Soldier's Fudge

I'm often asked for this recipe, so I figure it makes and excellent second post on my page. With the holidays coming up, who couldn't use an easy and sure-fire fudge recipe? This makes a very dense, candy-like fudge that doesn't have the gritty sugar-filled texture of many other recipes and only takes minutes to put together.

Why is it called "Soldier's" Fudge? This is another thing about this recipe I like. Those of you who like to mail out care packages, take note: According to www.recipestogo.com, "This recipe was very popular during the Second World War when people wanted to ship goodies to their soldiers overseas. It travels well, lasts a long time and contains no sugar as sugar was rationed during the war."


INGREDIENTS:

• 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk 
• 1 (12 oz) bag semisweet chocolate chips 
• 1 (1 oz) square unsweetened baking chocolate 
• 1 1/2 cups chopped nuts (optional) 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS:

1. Butter an 8-inch square pan.
2. Heat milk, chocolate chips and baking chocolate over low heat stirring constantly until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth, remove from heat. 
3. Add the vanilla extract and nuts, if using. 
4. Spread into pan and chill until firm. 
5. Cut into 1-inch squares. (Makes 64 pieces)
6. Box well and ship.

-Enjoy!

Awesome and Easy Creamy Corn Casserole

OK, so I'm not feeling like writing anything long and flowery and figured I'd just jump right in and get things started with a little recipe that's fresh in my mind. So here goes...

Got this one from my Mom the other day and tried it out on a couple of guests. It comes out like a moist, crumbly corn bread and the house smelled great while it was baking. The guests loved it.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 (8.5 oz.) package dry corn bread mix
• 1 (15 oz.) can whole kernel corn, drained
• 1 (14.75 oz.) can creamed corn
• 1 cup sour cream

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, and lightly grease a 9x9 baking dish.
2. In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients and spoon mixture into prepared dish.
3. Bake for 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the top is golden brown.

Next time I make this one, I'm thinking it would be just as good if I add some jalepenos, green chiles, or some grated cheddar cheese.

-Enjoy!