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Page 4 - Rutherford Weekly 828-248-1408 www.rutherfordweekly.com Thursday, September 23-September 29, 2021 Live Music, Hayrides, Trainrides, Pumpkin Patch, Vendors, Food Trucks, Haunted Museum and Much More! FAVORITE MARBLED PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE BROWNIES Find more tailgating sweets at dominosugar.com. Chocolate Brownies: 1/2 cup (1/4 pound) butter 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped 1 cup Doino Golden Sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 eggs 1/2 cup all-purpose flour Peanut Butter Marble: 1/4 cup natural (no added sugar) peanut butter 4 tablespoons butter, softened 1/2 cup Domino Golden Sugar 1 egg 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon baking powder powdered sugar, for topping (optional) Heat oven to 350 F. To make chocolate brownies: In medium saucepot over low heat, melt butter and chocolate. Remove pot from heat; stir in sugar and vanilla until blended. In small mixing bowl, whisk eggs until frothy then stir into chocolate mixture. Sift flour into batter and stir just until smooth. Pour batter into prepared pan, smoothing to edges. To make peanut butter marble: In mixing bowl, cream peanut butter, butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla; beat just until blended. In separate bowl, sift or whisk flour and baking powder then stir into batter just until combined. Carefully spread peanut butter marble over choco- late batter. Use knife to swirl batters together, first horizontally then diagonally. Bake 20 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out almost clean. Cool completely on wire rack before cutting. Top with powdered sugar, if desired, before serving. PEANUT BUTTER GRAPE BITES To find more back-to-school recipes for kids and families, visit GrapesFromCalifornia.com. 12 California grapes, any color, chilled 1/3 cup natural peanut or almond butter 1/4 cup shredded coconut 1/4 cup chopped dark chocolate 1/4 cup chopped almonds Place wax paper sheet on baking sheet. Dip each grape in peanut butter or almond butter to coat half then dip in either coconut, dark chocolate or almonds, alternating with each grape. Transfer grapes to baking sheet then chill until ready to serve. VEAL TEX MEX STUFFED SHELLS Discover more quick and easy recipe ideas at Veal.org, funded by Beef Farmers and Ranchers. 1 pound ground veal 1/2 cup diced onion 1/2 cup diced poblano pepper 1 package (1 1/4 ounces) taco seasoning 1/2 cup water 4 ounces cream cheese 2 cups shredded colby jack cheese, divided 20 jumbo pasta shells 1 1/2 cups salsa 1 cup taco sauce Preheat oven to 350 F. In large skillet over medium-high heat, cook ground veal, diced onion and diced pepper until meat is no longer pink, 5-7 minutes. Stir in taco seasoning and water. Break cream cheese into chunks and add to skillet; simmer 3-4 minutes, or until cream cheese melts into veal mixture. Remove from heat and add 1/2 cup colby jack cheese; stir to combine. Bring large pot of salted water to boil and add pasta shells. Cook according to package directions and drain. Immediately separate shells on plate to avoid stick- ing together. Pour salsa into 13-by-9-inch baking dish and spread to cover bottom. Fill each pasta shell with 1-2 tablespoons veal mix- ture and place in baking dish. Top stuffed shells with taco sauce and sprinkle remaining colby jack cheese on top. Bake 15 minutes, or until cheese is melted and shells are heated through. Barry Yelton, a volunteer with BASICS Christian Ministries in Henrietta was seen at Food Lion in Forest City recently loading food donations from the grocery store for the food pantry at BASICS in Henrietta. Food Lion partners with several food pantries in the county to help provide food for those in need. BASICS is located at 141 North Main Street, Henrietta and provides food, clothing, and spiritual counseling to those in need in Rutherford County. All proceeds from the Thrift Shop go to purchase food. BASICS is a Second Harvest Agency. The thrift store is open Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Donations are always needed and appreciated. Call 828-289- 7996 for more information. Gracious food partners help those in need Article & Photo Provided By: Jean Gordon Rutherford Weekly Sudoku Email to Email to events@rutherfordweekly.com events@rutherfordweekly.com or or www.rutherfordweekly.com www.rutherfordweekly.com to submit online. to submit online. Have interesting news about your business or organization? Email it to us! Email it to us! Rutherford Weekly Sudoku Answers BUY LOCAL LOCAL THINK, SHOP...

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