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This is terribly late but it's sooo great!!!

The gals where I work have a treat exchange for the holidays, and my favorite this year is from Sharon, who brought something yummy and lovely:

Now that the first wet snow has fallen and Indian summer has melted away, I'm pursuing all avenues of "warmth", including the delicious warming sensations of spicy food. One of my fans asked, "What is a jalapeno?", which may mean that in his corner of creation, these are not a common food. In the melting pot of America, however, we are blessed by many cultures and have been introduced to a lovely variety of "spice-ees" from the Mexican, Indian, and

Cold Weather and Hot Food are the likely forecasts for the rest of the fall season in my part of the Wild Wyoming West. We usually get our first snowfall just in time for trick-or-treating . . .

Try my co-worker's recipe for spicing up some canapes with Jalapeno Jelly:

Ingredients:

1. 5 jalepeno peppers

No I didn't quit eating! We just take summers off (as in outside) in Wyoming; and there's technically two more days of summer left . . .

It's not too late to serve a summer fruit salad with a sweet surprise, though!

Love corn on the cob but not the buttery mess? Here's an easy way to butter your corn that melts in your mouth, not in your hands . . .

• Steam your favorite corn on the cob after shucking,