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8 cups figs, stemmed Sure-Jell 3/4 cup water 1/4 cup lemon juice 8-10 cups granulated sugar* Stem the figs, letting some of the skin release also and discard. I don't completely skin mine, but tearing off a little helps when you mash them. Add all of the ingredients, except the sugar, into a large stock pot and cook over medium to medium high heat. Bring to a boil. Add all the sugar at once and return to a boil. I let mine cook for a few minutes. I also used a submersion blender to break up the figs. That step is totally optional. You can leave them whole or used a potato masher to mash them, if you like. Remove from heat and carefully spoon or pour into jars. I yielded 3 pints and 5 half pints from this batch. You can either process the jars of preserves in a water bath, or store in the refrigerator.  One Pint is missing from the picture because my DIL was here and took it home! LOL Good stuff! *Depending on how ripe the figs are, you may use mor...

Minnie Mouse is, of course, one of the most noticeable of Walt Disney's characters, next to Mickey. I was asked to do an edible fruit display for a Minnie Mouse themed birthday! Here's what we came up with! Minnie Mouse Fruit Bowls! 1 round seedless watermelon 1 cataloupe Strawberries Pineapple  (can/cans of  DOLE� chunk) Grapes Blueberries Using a melon baller, scoop out the watermelon and cantaloupe. Cut the other fruit into desired shapes. Combine and fill the watermelon. Secure the cantaloupe halves to the top of the watermelon with toothpicks, and fill with fruit. ~~~~~ Not many people remember the Disney character Willy the Whale. He was an opera singing whale that wanted to sing at the met. There were reports of a mysterious voice singing deep in the sea. It was Willie the Whale! Willie the Whale Take one large oval watermelon and using a template that we downloaded from clip art, carefully carve the watermelon. We started with a square in the top and hollowed out most ...

Ingredients: For crust: -5 tablespoons unsalted butter -12 graham crackers -1/4 cup sugar -1/4 teaspoon salt Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Make crust. Butter a 9-by-3 inch springform pan. 2. In a food processor, pulse graham crackers until fine crumbs form, add melted butter, sugar, and salt, and pulse to combine. Press crumb mixture into bottom and about 1-inch up side of pan. Bake until set 12-15 minutes, let cool on wire rack. Reduce oven to 325 degrees. 3. Set a kettle of water to boil. Make filling. Using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Gradually add sugar, beat in lemon zest and juice, and salt. Beat in eggs, one at a time scrapping down side of bowl after each addition. Beat in sour cream. 4. Wrap bottom haf of pan in foil. Pour in filling, place in a roasting pan. Pour in boiling water to come halfway up side of springform. Bake until just set in center, about 1 3/4 hours. Remove pan from water, let cool 20 minutes. Run a pairing knife around ed...

A match made in heaven - mangoes, cream, and lady fingers for a totally enjoyable tropical dessert Preparation Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 00:00 Servings: 24 WHAT YOU WILL NEED: 1 300 ml can condensed milk 2 cans 300g NESTLE Cream 20 pieces lady fingers 4 medium size ripe mangoes sliced thinly 1/3 cup lady finger crumbs HERE'S HOW: Combine condensed milk and NESTL� Cream in a bowl. Set aside. Arrange 10 pieces lady fingers in a 12x7x2-inches rectangular dish. Top with half the mango slices. Pour in half of the cream mixture. Repeat for the remainder of the ingredients. Top with crumbs, and freeze for a minimum of 4 hours. Nutritional Content: Calories: 147 Carbohydrates (g): 19 Protein (g): 2 Fats (g): 7

One afternoon I was in a storage area in my mother's office house (I will get into more of that later) and I was looking for some items I had stored there when I moved the end of last summer.  As I was rummaging through things I found my mother's recipe box.  It isn't a fancy box - it is actually just a index card box that my mother attempted to organize her recipes in.  I didn't think much about the box, but I took it with me! When I got home and my daughter was taking a nap I grabbed the box and started to go through it, slowly organizing the recipes in some type of groups.  Some fell into meats, some fell into appetizers, there were a lot of bread recipes and dessert recipes.  While I was trying to organize I was struck with the most unbelievable feeling of heartache.  Most of the recipes in the box were recipes from my childhood, and the ones that were not from my childhood came from our time working at our family's winery (again another s...

It's always a good idea to have a stash of blueberries in your freezer for just such an occasion! I might have just enough left  for waffles next week! I sent half of this danish with my Step-Son and his wife on there trip to North Carolina. I hope they have some left for her parents when they get there! LOL For the dough: 1 package active dry yeast � cup warm water 1� cups warm milk � cup sugar, divided 1 teaspoon salt 4� cups flour, divided � cup shortening, melted For the filling: 2 - 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1 large egg yolk (at room temperature) 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract fresh blueberries (about a pint, more or less per your taste) 1 tablespoon butter, melted In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Stir until dissolved. Add warm milk, � cup of the sugar and salt. Stir in 3 cups of the flour. Mixture will be very wet. Let rise in a warm place for about 1 hour. After the first rising, stir in the remaining � cup of sugar and melted sh...

A delightful change-up to an old  coffee cake classic with the addition of thinly sliced fresh Fugi apples. It's so amazing the incredible enhancement of flavors that predominately come through  once this dessert is allowed to sit overnight... Servings: (12) Prep: 15 min. Bake: 45 to 50 mins. INGREDIENTS Streusel: 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1/3 cup packed brown sugar 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/2 cup chopped candied pecans 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted Cake: -Wet Ingredients - 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature 1 cup granulated sugar 1 egg, beaten 1 (6-oz. carton) Chobani Greek Yogurt (I used strawberry, found by the case at Costco) 1 cup sour cream 1 teaspoon bourbon extract  (or vanilla ) -Dry Ingredients- 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon fine-grain kosher salt Fruit: 2 Fugi apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced METHOD Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray a glass 9x12" square baking dish and se...