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Call them snowballs. Call them Mexican wedding cakes... These easy to make cookies are a simple and beautiful addition to a Christmas cookie tray. ALMOND SNOWBALL COOKIES RECIPE Preheat oven to 325°F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.  In large bowl, beat butter and granulated sugar with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and mix well. Add flour and almonds; mix with electric mixer on low speed until dough forms. Roll dough into 1 in. balls; place 1 in. apart on cookie sheets. Bake25 minutes or until bottoms are golden brown.Remove to cooling grid; cool 5 minutes. Roll warm cookies in confectioners sugar; cool completely

This is a simple and delicious recipe for pulled pork. Buy a pork butt roast. This cut is not expensive but turns out great! 4-7 pound pork butt roast with bone (or pork shoulder) 1 teaspoon Chili powder 1/4 cup Brown Sugar 3-4 Cloves of Garlic (I use the jarred minced garlic) 1 teaspoon dried Oregano 1 teaspoon Ground Cumin 2 tablespoon Salt & Pepper mixture 2 tablespoon Olive Oil 3 tablespoon Red Wine Vinegar Rinse roast and pat dry. Blend all of the ingredients and rub all over roast. Be sure to get into all creases and folds in the roast. Spray roasting pan with no-stick spray and place roast in roster (I used my Nesco Roaster ) and added about 1-1/2 cups water and cover with lid. Roast at 300, 4-6 hours (1 hour per pound) – turning every hour. When it’s fork tender, remove the lid, roast it by cranking the temperature to 400 and let it cook skin side up for another 15-20 mins. This step makes it nice and crispy! (best part according to my family) Let it sit for

2 T beeswax 1/4 oil The basic ratio of oil to beeswax I used was 2 tablespoons of beeswax for each 1/4 cup of oil. More oil will make a creamier balm, while more beeswax will make it more solid. So if you find the consistency isn’t right for you, you can melt it down again and add more oil or beeswax.  Combine the oil and beeswax either in a saucepan or use a metal bowl as a makeshift double broiler. Either way, I would highly recommend picking one pan or bowl and designating it for this sort of purpose. You don’t want to eat beeswax remnants the next time you make soup.  Melt the oil and beeswax together over low heat. When the beeswax is melted, pour into a clean jar or container. Add a few drops of essential oil if you want a stronger scent. Let salve cool and harden

1/4 cup calendula-infused oil 1/4 cup coconut oil 2 teaspoons beeswax 3 teaspoons activated charcoal capsules (about 15 caps) 3 tsp betonite clay, or comparable 10 drops lavender oil 10 drops tea tree oil Melt the beeswax and oils together. I recently discovered how much easier it is to just melt the ingredients in the glass container you plan to use. Put the container in a sauce pan with a couple of inches of water and warm it on low heat. Note: this only works with glass. Dorky me already melted a plastic container. :) You can also melt in a glass bowl in a makeshift double broiler and transfer to containers later.