http://thoughts.iculinary-schools.com - Your Brilliant Thoughts in Good Coooking Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:47:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ingredients: 11/8 cups unsalted butter 11/2 cups sugar 3/4 teaspoon fine sea salt 1 large egg 1/4 cup whole milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 tablespoon lemon zest, finely grated 41/4 cups cake flour 11/4 tablespoons baking powder 19 ml. whole almonds raspberry jam Procedure: Preheat oven to 350 F. Cream the butter, sugar and salt in an electric mixer with a paddle ... http://thoughts.iculinary-schools.com/recipes/bleeding-finger-lemon-cookies.html Ingredients: 1 11-oz. package (12) refrigerated bread sticks 12 jumbo frankfurters ketchup mustard Procedure: Preheat oven to 375°F. Unwrap breadsticks. Stretch each bread stick to 12 inches. Wrap dough around frankfurters, letting the frankfurters show slightly through the bread. Bake about 12 minutes or until bread is golden brown. Serve with ketchup and mustard. ... http://thoughts.iculinary-schools.com/recipes/mummy-wraps.html Ingredients: 1 pound ground beef 1 medium onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, pressed 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1/4 cup ketchup 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 package (15 ounce) refrigerated pie crust 1 tablespoon mustard 3 cups shredded cheese, or cheese of choice 2 tablespoons water 1 large egg red and yellow liquid food coloring Procedure: Cook the ground beef, onion, garlic, salt and ... http://thoughts.iculinary-schools.com/recipes/jack-o-lantern-pot-pie.html Ingredients: 2 cups frozen corn kernels 2 tablespoons olive oil juice from one lime 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons salsa 2 ripe avocados, seeded, peeled and mashed 1 teaspoon cumin 1 cup sour cream divided 1 cup chopped lettuce 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese 1 cup chopped tomatoes corn tortillas chips black olive for the spider Procedure: Combine corn and oil on a baking ... http://thoughts.iculinary-schools.com/recipes/spooky-spider-guacamole.html Ingredients: 1 package oreo cookies, crushed 2 cups cold milk 1 package chocolate instant pudding mix 1 small container cool whip topping, thawed 1 package gummy worms Procedure: Put cookies into a zipper style bag and close tightly. Using a rolling pin, roll and crush the cookies until crumbly. Set aside. In a large bowl, pour the ... http://thoughts.iculinary-schools.com/recipes/wiggle-worm-dirt-pudding.html Ingredients: 1 bag of microwave popcorn, popped 2 cups bugle shaped corn snacks 2 cups small pretzels, sticks or braided 1 cup peanuts 1/3 cup butter 3 tablespoons sugar 1 cup candy corn 1 1/2 cups orange and black holiday M&M candies Procedure: In a large bowl, combine popcorn, corn snacks, pretzels and peanuts. In a saucepan, melt butter. Stir ... http://thoughts.iculinary-schools.com/recipes/ghouls-grub.html Ingredients: 1 16.3- to 18-ounce roll or package refrigerated peanut butter cookie dough, cut into 1/4-inch slices 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate pieces 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter assorted candies dry-roasted peanuts hot fudge or chocolate ice cream topping Procedure: Line a 12- to 13-inch pizza pan with foil; grease foil and set aside. Press cookie ... http://thoughts.iculinary-schools.com/recipes/peanut-butter-cookie-pizza.html Ingredients: 8 medium apples, green or red 2 3/4 cups sugar 1 1/4 cups light corn syrup 1 1/2 cups water 1 teaspoon vanilla 15 drops red food coloring Procedure: Wash and dry apples, remove stems and insert a wooden stick into the bottom (not stem end) of the apples; approximately 2/3 of the way into the apple. ... http://thoughts.iculinary-schools.com/recipes/fire-red-candy-apples.html Ingredients: 12 ounces white chocolate chips 12 large marshmallows food coloring of choice 12 popsicle sticks tubes of colored frosting tubes of colored gels licorice and other candies to decorate Procedure: In a microwave safe bowl, pour in one bag of white chocolate chips and microwave on medium for 30 seconds. Stir the chips, if not quite melted microwave ... http://thoughts.iculinary-schools.com/recipes/mallow-monsters.html   Ingredients: Cupcakes: 1 cup unsalted butter 2 cups sugar 2 5/8 cups all purpose flour (see note below) 3/8 cup corn starch 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract 4 eggs 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup milk paper cupcake liners Frosting: 3 cups powdered sugar 2 tablespoons butter, softened 3 tablespoons or more of milk depending on how you want your consistency 2 teaspoons vanilla food coloring Procedure: Cupcakes: Preheat oven ... http://thoughts.iculinary-schools.com/recipes/homemade-halloween-yellow-cupcakes.html