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Marshmallow Snowman & Winner

The Hungry Housewife — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 02:09:53 +0000

Well Hi there. Cute, aren’t I? I’m easy to make too. Yep, I was here on this blog 2 years ago. The chic that writes this blog is too lazy to make something new this year. She claims she is too busy, but I am glad to show my cute little face again. It’s nice to meet you.

Want to know how to make me?

Marshmallow Smowman

Recipe type: Dessert

Author: Leslie Green – The Hungry Housewife

Prep time: 10 mins

Total time: 10 mins

Serves: 1

A festive Marshmallow Snowman

Ingredients

3 large marshmallows
3 toothpicks
Edible Black and Orange markers(can find them at the craft store) or Black and Orange Tube writing frosting
2 small thin pretzel sticks
1 Sheet rolled fruit snack(such as a Fruit Roll Up) cut into a 1/4-1/2 inch long strip
1 Hershey’s Kiss

Instructions

Place 1 toothpick in the center on 1 marshmallow.
Place a marshmallow on the top of that toothpick.
Place a second toothpick through the center of the second marshmallow.
Place the 3rd marshmallow on top of the second.
Using the markers or the frosting, draw on two black eyes and 3 black buttons and a mouth. Using the orange marker or frosting draw on a nose.
Place the pretzels in sides of the middle marshmallow for the arms.
Drape the Fruit Roll up around the neck and arms of the snowman for a “scarf”
Place the 3rd toothpick through the middle of the top marshmallow and poke the Hershey Kiss on top to serve as his hat.

Notes

Makes one snowman

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Ice Cream Cone Christmas Trees

The Hungry Housewife — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:06:57 +0000

I have not had to seconds to even breath this Holiday Season. So I am regurgitating a Christmas craft I did two years ago here on my blog. So if you are new, these are new to you!!!

These are so simple to do and the kids love making them.

And as a bonus, you get to go to the candy store. Leave the kids at home, because a kid in a candy store can be quite dangerous! Oh wait, or am I talking about my self?

They are pretty self explanatory…

Ice Cream Cone Christmas Trees

Recipe type: Dessert

Author: Leslie Green – The Hungry Housewife

Prep time: 15 mins

Total time: 15 mins

Serves: 8

A fun Christmas edible craft..Ice Cream Cone Christmas Trees

Ingredients

Pointy Sugar Cones
Premade White Frosting
White Tub Frosting
Green Food Coloring
Assorted Candies for “Christmas Tree Ornaments”
Shredded Coconut

Instructions

In a small bowl mix approximately 80 drops of green food coloring into the white frosting. Stir until the color is even.
Place the ice cream cone, pointy side up on a paper plate.
Frost the entire outside of the cone with the green tinted frosting.
Decorated with your desired candies.

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Peppermint Pretzel Bark

The Hungry Housewife — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:46:16 +0000

Bark is so easy to make and it’s perfect for Holiday parties or just any day of the week really. However, it is quite dangerous to have laying around the house. It is cut in such small pieces, that you just walk by, pick one up and pop it into you mouth. Well, if you continue to do this all day, you will have probably eaten half of the tray. Don’t know how I know this fact..probably read it somewhere…yup that’s it.{cough-cough}.

Take a look at my other bark recipes…
Almond Joy Bark
Traditional Peppermint Bark

And the easy recipe..

Peppermint Pretzel Bark

Recipe type: Dessert

Author: Leslie Green – The Hungry Housewife

Prep time: 15 mins

Cook time: 3 mins

Total time: 18 mins

Serves: 10

Peppermint Pretzel Bark makes a perfect holiday snack.

Ingredients

16 oz. White Chocolate (4 bars), chopped, divided
2 oz. Semi- Sweet Chocolate, chopped
1 tablespoon Vegetable Shortening, melted
1 cup roughly chopped Salted Pretzels
4 Candy Canes, Chopped

Instructions

Line a 8 x 8 or 9 x 9 pan with non stick foil. Or spray the foil with no stick cooking spray.
In a large bowl, melt 12 oz. white chocolate by placing in the microwave and heating in 30 second intervals, stirring in-between each interval. This usually take 1 to 1 1/2 minutes depending on your microwave.
When the chocolate is melted, stir in the melted shortening and the remaining 4 oz. white chocolate and stir until smooth.
Reserve 2 tablespoons of the candy canes and pretzel for sprinkling on top.
Stir the remaining candy canes and pretzels into the white chocolate.
Pour the mixture into the prepared pan.
Sprinkle the 2 tablespoons of the candy canes and 2 tablespoons of the pretzels on top.
In a small bowl melt the semi-sweet chocolate for about 1 minute, cooking in 30 second intervals.Stir until smooth.
Place the semi-sweet chocolate into a zip lock bag and snip a tiny part of the corner off.
Drizzle the chocolate over the white chocolate.
Place the bark in the refrigerator for several hours to to firm.
When completely firm, cut into desired shapes.
Store in a covered container in a cool dry place

