Gramma's Danish Coffee Cake

Cake:

2 C flour

3/4 C brown sugar

¼ C sugar

½ t salt

1 t soda

1 t nutmeg

2 t baking powder

1 egg

1 C milk

1/2 C oil

Sift together dry ingredients. 

In separate bowl, beat egg, add milk and oil. Beat 2 min. Add dry ingredients. Mix up filling.

Filling:

1 C brown sugar

4 t cinnamon

½ C nuts

4 T flour

4 T melted butter

Pour ¼ of batter in bottom of greased cake pan. Then 1/3 of filling. Repeat in second cake pan. Add the rest of batter (split between pans) and then filling.

Bake 350 for 20-25 min

If using a 13x9, 45-50 min

Peanut Butter Bon-Bons

1 C peanut butter

1 stick butter

2 C powdered sugar

1 pkg chocolate almond bark

Mix peanut butter, butter and powdered sugar. Roll into balls. Refrigerate overnight or freeze for approximately 1 hour. Melt almond bark. Dip balls and set on waxed paper until dry. Refrigerate until completely hard. Makes 25-40.

Breakfast Burrito

1 (15 oz) can black beans, drain & rinse
1/3 C jarred salsa
3 Chorizo links
1 1/2 C baby spinach, roughly chopped
3 large eggs
3 egg whites
2 scallions, sliced
1/4 C cilantro, chopped
1/4 t chili powder
1/4 t salt
3/4 C shredded taco cheese blend
6 fajita-size wheat tortillas

Combine beans and salsa in a small saucepan and cook, stirring occasionally over medium-low until warm.  Meanwhile, coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray; set over medium heat.  Brown Chorizo in skillet and then add spinach.  Cook until wilted.  Whisk eggs, egg whites, scallions, cilantro, chili powder and salt in a bowl.  Once spinach is wilted, add egg mixture to skillet.  Cook 3 min without stirring.  Scramble and continue to cook and stir for 2 minutes or until just set.  Warm tortillas. Spread even amount of cheese, beans & salsa, and eggs among them.  Roll burrito style and serve.

Pumpkin Pie Martini

2 oz cake vodka
2 1/2 T pureed pumpkin
2 t caramel pumpkin pie syrup (recipe below)
2 ice cubes
Caramel Sauce
Graham Cracker Crumbs
Cool Whip

Caramel Pumpkin Pie Syrup:
1 C sugar
1/2 C warm water
1 T pumpkin pie spice
In saucepan over medium heat, put 1/4 C sugar.  Once it caramelizes, slowly add the rest of the sugar, stirring constantly.  When all sugar is caramelized, remove from heat, add warm water and pumpkin pie spice.

In cocktail shaker, put ice cubes, vodka, pumpkin, and 2 t caramel pumpkin pie syrup.  Shake well.

On a small plate, put a dollop of caramel sauce and just moisten the rim of your martini glass with caramel.  On another plate, put a bit of graham cracker crumbs, and run martini glass rim through them.

Strain shaker into martini glass. Top with whipped cream and a small dash of pumpkin pie spice.

Avocado Salsa

2 ripe avocados, cut in 1/2" chunks
1 C chopped jicama
1/4 C loose packed chopped cilantro
1/8 t ground red pepper
1/4 t salt
2 T lime juice

Stir to commbine.