Valentine’s Day Smoked Oysters and Bacon Appetiz...

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed For fun new recipes and articles to help you become a Gourmet too. Thanks for visiting! Ingredients: 2 cups smoked oysters ¼ cup vegetable oil 3 tbsp garlic, minced ½ lb bacon strips, cut in thirds Toothpicks Instructions: Wrap bacon slice around an oyster and place toothpick through to hold it together. Heat vegetable oil in a skillet, add garlic. Fry...

Vanilla Banana Eggnog Ice Cream...

What You Need: 3 eggs 2 C of sugar 1 T vanilla 1 (13 oz.) can Milnot 1 (4 oz.) box of vanilla instant pudding and pie filling 2 very ripe bananas Whole milk How to Make It: Place the eggs into a mixing bowl. Add in the sugar, vanilla, Milnot and vanilla pudding. Using the electric mixer on medium speed beat the mixture until the ingredients are well combined. Place the bananas into a separate bowl. Using a fork,...

Halloween Punch...

(Makes 4 quarts) Ingredients: 1 plastic pumpkin to serve the punch in 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk 2 l orange soda, chilled 1 (46 oz) can pineapple juice Orange Sherbet (optional) Instructions: Stir together pineapple juice and condensed milk in the plastic pumpkin. Add the orange soda and stir well. Fill glasses (maybe you have spooky ones) with punch over ice, top with sherbet (if desired) and enjoy this awesome...

What Do I Do With All This Harvest?...

Gathering the last of the harvest in the fall months leaves windowsills, tables and baskets full of tomatoes, squash, pumpkin, peppers, beets, apples and sweet potatoes. These yummy foods sit waiting to be used up. You’re left with so much fresh, precious food and so little time. The neighbors get to share in the excess and you send it home with anyone who darkens your door. All your labor of the spring and long hot summer...

Delicious Apple Butter...

Ingredients: 5 ½ lbs apples, peeled, cored and finely chopped 2 tsp ground cinnamon ¼ tsp ground cloves ¼ tsp salt 4 cups white sugar (you can cut down amount of sugar if preferred or use honey instead) Instructions: Place the finely chopped apples in a slow cooker. In a mixing bowl, combine spices, salt and sugar. Add to the slow cooker and mix until well combined. This is a preview of Delicious Apple Butter....