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Spiked Coffee Nog

Spiked Coffee Nog

Spiced rum adds a festive flair to this Spiked Coffee Nog. Perfect for an after-dinner entertaining choice. Top each mug with whipped cream and a sprinkle of nutmeg for an eye appealing attraction.
Yield: 2


Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups hot brewed coffee
1/3 cup Eggnog Latte Flavor NESTLÉ COFFEE-MATE Liquid Coffee Creamer
3 to 4 tablespoons spiced rum
Whipped cream (optional)
Ground nutmeg (optional)
Instructions:
DIVIDE coffee, Coffee-mate and rum between two mugs. Top each with whipped cream and sprinkle of nutmeg.

SERVE over ice. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
http://www.coffee-mate.com/Recipes/Hot/138540/Spiked-Coffee-Nog.aspx

Loaded Potato Soup Yum!

Loaded Potato Soup

1 package (12 oz) bacon
1 1/2 cups chopped onion
6 cups chicken broth
2 lb baking potatoes, peeled, cubed
2/3 cup butter
3/4 cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
4 cups milk
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1 cup diced cooked ham
1 container (8 oz) sour cream
2 1/2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese (10 oz)
3/4 cup sliced green onions

In 12-inch skillet, cook bacon over medium heat 6 to 7 minutes or until crisp; drain on paper towels. Crumble bacon; set aside. Reserve 2 tablespoons drippings in skillet. Cook onion in bacon drippings over medium-high heat 6 minutes or until almost tender.

In 6-quart Dutch oven, mix onion, broth and potatoes. Heat to boiling; reduce
heat. Cook 10 minutes or until potatoes are very tender.

Meanwhile, in same skillet, melt butter over low heat. Stir in flour with whisk until smooth. Cook and stir 1 minute. Gradually stir in 2 cups of the milk. Pour milk mixture into potato mixture. Add remaining 2 cups milk, the salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with whisk, until mixture is thickened and bubbly.

Stir in ham, half of the bacon, the sour cream, 2 cups of the cheese and 1/2 cup of the green onions. Cook until thoroughly heated and cheese is melted. Evenly top individual servings with remaining bacon, 1/2 cup cheese and 1/4 cup green onions.

Apple Cinnamon Loaf

Apple Cinnamon Loaf


1/3 cup brown sugar (not packed)
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2/3 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup milk
1 apple, peeled and chopped

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan. Mix brown sugar and cinnamon together in a bowl and set aside. Beat white sugar and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, until incorporated; add vanilla extract.
Combine flour and baking powder together in another bowl; stir into creamed butter mixture. Mix milk into batter until smooth. Pour half the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Next add half the apples and half the brown sugar cinnamon mixture. Lightly pat apple mixture into batter. Pour the remaining batter over apple layer; top with remaining apples and add more brown sugar/cinnamon mixture. Lightly pat apples into batter; swirl brown sugar mixture through apples using a finger or spoon.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes.

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Scalloped Cabbage

Pre heat oven to 350 deg.

3 cups chopped cabbage

1 can cream of mushroom soup

3/4 cups sour cream 

1/2 tsp. salt 

1/4 tsp. pepper

Topping:

1 Cup bread crumbs

2 Tbls. butter

Pre-boil cabbage in salted water for 5 minutes.  Drain.

Add soup, sour cream, salt and pepper. Toss lightly. 

Place in a buttered casserole dish.  Melt butte in a skillet,  add bread crumbs, brown.

Place over cabbage. Bake at 350 deg. for 25 minutes.

Enjoy.

This is my way but there is an alternative I found at food.com that I found that sounds good too.  

http://www.food.com/recipe/cabbage-casserole-36882

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Van Hollen Exposes the GOP's Hypocrisy on Obamacare

A Bit of Ranting

Contributing to the health and well being of Americans is a big deal. Affordable Care Act is designed to help. Slavery wasn't. Dr Carson neurosurgeon is comparing slavery to the ACA. He is just one more of those nuto's and loneys, he needs a new brain! Go figure. Anyway he is just being used by the tea party far righter's because he is black and a doctor, and he can't see that?? geez. Oh yes and Fox hired him too. 
Besides that if he was still practicing as a doctor he may have to quit over charging for his services.

