(o: Secret Sister Swap #2 Fall Favorites (July '06 - Dec. '06) :o)

Here we go again! As I did for the very first Secret Sister Swap, I collected recipes from the participants of the second Secret Sister Swap to compile into yet another cookbook of treasured T & T Faves!!!! I begged! I nagged! I begged and nagged some more, and a majority of those wonderful Sisters came through for me yet again with a veritable plethora of awesome recipes! This second cookbook actually has 6 separate sections with well over 500 recipes collected! My initial foray into the archives to collect hidden treasures like I did for the first SS cookbook proved to be far too difficult a task, as we all know how well the infamous 'search feature' has been working these past months!! ! :o) NOT!! Anyway...... here again, is the end result of all my persistent nagging! Were it not for the generosity of all those awesome ladies, this cookbook would never have come to be! If you saw the first one I did, either by requesting a copy of it or on the 'Favorite' thread I posted here on Recipes, you'll find this second one to be quite different! AND, dare I hope, just a bit more FUN because of all the extras I included!!

Again, special thanks to ALL the SS's who contributed recipes!! As in the first, there were several ladies I dubbed as 'Honorary Sisters' because they were not actually a part of the swap, but DID share a few of their Faves!!

Extra special Thanks to two fantastic moderators HDMac (Marcia) and cllw (Linda), who did a really bang up job with this second group!! As great a job as you did on the first swap, you did an even more awesome job on the second one!! You know, you two could make this your full time jobs!! Oh!! Sorry!! You already HAVE!! :O) Seriously, you two are the bestest!!!

This is dedicated to ALL of you Awesome Sisters and Fantabulous Cooks!!

† God's Special Blessings on EACH of you †

This cookbook project definitely will take a few days to complete. Because there are well over 500 recipes total, I think I'll post each section separately to make it easier to find specific recipes!! Each thread will start out the same as this one to tie them all together! Each thread will be categorized and the recipes and their contributors listed alphabetically at the beginning of each thread. At the very end, I will, as is becoming my habit with these rather lengthy threads, make a page by page index of all the recipes in THAT particular thread. Perhaps you may want to print a copy of it to make it easier to find a particular recipe or two!! Just a thought! :O)

The 6 sections are:
Secret Sisters Favorite Recipes! (167 recipes)
Secret Sister Swap #2 Summertime Faves!! (67 recipes)
Secret Sister Swap #2 Popcorn Recipes!!! (This was a LOT of fun!)
    (66 recipes)
Secret Sister Swap #2 Fall Favorites!! (99 recipes)
Secret Sister Swap #2 Holiday Favorites!! (94 recipes)
Secret Sister Swap #2 Travelin' Recipes..... (You gotta see this one to believe it!:O) (16 rec.)

And so it began..................

.... with the beautiful colors, sights & aromas of Autumn, the Sister's dug deeper into their recipe repertoire's to share even more of the flavors of the fall ........

Secret Sister Swap #2 Fall Favorites!! - '06 (99 recipes)

Fall is by far my most favorite season! The smells, the colors, the sound of leaves crunching underfoot. And what about those football games, hay rides and bonfires!! Yup!! The best season of all has got to be Fall!!!

'Tis the season of pumpkins, apples and squash!!

'Tis the season of warm, comforting soups, chilies and hot dishes/casseroles!!!

'Tis the season you actually feel like doing some serious baking again with the cooler days!!! How 'bout some fresh bread or a batch of cookies!!! Or maybe some decadent dessert that just leaves you wanting more!! LOL That being said, I'll start the recipe sharing with that wonderful new recipe I tried out today. It's called: Brown Butter Apple Tarte Tatin (tart tah-TAN) Cake from Cuisine At Home magazine!! OMGOSHHHHHHHHHH!!! Can you say YUM? :O)......................."

Fall Beverages (2 recipes)
    Calypso Coffee - KC10
    Crock-pot Wine - cllw

Fall Cookies (3 recipes)
    Black Walnut/Icebox Cookies - KC10
    Holiday Sugar Cookies - maryann146
    Laura Bush's Cowboy Cookies - maryann146

