It’s Halloween and you know what that means. Time for costumes and what else, candy! If you think you don’t possibly have enough candy or the candy just isn’t doing it for you and want something extra special then check out this pie! This pie has got miniature Reese cups, Hershey’s chocolate and cheesecake all in one pie! It’s a frozen treat that I am sure will please you and your guests. When Christmas comes around, dye it green instead of orange!

I do hope you enjoy this pie and hope you have a Happy and safe Halloween. The ingredients for this pie are simple but you can add more to it. I had originally intended to decorate this pie with candy corn but the store was sold out! This was a really good pie and it was gone very quickly. Hope you enjoy it!

Rot Your Teeth Pie (MP4) (106 MB)

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It’s getting that time of year when it’s cooling down outside and you want something warm to keep you warm! My sister gave me her recipe for potato soup. It’s a rich, thick soup. Very tasty. Something that you can eat on for days, too. Depending on how much you make! It’s a very simple recipe. The only hard part will be peeling the potatos. Sit back and let me show you how I made it.

If you’ll click on the image above, it will take you to the Flickr set containing the other photos of the soup that I took. I am going to try and do that from now on. I was going to give you an Apple TV sized video, however it was going to be 140MB. I thought the standard size would be plenty for this type of video.

If you’d like the recipe please send a self addressed, stamped envelope, with a cash donation of $5 to me, Andy Melton. Click here if you would like to view the full recipe.

Homemade Potato Soup (MP4) (93 MB)

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I know. It’s been a while since I have posted a video. I apologize for that. I have been very busy working on website projects. However, last week I did find the time to make a cooking video. I made home made salsa. I really love this salsa. It’s really easy to make and really delicious, in my opinion.

I hope you’ll enjoy this video. I was in a bit of a hurry to record it. The batteries in my camera were dying.

The music in this video was provided by Como en el Barrio.

Home Made Salsa (MP4) (52 MB)

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In the last video I posted you saw some clips that I took at the Potter/Presswood family reunion. Someone brought some broccoli cornbread to the reunion and it was really, really good. I did not get the chance to get the recipe from anyone at the reunion but I found one online and thought I’d give it a shot.

It turned out really well and I think it’s absolutely the best cornbread I’ve ever made. The cornbread is basic cornbread but with cottage cheese and broccoli in it. It’s really good and it’s really moist.

The recipe I used is available on AllRecipes.com or if you’ll click here I’ve got it on full entry for this post (the permalink) so in case the recipe gets removed from that site it should still be here.

Broccoli Cornbread (MP4) (55 MB)

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We’ve got a garden this year and it’s been producing really well. We’ve got quite a bit of summer squash, more than we’ll probably ever know what to do with it. I figured why not make a tasty treat with it. This dessert would be absolutely wonderful over some vanilla ice cream. Health nuts, you might not want to watch this one!

I also do another short cooking video in with this video. You’ll find out my reasons for doing this in the video. I hope you enjoy both the squash and the chili.

Baked Dessert Squash (MP4) (50 MB)

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A couple of weeks ago I posted a recipe for a pot of chili I made. It turned out really well and I was hoping to eventually make a video of me making it. I finally got the chance to and here it is. It’s a sweet an sour chili with a lot of ingredients.

In the video I make enough to feed a family of 5 for an entire week. So remember you’ll have to make less if you’re not planning on eating that much chili!

The rough estimate cost of this meal is $20. Unfortunately I don’t have all the receipts because I didn’t do all of the shopping. $20 might sound like a lot but it’s actually a good price when you consider how much chili I made. If you’re not planning on making as much, you’re cost will be significantly lower. $20 is the cost of the Rotel tomatoes, chili beans, ground beef, Hunt’s chili sause, sweet & sour sauce, tomato sauce, onions and green peppers. The other ingredients are ingredients I usually have on hand. Your cost may be more if you don’t have the other ingredients.

Sweet and Sour Chili (MP4) (53 MB)

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A favorite meal of mine is meatloaf with mashed potatoes and corn. I thought I would prepare a meatloaf and record how I make it for everyone to enjoy. It’s a sweet and spicy meatloaf with a whole pantry inside of it, even something to help you get rid of it later! It’s a very yummy dish and I hope you enjoy the video.

I apologize to those of you who do not like longer videos. This one goes on for about 20 minutes. It could have very easily went on for 40 minutes but I trimmed it down quite a bit. I really did enjoy doing this one.

Oh and you may also notice that I have a new name for these cooking videos, “Cooking with Andy.” I have decided instead of starting multiple videocasts/podcast sites that I would essentially make Andy Not Andrew a “production company” (if you can call it that) and do multiple shows on this one blog and just differintiate them with a category.

Sweet and Spicy Meatloaf (MP4) (109 MB)

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I’m finally able to publish this video now that I’ve got my feed issue straigtened out. There wasn’t really a major issue with it, just had to move all my videos over to my web host since Vimeo doesn’t like for people to directly link to full resolution videos on their servers.

This video is of me making a drink I concocted while I was housesitting for my sister. I also added in clips of me talking about taking a bubble bath. I hope you’ll get a kick out of that part.

If you’re wondering how to make the Crangeberry Tea, which is a recipe I came up with off the top of my head. It consists of blackberries, cranberries, frozen orange juice, ice and sweet tea. Blend it. It’s rather seedy but it was really good, at least I thought it was.

Crangeberry Tea (MP4) (7.64 MB)

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Tortellini is a ring-shaped pasta typically stuffed with (but not limited to) a mix of meat (such as pork loin, prosciutto crudo, or mortadella,) or cheese ([such as cheddar or parmesan]). Originally from the Italian region of Emilia (in particular Bologna and Modena), they are usually served in broth, with cream, ragù, or similar sauce. - From Wikipedia

Although this tortellini is not authentic, according to the Wikipedia entry. It was really good. As you can see from the image above and in the video, I served it with garlic bread, salad and sweet tea to drink. It was really a delicious meal.

I’d like to make a special thank you to Shawno and Justin for their donations. I truly appreciate it. Thank you!

Garlic Mushroom Tortellini (MP4) (52 MB)

In this video I show you how I make a really, really good Turkey Club Sandwich. As I sat here and watched this video compress and transcode I wanted to run to the kitchen and make another one. However, I’m really trying not to! I’m on a diet after-all!

Please note: I am not responsible for injuries that come about from the use of a George Foreman Grill, toaster, or knives!

Turkey Club Sandwich (MP4) (33MB)