 I wish we had the ACA in 2005 when hubby retired at 62 and we had to continue health care insurance costing $900 (out of pocket) a month for 3 yrs. until his medicare started at 65. We were afraid to drop existing insurance and we could not get a lesser plan with BCBS in fear of not getting coverage because of my pre-existing cancer from 1995. We would have been turned down back then in going for another insurance.
At our age even though fairly healthy there is always the fear of the unknown critical illness. So we were held hostage with existing insurance for $900 (that included prenatal care, btw (yea at 62 we needed that benefit! lol) so yea we were held hostage out of fear, now to me that is a type of slavery! HIP Hip Hooray for the ACA.
Lets take that out of hostage too and get our country back on track!! There is always a time for moderation's and adjustments to ACA in the future if something isn't working as planned, "but damn it, this is not the time!"

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Alt + 0190 ...¾....fractio­n, three-fourths
Alt + 0215 ....×.....multi­plication sign
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Alt + 25......↓...... ­down arrow
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Plank Grilled Salmon

Plank Grilled Salmon

Ingredients Prep: 30 minutes | Total Time: 2 1/4 hours (including soaking the plank)
1/4 cupsoy sauce, reduced-sodium
1/4 cupsake, or dry white wine
1/4 cup mirin (Japanese cuisine. It is a kind of rice wine similar to sake, but with a lower alcohol content and higher sugar content)
2 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons scallions, coursely chopped
3 tablespoons fresh ginger, coursely chopped
4 5-ounce fillets wild salmon, or steaks, 3/4-1 inch thick, skin on
1 small lemon, thinly sliced

Instructions
Soak a grilling plank in water for 2 to 4 hours.
Meanwhile, combine soy sauce, sake (or white wine), mirin, sugar, scallions and ginger in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and let cool to room temperature.
Place salmon in a shallow dish and pour the marinade over it. Place lemon slices on top. Marinate in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes but no more than 2 hours, turning the fish once or twice.
Preheat grill to medium-high.
Place the soaked plank over direct heat on the grill and heat for 2 minutes. Move the plank so it’s over indirect heat. Remove the salmon from the marinade, place it skin-side down (if using fillets) on the hot plank and replace the lemon slices on top. Close the lid and cook until the fish is just cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes. Use the plank as the serving platter, if desired.

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A news station was interviewing an 80-year-old lady because she had just gotten married for the fourth time. The interviewer asked her questions about her life, about what it felt like to be marrying again at 80, and then about her new husband's occupation. "He's a funeral director," she answered. "Interesting," the newsman thought... He then asked her if she wouldn't mind telling him a little about her first three husbands and what they did for a living. She paused for a few moments, needing time to reflect on all those years. After a short time, a smile came to her face and she answered proudly, explaining that she had first married a banker when she was in her 20's, then a circus ringmaster when in her 40's, and a preacher when in her 60's, and now - in her 80's - a funeral director. The interviewer looked at her, quite astonished, and asked why she had married four men with such diverse careers. 
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She smiled and explained, "I married one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, and four to go." 

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Perfect Meringue and some tips

Immediately make MERINGUE after the filling (such as for Lemon Pie filling is still hot and poured into pie crust).

MERINGUE:
1 Tbls. cornstarch
1/3 cup cold water
5 EGGS WHITES, room temperature
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla

DISSOLVE cornstarch in cold water in small saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat; cover.

BEAT egg whites and cream of tartar in mixer bowl with whisk attachment on high speed until foamy. Beating constantly, ADD sugar, 1 Tbls. at a time, beating after each addition until sugar is dissolved before adding the next.
Continue beating until whites are glossy and stand in soft peaks. Beating constantly, ADD cornstarch paste, 1 to 2 Tbls. at a time. BEAT in vanilla.

POUR your hot filling (lemon pie) into pie crust. Quickly SPREAD meringue evenly over filling, starting at edge and sealing to the crust all around; swirl with back of spoon.

BAKE in upper third of 325°F oven until lightly browned, 16 to 18 minutes. Cool on wire rack 30 minutes to 1 hour.

Tips:

A hot filling is important. The heat of the filling cooks the bottom of the meringue and prevents it from weeping and creating a slippery layer between filling and topping. Set up your equipment and measure meringue ingredients before you make the filling and work quickly to make meringue before filling cools.

To check if sugar is dissolved: Rub a bit of meringue between thumb and forefinger. If sugar is dissolved, it will feel completely smooth. If it feels grainy, continue beating.

What's a soft peak? To check for soft peaks, stop the mixer and lift the beater. The peaks left in the meringue should curl at the tips. If the peaks stand straight and tall (stiff peaks), the meringue has been over beaten.

Anchor the meringue. Be sure to attach the meringue to the crust all around the edge of the pie. This prevents the meringue from pulling away from the edge during baking.

Beads may form on meringue when refrigerated; gently touch beads with tip of paper towel to absorb.
Refrigerate any leftover pie promptly.

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