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Peppermint Swirl Fudge and a Giveaway

The Hungry Housewife — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 03:18:36 +0000

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Peppermint Swirl Fudge

5.0 from 4 reviews

Recipe type: Dessert

Author: Leslie Green – The Hungry Housewife

Prep time: 2 mins

Cook time: 2 mins

Total time: 4 mins

A holiday twist on the perfect chocolate fudge

Ingredients

1 can Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk, divided
14 oz. semi sweet chocolate, chopped
4 oz. white chocolate, chopped
pinch salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon peppermint extract
2 candy canes, crushed

Instructions

Line a 8 X 8 pan with foil.
Place white chocolate in a microwave safe bowl along with 1/2 cup Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk.
Microwave for 30 seconds.
Add peppermint extract and stir until smooth. Set aside.
Place the semi-sweet chocolate and salt with the remaining Sweetened Condensed milk.
Microwave for 1 minute. Remove and stir.
Microwave for an additional 30 seconds.
Add vanilla extract and stir until smooth.
Pour into the prepared pan.
Pour the white chocolate over the top and swirl with a knife.
Top with crushed candy canes.
Place in the refrigerator for several hours to set.
Cut and serve.

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One might call the way I cut my fudge wasteful. See all the scraps left behind? Well, you see, you have to be creative. Most people serve coffee after the holiday dinner. So here is what I do…leave a plateful of the “scraps” next to the coffee station so people can drop pieces in their coffee! Instant PEPPERMINT MOCHA! Yeah, I’m a genius.

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Maple Pumpkin Pie

The Hungry Housewife — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:23:03 +0000

What is your favorite holiday pie? Mine by far is pumpkin and cherry. I can’t have Thanksgiving without it. This maple pumpkin pie is my all time favorite. The maple and cinnamon gives it just that little something extra.
Pumpkin pie is very easy to make. You can take a short cut and use a pre-made pie crust. I won’t tell a soul.

Maple Pumpkin Pie

5.0 from 1 reviews

Recipe type: Dessert

Author: Leslie Green – The Hungry Housewife

Prep time: 20 mins

Cook time: 70 mins

Total time: 1 hour 30 mins

Serves: 8

Maple pumpkin Pie..they perfect holiday pie.

Ingredients

PIE CRUST
1 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (6 1/4 ounces)
1/2 teaspoon table salt
1tablespoon sugar
6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter (3/4 stick), cut into 1/4-inch slices
1/4 cup chilled solid vegetable shortening , cut into 2 pieces
2 tablespoons vodka , cold
2 tablespoons cold water
PIE FILLING
1 15 oz. can pumpkin (NOT pumpkin pie filling)
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup half and half or whole milk
1 tablespoon maple extract

Instructions

PIE CRUST

Mix the flour, salt, and sugar together in a medium bowl.
With a pastry fork,two forks or your fingers, mix the butter and shortening into the flour mixture (dough will resemble cottage cheese curds with some very small pieces of butter remaining, but there should be no uncoated flour).
Empty mixture into medium bowl.
Sprinkle vodka and water over mixture. With rubber spatula, use folding motion to mix, pressing down on dough until dough is slightly tacky and sticks together.
Flatten dough into 4-inch disk.
Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 45 minutes or up to 2 days.
Preheat the oven to 375.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out the pie dough large enough to fit a 8″ or 9″ pie pan.
Place it in your pie pan and put it in the freezer for about 15 minutes.
Meanwhile in a large bowl, mix together the pumpkin, sugar, maple syrup, cinnamon and salt.
Add the eggs and beat with a fork until mixed thoroughly.
Slowly add the half and half and maple extract, stir until combined.
Remove pie crust from the freezer and fill the crust with the pumpkin filling.
Cover the edges of of the pie crust with foil or a pie crust sheild.
Bake for 35 minutes, then remove the foil and bake for an additional 35 minutes or until the center is set or when a tooth pick or a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool on a wire rack.

Notes

The maple extract is optional. It might be hard to find in your area.
-Pie filling inspired by Better Homes and Gardens
-Pie crust from Cooks Illustrated

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Mitten Christmas Sugar Cookies

The Hungry Housewife — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:55:00 +0000

I went ~~lazy~~ simple this year. 2 colors of icing to mix. Some white Non-Pareils. That’s it. I mean, not as simple as running out to the store to buy your kids classes some cookies..cause that is what most normal people would do. However, I never claimed to be normal.

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CLICK HEREfor the cookie and icing recipe and wonderful tips on how to decorate sugar cookies.

