Needle Felted Santa's

My dear friend Shirlee taught me how to make these cute mischevious looking guys. They were a lot of fun to make. It took us just over 3 hours and we barely even talked!

Snowman Kisses

Ingredients:
Piece of card stock 3" H x 4.5" L
white cardstock
scrap of orange cardstock
Tic Tacs
14" piece of coordinating ribbon
circle cutter or circle punch
print out of poem (below)
scissors
adhesive
paper trimmer with scoring blade
corner punch
ink
stamps
black marker

1. Take card stock 3" H x 4.5" L and score at 2" and 2.5"
2. stamp the front
3. use corner rounder all four corners
4. cut/punch a 1" circle in the bottom half of the front
5. out of white cardstock cut/punch out two 1" circles
6. out of the orange scrap of cardstock cut out a carrot nose, adhere to one of the circles
7. use the marker to add eyes, mouth and buttons to snowman, adhere to front
8. attach ribbon to the inside, the center of the ribbon should be adhered to the middle spine
9. print poem out 1.5" x 1.5" square, use corner rounder on all four corners, adher to inside cover
10. adhere tic tac box
11. tie ribbon to close
12. All done!

Poem

Snowman Kisses
He's cute, cuddly, & full of good wishes, He wants to give you these Snowman Kisses! XOXO

Jenny's Famous Peppermint Fudge

4 1/2 cups sugar
1 can evaporated milk

Bring to a boil slowly and when it is at a full boil, stir and boil for 9 minutes.

Take off heat and add:
1 1/2 cubes butter
3 cups white chocolate chips
1 pint marshmallow whip
2 tsp. vanilla or peppermint --(I use peppermint!!)
5-8 candy canes crushed

Stir until well mixed and smooth. Pour onto cookie sheet. Refrigerate. Yum!

Mom's Pumpkin Pie (Libby's)

Ingredients:
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
2 large eggs
1 can (15 oz.) Pure Pumpkin
1 can (12 fl. oz.) Evapoated Milk
1 unbaked 9-inch (4-cup volume) deep-dish pie shell
Whipped cream (optional)

Directions:MIX sugar, cinnamon, salt, ginger and cloves in small bowl. Beat eggs in large bowl. Stir in pumpkin and sugar-spice mixture. Gradually stir in evaporated milk.POUR into pie shell.BAKE in preheated 425° F oven for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350° F; bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 2 hours. Serve immediately or refrigerate. Top with whipped cream before serving.

NOTES: 1 3/4 teaspoons pumpkin spice may be substituted for the cinnamon, ginger and cloves; however, the taste will be slightly different. Do not freeze, as this will cause the crust to separate from the filling.

The House Chilli

Every time I make this. I get tons of requests for the recipe. Enjoy!

2 to 4 slices thick cut cooked bacon

2 to 3 tablespoons bacon drippings

2 green bell peppers

Olive Oil

1 pound Foster Farms ground turkey

2 cans kidney beans

2 cans black beans

2 - 14 oz. cans ready cut premium, peeled tomatoes, diced in juice

2 – 15 oz. can tomato sauce

1 tsp. Sugar

1 tsp. Salt

1 tsp.Cinnamon

1 to 2 tablespoon Dark Chili Powder

Crook pot

Cook bacon. Chop bell papers into 1” pieces remove seeds. In a large skillet heat olive oil. Add green bell peppers. Cook until soft. Leave in pan and move to the sides of the pan. Add 1 pound Foster Farms ground turkey, brown. Chop bacon coarsely and add to skillet. Remove from stove and drain. Place in crook pot. Drain and rinse 2 cans kidney beans and 2 cans black beans. Add to mixture. Add tomatoes, and tomato sauce. Stir mixture. Add bacon drippings, sugar, salt, cinnamon, and dark chili powder. Mix in. Place in fridge overnight. In the morning skim fat and place crook pot in heating element. Cook for 8 hours on low.

To cook bacon in the oven. Place bacon on a cookie sheet. Loosely tent with aluminum foil, this is to prevent the bacon grease from splattering everywhere. Place in a cold oven. Turn oven on to 425 degrees. Cook until done. Usually 15 to 20 minutes.

Simple Syrup

1. In a small saucepan, stir together 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar.

2. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; cook, stirring, until sugar is dissolved and mixture is translucent, about 30 seconds.

3. Let cool completely before storing in an airtight container; chill, up to six months. Makes about 1 1/2 cups.

Mom's Bread Stuffing/Dressing

4 cups unseasoned dried sour dough bread cubes

1 1/2 cups chopped celery

1 1/3 cups sliced mushrooms

1 pound mild Italian sausage

3 tablespoons chopped red onion (optional)

1 cup butter or more

1 ½ tsp Bell or other poultry seasoning

Hot chicken broth or hot water to moisten

Put bread cubes in a large pan, add seasoning. Cook sausage, drain, and pour over bread. Cook celery in butter and add to mix. Cook mushrooms in butter and add to mix. If using onion cook in butter and add last. Mix ingredients, taste and if necessary add more poultry seasoning. Add broth or hot water to keep the stuffing together. This makes enough to stuff a 4 -5 pound chicken. Double for a 10 pound turkey. If not using as stuffing cook in oven at 350˚ for 45 minutes to 1 hour.