Grilled Ham and Marmalade Sandwich

Grilled Ham and Marmalade Sandwich

2 thin slices honey wheat bread
Cream Cheese with Chives
Orange Marmalade
2 thin slices Boar's Head Low Sodium Ham
2 thin slices Swiss cheese
Butter

Spread one slice of bread with a thin layer of cream cheese and chives.  Add 1 slice of Swiss cheese, the ham and then the remaining slice of Swiss.  Spread orange marmalade on the remaining slice of bread and lay it (marmalade side down) on the sandwich.

Melt a bit of butter on a hot griddle (or skillet) and cook the sandwich until browned on the bottom.  Flip it and brown the other side.  Remove from the pan and cut into triangles.

Yummy!

Caramel Apple Cider

Caramel Apple Cider

1/6 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/6 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups apple juice, or apple cider
Pinch of cinnamon or a cinnamon stick to garnish

Stir together the brown sugar and whipping cream in a small saucepan.  Cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat until it starts to bubble.  Stir in vanilla and apple juice.  Cook 10 minutes, stirring often.  Garnish with a sprinkle of cinnamon or pop a cinnamon stick into each cup.

Serves 2.

This is a seriously delicious treat!  Tastes like apple pie in a mug!  I found the recipe at justapinch.com and I am so glad I tried it.  :-)

Quick and Easy Mexican Stroganoff

Quick and Easy Mexican Stroganoff

1 lb ground chuck

1/2 lb Jimmy Dean sausage

1 tsp minced dehydrated onions

Garlic Salt to taste

Pepper to taste

Splash of Worcestershire sauce

1 pkt taco seasoning mix

1.5 cups water

1 can mushroom soup

1/2 carton cream cheese with chives

1/2 jar medium salsa

1/2 tsp cumin

1/2 tsp oregano

Hot cooked Egg Noodles

Brown and crumble the ground chuck and sausage in a large skillet with the dehydrated onion flakes.  Season with garlic salt and pepper and Worcestershire sauce.  Add the taco seasoning mix, water, and mushroom soup and stir to blend well.  Simmer a few minutes then stir in the cream cheese with chives, salsa, cumin and oregano.  Cook over low heat for about 15 minutes and then stir in the cooked noodles.  

This was very tasty!  I saw a similar recipe somewhere but couldn't find it so I just threw this together one night and really liked it.  

Gingerbread Pancakes

Gingerbread Pancakes

2 1/2 cups Bisquick mix
3/4 cup apple butter
1 cup milk
2 tbsp canola oil
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp nutmeg
2 eggs

Combine all ingredients in a bowl and stir until well blended.  Spoon by 1/4 cupfuls onto a hot, buttered griddle and cook until bubbles appear on top and the edges are dry.  Turn and cook until browned.  Serve with butter, warm maple syrup and crispy bacon.

These are mildly spicy but taste nothing like gingerbread to me.  However, they are quite tasty and I'd definitely make them again.

Buttery Nipple

Buttery Nipple

1 oz butterscotch schnapps
1/2 oz Irish Cream liqueur

Layer the Irish Cream over the butterscotch schnapps in a shot glass.  Shoot it.

Oh Mama!  That is good!!!

Butterscotch Bedtime Warmer

Butterscotch Bedtime Warmer

8 oz milk
2 oz butterscotch schnapps
1 tsp honey

Heat the milk in the microwave until warm (about 1 minute in mine!).  Add the butterscotch schnapps and the honey.  Stir, sip and enjoy.  This is my new favorite bedtime drink!  Very yummy!

Ginger Molasses Spice Cookies

I saw these cookies on the Today show a few days ago and thought I'd give the a try.  They are awesome!  I already had all the ingredients in my pantry and the dough was quick and simple to mix up.  I did use salted butter though, and reduced the salt from 1/2 to1/4 teaspoon.  The cookies are soft and chewy and taste wonderful!  And the whole house smells like Christmas!

Ginger Molasses Spice Cookies

• 12 tbsp butter, melted

• 1 cup sugar

• 1/4 cup full flavor molasses

• 1 egg

• 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour

• 1/2 tsp ground cloves

• 1/2 tsp ground ginger

• 1 tsp cinnamon

• 1/4 tsp salt

• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• Sugar Crystals, if desired

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 3 baking sheets with aluminum foil. Lightly spray foil-lined baking sheets with nonstick cooking spray.

In a large bowl, mix together melted butter, sugar and molasses. Add egg and mix until well blended.  Add the dry ingredients (flour, cloves, ginger, cinnamon, salt and baking soda)to the butter mixture and mix until combined. Dough will be wet. (I was a little worried at this point.  The dough looked like it would run into a big flat pancake, but I'm happy to report that they came out fine!)

Use a small cookie scoop or spoon to place 2 tbsp-sized drops of dough onto prepared sheets.  Leave at least 2 inches between drops of dough as it will spread as the cookies bake.  Sprinkle each cookie with sugar crystals if desired. I did...they look very pretty!

Bake in preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are slightly darkened.  Mine took 10 minutes and I ended up with 25 deliciously spicy cookies!  Yum!