Christmas
A lovely creamy drink similar to egg-nog. Rum flavors this wonderful holiday drink.

INGREDIENTS:
6 cups milk
1 1/2 cups sugar
8 egg yolks
1/3 cup blanched almonds
1/2 cinnamon stick
1/2 cup to 1 cup premium rum

PREPARATION:
Simmer milk and sugar until mixture is hot, but not burning. Process the almonds in a food processer until a paste forms. Whisk the paste into the milk mixture and let it cool.

Beat the egg yolks until creamy, and slowly add in the milk mixture a little at a time, continually mixing slowly.

Mix in the rum and serve chilled.

Ingredients:
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup pumpkin
1 cup chopped nuts
3/4 cup flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. nutmug
1/2 tsp. salt

Filling:
1 cup powdered sugar
2 cream cheese — (3oz.)
4 Tbsp. butter
1 tsp. vanilla

Beat 3 eggs at high speed for 5 min. Gradually beat in 1 cup sugar.Pour
in 2/3 pumpkin. Mix together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and salt. Fold into pumpkin mix. Grease and flour jelly roll pan or a long sheet cake pan. Pour in mix and sprinkle 1 cup of nuts on top. Bake at 375 for 15 min. Turn out on towel, sprinkle with powdered sugar and roll in towel until cool. Unroll and spread filling over cake, roll back up and put in Reynold warp and refrigerator until ready to sever.

Filling: Beat and spread on unrolled pumpkin cake,then roll up again.
This may seen like a alot of trouble but it is not It is easy and DELICIOUS!!! I make this every Thankgiving and Christmas. I also use sweet potatoes instead of pumpkin.

Ingredients
2 tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
11 oz. refigerated breadstick dough
1 serving cooking spray, butter flavored

Directions
Preheat oven to 375° F. Coat a large baking sheet with cooking
spray. In a small bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon. Mix well and set
aside. Unroll breadsticks and cut each in half lengthwise, to make 24
pieces. Arrange pieces on prepared baking sheet and coat with cooking
spray. Sprinkle 1/4 tsp. cinnamon-sugar mixture over each piece.
Tie each piece into a knot (pulling dough gently, if necessary).

Sprinkle remaining cinnamon-sugar mixture over knots. Bake until puffed up and golden brown, about 15 minutes. Serve warm.
Makes 6 servings. (2 knots per serving)

1 lb. fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1″ pieces
3 TB extra virgin olive oil, divided
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
8 cups spring mixed salad greens
3 cups fresh strawberries, sliced
1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
1/2 cup toasted walnuts, chopped
2 TB balsamic vinegar
1/2 tsp. sugar

In a bowl toss the asparagus with 1 or 2 tablespoons of oil. Spread in a single layer in a greased 10″ x 15″ jelly roll baking pan. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Bake at 400º F., for 15 to 20 minutes or until tender.

In a large salad bowl, toss greens, strawberries, onions, walnuts and cooked asparagus.

In a small bowl, whisk the vinegar, sugar and remaining oil. Drizzle over the salad and toss to coat. Yield: 6 servings.

1 lb green beans, trimmed
3 slices bacon
1 pkg(10 oz) white mushrooms, stemmed and sliced
1 shallot, peeled and chopped
1 tsp dried thyme

In saucepot over high heat, cook green beans in 2 quarts boiling water
3min, or until crisp tender; drain and plunge into ice water. In
nonstick skillet over medium heat, cook bacon 5min, or until crisp,
turning once.

Drain on paper towels; coarsely chop. Remove all but 1
tbs drippings from skillet. Add mushroom, shallots and dried thyme to
skillet. Over medium high heat, cook mixture 2min. Stir in green
beans and cook 2min more until vegetables are heated through.

1 box(18.25 oz) devil’s food cake mix
1 cup shredded carrots(abt 2 carrots)
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 can(16 oz) cream cheese frosting
1 can(16 oz) chocolate frosting
walnuts, orange slices, raspberries, for garnish

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare cake mix according to package
directions. Stir in carrots and walnuts. Divide batter evenly among
three 8″ round cake pans coated with flour based cooking spray.

