Valentine's Day Blueberry Muffins
Ingredients : Breads, Fruits, Breakfast 1/2 c Butter 1 c Sugar 2 Eggs 2 c Flour 2 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt 2 c Blueberries 1/2 c Milk 1 ts Vanilla Sugar, for topping
Preparation :
Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time. Mix until blended. Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt; add to butter mixture, alternating with the milk and vanilla. Mash 1/2 cup blueberries; stir into batter. Add remaining whole berries (coating the blueberries with some flour will prevent them from sinking to the bottom of the bowl). Grease muffin tins; pile batter high and sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 375 degrees F. for 25 to 30 minutes. Makes 12 muffins.


Austrian Chocolate Balls
Ingredients : 2 Squares chocolate1 cup Sugar1/3 cup Margarine1 Egg yolk1 Egg1 1/3 cups Flour1/2 teaspoon Vanilla1 Square chocolate1/2 cup Nuts, finely chopped?1/4 teaspoon Vanilla1 tablespoon Margarine2 tablespoons To 2 tbs milk1 cup Confectioners sugar
Preparation :
Chocolate and margarine are to be melted together in a medium saucepan. After removing it from heat stir in sugar, egg and yolk and vanilla. Mix well. Stir in flour and nuts. Shape into 3/4 inch balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 8-12 minutes. Melt 1 sq. chocolate and margarine. Remove from heat. Add remaining ingredients. Blend well. Dip cookies into glaze to cover. Allow to dry completely before storing in tightly covered container with waxed paper in-between layers.


Clam Stuffed Mushroom Caps (valentines day)
Ingredients : Appetizers 1/2 c Butter 2 lb Mushrooms, 1-1/2" to 2" in diameter 1 c Minced clams, with liquid 1 Clove garlic, minced 1/2 c Dried bread crumbs 1/3 c Parsley, chopped 3/4 ts Salt 1/4 ts Ground black pepper Lemon juice
Preparation :
Melt butter in sauce pan. Remove and dice mushrooms stems. Dip mushroom caps in butter and place, rounded side down, on a rack on a cookie sheet. Drain clams and reserve liquid. In melted butter, saute mushrooms stems and garlic. Add clam liquid and simmer until mushroom stems are tender. Remove from heat and stir in the bread crumbs, parsley, salt and pepper. Spoon mixture into mushroom caps. Broil about 6 " from heat for about 8 minutes, until mushrooms are tender and tops are lightly browned. Sprinkle a few drops of lemon juice on each and serve hot.


Blackberry Wine Cake for Valentines Day
Ingredients : Cakes, Alcohol 1 ea Box white cake mix 1/2 c oil 1 c blackberry wine 3 oz pkg blackberry jello 1/2 c pecans 4 ea eggs Glaze:1 1/2 c powdered sugar 1/2 c blackberry wine
Preparation :
Combine the cake mix, oil, blackberry wine, blackberry jello, pecans; add the eggs 1 at a time. Grease heavily and flour Bundt pan. Pour batter in pan (batter will be thin). Bake 50-60 min. at 325 degrees F. Glaze: Mix together the powdered sugar and blackberry wine; bring to a boil. Leave cake in pan and pour 1/2 mixture over the cake. Let stand 30 minutes. Turn out and pour remainder of glaze over cake.


Valentine's Day Blueberry Muffins
Ingredients : Breads, Fruits, Breakfast 1/2 c Butter 1 c Sugar 2 Eggs 2 c Flour 2 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt 2 c Blueberries 1/2 c Milk 1 ts Vanilla Sugar, for topping
Preparation :
Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time. Mix until blended. Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt; add to butter mixture, alternating with the milk and vanilla. Mash 1/2 cup blueberries; stir into batter. Add remaining whole berries (coating the blueberries with some flour will prevent them from sinking to the bottom of the bowl). Grease muffin tins; pile batter high and sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 375 degrees F. for 25 to 30 minutes. Makes 12 muffins.


Pecan Pudding
Ingredients : Desserts, Low-fat 1 tb Butter Or Margarine1 ea Large Beaten Egg White 1/3 c Dark Corn Syrup 1/4 ts Vanilla 2 tb Unbleached Flour 1/8 ts Baking Powder 1/4 c Chopped Pecans 1 x Powdered Sugar
Preparation :
In a 15-ounce custard cup microwave the butter or margarine, uncovered, on 100% power for 30 to 40 seconds or just till melted. Swirl the butter in the custard cup, coating sides and bottom. Pour the excess butter from the custard cup into the beaten egg. Stir in the dark corn syrup and vanilla. Stir together flour and baking powder. Stir flour mixture into egg mixture. Gently fold in chopped pecans. Pour the pecan mixture into the buttered 15-ounce custard cup. Microwave, uncovered, on 50% power for 3 to 4 minutes or till the pecan mixture is just set, rotating the custard cup a half-turn every minute. Sift a little powdered sugar atop. Serve warm with light cream, if desired.


Unbaked Candy
Ingredients : Cookies, Candies, No-bake 2 c Sugar 1 Stick oleo 1/2 c Peanut butter 3 c Quick oats 1/3 c Cocoa 1/2 c Milk 1 ts Vanilla
Preparation :
Put butter, sugar, milk and cocoa in pan. Boil 1 or 2 minutes. Add peanut butter, oats, and vanilla. Drop on wax paper; cool.


Fireside Coffee for a Romantic Valentine's Day
Ingredients : Beverages, Alcohol-no2 c Hot Cocoa Mix 1 c Instant Coffee 1 ts Cinnamon 2 Non-dairy Creamer 1/2 Sugar 1/2 Nutmeg
Preparation :
Mix together the cocoa mix, instant coffee, cinnamon, creamer, sugar, and nutmeg.