Holiday Fruit Preserves

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups ripe peeled and diced bartlett pears
• 3 cups cranberries (or frozen )
• 2 cups raspberries (or frozen )
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 2/3 cup orange juice
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 4 tablespoons orange liqueur

Recipe

• 1 prepare jars for canning.
• 2 bring all ingredients up to a simmer in a large, heavy-bottomed saucepot, stirring often.
• 3 simmer for about 15 minutes, until pears are tender and cranberries have popped.
• 4 pack into sterilized jars and seal.

Cinnamon Rolls Buns

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 loaf prepared sweet roll dough
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2/3 cup raisins or 2/3 cup nuts, chopped and toasted or 2/3 cup dried blueberries (add some lemon zest along with the cinnamon) or 2/3 cup dried cranberries (add some ginger along with the cinnamon)

Recipe

• 1 divide sweet dough in half.
• 2 roll out each half into an oblong 14x9 inches.
• 3 brush lightly with melted butter.
• 4 sprinkle each oblong with a mixture of sugar, cinnamon and raisins.
• 5 roll up as for jelly roll to make roll 9 inches long.
• 6 seal edges firmly.
• 7 cut into nine equal pieces.
• 8 place cut side up about 1/3 inch apart in a greased pan.
• 9 cover, and let rise until doubled in bulk.
• 10 bake at 350 degrees for about 35 minutes.
• 11 top with icing if you like!

Spinach Calzone With Veggie Crumbles

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 200 g veggie crumbles, soaked in water and drained if necessary (this varies from brand to brand)
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 teaspoons tomato paste
• 200 g frozen spinach, defrosted and squeezed dry
• 70 g dried apricots, diced
• 1 (200 g) can diced tomatoes
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon five-spice powder
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
• salt and black pepper
• 1 small ball mozzarella cheese, diced
• 1 portion of your favourite pizza dough (store-bough or home-made)
• 4 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 heat the olive oil in a large pan. sautee veggie crumbles for about 5 minutes or until browned and fragrant. add onion and garlic and sautee for another 2 minutes.
• 2 stir in tomato paste.
• 3 then add spinach, apricots and diced tomatoes. bring to a boil, then turn off heat.
• 4 add the spices and stir to combine. allow to cool a tad, then add the mozzarella cheese.
• 5 roll out the pizza dough into a large rectangle (about the size of your baking sheet). this is easiest if done directly on the baking paper.
• 6 scoop all of the filling onto one of the short halves of the dough leaving a rim 2 cm/1 inch all around.
• 7 fold over the other half of the dough using your baking paper to do this. peel off the paper again and seal the rim using a fork. prick dough a few times.
• 8 sprinkle with parmesan cheese and bake in the preheated oven at 200°c/400°f on the lower rack for about 15-20 minutes or until dough is done and the top nicely browned.

Peach-berry Compote

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 tablespoon orange juice
• 2 teaspoons peach preserves or 2 teaspoons apricot preserves or 2 teaspoons orange marmalade
• 1/2 cup sliced peeled fresh peach
• 1 dash ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup vanilla frozen yogurt
• 2 tablespoons fresh red raspberries or 2 tablespoons blueberries

Recipe

• 1 combine orange juice and preserves or marmalade in a small saucepan.
• 2 add peaches and cinnamon.
• 3 bring to boiling; reduce heat.
• 4 cover and simmer for 3 to 5 minutes or till peaches are just tender.
• 5 to serve pour warm or cool compote over yogurt.
• 6 sprinkle with fresh raspberries or blueberries.

Cinnamon Rolls ( Just Like Cinnabon's )

Raisin And Cinnamon Spread

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup cream cheese
• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 cup raisins

Recipe

• 1 put the cream cheese, cinnamon, sugar, and cottage cheese into a food processor. process until smooth.
• 2 move to a medium dish. mix in the raisins. cover and refrigerate before serving.

Peach-almond Galette

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar, plus
• 2 teaspoons granulated sugar, for sprinkling
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 10 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
• 3 -5 tablespoons ice water
• 1/2 cup whole almond
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 8 peaches, peeled and sliced (about 2 1/2 pounds)
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 in food processor, combine flour, cornmeal, 1 t granulated sugar and salt.
• 2 add butter, pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• 3 add ice water, 1 t at a time, and pulse until dough forms.
• 4 shape dough into a disk; wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled, about 30 minutes.
• 5 meanwhile, in a clean food processor, grind almonds and confectioners' sugar to a fine meal.
• 6 add egg yolk and almond extract and blend; set aside.
• 7 in large bowl, combine peaches, honey and cinnamon; set aside.
• 8 preheat oven to 400 degrees f.
• 9 on lightly floured work surface, roll dough out to a 14-inch circle.
• 10 fit into a 10-inch pie plate.
• 11 spread almond paste over dough, including up the sides.
• 12 add peaches.
• 13 fold edges of dough over peaches to form a rustic flat pie with about a 2-inch wide border.
• 14 brush dough with water and sprinkle with remaining granulated sugar.
• 15 bake until filling is bubbling and crust is flaky and golden brown, 45-50 minutes.

Holiday Spiced Eggnog

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 3 cups sugar
• 15 eggs
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 quart whipped cream, whipped
• 1 quart milk

Recipe

• 1 whip sugar, eggs, and milk together on high for 15 minutes.
• 2 heat to 140 degrees on stove.
• 3 cool and add spices and whipped cream.
• 4 beat until well blended and foamy.
• 5 can be served warm or place in fridge and serve later cold.

Sweet And Sour Bbq Marinade

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 teaspoon fresh gingerroot
• 1/2 teaspoon clove
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 1/8 cup honey
• 1/8 cup sherry wine
• 1/8 cup tomato paste
• 1 garlic clove, pressed
• 1/8 cup soy sauce

Recipe

• 1 grind cinnamon, ginger, mustard, cayenne and peppercorns with a mortar and pestle until thoroughly blended.
• 2 combine with remaining ingredients in a medium bowl, and stir until well blended.
• 3 use on lamb or chicken.

Cinnamon Rolls

Rhubarb-strawberry Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 pinch ground cloves
• 2 cups rhubarb, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 2 cups strawberries, cut in half-lengthwise
• 1 single-crust pie shell
• 1/4 cup strawberry preserves
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar (to be used for topping)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450.
• 2 stir cornstarch, lemon juice, cinnamon and cloves til blended.
• 3 add rhubarb, strawberries and granulated sugar. toss to mix. let stand for 15 minutes. stir occasionally.
• 4 line pan with pie crust. spoon filling into crust. fold crust around edges over filling.
• 5 bake 10 minutes. reduce heat 350 and bake 35-40 minutes longer until crust is golden brown.
• 6 cool on wire rack then spoon preserves over filling. preserves will melt and glaze filling.
• 7 let cool 30 minute
• 8 put confectioners sugar in a strainer and shake over the pie.

