Fall Football

Football season is upon us! For my family that means long days of watching games, and good food...in particular chicken wings! I have included a few more unique recipes that include the buffalo flavor that might spice up this season.

Buffalo Style Stuffed Chicken Breast

Hot Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches

Buffalo Wing Pizza

Buffalo Wing Pizza Wrap

Buffalo Chicken Calzone with Blue Cheese Dip

Ham 'n Cola

This sweet and savory ham is simple and tasty! I am always intrigued with Cola recipes, this one sounds like a winner!
This recipe is from Crock Pot cooking published in 1975.

Ham 'n Cola
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tspn dry mustard
1 tspn prepared horseradish
1/2 cup cola
3 to 4 lb ham

Combine first 3 ingredients with enough cola to smooth the paste, reserve remaining cola. Place ham in Crock-Pot and add remaining soda. Cover and cook on low for 6-10 hours.

Simple Fried Chicken

You can't live in the South without a good fried chicken recipe! Here is a basic batter recipe:
This is from the Recipe Jubilee by the Junior League of Mobile, published in 1964- some recipes are better left untouched by time!
Batter for Fried Chicken
2 whole eggs
1 cup flour
2 cups milk
juice of 2 lemons

Quick Potato Fudge Candy

This recipe sounded too odd to pass up! While spending Easter Sunday at my in laws I was not surprised to find a whole book on Chocolate. (My mother in law is a recovering chocoloholic) While gazing through Oh, Fudge! by Lee Edwards Benning I found a recipe for Quick Potato Candy Fudge.
The ingredients for this recipe were not the only surprising part, this recipe has a history that dates back to frontier times. It was first recorded in the 1907 edition of Woman's favorite Cookbook.

Like gravy, this recipe did not have seem to have a formal recipe. You simply combined your leftover pototoes with what you had on hand. Potato fudge seems to be rediscovered during times where sugar, butter and chocolate are scarce.

I have to admit, I have not tried this yet...but I will let you know how it is when I do!

QuickPeanut Butter Potato Candy Fudge
2 servings instant mashed potatoes (equal to 1/2 cup leftover mash potato or 1 large baked potato)

1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup creamy peanut butter
2 1/4 cups (1 lb) confectioners' sugar
optional: 1/2 cup salted peanuts

Beat in salt and peanut butter to potatoes until well incorporated using wisk or portable mixer. Add confectioners sugar 1/2 cup at a time until mixture is thick and forms ribbons in the bowl. Pat into buttered 5 x 9 inch pan, garnish with salted peanuts. Chill before cutting.

Fudge mellows with age, it tastes more peanutty the second day.

Alternative Recipes:
Chocolate Candy Fudge- Instead of peanut butter add 3 squares of melted unsweetened chocolate

Mocha Potato Candy Fudge- Make instant potatoes iwth strong black coffee. Instead of peanut butter add chocolate chips.

Serve all three up in an adorable garnish dish that can be used any season!