Triple Chocolate Macaroons

2 egg whites, room temperature
1/8 tsp. salt
1 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
2 tsp. vanilla
2 pkgs. sweetened coconut
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup white chocolate chips
1 16 oz pkg. melting chocolate

Preheat oven to 350°

Line baking sheets with parchment paper

Whisk together egg whites and salt until foamy, about 2 minutes.

Whip in condensed milk and vanilla

Fold in the coconut, chocolate and white chocolate chips

Drop by heaping tablespoonful onto lined baking sheets

Bake for 20 minutes

Cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes (do not let cool any longer than a couple of minutes, or it will be IMPOSSIBLE to remove them from the parchment paper)

Remove to wire racks and cool completely

Once they have cooled completely, melt the block chocolate and dip the bottom of the macaroon into the chocolate.

Place on parchment paper until the chocolate hardens.



Makes about 3 dozen macaroons.

Broccoli Craisin Salad

3-4 heads of broccoli, chopped
1 bag craisins
1 small-medium red onion, chopped
1 cup sunflower seeds
1 jar or small bag bacon bits
1 cup mayo
2 tbsp vinegar
4 tbsp sugar

Combine first 5 ingredients in large bowl. Mix well.

Combine last 3 ingredients in small bowl. Mix well.

Combine mayo mixture with broccoli mixture. Mix well.

TIP: This tastes WAY better if it has time (overnight would be best) to sit in the fridge before serving.

Curried Pea Salad

2 lbs. frozen petite peas, thawed and drained
1 1/2 cups mayonnaise (This was almost too much, next time I'll try 1 cup)
2 heaping tsp. curry powder
2 cans (6 oz each) smokehouse almonds, chopped (this is a MUST)
1 cup sliced water chestnuts, chopped
1 bunch green onions, chopped

Mix and chill



This recipe was passed around our office by a law clerk, he brought it to last year's Christmas party and it was a HIT.

Bacon Cheeseburger Rollup

1 lb. lean ground beef
4 slices Bacon, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
1/2 lb. (8 oz.) VELVEETA Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 pkg. (13.8 oz.) refrigerated pizza crust

HEAT oven to 400°F. Brown ground beef with bacon and onions in large skillet on medium-high heat; drain. Return meat mixture to skillet. Add VELVEETA; cook until melted, stirring frequently. Cool 10 min.
UNROLL pizza dough onto baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray. Press into 15x8-inch rectangle; top with meat mixture. Roll up, starting at one of the long sides. Rearrange if necessary so roll is seam-side down.
BAKE 20 to 25 min. or until golden brown.

(Originally found here:BC Rollup)

Classic Apple Pie

5-7 apples
1 cup sugar
2 Tbsp flour
pinch of salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
2 tbsp cold butter, cut up into small chunks

Peel core, and slice apples into large bowl. Add dry ingredients, mix well with wooden spoon, then add butter chunks (I find it easier to not even take the butter out of the fridge until I'm ready to add it.) mix well with wooden spoon. Place in pie shell, cover with another pie shell. Cut slits in top. Bake at 400 degrees for 40-50 minutes. Makes 1 pie, I also cover the edges of the pie crust with tin foil so it doesn't burn and I also place the pie on a cookie sheed covered with tin foil as the apple glaze will drip.

(my mom's personal recipe.)

Peanut Blossoms

SIFT TOGETHER
1 3/4 cups flour
1 tsp soda
1/2 tsp salt

CREAM TOGETHER
1/2 cup crisco
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar (packed)
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla

*bag of hershey's kisses

Blend in dry ingredients, mixing thoroughly. Shape dough into balls, using rounded teaspoon for each. Roll balls in sugar and place on greased sheets. Bake 10 minutes on 375, remove and top with a hershey's kiss. Return to oven and bake 5 more minutes.

(my mom's personal recipe.)

Pumpkin Pie

4 eggs
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp ginger
2 cups milk
1 cup sugar
3 Tbsp flour
16 oz can pumpkin

Beat eggs, add sugar and pumpkin. Beat and add flour, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger. Beat, add milk. Beat. Makes 2 pies, bake at 375 for 1 hour.

(family recipe.)