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Top Three Favorite Holiday Treats Recipes Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.

2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients. Roll rounded teaspoon-fuls of dough into balls, and place onto ungreased cookie sheets.

3. Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden. Let stand on cookie sheet two minutes before remov-ing to cool on wire racks.

1/3 cup white sugar1/3 cup shortening1 egg2/3 cup honey1 teaspoon lemon extract2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour1 teaspoon baking soda1/2 teaspoon salt

Sugar cookies

IngredientsFOR 8 SERVINGS:1/2 cup small tapioca pearls (found in the baking aisle of most grocery stores)Food coloring4 tablespoons sugar8 gummy fishSeltzer waterLemonade8 gummy worms

Swamp Juice

Instructions1. MAKE THE EGGS: Bring 6 cups of water to a boil and add the tapioca pearls. Reduce the heat slightly and boil the pearls, stirring occasionally, for 20 to 25 minutes.

1. COLOR THE EGGS: Divide the pearls, with the remaining water, between two bowls. Add 4 drops of food coloring (we used 3 drops of yellow and 1 drop of green in one bowl, and 4 drops of blue in the other) and 2 tablespoons of sugar to each bowl. Stir the mixtures, then allow them to sit uncovered for 20 to 25 minutes. Drain and rinse the pearls with cold water.

3. ASSEMBLE THE DRINK: Spoon 2 tablespoons of pearls into each glass and drop in a gummy fish. Fill the glasses with seltzer water, then add a splash of lemonade. Place a gummy worm around a spoon as shown.

Top Three Favorite Holiday Treats Recipes

Ingredients

1 cup coca cola or other cola drink 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1/4 cup powdered cocoa 22 large marshmallows 2 cups all purpose flour 2 cups sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup buttermilk 2 large eggs, beaten

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line cupcake pans with paper liners. These cupcakes work best with the silver metallic liners.

2. In a small saucepan mix cola, butter, vegetable oil and cocoa. Bring to a boil, remove from heat, and add marshmal-lows. Place lid on saucepan and leave until marshmallows begin to melt. Stir well.

3. Mix flour, sugar, and baking soda in a large mixing bowl. Add buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla. Mix well.

4. Combine Part One and Part Two in the mixing bowl. Spoon cupcake batter into cupcake pan liners until they are 1/2 to 2/3 full.

5. Bake at 325 degrees for approximately 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

6. Cool cupcakes completely before frost-ing with Coca Cola frosting.

Cupcakes Directions

Happy Holidays

Ingredients3/4 cup instant gritsKosher salt and freshly ground black pepper1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese3 tablespoons unsalted butter1 1/4 pounds medium shrimp, peeled and deveined, tails intact2 large cloves garlic, mincedPinch of cayenne pepper (optional)Juice of 1/2 lemon, plus wedges for serving2 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh parsley

DirectionsBring 3 cups of water to a boil in a medium saucepan over high heat, covered. Uncover and slowly whisk in the grits, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.

Reduce the heat to medium low and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the parmesan and 1 tablespoon butter. Remove from the heat and season with salt and pepper. Cover to keep warm.

Meanwhile, season the shrimp with salt and pepper. Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the shrimp, garlic and cayenne, if using, and cook, tossing, until the shrimp are pink, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and add 2 tablespoons water, the lemon juice and parsley; stir to coat the shrimp with the sauce and season with salt and pepper.

Divide the grits among shallow bowls and top with the shrimp and sauce. Serve with lemon wedges.

Eating healthy?

“This recipe is quick and tastes great, it’s healthy too!”

Almonds These nuts have heart-healthy nutrients and unsaturated fatty acids. Studies show that almonds may help improve the lining of the arteries and maintain cholesterol levels already within normal limits. Stick to a small handful, though. Almonds are calorie-dense and can lead to weight gain if you overdo it. If almonds aren’t your thing, you can get similar benefits from Smart Balance® Rich Roast Peanut Butters, which contain excellent levels of ALA Omega-3.

4 Superfoods

BlueberriesThey’re possibly the ultimate superfood. Some nutrition-ists believe that if you make only one change to your diet, it should be to add blueberries. Just 100g (4oz) of blueber-ries contain the same amount of age-defying antioxidants as five servings of other fruit and vegetables. Antioxidants help guard against a range of cancers, heart disease, asthma,

Raw ChocolateRaw chocolate is made from raw cocoa beans, which have not been roasted or heated and are, unrefined and unprocessed. Through this natural state, the antioxidants, vitamins and min-erals are more available and absorbable by the body. Raw cacao helps lower the oxidative stress of strenuous activities because of the high levels of magnesium, chromium, B vitamins and an-tioxidants – thus helping athletes to shorten their recovery time.

