36552 jumbo pecan christmas fudge Recipes

christmas with louise, as a joke , my brother, jay, used to hang a pair of panty hose over his fireplace before christmas. he said all he wanted was for santa to fill them., what they say about santa reviewing behavior and checking the list twice must be true because every christmas morning, although jay s kids stockings overflowed, his poor pantyhose hung sadly empty., year i decided to make his dream come true. i put on sunglasses and with a hat pulled down and went in search of an inflatable love doll. they don tsp sell those things at walmart., i had to go to an adult bookstore downtown. if you ve never been in an x-rated store, don tsp go. you ll only confuse yourself. i was there an hour saying things like, what does this do you re kidding me! who would buy that finally, i made it to the inflatable doll section. i wanted to buy a standard, uncomplicated doll that could also substitute as a passenger in my car so i could use the car pool lane, during rush hour. finding what i wanted was difficult. love dolls come in many different models. the top of the line , according to the side of the box, could do things i d only seen in a book on animal husbandry. i settled for lovable louise. she was at the bottom of the price scale. to call louise a doll took a huge leap of imagination., on christmas eve , with the help of an old bicycle pump, louise came to life., my sister-in-law was in on the plan and let me in during the wee morning hours, long after santa had come and gone, i filled the dangling pantyhose with louise s pliant legs and bottom. i also ate some cookies and drank what remained of a glass of milk on a nearby tray. i went home, and giggled for a couple of hours., next morning my brother called to say that santa had been to his house and left a present that had made him very happy but had left the dog confused. she would bark, start to walk away, then come back and bark some more. we all agreed that louise should remain in her panty hose so the rest of the family could admire her when they came over for the traditional christmas dinner., my grandmother noticed louise the moment she walked in the door. what the hell is that she asked. my brother quickly explained , it s a doll. . who would play with something like that granny snapped. i had several candidates in mind, but kept my mouth shut. where are her clothes granny continued., boy , that turkey sure smells nice, gran, jay said, trying to steer her into the dining room. but granny was relentless. why doesn tsp she have any teeth again, i could have answered, but why would i it was christmas and no 1 wanted to ride in the back of the ambulance saying, hang on granny! hang on! ., my grandfather , a delightful old man with very poor eyesight, sidled up to me and said, hey, who s the naked gallon by the fireplace i told him she was jay s friend. a few minutes later i noticed grandpa by the mantel, talking to louise. not just talking, but actually flirting. it was then that we realized this might be grandpa s last christmas at home., dinner went well. we made the usual small talk about who had died , who was dying, and who should be killed, when suddenly louise made a noise that sounded a lot like my father in the bathroom in the morning. then she lurched from the panty hose, flew around the room twice, and fell in a heap in front of the sofa. the cat screamed. i passed cranberry sauce through my nose, and grandpa ran across the room, fell to his knees, and began administering mouth to mouth resuscitation. my brother fell back over his chair and wet his pants laughing and granny threw down her napkin, stomped out of the room, and sat in the car., it was indeed a christmas to treasure and remember. later in my brother s garage, we conducted a thorough examination to decide the cause of louise s collapse. we discovered that louise had suffered from a hot ember to the back of her right thigh. fortunately, thanks to a wonder drug called duct tape , we restored her to perfect health., louise went on to star in several bachelor party movies. i think grandpa still asks about her whenever he can get out of the house

pecan halves, individually wrapped caramels , unwrapped, shortening, semisweet chocolate chips

pecan halves (you could use almond halves instead but i like the s), cold water, egg white, sugar, cinnamon, salt

pecans (chopped ), vanilla wafers (crushed ), raisins, cherries (drain juice), coconut, sweetened condensed milk (not fat free)

jumbo deep sea scallops (diver s scallops), fresh butter, garlic clove, minced, white wine (optional), fine plain breadcrumbs, salt, pepper, fresh parsley, finely chopped, fresh lemon thyme, finely chopped, fresh lemon, quartered

