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Country Roads…

18 Thursday Apr 2013

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Country Road, take me home. What does home mean to you, the American Dream.. For me my home is a place that I come for comfort, it says welcome, and I can just relax and express myself in my decorating, cooking etc. I often share bits and pieces of my home, what I want in my home, and what I dream of .. I just want to share with all of you what some of the things I have in my life and what inspire me that makes me feel welcome and that makes me feel like you can call home.. My point is, these things have no rules, really. It is what welcomes you, and what is pleasing to your eyes, you are the one that has to live there..I want to be comfortable in my home and want you to be comfortable like family when you come to my home!

CHOCOLATE ORANGE FUDGE

18 Thursday Apr 2013

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CHOCOLATE ORANGE FUDGE

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 (14 oz.) can Eagle Brand® Sweetened Condensed Milk
1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts, almonds or pecans (optional)
2 teaspoons finely shredded orange peel

Instructions

LINE 8-inch square pan with wax paper, extending paper over edges of pan.
MELT chocolate chips with sweetened condensed milk in medium saucepan. Remove from heat. Stir in nuts and orange peel. Pour into prepared pan. Cool slightly.
CHILL 2 hours or until firm. Remove from pan by lifting edges of wax paper; peel off paper. Cut into diamonds or squares.

Easy Big Fat Yeast Rolls

18 Thursday Apr 2013

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Easy Big Fat Yeast Rolls
I’ve had lots of compliments on these over the years, and many people now have this recipe and it’s the only one they use! 

Ingredients
1 cup warm water
1 pkg active dry yeast
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
3 tbls softend butter
1 egg, beaten
3 1/2-4 cups flour

Method
Put water and yeast in large mixing bowl and add next 4 ingredients. Beat with dough hook until well blended. Add 3 1/2 to 4 cups flour and mix until soft dough forms (should not be sticky). Put out onto floured board and knead a few times until smooth. Place in greased bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let rise in warm place approx. 45 minutes. Punch down and turn out onto floured board. Shape into 12 rolls and place in greased 13×9 in. baking pan. Let rise again about 30 minutes. Bake 350 for 20 minutes. Brush tops of rolls with butter. Recipe is easily doubled.

Cheesecake Crescent Rolls

18 Thursday Apr 2013

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Cheesecake Crescent Rolls 

2 cans of Pillsbury Crescent rolls
2 (8oz each) package cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup butter, melted
cinnamon
sugar

Unroll and spread 1 of the cans of crescent rolls on the bottom of a 9 x 13 baking dish (or 8 x 8 if you want to cut the recipe in half). Combine softened cream cheese, 1 cup sugar, and vanilla. Spread over crescent roll layer. Unroll and layer remaining crescent rolls over cream cheese layer. Melt your butter and spread over top of crescent rolls. Sprinkle generously with cinnamon and sugar.

Bake for 20-30 minutes in 350 degree oven until bubbly and slightly browned. Drizzle with a little honey if you like. Let cool a bit, slice and eat.