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Topic Started: Mar 22 2014, 05:42 PM (15,925 Views)
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Halloween Treats:

2 cups popped corn
1/2 cup candy corn
1/2 cup salted peanuts
White chocolate or almond bark

Mix the first three in a large bowl, melt the chocolate and drizzle over the mixture, spread out over wax paper.

Crumble then put in decorative Halloween bags to share with others.
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The Center is offering a Chili Cook Off Contest during this year's Fall Festival. I will post the winning team's recipes when I receive them.

May the best team, win!
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VoiceofReason

Yum. I can hardly wait. :D
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Yogurt can be expensive, and the fruit flavored individual cups can be full of ingredients not worthy of human consumption.

My cooking instructor mentioned we buy a tub of plain Greek yogurt and eat it with cinnamon, vanilla extract and sprinkle some frozen blueberries in it. Per serving it's less costly and much healthier.

She doesn't advocate sugar or sugar substitute. She said if your taste pallet requires a sweetened yogurt, to pour a tiny amount of real maple syrup into it; lower on the glycemic index than sugar is.

I had a hard time adjusting to non sweetened yogurt, it was bitter and sour. However a dear friend of mine says she eats it daily and encouraged me to continue trying it; one spoonful a day. She was correct! My taste buds adjusted and I do enjoy a 1/2 cup of plain yogurt with frozen fruit and cinnamon mixed into it. :-)

The Glycemic Index is a topic worthy of study but honestly, I haven't done any research on it so I don't know what I'm talking about.
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Truthie
Sep 21 2014, 12:15 PM
Yum. I can hardly wait. :D
I can't either! Chili is a family favorite here. We like ours thick and spicy!

:-)
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VoiceofReason

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Sep 21 2014, 12:21 PM
Truthie
Sep 21 2014, 12:15 PM
Yum. I can hardly wait. :D
I can't either! Chili is a family favorite here. We like ours thick and spicy!

:-)
Us too.
I have tried a ground turkey and kidney bean chili but, in terms of flavor, it seems like beef is simply the way to go.
Edited by VoiceofReason, Sep 21 2014, 12:25 PM.
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Truthie
Sep 21 2014, 12:24 PM
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Sep 21 2014, 12:21 PM
Truthie
Sep 21 2014, 12:15 PM
Yum. I can hardly wait. :D
I can't either! Chili is a family favorite here. We like ours thick and spicy!

:-)
Us too.
I have tried a ground turkey and kidney bean chili but, in terms of flavor, it seems like beef is simply the way to go.
Beef is our choice too! :-)

One of the categories for the contest is Vegetarian and I'm excited to try those. If I can eat a meatless dish now and then I believe it would be better for my pocket book. :-)
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Today we made Peanut Butter Bars. They were very tasty but too sweet.

I'll post the recipe later but when I make them at home I plan to cut the sugar amount. I'm also going to try using crushed up oatmeal vs graham cracker crumbs. That will be somewhat healthier and less sugar. Also, there are all natural peanut butters without much sugar in them.

I'm learning to tweak my recipes. :-)
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Peanut Butter Bars

1 Cup butter; melted
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 3/4 cups powder sugar
1 cup peanut butter
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 bag Hershey's chocolate chips

Combine everything except the chips. Stir until well combined. Pat the mixture into a 9 X 13 dish.

Melt the chocolate chips in a double boiler. (Folks, I used the microwave!)
Pour the chocolate over the peanut mixture, using a rubber spatula to spread it around.

Place in the fridge until the chocolate and peanut mixture is "set"; about an hour. Cut into 1 inch squares and enjoy!
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However a dear friend of mine says she eats it daily and encouraged me to continue trying it; one spoonful a day. She was correct! My taste buds adjusted
Hmmm. I may try this trick.
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