Autumn Treat Cups-n-Toppers

My Autumn Treat Cups-n-Toppers

Download these free, from my friends at The Nifty Boutique

These are so easy to do and are great for fall celebrations and parties.
Great for dried fruit and nut cups, cupcakes, muffins or whole fruit.

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Bento Fun

Grape Tomatoes & Mushrooms,
Crackers & Hummus,
Cucumber 'flowers'.

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I am taking submissions for seasonal recipes.
Have your favorites turned into a printable recipe card.

I am looking for seasonal, easy and did I say 'easy'!

Please include a photo of the dish, or ingredient)s), IF you have one!

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Doritos belong in outer space. 35 Ingredients?

Which Favorite Snack has 35 Ingredients? - Doritos - Snack Snoop

Which Favorite Snack has 35 Ingredients?

There is a snack that earns Frito-Lay around $600 million a year. The multiple flavors of this chip and colors of the packages are incredibly enticing. With 35 ingredients, they are truly a food engineering miracle. We know them as Doritos.

What exactly is a Dorito? Some would say it is a "food-like" substance. Check out Micheal Pollan's book on the subject at the end of this post.

With upward of 35 ingredients, including such things as MSG and artificial colors, a Dorito is a manufacturing miracle. When you bite into one - are you really tasting food?

Try them up against some Cheese and Crackers or just Potato Chips. Perhaps your own taste test will lead you to the conclusion that Doritos belong in outer space.

The other big issue with Doritos is the serving size. In one package of Doritos, you get just over 2 ounces which is 310 calories.

One ounce (11 chips) is equal to 150 calories. Frito-Lay list one serving as 1 ounce on the package - but who can eat just half a package?

Check out this excellent book on "food-like substances":

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Lunch Note Promise

Make your promise today. | The new Lunchables
http://kraft.promotions.com/lunchnotespromise/splash.do

Lunch Note Promise: I'm not a fan of Lunchables, as you may have guessed; I make my own 'Bentos', but there are many kids that don't get a proper meal their whole day.

Kraft is running a promotion called "Lunch Notes Promise". For everyone who promises to write a note in their child's lunchbox, they will donate a meal to a child & their family in need through "Feeding America". I'm putting this one in Corinne's snack on Monday, won't you consider doing the same?

http://kraft.promotions.com/lunchnotespromise/page.do?page=lunchnotedesigns.html

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Angel Hair Pasta with Spicy Garden Vegetable Sauce

2 jalapeno peppers, chopped
2 Serrano peppers, chopped
4 Roma tomatoes, chopped
1 bunch fresh basil leaves, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 8 ounce can or jar tomato sauce
4 ounces angel hair vermicelli pasta
2 tablespoons olive oil


1. To a sauce pan, add olive oil, garlic, tomato sauce, tomatoes, peppers and basil.
2. Simmer over medium heat about 1/2 hour (longer for a fuller flavor)
3. Prepare pasta as directed.
4. Add drained noodles to a serving dish and pour sauce over the top.

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Miki's Caliente



Feel the heat, feel the passion of "Caliente" by Microferk Designs!
Based on a palette of the colors you find in peppers and tomatoes,
it is a bold and striking kit that celebrates the heritage
of southern borders and so much more!

Garlic Shrimp

I love this recipe, I make it a lot and vary things each time. Just be sure to add a good amount of red pepper to give this otherwise fairly bland dish it's kick!

Other things I may add:

chopped sundried or fresh tomatoes
chopped artichoke hearts
hearts of palm
black olives



Garlic Shrimp

12 oz angel hair pasta
21⁄2 Tbsp butter
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 Tbsp minced garlic
1 lb peeled, deveined large shrimp, thawed if frozen
1 Tbsp grated lemon zest
1⁄4 tsp each salt and crushed red pepper
1⁄4 cup lemon juice
1⁄3 cup chopped parsley



1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook as package directs, reserving about 1 cup of cooking water before draining.

2. Meanwhile, heat 2 Tbsp of the butter and the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic and cook over medium-low heat 30 seconds or until fragrant.

3. Add shrimp, lemon zest, salt and crushed red pepper; sauté over medium heat 3 to 5 minutes until shrimp is just cooked through.

4. Stir in lemon juice; remove from heat. Pour over drained pasta; add remaining ½ Tbsp butter, the parsley and about ½ cup of the cooking water (more if desired). Toss to mix and coat.

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Miki's Rendezvous