Ideas by Millan

Christmas Pecan Cookies

2 cups of shortening
1 ¾ cups of confectioner’s sugar
5 cups of flower
½ cup of corn starch
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1 ½ finely chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 350° F. Combine in a blender the sugar and butter and mix until butter becomes fluffy. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.

Shape cookies into desired form. You can flatten with a rolling pin and use a cookie cutter.

Place the shapes on a cookie sheet and bake for 12 minutes or until lightly golden. Remove from oven and let them cool so they can finish to cook.

Yields 4 dozens depending on the size of the shapes.

If you want your scrambled eggs for breakfast to be smooth, you must stir them gently and not too much, if you stir too much then they’ll break into smaller pieces and it will end up dry.  The secret for making scrambled eggs turn out smooth and well cooked is margarine spread.  While they cook on the pan add two teaspoons of  vegetable spread or margarine. Remove from the heat when they are less cooked than what you want them, they’ll end up cooking with their own heat.

The key to delicious sish kabobs, whether it be in the oven or on the grill, is marinating the meat. Here’s a delicious Beef and Apple Sish Kabob recipe.

 
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Turkey Taquitos

Save the leftovers from Thanksgiving. Shred the meat and place it on a plastic container and put it in the refrigerator for the day after. If you don’t plan on using the meat the very next day you can put it in a freezer bag, the best are the Vacuum Food bags.

Here’s an easy and delicious recipe you can make:

 
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Classic Turkey Dinner

The best Thanksgiving dinner is the one you enjoy the most with your family. Do not confine yourself in the kitchen for days before turkey day. Bake a classic turkey this holiday and make it easy on yourself. If you cannot get a fresh turkey, that’s okay, get the frozen whole turkey, just remember to let it thaw 24 hours for every 4 pounds, so plan ahead. Thaw it in the refrigerator with the breast side down, this will allow for the juices to flow to the breast. Do not remove it from its wrapping. Thawing may take 3 to 4 days, but once it’s thawed try not to let it sit in the fridge longer than 2 days.

 
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Chocolate Covered Marshmallows

Treat them to some MARSHMALLOWS COVERED IN CHOCOLATE.  They’ll definitively love the idea, you won’t spend much money (you may already have the ingredients in you kitchen) and this is a great idea to spend some quality time with them.  You’ll need:

8 oz. Hershey Kisses chocolate

2 tbs. vegetable oil

21 Big Marshmallows

7 Popsicle sticks

Sprinkles of your choice.

Have the kids place the marshmallow on the sticks while you melt in the chocolate in the microwave with the vegetable oil.

Mix well. Cover the marshmallows with chocolate and have the kids add the sprinkles.  Use your imagination.  You can also use white chocolate.

Enjoy.