Recipe Thread #1

[Linda]

JoAnn/QuAppelle wrote: "Linda, is it the Lil Chocolate Shop in Pleasantville? If so, I wrote down her phone info ......

I know a nearby chocolate shop is very picky about how far it will ship ---- and I have not checked..."

YES!! That's the one! I hope she ships for you.

[Linda]

Madrano wrote: "I am drooling all over the keyboard! Caramels? YUM--an entire box of salted caramels? Divine."

Deb, we're talking DARK CHOCOLATE covered caramels with salt! :-D

[Susan (aka Just My Op)]

Come on, people! I'm trying to lose a few pounds here! ;-)

I know that some places that will ship in the winter won't ship in the warmer months. Just as well - I don't need to be ordering any dark chocolate covered caramels with sea salt.

[Madrano]

Linda wrote: "Deb, we're talking DARK CHOCOLATE covered caramels with salt! :-D"

Linda, you sound like my DH who calls his evening glass of wine his "medicine". LOL!

[Donna in Southern Maryland]

Alias, should I start a new Recipe Folder? We don't want to lose the recipes we have saved; maybe we can call it Recipes - Folder TWO?

Donna

[Alias Reader]

I marked the other thread #1 and started a new recipe thread marked #2.

[Madrano]

JoAnn/QuAppelle wrote: "I do a whole turkey breast in my crock pot.

I take a small container of cream cheese (it can be the no-fat kind) and mix it with some soy sauce, a little butter (optional), and herbs (I usually u..."

Going back to January for this recipe. I've been looking for an inexpensive turkey breast all year & at last found one. However, it's too large for my crockpot. I'm wondering, JoAnn (or anyone else who tried this recipe), do you use a boneless breast or something else? My crockpot is rather large, so i was surprised it wouldn't fit. Of course i could carve into it but i'd rather not.

deborah

[JoAnn/QuAppelle]

my niece puts the turkey breast (with bones) in the crockpot even when it is too large and covers/seals the crockpot with aluminum foil.

[Madrano]

Ah, that's a good idea. Long ago the glass on my old, old crockpot broke & i used foil. Odd that i didn't think of that. Thanks, JoAnn, for the prompt reply.

deb, with roll dough already rising

[JoAnn/QuAppelle]

I just looked upthread where we were talking about chocolate-covered salted caramels. I found them in a store in Annapolis last week. Six in the box for $7.95. My husband almost choked at the price. They were DELICIOUS!!!

[Madrano]

LOL--i well remember that post, as it was the first time i'd heard of such a thing. That gem in on my holiday stocking wish list. DH will probably choke too but in the spirit of the season i suspect i'll get them! Or maybe just one.

deb

[Madrano]

In my morning post i mentioned my rolls & wanted to share a thought here. Since moving to Texas i've had awful luck with my rolls--they just didn't rise. After altering the recipe and trying different methods i just happened upon the answer. It's that darned bread machine, which i used to knead the dough! It OVERkneads them, not that i knew there was such a thing.

While it's perfect for pizza dough, for rolls and such it's been my personal failure. At least i finally figured it out. Today when i rolled out the dough i cut & formed the rolls to compensate for the old style. Now we have gigantic rolls for tomorrow's meal. At least they'll suck up the gravy well. I only partially baked them & will finish them just before the meal.

Happy Dining, Friends.
deborah

[Julie]

JoAnn/QuAppelle wrote: "I just looked upthread where we were talking about chocolate-covered salted caramels...."

They had some sitting out at work last week. The salt was too much (those big pieces like they put on soft pretzels) and I tried to brush most of it off. I love the mixture of salt and chocolate in chocolate covered pretzels though.

[JoAnn/QuAppelle]

Julie, My pieces of chocolate had about 4-6 flakes of salt each, and I know why...more would just be too much. Each one had a different kind of sea salt, some flakes smaller than others.

[Julie]

I bet they are really good if done right. But these weren't. When I grabbed one, the woman whose desk is nearby even said "Enjoy your salt"!