iced pumpkin cookies

350 degrees

2.5 c flour
1 t baking powder
1 t baking soda
2 t cinnamon
.5 t nutmeg
.5 t cloves
.5 t salt

1/2 c softened butter
1.5 c sugar
1 c canned pumpkin
1 egg
1 t vanilla

1) cream together butter & sugar. Add rest of wet ingredients and beat until creamy
2) mix dry ingredients together and add to wet mixture
3) drop by T on cookie sheets. Flatten slightly, bake 15 - 20 minutes

glaze...
2 c confectioners sugar
3 T milk
1T melted butter
1 t vanilla

guacamole

trying this today, we'll see if it is good

2 avacoda
1 lime (juice)
1/2 t kosher salt
1/2 t. cayenne
1/2 t cumin
1 minced clove garlic
1/2 c minced red onion (1/2 onion)
2 T cilantro
1-2 serrano chile

Garlic head on shrimp

printGarlic Shrimp

Ingredients:

8 oz. medium-size shrimp (head on, shell on, slit the back of the shrimp and deveined)
2 tablespoons butter or olive oil
3 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
1/8 teaspoon salt or to taste
1/8 teaspoon sugar or to taste
1/2 teaspoon Chinese rice wine
Some chopped scallions

Method:

Rinse the shrimp with cold water and pat dry with paper towels.

Heat up a wok with olive oil or butter. Lightly saute the chopped garlic until aromatic. Add shrimp into the wok and stir well with the garlic and add rice wine. Cover the wok with its lid and cook for about 1 minute. Add chopped scallions, and salt and sugar to taste. Dish out and serve garlic shrimp immediately.