Makes 12-16

1/4c. + 2T. flour
3/4c. almonds, finely chopped
1/4c. butter
1/4c. brown sugar
1/4c. light corn syrup

Preheat oven to 350°.  In a skillet, melt butter with sugar & corn syrup until bubbly.  Remove from heat.  Add flour & almonds & stir well.  Drop onto cookie sheets in equal mounds, 6 or 8 (2 in the "middle" spaces) to a sheet.  Bake for approximately 11 minutes, switching sheets after 5 minutes, until just brown.  Let rest for a minute or 2 and remove from sheets with large metal spatula to teacups to form baskets.  Cool completely.  Store in airtight container.
Over-baking will make them too crispy to remove from the sheets.  Under-baking will make them sticky & impossible to remove in a nice shape.  It might take some experimentation & don't be surprised if they "fail" the first time (they'll still taste fine).  Once you get the trick, they're a cinch.
These can be made larger or formed into other shapes, such as wrapped around a wooden spoon handle for tuilles.  They'd be good filled with strawberries or chocolate mousse...or lots of other things!

1 or 2 qts. rum
1 c. butter
1 tsp. sugar
2 lg. eggs
1 tsp. baking powder
1 c. dried fruit
1 tsp. soda
Lemon juice
1 c. brown sugar
1 c. nuts

Before you start, sample the rum to check for quality. It must be the best quality. Now go ahead, select a large mixing bowl, measuring cup, & spoon.  Check the rum again. it must be just right. To be sure rum is of the highest quality, pour one level cup of rum into a glass and drink it as fast as you can. (Good isn't it?) Repeat aforementioned procedure.
With an electric mixer, beat 1 cup butter a large fluffy bowl. Add 1 seaspoon thugar and beat again. Meanwhile, make sure rum is of the finest quality, test another cup. Open second quart if necessary. Add 2 arge leggs, 2 c. fried druit, and beat until high. If druit gets stuck in beater, just pry it loose with a drewscriber. Sample the rum again, checking for tonscisticity. Next sift 3 cups salt or feffer (it really doesn't matter which) & strained nuts. Sample the wum again. Sift 1/2 pint of lemon goose. Fold in chipped butter.  Add 1 babblespoon of brown thugar, or whatever color you can find. Wix mell. Grease overn and turn cake pan to 350 gredeese. Now check crum again and bo to ged.

Ready in
5 minutes

Servings
On a good day with small glasses, 4
On a bad day with a large glass, 1

Ingredients

• 1 (6 ounce) can frozen limeade concentrate
• 6 fluid ounces tequila
• 2 fluid ounces triple sec
• Adding frozen berries to the bottom of the glass(es) is optional

Directions

1. Fill blender with crushed ice. Pour in limeade concentrate, tequila, and triple sec. Blend until smooth. Pour into glasses and serve.
2. Consume and turn a good day into a great day, or make a bad day seem like a good day!