Fudge

Recipe sent in by Josee
2 cups sugar
2 squares chocolate (2 oz.)
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon corn syrup
2/3 cup milk
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Cook together the sugar, chocolate, salt, corn syrup, and milk until it forms a soft ball when a teaspoonful is put in a cup of cold water. On the candy thermometer this is 238°F. Stir gently to avoid scorching. Just before removing it from the stove, add butter. Cool without stirring until the bottom of the dish is barely warm to the touch. On the candy thermometer this is 120°F.

Add vanilla and beat until the candy begins to lose its shiny look. Pour into a well-greased pan about 6 by 10 inches. When firm, cut in squares.

Yield: 1 1/4 pounds.

Julie's Baked Beans

By Julie Clavell

1 lb bacon, diced
1 tsp salt
1 lb ground beef
1 tsp pepper
1 large onion, chopped
1 tsp garlic powder
2/3 cup sugar
1 20oz can crushed pineapple
1 cup brown sugar
1 15 oz can kidney beans, drained
1/4 cup molasses
1 15 oz can white beans, drained
1/4 cup mustard
1 15 oz can black beans, drained
1/2 cup BBQ sauce
3 15oz cans pork n beans, drained
1/2 cup ketchup

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook bacon, ground beef, and onions together until brown. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix. Bake uncovered for 1 hour.

Johnny Carino's Shrimp Scampi

This is my Dad's FAVORITE pasta dish from Carino's! Maybe this could be your next favorite one too...

1 Cup Sliced Mushrooms
1 teaspoon sliced basil
9 Raw Shrimp
1/2 Cup Lemon Butter
1/4 Cup Diced Roma Tomatoes
1 teaspoon Fresh Chopped Garlic
1/4 teaspoon Salt, Pepper, Garlic Salt
1 ounce White Wine
10 ounces of Cooked Angel Hair Pasta
1 teaspoon Grated Parmesan Cheese

Lemon Butter
1 lb. Margarine
2 lb. Butter
1/4 Cup Lemon Juice
1/2 Cup White Wine
2 teaspoon Chopped Garlic

Combine these 5 items into a mixing bowl and beat at a medium speed until a smooth consistency in the batter is formed. Once combined, keep refrigerated until needed.
Into a warm sauce pan melt 1/8th cup of lemon butter. Combine garlic, mushrooms, shrimp, spice mixture, and basil. As shrimp browns on one side turn over and add white wine to reduce. When shrimp has completed cooking and wine has reduced by 2/3rds add lemon butter and stir until butter is completely melted. Toss in pasta, plate and garnish with tomatoes and parmesan cheese

Johnny Carino's Italian Nachos

This is another glorious nacho recipe we made that we LOVE! It's a hit... and it comes from the restaurant Carino's. It c'est merveilleux, as the French say, it is wonderful! It takes lots of work, but in the end it is worth it, for you will fall in love...

7 ounces won-ton wrappers (about 1/3 of a medium package)
Canola oil
2/3 cup Asiago Cream Sauce (recipe follows)
1/3 cup ( 3ounces) ground Italian sausage, fully cooked
1 6-ounce package grilled chicken pieces (sometimes found in the salad section)
2 cups (8 ounces) grated mozzarella cheese, divided
use1/2 cup fresh tomatoes, diced
1/4 cup Kalamata black olives, sliced
1/4 cup scallions, chopped
1/4 cup banana peppers, sliced

ASIAGO CREAM SAUCE:
2 Tablespoons milk
2 cups heavy cream
1 1/2 cups Asiago cheese, shredded
1 cup parmesan cheese, finely grated
Separate won-ton wrappers and cut each square in half diagonally to form triangles. Deep-fry wrappers in canola oil until light brown, about 30-45 seconds. Drain on paper towels.

On a large, ovenproof dish, place fried wrappers, curled-side down, in a single layer. Top with Asiago Cream Sauce and cooked sausage & grilled chichen. Add half of the mozzarella cheese (1 cup). Layer on the tomatoes, olives, scallions and banana peppers.

Top with remaining mozzarella and broil at 400 to 500 degrees F. until the cheese is melted and lightly browned, about 2-3 minutes.

Yummy Meaty Nachos

This is another wonderful recipe from kevinandamanda.com! It's one of the best nacho recipes ever, and you can never view normal nachos ever again... When we made it we fell in love and you will too.

(32 oz) Velveeta cheese
1 can Rotel tomatoes and green chilies
1 lb sausage, browned and drained
1 lb hamburger, browned and drained
1 small jar of salsa
1 can cream of mushroom soup
small, fajita sized flour tortillas (about 6″ in diameter)
3-4 cups vegetable oil
kosher salt

Spray crock pot with Pam and melt Velveeta cheese on high for 2 hrs. Then add rotel, meat, salsa and soup and mix together. Keep warm while making chips. Heat about 1″ of oil in a skillet over medium to medium high heat for about 10 mins. Cut tortillas into 1/4ths to make chips. Heat chips in oil for about 1 min on each side until golden. Remove chips to bowl lined to paper towels and sprinkle with a healthy pinch of salt. Serve chips and dips together to make Mighty Meaty Nachos!

Pumpkin Cookie Bars

By Olivia
1 pack of spice cake mix
1/2 a can of pumpkin
chocolate chips (to your liking)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix spice cake mix, can of pumpkin, and chocolate chips. Bake in cookie sheet for 15 minutes. Melt 1/2 a bag of dark chocolate chips and drizzle it over the top of the bars after they have cooled off. Cut into bars.

Chocolate Caramel Toffee Cake

For my b-day, my mom and I made this DELICIOUS cake, that was so moist, creamy, caramelized, and had that crunch of toffee in it. You will WANT to make this for... birthdays, parties, reunions, or just because you want to!

You will need...
Box of Devil's food chocolate cake mix
bag of toffee chips
caramel sauce
whipped cream (I prefer homemade)

Follow instructions on back of the cake box, and back the cake in a glass pan. When out of the oven, immediately poke holes with a straw; pour the caramel onto the cake. Then spread the toffee chips onto the cake as the next layer. When the cake has completely cooled off, spread the whipped cream onto the cake. You can use homemade or a tub of cool whip. If you want it to look more fancy, or more fruitful, you can add strawberries or any other berry on top of the cake. Store in the fridge.

Ultimate Baked Beans

For my grandparent's 60th anniverary, my mom made these DELICIOUS beans. They're meaty with yummy sauce topped off with bacon! These beans went by pretty quick, too. By the end of the party EVERYONE was asking for the recipe! I had to share it... my mom found it on kevinandamanda.com ENJOY!

2 (15 oz) cans Van Camps pork & beans
1 garlic clove, minced
1 pkg lipton onion soup mix
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp prepared mustard
1 tbsp white vinegar
1 lb ground beef, browned and drained
1 lb mostly cooked bacon

Preheat oven to 350. Mix all the ingredients together, excpet for bacon, and spread in a 9×13 dish. Top with cooked bacon. (Remember to cook it before you put it in the dish) Cover with aluminum foil and bake covered for 30 mins, then uncovered for 15 mins.(Makes one 9×13 dish)