GEORGIA PRALINES

I made these GEORGIA PRALINES from a recipe I found on Pinterest

They turned out very well and were easy to make.  I may be adding these to my Christmas baking.

The only thing I would caution on is that they are EXTREMELY sweet and rich.

For the recipe go to TASTY KITCHEN.

HEARTY AND DELICOUS SOUP FOR A COLD WINTER EVENING

Do you have a family favorite soup, stew or chowder that you make and especially look forward to fall and winter so you can make it?

I do and it is called Vegetable Chowder.

It is funny when I tell people that it is a vegetable chowder, you should see the looks of doubt and sometimes disgust on their faces...that is until they taste it.  I have never had anyone taste it that didn't like it (well except for a few picky grandchildren).

In a large pot you cook the vegetables in chicken stock.

While the veggies are cooking you melt the butter in a medium to large sauce pan then add the flour to make a roux.

 After the butter and flour have cooked about 5 minutes over medium heat you add 4 cups milk.

You bring this mixture to a boil over med/high heat, stirring constantly until it thickens.

You then pour the milk/butter/flour mixture into the simmering vegetables and bring to a boil.   

 Stir to mix well and put heat to med/low.

You then add cubed ham...

 followed by shredded cheddar cheese.

Stir just until the cheese is melted and serve.  Recipe is posted at the bottom.

 Serve with some nice hot rolls out of the oven and you have a meal that will comfort you for hours.

VEGETABLE CHOWDER

3 CUPS POTATOES, CUBED

2 1/2 CUPS FINELY CHOPPED BROCCOLI

1 CUP CHOPPED ONION

1 CUP CARROTS FINELY CHOPPED OR SHREDDED

2 STALKS CELERY, FINELY CHOPPED

4 CHICKEN BOUILLON CUBES

5 CUPS WATER

3/4 CUP BUTTER

3/4 CUP FLOUR

4 CUPS MILK

1-2 CUPS CUBED HAM

1 CUP SHREDDED CHEDDAR CHEESE

Now here is proof that I don't spend ALL my time on Pinterest.  Although I did make some excellent chocolate chip cookies with a SECRET ingredient that I will be posting soon that I found on Pinterest.

SWEDISH COFFEE CAKE

My friend Shawn shared this recipe with me over a year ago and I just go around to making it.

Why did I wait so long?

It is delish!

 Ingredients for cake

 You first cut in the butter with the flour and sugar.  Next come the wet ingredients.  Be sure not to over mix.

 Reserve one cup of flour, sugar, and butter mixture.

 You add some more goodies to the reserved mixture to make a crunchy topping.

 Sprinkle reserved mixture over cake before baking

 It was smelling awesome while baking

OH YA, IT WAS VERY TASTY.

HERE IS THE RECIPE

{ 2 c. sugar

{ 1 cup butter
{ 3 c. flour

Mix with pastry cutter until crumbly.

Take out 1 cup of this mixture, set aside.

In remaining mixture add:

2 eggs

3 tsp baking powder

1 can evaporated milk

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp almond extract

Mix with spoon thoroughly, but don't over mix.

Pour into greased 9" x 13" pan.

Add and mix 1 tsp cinnamon and 1/4 tsp almond extract to the reserved 1 cup of mixture. NOTE: I added 1/2 cup chopped almonds to this mixture, which is optional.  Sprinkle evenly on top of batter in pan.

Bake at 325 degrees for 60 minutes, check it at 45 minutes and every five minutes after to check for doneness.

Icing: Heat 2 Tbsp butter, 1/4 tsp almond extract, about 1/4 cup milk. Add powdered sugar to make medium to thin icing.

Drizzle over warm (not hot) cake.

MMMM!!! PEACH PIE

Yesterday afternoon I made a peach pie. 

Just as it was ready to come out of the oven our son, daughter-in-law and grandson walked through the door.

Perfect timing!

After it cooled for about 15 minutes we dished each of us up a piece and plopped some

 vanilla ice cream on top.

Grandson William was on my lap and slurped up all the ice cream from the top but wasn't too fond of the pie.  Some day he will appreciate homemade peach pie.

Not very long after consuming said pie I found these two very content individuals sleeping it off.

Too much of a good thing is WONDERFUL!

Guess what I had for breakfast this morning?

More sweet, ooey gooey peach pie!

What a way to start the week.

Not Yo Mama's Rice Krispie Bars

Stop by the linky part at Santa's Gift Shoppe.

One of our family's all time favorite treats is Rice Krispie Bars. I got this recipe from my sister-in-law Janyce over 35 years ago so you can tell it has stood the test of time. These are a MUST for camping trips and just about any other get together we have. It deserves to be served on a pedestal, no really they are that good.
Here they are in the pan. As you can see they have already been tasted a few times.
Here is the recipe:

1 cup sugar

1 cup light Karo syrup

1 cup creamy peanut butter

7 cups Rice Krispie cereal

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 cup butterscotch chips

Mix the sugar and Karo syrup in a medium sauce pan. Stir over med-high heat until it starts to boil. Cook and stir for 1 minute then remove from heat and add peanut butter, stirring until melted and smooth. Pour over pre-measured cereal in a large bowl. Stir until cereal is coated.

Press into 9x13 pan that has been buttered.

Melt the chocolate chips and butterscotch chips together in a bowl in the microwave for 1 minute at a time stirring until smooth. Pour over cereal mixture and spread with a knife to cover. Let set until chocolate is firm.

(If you can't wait that long then put in refrigerator for about 30 minutes. If you still can't wait that long then put in freezer to hasten the hardening of the chocolate for about 10 minutes.)