Fall Desserts (31 recipes)
    1-Minute Apple Tortilla/3-Minute Apple Cobbler - y2k (2 recipes)
    Apple Cake - bakinghen_NJ
    Apple Cake - gavingrma_OH
    Apple Cranberry Pie - zakons
    Apple Crisp - KC10
    Apple Nut Cake - purplechef_fl
    Apple Pineapple Crisp - nlf_PA
    Apple Spice Cake - Susiebear_GA
    Applesauce Cake - juann
    Brown Butter Apple Tarte Tatin (tart tah-TAN) Cake - KC10
    Buttery Nut Cake - bakinghen_NJ
    Caramel Apple Cake - cllw
    Caramel Fudge Cake - nlf_PA
    Cinnamon Apple Snack Cake - Luckygranny_Oh
    Cranberry Apple Crisp - zakons
    Cranberry Apple Crumble - zakons
    Cranberry Pecan Pie - cllw
    Grandma’s Bananas - cllw
    Leftover Halloween Cake - crossingguard
    Old-Fashioned Apple Cake - BasketCase61
    Pumpkin Cake - purplechef_fl
    Pumpkin Cake Roll - purplechef_fl
    Pumpkin Cobbler - KYwoman
    Pumpkin Cobbler - purplechef_fl
    Pumpkin Crunch - Margielou_WA
    Pumpkin Gingerbread Trifle - ajmom
    Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cakes- HDMac
    Pumpkin Pie - cllw
    Pumpkin Trifle - Margielou_WA
    Roman Apple Cake - nlf_PA
    Spiced Pumpkin Roll - Catrinka

Fall Entrées (15 recipes)
    Bean & Hamburger Hot Dish - KC10
    Cabbage Pockets - cllw
    Cheesy Spaghetti Bake - beecuzican_PA
    Chicken & Rice - Catrinka
    Chicken Paprikas - AnickaD
    Chicken Pot Pie - KC10
    Chops w/Mushroom Gravy - Ruthie2
    Mom's American Spaghetti - twogk_OH
    Pasties - beecuzican_PA
    Pepper Dish - grammacookie
    Porcupines - beecuzican_PA
    Roasted Chicken w/Onions - pat48_TX
    Sausage and Peppers - Ruthie2
    Scalloped Potatoes w/Sausage - fancyb
    Spaghetti w/Pot Roast - fancyb

Fall Misc. (13 recipes)
    Apple Cinnamon Pancakes - KYwoman
    Carmel Apple Pancakes - KYwoman
    Chocolate Covered Cranberries - zakons
    Creamy Apple Bites/Cheesy Apple Rings - y2k
    Creamy Carmel Peanut Butter Dip - y2k
    Crunchy Apple Rings/Fruity Apple Rings - y2k
    Leftover Halloween Candy tips - crossingguard
    Pumpkin Canine Cookies - Sandee1
    Pumpkin Pancakes - zakons
    Pumpkin Pie Popcorn - KC10 (also in Popcorn Section)
    Pumpkin Waffles w/Cinnamon Syrup - KC10
    Strawberry Applesauce - y2k
    Toasted Pumpkin Seeds - zakons

Fall Salads (5 recipes)
    Cranberry Gelatin Mold - zakons
    Cranberry Relish - rvgirl
    Cranberry Relish w/Grand Mariner - zakons
    Cranberry Salad - KYwoman
    Frozen Cranberry Banana Salad - zakons

Fall Soups (12 recipes)
    Anne Approved Chili - KC10
    Beef Barley Soup for the Crock Pot - beecuzican_PA
    Chili - Catrinka
    Cream of Wild Rice Soup - KC10
    Creamy Taco Soup - beecuzican_PA
    Duchess Cheese Soup - beecuzican_PA
    Easy Potato Soup - ajmom
    Loaded Potato Soup - beecuzican_PA
    Mushroom & Leek Soup - AnickaD
    My Wardie's Potato Soup - beecuzican_PA
    Taco Soup - beecuzican_PA
    Tortellini Sausage Soup - beecuzican_PA

Fall Sweet Treats (12 recipes)
    Double Orange Scones w/Orange Butter - Catrinka
    Fall Apple Muffins - HDMac
    Fall Candy Corn & Peanut Bars - Catrinka
    Fresh Cranberry Bread - KYwoman
    Hershey Chocolate Brownies - maryann146
    Milky Way Pain Au Chocolat - crossingguard
    Pear Bread - AnickaD
    Pumpkin Bread - Catrinka
    Pumpkin Fudge - Catrinka
    Pumpkin Nut Bread - nlf_PA
    Sour Cream Apple Squares - maryann146
    Strawberry Bread - maryann146

Fall Vegetables (6 recipes)
    Baked Stuffed Sweet Potatoes - bakinghen_NJ
    Cabbage Rolls - Holubchi - kaly_ab (also in Holiday Favorites                 Section)
    Ina Garten's Roasted Brussels Sprouts - bakinghen_NJ
    Roasted Tomatoes - mrschieflww
    Summer Squash Casserole - Susiebear_GA
    Sweet Potatoes w/Peaches & Cranberries - missyjj

Fall Beverages ~
    Calypso Coffee - KC10
    Crock-pot Wine - cllw

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Calypso Coffee

Posted by: KC10  -  Posted on: 8/21/06
Originally Posted on KC10's Favorite Recipes on: 8/18/2003

KC10 (Kay) says, "If you like coffee, this is wonderful!"

