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Holiday recipes

• French Meat Stuffing (and for meat pie)
• This is My Mom's recipe, with some tweaks by Lisa over the years. The funny thing is that it is just like the french meat pies Jonathan remembers from his youth.
• Ingredients
• 2 lbs Hamburg
• 1 lb ground pork
• 2 1/2 tbsp bells Seasoning
• 10 to 12 medium potatoes
• 4 medium onions diced
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Onion Salt
• Garlic Powder

InstructionsCook the Hamburg and pork drain fat. Peel and then cook the potatoes to about half done and then roughly cut them up (do not mash). In a big pot add the potatoes and onions to the meat. Add Bells Seasoning, a few shakes of salt & pepper, a bit of onion salt, and a dash of garlic powder. Let this cook on medium-low, stirring very frequently (every few minutes) and adding water as needed to have it not stick (may have to add water but watch out the onions and potatoes add their own water to the mixture as they cook.

What you are watching for is it not to be watery and still have potatoes showing, they tend to sometimes almost disappear the longer you cook. This said the dish is something to be cooked low and slow and long, so just add more potatoes later on if you decide to cook long like I do. Also, add more Bells (about a tablespoon every 45 minutes or so) part of the fun part is taste testing and adjusting as you go.

For meat pie, just add the mixture to a pie crust, cover with another crust, and cook in the oven, per crust directions, until the crust is golden brown and delicious


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Quick Microwave Peanut Butter Fudge 
Not healthy lol, but, yummy for the holidays


Ingredients

• 1 Medium jar of crunchy peanut butter
• 2/3 stick of butter
• 2 packages confectioner's sugar (you may only need one but make sure you have two)
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 tablespoon vanilla

instructions in a microwave-safe bowl heat 3/4 of the jar of peanut butter, the butter, and vanilla in the microwave on high for 2 1/2 minutes or until the butter and peanut butter are melted. Be careful not to scorch it!

Once everything is melted remove from microwave and open a package of confectioner 's sugar. Add the sugar slowly, stirring constantly, until you have added nearly half a bag of sugar, then add some milk, about half of it.

Keep stirring. Add more sugar and then milk slowly, stirring constantly. It is hard to be definite on the amounts, you are looking for a good mix in the end. You should be able to form a ball once it stiffens and starts to cool. You may want to use your hands to mix it once it has cooled enough.

Put in an ungreased pie pan or cake dish, pushing to the edges and flattening it evenly. Cover with foil or plastic wrap and put it in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 hours. Cut and serve.

Optional:
An awesome variation is to make this peanut butter fudge, then make the chocolate fudge recipe. Spread a layer of chocolate over the peanut butter, it is just wonderful.


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Quick Chocolate Fudge 
This is an excellent chocolate fudge recipe that is so quick to make it will have your family shouting "More, More!"


Ingredients

• 1 (12 oz.) pkg. semi-sweet morsels
• 1 (14 oz.) can sweeten condensed milk
• 1 1/4 c. chopped walnuts
• 1 tsp. vanilla

instructions= in a glass dish, combine chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk. Microwave 2 minutes on high. Stir until smooth. Add walnuts and vanilla. Spread into a foil-lined 8-inch square pan. Chill until firm, 2 hours. The perfect fudge recipe for people who don't cook.

Recipe's from the back of Nestle's package!

Optional:
An awesome variation is to make the peanut butter fudge, then make this chocolate fudge recipe. Spread a layer of chocolate over the peanut butter and cool, it is just wonderful.