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Christmas Sugar Cookies

The Hungry Housewife — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:09:00 +0000

So I had an argument with my 2 alter egos. I had the unrealistic cook on my left shoulder and the practical cook on my right. Oh and they had it out. But thank God for my sanity, the nice little practical cook won this year. I was asked to make sugar cookies for my my sons class. You know, a whole bunch of 6 and 7 year olds..the ones who don’t give a damn what the cookies actually looklike..the only requirement is they have some sorts of sprinkly or shiny crap on them. My unrealistic cooked wanted me to make fancy and gorgeous decorated cookies. But like I said, Mrs. Practical won!!! Yaaahooo. So I present to you my simply decorated sugar cookies. Easy peasy.

Click Here for a printable recipe.

Click Here for some good sugar cookie tips.

Marshmallow Snowmen

The Hungry Housewife — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:23:00 +0000

Another Holiday classic that you can do with your kids in under 2 minutes(cause we all know thats how long their attention spans are anyways!)
Since there is no snow here in Tampa, I resort to making Marshmallow Snowmen. Fills the void ya know!

MARSHMALLOW SNOWMEN

3 large marshmallows

3 toothpicks

Edible Black and Orange markers(can find them at the craft store) or Black and Orange Tube writing frosting

2 small thin pretzel sticks

1 Sheet rolled fruit snack(such as a Fruit Roll Up) cut into a 1/4-1/2 inch long strip

1 Hershey’s Kiss

Place 1 toothpick in the center on 1 marshmallow.

Place a marshmallow on the top of that toothpick.

Place a second toothpick through the center of the second marshmallow.

Place the 3rd marshmallow on top of the second.

Using the markers or the frosting, draw on two black eyes and 3 black buttons and a mouth. Using the orange marker or frosting draw on a nose.

Place the pretzels in sides of the middle marshmallow for the arms.

Drape the Fruit Roll up around the neck and arms of the snowman for a “scarf”

Place the 3rd toothpick through the middle of the top marshmallow and poke the Hershey Kiss on top to serve as his hat.

FUN FUN FUN

Ice Cream Cone Christmas Trees

The Hungry Housewife — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:00:00 +0000

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I know these cute little Ice Cream Christmas Tress have been around forever. Who even knows where they originated. But aren’t they darling? The kids had such a great time with these, that is after they got past the sugar rush from eating the frosting by the spoon fulls!

I went to the candy store in the mall and went to town in all of the candy bins. It was easier to get what I wanted then to buy a bunch of bagged candy and pick through it.

These are quick and painless to assemble. Just make sure you decorate them before the frosting has time to dry. The decorations stick better when the frosting is wet.

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CHRISTMAS TREE ICE CREAM CONES

Pointy Sugar Cones

Premade White Frosting

White Tube Frosting

Green Food Coloring

Assorted Candies for “Christmas Tree Ornaments”

Shredded Coconut

In a small bowl mix approximately 80 drops of green food coloring into the white frosting. Stir until the color is even.

Place the ice cream cone, pointy side up on a paper plate.

Frost the entire outside of the cone with the green tinted frosting.

Decorated with your desired candies

Peppermint Bark

The Hungry Housewife — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:01:00 +0000

While a LARGE amount of my money is funneled into Williams Sonomas glorious pockets, it will not be going to the purchase of their ridiculously expensive Peppermint Bark. Yes it is heavenly..but come on..us food savvy people can make our own for a fraction of the price. Sure, we wont be getting the cute trendy Holiday Tin to go along with it. But who the hell cares. Yours will be made with love people!!! All you need is love, all you need is love, love is all you need( cant you hear me singing in my best John Lennon?) Ohhh, how I love to sing, you might have seen me on American Idol 3 season ago..I made it in the top 50. HAAAAAAAAAAA. I kid…I know my family is peeing in their pants right now..Seriously, I suck a singing. If I went on American Idol, I would be one of those people in the blooper reel that Simon is ripping a new one!!! Enough rambling.tooooo much coffee this morning!!
Lets make some BARK.

PEPPERMINT BARK

12 oz bitter sweet chocolate, finely chopped
16 oz white chocolate, finely chopped (NOT WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIPS)
1/4 cup whipping cream
1 tsp Peppermint extract
6 oz peppermint candies

Line a 13 x 9 baking pan with foil( use non stick foil), make sure you let the sides overhang so you can pull the bark out when its done.
In a heavy duty zip lock bag, crush the peppermints
In a double boiler, melt the dark chocolate, peppermint extract and whipping cream and stir until smooth
Pour the dark chocolate into the baking pan and evenly smooth out.
Place in the fridge for about 15 minutes to firm.
In a double boiler, melt the white chocolate and stir until smooth.
Remove the dark chocolate from the fridge and with a paper towel, blot off and moisture that has accumulated on the top.
Pour the white chocolate over the dark chocolate.
Sprinkle the peppermint candies over the white chocolate.
Place in fridge to firm for about 1 hour.
Remove and cut to your desired shape and size.

Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container.

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