Nuts

Honey Walnut Baked Apples

by Jerry 18 comments September 25, 2012 Recipes
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From the archives.  It’s apple and nut season across a lot of the U.S., so it’s the perfect time to wip up a batch of these gems.  You’ll be glad you did! Recipe ideas can come from anywhere.  This post is proof of that.  The idea for baked apples was driven into both my head [...]

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White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies

Thumbnail image for White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies by Jerry 3 comments September 3, 2011 Recipes
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Just the mention of white chocolate and macadamia nuts together takes my mind rushing back to the 80′s and the Mrs. Fields Cookie store in the corner of the mall where I worked at the time.  I was fresh out of high school and working as a shoe salesman. Lunch was either going to be sushi (also [...]

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Banana Nut Muffins

Thumbnail image for Banana Nut Muffins by Jerry 3 comments June 10, 2011 Recipes

Does the aroma of warm banana nut bread fill you with memories of home, happiness and lazy Sunday mornings?  If not, then perhaps these muffins can help you to create those memories. Of course, there’s no reason to wait for a Sunday to enjoy them, you can have these delectable little morsels any day of [...]

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White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies

by Jerry 1 comment February 21, 2010 Recipes

Ingredients: 1/2 cup Butter 1/2 cup Shortening 3/4 cup Brown sugar; packed 1/2 cup White sugar 1 Egg 1-1/2 tsp Vanilla 2 cups Flour 1 tsp Baking soda 1/2 tsp Salt 6 ounces White chocolate chips 7 ounces Macadamia nuts Method: Beat butter, shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla well. Combine dry ingredients and add to [...]

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Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Pie

by Jerry 0 comments February 2, 2010 Recipes

Ingredients: 1 cup Sugar 1/4 cup Butter — melted 3 eggs — slightly beaten 3/4 cup light corn syrup 1/4 tsp salt 2 tbsp bourbon 1 tsp vanilla 1/2 cup pecans — chopped 1/2 cup chocolate chips 1 – 9 inch pie shell Method: Cream sugar and butter. Add eggs, syrup, salt, bourbon and vanilla. [...]

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Never Fail Toffee

by Jerry 0 comments January 20, 2010 Recipes

Ingredients: 2 cup Sugar 1 1/2 cups Butter or margarine 2 tbsp Water 1/2 cups Slivered almonds 1 lg Milk chocolate bar broken into small pieces Method: Combine sugar, butter and water in a heavy saucepan, cook, stirring constantly to the soft-crack stage. Add the almonds, cook, stirring to hard-crack stage. Pour immediately on unbuttered [...]

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Caramel Apples with Chocolate

by Jerry 0 comments October 25, 2009 Recipes

Ingredients: 1 piece of Styrofoam 8 apples 8 ice cream sticks 12 packages (14 oz each) creamy caramels 2 tbs. water 3/4 cup pistachios, chopped 8 foil cupcake liners 3 ounces semisweet chocolate Method: Place Styrofoam on a flat surface. Lightly coat baking sheet with cooking spray. Remove stems from apples. Insert wooden stick into [...]

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Fudge Rum Balls

by Jerry 0 comments May 28, 2009 Recipes

Ingredients: 1 pkg. Butter Recipe Fudge Cake Mix 1 c. finely chopped pecans or walnuts 2 tbsp. dark rum 2 c. sifted confectioners’ sugar 1/4 c. unsweetened cocoa Pecans or walnuts, finely chopped Method: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease and flour 13x9x2 inch pan. Prepare, bake and cool cake following package directions. Crumble [...]

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Foolproof Dark Chocolate Fudge

by Jerry 0 comments May 9, 2009 Recipes

Fudge is loved by most, but can be a very difficult treat to prepare.  This recipe takes the guesswork out of the result.  you’ll get perfect fudge every single time you use this recipe. Ingredients: 3 C semisweet chocolate chips 1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk dash salt 1 C chopped walnuts 1 1/2 [...]

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Pistachio Tuiles Cookie Recipe

by Jerry 12 comments December 3, 2008 Recipes
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Day three of the Twelve days of cookies finds us in the 80′s again, but this time in the late 80′s. The charts were rockin’ to The Escape Club singing Wild Wild West, Bobby McFerrin released Don’t Worry, Be Happy, and Bon Jovi (Who rocks, occasionally) released Bad Medicine. The Big Hair Craze was fading [...]

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