Roasted Chestnuts

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

2. Clean off chestnuts.

3. Use a sharp paring knife to cut an X into one side of each chestnut, or prick chestnuts with a fork to allow steam to escape.

4. Arrange chestnuts on a baking sheet or in a shallow pan, with the cut or pricked sides up.

5. Roast in oven for 15 to 25 minutes, or until chestnuts are tender and easy to peel.

6. Peel the nuts when they are cool enough to handle, and enjoy.

Snow Ice Cream

Ingredients

• 3 cups loose clean snow
• 2 tbsp. milk

• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Mix all the ingredients, sample the result, and add more sugar and vanilla extract to taste. Eat immediately. Makes 4 servings.

Shanks Food Traditions

Birthday Cakes are layer cakes . . .unless it's Penny's birthday. She prefers Angel Food Cake.

Shanks Food Traditions

It's called Dessert of Dinner.
Or Dessert of Lunch.
Or . . . if you're really really ambitious . . . Dessert of Breakfast.

Don't you wish you lived at our house?

Shanks Food Traditions

If I knew you were coming I'd have baked a cake.
(Boston Cream Pie--awaiting Jim's arrival 12/23/2009)