[Jamestown1630]

This week: Autumn Treats!

Sorry about the huge pic of acorn cakelets– I just haven’t mastered that sizing thing yet – as much as Liz has tried to help me!- so I excuse myself by thinking that you really do need to see the detail ;-)

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-JT

[Twotone]

It’s a beautiful picture. No worries!

[Ellendra]

I like the acorn pan!

Fall always means harvest season. This is the first year in a long time that I haven’t grown any squash, we still have a freezer-full from last year! I’m just waiting for the weather to cool down a bit before I try some new pumpkin pie-ish recipes. I say “ish” because I have trouble rolling out the dough for crusts, and the pre-made ones taste like plastic, so I end up making cobblers or something similar instead.

I never used to like pumpkin pie, but last year I figured out that what I really don’t like is the nutmeg. I now leave that out, and use a touch of maple extract as well. Tastes much better :)

[SkyDancer]

This is what I did last night:

Grilled Chicken Breasts With Peach Preserves.

The peach sauce along with the smokey flavor of the bacon give this chicken such a great flavor.

Make sure you let the peach sauce caramelize some when grilling the chicken on the BBQ grill for added flavor.

4- 6 Chicken Breasts: Boneless, Skinless

• 1/4 cup(s) ketchup
• 1/3 cup(s) peach preserves
• 1 tablespoon peach brandy
• 1/4 cup(s) brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic; minced
• 4 to 6 slices bacon; one for each breast
• 4- 6 toothpicks; soaked in water for ten minutes

• Directions:

  In a small bowl mix together ketchup, peach preserves, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, brandy and garlic together. Wrap each breast with a slice of bacon, using toothpicks to hold bacon. Coat chicken with the peach sauce mixture; grill about 5 minutes or until sauce has caramelized;turn chicken over and apply more sauce and continue cooking for another 5 minutes or until sauce has caramelized on the chicken.

  NOTE: For liberals only - remove toothpicks before eating.

[leaning conservative]

Oh my gosh, those acorn cakelets are adorable! I want to cuddle them & then devour them.....

[Liz]

The acorn cookies are simply adorable. At the Nordicware web site, you want to buy all of them.

[miss marmelstein]

They’re adorable.

[BunnySlippers]

I love the size. It’s perfect!