When I was a kid, my parents owned a little convenience store at a lake and each day my sisters and I were given 25 cents to spend on whatever we wanted in the store. I remember what I bought vividly… a bottle of Coke and a bag of corn chips. That was definitely a summer to remember! And both for just 25 cents!! Can you imagine what that would cost now?? Anyway, here’s a little trivia and recipes for you.

Did You Know? Fritos Corn Chips were first marketed in 1961.

And just in case you would like to try your hand at making your own, I have found you a recipe.

And according to my family, you have to have salsa with corn chips, so I found an easy one that has only four ingredients. If you are looking for easy… click here! Personally, just give me a Coke with my corn chips and I’m happy!

*Shawnee Corn Queen Chip & Dip/Vegetable Set 2 Piece (DP/FR)

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Hey, it’s January, it’s freezing and spring feels like a long way away. So, today I think we should do something pecular like deep frying our Twinkies. That’s what they look like, and you have to admit… they do look good!

Has anyone tried them?

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Chin Deep in Bubbles is about all the little luxuries that you can and should experince everyday! My favorite has to be the recipe for French Patisserie Spa Brownies… it’s just full of all kinds of decadent ingredients and if you can’t get decadent at Christmas time, when can you??

And of course I would have a book about the topic. According to my husband, there isn’t a topic that I don’t have something on. I think he’s wrong, but I have to admit that I picked up another book for myself yesterday when I was supposed to be buying Christmas presents.

And the bathtub party bit… well, maybe I’m just not as decadent as I thought!!

*Chin Deep in Bubbles: Little Luxuries for Every Day

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I wonder how hard it would be to mix up a bag of pie dough, roll it out and then using a tiny cookie cutter, cut out about a zillion little leaves for the edging and the center of the pie? The crust I can already buy, so all I would have to do is add the tiny leaves. Now how hard could that be?

You’ve never seen me cook have you!

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Now to remedy that, the obvious answer would be to invite a zillion people to dinner. Yeah, I know that our thanksgiving is over, but hey… I can celebrate American holidays too.

Here are the ingredients, just in case you are sitting on the fence…

1 (1 pound) sweet potato
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup milk
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust

And here are the directions…

On a different note, I wonder if there is much difference between pumpkin and sweet potato?

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Things You’ll Need

* 1 small (2-lb) pumpkin, peeled and cubed
* 1 1/2 cups water
* 1 pinch salt
* 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
* 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
* 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
* 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
* 3/4 to 1 cup maple syrup
* 1/2 tsp. ground cayenne pepper (optional)

How to make the stuff….

Now what do you do with it?? Yes, I have never even tried apple butter, so I was at a bit of a loss, but apparently it tastes pretty good on English Muffins!

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There is hot chocolate out of a tin and then there is homemade hot chocolate. And just in case you are wondering about the difference… Mexican hot chocolate is heavily spiced with cinnamon, and you use bittersweet chocolate. And if you like it even spicier, the recipe suggests a pinch of chili powder. Now that is definitely taking hot chocolate to the next level! Here are the ingredients…

* 6 cups whole milk
* 1 stick Mexican (Ceylon) cinnamon
* 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
* 8 oz. bittersweet chocolate, roughly chopped
* 2 tbsps. sugar, or more, to taste
* 1 cup whipped cream

And you can go here, to learn how to put them all together.

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“One might consider Frappes to have an identity crisis. It’s made of many different things. The dictionary definition of Frappes is that it is an ice cream beverage drink. So, what’s with all of the confusion? First of all, some definitions and recipes, are the same as the ingredients for a milkshake. Also, many frappe recipes do not call for ice cream at all. Some use whipped cream. Other recipes use yogurt in place of ice cream. Other recipes still, include alcohol. ”

So, are you tempted? How about directions for your own homemade Coffee Frappe??

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We have made some kick ass apple crisp over the years, but I always have to wonder what it was about that pie that made us sick??

Big Top Recipes for Little People: The Big Apple Circus Official Cookbook for Kids and Would-Be Clowns

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And just in case you are thinking that creating your own dessert would be difficult, yeah, perhaps the real thing just might be, but an easier version is simply cherry pie filling and ice cream. Now I’m no whiz in the kitchen so I’m not sure that I would go the least step, but if you drizzled cognac over the dessert and held a match to it, I’m pretty sure that you would have an amazing presentation. Me, I might just drizzle cognac over it and then leave it lol…

Or you could skip dessert altogether and simply brew up a cup of Cherries Jubilee coffee. It’s hard to turn down a cup of coffee complete with a generous dollop of whipping cream and shaved chocolate.

I also did a little digging and found a little history that goes along with this spectacular dessert. Apparent, Queen Victoria had this thing for cherries, and Charles Elme Francatelli (one of her chef’s) came up with this dessert for her Jubilee Celebration.

**Cherries Jubilee Flavored Whole Bean Coffee 1 lb
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