All Day Apple Butter

• 5 1/2 pounds apples - peeled, cored and finely chopped
• 4 cups white sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

1. Place the apples in a slow cooker. In a medium bowl, mix the sugar, cinnamon, cloves and salt. Pour the mixture over the apples in the slow cooker and mix well.
2. Cover and cook on high 1 hour.
3. Reduce heat to low and cook 9 to 11 hours, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is thickened and dark brown.
4. Uncover and continue cooking on low 1 hour. Stir with a whisk, if desired, to increase smoothness.
5. Spoon the mixture into sterile containers, cover and refrigerate or freeze.

Recipe from Allrecipes.com

Harry Potter Butterbeer

1 Tbsp butter
1/2 cup butterscotch ice cream topping
1 to 1 1/2 cups cream soda
butterscotch candies, crushed into fine bits or powder

Melt butter, and add ice cream topping. Mix until butter and topping are well blended. Cook until bubbly. Let sit for 30 seconds or so. Slowly add soda. (Will fizz a lot.) Pour into mugs and top with crushed butterscotch candies.

* I could NOT find normal butterscotch ice cream syrup. (I even went to multiple stores!) All I could find was a caramel butterscotch topping. So that's what I used. So obviously, there was a taste of caramel to it, but I felt like the butterscotch flavor was more dominant.
* I made it with both one cup and then another batch with 1 1/2 cups of soda; I liked the 1 1/2 cups much better. I guess it depends on how thick you want it.

Recipe by Meredith

Cajun Crab Dip

8 oz cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup sour cream
1 Tbsp cajun seasoning
dash hot sauce
dash Worchestershire sauce
1/2 cup finely shredded cheddar
8-12 oz artificial crab meat

Mix cream cheese and sour cream. Stir in spices, hot sauce, and Worchestershire. Mix in cheese, and then crab. Refrigerate. Serve with crackers.

Recipe by Meredith

Cajun Spice Mix

1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp cayenne pepper

Mix together to use in recipes.

Recipe by Meredith

Evil Chocolate Cake

1 devil's food cake mix
1 large pkg instant chocolate pudding mix
5 eggs
16 oz. sour cream
1/2 c butter, melted
2 c. chocolate chips


Blend together, put in sprayed bundt
Bake 55 min. at 350
Cool, sprinkle with powdered sugar

Recipe from Jana & Jen

Shrimp Ceviche

3/4 cup fresh lime juice
1 pound shrimp, cubed
6 roma tomatoes, diced
2-3 large cucumbers, diced
10 baby carrots, chopped fine
1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped fine
1 Tbsp ketchup
1 Tbsp habenero pepper sauce
salt and pepper to taste

Put shrimp in lime juice. If shrimp is uncooked, let shrimp set in lime juice until the shrimp becomes opaque (the lime juice "cooks" the shrimp); about 5 minutes. )Though I just used already cooked, deveined shrimp.) Add tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, and cilantro. Toss until well mixed. Stir in ketchup, hot sauce, salt, and pepper.

Serve with tortilla chips.

*Lobster, conch, fish, or crab may be substituted for or added with the shrimp.

Recipe by Meredith

Whitman's Decorating Icing

1/2 cup butter flavored Crisco
1/2 cup butter, softened
splash vanilla
4 cups C&H powdered sugar
milk

Mix Crisco, butter, and vanilla until blended. Slowly add powdered sugar. It may look a little dry. Add a little milk to desired consistency.

For Chocolate Frosting: Add 1/2 cup cocoa (or more/less to taste) while adding powdered sugar.

Recipe from Heidi

Chicken Pillows

2 8oz packages cream cheese
4 chicken breasts, boiled and chopped
1 very small onion, chopped and sauteed (optional)
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
2 pkg crescent rolls (uncooked)
2 Tbsp margarine
Stop Top dressing

Mix cream cheese, chicken, onion, salt, & pepper. Separate crescent rolls into individual triangles. Place a spoonful of chicken mixture in center of each triangle. Fold dough around mixture completely and seal. Dip each pillow in melted margarine and roll in Stove Top dressing. Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes. Serve with gravy.

Recipe from Andee

Beef with Broccoli

1 cup thinly sliced beef
1 Tbsp cornstarch
1 Tbsp light soy sauce
2 Tbsp oil
1/4 tsp salt
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 cups broccoli, sliced
1 cup mushrooms, sliced
1 medium onion, sliced
1/2 cup beef broth

Toss beef in soy sauce. Stir fry salt and garlic in oil. Add beef; cook until done. Removed and set aside. Add broccoli, onions, and mushrooms with small amount of water; cook until crisp tender. Mix cornstarch with broth; add to vegetables along with beef. Cook until thickened, stirring constantly. Serve with rice.

Recipe from Jenn

Easy Bread Pudding

• 6 slices day-old bread
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/2 cup raisins or Craisins (optional)
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 2 cups milk
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Break bread into small pieces into an 8 inch square baking pan. Drizzle melted butter or margarine over bread. If desired, sprinkle with raisins.
3. In a medium mixing bowl, combine eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla. Beat until well mixed. Pour over bread, and lightly push down with a fork until bread is covered and soaking up the egg mixture.
4. Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until the top springs back when lightly tapped.

Recipe from Allrecipes.com