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A crust-less cranberry and walnut pie that can be whipped out in a jiffy. The perfect partner for a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

This luscious pound cake has a nutty top crust, and is moist and flavorful. Makes a great gift. You can use halved maraschino cherries instead, if you prefer.

This is a very good stocking stuffer for that collegiate in the family, or a gift for the boss at work. It makes a small but elegant gift for the holidays.

Clams are steamed with tomatoes, chilies and wine in this fast and easy dish. Serve over linguine with crusty bread to sop up the juice!

This is similar to fruitcake, and is excellent to serve.

These are chocolate-covered balls of peanut butter and confectioners’ sugar.

For good times, but not for the faint at heart; extremely rich and dense chocolate cake.

A decadent and rich jelly-roll style cake. Makes a wonderful showcase, well worth the effort!

Sweet, tart candies that are usually made around the holidays - especially at Christmas

A delicious, easy-to-make Armenian/Italian-inspired dish bursting with flavor. You can substitute green beans or cauliflower - or whatever suits your tastes - for the red cabbage! Excellent served with a green salad and crusty bread.

From old German cookbook…here are the peppernuts made with corn syrup

Pairs wheat germ and whole-wheat pastry flour for a healthy, wholesome breakfast treat.

Devil’s food and white cake cubes are layered with whipped topping and pecans in this easy, chilled dessert.

This spicy traditional German cookie takes a few days to ripen into its full flavor. This makes a large batch, but they last for weeks in a sealed container.

Great for the children and adults in the family. Originally submitted to ThanksgivingRecipe.com.

There’s a beer dinner at Sal & Mookie’s New York Pizza and Ice Cream Joint in scenic Jackson, Mississippi in a few weeks. Here’s the info we’ve been provided:

Join us for our 1st full-blown, sit down, drink up, beer dinner!

MONDAY, SEPT. 22nd 6 p.m.

Yes, we’ve done a few beer tastings…but this will be our first BEER DINNER. Sign up now for a 5-course meal matched to compliment a full array of Flying Dog beers! Rich Graham of Flying Dog Brewery will be in attendance.

Flying Dog Beers:
Old Scratch Amber Lager
Doggie Style Classic Pale Ale
Road Dog Porter
Tire Bite Golden Ale
In-Heat Wheat
Snake Dog India Pale Ale
Barrel-AgedGonzo Imperial Porter – a special beer aged for one year in Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey barrels.

Courses
Field greens salad with diced apples, toasted pumpkin seeds and a cider vinaigrette
New Orleans “Central Grocery-style” pizza
Potato gnocchi in a gorgonzola cream sauce
Beer-braised beef short ribs with roasted garlic mashed potatoes garnished with beer-battered onion rings
Chocolate-hazelnut tiramisu

RESERVATIONS A MUST * $55 per person

Call: 601.368.1919
or email: andrewr@salandmookies.com

For this wonderful trifle, chocolate cake is cubed and doused with coffee liqueur, and then it’s covered with chocolate pudding, crumbled candy bars and whipped topping. And if that’s not enough, shaved chocolate tops things off.

A Dutch cookie… a favorite at Christmas

Lemon juice, mustard, ketchup, hot pepper sauce, and a few other easy ingredients are simmered for about 30 minutes before emerging as a delicious barbecue sauce for chicken, beef or pork.

Leftover mashed potatoes give this chocolate cake a velvety texture. Add 1 teaspoon each cinnamon and allspice for a chocolate spice cake!

Great for the holidays.

A yummy vegetarian side dish, easy to make. Taste holds up for leftovers. The use of frozen okra makes this a year-round favorite in our family.

An easy dessert with layers of chocolate cake, coffee, pudding, and whipped topping displayed neatly in a bowl.

An heirloom recipe from my mother-in-law’s recipe file.

This delicious cake is made with fresh coconut. This one makes three 9 inch layers.