Here it closer and closer to Christmas. Everyone is getting excited about what Santa is going to bring them. This is the favorite time of the year. All of the children are making out their list to Santa. It is such a magical time of the year.


Here is a wonderful Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe to help warm you up on a cold Winter Day. It has been snowing and icing here for the last day and a half so this will help warm up the young ones. Hope you enjoy.






HOMEMADE CHICKEN AND NOODLES

1 chicken, about 3 lbs.
1 onion, chopped
1 tbsp. dried parsley
2 qts. water
1 recipe homemade noodles or 1 pkg. egg noodles may be used
1 stalk celery (opt.)
1 carrot, grated (opt.)
1 tbsp. salt
2 chicken bouillon cubes

Wash thoroughly and cut up chicken. Put in stock pot and ad all above ingredients except noodles. Cook until chicken is tender. Remove chicken. Let cool and remove from bones. Cut in bite size pieces. Return prepared chicken to broth and add noodles and cook about 20 minutes or until noodles are tender. NOTE: 1 (8 oz.) package egg noodles can be used. Homemade noodle recipe below.


Homemade Noodles

40 min prep

3 egg yolks
1 whole egg
3 tablespoons cold water
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups flour

Beat the egg yolks with the whole egg until very light.
Beat in the salt and water.
Stir in the flour and work with hands until blended.
Divide dough into 2 parts.
Roll out each part as thin as possible on a lightly floured board.
Let stand until partially dry (like chamois skin), at least 1 hour, then roll up like a jelly roll and cut into strips of any desired width.
Shake out strips and allow them to finish drying before using or storing them


Homemade Apple Pie


HOMEMADE APPLE PIE

6-8 apples,
6 c. pared (thinly sliced)
1 c. sugar
2 tbsp. flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
Dash of nutmegDash of salt

Combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Mix with apples. Line pie plate with crust and fill with apple mixture. Bake at 400 degrees for 50 minutes or until done.

TOPPING FOR PIE:

1/3 c. sugar
3/4 c. all-purpose flour
6 tbsp. butter
Mix 1/3 cup sugar with the flour; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over apple mixture.



CRANBERRY - ORANGE NUT BREAD

The early settlers learned to cook with cranberries from the Indians of the Cape Cod area, who added cranberries and nuts to their corn breads. Cakes of dried venison and cranberries, called pemmican, were a mainstay of the Indian diet.
1 3/4 cups flour
3/4 c. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 c. butter, softened
1 tbsp. grated orange peel
1 egg
1 c. cranberries, chopped
1/2 c. chopped nuts

Heat oven to 350°F.

Grease bottom of loaf pan, 9 x 5 x 3 inches. Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Stir in butter until mixture is crumbly. Stir in orange peel, juice and egg just until all flour is moistened. Stir in cranberries and nuts. Spread in pan.
Bake until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 55 to 65 minutes. Loosen edges of loaf with spatula; remove from pan. Let stand at least 8 hours before slicing.
If using self-rising flour, omit baking powder and salt. Reduce baking soda to 1/4 teaspoon.




PEANUT BUTTER KISSES

1 1/4 cup peanut butter (creamy or chunky)
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon melted butter
1 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
Hershey Kisses

Preheat oven to 335°F degrees and grease baking sheets. In a bowl with an electric mixer, beat together peanut butter and sugar until combined well.
In a small bowl lightly beat egg, milk, baking soda and vanilla, then beat in melted butter. Beat egg mixture into the peanut butter mixture until combined well. Chill dough for 30 minutes in freezer or 1 hour in the fridge. Roll level teaspoons of dough into balls and arrange about 1-inch apart on baking sheets. Bake cookies in batches in middle of oven until puffed and pale golden, about 8 minutes.
Immediately place Kisses in the center of the cookie. Cool cookies on baking sheets for 2 minutes before transferring. Cookies may be kept in an airtight container at room temperature up to 5 days.



PUMPKIN PIE

3/4 cup pumpkin
2 tablespoons molasses
3/4 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 tablespoons flour
2 eggs, separated
milk combined with 1 can of evaporated milk
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
2 tablespoons Myers rumPie shell

Separate eggs. In a clean bowl beat egg whites only until slightly foamy.
In a measuring cup, add 1 can of evaporated milk. Add regular milk until level in measuring cup reaches 1 1/2 cups total.
In a mixing bowl, combine all ingredients except egg whites. Beat one minute. Gently fold in egg whites.
Pour into pie shell.
Bake at 425°F for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°F and continue baking for 30 more minutes.



THE EASIEST PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE

2 cups sugar
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla
3/4 cup peanut butter

Put sugar and milk in pan and bring to a boil. Boil two and a half minutes. Remove from heat and add peanut butter and vanilla. Stir just until mixed well.
Pour into greased pan (the smaller the pan, the thicker the fudge will be). Cool and cut.



QUICK 'N' EASY ROCKY ROAD

750g cooking chocolate
200g mini marshmallow
1 cup of crushed nuts1 cup of coconut

1. Fill a saucepan with water, then put a bowl over the top. 2. Melt the chocolate in the bowl over the heat 3. Mix in cocnut and nuts 4. Add in marshmellows(be quick as the marshmallows might melt!) 5. Put foil in a tray 6. Put in the fridge 7. slice up into squares or whatever shape you prefer 8. EAT AND ENJOY!




WHITE-CHOCOLATE ROCKY ROAD

2 lb white chocolate, chopped
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1 cup macadamia nuts, halved
9 oz white marshmallows, halved

Place the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over simmering water and stir until melted and smooth.
Removed from heat, then add the coconut, macadamias and marshmallows; mix to combine.
Pour the mixture into an 11 x 7 tin lined with baking paper. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until set.
Remove from tin and cut into squares.