Pumpkin Roll

3 Eggs

2/3 C Pumpkin
1 t Lemon Juice
¾ C Flour
1 t Baking Powder
2 t Cinnamon
1 t Ginger
½ t Nutmeg
½ t Salt

Filling:

 8 oz cream cheese

4 T Butter

1 C Powdered Sugar

Beat eggs on high for 5 minutes.  Add sugar.  Stir in lemon and pumpkin.  Mix dry ingredients together and add to pumpkin mixture.  Line cookie sheet with parchment paper and spread batter.  Bake at 375 for 15 minutes.  Remove to a towel with powdered sugar. Cool for 1 hour. 

Filling, mix softened butter and cream cheese well, add powdered sugar and mix well.  Spread on pumpkin and roll.  Chill then slice.

Melt Away Button Cookies

These are from my friend Sierra.  They are really good.

I love these cookies.  They are so cute for Birthday parties, baby shower, any holiday, etc..  By adding a little food coloring, you can make them match whatever you are celebrating.  By adding different extracts or flavorings, you can change the flavor for variety.  Almond, Lemon, French vanilla.  The best part is they are delicious and literally met in your mouth

Melt Away Buttons

3 cups soft butter
1 1/4 cup corn starch
1 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 cup powdered sugar
pinch of salt
*Preheat oven to 350.  Mix all ingredients just until blended.  Roll into small balls.)  (about 1/2 tablespoon of dough)   Bake about 20 minutes.  They should be light brown on top. Cool and frost.  Makes approximately 70 cookies.

Frosting 

1/3 cup soft butter
pinch of salt
3 cups powdered sugar
2 teaspoons flavor of choice 
milk to consistency
*Beat until smooth and creamy.  

NOTE: McCormick's French Vanilla Blend is the secret ingredient to making these vanilla cookies.  I have only seen it at Wal-mart.    
 

 

Salmon

4 large salmon fillets

Mix together
1 cup Worcestershire Sauce
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons olive oil
garlic salt or 2 gloves pressed fresh garlic

Pour over salmon and marinade several hours.

Grill meat side first to get the grill marks and turn and grill till done.  10-15 minutes.
Place in pan and drizzle honey over the fish and broil for a few minutes.

This is from Bishop Tim Stephans.  Mark loved it.  Said it was the best salmon he ever had.  I still really like just a bit of oil and lemon pepper but it was good.

Coconut Shrimp with Pina Colada Sauce

 This is from by friend Sierra Prina
 
Coconut Shrimp:  

• 6-8 cups frying oil (as required by fryer)
• 12 large shrimp or 24 small, cooked, peeled, and deveined (about 1/2 pound) 
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, divided
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 3 tablespoons Captain Morgan Parrot Bay Coconut Rum (yes, you have to go to the liquor store, but it is soo worth it!)
• 1 cup Panko-Japanese-style bread crumbs
• 1/2 cup flaked sweetened coconut

Pina Colada Dipping Sauce: 

• 1 large container Yoplait original vanilla yogurt
• 8 oz can crushed pineapple, drained
• 1/3 cup Polo Loco Cream of Coconut (by the drink mixers)

Prepare Pina Colada sauce by combining yogurt, cream of coconut, and pineapple.  Cover and let chill in the fridge while you make the shrimp.

Butterfly cut each shrimp before you start the battering: Use a sharp knife to slice through the top of the shrimp (where the vein was) so that you can spread the shrimp open.

Leave the tail intact.

Heat oil to 350 degrees.

Measure 3/4 cup of the flour into a medium bowl.

In another medium bowl mis together the remaining 3/4 cup flour, sugar, and salt.

Stir milk and rum into flour mixture.

Let batter stand for five minutes.

While the batter rests, combine panko breadcrumbs and shredded coconut into a third medium bowl.

To batter the shrimp:  Dip each one in the flour, then the wet batter, then coat each shrimp with the planko/coconut mixture.

Arrange the shrimp on a plate until all of them are battered.

Fry the shrimp by dropping six at a time into the hot oil for 2 to 3 minutes or until the shrimp are golden brown.

Remove shrimp to a rack or paper towel to drain.

Serve shrimp with pina colada dipping sauce.

Just so you know, Andrea, my wonderful daughter-in-law loved and them and she said she hates shrimp but agreed to try them.  She said it was like eating candy!