278 claws month Recipes

there was a woman who had been diagnosed with a terminal illness and had been given three months to live. as she was getting her things in serving, she contacted her pastor and had him come to her house to discuss certain aspects of her final wishes. she told him which songs she wanted sung at the service, what scriptures she would like read, and what outfit she wanted to be buried in. the woman also requested to be buried with her favourite bible., everything was in serving and the pastor was preparing to leave when the woman suddenly remembered something very important to her., more thing , she said excitedly. what s that came the pastor s reply. this is very important, the woman continued.. i want to be buried with a fork in my right hand. the pastor stood looking at the woman, not knowing quite what to say.. that surprises you, doesn tsp it the woman asked. well, to be honest, i m puzzled by the request, said the pastor., woman explained. in all my years of attending church socials and potluck dinners, i always remember that when the dishes of the main course were being cleared, someone would inevitably lean over and say, keep your fork. it was my favorite part because i knew that something better was coming..like velvety chocolate cake or deep-dish apple pie. something wonderful, and with substance! so, i just want people to see me there in that casket with a fork in my hand and i want them to wonder what s with the fork then i want you to tell them: keep your fork..the best is yet to come, eyes welled up with tears of joy as he hugged the woman good-bye. he knew this would be 1 of the last times he would see her before her death. but he also knew that the woman had a better grasp of heaven than he did. she knew that something better was coming. at the funeral people were walking by the woman s casket and they saw the pretty dress she was wearing and her favorite bible and the fork placed in her right hand. over and over the pastor heard the question what s with the fork and over and over he smiled., during his message , the pastor told the people of the conversation he had with the woman shortly before she died. he also told them about the fork and about what it symbolized to her. the pastor told the people how he could not stop thinking about the fork and told them that they probably would not be able to stop thinking about it either., he was right ., next time you reach down for your fork, let it remind you oh so gently, that the best is yet to come..

fourteen in 1 cookies, fourteen in 1 cookies (master recipe), makes: about 7 dozen 2 1/2-inch cookies, simplicity itself. we love this recipe , especially at holiday time, because from just 1 easy cookie dough, you can make fourteen kinds of cookies. putting the sugar through a food processor gives these cookies a wonderful lightness and fineness of texture. have all ingredients at room temperature, 68 to 70of., in a large bowl, beat on medium speed until very fluffy and well blended, unsalted butter, at room temperature, sugar , processed in a food processor for 30 seconds, or superfine, salt, add and beat until well combined, egg, vanilla extract, reduce the speed to low and beat in just until combined: 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, divide the dough in half and wrap in plastic. refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour., dough can be refrigerated for up to 2 days or it can be double-wrapped and frozen for up to 1 month.), bake , position a rack in the upper third and another in the lower third of the oven. preheat the oven to 375of. remove 1 disk of dough from the refrigerator and cut in half. return the unused portion to the refrigerator. either: scoop the cookie dough into 1-tbsp balls with a small ice cream scoop and roll each ball between your palms until smooth. place the dough balls on parchment-lined cookie sheets, spacing about 2 inches apart. using the bottom of a smooth, flour-coated glass, flatten each dough ball to about 1/8 inch thick. or: lightly flour the work surface. roll the dough to 1/8 inch thick, using an offset spatula to loosen the dough. sprinkle the surface lightly with flours as needed to keep the dough from sticking. cut the dough into desired shapes. place the dough shapes on parchment-lined cookie sheets, spacing about 1/2 inch apart. get as many dough shapes as you can out of each sheet, because the dough should be rolled only 2 times. discard any leftover dough after the second rolling, or form the leftover dough into balls and flatten them to about 1/8 inch thick., bake , 2 sheets at a time, until the cookies are evenly golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes, rotate the sheets halfway through baking for even browning. using a thin-bladed spatula, immediatel transfer the cookies to racks to cool to room temperature. decorate the cooled cookies, if desired, and transfer to an airtight container.

