Pam Cooking

We have a christmas tradition of making gingerbread houses, which I used to do with my sisters in Utah, sob, sob, but this year was no exception, and was very fun might I add. I had my primary class (12-year-old girls) over to make to houses last night. I baked all afternoon and the house smelled divine !! Miss L's house is the one with peppermint...she insisted on using the pink frosting left over from her B-day party because she is girly girl . We had a lot of fun, ate a lot of M&Ms, and told urban legends ( I think they will all be scared for their future babysitting jobs) and they all got a little voice lesson. The girls practiced hard too because they are going to sing this song on Sunday.

Blackberry Jalapeno Jelly Here you go Meghan. Blackberry Jalapeno Jelly 1 cup fresh or frozen blackberries 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper 1/4 cup chopped jalapeno pepper (next time I'll be more liberal with this maybe 1/2 c. my jalapenos weren't hot enough) 3 cups white sugar 3/4 cup apple cider vinegar 1 package pectin 1/2 package strawberry jello (or raspberry or blackberry) Follow pectin directions. Boil 5 minutes, and Process. Serve over cream cheese with crackers.