TiggyToes's blog: "Recipes for Christmas :)"

18 oz semi sweet chocolate chips 1 can eagle brand sweetened condensed milk 1 teaspoon vanilla nuts of your choice (optional) Combine milk and semi sweet chocolate chips. Melt on stove top (can use double boiler if you wish or just keep on very low heat) stirring constantly untill all the chips have melted, remove from heat stir in vanilla and nuts. pour into a wax paper lined 9x9 in dish. Let cool for several hours. Cut into small bite size pieces. For Peanutbutter fudge, swap out chocolate chips for peanutbutters and follow the above recipe. Enjoy

Chocolate Rum balls: 1 (6 oz.) semi-sweet chocolate bits 3 tbsp. corn syrup 4 tbsp. orange juice 4 tbsp. rum 1/2 c. confectioners' sugar 1 c. finely chopped nuts 2 1/2 c. crushed vanilla wafers Melt chocolate bits in top of double boiler. Add corn syrup, orange juice and rum. Mix all ingredients. Refrigerate short while. Shape into 1 inch balls. Roll in confectioners' sugar. Keep in covered tin in cool place.

Easy Banana Bread Recipe INGREDIENTS • 3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed • 1/3 cup melted butter • 1 cup sugar (can easily reduce to 3/4 cup) • 1 egg, beaten • 1 teaspoon vanilla • 1 teaspoon baking soda • Pinch of salt • 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour No need for a mixer for this recipe. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). With a wooden spoon, mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the sugar, egg, and vanilla. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in. Add the flour last, mix. Pour mixture into a buttered 4x8 inch loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour. Cool on a rack. Remove from pan and slice to serve.