Cody Armstrong is a 15 year old young man who is a friend of mine. This past December, he was told that he has cancer. Since then his life has been in a tailspin. Cody is the second of five children of Dave and Elaine Armstrong. His brother has set up a web site for you to visit and wish Cody well.
http://getwellcody.piczo.com/?cr=3&rfm=y

If you would like to help this family with their financial burden that accompanies this type of illness, either email me at leannacfmh@ hotmail.com or you can phone the family at 506-657-7524.

Corn Casserole
This is a must recipe to add to your collection. It is so easy and quick to make and it is sooo delicious! You will Wow! everyone when you serve it.

1 cup of butter
2/3 cup of flour
3 cups of milk
2 Tbs sugar
1 bag of frozen corn (I only use Green Giant Peaches and Cream. I tried other brands and the results were not as good.)
Pepper to taste optional

Melt butter in sauce pan.
Add flour, mix well but do not brown.
Add milk slowly stirring over heat until mixture has thickened and starts to bubble.
Add sugar and pepper. Stir in.
Add frozen corn and pour into large casserole dish.
Crush about half a sleeve of crackers and sprinkle on top.
Dab with butter all over.
Bake at 350 F for 20-30 minutes or until brown on top and bubbling on the sides.

Carmel Corn
This is a very yummy recipe, well worth making!

1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup butter
1/2 cup corn syrup
pinch of cream of tartar

Put above ingredients into saucepan and bring to boil over medium heat. Stir and then boil for 5 minutes without stirring.

Remove from heat and add;
1 tsp soda

Stir well and pour over;
about 20 cups of popped popcorn (in a large oven safe bowl or roaster).

Stir in and put into preheated 200 F oven for one hour stirring every 10 minutes.

Enjoy!

Shortbread
An easy good tasting recipe. This is a Christmas tradition must!

1/2 cup corn starch
1/2 cup icing sugar
1 cup flour
3/4 cup butter

Blend above ingredients to make a dough. You can either roll it out and cut out the cookies or make small balls and press them down with a fork. I suggest if you do the latter, you cut up a cherry and put a piece of cherry on top. I frost the cut out cookies with a butter icing and decorate. It is time consuming but they look so nice.

Put unbaked cookies onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake in preheated 350 F oven until edges of cookies just start to brown.

Sugar Cookies
I got this recipe from a friend, Anne, on the Kingston Peninsula. It is the best sugar cookie recipe!

Cream together;
1 cup shortening
3/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar

Add and beat in;
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt

Mix in;
1 1/2 -2 cups flour (use only as much as needed) (flour for rolling should be included in this)

Roll out and cut into Christmas shapes. Sprinkle with coloured sugar. Put onto greased cookie sheet. Bake in 375 F oven for 8-10 minutes.

Candy Cane Cookies
These cookies are a bit a of a nuisance to make but are always a huge hit with the family.

1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
Beat until light.

Add and beat in;
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp peppermint extract

Add and mix well;
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt

When dough is made divide into half, putting one half aside.
Colour second half by kneading in red food colouring.
Take a small ball of each and roll each to cylinder shape. Press white and red together gently and roll out to a bit longer than finger length. Twist so it looks like a candy stick. Roll lightly in coloured (I use red) sugar. Put a crook on the end and put on a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 355 F for about 12 minutes. Let cool before removing from pan.

Soft Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

These cookies have a wonderful flavor. They are a soft cookie like a molasses cookie. Like my pie, I cook my pumpkin from scratch but you can use canned if you wish. For instructions on preparing the pumpkin from scratch, check my pumpkin pie recipe. This recipe makes lots of cookies and you may want to half it.

1 1/2 cups butter
2 cups brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups pumpkin
1 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp soda
4 cups flour (I use whole wheat)
2 cups rolled oats
2 cups chocolate chips (I use the milk chocolate)

Preheat oven to 350 F.
Combine dry ingredients and set aside.
Cream butter, sugar, egg, vanilla and pumpkin.
Stir in dry ingredients and mix well.
Stir in chocolate chips.
Drop by teaspoonfuls onto lightly greased cookie sheet.
Bake 17-20 minutes until edges are golden brown.

Turkey Stuffing
This recipe is sure to please all, even some who do not think they like stuffing. I always triple the recipe as it freezes well and is good to have on hand when making roast chicken. But, it is so good that quite often, there is none left to freeze. One of our favorite things to do with the leftovers is to make turkey sandwiches with sliced turkey, a layer of dressing, a layer of cranberry sauce and mayonnaise. It is truly yummy!

1 small onion minced
1/2 cup butter
3 cups cold riced potatoes
1 cup day-old bread crumbs or cubes
1 egg
2 Tbs milk
salt to flavor
poultry seasoning to taste. Start with 1/2 tsp and keep adding until desired flavor is reached.
1/4 tsp celery seed

Sautee 1/2 of the minced onion in the butter. Mix into all other ingredients and mix all lightly. Put into a casserole dish. I like to pour on some turkey drippings for flavor. Bake until hot and edges start to brown.