White Trash

OK, I know what you're all thinking.
That's not a very nice thing to say.
Well I didn't say it first.
That's what I heard it called, once.
So I'm just repeating them.
And so do the kids now.
Sorry.

But it's good stuff.  And it makes sense to call this stuff trash since you basically throw everything in it, just like the trash.
I mean all those leftover munchies hanging around the house after a party, maybe not enough to fill a snack bowl kinda stuff.
The only thing you have to have is some candy bark or candy melts

One of these type, you know candy coating. call it whatever you want. It's what brings it all together.
Can you tell I stock up on this stuff? I pick it up whenever it's on sale. It last for years, or so I've been told. It never lasts that long around here.
So you've got your candy coating, now go forage around your kitchen. You want some sweet and some salty stuff.

Cereal, pretzels, hard chips like Fritos or Bugles, peanuts, whatever you can find.
And for the sweet, I don't care how much you bake, we all love Oreos. But you could use nilla wafers or whatever else you have laying around but you do want some cookies in this.
And also some candy, like M & Ms or candy corn, you know you have some stashed away
Place a piece of wax paper on a flat work surface (you can use a cookie tray, we just use the table)

It really doesn't matter what order you put your items in but we always do biggest or heaviest to smallest.

Cookies-broken up, be sure to eat one or two, just to make sure they're fresh

Now place your candy coating in a container and melt according to directions

Now start drizzling your melted chocolate all over
Move your stuff around a bit with a plastic spoon

Add in your small items

And walk away until chocolate is set.
Once set, break apart, package up as gifts in a jar
or just using the plastic party bags from the Dollar store.

A pretty ribbon can make all the difference.
Oh and remember the plastic spoon I told you to use....
Add a little colored sugar to it when your done and let it set up....

Makes a festive hot chocolate spoon for the kids!

Chopped Chicken Liver

Had an excellent Chopped Liver from Let's Nosh in JAX.  Thought to whip some up for the Holidays for use as an app.  Easy enough to prep and a great addition to the appetizer buffet. As the outcome of my effort will be fairly inelegant, I'll be molding the finished dish in a celo-lined mold.  Later in '13, it will be a great side on a Salad Plate. Recipe Ingredients: 1 lb chicken livers 1 -2 large onions, cut in half rings & fried or griven schmaltz or vegetable oil 1 large egg, hardboiled, or more, up to 3 1/4 c Manischewitz wine [or similar sweet red] 1 tsp sugar 1/2 - 1 tsp onion powder & garlic powder, each [opt] 1/2 tsp paprika salt and pepper to taste

Extra fried onion for garnishing/serving (use from above amount). Direction and Method: Peel and cut onion in half. cut each half into thin half rings. heat schmaltz or oil and fry onion until golden brown but not crispy. set aside covered. Heat oven to about 475 F and place the chicken livers on a tin foil, separating each beforehand. if there is excess fat on them, remove it before grilling. — Cook the livers for 20 minutes until they look browned and the liquid released is clear. to test if they are cooked, cut one in half. it should be slightly pink inside. Remove the livers from the oven and let them cool. discard the liquid. Processor method: Place the onions in the processor and pulse a few times to break them up. add the livers and pulse a few more times.

Add the eggs, the wine and seasonings and pulse more until you get the texture you like.

Taste and adjust seasonings. by hand: place the liver, onion or griven and egg on a board and with a cleaver chopped it to the desired fineness. place this in bowl and add the remaining ingredients. adjust to taste.enjoy!