Whilst on your travels in Spain and pausing to take a breath from site-seeing, you have surely experimented with "tapas" at a welcoming bar.

If this is the case, it is more than likely that you have come across the small, tasty filleted fish, preserved in olive oil, sliced garlic and chopped parsley, and highly popular throughout Spain. This delectable dish is usually known as "boquerones" but, depending on the area, can also be called "anchoas".

Boquerones are small, fresh anchovies. Accompanied by crisp, fresh Spanish bread, a glass of ruby-red wine or refreshing Asturian cider, they are a delight to eat. Moreover - as with many traditional Spanish dishes which comprise the renowned Mediterranean Diet - they are extreme Spanish Food - How To Prepare Boquerones. Recipe

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Holiday Recipe: Filled Cookies

by LeAnn R. Ralph

From the book: Christmas In Dairyland (True Stories From a Wisconsin Farm)

When I was a kid growing up on our dairy farm in Wisconsin 40 years ago, cookies with a date filling were my dad's favorite kind. Here is the recipe. 3/4 cup butter or margarine (softened) 3/4 cup shortening 2 cups sugar 3 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla 5 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt several tablespoons of milk if the dough seems too dry Jam: blackberry, black raspberry, strawberry, red raspberry, plum conserve, apple conserve, or date filling (recipes for plum and apple conserve and date filling are included below.)

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter, margarine, sugar Holiday Recipe: Filled Cookies Recipe

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Best Recipes: Peanut Butter and Jelly Milkshake

by Donna Monday

Our old favorite sandwich standby: peanut butter and jelly, has got a new twist! That’s right. Now you can have your peanut butter and jelly in a glass. Got milk?

A little ice cream? Good. Then you’re ready to have a yummy taste treat that will really satisfy all your PBJ desires.

Peanut Butter and Jelly Milkshake makes a great afternoon snack for kids and adults. Now all you’ve got to do is decide what kind of jelly you want with that milkshake.

I know. Decisions like this can be so hard sometimes.

Peanut Butter and Jelly Milkshake 1 tablespoon peanut butter 2 tablespoons jelly or jam (grape, raspberry or strawberry) 1/2 cup milk 1 cup vanilla ice cream

Directions

Combine peanut butter a Best Recipes: Peanut Butter and Jelly Milkshake Recipe

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