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We’re a  family that love spicy food especially my hubby. That’s why we never run out of chili sauce in the house. He even had a small chili tree planted in a pot so every time he cook or eat, he will just take a piece or two of chili  to be included in the menu. Our favorite chili sauce that’s why it is always included on our grocery list. We already tried putting it in my Cheese and Sausage Macaroni meal. It was cooked like a regular spaghetti recipe, instead of spaghetti pasta I used macaroni and I replaced ground beef with chopped sausage as meat for the sauce.

• I chopped and sauteed sausage with garlic, onion and bell pepper in butter
• then I add spaghetti sauce
• simmer it and seasoned with salt and pepper.
• I cooked the pasta as per instruction on the package.
• I layered the pasta in a baking pan
• put the sauce on top and added the shredded cheese
• and baked it in a 300 degree in the oven
• When the cheese melted , I sprinkled it with the red chili sauce.

It was not only spicy but brought out the flavor of my baked cheese and sausage macaroni.

When we ordered our pizza, we don’t use the chili sauce included in the package but our own  sauce. Now that Super Bowl season is almost here, we are planning to watch it all together with the whole family here at our home, if not available in cable we will view the live streaming of the game in the internet while gobbling our favorite Philly Cheese Steak Overload Pizza.

Buko Pie is something you should never missed when you visit the province of Laguna, coconut being one of the major products of this province. They have perfected the taste of this delectable pie with young coconut meat as fillings and very famous on this.

I thought I have tasted the most delicious buko pie, but I was wrong when I tried this new variant  Buko and Cheese Pie by combining cheese and young coconut meat as fillings. It’s delicious before and more scrumptious now because of the added flavor from the cheese. Actually this one was brought as pasalubong by my son’s friend when she came back from vacationing at her hometown in Isabela province and the address of the store on the buko pie box  is Tarlac, so I guessed it’s not only in Laguna where you’ll find the best Buko Pie. 

If you aren’t custom to baking, the internet features a ton of creative ideas that could help moms, girlfriends, and wives turn left over candy into a sweet, savory treat. Too many leftover chocolates? Melt them down; add ingredients like caramel and nuts to the chocolate mix, bake, and you have incredible tasting bark chocolate! You can wrap the bark chocolate in individual bags and give as a gift, or leave it on the counter for the family to enjoy. Believe it or not, much of the bulk candy that we purchase for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years and Valentine’s Day can easily be used in baking recipes.

The holidays bring the sweetest treats, but we are always left with unwanted candy canes, candy corn, and Hershey’s kisses.  Instead of throwing them away or pushing them off onto someone else, incorporate them into your own baking. Here are few easy recipes for you to follow:

Candy Cane Fudge

Ingredients

•  2 (10 ounce) packages vanilla baking chips
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
•  1 1/2 cups crushed candy canes
• 1 dash red or green food coloring

Directions

Line an 8 inch square baking pan with aluminum foil, and grease the foil.  Combine the vanilla chips and sweetened condensed milk in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir frequently until almost melted, remove from heat and continue to stir until smooth. When chips are completely melted, stir in the peppermint extract, food coloring, and candy canes. Spread evenly in the bottom of the prepared pan. Chill for 2 hours, cut into squares.

Candy Bar Cookies

Some candy bars make GREAT cookies! Try this with Baby Ruth, Snickers, Milky Way, chocolate bars, or other misc. chocolate pieces.

Ingredients

• 3 cups sifted flour
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 1/2 c. sugar
• 1/2 c. softened butter
• 3/4 c. smooth peanut butter
• 2 eggs beaten
• 1 1/4 tsp. vanilla
• 2/3 c. milk
• 5 small candy bars, chopped up

Directions

Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees F. Whip the butter, peanut butter, and sugar until it is light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs and mix well, then add the vanilla. Sift the dry ingredients together and add alternately with the milk. Stir in the cut-up candy bar pieces. Use a teaspoon to drop the cookie dough on greased cookie sheets. Bake about 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.

In conclusion, pecan candy is easy to bake, but in truth practically any nut could be turned into an equally remarkable candy. More so, this recipe could easily be sold as wholesale candy since it is more popular in certain regions of the United States. With that said, for those who have never made this dish be prepared for your taste buds to thank you!

 If you have a sweet recipe you would like to share, feel free to leave a comment!