Trim your steaks... if there is more than 1/4 inch of fat on the steak, then trim the fat down.  Otherwise on a grill you will get more flare ups! 

Get your grill HOT...HOT...HOT before you start.  Depending on your perferred doneness of steak, you can finish your steak over direct high heat... or turn it down, put a lid on your grill and use indirect heat.

Know when to turn your steak...

If you are using the old cut a bit of the steak and look... you are going to ruin your steak.  Invest in a ...
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 FIRST:  Read how to thaw your turkey.

After your turkey is thawed and clean....

Please....Please.... Please... don't put your dressing/stuffing inside your turkey.  It is a recognized health haszard, and you have to BE SURE that the stuffing has come to the tempature of 165 degrees.  You run the risk of making your friends and family sick.... so do your stuffing as a side dish!    What ever you put into the cavities of your turkey...is for flavor....not to be consumed....sorry.

This is my metho...

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The safest way to thaw your turkey is in a refrigerator.  Other methods like running cold water over the turkey, (which think about how much water you waste... because the water needs to be running over the turkey at all times) or putting it in a mircowave oven, or putting it on the kitchen counter to thaw are not safe.  You run the risk of bacterial growth and contamination....think how terrible it would be to have all your Thanksgiving guest get sick....

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Crust:
2 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 cup ground almonds
2 Tablespoons sugar
1/2 stick of butter melted

In medium size bowl mix together dry ingredients.  Stir in melted butter.  Mix until moistened and press into the bottom of a spring form pan.  Set aside.

Filling:
8 ounces white baking chocolate
4 packages of 8 ouncs cream cheese  (32 ounces)
1 cup granulated sugar
4 large eggs
2 egg yolks
2 tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

In a double broiler melt the white chocolate and set aside.

In the bowl of y...

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1 box graham crackers
2 small boxes instant vanilla pudding (you can use any flavor you like)
1 small container of cool whip
3 cup milk

Icing
3/4 cup cocoa
5 ounces butter melted
4 tablespoons corn syrup
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups powdered sugar
6 tablespoons milk

Spray a 9 by 13 pan.  Line the pan with whole graham crackers.  Mix pudding with 3 cups of milk...beat well and then blend in cool whip.  Pour 1/2 of this over the graham crackers.  Place more graham crackers on top of pudding and do  another ...
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A student of mine gave me this recipe.... I couldn't get enough...hope you enjoy!

Brownie:
7 ounce butter
3/4 cup cocoa
2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
4 eggs
1 cup flour

melt the butter and add the cocoa.  Mix until combined.  add the sugar, salt, vanilla.  Mix well.  Add eggs one at a time beating after each addition.  Mix in the flour.  Pour batter into a 9 by 13 pan and cook for 350 for 20 to 25 minutes.  Take out and let cool completely.

Make chocolate frosting and spread ove...
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Fresh cranberries or frozen whole 12 ounces
sugar 1 cup
water 1 cup
orange zest from 1 orange
1 cinnamon stick

Combine ingredients and simmer 15 minutes.  Take off from heat and chill.  Wonderful!
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Cream Cheese 1 pounds
sugar 1 cup
eggs 4 each
egg yolks 3 each
pumpkin 1 pound
flour 3 tablespoons
cinnamon 2 teaspoons
clove 1 teaspoon
ginger 1 teaspoon
vanilla 1 tablespoon
heavy cream 1 cup

Cream the cream cheese, sugar, add eggs, and egg yolks.  Add pumpkin and cream.  Add flour and spices to combine.
Add vanilla and heavy cream and mix.   Pour into a crumb crust.
Bake 400 degrees for 15 minutes reduce to 275 and bake about 45 minutes.
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2/3 cup butter or shortening
2 2/3 cup sugar
4 eggs
1 can pumpkin (16 ounce)
1/2 cup water
3 1/3 cup flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp cloves
2/3 cup chopped nuts or chocolate chips

heat oven to 350 degress.  Mix sugar and butter or shortening.  Add eggs pumpkin and water, mix in flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder cinnamon and cloves.  Stir in nuts or chocolate chips.  Fill cupcake liners 1/2 full.  Bake 25 to 30 minutes.  Frost with cream cheese frosting! 

