Pumpkin Apple Butter

1 15 ounce can libby’s pumpkin
1 medium apple; peeled and grated
1 cup apple juice
1/2 cup Brown sugar; firmly packed
3/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
Combine pumpkin, apple, apple juice, sugar and pumpkin pie spice in medium, heavy- duty saucepan.
Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 1 1/2 hours.
Serve with buttermilk biscuits, breads, [...]

Candied Citrus Peel Recipe

Peel  two grapefruits or three oranges, citrons, or lemons. 
Scrape the bitter white pith from the peels and discard. 
Cut the peel into narrow strips and simmer the strips in boiling water until they’re tender, then drain off the water from the saucepan. 
In a separate saucepan, prepare a sugar syrup by combining one cup each of granulated [...]

Making Crystallized Ginger

Bring to a boil 1 1/3 cup sugar + 1 cup water, add 1 cup peeled and chopped ginger pieces, and simmer for 20 minutes.
Strain and dry, then sprinkle with sugar.

Bacon Twists

12 slices bacon
24  metal skewers
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Twist each slice of bacon into a tight spiral and thread each end onto 2 metal skewers, continue with the rest of the slices.
Lay the skewers on the rack of a broiler pan.  Bake the bacon in the middle of the oven for 15 minutes, or until [...]

Cooking Chestnuts

Fresh chestnuts need to be boiled or roasted and then shelled and peeled before eating.
Roasting:
To roast chestnuts, cut an X into each shell (to allow steam to escape) and bake them in a 400° oven for about twenty minutes.  While they’re still warm, peel off both the shell and the furry skin surrounding each nut. 
Boiling: 
Boil [...]

Quick Chicken Stock

3 14 1/2 ounce cans chicken broth, low sodium
1/2 can water
1 medium celery rib; cut on the diagonal
1 medium carrot; peeled, cut on diagonal
1 small onion; cut in half
1/4 teaspoon black peppercorns
Combine all the ingredients in a saucepan.
Bring to a simmer over moderate heat, adjust the heat to maintain a gentle simmer, and cook for 30 [...]

Parmesan Tuiles

6 tablespoons Parmesan cheese
Place a 12-inch non-stick pan over medium-high heat.
Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the Parmesan on the bottom of the pan.  When the cheese starts to bubble and turn golden brown remove melted cheese from pan.
Place cheese disc on rolling pin and press down.
Let cool 4 to 5 minutes.
By:  Terrance Brennan
6 servings