Turtles

For an easy holiday treat all you need is pretzels, rolo candy, and pecans.

Place wax paper on a baking sheet. Put down the pretzels then a rolo on top. Bake in the oven at 350 for a few minutes-just until the rolos have melted. Then remove from the oven and press a pecan on top.

YUM! It is the perfect combination of sweet and salty!

Lemon-Herb Turkey Breast

I made this turkey for Thanksgiving as we were having a small crowd. It was really good and easy. My husband said it was "the best turkey he had the privilege of tasting". I bought a 3LB turkey that had all of the inside parts removed. I put it in the fridge 24 hours before cooking to begin defrosting.

First you prepare the marinade:

1/4 Lemon juice

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2 T of dijon mustard


1/2 C of dry white wine


1 teaspoon of rosemary (fresh probably would have been better, but for as small as the amount was I didn't want to buy a whole carton of fresh herbs)



1 teaspoon of oregano


2 cloves of garlic


Mix together


Place the turkey breast in the crock pot


Cover with mixture. Cook on low for 6-8 hours; basting occasionally if possible.


When it is time to eat remove the netting, carve, and serve.

Apple Fritters

My husband's mom makes apple fritters on Christmas morning, and they are so good. She came over this week and taught me how to make them. They are so yummy!


Ingredients: 1 1/4 C flour, 1/4 C of sugar, 3/4 t salt, 1 1/2 t baking powder, 1 t cinnamon, 1/3 c of milk, 1 egg, 1 C chopped apple.


First chop up your apple. We used 2 apples.


Then mix up the rest of the ingredients. 1 1/4 C flour


1/4 C of sugar


3/4 t Salt and 1 1/2 t baking powder


1 t cinnamon


1/3 C of milk


1 egg


Mix everything together


While you are mixing up the ingredients, heat the oil to 375 degrees


Mix in the apples


You will need a bowl with powdered sugar and another one with cinnamon and sugar mixed together


Using spoons, scoop one spoonful of the mixture


Use the other spoon to drop the mixture into the oil


Once dropped into the oil the fritter will float to the top. Cook until brown and then flip over about two minutes on each side.


Transfer briefly to a plate with a paper towel to absorb the excess oil


Roll the fritters in the cinnamon sugar or powdered sugar


And serve! Best eaten warm. Thanks for the fritter lesson! Makes me feel ready for Christmas! :)

Shannon's Peanut Butter Balls

You need: 5& 1/4 C of powdered sugar, 2 sticks of margarine, 2 cups of creamy peanut butter, 12 oz of milk chocolate pieces, 1/4 square of paraffin wax.


Melt the butter and mix with sugar and peanut butter


Mix and then chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.


First you melt the paraffin wax over low heat and then add the chocolate and melt mixing together (this is my make shift double boiler)


Make 1 inch peanut butter balls and dip in chocolate using a tooth pick. Set on wax paper to cool.

Thanks for the recipe Shannon! These were great!