In medium saucepan, bring water and salt to a boil. Add carrots; cover and cook over medium heat for 12 to 15 minutes or until carrots are tender. Drain; cover to keep warm. Melt butter in same saucepan over low heat. Stir in syrup. Add carrots; cook until carrots are well glazed, sti

Saut� mushrooms in butter. Place in a baking dish. Mix sour cream, flour and Cheddar cheese and pour over the top of mushrooms. Bake at 350 degrees F until hot and bubbly.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place yams in an ungreased 1 1/2-quart baking dish. In a small bowl, combine remaining ingredients; blend well. Sprinkle over yams. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until bubbly. Makes 6 servings.

Stir first 3 ingredients together. Press into a greased 13 x 9-inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 8 minutes. Cool. In bowl, mix Cool Whip� and cream cheese. Fold in pie filling. Cut peaches into small pieces as you mix. Spread over pretzel crust and refrigerate overnigh

Dissolve gelatin in boiling water; add sugar and spice. Add pumpkin, mixing well. Chill until slightly thickened. Fold in Cool Whip and nuts. Pour into mold or bowl and refrigerate until firm.

Mix the cranberries and sugar and put into a jellyroll pan with sides. Bake at 350 degrees F until the cranberries start to swell. Remove from oven and put into a bowl. Add Grand Marnier and the grated orange rind. Refrigerate for several hours or several days before serving.

Spread berries in a single layer in a 13 x 9-inch glass baking dish. Sprinkle evenly with sugar. Cover with heavy foil and crimp the edges to seal the pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes. Very carefully move the casserole back and forth to coat the berries. Return to oven and bake 10 more

Prepare and bake cake mix according to package directions. Bake in a 10x15 inch pan. remove from oven and allow to cool. Spread drained pineapple on top of cooled cake. Prepare pudding as instructed on package and set aside. In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Mix in the prep

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Lightly grease a shallow 1 1/2-quart baking dish or casserole. Cook potatoes in a large pot of boiling water 20 to 30 minutes until firm-tender when tested with a fork. Drain; cool under running cold water. Cut in 1/2-inch thick slices. Arrange slices in

Place sweet potatoes in a heavy 5- to 6-quart saucepan; add enough water to cover. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat; simmer until potatoes are very tender, 20 minutes. Immediately drain well; cool slightly. Mash cooled potatoes. In a medium bowl, combined mashed sweet potat

Peel potatoes, slice and cook in water until tender. Beat with electric mixer until smooth. Add margarine, sugar, salt, eggs, milk and vanilla extract. Mix well (it will look thin). Pour into a greased casserole dish and bake at 400 degrees F for 35 minutes or until it looks firm. Mix

Mix together and cook, stirring, until boiling and mixture thickens and berries pop. Serve warm or cold.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9x9 inch baking pan. Cream butter or margarine, 1/2 cup of the white sugar and egg yolks together in a mixing bowl until fluffy. Combine flour, baking powder and salt in bowl. Add flour mixture to butter mixture in 2 parts alt

Boil the potatoes in salted water until not quite tender, about 15 minutes. Prepare the sauce by melting the sugar in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. In a short time the sugar will begin to turn to a light golden brown. Stir to prevent burning. When light brown syrup is formed, imm

Toss apples and nuts with sugar and cinnamon. Alternate layers of apples and yams. Dot with butter. Cover and bake at 350 degrees F for 35 to 40 minutes. Top with marshmallows. Broil until marshmallows are lightly browned.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Remove all but one layer of skin from garlic; do not expose flesh. Arrange garlic tightly in small baking dish. Drizzle with oil. Sprinkle with salt. Cover with foil. Bake until garlic is very tender, 75 to 90 minutes. Preheat broiler. Score a

Cut the brie into 1/2-inch squares (leave the rind on if you like). Place on a dinner plate and put the cheese in the freezer while you thaw the puff pastry for 30 minutes at room temperature. Unfold the thawed pastry, press together seams and roll lightly with a rolling pin to smooth

Microwave the Brie for 30 seconds, just until warmed through. Saut� almonds in butter until slightly browned. Pour almonds over warmed Brie on a pretty plate and serve with warm chunks of French bread. Variation After warming Brie, cover with chutney and toasted almonds.