Russian Tea

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 3/4 cup boiling water
• 1 english breakfast tea bag
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• sugar (optional) or artificial sweetener (optional)

Recipe

• 1 combine boiling water and tea bag in a large mug; let stand 5 minutes.
• 2 discard tea bag.
• 3 add remaining ingredients to mug; stir well.
• 4 serve with sugar, if desired.

Cinnamon Stars

Tropical Dessert (ww)

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 10 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons dark rum
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 4 slices pineapple, peeled and cored
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
• 1 pint mango sorbet (or passion fruit sorbet)
• 1 tablespoon sweetened coconut, flaked and toasted

Recipe

• 1 combine rum and cinnamon in a large zip-lock bag and add pineapple; seal and turn to coat pineapple. let stand at room temperature for 1 hour, turning occasionally.
• 2 meanwhile prepare grill. spray grill rack with pam. preheat grill to medium high heat.
• 3 combine sugar, lime juice and cilantro in a small cup or bowl; stirring until sugar is dissolved.
• 4 remove pineapple from rum mixture.
• 5 place pineapple slices on the grill and grill 2-5 minutes per side or until pineapple is marked.
• 6 to serve: place a pineapple slice in each of 4 dessert dishes and drizzle with the lime/cilantro mixture. top each serving with 1/2 cup of the sorbet and sprinkle with coconut.

Cinnamon Rolls - Rhodes Frozen Rolls

Total Time: 24 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup vanilla ice cream
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 dozen rhodes frozen cinnamon roll dough

Recipe

• 1 bring first 4 ingredients to a boil for 2-3 minutes.
• 2 let mixture cool.
• 3 grease 8x10 pan.
• 4 arrange frozen rolls in the pan.
• 5 pour cooled mixture over rolls.
• 6 lightly grease plastic wrap or aluminum foil and cover rolls.
• 7 leave out overnight.
• 8 preheat oven toe 350.
• 9 cook 20-30 minutes.
• 10 when slightly cooled, frost with included icing.

Russian Tea

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 cup instant tea
• 2 cups tang orange crystals
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon clove

Recipe

• 1 mix ingredients well.
• 2 store in covered jar.
• 3 for tea: use 1 rounded tbsp of mixture to each 8 oz. of hot water.
• 4

Dum Paneer(tofu) Kalimirch

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 400 g creamy cottage cheese (malai paneer)
• 1 inch ginger
• 4 -5 cloves garlic
• 2 -3 green chilies
• 2 onions
• 2 tablespoons oil (butter or pure ghee can be substituted with oil.)
• 1/2 cup fresh coriander leaves
• 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons pure ghee
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 inch cinnamon
• 3 -4 green cardamoms
• 3 -4 cloves
• 1 cup low-fat plain yogurt (light cream can be substituted with plain yogurt.)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon peppercorn, crushed
• 2 tablespoons coriander powder
• 1/4 cup light cream
• 1 teaspoon garam masala powder
• 1 tablespoon cumin powder

Recipe

• 1 cut cottage cheese into one inch cubes.
• 2 peel ginger and garlic.
• 3 grind ginger and garlic to a fine paste alongwith the green chillies.
• 4 wash and finely chop the fresh corriander leaves and mint leaves.
• 5 whisk yogurt to a smooth consistency.
• 6 peel and finely slice onions.
• 7 heat oil in a pan.
• 8 deep fry the sliced onions till golden brown.
• 9 drain on an absorbent paper and cool.
• 10 grind the fried onions with two tbsps.
• 11 of water to a smooth paste.
• 12 heat butter in a narrow mouthed pan (traditionally called a'handi').
• 13 add bay leaves, cinnamon, cardamoms and cloves.
• 14 stir-fry briefly.
• 15 add ginger, garlic, chilli paste and saute on high heat for half a minute.
• 16 add the brown onion paste, whisked yogurt, corriander powder, cumin powder and salt to taste.
• 17 stir well.
• 18 add one cup water and cook on high heat, stirring frequently, till the gravy starts boiling.
• 19 add cottage cheese pieces and mix in the chopped corriander leaves and mint leaves.
• 20 stir in the cream and crushed black pepper.
• 21 sprinkle garam masala powder.
• 22 cover the handi with a tight-fitting lid and seal the handi using kneaded wholemeal flour (chapati dough) or alternatively, seal tightly with aluminium foil.
• 23 preheat oven to 200 degrees c.
• 24 place the sealed handi in the preheated oven and cook for 10-15 minutes.
• 25 open the handi just before serving.
• 26 serve immediately with hot butter naan/plain naan or rotis. in case if a person does not want to make this on "dum" like i did this afternoon, he/she can omit steps 22,23 and 24. in that case, right after step 21, mix everything and cover the pan(handi). allow to cook on very low flame for 10 minutes.uncover and serve this tasty paneer hot.

Holiday Smoothie

Total Time: 8 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 1/2 cups pineapple juice
• 2 1/2 cups freshly squeezed orange juice
• 3/4 cup plain yogurt
• 1 banana, peeled and halved
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• orange slice (to garnish)
• ground cinnamon (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 freeze 2 ice-cube trays, 1 with pineapple juice, and 1 with orange juice; in a blender, blend until smooth the yogurt, banana, honey and cinnamon; transfer to a measuring cup and set aside; rinse the blender jar.
• 2 blend remaining pineapple juice and pineapple ice cubes until smooth; divide among four glasses; top with the yogurt mixture and place in freezer.
• 3 blend the orange ice cubes and orange juice until smooth; top each glass with the orange slush; garnish with a sprinkling of cinnamon and an orange slice; serve immediately.

Tropical Fritter Snacks

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple
• 1/4 cup shredded coconut (toasted is ok)
• 1/4 cup chopped macadamia nuts
• 3 cups flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1/4 cup sugar

Recipe

• 1 mix 1/4 c.
• 2 sugar with cinnamon and put aside.
• 3 this will be sprinkled on top of the fritters after they are fried.
• 4 heat oil to about 350 degrees fahrenheit while oil is heating, in a medium bowl, mix pineapple (don't drain), coconut, macadamia nuts, flour, 1/2 c.
• 5 sugar, baking soda and salt.
• 6 dough will be thick.
• 7 using a tablespoon, drop dough into oil.
• 8 fry until golden (about 2 minutes per side) place on paper towel to drain and sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar.
• 9 these are best served warm.
• 10 if serving cold make sure to sprinkle the cinnamon-sugar on while they are still warm.
• 11 could also be sprinkled with confectioners' sugar (10x).

