Innholdsfortegnelse for October/November 2024 i Taste of Home

“When I baked conchas for the first time, I was shocked by how easy they were to put together. The taste was spot on.”—Bakeable member Barb Weber OUR NOVEMBER CHALLENGE: A CLUE FOR YOU! We’ll announce our next Bakeable Challenge recipe Nov. 1, but until then, can you guess what it may be from these ingredients? Just a hint: You don’t need to live in New England to enjoy this tart treat! Come jump in on the fun! Hover your camera here to join Bakeable, Taste of Home’s community for everything you want to know about baking. You’ll get expert tips and a supportive group of creative bakers, and be the first to see our monthly challenge announcements!…

BRANDY SLUSH Makes: 20 servings Recipe by Taste of Home Test Kitchen In a bowl, steep 4 tea bags in 2 cups boiling water for 5 minutes; discard tea bags. Transfer to a large freezer container; stir in 2 cups brandy, 12 oz. thawed lemonade concentrate, 12 oz. orange juice concentrate and 7 cups water. Freeze. To serve, scoop ¾ cup slush into a glass; top with ¼ cup lemon-lime soda. BOURBON OLD-FASHIONED SLUSH Combine 9 cups water, 3 cups bourbon, 2 cans (12 oz. each) orange juice concentrate and 2 Tbsp. bitters. Pour into a 4-qt. freezer container. Freeze overnight or until set. For each serving, scoop ¾ cup slush into a rocks glass; top with lemon-lime soda. CRANBERRY BOG SLUSH Combine 9 cups water, 3 cups vodka and…

How to Make Caramel Tassies A riff on Twix bars, these bite-sized beauties are irresistible! DISHING WITH Peggy Woodward TOH Senior Food Editor/Culinary Producer I often make these cookies over two days. I bake the cups and store them in airtight-containers overnight. The next day, I make the filling and top off the cups with frosting. Caramel Tassies Buttery cookie cups with a smooth caramel filling make a nice addition to a Christmas dessert tray. These are ones that my family looks forward to every year. —Jane Bricker, Scottdale, PA Prep: 1 hour + chilling Bake: 15 min./batch + cooling Makes: 4 dozen 1 cup butter, softened6 oz. cream cheese, softened2 cups all-purpose flour FILLING 1 pkg. (14 oz.) caramels¼ cup plus 3 Tbsp. evaporated milk FROSTING ¼ cup shortening¼…

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MAKE THE EYES & MOUTH Arrange black licorice and black jelly beans into triangle-shaped eyes and a smile. Put a gumball eyeball in the middle of each triangle. OUTLINE THE SMILE Place cheddar cheese balls above the smile and peach gummy rings below. FINISH THE FACE Load up the space between the eyes and mouth with candy corn and fill the gap between the eyes with orange M&M’s. Add an Oreo nose. ADD KISSES Place a long, curved stripe of Hershey’s Kisses along the right side of the face. Put popcorn balls next to the Kisses and fill in with Mellowcreme pumpkins. FILL IN THE BOTTOM Line the bottom of the left side of the board with pumpkin-shaped Peeps. FINISH IT OFF In the upper left, arrange Cheez-It crackers, gummy…

Pizza on a Stick My daughter had fun turning sausage, pepperoni, veggies and pizza dough into cute kabobs. —Charlene Woods, Norfolk, VA Takes: 30 min. Makes: 5 servings 8 oz. Italian turkey sausage links2 cups whole fresh mushrooms2 cups cherry tomatoes1 medium onion, cut into 1-in. pieces1 large green pepper, cut into 1-in. pieces30 slices turkey pepperoni (2 oz.)1 tube (13.8 oz.) refrigerated pizza crust1½ cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese1¼ cups pizza sauce, warmed 1. Preheat oven to 400°. In a large nonstick skillet, cook the sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. When cool enough to handle, cut sausage into 20 pieces. On 10 metal or wooden skewers, alternately thread sausage, vegetables and pepperoni. 2. Unroll pizza dough onto a lightly floured surface; cut widthwise into 1-in.-wide…

Cheese Board Tips Serve cheese at room temp to help flavors emerge. Cheese can take 30-60 minutes to warm up depending on the hardness. Slice hard cheeses into smaller, thinner pieces; semisoft cheeses into long wedges; and soft cheese into short, thick wedges. Provide a different knife for each cheese to avoid mixing flavors.…

STEP 1: LINE THE BAKING PAN Line a 13x9-in. baking pan with parchment, letting the ends extend up sides. Grease the paper with cooking spray. STEP 2: MAKE THE CHOCOLATE BATTER Whisk together sugar, flour, cocoa, salt and baking soda. Whisk the oil, eggs and vanilla extract. Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. STEP 3: PREPARE THE PUMPKIN BATTER Whisk together the sugar, flour, salt, pumpkin pie spice and baking soda. Whisk together the pumpkin puree and eggs. Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. STEP 4: LAYER THE BATTERS Spread half the brownie batter in the pan. Spoon half the pumpkin batter over the top; spread pumpkin batter over brownie batter. Drop remaining batters over the top. STEP 5: SWIRL THE BATTERS Using a knife or…

ROASTED HONEY SWEET POTATOES Preheat oven to 375°. Peel and cut 6 medium sweet potatoes into 1-in. cubes; place in a large bowl. Whisk together ⅓ cup honey, ¼ cup olive oil, 1½ tsp. salt, 1½ tsp. ground cinnamon and ½ tsp. pepper; add to the potatoes and toss to coat. Transfer to a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Roast until tender, 45-50 minutes, stirring once. Makes 12 servings. —Laura Mifsud, Northville, Michigan Weight Loss People trying to watch their diet may shy away from starchy sweet potatoes. However, sweet potatoes contain viscous soluble fiber, which helps slow down digestion by taking on a gel-like consistency in your digestive tract, thus creating a prolonged feeling of fullness and reduced appetite. Sight Savers Sweet potatoes are chock-full of beta-carotene, an organic antioxidant…

Tomato & Avocado Sandwiches Takes: 10 min. Makes: 2 servings ½ medium ripe avocado, peeled and mashed 4 slices whole wheat bread, toasted 1 medium tomato, sliced ¼ cup hummus 2 Tbsp. finely chopped shallot I’m a vegetarian, and this is a tasty, quick and healthy lunch I could eat for every meal.—Sarah Jaraha, Moorestown, NJ HEART HEALTHY Spread avocado over 2 slices of toast. Top with tomato and shallot. Spread hummus over remaining 2 slices of toast; place on top of avocado toast, face down on top of tomato layer. 1 SANDWICH 278 cal., 11g fat (2g sat. fat), 0 chol., 379mg sod., 35g carb. (6g sugars, 9g fiber), 11g pro. DIABETIC EXCHANGES 2 starch, 2 fat. Sheet-Pan Sausage & Potato Dinner Prep: 20 min. Bake: 30 min. Makes:…