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{delightful} Gluten Free Chocolate Candy Bites

Today's recipe is a little something sweet. Who doesn't like a good chocolate candy recipe?



I know these will be gone at my house in less then 30 minutes. Enjoy! This is a great recipe to get your kids involved in. My kids love taking turns stirring...and sampling along the way of course.

Gluten Free Chocolate Candy Bites

by amy twomey

ingredients

3 packages of gluten free German Chocolate

6 c. big marshmallow's

2 c. crushed up pecans

1 T. cream

Using a double broiler melt the chocolate and marshmallow's until smooth. Add pecans and cream. Stir well. Remove from heat and begin dropping spoon size drops onto a sheet of wax paper.

Let cool and harden. I put mine in freezer to speed up process!

photo by ann west

photo by amy twomey

photo by amy twomey

photo by ann west

{nibble} drunk manchego spread

Something easy and yummy for company!

I LOVE cheese. All kinds, all textures, love it. Lately I have been taken with Manchego. I just love saying it. I feel like I should be in spain walking on a cobble stone street. I might stop in the local dive and order some wine, manchego and chorizo. Doesn't that sound fun?

here is a fun fact: Did you know that Manchego is named for the Spanish region of La Mancha, which is also the home of Don Quixote!

drunk manchego spread by ann west

1-2 wedges of an aged manchego. Ask for one with a nice bite to it!

olive oil

roasted garlic

salt

pepper

red pepper flakes

italian seasonings, basil, oregano etc...

paprika

a squeeze of lemon

chunk your cheese and cover with olive oil. Add your spices as you like and let sit for at least 8 hours. A day would even be better. Serve with a sturdy cracker or some nice bread. enjoy!

ps. i could also see adding a little more lemon and drizzling this over grilled asparagus - yum!

photo by ann west

photo by amy twomey

by amy twomey


photo by ann west

{companions} Stuffed Hummus Jalapenos

Sinfully good...roasted Jalapenos. Typically I make them stuffed with cream cheese and wrapped in bacon but today I decided to try something new. They are infused with sizzling goodness. I use the oven *see below, or if I am in a huge hurry I will broil them, watching them very carefully and flipping them along the way.


Stuffed Hummus Jalapenos
by amy twomey


ingredients

12 jalapenos
1 container of hummus or homemade hummus even better
Queso Fresco Mexican cheese


Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Remove inner seeds and wash well. Stuff each jalapeno half with hummus. Cut strips of Queso Fresco Mexican cheese and put one slice in center of each jalapeno. Arrange wrapped jalapeno halves in a single layer on a medium baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven 45 minutes, or until bacon is evenly browned and crisp.

* I also stuff with whipping cream cheese and shredded cheddar cheese with bacon wrapped around the jalapeno for another time. Both are different and each mouth-watering-good!

photo by ann west




photo by amy twomey