Bake 20min, or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely. Place 1 cake layer on serving plate; top with 1/2 cup
cream cheese frosting. Repeat layering; top with third cake layer.
Frost sides and top of cake with remaining cream cheese frosting.

In microwave, heat chocolate frosting(lid and foil removed), 30 sec or
until pourable. Slowly pour over top of cake. Garnish cake with
walnuts, orange slices and raspberries, if desired.

BREAD PUDDING:
2 eggs
3/4 c. sugar
3 c. low-fat milk
1 c. heavy cream
1/2 c. unsalted butter, melted
1 tbsp. vanilla
3/4 c. dried currants
1 tsp. nutmeg
8 oz. stale French bread, sliced 1/2 inch thick

WARM BERRY SAUCE:
2 c. frozen raspberries
2 c. frozen strawberries
1/3 c. sugar
1/3 c. fresh squeezed orange juice
3 tbsp. fresh squeezed lemon juice
Powdered sugar for dusting*
Raspberries & strawberries for garnish*

PUDDING: Combine eggs, sugar, milk, cream, melted butter, vanilla,
currants and nutmeg in a bowl; whisk to blend well. Pour the mixture over bread slices and let stand, turning bread as necessary, until bread is soft and saturated, about 20 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Arrange the bread slices in a lightly greased 4-quart baking dish and pour any unabsorbed custard mixture over the bread. Bake uncovered until the custard is set and top is lightly browned, about 45 minutes.

SAUCE: Combine berries, sugar and orange and lemon juices in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring constantly until the fruit begins to break up, about 5 minutes. Puree in a food processor or blender, return to same pan and heat until warm. To serve, dust the top with powdered sugar. Pass the warm sauce and fresh berries at the table. Serves 8.

1 c. crushed pineapple, undrained
1/4 c. brown sugar
2 tbsp. butter
2 tbsp. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. grated lemon rind
1/2 tsp. red food coloring
1/8 tsp. salt
1 c. canned, drained, pitted red sour
cherries (save juice)
2 tbsp. corn starch
1/2 c. cherry juice

Into a saucepan mix together pineapple, sugar, butter, lemon juice, lemon rind, food coloring and salt. Heat slowly. In small bowl mix 1/2 cup canned cherry juice and corn starch, stir until smooth. Add to the fruit mixture. Stir constantly until sauce thickens. Lower heat and simmer 3 to 4 minutes. Serve hot over baked ham or broiled ham slices. Makes about 2 1/2 cups sauce.

2 pounds sweet potatoes
1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries, washed
3/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup melted butter
1/2 cup sugar
1-1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 cup apple juice or apple cider
1/2 cup pecan or walnut halves or other nut

Peel the sweet potatoes and cut into 1/2-inch cubes. Combine sweet
potatoes, cranberries, apples, and raisins in a large bowl.

In a separate bowl, combine melted butter, sugar, and spices. Add to sweet potatoes and toss to coat.

Place sweet potatoes in a shallow 2-quart casserole dish. Pour apple juice over top.

Cover, bake at 350 degrees, stirring occasionally, for 50 minutes, or until sweet potatoes are almost soft. Add nuts and bake, uncovered for 10 minutes or until sweet potatoes are tender. Let sit for 10 minutes before serving.

2 boxes instant vanilla pudding (small boxes)
1 quart (4 cups) eggnog
2 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
8 oz tub Cool Whip, divided
1 deep dish (or 2 regular) graham cracker pie crust

In large mixing bowl, use a whisk to mix eggnog, pumpkin pie spice,
and vanilla pudding mix. Mix well for 2 minutes, then fold in 4 oz
(half tub) of Cool Whip, mix well. Pour into pie shell/s. Put in
refrigerator and let set for 2-4 hours. Serve with remaining Cool
Whip