Bethany's Recipe Box

My friend Becky's recipe! Makes enough for all winter or for gifts! You can vary the flavor by using different flavored non-dairy creamers such as cinnamon.... 10 cups powdered milk 4 3/4 cups powdered sugar 1 3/4 cups unsweetened cocoa powder 1 3/4 cups non-dairy creamer

We ate out recently and had a great course that could be a main course or a tapas. I'm going to mess around in the kitchen and try to re-create it with some tweaks. Basically there was a sauce of sliced sun dried tomatoes in a balsamic reduction, fillet cut in small cubes medium rare, and toasted bread rounds. very yummy but a bit sweet...recipe to come!

Our friend Donna told me about a year when their family made salt dough ornaments as favors for a Holiday party. It sounded like something the kids would really enjoy so we did it. The adults had a lot of fun too! It's really easy to do and "no-fail" ! Ingredients/Supplies 4 cups of flour 1 cup of salt 1 1/2 cups warm water Paper Clips Craft Paint Clear Coat Paint (buy a gallon...I'll explain why later) Directions Pre-heat oven to 325. Cut paper clips in half so that you have two round ends from each clip. These will be the loops for hangers. Mix the salt and flour and then gradually stir in the warm water. Mix as well as you can with a wooden spoon and then finish it off by kneading with your hands until the dough is consistent. Roll it out a batch at a time to about 1/8th inch thick. It's ok if it's a little thicker but don't make them more than 1/2 inch. Use cookie cutters to cut out your shapes. Insert a hanger loop at the top of each ornament and bake...

Here's the recipe from the company that invented my favorite desert! The dark run needs to be flammable. The only flammable rum is Bacardi 151. If you don't wanna spend $20 for a bottle, pick up a $5 bottle of Everclear and kick up your rum a notch... BANANAS FOSTER ¼ cup (½ stick) butter 1 cup brown sugar ½ teaspoon cinnamon ¼ cup banana liqueur 4 bananas, cut in half lengthwise, then halved ¼ cup dark rum 4 scoops vanilla ice cream Combine the butter, sugar, and cinnamon in a flambé pan or skillet. Place the pan over low heat either on an alcohol burner or on top of the stove, and cook, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. Stir in the banana liqueur, then place the bananas in the pan. When the banana sections soften and begin to brown, carefully add the rum. Continue to cook the sauce until the rum is hot, then tip the pan slightly to ignite the rum. When the flames subside, lift t...

I cut up a pork loin into thick chops and marinaded them in the recipe below. I seared them in a hot skillet with a butter and a generous amount of the marinade. The were a HUGE hit! I'm going to try it on steak tomorrow! 1/4 cup Makers Mark Bourbon 1/4 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup packed brown sugar 2 large cloves garlic, chopped 1/4 cup Dijon mustard 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce 1/4 cup vegetable oil dash Tobasco Blend in a blender or food processor until smooth! AWESOME!