Ham and Chedder Cups

Ham and Cheddar Cups    

3 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 cup flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Dash pepper
Cubed ham and/or crumbled bacon and/or browned sausage
Shredded cheddar cheese
Chopped onion and/or chopped green pepper

Beat together eggs and milk. Add flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and pepper and mix well. Add meat, cheese, and vegetables. Spoon into well-greased muffin pan. (Do Not usee cupcake liners; the cheese sticks to the liners.)
Bake at 350 degrees for 25 – 30 minutes.

Table Decorating Ideas

Let your creativity run wild and use your imagination!
Tip: Not everything has to match. Mix old with new and blend colors...

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Strawberry Pretzel Salad

Looking for a smash hit recipe that keeps getting requested?
Here it is...

Ingredients

• 2 cups crushed pretzels
• 3/4 cup butter, melted
• 3 tablespoons white sugar
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• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
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• 2 (3 ounce) packages strawberry flavored gelatin
• 2 cups boiling water
• 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen strawberries

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F 
2. Stir together crushed pretzels, melted butter and 3 tablespoons sugar; mix well and press mixture into the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish.
3. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, until set. Set aside to cool.
4. In a large mixing bowl cream together cream cheese and 1 cup sugar. Fold in whipped topping. Spread mixture onto cooled crust.
5. Dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Stir in still frozen strawberries and allow to set briefly. When mixture is about the consistency of egg whites, pour and spread over cream cheese layer. Refrigerate until set.

YUMMY IN THE TUMMY!!!

Too Much Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

• 1 (18.25 ounce) package devil's food cake mix
• 1 (5.9 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, mix together the cake and pudding mixes, sour cream, oil, beaten eggs and water. Stir in the chocolate chips and pour batter into a well greased 12 cup bundt pan.
3. Bake for 50 to 55 minutes, or until top is springy to the touch and a wooden toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool cake thoroughly in pan at least an hour and a half before inverting onto a plate If desired, dust the cake with powdered sugar

Sausage Breakfast Wraps

Ingredients  

• 1 pound turkey Italian sausage links, casings removed
• 1 medium sweet red pepper, diced
• 1 small onion, diced
• 4 (8 ounce) cartons frozen egg substitute, thawed
• 1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 10 (8 inch) flour tortillas, warmed
• 1 1/4 cups salsa

Directions

1. In a nonstick skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Transfer to a 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking dish coated with nonstick cooking spray. Sprinkle with red pepper and onion. Combine the egg substitute, green chilies and chili powder; pour over sausage mixture.
2. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F for 30-35 minutes or until set. Break up sausage mixture with a spoon. Place 2/3 cup down the center of each tortilla; top with salsa. Fold one end over sausage mixture, then fold two sides over.

Since these wraps freeze beautifully, they make an anytime meal. Let the sausage mixture cool for about an hour before assembling and freezing the wraps.

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Talk about a whimsical, fun and creative way to decorate. This site will definitely aid in getting your creative juices flowing.
Here are a few of my favorites...

Napkin Folding

Everyone loves to make great impressions. What better way than creative napkin folding. Take a look at some of these...

The ideas are just endless...

So pretty

Below is a great site that explains all the how-to's
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Have Fun Folding


TABLE SETTING

Planning a dinner and need a reminder of how to set a proper table setting and where the cutlery should be placed around the tableware? Our lives are pretty hectic, and since 'tv' dinners have become the norm for some of us, it's easy to forget how to set a table and the proper table setting of tableware and cutlery. So here's a quick refresher to help you learn how to set a table for that 'perfect' dinner setting.

Top Row From Left to Right

Bread plate with butter knife (top left of dinner plate)

Coffee cup (top right of dinner plate)

Water glass

Wine glass

Liqueur glass

Very Pretty

                                                              

Bottom Row From Left to Right

• Salad fork
• Dinner fork
• Dessert fork
• Dinner plate with salad or soup bowl on it
• Knife
• Small spoon
• Soup spoon

Napkin placement depends on your preference, and there are many folding variations. As a default, it can be placed in the water glass as shown, folded on the dinner plate, or beside the flatware on the left. Some tableware pieces may of course be optional.

Setting a beautiful table is not difficult, nor do you need expensive tableware or silverware. Arrangement and creativity are the key to a pretty place setting.