stewed tomatoes, water, fresh lima beans, frozen corn kernels, sliced carrots, chopped onion, old bay seasoning tm, beef broth, blue crab crabmeat, blue crab claws, steamed (optional), water

olive oil, butter, spanish onion, minced, garlic, minced, olive oil, divided, butter, clam juice, fresh mussels , scrubbed and debearded, crushed red pepper flakes, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped fresh basil, salt to taste, ground black pepper to taste, fresh linguine pasta, uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined, chopped fresh clam meat, lemon, juiced, cooked lobster tail and claw meat - coarsely chopped, freshly shaved parmesan cheese, lemon, cut into wedges, fresh flat-leaf parsley

sweet dough, unsweetened almond milk, sugar, salt, applesauce, warm water (105-115 degrees ), active dry yeast, baking powder, whole wheat pastry flour, applesauce, apples, diced, chopped walnuts, sugar, cinnamon, lemon juice, cornstarch

coriander seeds, fennel seeds, olive oil, stone crab claws or canadian snow crab legs, shells cracked with mallet or cut with scissors, farmed manila clams or quahogs (about 1 1/2 lb), scrubbed, farmed mussels , scrubbed, debearded, chopped shallots, dry white wine, fresh meyer lemon juice or 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice and 1/4 cup fresh orange juice, butter, chopped fresh chives

olive oil, spanish chorizo, sliced into 1/2 -thick rounds, stalks green garlic, thinly sliced , or 2 finely chopped leeks, white and light-green parts only, smoked paprika, short-grain rice (such as bomba, valencia, or calasparra), saffron threads, hot seafood or chicken stock, kosher salt, lobsters , halved lengthwise, claws cracked, shelled peas or frozen peas, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, halved lemons

dry mustard, turbinado sugar (see cooks note), safflower or canola oil, garlic, peeled and minced, shallot, peeled and minced, egg yolks, juice of 1 large lemon, dijon mustard, kosher salt, cayenne pepper, stone crab claws, cracked

uncooked frozen lobster tails (1 1/2 lb total), thawed , cut in half lengthwise, each half cut into thirds with shell intact, fresh lime juice, olive oil, chopped onion, chopped green bell pepper, garlic cloves, chopped, chopped fresh parsley, paprika, tomatoes, seeded, diced, canned tomato puree, bottled clam juice, dry sherry wine, bay leaf, cayenne pepper, stone crab claws, cracked

complete caesar salad in a bag, simply potatoes traditional mashed potatoes, crab claw meat, old bay seasoning, canola oil

fruitcakes get an awful lot of bad press , especially the mass produced varieties, but a rich homemade version can be incredibly delicious., fruitcake is a mixture of fruits and nuts with just enough batter to hold them together. when wrapped in cloth and foil, saturated with alcoholic liquors regularly, and kept in in tightly closed tins, a fruitcake may be kept for months or even years, have it your way ..., if there are certain fruits you don tsp like , you can always include more of another, or some of your own favorites. dried fruits cooked in juice can take the place of candied fruits, and seeds can replace nuts. to convert a favorite dark fruitcake recipe to a light fruitcake, leave out the dark spices, use light colored fruits (golden raisins, dried apricots, etc.), and replace dark corn syrup or molasses with light corn syrup

caramel ice cream topping, blanched slivered almonds, toasted slightly, flan, eggs, sweetened condensed milk-i used dolce con leche brand, evaporated milk, mexican vanilla extract , if you can find it otherwise i used homemade version of 10 split vanilla beans steeped in brandy in a dark cabinet for months, cake, yellow cake mix, water, canola oil, eggs

peeled thin sliced kiwi, refrigerated jellied cran-berry ( no whole berries), carton vanilla ice cream

dried beans (almost any type can be used. i like the large speckled brown and white flattish ones you find in the market in budapest, but i don tsp know that i ve seen them in the us), smoked pig s feet, smoked pork ribs, celery knob, peeled and diced (for those in the united states who cannot find celery knobs, a few pieces of celery should make a fine substitution), yellow onion, chopped, olive oil, italian parsley, chopped, all-purpose flour, hungarian paprika (make sure it s fresh, not the funky stuff that has been sitting at the back of your cupboard for three years. it should be bright red and smell very pungent. in case you didn tsp know, paprika simply means pepper in hungarian, and the dry paprika powder you use as a spice is actually ground hungarian peppers. like a bell pepper or chile you d use fresh, paprika just isn tsp as good when it s been sitting on your shelf for months!), garlic clove, mashed, smoked pork sausage (see note ), salt to taste, sour cream

ham bone or chopped ham, dried beans (pinto or kidney), brown sugar, dark molasses, salt, mustard, onion, chopped, catsup

asparagus spears, salt and freshly ground pepper, butter, eggs, beaten, light or heavy cream, cooked shelled crab claws , or 5 1/2 oz (160g) cooked white crab meat, chives, cut into short lengths

sour cream, mayonnaise, fresh lime juice, green onions, chopped, jalapenos, seeded, minced, chili powder, dry mustard, hearts of palm, drained, tomatoes, avocados, peeled, pitted, red leaf lettuce leaves, cooked medium shrimp, peeled, deveined, cooked crab claws