CIJ-Day 8

Today for CIJ I've been looking around blogs. Now I'm looking at recipes. I couldn't resist borrowing the pic to go with this recipe. Ice cream iis good anytime.

Ingredients

1 (14 oz.) can Eagle Brand® Sweetened Condensed Milk


1 cup pureed or mashed fresh strawberries

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

4 to 5 drops red food coloring

2 cups heavy cream

6 tablespoons Smucker's® Magic Shell® Chocolate Fudge Flavor Topping, divided, plus more for garnish if desired

Instructions:
 
MIX sweetened condensed milk, pureed strawberries, vanilla, lemon juice and food coloring, if desired, in large bowl until well blended.


BEAT cream in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until stiff peaks form. Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk mixture.

SPREAD about 1/3 of strawberry mixture in a 8-inch square baking pan. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons Magic Shell. Gently top with 1/2 of remaining strawberry mixture; drizzle with 2 tablespoons Magic Shell. Repeat strawberry and Magic Shell layers. Cover and freeze until firm, about 6 hours. Remove from freezer; let stand 5 minutes. Scoop into individual serving dishes. Drizzle with additional Magic Shell, if desired.
 
http://www.eaglebrand.com/recipes/details/?RecipeId=5718&CategoryIndex=11
 
Looks like an eye feast to me today at least.
 
Until next time

CIJ-Day 6

Altho, this isn't technically a Christmas recipe, I feel it would be a good dish to take to holiday together's.

Mini Football Subs


Ingredients:

Meatballs

Spaghetti sauce

Shredded Cheese

Individual-size rolls

To make a batch, first prepare your favorite meatball recipe, shaping each meatball into a mini football before cooking. Once they're cooked, add the meatballs to a skillet of spaghetti sauce and warm them through.

For each sub, cut a V-shaped notch from the top of an individual-size roll, place a meatball in the roll, and top with  cheese shred laces. Finally, get the sandwiches in a huddle on a cookie sheet and place them in a warm oven for a few  minutes to melt the cheese.

http://familyfun.go.com/autumn/fall-recipes/fall-dinner-ideas/mini-football-subs-684893/

I'm sure the meatballs can be decorated to look like reindeer.

Until next time...

CIJ- Day 5

For the 5th day of CIJ I'd like to share a simple but delicious sounded cookie recipe that could be used for any holiday.

East peasy cake mix cookies

1 (18 oz.) package cake mix (your choice)

2 eggs

1/2 C. shortening

1 tbsp. water

1/2 C. chopped nuts, dried fruit, or chips (your choice)

powdered sugar (optional)

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. With a wooden spoon or mixer, combine all ingredients in medium mixing bowl.

Chill in refrigerator about 30 minutes.

2. Shape into 1" balls. Roll in powdered sugar, if desired.

3.. Bake on a parchment paper lined baking sheet, 10-12 minutes.

4. Makes 3 to 4 dozen cookies
 
http://www.divinedinnerparty.com/easy-delicious-christmas-cookies.html
 
Until next time...