nasty canasta

Chocolate cookie dough is wrapped around caramel filled chocolate candies. We have these at Christmas time each year. They are delicious! Hope you enjoy them too.

Neither red nor white, this clear soup brings out the pure flavors of clams and potatoes.

A whole sweet onion is cored, then filled with a beef bouillon cube and butter before being wrapped in foil and grilled. The butter and beef flavoring combine with the sweet onion for a surprisingly delectable side dish.

This is an interesting concoction featuring eggs, cheese, and flour. To add a little extra kick, add a small can of diced chiles or jalapenos into the mix. Serve with sour cream, salsa, and green taco sauce.

Baked potato wedges seasoned with rosemary, thyme, garlic powder, oregano, parsley, and sage make a great side dish.

This semi-spicy, comforting soup goes great with corn bread.

Dark rum, chocolate, and vanilla wafers combine for a boozy holiday rum ball that everyone will insist you bring to parties.

Penne with a rich, spicy pink sauce. Save it for special occasions. Your family or friends will think you slaved for hours to create it. Increase or decrease the red pepper flakes to your taste.

Baking mix gets combined with Cheddar cheese, garlic, parsley, Parmesan and milk to make these wonderfully easy biscuits.

Steamed lobster tails with a hint of beer. Goes great with melted butter, lemon juice and garlic.

The biggest secret about poppy seed dressing is that it is absolutely smashing on fruit. This creamy dressing has just the right proportion of sugar, vinegar and poppy seeds.

Cooked corned beef, potatoes, and shredded carrot, all pan-fried until browned, makes a lovely hash for dinner, breakfast, or an Irish brunch.

This is a hearty and rich potato soup with cream, spinach, and spicy andouille sausage.

Succulent salmon fillets are topped with a tantalizing salsa featuring avocado, tomato, and corn.

A delicate sweet dough that's topped with a gooey mixture of pecans, cinnamon and brown sugar.

A delicious tortilla soup for vegetarians! The veggie chicken is optional, but adds a nice texture that will please purists.