Calypso Coffee

1 cinnamon stick
1 shot rum
1 shot Kahlua put in large mug & fill with hot, freshly brewed coffee.

 Top with whipped cream. Sprinkle with a bit of ground cinnamon.

Crock-pot Wine

Posted by: cllw  -  Posted on: 8/22/2006

Linda says, "This beats mulled cider or tea~ YUM"

Crock-pot Wine

1 bottle of Apple Wine
cinnamon red hots-to taste

 Pour Apple Wine in crock-pot on low. Add red-hots. Serve warm.

Fall Cookies ~
    Black Walnut/Icebox Cookies - KC10
    Holiday Sugar Cookies - maryann146
    Laura Bush's Cowboy Cookies - maryann146

Black Walnut/Ice Box Cookies

Posted by: KC10  -  Posted on: 8/21/06
Originally posted on KC10's Favorite Recipes on: 1/15/2004

KC10 (Kay) says, "This recipe has been in the family forever! We love black walnuts and this is always the first recipe we reach for when we are lucky enough to acquire these lovely nut meats!! These cookies are good with a good hot cup of coffee! I also will serve these with a dish of vanilla ice cream as a dessert! Mmm-m"

Black Walnut/Ice Box Cookies
 (recipe from Grand B.)

1 c. shortening
2 c. brown sugar
3 small eggs
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
3 c. flour
vanilla (about 1 tsp.)
plenty of chopped black walnuts

 Mix all together. Roll into logs. Wrap in wax paper and refrigerate overnight! Bake in 350º oven about 10 minutes. (Slice thin for crisp, yummy cookies!) Store in airtight container.

Holiday Sugar Cookies

Posted by: maryann146  -  Posted on: 10/7/2006

maryann146 (Mary Ann) says, "Another cookie recipe I use all the time is Holiday sugar cookies. However, I use them as drop cookies. - This was in a quick cooking recipes by Katie Koziolek."

Holiday Sugar Cookies

2 cups soft butter (No substitutes)
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 Tb. lemon peel
2 tsp vanilla extract
6 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda

Frosting:
3 cups confectioners sugar
3 Tb. butter melted
1/4 cup milk

 In a large mixing bowl cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each. Beat in lemon peel and vanilla. Add flour and baking soda to cream mixture.
 Shape into three 10 inch rolls, wrap each in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 4 hours or until firm. Unwrap and cut into 1/4 slices. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until edges are slightly browned. Remove to wire racks.
 In a bowl combine the confectioners sugar, butter, milk, and food coloring. Frost cookies and use items to decorate cookies.

Laura Bush's Cowboy Cookies

Posted by: maryann146  -  Posted on: 10/7/2006

maryann146 (Mary Ann) says, "I am always using this recipe for cookies. - They are wonderful."

Laura Bush's Cowboy Cookies.

2 cups flour
1 Tb. baking powder
1 Tb. baking soda
1 Tb. cinnamon
1 tsp salt
3 sticks butter at room temp
1-1/2 white sugar
1-1/2 packed lt. brown sugar
3 eggs
1 Tb. vanilla
3 cups semisweet chocolate chips
3 cups old fashioned rolled oats
2 cups sweetened flake cocoanut
2 cups pecan

 Preheat oven to 350 degrees Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in bowl.
 In 8 quart bowl, beat butter on medium speed till smooth and creamy, about 1 minute. Gradually beat in sugars and continue beating to combine, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each.
 Beat in vanilla, stir in flour mixture until just combined. Add chocolate chips, oats, coconut, and pecans. For each cookie drop 1/4 cup of dough onto ungreased cookie sheet, spacing 3 inches apart. Bake 17-20 minutes until edges are lightly browned. Place on rack to cool.