Pumpkin Dip

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 cups canned pumpkin
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon ginger
• 8 ounces cool whip

Recipe

• 1 beat cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth and creamy; add canned pumpkin and spices.
• 2 fold in cool whip; mix until creamy.
• 3 serve with apple slices/ginger snaps/graham crackers.

Pumpkin Custard

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (16 ounce) pumpkin
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk or 1 1/2 cups heavy cream or 1 1/2 cups half-and-half
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans
• 1 tablespoon melted butter

Recipe

• 1 mix first 6 ingredients together and put into 4 greased 10 ounces custard cups.
• 2 place in a 13 x 9 inch baking pan; pour hot water around cups to a depth of 1 inch.
• 3 bake, uncovered, at at 350degrees for 20 minutes.
• 4 topping: combine the 1/4 cup brown sugar, pecans and butter, sprinkle over custard.
• 5 bake 30-35 minutes longer or until knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
• 6 serve warm or chilled; top with whipped cream.
• 7 refrigerate covered and if desired reheat in microwave for 30 seconds.

Latte Aromatica

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 fluid ounce espresso
• milk, steamed (light or heavy-to taste)
• honey
• vanilla extract
• cinnamon
• nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 all the ingredients are proportioned to your own tastes.
• 2 line the bottom of your mug with honey, then add vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg in amounts to your liking.
• 3 add espresso, then fill mug with steamed milk.

Holiday Spice Potpourri

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 4 oranges
• 4 lemons
• 1/2 cup whole cloves
• 1/2 cup whole allspice
• 10 cinnamon sticks, broken
• 10 bay leaves, broken
• 4 (8 ounce) decorated jelly jars, with bands and lids

Recipe

• 1 using a vegetable peeler, peel fruit carefully, removing only the peel, not any of the pith.
• 2 cut or tear into one inch pieces.
• 3 spread peel on paper towel lined pan.
• 4 place in preheated oven to 175.
• 5 dry in oven for 1 1/2 hours, tossing occasionally.
• 6 peels should be leathery and/or slightly crunchy.
• 7 spread peels on dry paper towels and let air dry for 24 hours.
• 8 combine with remaining ingredients.
• 9 fill jars with mixture, place lids on and screw bands on tightly.
• 10 yield: 3 or 4 half pint jars.
• 11 to use:
• 12 remove lid and leave band on for decoration to fragrance a room. or put one tblsp into a jar and fill jar with boiling water to release fragrance.

Palt

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup skim milk
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon cardamom
• 1 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 mix milk, water, cinnamon and cardamon.
• 2 add the flour and mix, then knead to form a smooth dough (should not be too sticky).
• 3 knead it on a floured board, then form 5 seperate balls.
• 4 fill a deep cooking pot (to half) with water.
• 5 place the balls into the water (they should sink).
• 6 boil for 10 minutes and add the salt.
• 7 keep boiling another 20 minutes, the palt is ready when they float.
• 8 serve as is (healthier), or with butter, jam, honey.

Swedish Glogg

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups fresh orange juice
• 1/4 cup slivered almonds
• 3/4 cup golden raisin
• 1/2 cup pitted whole prune, snipped in half
• 8 whole cloves
• 2 inches cinnamon sticks, broken in half
• 1/2 inch fresh ginger
• 4 whole cardamom pods, bruised
• 1 (750 ml) bottle ruby port
• 3/4 cup brandy
• 3/4 cup vodka or 3/4 cup aquavit

Recipe

• 1 place orange juice, almonds, raisins, and prunes into a large pan.
• 2 tie cloves, cinnamon, ginger and cardamom in cheesecloth and add to the pan.
• 3 bring mixture to a boil, then lower heat and simmer 45 minutes.
• 4 discard spice bag and add the port to the pan.
• 5 heat until just beginning to simmer, but do not boil.
• 6 add the brandy and vodka and heat through.
• 7 carefully ignite mixture with a match (throw the lit match into the brew, quickly step back several feet and wait for flames to subside) (make sure nothing nearby will be ignited from the flame), then cover the pan with a lid to extinguish.
• 8 remove match from brew.
• 9 serve warm.

Cinnamon Scrub

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 3 tablespoons coarse ground almond meal
• 2 tablespoons course ground dried chamomile
• natural yoghurt
• 2 tablespoons clear honey
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 combine almond meal and ground chamomile flowers in a bowl and add suffient yoghurt to make a thick paste.
• 2 melt honey in a non-aluminium saucepan on a low heat.
• 3 add to almond/chamomile paste.
• 4 add cinnamon and mix to combine.
• 5 massage over the face and neck with light, upward and outward movements, avoiding the delicate eye area.
• 6 rinse the scrub off with warm water, pat dry and then moisturise.

Pumpkin Fluff - Ww 1.5 Points

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (1 ounce) package jello fat free sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mix
• 1 (15 ounce) can libby canned pumpkin
• 4 ounces containers cool whip free
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 combine all ingredients in a large bow.
• 2 beat with electric beater until mixed completely.
• 3 divide mixture into 4 dessert dishes and chill at least 1 hour.

Pumpkin Custard

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk
• 1 (8 ounce) package light cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup honey
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup pumpkin
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• whipped cream (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f grease 6 ramekins or custard cups; set aside.
• 2 in saucepan, combine milk, cream cheese, brown sugar and honey. cook slowly over low heat, stirring constantly until honey is dissolved, taking care not to scald or curdle mixture.
• 3 in small glass bowl, beat eggs. add spoonful of heated mixture to eggs and mix; pour egg mixture into saucepan and remove milk mixture from heat. stir in pumpkin, vanilla and spices.
• 4 pour mixture into ramekins, filling about 3/4 full. place ramekins in larger baking dish with 1 inch water, and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
• 5 serve warm or chilled, topped with sweetened whipped cream, if desired.

