DAY Recipe

INGREDIENTS

3 garlic cloves , minced
1 cup frozen chopped spinach , thawed and drained
1/2 lb prosciutto , thinly sliced
1 cup ricotta cheese

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350.
In a medium bowl, mix the garlic, spinach, and ricotta until well blended. Set aside.
Place strips of prociutto into a mini muffin tin so that they line the bottom but there is also some meat hanging out over the sides to look [...]

INGREDIENTS

8 ounces good quality bittersweet chocolate , chopped 250 g
2/3 cup whipping cream
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 tablespoon corn syrup
2 tablespoons Scotch whisky
1 tablespoon white sugar , coarse sugar for topping

DIRECTIONS

Place chocolate in 4 cup glass measuring cup.In small saucepan, heat together cream, butter and corn syrup just until butter melts and bubbles form around edge; whisk in chocolate until smooth.Whisk in Scotch whisky.

Line mini muffin cups with paper or foil [...]

INGREDIENTS

1 (18ounce)box confetti cake mix
2 cups boiling water
2 (85g)packages gelatin powder , any flavour
1 (1liter)container Cool Whip Topping , thawed
24sugar ice cream cones
1/2 cup colored crystal sugar
1/4 cup star-shaped candy sprinkles

DIRECTIONS

Prepare cake batter and bake in 24 paper-lined medium muffin cups as directed on package. Cool in pan 10 minute (Do not remove from pan.).
ADD boiling water to jelly powder; stir until completely dissolved. Pierce cupcakes with large fork or wooden [...]

INGREDIENTS
truffleS
2 cups milk chocolate chips
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/2 cup eggnog
CHOCOLATE CUPS
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (Ghirardeli 60% cocoa preferred)
1 tablespoon shortening

DIRECTIONS

CHOCOLATE CUPS: Melt chips with shortening in heavy, small saucepan over very low heat, stirring constantly. Spoon about 1/2 tablespoon of the chocolate mixture into each small foil candy cup. With back of spoon, bring some of the chocolate up side of each cup. Refrigerate until firm.

truffleS: [...]

INGREDIENTS

1/4 cup mini chocolate chips
2 tablespoons half-and-half
1 tablespoon creamy peanut butter
2 cups milk (2%, whole, 1% and skim is ok, too)

DIRECTIONS

Place the chocolate chips, half and half and peanut butter in a microwave-safe container.

Heat on high for 30 seconds.

Stir and repeat until the mixture is smooth.Set aside.

In a separate microwave-safe container, heat milk on high 1 minute.Repeat, if necessary.Milk should be warm, NOT boiling.

Pour [...]