Carrot Muffins

Ingredients:

• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1 cup canola oil
• 2 cups shredded carrots
• 1/2 cup pineapple mermelade  
• 2 (1 oz) raisins packages
• 2 (12 cups) muffin pans

Preparation:

1. Mix flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, ginger and salt.
2. In another bowl, beat eggs, add sugar, oil, carrots, pineapple mermelade and raisins.
3. Grease the muffin pans and place the mixture. Bake at 350 F for 15 or 20 minutes.

Preparation Time: 50 minutes

Oven Time: 15 to 20 minutes

Number of Service: 24

Linking with:

Dwellings Amaze Monday
The Pin Junkie Party

Potato Custard

Ingredients:

1 cup of boiled, peeled and mashed potatoes (unsalted)
3 1/2 cups milk
2/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt

Preparation:

1. Blend for one minute at high speed, potato cup with 1 cup of milk.
2. In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, bring to a boil the remaining milk, cinnamon, sugar, salt and vanilla and cook over medium high heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, for 30 minutes to thicken.
3. After this time, remove from heat, cool and serve.

Preparation Time: 25 minutes

Cooking Time: 30 mibutes
Services: 3

Linking with:

Saturday Sparks Link Party
The Pink Junkie Party
Dwellings Amaze Me Monday
Home Sweet Home Party
Rattlebridge Farm Foodie Friday and Everything Else

Homemade Nutella

Ingredients:

• 2 cups whole hazelnuts
• ¼ cup bitter cocoa powder
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
• 1 pinch of salt
• ½ cup almond milk or one of your own
• Baking sheet

Preparation:

1. Proceed to remove the nuts from the shell, using a nutcracker; place them on a baking sheet and bake for 7 minutes at 200 ° C.
2. After that, place the hazelnuts in a food processor (I used my blender) and grind for a few minutes, until they begin to release their oils.
3. Then add cocoa powder, milk, sugar, vanilla and salt; grind until smooth.
4. Put in a covered container and refrigerate.

Time Preparation: 30 minutes

Services : 13 oz jar
Source: Pizca del Sabor

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Saturday Sparks Link Party Pieced Pastimes Saturday
Make it Pretty Monday The Dedicated House
The Scoop Stone Gable
Homemaking Party Hope in Every Season
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The Pink Junkie Party
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The Charm of Home Party
Foodie Friday and Everything Else

Homemade Frappuccino

Ingredients:

• 4 cups ice cubes
• 1 cup milk
• 3/4 cup brewed coffee
• 4 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons sweet cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation:

Place all ingredients in blender and blend on high speed for a few seconds only, in order to have ice chips.

Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Number of services: 3

Linking with:

Sparks Link Party Pieced Pastimes Saturday

Inspire Me Tuesday A Stroll Thrue Life

Wildly Original I Gotta Create
No Minimalist Here Share your Style Party
The Charm of Home Party
Life with Lorelay Home Matters Linky Party
Foodie Friday Rattlebridge Farm

Cookies for Christmas

Ingredients:

•     2 1/4 cups flour
•     1 teaspoon baking soda
•     1/2 teaspoon salt
•     1 teaspoon white vanilla extract
•     2 sticks (1 cup) salted butter
•     2 eggs
•     1/2 cup white sugar
•     1/2 cup brown sugar
•     1 cup "semi-sweet chocolate chips"
•     1-4.75 oz. (134 g. ) package spicy drops
•     1-1.69 g. (47.9 oz.) package m&m chocolates candies

Preparation:

1. Mix flour, baking soda and salt.
2. Beat the butter, white sugar, brown sugar and white vanilla extract until smooth.  Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.  Then, go slowly adding the flour mixture. Finally, add the "semi-sweet chocolate chips". 
3. Divide the dough into thirds. Add 2 tablespoons gumdrops to first part, 2 tablespoons m&m chocolates to the second and nothing to third. 
4. On a cookie sheet, place a spoonful of the mixture and bake at 350 ° F. for 8 minutes. It could be better to place only 10 cookies in the tray and bake 5 times.

Preparation Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 40 minutes

Number of servings: 40

Lemon Pudding

Ingredients:

• 2 (14 ounces) cans condensed milk
• 2 (315 gramos -11 ounces) cans evaporated milk
• 16 graham crackers crushed
• 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• Lemon slices

Preparation:

1. In a mixing bowl, place milk and mix well. Add lemon juice, stirring well until the mixture thickens.
2. Place  half of the crushed cookies in a mold and add the mixture. Freeze for several hours.
3. Serve over crystal glasses; garnish with a spring of crushed cookies and a slice of lemon. 

Linking with:

Adorned from above Link Party 
Rattlebridge Farm Foodie Friday 
The Charm of Home Party 

Beef with Orange Sauce

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 pounds beef eye round, trimmed of fat 
• 1/2 gallon (64 oz) orange juice 
• 2 slices bacon, chopped 
• 1 tablespoon oil 
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch 
• 1/2 teaspoon salt 
• 1 tablespoon sugar 

For the meat filling: 

• 6 pitted prunes 
• 6 slices bacon, chopped

Preparation: 

1. Make a deep hole in the middle of the meat and fill with chopped prunes and bacon. 
2. In a skillet, saute the meat over medium heat for sealing and prevent the filling fall out. 
3. Tip the meat into a large pot and pour the orange juice, sugar and salt. Cook over medium heat for 1 hour and 55 minutes. Then, remove from heat and cut into slices.
4. In a small skillet, saute the remaining 2 slices of bacon and set aside. 
5. Remove some orange juice and mix well with the cornstarch, pour into the saucepan and continue cooking over medium heat for 5 minutes or until sauce thickens. Serve hot with sauce and fried bacon on top.

Time Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 2 hours

Number of services: 6

Linking with:
  
Adorned from above link party 

Orange tea with ginger and cinnamon

Ingredients:

• 5 cups water  
• 1 (3-inch) cinnamon stick
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• The peel of one orange, without the white part 
• 4 teaspoons of sugar per cup

  
Preparation:

1. In a small saucepan boil over high heat all ingredients for 20 minutes.
2. Strain and serve.

Preparation Time: 5 minutes  
Cooking Time: 20 minutes  
Number of services: 4 cups

Linking with:

Artful Affirmations Tea Cup Tuesdays 
Hope in Every Season Homemaking Party
Rose Chintz Cottage Home Party
The Charm of Home Party 
Rattlebridge Farm Foodie Friday 
The Pink Junkie Friday Party