To ensure a tender crust, this recipe should not be doubled. Thoroughly freezing the lard or shortening will give you the flakiest crust. PLACE THE FLOUR AND SALT in the bowl of a food processor and pulse 2-3 times. Scatter the lard or shortening over the flour mixture. Sprinkle with the wa

The dish should be baked just before serving it. It will look and taste best if it is prepared for baking not more than 8 hours ahead of time. If you use an ovenproof skillet, it will save washing another pan. Drop the onions into a pot of boiling water for about 2 minutes. Drain and

In skillet, heat oil and saut� garlic and sage gently 1 minute. Remove from pan and cool. Cook potatoes until tender, mash, beat in yogurt, garlic and sage, salt and pepper. Put into greased casserole dish (if making ahead, refrigerate up to one day). To heat: Brush with melted butter, an

Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F. Place the brie on a baking sheet. Bake for about 15 minutes, or until softened and warm. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a small nonstick saucepan over medium heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low; add the brown sugar and stir occasionally unt

Mix sugar, nuts and brandy. Cover and chill. Place cheese on pie plate at bake at 500 degrees F for 4 to 5 minutes. Place sugar mixture on top of Brie. Bake an additional 2 to 3 minutes or until sugar melts. Serve with apple slices, pear wedges or table water cra

Slice brie in half horizontally. Place bottom half of brie on 10 x 15-inch jellyroll pan. Combine jam, brown sugar, honey and almonds; spread over cut side of brie. Replace top half of brie, rind side up. Sprinkle with brown sugar and almonds. Bake at 375 degrees F for 10 t

Place pear slices in overlapping concentric circles to cover surface of brie. Sprinkle with brown sugar, then top with walnuts. Bake in preheated 400 degree F oven for 10 to 15 minutes, or until soft in center. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

Place Brie on large plate with a lip. Coarsely chop the pecans and place them in the oven to toast lightly. Place brown sugar and Kahlua in large frying pan over medium heat. Stir until the mixture becomes thick and bubbly (brown and on the verge of caramelizing). Add toast

In small bowl, combine brown sugar, rum extract, cranberry sauce and nutmeg. Stir to blend. Scrape or cut off the top rind of the cheese, leaving 1/4-inch edge by scoring or making a circle on the top 1/4-inch from the edge with a small knife. Using a teaspoon, simply scrape off the t

Peel, slice and boil potatoes until done. Drain well and mash until smooth. Add remaining ingredients except marshmallows and oil and mix well. Chill for easier handling. Mold sweet potatoes around marshmallow halves; shape each into a ball and roll in additional crushed corn flakes. Refrigerate

Cover sweet potatoes with cold water. Boil until tender. Peel and cube. Halve oranges and remove pulp with spoon; flute edges with sharp knife. Cream butter and sugar together. Add cooked sweet potatoes, milk, bourbon or vanilla extract and salt. Beat until fluffy. Add chopped pecans.

Slice banana very thinly. De-seed and chop jalapeno. Chop cilantro leaves. Toast almonds until golden. In a saucepan, combine marmalade and Grand Marnier and cook until bubbly. Set aside one-quarter cup of mixture. Add jalapenos to remaining mixture and saut� until soft. Add ci

Melt butter; add shallots and saut� until golden. Add crab; heat through and season. Spread slices of Brie over crab. Keep over low heat without stirring until Brie softens enough to be stirred without breaking lumps of crab. When mixture is homogeneous, set aside to cool. Preh

Spray 1 sheet of phyllo with cooking spray, keeping remaining pastry covered with a slightly damp towel to prevent it from drying out. Place Brie in center of sheet; wrap phyllo around Brie. Repeat procedure 3 times, inverting Brie each time; set aside. Layer remaining 4 sheets of phy

Remove packaging and then slice rind from top of cheese round and place on an oven or microwave-safe plate or dish. Combine pecans, Kahlua, and brown sugar. Spread over the top of cheese. Bake at 350 degrees F for 3-5 minutes or just until soft or microwave on HIGH for 30-60 seconds,

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Unwrap crescent rolls; separate into triangles. Lightly spread 1 teaspoon jam across wide end of each triangle. Place cheese strip on wide end of each triangle on top of jam. Roll each from wide to nar

In small bowl, beat butter with chopped almonds, rum, lemon juice, garlic salt, and paprika. Cut white crust from top of Brie; spread Brie with butter mixture. Garnish edge with whole almonds. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving. Serve with cut fruit and assort

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place Brie cheese in a baking dish. Pour blueberry pie filling over the top. Bake until hot, about 10 to 15 minutes.

Place the Brie in a microwave-safe 9-inch pie plate. Spread the raspberry preserves over the top. Microwave at 50% power for 2 minutes, or until warmed through. Sprinkle with the almonds and serve warm. Serve this with crackers and/or apple slices. Yields 8 servings

To make chutney: Heat oil in large saucepan over medium heat; add onion and cook 7 minutes. Stir in onion, cranberries, apples, sugar, pepper jelly, tequila, orange liqueur and orange peel; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, 20 to 25 minutes or until thick. Cool. (by user)

Wrapped Brie

Wrap crescent rolls pinched together around the brie. Brush with the egg. Bake at 375 degrees F for 11 minutes.

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Apple-Almond Pastries

1. Sift the 1-1/3 cup flour with the salt into a large mixing bowl. Cut in the solid margarine or butter with pastry blender until mixture is the size of small peas. 2. Sprinkle 4-5 tablespoons water, a little at a time, over the flour while stirring with a fork, until mixture is just moist

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