Christmas Bwallz

Okay, it should say Christmas "Balls", but Sean put a lovely New Ywoker accent on it, and it stuck.

2 packages Hershey Nuggets Almond and Toffee Chocolates (12oz. each, 24oz. total), or any other favorite chocolate
1 medium size Cool Whip in French Vanilla, although you could use plain, lite or free, but it's christmas, so splurge!
1 box Vanilla Wafers, finely crushed. Any excuse I have to use a hammer and crush things, I like.

Melt chocolate over warm water, let cool.
Thaw Cool Whip just a bit and add cooled chocolate to it. Mix well.
Take spoonfuls of the mixture and drop it into the crushed Vanilla Wafers, rolling until shaped like a golf ball.
Put on parchment paper and let cool in the fridge for a couple of hours until firm.

Give to neighbors, or just enjoy it yourself.

This is a modified version of a recipe I found in Aunt Joan's Davis Ward Cookbook. Don't ask me how I ended up with her ward cookbook. Weird.

Jinny's Fabulous Rice Pilaf

1/2 cube margerine
1/2 cup orzo
Saute' til lightly browned
3 cups water
1 cup rice
2-3 chicken boullion cubes

simmer 20 minutes, covered.

let stand for a few minutes.

I like to at least double or triple this - it gets eaten up quickly. It's good with a nice roasted chicken, or with peas, salad and rolls if you're in a hurry.

Mangia!

PS - I hope this is right - I haven't found the recipe - so I'm doing this from memory.

Request

Bonny: I really enjoyed the rice pilaf that you made while we were visiting. I was wondering if you could post the recipe. It was delicious. I think i could have eaten the whole pan!!

Sausage Gravy with Biscuits

This is one of Jeremy's and Olivia's favorite breakfast for dinner ideas.

1 package of sausage ( I buy Jimmy Dean's Lean)
3 cups of milk
1/4 cup flour
salt to taste

Brown the sausgage. Mix flour with milk. Add salt. Pour the milk onto the sausage and then on medium heat constantly stir saugage mixture until the milk is bubbly and starting to thicken. You may need to add more milk or flour depending on how thick you like it. Let it bubble for a few minutes while continuing to stir. Serve on hot biscuits.

This is so good!!! No matter how much of this I fix it is always all gone.