drop dead moose drops

YOU ASKED FOR IT...I'm headed to Mexico now MOOSE DROPS

someone (who is in the middle of quadruple bipass surgery as we speak) sent this in..looks like it'll do the job in the 'ole clogging up the heart department...but at least you'll have a smile on your face.  Good luck and make sure you write a note to your mother that you were of sound mind when you decided to make these...it wasn't me!! 

Delicious Milky-way Moose Drops

Ingredients

• 1 Cup Sugar
• 1 Cup Karo Syrup
• 1 1/3 Cup Nutella
• Pinch of Salt
• 4 1/4 Cups Rice Krispies
• 11/2 Cups Milky Way Candy bars, chopped

Instructions

1. In a medium sized sauce pan, over medium heat, add the sugar and Karo Syrup. Cook the sugar and syrup, stirring occasionally until all of the sugar is dissolved and the liquid is clear. Stir in the Nutella and salt. Turn the stove down to medium low and stir for one minute or until well incorporated. Set aside to cool for about 2 minutes.
2. In a large bowl pour the cereal in and then pour the Nutella mixture on top. Gently fold the mixture together until all of the cereal is well incorporated. Add the candy bars and stir again. Using two spoons or an ice cream scoop, scoop the Milky Way Krispies onto a parchment lined baking sheet to cool. Store in an airtight container or Ziploc bag for up to 3 days.

Apple Raspberry Crumble!!

MOM-pretending-to-be-Martha-Stewart'S Apple Raspberry Crumble yum yum (one of Julia's fav's)

This has been made a million times and each time is great, no matter what happens, in general, a mixture of fruit, butter and sugar NEVER fails. And you can add more apples/add more berries....it'll be great. Best served with a dollop of vanilla ice cream:
Ingredients:
3 or 4 green apples (Granny Smith)
1 10-oz. container of frozen raspberries  (or one pint fresh) - let defrost now in a collander
juice of one lemon - no seeds!
1 cup of flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup (one stick) of unsalted butter-keep cold until the last second!!
1/4 grated nutmeg - or cinnamon if you don't have nutmeg

PREHEAT OVEN to 375


1) peel and core apples and slice into  8-10 each and arrange in a buttered (or sprayed), shallow ceramic or glass dish...let your inner Martha Stewart come out and make your design fabulous! Sprinkle lemon juice all over.


2) take your fresh or well-drained raspberries and sprinkle on top of apples.


3) Mix flour and sugar in a separate bowl.  Chop up cold butter into pieces, throw into flour mixture, and with your nicely cleaned/dried hands,  squeeze and pinch butter into flour, flipping and squeezing and mixing around until your mixture looks like coarse bread crumbs. Add in nutmeg.  Cover fruit mixture with this floury mixture and
BAKE for about 25 minutes or until you see it bubbling it looks golden on top.  

NOTE: Do not get anxious and dip into this bubbling molten lava of goodness until it cools - at least 20 minutes - so go eat your tortellini soup and come back.

FAMOUS muffins

These muffins are in such demand and I am so super busy baking them that I simply cannot write out the recipe so I hope the scan is sufficient. NOTE: I add a sprinkling of vanilla in the batter and also a smackeral of raw sugar on them before baking.
NOTE: in order to produce the most exquisite muffins of your life you must follow these rules: 1) always mix your dry and wet ingredients separately until the final climactic moment when you merge the two: stir with a fork until just combined...if you over stir or mix with a mixer, your muffins will turn into hockey pucks and will be better suited for skipping at the beach instead of eating with butter and a glass of milk. Enjoy!