Tangy Vegetable Envelopes

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 250 g pizza dough
• 100 g cottage cheese, cubed
• 50 g green peas
• 1 onion, chopped fine
• 20 g butter
• 3 green chilies, chopped
• 1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste
• 10 g celery ribs, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
• 1 teaspoon mango powder or 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 8 baby corn, boiled and cubed
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• salt
• 2 tablespoons cream (optional)
• coriander leaves

Recipe

• 1 heat butter in a pan, add onion and saute till onions are translucent.
• 2 add ginger garlic paste, celery, green chillies and curry powder.
• 3 saute for a while and then add the dry mango powder, baby corn, peas, cinnamon powder,cumin powder salt and a little water.
• 4 cook for around 5 minutes and then add the cottage cheese cubes and stir to mix.
• 5 simmer till the gravy thickens and then add the cream.
• 6 heat through and turn the heat off.
• 7 garnish with coriander leaves and stir once.
• 8 divide the pizza dough into 4 parts and roll into a 20 cm square.
• 9 place a 1/4th of the filling in the centre and close on all sides like an envelope.
• 10 make 3 more envelopes like this.
• 11 bake in a preheated oven at 200c for 15 to 20 minutes.
• 12 serve hot.

Ice Cream Balls

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream
• 1 cup crushed graham cracker
• 1/4 cup peanut butter
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• caramel ice cream topping

Recipe

• 1 mix graham cracker crumbs, peanut butter, sugar & cinnamon.
• 2 make balls out of the ice cream and roll in dry mixture.
• 3 freeze.
• 4 serve with caramel topping.
• 5 -to make the balls: cut a square 1/2 gallon of ice cream into 4 equal slices. then cut each slice into quarters. mold into a ball with your hands and by rolling it in the dry mixture. only work with 1-2 "slices" at a time or the rest will melt too much while sitting out. it will also melt quicker if you take too much time to form the balls.

Easy Sweet Pickles

Total Time: 168 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 168 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 (32 ounce) jar kosher dill pickles
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 6 -12 whole cloves (can use more or less)
• 2 cinnamon sticks or 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 drain pickles and reserve the liquid.
• 2 cut pickles into 1 inch chunks, return to the jar pickles came inches.
• 3 add the vinegar, whole cloves, and cinnamon to the jar of pickles.
• 4 add sugar alternating with a little pickle juice to the pickle jar, but make sure all sugar is added to the jar of pickles.
• 5 add only enough juice to cover pickles.
• 6 (amount may very depending on how the pickles settle in the jar).
• 7 put lid on and shake the pickle jar until the sugar is dissolved.
• 8 place in the refrigerator.
• 9 shake once daily for 7 days.
• 10 (for those that can't wait 7 days to try these pickles. you can dig in early, but please note the pickles are better the longer they set.).

Cinnamon Rolls

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 4 tablespoons margarine, softened

Recipe

• 1 roll dough into oblong.
• 2 spread with softened margarine.
• 3 mix cinnamon and sugar.
• 4 sprinkle on dough.
• 5 starting on long side. roll up dough tightly.
• 6 cut roll into 1" slices.
• 7 put into greased pan allowing room for rolls to expand.
• 8 cover with warm cloth and let rise until double (35 - 40 minutes).
• 9 bake until golden brown at 375°f for 20 - 25 minutes. checking closely to make sure they don't get too brown.

Strawberry Sherbet

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 pinch cinnamon
• 7 cups strawberries
• 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
• 1 cup milk (whole, half and half or heavy cream)

Recipe

• 1 place sugar, cinnamon and strawberries in food processor. puree. (it may be necessary to do this step in batches.).
• 2 add orange juice and milk and pulse a few times to blend well.
• 3 transfer mixture to a covered container and chill. best to chill at least 3 hours or overnight.
• 4 freeze mixture according to instructions for your particular ice cream maker.
• 5 yield is about 6 cups.
• 6 can garnish ice cream with fresh mint leaves or verbena, if desired.

Pumpkin Dip

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup reduced-fat cream cheese
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup canned pumpkin
• 2 teaspoons maple syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 place first 3 ingredients in a medium bowl, and beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended.
• 2 add syrup and cinnamon, and beat until smooth.
• 3 cover and chill 30 minutes.

Russian Tea

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 8 cups water
• 2 tea bags
• 1 teaspoon whole cloves
• 1 small cinnamon stick
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1 cup pineapple juice
• 1/4 cup lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 bring water to a boil and turn off heat.
• 2 add tea bags and spices.
• 3 cover and leave for 5 minutes.
• 4 remove tea bags and spices from water.
• 5 add sugar and juices.
• 6 mix well and reheat.

Pumpkin Cups

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 (16 ounce) can pumpkin
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 (12 -13 ounce) can evaporated milk or 1 1/2 cups half-and-half

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 mix all the ingredients in the order given; pour into eight 6oz. greased custard cups (i thoroughly spray with non stick spray, it's easier).
• 3 set the custard cups in a shallow pan; fill the shallow pan with hot water (about half way up the custard cups).
• 4 bake 45 to 50 minutes, or until knife inserted in center of the pumpkin custard comes out clean.
• 5 chill; top with whipped cream and slivered crytallized ginger, if desired.
• 6 (though not as decadent as whipped cream and crytallized ginger, i sprinkle the custards with toasted wheatgerm while still hot, then i let them cool. very tasty, very healthy, though probably not too convincing to some).

Pumpkin Fritters (pampoenkoekies)

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 325 ml flour
• 20 ml baking powder
• salt, to taste
• 625 ml butternut squash, cooked
• 2 eggs, separated
• oil, for frying
• 125 ml boiling water
• 250 ml sugar
• 60 ml butter
• 250 ml milk
• 10 ml cinnamon
• 15 ml flour
• salt, to taste

Recipe

• 1 fritters:.
• 2 sift all dry ingredients.
• 3 mash pumpkin finely and beat in egg yolks.
• 4 whisk egg whites til light and fluffy - do not make them too stiff.
• 5 gently mix egg whites into pumpkin and then fold pumpkin mixture into dry ingredients.
• 6 fry tablespoonsful of fritter batter in hot oil until golden brown.
• 7 drain on paper towel and place into ovenproof dish.
• 8 now preheat the oven to 180°c.
• 9 syrup:.
• 10 bring water, sugar, butter, milk, cinnamon, and salt to the boil, lower heat and thicken with flour.
• 11 pour syrup over fritters and bake for 15 - 30 minutes.

Swedish Fruit Compote

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 pint blueberries
• 1 pint blackberry
• 1 pint strawberry
• 1/2 pint raspberries
• 1/2 cup frozen apple juice concentrate
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon potato starch or 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• mint leaf (for garnish)

Recipe

• 1 clean all berries separately.
• 2 pick over and discard inferior berries.
• 3 hull strawberries, cutting the larger ones in half.
• 4 set all berries aside in separate bowls.
• 5 combine apple-juice concentrate, water and maple syrup in a medium saucepan
• 6 place potato or cornstarch in a small bowl and stir in 1/4 cup of the apple-juice mixture; add starch back to pan.
• 7 add blueberries and cinnamon and bring to a simmer (mixture will be cloudy at first) until mixture turn clear and transparent
• 8 carefully stir in blackberries and strawberries and remove from heat.
• 9 refrigerate and let cool completely.
• 10 gently stir in raspberries.
• 11 serve in goblets or large wine glasses and garnish each portion with a sprig of mint.

