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[fangsfan1]

Having fun picking out cookies for my Christmas plates.
So far I have
almond crescents
candy canes
oatmeal raisins
chocolate butter cookies
coffee bars
mapledoodles
chocolate cherry merlot brownies
also fangsfansis made some good snickerdoodle bars that I might try.
Miss Charlotte, do you still have the original Lovegood Lounge thread from WB published somewhere? I think I had a recipe I posted for some cookies with crushed peppermints in them. I remember MK asked me for the recipe but I'm not sure where it is now.

Whoops-forgot to add-ginger biscuits from the Harry Potter cook book!

[misscharlotte]

Oh I have a friend of mine on another site who said she made some Butterbeer cookies today.  Those sound so good. She said she might peek in here sometime.  That would be cool.

Fangsfan.  I DO have both the Lovegood Lounge as well as the New Quibbler Magazine thread saved. I do remember exchanging recipes one holiday season and that was on the Lounge thread back then. I so they might be in that same area with the other recipes. I'll have to try to take a look soon to see if it's there. I do remember you shared a kind of lemon cookie that sounded so good. I'll look for the Crushed Peppermints that sounds yummy too.

[fangsfan1]

Than!k you Miss Charlotte! I'm glad you remember those recipe swaps, that was fun. I'm betting that lemon recipe was my Mum's old lemon wafer recipe, very simple to make but very good.
Last weekend I got together with my cousins, the ones who have been to the HP theme park. They were talking about butterbeer and how they were just crazy about it and it tasted like nothing they'd ever had before. It would be cool if your friend would post her recipe here.

[misscharlotte]

Dec 5, 2015 12:46:07 GMT -6 fangsfan1 said:

Having fun picking out cookies for my Christmas plates.
So far I have
almond crescents
candy canes
oatmeal raisins
chocolate butter cookies
coffee bars
mapledoodles
chocolate cherry merlot brownies
also fangsfansis made some good snickerdoodle bars that I might try.
Miss Charlotte, do you still have the original Lovegood Lounge thread from WB published somewhere? I think I had a recipe I posted for some cookies with crushed peppermints in them. I remember MK asked me for the recipe but I'm not sure where it is now.

Whoops-forgot to add-ginger biscuits from the Harry Potter cook book!

Mmm. Those brownies sound yummy right now. LOL.

I'll try looking for that recipe right now. Wish me luck!

[misscharlotte]

Here you go!

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Hi MK, here's the meltaway recipe

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
1/2 tsp peppermint extract
1 1/4 cups flour
1/2 cup cornstarch
Frosting:
2 tbsp butter, softened
1 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
2 tbsp milk
1/4 tsp peppermint extract
1/2 cup crushed peppermint candies

1, In a small bowl, cream butter and confectioner's sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in extract. Combine flour and cornstarch; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
2. Shape into 1 inch *****, Place 2 inches apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
3. In small bowl, beat butter until fluffy. Add the confectioner's sugar, milk, extract. Beat until smooth. Spread over the cooled cookies; sprinkle with the crushed candies.Store in an airtight container.
This was a new recipe for me this year and I thought they were delicious. It makes a really small batch but I think you could double it if you wanted to.

[fangsfan1]

I can't believe you found it!!! Thanks so much Miss Charlotte, Ive been wanting to make those again for ages and haven't been able to find that recipe.

[misscharlotte]

I wish I could have gotten it up sooner. So glad I could find it for you. You are welcome.

You know, I think you've inspired me to send Kreacher in to go see what else he could save from the old site. Hopefully, I could get that up soon.

