I just made these for Jim, and he said they are fantastic. I did not have the horseradish mayo or poppy seeds, so it works fine without those – just use what you have for the sauce, and try to get as close to this as possible. I loaded the sandwich with the roast beef.
Black Forest Pinwheels
These Black Forest Ham pinwheels are a fun snack, and a great flavor. I also made with dried cranberries, instead of dried cherries.
I’ve been making a variety of pinwheels the past few days with leftovers. I came across this interesting recipe today.
Jim said, “these pinwheel ideas are fun!” The guys are enjoying the finger foods
Warm Chocolate Eggnog
TOH Best Holiday Gatherings 2011
This is very sweet but tasty, so you want Demitasse and/or espresso cups for serving. My 24 year old son said it is delicious and very sweet; so, I poured in to ice cube trays, and will add a cube to hot chocolate tonight to see how that tastes.
Mulled Wine
I freeze leftover fruit and wine (in ice cube trays) throughout the year for this here – add the frozen fruit – a bottle of ocean spray cranberry juice, a couple cinnamon sticks- a bottle of your favorite red wine – heat and serve
This is a great reason to freeze fruit that is on sale
Green Beans with Tomatoes
Quick, easy Green bean dish
I make this green bean dish every summer, and Thanksgiving time, because it is tasty, quick and only 3 ingredients. Now and then, if I have on hand, I’ll add basil and now and then feta cheese.
I remember the first time I made this 25 years ago from a quick cooking magazine. My father in law asked me for the recipe after dinner, while we were watching a movie. It’s been in my recipe file ever since
https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/green-beans-with-tomatoes/
Orange Cranberry Salad
Maple Sweet Potatoes
Maple sweet potatoes: 3 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut in to 1 inch pieces, 1 cup of water in IP (you can put the potatoes in to a steam basket or just drop them in the water which is what I did); – set the pressure release to sealing; Select steam – set cooking time to 5 minutes at high pressure.
When finished – Quick release; strain the potatoes; add potatoes back to the pot –add 2 Tbsp unsalted butter; 3 Tbsp of dark maple syrup; 1/4 tsp kosher salt; 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon. Using a potato masher – mix this all together
If you want: toast some pecans and sprinkle over the top along with 1/2 tsp orange zest
For a casserole: Put this all in a dish – preheat over to 325 – top with marshmallows. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until the marshmallows are golden brown on top.
We prefer maple syrup over brown sugar in a sweet potato casserole, and only toasted pecan topping. If you don’t have maple syrup – try brown sugar – the main part of sharing this dish I just made is I used the steam function. The potatoes did not take long, and they were a perfect consistency
The Grinch Blossom
I am not a kisses fan, but these are so adorable, I’m inspired.
The new Hershey’s kisses wrappers are so cute!
https://www.hersheyland.com/recipes/the-grinch-blossom.html
Veterans Day
This is a photo from Okinawa that we keep on our fireplace mantle.
Honoring my late father-in-law, Gerald James Shea, He was an Army veteran of both World War II and the Korean War.
He was a lifetime member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 972, an emeritus member of the Seismological Society of America, a member of the NRA, member of the Inventors Hall of Fame, and a member of Hoosier Association of Science Teachers Inc.
He opened the first seismological station recognized by the government, in Terre Haute in 1948, was on staff at Indiana State University, held a solar energy patent and worked on the polio vaccine while at Pfizer. He retired a
medical technologist from Pfizer.
Pop is second from the right in the photo:
We love you pop and miss your laughter. We have wonderful memories of you and will always share them.
Crunchy Onion Sticks
I forgot to take a photo last night. I made these from the TOH 2011 Holiday Gathering cookbook. These are fun to eat; my 24 year old son said he thought it would be a good idea to take the leftover (it made a lot), dry them and cut them up as croutons. So, I did.
My tip: I would cover these lightly with the onions and make sure you crush the dried onions up fine – the chunks can fall off easily while moving them on to the pan.
This was easy to make and a fun snack.
Papas Cutting Board 