Russian Tea For One

Total Time: 2 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 teaspoons tang orange crystals
• 2 teaspoons lemonade mix (country time)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons iced tea mix powder
• 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon (scant)
• 1 dash ground cloves
• 12 ounces water

Recipe

• 1 put all dry ingredients into large coffee mug.
• 2 heat water until hot but not boiling.
• 3 pour into mug and stir well.

Holiday Hot Cinnamon Cider

Total Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 quarts apple cider
• 1/3 cup red cinnamon candies
• 1 tablespoon whole allspice
• 3 tablespoons honey

Recipe

• 1 in saucepan, combine apple cider, cinnamon candies and allspice. bring to a boil. reduce heat. cover and simmer for 5 minutes. remove allspice. stir in honey.

Jam (jelly) Doughnut Muffins

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 300 g self-raising flour
• 2/3 cup caster sugar, plus
• 1/2 cup caster sugar, extra to coat
• 80 ml vegetable oil
• 1 large egg
• 175 ml buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 teaspoons good-quality strawberry jam (jelly)
• 100 g unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 180°c and grease a 6-hole muffin pan.
• 2 sift the flour into a medium bowl, then add a pinch of salt and the caster sugar.
• 3 in a jug, combine the vegetable oil, egg, buttermilk and vanilla extract. add to the dry mixture and stir to only just combine. place a spoonful of the mixture in each muffin hole and make an indent in the centre. fill each indent with a generous 1/2 teaspoon of strawberry jam.
• 4 cover the jam with the remaining muffin mixture and bake for 20 minutes.
• 5 remove from the oven and set aside to cool slightly.
• 6 meanwhile, melt the butter.
• 7 combine the extra sugar and the cinnamon in a large bowl.
• 8 when the muffins are cool enough to handle, brush each muffin with the melted butter, then roll in the cinnamon sugar.
• 9 serve while still a little warm.

Holiday Ham Glaze

Total Time: 17 mins Preparation Time: 7 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar (packed)
• 8 tablespoons butter (1 stick)
• 1/2 cup dark rum
• 1/4 cup dark molasses
• 3 tablespoons spicy mustard
• 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 mix all ingredients (just prior to use) in a non-reactive saucepan and bring to a boil.
• 2 stir constantly while heating.
• 3 reduce heat, stirring and allow to simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.
• 4 apply to ham while warm.

Strawberry Rhubarb Streusel Muffins

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 tablespoons cold butter
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
• 1 1/2 cups firmly-packed brown sugar
• 2/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 egg, room temperature
• 1/2 cup fresh orange juice, almost to room temperature
• 1/2 cup sour cream (not cold, almost room temperature)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon (or to taste)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 cup finely diced fresh rhubarb
• 3/4 cup diced fresh strawberries

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 375°f (will reduce heat later).
• 2 line 12 muffin tins with paper liners, or sray with non stick cooking spray.
• 3 to make topping: mix the sugar, cinnamon together, cut in the butter to make a crumbly mixture, mix in the finely chopped nuts; set aside.
• 4 in a large mixing bowl, combine the brown sugar, egg, oil and vanilla; stir/whisk to blend well.
• 5 stir in orange juice and sour cream; mix well to combine.
• 6 in another bowl, mix together flour, salt, cinnamon, baking soda and baking powder; mix well.
• 7 blend the dry ingredients into the wet mixture to partially combine (do not overmix, the batter should be like a thick cake batter), if still too thick add in some orange juice to loosen.
• 8 fold in the strawberries and rhubarb carefully not to overmix batter.
• 9 divide the batter evenly in prepared muffin tins (i use an ice cream scoop for this).
• 10 sprinkle a generous amount of streusel mix over the batter.
• 11 reduce heat to 350°f.
• 12 place the muffins immediately in the oven and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until muffins are golden and test done.

Pumpkin Flan In Custard Cups

Total Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup splenda sugar substitute
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 (16 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• 1 cup fat-free evaporated milk
• 1/4 cup nonfat milk
• 3/4 cup egg beaters egg substitute

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 stir together the sugar, cinnamon, cloves, cayenne and salt in a large bowl.
• 3 whisk in the pumpkin, milk and egg substitute; divide among eight 6-oz custard cups.
• 4 place the filled custard cups in a high-rimmed roasting pan and pour boiling water around them to a depth of 1 inch.
• 5 bake until firm around the edges and slightly puffed, approximately 45 minutes.
• 6 carefully remove cups from water, cool completely, cover and refrigerate.

Fruit And Cinnamon Quesadilla

Total Time: 14 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 4 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 low-fat flour tortillas (or fat free)
• 2 tablespoons fat free cream cheese
• 1/3 cup strawberry, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon sugar (or splenda)
• 1 dash cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 spread cream cheese over tortilla.
• 2 top with strawberries and sugar on one side.
• 3 sprinkle with a dash of cinnamon and fold in half.
• 4 cook in a nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray for 2 minutes on each side.

Moroccan Couscous Pilaf

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup diced butternut squash
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 1 small yellow onion, diced
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 1 cup couscous, preferably whole-wheat
• 2 cups boiling water
• 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• 2 tablespoons italian parsley

Recipe

• 1 place squash in a vegetable steaming basket over boiling water.
• 2 cover and steam until tender, about 5 minutes.
• 3 set aside.
• 4 spray a large saucepan with cooking spray and set the pan over medium heat.
• 5 add bell peppers and onions and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes.
• 6 add all seasonings/spices and stir to coat the vegetables.
• 7 add couscous and cook for 2 minutes.
• 8 remove the pan from the heat.
• 9 add boiling water to the pan.
• 10 cover and set aside for 7 minutes to steam.
• 11 fluff gently with a fork and add steamed squash, chickpeas and parsley.
• 12 toss to mix, serve warm.

Spinach Borani

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 5 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon sweet curry powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup plain low-fat yogurt
• 2 bunches fresh spinach, washed and dried

Recipe

• 1 saute onion and garlic in butter until soft.
• 2 add mixed spices and stir in hot sauce.
• 3 blend yogurt into mixture.
• 4 add spinach and cover; cook over medium heat until spinach is just wilted.
• 5 remove from heat, mix well, and season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper.

