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As you celebrate the holidays, we thought we'd share some of our favorite things of the season. Merry Christmas from Gina, Joe, Jill, Tom and Dane!
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Melt 1 stick oleo in 9x13 aluminum pan. Add 1¼ cup of cornflake crumbs - this will be the crust. Evenly sprinkle the remaining ingredients over the entire pan
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup coconut
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
(optional 1 cup butterscotch chips)
Then cover with 1 14 oz. can of Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk. This is very thick and gooey and sinfully sweet. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until lightly browned.
Carrot Cake
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking power
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 cups finely shredded carrots
1 cup cooking oil
4 eggs
1 cup chopped walnuts
Grease and lightly flour a 13x9x2 inch baking pan. In a mixer bowl combine the first 6 ingredients. Add next 3 ingredients, beating with electric mixer till combined. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Fold in walnuts last. Pour into pan. Bake in a 325° oven for 50 to 60 minutes or until done. Cool on wire rack. Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting.
Cream Cheese Frosting
1 3-ounce package cream cheese
¼ cup butter or margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups sifted powdered sugar
In a mixer bowl beat together cream cheese, butter or margarine and vanilla till light and fluffy. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating until smooth. Spread over cooled cake.
Easiest -- Ever Dip
2 cups grated swiss cheese
½ cup mayonnaise
3-4 green onions chopped
Mix together well, chill, then serve with wheat thins
See's Fudge
(for the chocolate lover)
Put in Bowl
1cube butter
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 pkg. semi sweet. choc. chips
1 tsp. vanilla
Put in Saucepan
6 oz. pet milk
2 cups sugar
10 large marshmallows
Bring to a boil and boil 6 minutes. Be sure not to scald pan, may not take all 6 minutes. Pour into bowl mixture and stir until butter is dissolved. Put into buttered 9/13 glass pan and place in refrigerator until ready to cut.
Hash Brown Casserole
(great for breakfast or dinner)
6 Cups loose packed frozen hash browns -- thawed
2/3 C butter -- melted
2 C cooked ham -- diced
1 C cheddar cheese -- shredded
1 Cup milk
4 eggs
½ tsp. salt
In a 9x13 glass baking dish, grease, then press hash browns on bottom of pan. Drizzle melted butter over crust. Bake @ 425 for 25 minutes. Reduce heat to 350. Sprinkle ham & cheese over crust. Beat eggs, milk & salt. Pour this mixture over the ham & cheese. Return to oven and bake 25 minutes, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
AND last, but not least the Noodle Recipe . . . . Ooops, sorry, my mom still won't let me give it out. Happy Holidays! Gina
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2. MR. MAGOO'S CHRISTMAS CAROL (No kidding)
3. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (movie with Jimmy Stewart & Donna Reed)
4. RUDOLPH THE REDNOSED REINDEER (original animated)
5. HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS (original animated)
6. FROSTY THE SNOWMAN (original animated)
7. THE SANTA CLAUS (movie with Tim Allen)
8. SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN (original animated)
9. TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL - CHRISTMAS SHOW (First one with Randy Travis. We have this on tape. Really good)
10. THE LUCY SHOW - CHRISTMAS SHOW (they keep cutting off branches to make the tree even and end up cutting off almost all of them. Santa shows up at the end scene with Ricky, Lucy, Fred and Ethel all dressed up like Santa. They all look around and count the Santas, then the real Santa disappears into thin air!)
*Honorable mention: "The Homecoming" (movie that was the inspiration for "The Waltons" TV series)
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7. Driving around looking at Christmas lights. Every now and then, someone goes all out and uses computer program to synchronize their lights with music. I love watching these! Always on the lookout for a new one.
6. Watching "Christmas Story" on TV. Favorite scene is when the dad puts up the "Leg Lamp".
5. Putting My Ornament on the Tree. I have had this strange, light blue plastic ornament since I was 6 or 7. I'm not sure how it's managed to survive this long, and it's pieced together with masking tape, but I always put it on. To continue the tradition, my son has his own. It's a star with his baby picture in it.
4. Star City Holiday Parade. Classic example of work being play. Every year, I get the privilege of getting a "bird's eye" view of the parade from our kiosk. It's so much fun watching how the kids react to the floats and balloons. Makes me feel like a kid again too!
3. Setting up the Manger. Every year my church set up a life-size manger scene. We would all get together and build the shelter with bales of hay. Then, we'd put life-size statues inside. Afterward, we got to drink hot chocolate. When I was younger, it was a blast to hide in the manger, even though the adults would get mad at us.
2. Reading the "Christmas Story" on Christmas Eve. When I was a mere pup, and working part-time, nights, weekends and holidays at a local radio station, I wasn't always able to get home to see my family or get to church. Instead, I'd light candles and read from the Bible.
1. Pizza & Oyster Soup on Christmas Eve. When I was a kid, my mother was always so busy getting the food ready for our holiday feast, she wanted something simple for the night before. My brother and I loved her homemade pizza (actually Chef Boyarde), but my Dad and Grandpa weren't big fans. They were the only ones in the family who loved Oyster soup. So Mom spent the evening cooking for two sets of people. Every now and then, they'd pressure me into trying the soup, which I still can't stand to this day, but love the smell. Still can't have a Christmas without those 2 foods, even though the pizza usually gets delivered.