EggsA single large egg is just about 70 calories and is loaded with 6g of protein, making it a good protein alternative for vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike. Plus, they’re a great source of omega-3 fatty acids, which are essential for normal body function and heart health and must be ingested through food, they also boost eye helth.

Apple Cheesecake IngredientsCRUST:1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs1/2 cup sugar1/3 cup butter or margarine, meltedAPPLE TOPPING:1/2 cup sugar1/2 cup lemon juice1 tablespoon all-purpose flour1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon1 dash ground nutmeg6 Granny Smith or baking apples - peeled, cored and thinly sliced1/2 cup chopped pecansFILLING:3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened3 eggs3/4 cup sugar1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

DirectionsCombine crust ingredients; press into bottom and 1-1/2-in. up sides of a 9-in. springform pan. Refrigerate. For topping, place sugar, lemon juice, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg in Dutch oven; mix well. Add apples. Bring to a boil; cover and simmer 15 minutes or just until apples are tender. Gently stir as needed. Remove from heat; care-fully stir in pecans. Cool to room temperature. Set aside 3 tablespoons of topping; refrigerate the rest until serving time. For filling, combine cream cheese, eggs, sugar and vanilla in a large mixing bowl; mix until well blended. Pour filling into crust. Bake at 350 degrees F for 50 minutes. Turn oven off, but leave cheesecake in oven with door ajar for another 1 hour. Cool to room temperature; chill at least 4 hours. Before serving, top with Apple Topping.

Need a treat? Everyone needs a sweet snack every once and a while, and having family over is the perfect time to make your desserts come alive!

“Dessert is A wonderful treat for holidays and even just lazy days!”

The perfect way to have a family become closer together is to spend time together, and socialize. Food always brings people together, And the perfect way to end a meal is with something nice and sweet. Its hard for alot of people to resist sweets and they always put a smile on people’s faces. When you’re the one whos preparing the dessert for peo-ple you want to put a smile on peoples faces and impress them. One of the eisiest ways to satisfy family and friends is to find just the right recipes that make your mouth water.

Raspberry white chocolate mousse Ingredients1 (10 ounce) package frozen raspberries, thawed2 tablespoons white sugar2 tablespoons orange liqueur1 3/4 cups heavy whipping cream6 ounces white chocolate, chopped1 drop red food coloringDirections

Process berries in a blender or food processor until smooth. Strain mix-ture into a small bowl, and discard seeds. Add the sugar and liqueur, and stir until sugar dissolves. Makes 1 cup of sauce.In a heavy saucepan on low heat, warm 1/4 cup of the cream and the white chocolate, stirring constantly until chocolate melts. Let mixture cool until it is lukewarm. Stir in 1 tablespoon of raspberry sauce, and the food color-ing. Transfer to a large bowl.In a medium bowl, whip remaining 1 1/2 cup cream to soft peaks. Fold into melted chocolate mixture, one-third at a time, until no streaks re-main.Layer into parfait dishes, and serve with the sauce. May also be used to fill or ice a cake.

How Bad Is McDonald's Food?

Morgan Spurlock sought to find out in his 2004 documentary Super Size Me. In his film, I was interviewed and spoke about the role McDonald's food is playing in our epidemic of obesity and diabetes.

For 30 days, Spurlock ate only McDonald's food. All of us involved in the film, including Spurlock's doctors, were shocked at the amount that his health deteriorated in such a short time. Before the 30 days started, we each predicted what changes we expected to see in his weight, cholesterol levels, liver enzymes and other biomarkers, but every one of us substan-tially underestimated how severely his health would be jeopardized. It turned out that in the 30 days, the then 32-year-old man gained 25 pounds, his cholesterol levels rose danger-ously as did fatty accumulations in his liver, and he experienced mood swings, depression, heart palpitations and sexual dysfunction.

Some have said Spurlock was an idiot for eating that way, and it's true that he did himself some major damage in those 30 days. But I've always felt the suffering he took upon him-self by eating all his meals for that month at McDonald's was admirable, because it served to warn millions of the all too real health dangers of eating too much fast food.

Super Size Me struck a chord for a lot of people, as it became one of the highest-grossing documentaries of all time, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documen-tary Feature. And more importantly, it changed the eating habits of millions.

Now a group of physicians and other health professionals have produced a short (39 sec-ond) ad that may be one of the more controversial in advertising history. The Washington, DC-based group Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM)'s new "Conse-quences" ad takes dead aim at McDonald's high-fat menu. The provocative ad has become a story unto itself, because it has in only a few days generated nearly one million views on YouTube, and has been covered by newspapers and broadcast media around the world, including the Wall Street Journal, U.K.'s The Guardian, CNN, the New York Times and hundreds of other media outlets.

Taken from http://www.huffingtonpost.com