Tropical Fruit Platter With Creamy Honey Yogurt Dip

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup strawberry, hulled and sliced
• 2 ripe kiwi, peeled and sliced
• 1 cup fresh raspberry
• 2 medium ripe star fruit, sliced cross wise
• 1 small ripe papaya, peeled and thinly sliced (may substitute pineapple for any of the fruits if desired)
• 1 (8 ounce) container vanilla yogurt
• 1 (3 ounce) package reduced-fat cream cheese (softened)
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh lemon rind

Recipe

• 1 arrange fruit on a serving platter and refrigerate while making dip.
• 2 dip: in a blender or a food processor combine ingredients for dip: yogurt, cream cheese, honey cinnamon, lemon juice, and lemon rind.
• 3 blend until smooth.
• 4 place dip in small serving bowl and arrange fruit around it on platter.

Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups strawberries
• 4 cups rhubarb
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup tapioca
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup oatmeal
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts

Recipe

• 1 slice fruit.
• 2 .mix first five ingredients together.
• 3 in a separate bowl, combine flour oatmeal, cinnamon and salt, and cut in butter to resemble coarse crumbs.
• 4 press half into bottom of 9 inch pie plate.
• 5 add fruit mixture.
• 6 top with the rest of the oatmeal mixture.
• 7 sprinkle top with chopped nuts of your choice. i use walnuts, almonds or pecans.
• 8 bake at 350 for 45 minutes until brown on top.

Peach-custard Kuchen

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 cup margarine or 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sliced fresh peaches (about 3 medium)
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 cup whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400 degrees f.
• 2 stir together flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, the salt and baking powder.
• 3 work in butter until mixture is crumbly.
• 4 pat mixture firmly and evenly in bottom and halfway up sides of ungreased square pan, 8 x 8 x 2 inches.
• 5 arrange peaches in pan.
• 6 mix 1/3 cup sugar and the cinnamon.
• 7 sprinkle over peaches (it may seem like a lot, but it's not).
• 8 bake 15 minutes.
• 9 blend egg yolks and whipping cream.
• 10 pour over peaches.
• 11 bake 25 to 30 minutes or until custard is set and edges are light brown.
• 12 serve warm with vanilla ice cream.
• 13 refrigerate any remaining dessert.

Pumpkin Eggnog Pie

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups eggnog (do not used canned,it isn't thick enough,use the type in the carton,found in the dairy case)
• 1 (9 inch) unbaked pie shells

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• 2 in medium bowl,beat pumpkin,eggs,sugar,spices,and salt until smooth.
• 3 slowly stir in eggnog.
• 4 pour into crust,bake 15 minutes.
• 5 reduce heat to 350 degrees.
• 6 bake 45-50 minutes longer or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
• 7 cool.

Tropical Fruit Jelly

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 5 cups chopped mangoes
• 1 cup chopped banana
• 1 cup chopped pineapple
• 2 tablespoons coconut extract
• 1/2 lemon, juiced
• 1 (1 3/4 ounce) box pectin, like sure-jell
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 dash allspice
• 1 dash cinnamon
• 1 dash cardamom
• 1/2 teaspoon butter, if desired to prevent foaming

Recipe

• 1 mix together all ingredients in a large saucepan. cook on medium heat for 45 - 60 minutes, stirring often, until reaches desired consistency.
• 2 process canning jars according to the manufacturer's instructions and recommendations or refrigerate up to 3 weeks.

Pumpkin Fudge

Total Time: 3 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup butter
• 5 ounces evaporated milk
• 1 cup pumpkin
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 cook together the sugar, pumpkin, cream of tartar, cinnamon, and milk until it forms a soft ball or reaches 236 degrees on a candy thermometer.
• 2 pour vanilla, butter and pecans over the ball.
• 3 beat until creamy.
• 4 pour into a buttered aluminum foil lined 9 x 9 inch dish and cut into small squares when cool.

Cinnamon Rolls-big N' Soft

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 1/2 cups scalded milk, cooled
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 3 (1/4 ounce) packets yeast
• 3 eggs, well beaten
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 7 cups flour
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine the butter with the warm milk. add sugar and water. mixture should be lukewarm.
• 2 add the 3 packages of yeast, stir well and let stand for 15 minutes, or until it bubbles.
• 3 add beaten eggs, salt and flour. stir well.
• 4 dough should be firm, you do not knead this.
• 5 cover with a light weight kitchen towel, and let rise for one hour.
• 6 put the dough on a lightly floured surface, and let rest for 10 minutes.
• 7 if dough is very sticky, you may add additional flour. roll out, and spread with the 1/2 cup of softened butter, then sprinkle with the cinnamon and sugar.
• 8 roll up, and with a sharp knife, divide dough into fourths.
• 9 make 6 rolls from each fourth.
• 10 put onto greased pan.
• 11 let rise for one hour.
• 12 bake in a 350 degrees oven for 15-20 minutes.
• 13 cool.
• 14 for the frosting, simmer in a saucepan the water and butter. add enough powdered sugar for spreading consistency. add the vanilla and frost warm rolls.
• 15 enjoy!

Sweet And Savory Vegetable Stuffed Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 large potatoes, cut into wedges (or 4 med)
• 4 ounces baby carrots
• 1 (3 -4 lb) roasting chickens
• 1 large onion, cut in 1/4-inch slices
• 1 whole tomato, quartered
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons orange zest
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon lemon pepper, spice

Recipe

• 1 wash chicken inside and out, discard or save innards.
• 2 in bowl mix together cinnamon, tomato, orange zest, ½ of onion slices, and baby carrots.
• 3 in fry pan melt butter and sauté above ingredients minus chicken until onions are golden or semi translucent. onions should still be firm, slightly softened.
• 4 stuff chicken with sautéed veggies, place in roasting pan.
• 5 arrange potato wedges around chicken.
• 6 place remaining onion slices on top of potatoes.
• 7 add ½ cup water to pan.
• 8 sprinkle salt, garlic powder and lemon pepper spice over chicken and potatoes.
• 9 place in oven, cover with foil, cook 350°f for 75 minutes.
• 10 check for doneness, time may need adjustment (see note).
• 11 take foil off last 15 minutes to brown skin.
• 12 note: i use a propane oven and propane burns higher than a gas or electric oven. i usually start checking at the 60 minute time when cooking and.

Rib Rub

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/4 cup paprika
• 1/4 cup chili powder
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup black pepper
• 1 tablespoon cayenne
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon lemon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 mix all ingredients together. store in airtight container.