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Trim your steaks... if there is more than 1/4 inch of fat on the steak, then trim the fat down.  Otherwise on a grill you will get more flare ups! 

Get your grill HOT...HOT...HOT before you start.  Depending on your perferred doneness of steak, you can finish your steak over direct high heat... or turn it down, put a lid on your grill and use indirect heat.

Know when to turn your steak...

If you are using the old cut a bit of the steak and look... you are going to ruin your steak.  Invest in a ...
Continue reading ...

 FIRST:  Read how to thaw your turkey.

After your turkey is thawed and clean....

Please....Please.... Please... don't put your dressing/stuffing inside your turkey.  It is a recognized health haszard, and you have to BE SURE that the stuffing has come to the tempature of 165 degrees.  You run the risk of making your friends and family sick.... so do your stuffing as a side dish!    What ever you put into the cavities of your turkey...is for flavor....not to be consumed....sorry.

This is my metho...

Continue reading ...

The safest way to thaw your turkey is in a refrigerator.  Other methods like running cold water over the turkey, (which think about how much water you waste... because the water needs to be running over the turkey at all times) or putting it in a mircowave oven, or putting it on the kitchen counter to thaw are not safe.  You run the risk of bacterial growth and contamination....think how terrible it would be to have all your Thanksgiving guest get sick....

I would like you to do a couple of th...

Continue reading ...

Crust:
2 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 cup ground almonds
2 Tablespoons sugar
1/2 stick of butter melted

In medium size bowl mix together dry ingredients.  Stir in melted butter.  Mix until moistened and press into the bottom of a spring form pan.  Set aside.

Filling:
8 ounces white baking chocolate
4 packages of 8 ouncs cream cheese  (32 ounces)
1 cup granulated sugar
4 large eggs
2 egg yolks
2 tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

In a double broiler melt the white chocolate and set aside.

In the bowl of y...

Continue reading ...

1 box graham crackers
2 small boxes instant vanilla pudding (you can use any flavor you like)
1 small container of cool whip
3 cup milk

Icing
3/4 cup cocoa
5 ounces butter melted
4 tablespoons corn syrup
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups powdered sugar
6 tablespoons milk

Spray a 9 by 13 pan.  Line the pan with whole graham crackers.  Mix pudding with 3 cups of milk...beat well and then blend in cool whip.  Pour 1/2 of this over the graham crackers.  Place more graham crackers on top of pudding and do  another ...
Continue reading ...

A student of mine gave me this recipe.... I couldn't get enough...hope you enjoy!

Brownie:
7 ounce butter
3/4 cup cocoa
2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
4 eggs
1 cup flour

melt the butter and add the cocoa.  Mix until combined.  add the sugar, salt, vanilla.  Mix well.  Add eggs one at a time beating after each addition.  Mix in the flour.  Pour batter into a 9 by 13 pan and cook for 350 for 20 to 25 minutes.  Take out and let cool completely.

Make chocolate frosting and spread ove...
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Fresh cranberries or frozen whole 12 ounces
sugar 1 cup
water 1 cup
orange zest from 1 orange
1 cinnamon stick

Combine ingredients and simmer 15 minutes.  Take off from heat and chill.  Wonderful!
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Cream Cheese 1 pounds
sugar 1 cup
eggs 4 each
egg yolks 3 each
pumpkin 1 pound
flour 3 tablespoons
cinnamon 2 teaspoons
clove 1 teaspoon
ginger 1 teaspoon
vanilla 1 tablespoon
heavy cream 1 cup

Cream the cream cheese, sugar, add eggs, and egg yolks.  Add pumpkin and cream.  Add flour and spices to combine.
Add vanilla and heavy cream and mix.   Pour into a crumb crust.
Bake 400 degrees for 15 minutes reduce to 275 and bake about 45 minutes.
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2/3 cup butter or shortening
2 2/3 cup sugar
4 eggs
1 can pumpkin (16 ounce)
1/2 cup water
3 1/3 cup flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp cloves
2/3 cup chopped nuts or chocolate chips

heat oven to 350 degress.  Mix sugar and butter or shortening.  Add eggs pumpkin and water, mix in flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder cinnamon and cloves.  Stir in nuts or chocolate chips.  Fill cupcake liners 1/2 full.  Bake 25 to 30 minutes.  Frost with cream cheese frosting! 

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