••••FOOD TIP••••

(Source: michaelhopkins.com & Google+ & weknowyourdreams.com & allrecipes.com & hellyeahitsvegan.com & autostraddle.com)

••••I LOVE BEETS!!

••••MORE CHRISTMAS COMING!!!••••

(photo-kappboom wallpaper)

••••MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

••••HAPPY BIRTHDAY CRAIG!!••••

(Source: kappboom wallpaper photos & Kathy photo)

••••HAPPY BIRTHDAY CRAIG!! ENJOY YOUR CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM WITH CHOCOLATE SYRUP!!

••••ROASTED APPLES WITH ICE CREAM••••

(Source: GoodHousekeeping & photos also)

••••SUCH A COMFORT!!

••••ROASTED APPLES WITH ICE CREAM••••

PREP: 15 minutes ROAST: about 20 minutes

MAKES 6 servings

•4 tablespoons butter or margarine

•3/4 cup light brown sugar

•1/3 cup golden raisins

•2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

•2 tablespoons Calvados (apple brandy), apple juice, or water

•6 small Granny Smith apples (about 1-1/2 pounds), each cut in half and cored

•1-1/2 pints vanilla ice cream

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

2. In 2-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add sugar, raisins, lemon juice, and Calvados and cook, stirring constantly, until sugar melts.

3. Pour sugar mixture into 15-1/2 "by 10-1/2" jelly-roll pan; add apples, cut sides down. Roast 20 minutes, without turning, or until apples are very soft.

4. Serve warm apples and their syrup with ice cream. 

••••HONEY COOKIES••••

(Source: GoodHousekeeping photo & kappboom wallpaper photo)

••••SO GOOD!!!

••••HONEY COOKIES!!!

PREP: 40 minutes plus chilling and cooling

BAKE: 18 to 22 minutes per batch

MAKES about 3-1/2 dozen cookies

•1 cup butter or margarine (2 sticks), 

softened

•1/4 cup honey

•2 teaspoons vanilla extract

•2 cups all-purpose flour

•2 cups walnuts, chopped

•1/2 teaspoon salt

1. In large bowl, with mixer at high speed, beat butter until creamy. Add honey and vanilla; beat until well blended.

2. With mixer at low speed, beat in flour, walnuts, and salt until dough forms. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate dough at least one hour.

3. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. With lightly floured hands, shape dough by heaping teaspoons into balls. Place balls, about 2 inches apart, on ungreased large cookie sheet. Press 4-tine fork across top of each ball to make decorative indentations.

4. Bake cookies 18 to 22 minutes, until golden. Transfer to wire rack to cool. Repeat with remaining dough.

••••FOOD TIP••••

(photos-Google+)

••••GOOD TO KNOW!!!

••••THE CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN!!••••

(Source: Google+ & practically functional & chef Kirsten Helle)

••••COUNTDOWN IS ON!!