Cooking - for a new lifestyle (Our Test Kitchen)

Ingredients 48 HERSHEY'S KISSES Brand Candy Cane Mint Candies 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine , softened 1 cup granulated sugar 1 egg ...

1 pkg. (350 g) Chips Ahoy! Cookie s, finely crushed, divided 1 pkg. (250 g) Philadelphia Brick Cream Cheese , softened 2 pkg. (8 squares each) Baker's Semi-Sweet Chocolate REMOVE 1 Tbsp. cookie crumbs. Mix cream cheese and remaining crumbs until well blended. Shape into 42 (1-inch) balls. Refrigerate 30 min. MELT chocolate squares as directed on package. Dip balls in chocolate; place in single layer on parchment- or waxed paper-covered baking sheet. Sprinkle with reserved crumbs. REFRIGERATE 1 hour or until firm. ...

1/4 jar of leftover applesauce (if you have it) 250g cream cheese (I used apple cinnamon) 2 eggs 2 diced apples with skin 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp nutmeg 1 tsp salt pinch of clove 1 cup sugar (I only used 1/2 because I used sweetened applesauce and flavoured cream cheese) blend well Add to: 2/3 cup milk 1/2 cup vegetable oil 3 cups flour 2 1/2 tsp baking powder Mix well. Bake at 350 on a top rack. I used muffin cups but would make a good loaf too. As a topping I used some leftover chocolate caramel fruit dip from a fruit tray! "Bon Appetit!"

2 can mandarin orange sections 1/2 tsp nutmeg 1 tsp salt 1/4 tsp clove 1 tsp cinnamon 2 eggs 1 cup sugar or substitute (I used 1/2 and 1/2) Blend lightly or you will lose the shape of oranges. Add to: 3 cups flour 2 1/2 tsp baking powder 2/3 cup vegetable oil 2/3 cup milk Mix well. these are dense muffins that rise pretty well. With some leftover jello and fruit cocktail that I heated on the stove, I pureed the mixture and dipped the muffins into it for a jellee coating. (How iron chef is that?) LOLOL "Bon Appetit!"

take some leftover jell-o and leftover fruit cocktail and puree over heat. Set aside to cool. grind up some leftover cookies add 1/2 cup sugar and a little butter to make a cookie base. Press into muffin cups. when jello starts to cool, pour over cookie bases and top with a sprinkle of cookie. refrigerate until set. "Bon Appetit!" This came because I made this jello concoction to top some mandarin orange muffins I made. I used tropical fruit jello and the concoction smelt of mangoes!!!! yummmmmmm

2 cup pumpkin (I used the meat from a halloween pumpkin gutting) 4 eggs 2 1/2 cups sugar or sweetener replacement 1/2 tsp. cloves 1 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. nutmeg or allspice 1/2 tsp. salt Blend well then add to: 3 cups all purpose flour 2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp baking powder 2 cups chocolate chips or pecans 2 tbsp cointreau liqueur or 2 tsp orange peel 1 cup vegetable oil Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake in a greased pan Bake for about 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Brush top of loaf with melted butter. Sprinkle lightly with cinnamon sugar, maple sugar, turbinado sugar or white sugar. Can be eaten plain, buttered, or with cream cheese "Bon Appetit!"