15 the next best thing Recipes

chopped milk chocolate, vegetable oil, chow mein noodles (or pretzels)

flour, butter or 1/2 cup margarine, chopped nuts (walnuts are what i use), cool whip, cream cheese, sugar, instant chocolate pudding mix, milk, chopped nuts (to garnish )

all-purpose flour, butter, chopped walnuts, cream cheese, white sugar, instant chocolate pudding mix, instant vanilla pudding mix, milk, grated semisweet chocolate

frozen pina colada mix, crushed pineapple in juice, undrained, vanilla ice cream, mango flavored rum, cubes ice, whipping cream, cherries with stems

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..

onions, green bell peppers, jalapeno peppers, fresh cilantro, tomatoes (garden fresh is best, but in winter 1 must make due), whole garlic (the whole thing! not just a clove), hot peppers (habenero, cayenne, etc.), salt, pepper, tabasco sauce, vinegar, lime , juice of

flour, crushed nuts, margarine, cream cheese, cool whip, sugar, chocolate instant pudding, half-and-half, cool whip, crushed nuts, grated chocolate or mini chocolate chip

flour, butter, sugar, almonds, cream cheese, sugar, instant chocolate pudding mix, cool whip

fully-cooked shank half ham, bone in (pre-sliced is best ), sugar (i like to use 1/2 brown sugar and 1/2 white), ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, paprika, ground ginger, ground allspice

onion, tips (the ends and skins of whole onions and also scallions and leeks, the dark green tops and white botto), broccoli stem, carrot, tops (and the bottom you usually cut off), asparagus spear (use the stems for the broth), celery top (and leaves ), pea pods (i use edamame pods too), corn cobs (after the corn is cut off), bread , heels (whole grain and dark s are best), rind brie cheese (if not going vegan), tomato, tips, beet, tips and leaves, cauliflower stem, and leaves, potato skins (regular and sweet ), bay leaf, peppercorns, parsley (i grab a handful from the garden), salt

flour, butter, pecans, finely chopped, cream cheese, softened, powdered sugar, instant chocolate pudding mix, vanilla instant pudding mix, milk, milk chocolate candy bars, grated

apple tartin, quick cooked tart it is called an apple tartin and is very simple and beautiful. my daughter has made this for school and she never brings any back, plus she always has a large number of requests for the recipe. this depends on the size of the saute pan you use. i start with about a 10 pan well coated with no stick pam and i use about 2 sliced apples, about a 1/2 to 1/4 thick (i like granny smith, but use what you like). i then melt unsalted butter and enough brown sugar to cover bottom of the pan and make a thick syrup after it cooks. i thin put the apples into the syrup and cook a few minutes so they get coated good with the syrup., i over lay the apples or shingle them is the tech term in a round circle like a huge sun flower design or something that works for you, be creative! i then use bought flake pastry dough and put on top of the apples enough to cover completely and make an edge on the outside of the tart. you can roll the dough at the edge make a little design in it to close the edge or just leave the edge open but in a round shape no rough edges.then i put in the oven and brown the pastry dough. when it is done (doesn tsp take long to cook) i have a large plate that i put over the saute pan and invert so the whole thing comes out with the, apples on top and the crust on bottom. i then coat with my simple water and sugar syrup ( recipe above) for a shiny coat and then i serve with cool whip or ice cream. 1 thing i forgot . you will have a center hole the apples you can cut a round shape ot of the apple or fill with cool whip, but if you can cut the top of the apple with the stem intact it looks nice in the hole. i have used cookie dough for this recipe and it works , but the pastry works best for me.

green peppers, in small pieces, red peppers (in oil with garlic ( if you can tsp get these please see my recipe), tomatoes (peeled... make a cross at the top and the bottom, toss into boiling water for 2 minutes and plunge i), water, vinegar, brown sugar, soy sauce, potatoes, medium chunks, onions, in small chunks, head garlic (the whole bulb, yes...the whole thing!), red chili pepper (usually dry, use more if you have a cold, or like it hot!... i use 2 if its for me and 0 if my bf is), cayenne pepper, tabasco sauce, pepper, salt, olive oil, oil (for deep frying), water, for boiling (stock is best, but water will do), crunchy bread (for mopping up)