[Duddahs]

Duddahs favorite Lobster Mac & Cheese

1 box of Rolatini pasta cooked in salted water to slightly tougher than al dente. Please do not overcook the pasta as it will continue to cook during the baking process. Also, do not rinse the pasta, simply drain into a cauldron and place the pasta into the glass baking pan (I prefer my white corning ware pan to metal and will use the butter spray "PAM" to avoid sticking to the sides and bottom. It also helps the outside to crisp a bit too!
1 box of Shucks of Maine frozen Lobster meat (BJ's there are 2 packages inside each box, use both) to thaw, simply place the 2 plastic bags containing the lobster into a storage container filled with water and place back into the refrigerator for about 2 hours to thaw. When removed from the plastic packages, squeeze the excess liquid out of the lobster meat and cut into 1" sections with a sharp knife.
1 small onion, diced coursely
1 clove garlic, minced
1 shallot, chopped
2 cups whole milk, sorry, neither skim or 2% will give you the result you need. I still use Lactaid.
6 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup all-purpose flour, personally I prefer to use Wondra flower as it is smoother.
1 pound diced Gruyere cheese
2 cups Mild Cheddar cheese
1 cup Sharp Cheddar Cheese or use 3 cups of White Sharp Cheddar Cheese
1 cup grated Romano or Parmesan cheese
salt and pepper to taste
1 cup Panko Bread Crumbs or 1 cup crumbled Oyster crackers.
Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a saucepan over medium heat in a "Non Stick Pot" using a rubber covered whisk if possible and using a rubber cooking spoon when stirring. Stir in the onion and cook until the onion is translucent.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Add the remaining butter into the saucepan over medium-low heat. Whisk in the flour until smooth. Whisk the milk into the rue, and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook and stir until the creamy.
Stir the Gruyere, Cheddars, and Romano cheeses into the milk until melted and smooth. Season to taste with salt and pepper, lobster. Pour the macaroni into a large glass lasagna style casserole pan. Pour the Cheese/Lobster mixture over the pasta then using the rubber spoon, toss the ingrediants until they are well combined. Sprinkle the Panko or Oyster cracker crumbles over the surface of the mixture.
Bake in the preheated oven until the sauce is bubbly which should be about 15 minutes. Place under the broiler for an additional 3 minutes to brown up and crisp the top. If you wish, you can add slices or shredded Mozzarella Cheese as an additional topping just prior to placing under the broiler. Cook till the top is golden brown.

Remove from the oven and let sit for up to 10 minutes to allow the Mac and Cheese to set up, thus making it easier to serve and it will visually stay intact as well.

This can be frozen in packages for up to 6 months or you can reduce the overall size/portions for your own needs.

Enjoy.

[misscharlotte]

Oh my goodness! Duddahs. I never heard of Lobster Mac and Cheese until a couple of weeks ago. Went to Red Lobster and Mmmmmm so good. I thought, what a great idea! Now I con here and see you have a recipe of this here. Makes my mouth water. LOL. Looks yummy.

.......

I know over at the Head Table thread, we were talking about things we cook for our hubby's birthdays.... (well it could be for any of our loved one's birthdays for that matter.) I mentioned how this year I'm going to make my hubby's favorite in stead of a cake. Here's the recipie. I've already made it when I first found it online. I'm telling you you will love it.


Furr's Cafeteria Pineapple Millionaire Pie

2 cups sifted powdered sugar
1/4 lb margarine (if using margarine, NOT tub or spread product) or 1/4 lb butter, softened (if using margarine, NOT tub or spread product)
2 large eggs
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 (9 inch) pie crusts, baked
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar
1 cup canned crushed pineapple, well drained
1/2 cup chopped pecans

~ Cream 2 cups powdered sugar and butter with electric mixer until fluffy.
~ Add eggs, salt and vanilla.
~ Beat until light and fluffy.
~ Spread mixture evenly into baked pie crusts.
~ Chill.
~ Whip cream until stiff.
~ Blend in powdered sugar; fold in pineapple and pecans.
~ Spread mixture on top of filling and chill thoroughly.

[misscharlotte]

HEy guess what? I've got a turkey in the oven right now... so weird. I've never cooked one that didn't have arms or legs before. Should be done in a few hours. I hope it's juicy

[Duddahs]

OK, I have to ask; So do Turkeys really have "Arms?"

[misscharlotte]

Mar 9, 2016 18:59:00 GMT -6 Duddahs said:

OK, I have to ask; So do Turkeys really have "Arms?"

