cracker toffee

Yesterday was Veterans Day and due to my line of work, I had the day off. I took advantage of the day and made banana walnut bread, pumpkin muffins and cracker toffee. I love cracker toffee and it is so very easy! Believe it or not it tastes exactly like toffee and it just takes a four simple ingredients.

1. Saltine crackers
2. 2 sticks of butter
3. 1 Cup of brown sugar
4. 1 Pkg. chocolate chips (milk chocolate is usually preferred)

Preheat oven on 375. Line a greased cookie sheet (with sides) with a single layer of saltine crackers. In a saucepan, melt the 2 sticks of butter and the brown sugar until it comes to a boil. Once it begins to boil, let it go for about 3 minutes on med-hi heat without stirring. Then, carefully pour the mixture over the crackers in the pan. Smooth out as evenly as possible. Pop it in the oven for about 5 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle the bag of chocolate chips over the hot toffee. Spread the chocolate with a butter knife until it covers the toffee. The chocolate chips will melt almost immediately over the hot toffee. I'm not all that crazy about chocolate so I tend to like less, maybe even just drizzle a little melted chocolate over the toffee. Put in refrigerator to set up and cool. Break apart and enjoy!!! You can also sprinkle crushed nuts on top of the melted chocolate if desired.

cranberry wasil

Sunday evening after service we had a pastor appreciation fellowship. We had delicious cake, candied pecans, cookies and this wonderful cranberry wasil. I had to get the recipe and wanted to share with you!!
Here is what it takes...

2 quarts of cranberry juice (not cranberry juice cocktail)...



2 cups of orange juice...



1 cup of sugar...




2 cinnamon sticks...



Simmer the above ingredients for one hour over medium heat. Remove cinnamon sticks before serving.

This very pretty, tasty and warm treat is the result and it will warm you right up on a cold, fall evening. Hope you enjoy!!!