Continuing: Could Santa come early to a lucky brugie??? # 3

New thread I started in Recipes forum:

http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/473018/

They're so simple

Peanut Clusters
1 pkg. almond bark, candy quick etc. (usually 40 oz,)choc or vanilla flav.
2 - 16 oz. pkg. semi-sweet choc chips
40 oz. approx. salted, roasted peanuts (usually 4 of the 9-10 oz bags.)

Nuke the bark and choc. chips, don't burn!!! Start with 2 min. Stir, 1 min. Stir. etc. until it's smooth. Dump in the peanuts, Stir and drop on wax paper to harden. If your house is hot and it's cold out, set them in the garage, they'd hard very quickly!

Told you they were simple!!

I'm hungry!! Everything sounds yummy!!
Bonnie

Yes, I want the peanut cluster recipe and the mini cheesecakes in Tea Time Tassies

That is simple! And sounds really good!

Thanks Kooger!

Not sure if my tassie recipe is the same as Brugie's. I'll post it in Karrie's thread. KarensTrumpies - please add your minicheese cake recipe to that thread. :)

You're welcome! I figured with this many women on this brug quest, we've gotta have something to share and food is such a great common denominator!! :)

Thanks, Karrie!

no kidding! and now is the time, while we're all here! We could make a whole "Brugmansia People's Cookbook"!!!!!

What a wonderful idea Karrie!!!!

amen, sister!!

If we could figure out a way to do it, to get enough printed and bounded, it could maybe be a fundraiser for Dave's Garden next fall.

:)

Here's one the kids love - and the grandpas do too!

Bacon and Eggs

Lay 4 pretzel sticks together, parallel to each other.
Drop 2 dollops of 'almond bark' candy on the sticks.
Drop a yellow M&M, lettering side down, in the middle of each white 'egg' dollop.

Now you have bacon and eggs! kids love 'em for breakfast or any time of day!

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lol Kooger! What a "fine and nutritious" breakfast! Ahhhhh - it's only Christmas Morning one time out of the year..................

I've also done mini-icream cones. Pick 'bugles' that have a larger opening. Fill with 'almond bark' candy and drop an M&M on top. P.S. Use up the other colours of the M&M after you finish the 'bacon and eggs'.

I've done 'Green Eggs and Ham' too. Just used the mini round pretzels and green M&Ms. The hardest part is hiding the M&Ms so don't buy them until the day you use them!!!!!

this almond bark you are mentioning - do you melt it?

I have a pumpkin roll recipe that is veeeery good. I'll post it on the thread Karrie started. It's a pumpkin cake type roll filled with a cream cheese and powdered sugar filling. Yummy!

Oh that sounds so good Kooger! YUM

Karrie, thats a great idea. I love to cook

Me too! ;-)

How about some pretty candles?

Dip an oreo cookie in 'almond bark' candy. Let harden. Cut pretzel rods in half. Dip in 'almond bark' candy and let harden. Use a bit more melted candy and put the candle pretzel on the oreo base. dip an almond in the melted candy and put on the top for the flame.

You can do this to any cookie and use different flavors of the 'almond bark' candy. Or use the white and tint it different colours with food colouring. Just think of how pretty you could make them. :)

yes, melt the almond bark candy in the microwave. Just watch you don't burn it. That spoils it.

please post these ideas on that thread, Kooger! ;-)

Awww that sounds so neat! Where do I find this Almond Bark? At a party store? I don't think I've seen this in the grocery around here.

I'll do that, later tonight. Have to go to a meeting at church at 7 so I better get off here and get ready. I'll have to post the Christmas trees made from icecream cones too. That was one of the kids' favorites to bring to the party at school. Lots of ooh's and aahh's over them, and PURE sugar!!!!

Ohhhhhhhhhh don't forget Kooger!

usually the almond bark or candy quick is in the baking section. Some stores have a display of Christmas items, like nuts, flour, choc chips,etc and it'll be with them too. I know it's not available in Canada so maybe it's not in the south either. Maybe someone else knows.... :)

as you can tell, I love to make fun stuff. My mom always said I loved to 'prutz' around. The finicky stuff! I make my Oma's Bonquet every year too. It's a dutch pastry with almond paste filling. YUMMMM!

Yum, Yum....

later, all

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Once again...

Bulk slabs of white or regular chocolate is sold by the baking needs in grocery stores.

Almond Bark is simply white chocolate with almonds in it.

FYI this 'white' chocolate is really a confection aka 'white' chocolate.

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack Frost nipping at my nose (or is that toes??)


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