Some fun recipes

DO NOT FORGET TO SET YOUR CLOCKS BACK 1 HOUR SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE BED!!!

Here is a tip I wish I'd had before I spent $10 on an egg separator! If you have a recipe that calls to separate eggs, use a slotted spoon over a bowl. Works just as well. WOW! I could have had a new shirt! SAD TIMES!

Cranberry Pineapple Minis

1 - 20 oz can of crushed pineapple in juice
2 - 3 oz packages raspberry flavored jello
1 - 16 oz can of whole berry cranberry sauce
2/3 cups of chopped walnuts or pecans (your choice)
1 apple chopped

Drain pineapple RESERVING JUICE, Add enough water to juice to measure 2 1/2 cups, pour into saucepan. Bring to boil. Pour over gelatin mixes in a large bowl. Stir 2 minutes until completely dissolved.
Stir in pineapple, cranberry sauce, nuts and apple.
Spoon into 24 paper lined muffin cups.
Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm (I would refrigerate over night)
Remove Liners and serve.

Wormy Apples

6 apples
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine
1/2 tsp. each ground cinnamon and nutmeg
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
6 gummy worms
1 cup whipping cream (optional)

Core apples from blossom ends, leaving stem ends intact. Mix raisins and walnuts and stuff into cavities of cored apples. Set apples, stems up in a 9x13 pan.
In a saucepan, mix brown sugar, water, butter, cinnamon, and nutmeg; stir over high heat until mixture boils. Pour hot syrup around apples.
Bake, uncovered, at 350°, basting occasionally with syrup, until apples are tender when pierced and skin begins to crack, 30 to 35 minutes.
Remove apples from oven; cool in pan at least 10 minutes.
Set each apple in a small bowl and spoon syrup around fruit. In the top of each apple, cut a hole large enough for one of the candy worms and tuck one end into each apple, leaving most of the worm dangling. Offer cream to pour over apples.
Makes 6 servings.

Mini Potato Corn Cakes with Cheddar and Sour Cream (can cut this in 1/2)
2 cups of mashed potato flakes
1/3 cup of yellow corn meal
1 tablespoon garlic salt
1/4 tsp cayenne or chile powder
1/2 cup of VERY THINLY sliced green onions
2 cups of milk
1 cup of shredded sharp or smoked cheddar cheese
12 oz bag of frozen corn defrosted
cooking spray
1/2 cup of sour cream

Mix potato flakes, corn meal, garlic salt, cayenne in medium bowl. Reserve 2 tablespoons of green onions for garnish. Blend in remaining onions, milk, cheese and corn. Scoop into 60 1 inch balls. gently flattening into 1 inch patties. Heat large nonstick skillet over med heat. Spray with cooking spray. Pan fry patties until golden brown on both sides. Serve warm with a dallop of sour cream and a few slices of green onion.

Coming soon: A little healthier cupcake!Bath Fizziesand Strawberry Shortcake Cookies!