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Fruity Pebbles Marshmallow Treats
Fruity Pebbles Marshmallow Treats Ingredients: 6 cups Fruity Pebbles Cereal 5 1/2 cups Jet-Puffed Marshmallows 5 Tbsp BUTTER (Real butter not Margarine) Instructions: In a large pot on very low heat melt the butter. Allow butter to turn slightly caramel colored with a strong nutty aroma. Add marshmallows and stir, stir, stir until completely melted. Don’t allow to burn. Take off burner and add in cereal. Mix well. Turn out into a pan lined with parchment paper. I used my 9×9 stoneware, but any pan with sides will do. Allow to cool and cut up into squares! ENJOY! Yuuummm… the kids love these!
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Russian Tea Cakes a.k.a Mexican Wedding Cookies!
This year I had the opportunity to do a little cookie baking with my sisters who are usually away at college. It was great! I love spending time with them and spending time in the kitchen is a bonus! When I was a kid my grandmother used to make Mexican Wedding Cookies every year at Christmas. Since she passed away there haven’t been any made. This year we found her old cookbooks and what we think was her “secret” recipe! We took a leap of faith and used the old, crumpled, well used recipe. It worked! The cookies only have THREE INGREDIENTS and are SUPER tasty and easy to make!…
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Peppermint Popcorn Bark
Ingredients: 1 bag popped popcorn 10 candy canes crushed 1 package white chocolate coating Instructions: Pop bag of popcorn and let cool. Remove un-popped kernels. Crush Candy Canes Add Candy canes and popcorn to large bowl Melt Chocolate coating as instructed on package. Pour melted chocolate and carefully stir until all the popcorn and candy cane pieces are coated. Turn out onto wax paper and spread. Allow to cool and harden. Once hardened enjoy or seal in a gallon sized ziplock bag!
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Chicken Tetrazzini
This chicken tetrazzini recipe came from a long time friend of mine. I made it and my husband and kids ate it and had second (and third) helpings so I thought I would share it with you! Ingredients: 12 ounces spaghetti 1 1/2 teaspoons cooking oil 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 tablespoons butter 1/4 cup chopped onion 1 small clove garlic, minced 2 cans (10 3/4 ounces each condensed cream of chicken soup) 1 cup chicken broth 1 teaspoon of seasoned salt 3 cups (12 ounces) shredded American cheese 4 cups diced cooked chicken (I buy the rotisserie chicken from the grocery store) 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley or 1…
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Peanut Butter Balls
I sent these to work with my husband and they were a HIT! They taste just like giant Reeses Peanut Butter Cups! They are so creamy on the inside with a crunchy chocolate shell! Ingredients: 1 cup powdered sugar 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter 3 tablespoons butter 1 lb dipping chocolate Instructions: Cream together sugar, peanut butter and butter. Roll into 1.5 inch balls Freeze until stiff Melt Chocolate in a double boiler Dip frozen peanut butter balls in chocolate and let cool on wax paper.
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Chocolate Covered Moonshine cherries and vanilla cream!
Chocolate covered Moonshine cherries with vanilla bean cream center! Think that was a mouth full??? Wait until you have tried these AMAZINGLY delicious, easy to make, home made cordial cherries! These are very simple to make… the bad thing is you want to eat them right away!! The cherries have to set for TWO weeks at a minimum so that the vanilla cream will liquefy. The picture above is from Day one. Of course I had to cut one open and try it! Ingredients: 40 Ole Smokey Moonshine cherries 1/4 cup (2 oz) butter, softened to room temperature 1 tbsp light corn syrup 2 tbsp reserved cherry liquid (can substitute…
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Greek Crescent Roll-Ups
Greek Crescent Roll-up Ingredients: – Chopped Garlic – Chicken – Crescent rolls – Feta – Spinach Instructions: 1) Chop Spinach and Feta and mix with garlic. 2) Roll out Crescent Rolls 3) Place a tablespoon of spinach mix and a strip of chicken and place in on the large end of the crescent triangle. 4) Roll up. 5) Tuck ends in. 6) Place seam down in a baking pan. 7) Bake at 350 until golden brown. Let cool for 5 minutes and enjoy! My husband gave these a thumbs up! That is good news for me since they took less than 10 minutes to prepare! The kids had cheddar and…
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Marshmallow Fruit Salad!
This one is super EASY and a sure-fire crowd pleaser! Ingredients: Any fruit you can find! I used apples, kiwi, grapes, apple-pear, canned mandarin oranges, canned peaches, maraschino cherries, pineapple. Add 1 cup tiny marshmallows. Eat right away or allow to sit overnight! There is something about the tiny pockets of soft sweetness that we LOVE! This is low calorie and a healthy treat!
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Easy Crescent Roll-up
The boys had fun making this and it was SUPER easy!! Easy crescent roll-up with Ham and Cheese are great of brunches and parties! They can be stuffed with any meat or cheese! Ingredients: 1 can crescent rolls chopped ham Sliced cheddar Instructions: Roll out dough into two squares Pinch together the triangles Place cheese and ham in the middle and roll up Place seam side down on a baking pan and pinch the ends to keep the cheese in! Bake at 350 until golden brown Remove and allow to cool. Cut up and enjoy!
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Avocado and caramelized onion grilled ham and cheese!
Avocado and caramelized onion grilled ham and cheese! Ingredients: Olive oil Yellow onion Avocado Ham Cheese (Cheddar) Mayonaise Potato bread Instructions: In a skillet cook onions in olive oil until tender and set aside. In the same skillet cook ham until warm and set aside. Assemble grilled cheese with cheese touching the bread on both sides and sandwich the onions, mayo, avocado and ham in the middle. Cook until melted. Pair with tomato soup and ENJOY! 🙂