 Well, mine didn't this time around. And BOY was it so juicy. MM MMM good.

 ( Here's a raspberry just for you.  Picking on me. )

[Duddahs]

Well Miss Charlotte, this is what Duddahs had in his minds eye;

Since Duddahs is aware that Birds are the direct decedents of the long extinct dinosaurs, he imagined a picture in his head of a Turkey, not a live one but the kind you would buy in the grocery store. It would be standing up on the ends of it's drumsticks, no head and instead of the wings, little arms that look like a T-Rex sticking out in the air.

Yep, Duddahs is weird.

[misscharlotte]

Mar 14, 2016 11:01:07 GMT -6 Duddahs said:

Well Miss Charlotte, this is what Duddahs had in his minds eye;

Since Duddahs is aware that Birds are the direct decedents of the long extinct dinosaurs, he imagined a picture in his head of a Turkey, not a live one but the kind you would buy in the grocery store. It would be standing up on the ends of it's drumsticks, no head and instead of the wings, little arms that look like a T-Rex sticking out in the air.

Yep, Duddahs is weird.

Yep but you fit in here so well. After all, this IS the LOVEGOOD LOUNGE.  

[fangsfan1]

Here is a very simple recipe from Anoldfashionedchristmas.com that reminds me of cookies I used to have as a kid.

Oatmeal Butter Cookies

Cook Time: 12 minutes

Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened (NO substitutes!)
1-1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup sifted flour
1-1/2 cups quick cooking oatmeal

Preparation:
In large bowl, beat butter until smooth. Add sugar, beating until fluffy. Stir in vanilla, then add flour. Mix in oatmeal. Chill in refrigerator until firm.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Shape dough into marble-sized balls and place on cookie sheets. Flatten each cookie with the bottom of a drinking glass dipped into granulated sugar. Dip glass into sugar between each cookie to re-sugar glass. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until cookies are just set. Do not brown! Cool on cookie sheets for about a minute, then remove to wire racks to cool. Makes about 36 cookies.

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[misscharlotte]

Oh Fangsfan that oatmeal cookie recipe sounds so good. I have yet to peek in over at the Head Table yet today or this week. I wonder what yummies you have in store to cook up this Christmas season?  



Our helper who comes in to work with our son was surprised to hear we cook turkey for Christmas dinner too, said that they cook shellfish (Lobster or this year King Crab) as a family tradition for Christmas dinner. What do our Loungers cook as tradition for the main meal if you cook celebrate this holiday? 

[fangsfan1]

Crab is one of my favorite things in the world. Im not sure what we're having though, sometimes for Christmas we have pork with a cranberry glaze-Fangsfansis makes it.
Today I made my candy cane cookies and froze them for later-good to get that done as they're very time consuming.

[fangsfan1]

I was baking today and made ginger biscuits from the Harry Potter cookbook. I hadn't realized that each recipe has a little blurb with interesting facts-for instance it say that ginger biscuits have their own entry in the Oxford cookbook because they're so important! I have to go read that book more closely now, wondering if anyone else here has it?

[Duddahs]

That is a great bit of information Fangsfan1. Duddahs loves gingerbread cookies and has not had their wonderful taste for years. My nephew Nichols, was born in England and grew up in Richmond England. He also has a Boston Terrier much like my Monty but his pup is only 8 months old now. He bakes Oliver, his Boston ginger biscuit dog treats that he gives to him on the weekends I have been looking for a recipe that is grain free as I have always fed Monty a grain free diet. Grain causes tummy problems that Boston’s are known for. There is more than a grain of truth in the title Boston Baked Beans.

[fangsfan1]

I always had gingerbread and molasses cookies growing up too. I make lots of cookies to give out and I try to make alternatives to just chocolate-I love it but I know not everybody does. So gingerbread is a great alternative. I also had some frosted lemon ones and my almond crescents and candy cane butter cookies that I make every year.
I have always thought the idea of making homemade dog biscuits was the coolest thing, hope you find a good recipe Duddahs.