While trying to think of Christmas gifts that we can frugally make this year, my hubby & I saw some great gifty ideas for sale at Avila Valley Barn, and other local apple farm gift shops that got us to thinking "ooh, I can make that." Muffin mixes! I have leftover, unused jars from my failed attempt to make homemade guava jelly last year, and they are just begging to be filled with sand art style mixes. One that I can't wait to try is this Cornbread Mix! However, for dinner last night my hubby asked for tacos. I realized, much to my dismay, that I was out of my favorite taco seasoning so I typed in "recipes in a jar for gifts" into that one search engine that everyone loves, and came up with this! I added about a half teaspoon of salt to the cooked taco meat since the spices were a tad bland, but overall I give this recipe an B+. (Yes, I know the picture isn't the most appetizing thing since it's just leftover taco meat.)
This week is also potluck week for our bible study group. I offered to bring some holiday fudge as my dessert contribution. My mom has been making this fudge for as long as I can remember, and it's so easy! Fantasy Fudge has the smooth creamy richness that all fudge should have. I use 2 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips instead of squares because I usually have a giant bag (again from Costco) of them tucked away in my freezer. This fudge will always cure any kind of chocolate craving as far as I'm concerned!
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ReplyDeleteI'm going to have to try that fudge recipe! Looks so yummy!