Pumpkin Dream Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 cup oatmeal
• 3/4 cup flour
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 eggs
• 16 ounces pumpkin
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees. grease a 13 x 9 x 2 baking dish. beat margarine and sugar until fluffy.
• 2 combine oatmeal and flour in a small bowl. add to creamed mixture of margarine and sugar. mix well.
• 3 press evenly onto bottom of prepared pan. bake 18-20 minutes until light brown. cool slightly.
• 4 beat cream cheese and sugar at medium speed until fluffy. add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.
• 5 add remaining ingredients. mix until smooth. pour over partially cooled crust.
• 6 bake an additional 45-50 minutes or until center appears set.
• 7 cool completely on wire rack. chill. serve with whipped cream. store leftovers in the refrigerator.

Pumpkin Farmer's Casserole

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350ºf.
• 2 mix all ingredients together in a large mixing bowl.
• 3 pour into a lightly greased 2-quart baking dish.
• 4 bake for 45 minutes or until set.

Strawberry Rolls

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 lbs strawberries, hulled, washed and drained
• 2/3 cup strawberry jam
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon quick-cooking tapioca
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 ounces cold butter, cut into 1/2 inch dice
• 3/4 cup cold milk

Recipe

• 1 first prepare the biscuit dough: sift the flour with the baking powder and salt.
• 2 cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal (with some lumps the size of peas).
• 3 drizzle the milk evenly over the dry ingredients and work in with fork just until incorporated and the dough forms small clumps.
• 4 turn out the dough onto a work surface and knead once or twice to gather it into a mass – do not overwork the dough – pat into a rectangle.
• 5 the dough can be made up to 2 hour ahead; wrap tightly and refrigerate.
• 6 preheat the oven to 450°f and line the oven floor with foil to catch any drippings.
• 7 spread the strawberries on paper towels to dry.
• 8 in a small bowl, stir the jam to loosen it.
• 9 in a saucepan, melt the butter and keep it warm.
• 10 in a large bowl, whisk together the cornstarch, tapioca, spices and sugar.
• 11 halve any very large berries.
• 12 gently toss the berries with the dry ingredients.
• 13 on a lightly-floured surface, roll out the biscuit dough into a 10 by 18-inch rectangle.
• 14 square off the corners.
• 15 brush the dough lightly with about half the melted butter.
• 16 using a spatula, spread the jam over the rectangle, leaving a ½-inch border on one long side.
• 17 starting at the opposite long side, roll up the dough jellyroll fashion and pinch the seam closed.
• 18 roll the log so that it is an even diameter, 18-inches long; turn the log seam side down.
• 19 quarter the log, then cut each quarter into 3 equal pieces so that there will be 12 rolls in all.
• 20 give the strawberry filling a couple of gently folds to remix and spoon into a 9 inch glass pie plate and smooth the top as well as you can.
• 21 arrange 8 biscuits around the perimeter of the pie dish and the remaining 4 biscuits into the center.
• 22 don’t push the biscuits down into the strawberries.
• 23 bake the strawberry rolls for 20 minutes, or until the top is golden-brown and the filling is bubbling.
• 24 lower the oven temperature to 350°f, loosely cover the rolls with foil and bake for 15 minutes longer.
• 25 cool for 30 minutes before serving.

Low-fat Cinnamon Rolls

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 3 cups flour
• 6 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup water
• 2 tablespoons cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 mix the first three ingredients together.
• 2 then mix in the water.
• 3 knead the dough on a firm surface.
• 4 take 2 tablespoons of dough and dip it in cinnamon.
• 5 roll it with a rolling pin.
• 6 bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes.

Holiday House Scent

Total Time: 6 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cinnamon sticks
• 3 bay leaves
• 1/4 cup whole cloves
• 1/2 lemon
• 1/2 orange
• 1 quart water

Recipe

• 1 combine all ingredients to water and simmer -- add more water if needed.
• 2 may refrigerate and reuse -- we just keep adding to this mixture all winter.

Fruit And Nut Truffles (sugarplums)

Total Time: 4 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 teaspoons orange zest
• 2 cups finely chopped toasted almonds
• 1 cup finely chopped dried apricot
• 1 cup finely chopped dried dates
• 1/4 cup caster sugar, for rolling (superfine sugar)

Recipe

• 1 .place all ingredients into a food processor and blend until a ball forms (it should take about 2 minutes).
• 2 with wet hands, roll into balls (about the size of a large cherry) then roll into the extra sugar.
• 3 store in an airtight container for upto 2 weeks.
• 4 makes 25 - 35 truffles.

Dulce De Leche Ice Cream

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (10 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 teaspoons vanilla

Recipe

• 1 pour condensed milk into a medium saucepan; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thick and golden-brown, about 15 minutes. remove from heat.
• 2 meanwhile, in another medium saucepan over medium-low heat, bring cream, milk and cinnamon stick to a simmer. remove cinnamon stick.
• 3 slowly pour condensed milk into large bowl. gradually whisk in cream mixture, then vanilla. cover; refrigerate until cold. stir mixture. transfer to ice cream maker; freeze according to manufacturer's directions.

Cinnamon Sauce For French Toast

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup butter
• 1 1/3 cups brown sugar
• 3/4 cup evaporated milk (6 oz)
• 1/4 cup dark corn syrup
• 3 tablespoons hot water
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 heat butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
• 2 take off heat and add the sugar, milk and corn syrup. mix well.
• 3 place back on heat and add hot water.
• 4 stir well until the sugar is dissolved, be careful not to boil.
• 5 add cinnamon and stir well.
• 6 serve drizzled over french toast. enjoy!

Peach-cinnamon Ice Cream

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 cups peeled diced fresh peaches (about 3 lb.)
• 1 cup peach nectar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 egg yolks
• 4 cups milk
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 combine the first 3 ingredients in a bowl.
• 2 process peach mixture, in batches, in a food processor until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides; set aside.
• 3 whisk together yolks and milk in a heavy saucepan over medium heat; cook, stirring constantly, 20 minutes or until mixture thickens and coats a spoon; do not boil.
• 4 remove from heat; whisk in peach mixture, half-and-half, lemon juice, and ground cinnamon.
• 5 cover and chill 4 hours.
• 6 pour mixture into freezer container of a 6-quart electric ice cream maker.
• 7 freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.
• 8 can eat immediately (soft serve) or transfer to freezer container and freeze until desired firmness.

