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Smores on the Grill

May 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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GRILLED Peanut Butter Smores A dessert you can make on the grill! Ingredients: 1   Peanut Butter Cookie Mix, prepared, about 40 cookies 5   2-ounce chocolate bars 1   8-ounce bag large marshmallows Directions Prepare grill. Place 20 peanut butter cookies on cookie tray; break off a piece of chocolate bar and place on each cookie. Roast marshmallows over the grill and when soft, slide the marshmallows off onto the chocolate bar. Immediately cover with another peanut butter cookie, top side up, squeeze the sandwich together. … [Read more...]

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Easy Fantasy Fudge

May 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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Ingredients: ¾ cup (1 ½ sticks) margarine 3 cups sugar 2/3-cup evaporated milk (small can) 1 pkg (12 oz.) semi-sweet chocolate chips or 12 oz. Peanut Butter 1 jar (7 oz.) marshmallow crème 1 cup chopped nuts 1 tsp. Vanilla Directions: Lightly grease 13 x 9 pan Mix margarine, sugar and milk in heavy 2-½ quart saucepan Bring to full rolling boil Reduce heat to med-high; continue boiling for 5 minutes Stir constantly to prevent scorching Remove from heat Add remaining ingredients (quickly); mix well Pour … [Read more...]

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Fun with Food

May 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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From PBS  http://www.pbs.org/parents/parenthelpers/funwithfood.html   Your mom probably told you not to play with your food. But play is the very thing that may get your own kids involved in healthy eating. Here are a few ways to make fruits, vegetables, and other healthy foods fun. 1.  Play games Even a trip to the grocery store can be an opportunity for play. Ask young children to help find fruits and vegetables that start with the first letter of their name. You may find that Abigail starts liking apples and that … [Read more...]

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Tacos in a Bag

May 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Tacos in a Bag

Ingredients: 1 lb of ground beef Taco seasoning mix individual size chip bags (varying flavors doritos, fritos, tortilla all work) favorite taco toppings (i.e. tomatoes, lettuce, cheese, sour cream, taco sauce) Directions: Brown ground beef and prepare taco seasoning mix as directed on packet. Have all your toppings chopped up and ready to top. Grab your favorite flavor chip bag. Before opening, crunch chips in bag. Turn the bag to its side and cut along top. Add taco meat and your favorite ingredients. Grab a spoon and enjoy … [Read more...]

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Creamy Italian Chicken

April 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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Ingredients: 5-6 chicken breasts 1 cream cheese 1 can cream of chicken soup 1 package Italian dressing mix 3-4 tablespoons butter Directions: Place chicken breasts in crockpot (they can even be frozen). Mix cream cheese, soup, and dressing mix together and spoon on top. Dot with butter. Cook on low for 8 hours. Yum! We serve it over mashed potatoes, but it can be served over pasta or rice as well. Delicious!! Enjoy! From: Tonya (Kimberly Youtsey) … [Read more...]

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Ham & Cheese Quiche

April 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Ham and Cheese Quiche

1    9-inch deep dish frozen pie shell 4 oz    chopped ham (lunchmeat is fine) 4 oz    shredded cheddar cheese 4    eggs 1 c    whipping cream, half & half, or milk ½ t    salt ¼ t    black pepper Preheat oven to 375. Sprinkle ham & cheese over the bottom of the crust.  Beat together eggs, whipping cream, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl, and pour over the other ingredients.  Place on a baking sheet for 40-50 minutes, until center is puffed. Allow to sit 5 minutes before cutting.  Serve with fresh … [Read more...]

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Garlic Lemon Tilapia

April 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Garlic Lemon Tilapia

Ingredients: 1 Garlic Lemon Seasoning Mix ½ cup lemon juice 6 tablespoons butter, melted 2 tablespoons water 6 4-ounce tilapia fillets Directions: Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Mix together mix, lemon juice, butter and water. Place fillets in a casserole dish with lid and drizzle with marinade. Bake for 15 minutes or until fish flakes lightly when pressed with a fork and is opaque at center. Fillets can also be placed in foil packets, sealed tightly and cooked in the oven or on the grill for 10 minutes. Servings per recipe: … [Read more...]

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Cookie Sandwich

April 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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A "Sweet" change to the everyday cookie: Take 2 lemon cookies (make you own or buy some at the store) Add 1-2 tablespoons of frosting in the middle (cream cheese icing is my favorite!) Make a sandwich and FREEZE them! It’s that easy! Eat them frozen! Kids will love them!   For more family-friendly recipes, visit http://familyeguide.com/category/family-restaurants-food-dfw/family-friendly-recipes/     … [Read more...]

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Chicken Salad Pie

April 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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1  9” bake pie shell 2  C chicken chunked ¾ C shredded cheese (any kind) ½ C chopped Celery 1 (9 oz.) can crushed pineapple, well drained (or tiny chunks) 1/3 Toasted almonds (silvered) ½ tsp. paprika ½ tsp. salt ½ C mayo Topping ½ C whipping cream beaten ¼ C mayo Cheese for sprinkling the top along with paprika for color. Directions: Bake pie shell or buy ready made. Toast almonds. Mix together all ingredients and place in pie shell. Refrigerate. Top with whipped cream and mayo mixture spread to … [Read more...]

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Decorate Easter Eggs

March 24, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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There are a lot of store-bought kits out there.  But with a basic dye package, you can experiment with your own creations.  Several easy ideas are listed below. Decorating with Rubber Bands Just wrap your egg with rubber bands before placing it in a container of dye. Remove the egg from the dye when it reaches a shade you like and let it dry.  Then you can either remove the rubber bands or, to give your egg a few different shades, take off only some of the bands before dyeing the egg in a second color. Decorate with … [Read more...]

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