Grandpa's Peanut Butter Balls

A Christmas tradition
Makes about 120.


Ingredients:

• 2 sticks of butter
• 4 cups of crunchy peanut butter
• 1 1/2 lbs. confectionary sugar
• 4 cups of rice krispies (generous)
• 4-5 cups of chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup Crisco or 1/3 - 1/2 bar of cooking wax

Directions:

1. Melt the sticks of butter and the peanut butter and mix them together. 
2. Mix in the confectionary sugar.
3. Mix in the rice krispies (this will be your arm workout for the day)
4. Roll this mixture into walnut-sized balls.
5. Melt the chocolate and crisco in a double broiler (bowl over boiling water on the stove). 
6. Dip the peanut butter balls into the chocolate, and place them on wax paper in the freezer or refrigerator to harden. 
7. Keep refrigerated, and enjoy!

Lookout Ride 11/24

We finally made it! Hooray! No popped tires.

Clearly you are better at taking photos and understanding the effect of the sun...

Eggs Benedict

Ingredients:

4 egg yolks

3 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice

1 pinch ground white pepper

1/8 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1 tablespoon water

1 cup butter, melted

1/4 teaspoon salt

8 eggs

1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar

8 strips Canadian-style bacon

4 English muffins, split

2 tablespoons butter, softened

Directions:

1. Hollandaise Sauce: Fill the bottom of a double boiler part-way with water and bring to a gentle simmer. In top boiler, whisk together egg yolks, lemon juice, white pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and 1 tablespoon water.
2. Add the melted butter to egg yolk mixture. If hollandaise begins to get too thick, add a teaspoon or two of hot water. Continue whisking until all butter is incorporated. Whisk in salt, then remove from heat. Place a lid on pan to keep sauce warm.
3. Poached Eggs: Fill a large saucepan with 3 inches of water. Bring water to a simmer/boil, then add vinegar. Carefully break eggs into water, and allow to cook for 2 1/2 to 3 minutes.
4. While eggs are poaching, brown the bacon and toast the English muffins.
5. Spread toasted muffins with softened butter, and top each one with a slice of bacon, followed by one poached egg. Place 2 muffins on each plate and drizzle with hollandaise sauce. Optional: sprinkle with chopped chives

Banana Chocolate Chip Cake

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup sourmilk (mix regular milk with a little bit of vinegar and let it sit for a few minutes to make it sour)
• 2 large bananas (or 3 smaller ones)
• 1 generous cup of chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350.
2. Mix together all of the wet ingredients.
3. Mix in the dry ingredients.
4. Mix in the chocolate chips
5. Bake for 25 minutes, until light light golden brown - DO NOT OVERCOOK!

Caught red (orange) handed!

 

I don't think this really needs an explanation... this one was yours!

Sweet jumps!

Check out these nasty jumps I found while shredding the trails yesterday.  Soon you'll have a bike and be able to put some air under your wings with me on ones like these!! :-)  There were probably 10 in a row with some really funky ones near the end.

First CT snow 2012! Wahoo!

Bill and Groover checking it out.

A little snow won't keep Dunky from doing his business!