Pumpkin Flan With Pumpkin Seed Praline

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup whole milk
• 2 (5 ounce) cans evaporated milk
• 5 large eggs
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 (15 ounce) can solid-pack pumpkin
• 2 tablespoons premium golden agave tequila or 2 tablespoons bourbon
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 cup hulled green pumpkin seeds, toasted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees f.
• 2 cook 1 cup sugar in a dry 2-quart heavy saucepan over moderately low heat, stirring slowly with a fork, until melted and pale golden.
• 3 cook caramel without stirring, swirling pan, until deep golden, about 5 minutes.
• 4 quickly and carefully remove hot dish from oven and immediately pour caramel into dish, tilting it to cover bottom and sides.
• 5 (leave oven on.) keep tilting as caramel cools and thickens enough to stay in place.
• 6 scald whole milk with evaporated milk in a saucepan and remove from heat.
• 7 beat eggs and remaining cup sugar with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy.
• 8 beat in salt, pumpkin, tequila, and spices.
• 9 pour milk mixture through a sieve into a bowl and beat into pumpkin mixture in a slow stream until combined well.
• 10 pour custard over caramel in dish and set in a water bath of 1-inch hot water.
• 11 put pan in middle of oven and lower temperature to 350 degrees f.
• 12 bake until golden brown on top and a knife inserted in center comes out clean, about 1 1/4 hours, possibly longer.
• 13 remove dish from water bath and transfer to a rack to cool.
• 14 chill flan, covered, until cold, at least 6 hours.
• 15 to unmold flan, dip bottom of souffle dish briefly (20 to 30 seconds) in a warm water bath.
• 16 then, run a thin knife around flan to loosen from sides of dish.
• 17 wiggle dish from side to side and, when flan moves freely in dish, invert a large serving platter with a lip over dish.
• 18 holding dish and platter securely together, quickly invert and turn out flan onto platter.
• 19 caramel will pour out over and around it.
• 20 cut flan into wedges and serve with caramel spooned over and with shards of praline.
• 21 pumpkin seed praline: preheat oven to 250 degrees f.
• 22 lightly oil a large sheet of foil on a baking sheet and keep warm in oven.
• 23 cook sugar, water, and a pinch of salt in a deep 2-quart heavy saucepan over moderately low heat, stirring slowly with a metal fork, until melted and pale golden.
• 24 cook caramel without stirring, swirling pan, until deep golden.
• 25 immediately stir in pumpkin seeds and quickly pour onto foil, spreading into a thin sheet before it hardens.
• 26 (if caramel hardens and is difficult to spread, put in a 400 degree f oven until warm enough to spread, 1 to 2 minutes.) cool praline on baking sheet on a rack until completely hardened, then break into large pieces.

Strawberry Rhubarb Streusel Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups chopped fresh rhubarb (or frozen, thawed)
• 1 cup sliced fresh strawberries (or frozen,thawed)
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 9" unbaked pie shell
• 2/3 cup flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/3 cup hard margarine or 1/3 cup butter

Recipe

• 1 combine fruit, sugar, flour and lemon juice and stir well.
• 2 turn into pie shell.
• 3 to make topping; combine dry ingredients and cut in margarine until crumbly.
• 4 sprinkle over rhubarb mixture.
• 5 bake at 375 degf for about 50 minutes.
• 6 cut into 8 wedges.

Peaches & Cream Braid

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 (8 ounce) packages refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 egg, separated
• 1 (15 1/4 ounce) can peach slices in heavy syrup, drained
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon water
• 2 tablespoons chopped almonds (i usually omit these)
• powdered sugar (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375ºf. unroll 1 package of the crescent dough; do not separate. arrange longest sides of dough across width of a rectangle stone. repeat with remaining package of dough. using a baker's roller, roll dough to seal seams. on longest sides of baking stone, cut dough into strips 1 1/2 inches wide and 3 inches deep. (there will be 6 inches of uncut dough down center for filling.)
• 2 in a bowl, combine cream cheese and powdered sugar; whisk until smooth. separate egg (set aside yolk for later use); add egg to cream cheese mixture, whisking until smooth. spread cream cheese mixture evenly down center of dough. in a bowl, combine peaches and spice blend; toss gently using. spoon peaches evenly over cream cheese mixture.
• 3 to braid, lift strips of dough across mixture to meet in center, twisting each strip one turn. continue alternating strips to form braid. tuck ends up to seal at end of braid. combine reserved egg yolk with water; brush egg mixture over dough. chop almonds; sprinkle over dough.
• 4 bake 25-28 minutes or until deep golden brown. remove to a cooling rack. sprinkle lightly with powdered sugar if desired. serve warm.

Strawberry Rhubarb Sauce

Total Time: 5 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 6 cups sliced rhubarb
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1/2 cup grape juice
• 2 cups sliced strawberries

Recipe

• 1 combine rhubarb, sugar, cinnamon and juice in slow cooker. cover and cook on low 5-6 hours or until rhubarb is tender.
• 2 stir in strawberries and cook 1 hour longer. remove cinnamon stick before serving.

Oil-free Granola

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups rolled oats
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup unsweetened flaked coconut
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 cup apple juice concentrate, thawed
• 2 teaspoons honey
• 2 teaspoons vanilla

Recipe

• 1 1. stir together oats, brown sugar, coconut and cinnamon.
• 2 2. in a small bowl, mix juice, honey and vanilla.
• 3 3. drizzle over oat mixture, stirring to coat.
• 4 4. spread onto large baking sheet.
• 5 5. bake at 300 for 45 minutes, stirring every so often.
• 6 6. cool and then add dried fruit, if desired.

Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 cups rhubarb, sliced
• 2 lbs strawberries, hulled and halved
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup orange marmalade
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup walnuts
• 1/4 cup oatmeal
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 6 tablespoons butter

Recipe

• 1 mix the first 5 ingredients together set aside.
• 2 in a deep pie pan spray with pam.
• 3 in a food processor with a metal blade pulse all topping ingredients till crumbly.
• 4 toss all the fruit together again then fill pie dish.
• 5 top fruit with butter then crumb mixture.
• 6 bake in a preheated 350degree oven till rhubarb is tender about 45 minutes.
• 7 serve warm with a nice scoop of vanilla ice cream. which would be on the juicy side. or chill to firm up and serve.

Tropical Fruit Crisp

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1/2 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 dash salt
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 2 (24 ounce) jars tropical mixed fruit, drained
• vanilla ice cream or frozen yogurt

Recipe

• 1 combine oats, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt. cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; set aside.
• 2 pour fruit in a 10x8-inch baking dish. sprinkle crumb mixture over top.
• 3 bake in 350°f oven, 40 minutes. serve with ice cream or frozen yogurt.