jumbo pasta shells, ground beef, spaghetti sauce , i like ragu meat flavored for this recipe, eggs, ricotta cheese, shredded pre-shredded mozzarella cheese, shredded parmesan cheese, shredded, basil, garlic powder, instant minced onion, oregano, salt, parsley flakes

jumbo shrimp, in the shell (about 1 1/4 lb), fresh thyme, leaves stripped, limes , juice of (about 1/4 cup), extra virgin olive oil, kosher salt, plus additional for seasoning, fresh ground black pepper, garlic clove, chopped, jalapeno , with seeds, scallions (white and green parts ), coarsely chopped fresh cilantro leaves

pecan halves, unsalted butter, melted, sweetened flaked coconut, chopped dried cranberries, cuo chopped semisweet chocolate morsel, canned sweetened condensed milk

pecans, chopped, brown sugar, sugar, butter, melted, ground cinnamon, green maraschino cherries, finely chopped, red maraschino cherries, finely chopped, shortening, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sour cream

fudge marble cake mix, such as (pillsbury plus fudge swirl cake mix), vegetable oil, egg, sugar, sour cream, milk, cream cheese (softened ), eggs, vanilla

christmas plum pudding, milk, double cream, vanilla ice cream, brandy

jumbo lump crabmeat , picked over for bits of shell and cartilage (other crabmeat can be substituted), red onion, in small dice, red bell pepper, in small dice, mayonnaise (homemade will be better), with tabasco and freshly ground black pepper added to taste, creole mustard or other coarse mustard, capers, drained and coarsely chopped, hard-cooked egg, diced small, prepared horseradish, kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste, creole seafood seasoning or any creole seasoning mix , or to taste, butter, butter, freshly shucked corn kernels, about 6 ears, jalapeno peppers , seeds and membranes removed, in 1/8-inch dice, kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste, minced fresh thyme, green onion, finely sliced, fresh thyme springs (optional garnish )

jumbo shrimp, in their shells, skewers (wooden or metal, if wooden, soak prior to grilling), sweet asian chili sauce, tomato paste, fresh lemon juice, garlic cloves, crushed, sesame oil, mayonnaise, fresh red chili, seeded and finely chopped, red onion, finely chopped, fresh cilantro, chopped, fresh lemon juice, salt & freshly ground black pepper

jumbo pasta shells, chopped celery, chopped onions, cooking oil, creamy cottage cheese, frozen chopped spinach (cooked and drained ), beaten egg, salt, dry oregano, ground nutmeg, pepper, chopped onions, cooking oil, flour, salt, milk, chicken broth, grated parmesan cheese

jumbo lump blue crabmeat, mayonnaise or homemade aioli, seafood seasoning (recommended : old bay), scallions, finely chopped , about 3/4 of the green part, chopped fresh basil leaves, eggs, salt and pepper, fine bread crumbs (use just enough to help the cakes start to bind), canola-olive oil blend, cocktail sauce , recipe follows, for serving, flavored aioli , for serving, optional

jumbo lump crab meat , picked through for cartilage, diced red, yellow and green pepper, scallions, minced, mayonnaise, ketchup, tomato, peeled and diced, lime juiced, salt and pepper, plantain chips, sliced avocado

jumbo shrimp, in shell (about 11/4 lb), fresh thyme, leaves stripped, juice of 2 limes (about 1/4 cup), extra-virgin olive oil, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, garlic, chopped, jalapeno , with seeds, scallions, white and green parts, coarsely chopped fresh cilantro

jumbo shrimp, in the shell (about 1 1/4 lb), fresh thyme, leaves stripped, juice of 2 limes (about 1/4 cup), extra-virgin olive oil, kosher salt, plus additional for seasoning, freshly ground black pepper, garlic, chopped, jalapeno , with seeds, scallions (white and green parts ), coarsely chopped fresh cilantro leaves