Fall Desserts ~
    1-Minute Apple Tortilla/3-Minute Apple Cobbler - y2k (2 recipes)
    Apple Cake - bakinghen_NJ
    Apple Cake - gavingrma_OH
    Apple Cranberry Pie - zakons
    Apple Crisp - KC10
    Apple Nut Cake - purplechef_fl
    Apple Pineapple Crisp - nlf_PA
    Apple Spice Cake - Susiebear_GA
    Applesauce Cake - juann
    Brown Butter Apple Tarte Tatin (tart tah-TAN) Cake - KC10
    Buttery Nut Cake - bakinghen_NJ
    Caramel Apple Cake - cllw
    Caramel Fudge Cake - nlf_PA
    Cinnamon Apple Snack Cake - Luckygranny_Oh
    Cranberry Apple Crisp - zakons
    Cranberry Apple Crumble - zakons
    Cranberry Pecan Pie - cllw
    Grandma’s Bananas - cllw
    Leftover Halloween Cake - crossingguard
    Old-Fashioned Apple Cake - BasketCase61
    Pumpkin Cake - purplechef_fl
    Pumpkin Cake Roll - purplechef_fl
    Pumpkin Cobbler - KYwoman
    Pumpkin Cobbler - purplechef_fl
    Pumpkin Crunch - Margielou_WA
    Pumpkin Gingerbread Trifle - ajmom
    Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cakes- HDMac
    Pumpkin Pie - cllw
    Pumpkin Trifle - Margielou_WA
    Roman Apple Cake - nlf_PA
    Spiced Pumpkin Roll - Catrinka

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1-Minute Apple Tortilla & 3-Minute Apple Cobbler

Posted by: y2k  -  Posted on: 8/29/2006

1-Minute Apple Tortilla

 Fill 1 whole wheat 6-inch tortilla with 1 kraft singles slice and 4 apple slices. Microwave on high 30 sec.

3-Minute Apple Cobbler

 Top 6 Nilla Wafers with 1/4 cup applesauce. Microwave on high 15 sec. Top with 1 Tb. thawed Cool Whip Sprinkle with cinnamon if desired.

Apple Cake

Posted by: bakinghen_NJ  -  Posted on: 8/24/2006

Apple Cake

3 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 eggs, lightly beaten
2 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup orange juice
2-1/2 teaspoons vanilla
3 large apples, peeled, cored, and sliced thin
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
5 tablespoons sugar

 Preheat the oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan. Combine the ground cinnamon and 5 tablespoons of the sugar together and set aside. In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and 2 cups of sugar. Stir in the vegetable oil, beaten eggs, orange juice, and vanilla. Mix well. Pour half of the batter into the prepared pan. Top with half of the sliced apples and sprinkle with half of the cinnamon sugar mixture. Pour the remaining batter over the top and layer the remaining sliced apples, then the remaining cinnamon sugar. Bake for 60 minutes or until done. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Invert cake onto a cooling rack.

Yield: 10 - 12 servings.

Apple Cake

Posted by: gavingrma_OH  -  Posted on: 8/21/2006

gavingrma_OH (Sue) says, "My favorite apple cake recipe is very easy to throw together!"

Apple Cake

3 eggs
1-1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup oil
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
4-6 apples pared and diced - I usually use a mix of green and red baking apples
1 cup walnuts, chopped

 Blend together the eggs, sugar & oil. Add vanilla. Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda then add to wet mixture. Mix in the apples and walnuts. Put mixture into an 8" square baking pan. Bake at 350ºF for 1 hour.

~The original recipe called for 1-3/4 cup sugar and 1 cup oil - I like a less sweet cake and I thought it was tooooooo greasy so... It also called for a greased pan but I don't do that~

Apple Cranberry Pie

Posted by: zakons  -  Posted on: 8/21/2006

zakons says, "This is an Ocean Spray recipe. It is excellent."

Apple Cranberry Pie

pastry for a 9 inch two crust pie
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
4 cups pared, sliced, tart apples
2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries (whole or chopped) (I use chopped)
2 tablespoons butter

 Preheat oven to 425. In large bowl, combine sugars, flour and cinnamon. Add fruit. Mix well. Turn into pastry-lined pan. Dot with butter. Cover and cut slits in top crust.
Seal edges. Bake 40 minutes or until golden brown.

Apple Crisp

Posted by: KC10  -  Posted on: 8/21/06
Originally posted on KC10's Favorite Recipes on: 2/6/2005

Kay says, " This is the only way I will eat apple crisp. Of course it's mom's recipe:O) (Actually it's from Betty Crocker cookbook, copyright 1950!!) I've tried so many other recipes and they just don't have it! Know what I mean?"

Apple Crisp

Place in buttered 10 X 6 X 2" baking dish*:
4 c. sliced apples

Sprinkle with:
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 c. water

Rub together:
3/4 c. flour
1 c. sugar
1/3 c. butter

Drop mixture over apples. Bake at 350º for 40 minutes. Serve warm with cream.

Approximately 6 servings

*I've never been able to find this size pan, so I use a 9 X 13 X 2" pan and one-and-a-half the recipe!