Homemade Snickers Candybars

The peanut nougat steals the show in this candy bar makeover. This version of the Snickers™ nougat is chewy, fluffy, and packed with peanut flavor. Layer that with pleasantly salty peanut caramel and rich milk chocolate, and you’ll be scarfing these down before the kids get a chance.

Special Equipment:
Kitchen scale
Tape measure
Deep-frying/candy thermometer
Pastry brush
Chocolate thermometer
Poultry lifter

Ingredients:
Cooking spray, such as Pam

Curry Chicken

Ingredients:
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2 tablespoons curry powder
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium yellow onion, thinly sliced
2 medium zucchini, thinly sliced
1 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Chicken and Corn Pie

Ingredients:
2 chicken breasts, bone-out, skinned
1 tablespoon olive oil
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 yellow onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups medium-diced carrots, blanched for 2 minutes
1/2 cup chopped broccoli florets
1/2 cup chopped cauliflower florets
1/2 cup chopped carrots
2 cups low-sodium or homemade chicken stock

Turkey Pot Pie

Turkey Pot Pie is one of my favorite comfort foods! Here is a great recipe for that leftover Thanksgiving turkey!

Ingredients:
2 lbs boneless turkey breast (or 2 lbs cubed leftover turkey)
4 cups chicken stock
4 parsley sprigs
1 bay leaf
3 thyme sprigs
3 black peppercorns
2 large carrots, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1/2 pound potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces

Chocolate Intensity

This dessert is very dense in texture and rich in flavor. The name definitely says it all. It was deep, rich, and most definitely intense. And that’s before glazing it! Actually, to say this cake is intense is an understatement. I would described this cake as death-by-chocolate - but a sweet way to go. With half a pound of chocolate and 3 sticks of butter, it tasted like a chocolate truffle cheesecake without the sour tang from the cream cheese. There was no doubt that the coffee did its job of adding depth and complexity to the chocolate.Tip: Instead of glazing the cake whole and slicing wedges, try cutting out rounds to make a bunch of small cakes (before the glaze).

Ingredients:
8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
12 ounces (3 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brewed coffee

Icebox Cake

Ingredients:
3 cups heavy cream
3 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 (9-ounce) packages Nabisco chocolate wafer cookies
Unsweetened cocoa (or chocolate shavings)

Preparation:
In a large bowl, beat cream, sugar and vanilla with an electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form.