Banana Upside-Down Cake

This is a delicious unique cake that extremely moist and your guest will absolutely love it.  I didn’t think anything would top a pineapple upside cake but this one does.  For an added touch serve it with a scoop of ice cream.  I hope that you all enjoy it.

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Rich Chocolate Rum Cookie Recipe

Ingredients:*1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour *1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder*1/2 teaspoon salt *1/2 cup ground hazelnuts*12 ounces bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened)
*1/4 cup unsalted butter
*1/4 cup dark rum (can substitute coffee liqueur or strong coffee)
 *2 large eggs*1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar for dusting cookies  
Topping:1/4 cup cocoa1 1/2 cup brown sugar1 1/2 cup strong coffee 
Preparation:  
In [...]

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Berry Holiday Punch

4 cups grape juice
2 cups white grape juice
3 cups lemon juice
3 cups pineapple juice
4 cups cranberry juice
4 cups orange juice
1 cup sugar
1 (2-liter) bottle ginger ale, chilled 
4.5 cups of champaign, chilled
Stir together first 7 ingredients in a large punch bowl until sugar dissolves. Stir in ginger ale and champaign and serve over ice.  Makes 2 Gallons.

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Candy Apple Punch

6 cups of cranberry-apple drink
3 cups of rum
15 hard cinnamon candies
1 (6-ounce) can thawed limeade concentrate, undiluted
Combine all the ingredients in a large pitcher. Cover and chill 8 hours or until candies are dissolved. Pour mixture into a large Dutch oven, and cook over medium heat until thoroughly heated.  Makes 10 servings.
Source:  Cooking Light, OCTOBER 1998

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Autumn Harvest Punch

2 cups water
1 1/2 to 2 cups sugar
4 cinnamon sticks
36 whole cloves
2 quarts cranberry juice cocktail
1 quart orange juice
1 1/2 to 2 cups lemon juice
1 lemon, sliced
1 orange, sliced
1 cup rum or 2 tablespoons rum flavoring
Combine first 4 ingredients in a large Dutch oven; bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat, and simmer 7 minutes.   Remove and discard spices. Add cranberry juice cocktail and remaining [...]

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Zucchini Bread Recipe

1 1/2 cups of flour
1 cup of sugar
2 tsps of cinnamon
1/2 tsp of baking soda
1/2 tsp of nutmeg  

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Easy Pumpkin Bread Recipe

1 cup of canned pumpkin
4 eggs
2 cups of sugar
1 cup of vegetable oil 

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Norwegian Wreath Cookies

Makes about 72
3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
3/4 cup solid shortening
1 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons grated orange peel
2 large eggs
4 cups all-purpose flour
red cinnamon candies (optional)
green food coloring (optional)
Heat oven to 350-375 F. Mix thoroughly butter, shortening, sugar, orange peel, and eggs. Blend in flour. Color with green food coloring, if desired. Shape dough by [...]

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Delectabites

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup Finely Diced Diamond Walnuts
Powdered sugar
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine butter, 1/4 cup powdered sugar and vanilla; mix well. Gradually stir in flour, then walnuts. Shape into 1 inch balls; place on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake in upper third of oven [...]

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White Christmas

Here is another great no-bake cookie recipe that I found.   
Ingredients:

3 cups - Rice Krispies
1 cup - Coconut (desiccated)
¾ cup - Powdered Milk
½ cup - Powdered Sugar
2 oz - Mixed Candied Fruit (chopped)
2 oz - Red And Green Candied Cherries (chopped)
¼ cup - Raisins
4.5 oz - White Vegetable Shortening
4.5 oz - White Chocolate Chips

Method:

Brush a [...]

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