
3 Lettuce leaves
1 8-oz.carton Cottage cheese
2 8-oz (or 1 16oz.) cans Pear halves, drained
1 1/2 slices American cheese, cut in half
or
3 Black licorice whips (strings)
3 Green olives stuffed with pimiento, cut in half
2 Maraschino cherries, cut in half
Place a lettuce leaf on each plate. Place one scoop cottage cheese on leaf for head. Place one pear half, cut side down, under cheese for body. Cut a second pear half lengthwise into 2 pieces and place above head to form ears. Cut each half slice of cheese into 6 narrow strips for whiskers (or use licorice) and place 3 on each side of face. Use olive halves for eyes, cherry half for mouth, and dab of cottage cheese for tail.
Yield 3 bunnies
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HAM VEGETABLE CASSEROLE
10 oz can Peas
16 oz. can Carrots
6 medium Potatoes, sliced 1/4 inch thick
1 Onion, sliced
1 lb. Thinly sliced baked ham
10 3/4 oz. can Condensed tomato soup
Heat oven to 300 degrees F. Drain juice from peas and carrots; reserve juice. In casserole, layer potato slices, carrots, peas, onion and ham. In a small bowl, combine reserved juices with tomato soup; pour over layers in casserole. Bake for about 1 hour or until potatoes are done.
Yield: 4 servings
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Take a pencil eraser and wipe them off.
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Dried fruit (raisins, dates, etc.) and marshmallows are easier to cut if frozen, then cut with scissors, dipped in hot water.
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APPLE TURNOVER
1/4 cup Flour, all-purpose
Pinch Salt
4 tsp. Shortening
1 Tbl. Ice water
1 medium Tart apple, peeled and sliced
1 tsp. Sugar
1/8 tsp. Ground cinnamon
To brush Milk
Glaze:
2 Tbl. Confectioners= (powdered) sugar
1 tsp. Corn syrup (clear or white)
Pinch Salt
2 tsp. Hot water
In a small bowl, combine flour and salt; cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle with ice water and toss with a fork. Form into a ball. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough into a 7-inch circle. Place apple slices on half of the circle; sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Fold dough over filling, sealing edges with fingers or pressing with a fork. Brush with milk. Prick top with a fork. Place on a greased baking sheet. Bake at 375? for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Combine glaze ingredients until smooth; drizzle over turnover.
Yield: 1 serving
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ALPHABET COOKIES
4 1/2 cups Unsifted all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups Butter (room temperature)
3 Hard cooked egg yolks
3/4 cup Sugar
3 Raw egg yolks
1 1/2 tsp. Vanilla
Optional: Colored sugar or chocolate chips
Equipment:
Large bowl
Small bowl
Fork, knife
Pastry blender
Rolling pin
Pastry sheet
Flour to roll dough
Cookie sheet (lightly greased)
Spatula to remove cookies from sheets
Cooling racks
1. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.
2. Measure flour into a large bowl.
3. Cut butter into small pieces and add to the flour. Mix with your fingers or pastry blender until the flour and butter form fine crumbs.
4. Mash cooked egg yolks with sugar and stir into the flour mixture.
5. Blend raw egg yolks with vanilla and stir into the flour mixture with a fork.
6. Press the mixture with your hands into a firm ball. Work with the dough at room temperature, but refrigerate it if you will bake it later.
7. Roll out the dough. Cut 3-inch or 4-inch strips and roll with your palm to make ropes.
8. Shape the ropes into letters. Flatten them slightly so they are about 1/4-inch thick. If you like, decorate the letters with colored sugar or chocolate chips.
9. Place the letters on a cookie sheet and bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
Yield: Depends on what letters you make.
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QUICK FIX TRIPLE CHOCOLATE CAKE
1 pkg. (18 1/4 oz.) Dark chocolate cake mix
1 pkg. (3 1/2 oz.) Instant dark chocolate pudding mix
4 Eggs
1 1/2 cup Evaporated milk (or water)
1/4 cup Oil
1 cup Semi-sweet chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 9×13-inch cake pan with vegetable oil. Whip eggs lightly with wire whisk. Add other ingredients in a bowl and stir about 2 minutes or until blended. Pour into prepared cake pan. Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until the center of the cake springs back when lightly touched and starts to come away from the sides of the pan.
Frost with your favorite chocolate frosting when cooled.
TIP: To make a dark chocolate frosting, mix the cocoa with the butter or margarine before adding the powdered sugar and milk. Adding vanilla gives the frosting a nice added touch to the flavor.
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Quick Fix Triple Chocolate Cake
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Ball point ink can be easily removed from clothing by applying rubbing alcohol (from your medicine cabinet) to the ink area before placing in the washing machine, etc.
Some people like to use hair spray, but then you might have to also remove the chemicals and perfumes from the hair spray application. After using the hair spray (if that is your choice of methods) allow it to dry and brush lightly with a solution of water and vinegar. I find the alcohol method is the easiest and fastest.
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To save the top of your meat loaf from cracking, brush or spray with water before placing in the oven.
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CALICO KITTY COOKIES
1 (18-oz.) Refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough
2/3 cup (48) Pecan halves
1/3 cup (72) Candy-coated chocolate pieces
48 (2 1/2-inch) Thin pretzel sticks, halved
Place cookie dough in freezer for at least 1 hour.
Heat oven to 350?F.
Cut cookie dough into 24 slices.
Place slices 3 inches apart on ungreased sheets. For ears, press 2 pecan halves onto top of each cookie, overlapping edge of cookie. For eyes and nose, press in candy pieces. For whiskers, place 2 pretzel pieces on each side of nose, pressing in slightly.
Bake for 11 to 13 minutes or until golden brown.
Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet and cool.
Yield 2 dozen cookies
Nutrition per serving (1 cookie)
Calories 140
Total fat 7g
Cholesterol 3mg
Sodium 85mg
Total Carbohydrate 17g
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