Crescent pizza snacks

8 oz. tube refrigerated crescent rolls
14 oz. jar pizza sauce/or tomato sauce
3/4 c. pepperoni
1 c. shredded mozzarella cheese

Unroll crescent rolls into individual triangles on
an ungreased baking sheet. Spread a layer of pizza
sauce over dough and top with pepperoni and cheese.
Roll into crescent shape. Bake at 375 degrees for
18-20 minutes or until rolls are golden and cheese
is bubbling. Makes 8 rolls.
Recipe from Lil' Luna

Valentine Chex Mix

Valentine Chex mix from Betty Crocker

Ingredients
9 cups Rice Chex cereal
1 cup white vanilla baking chips
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup butter or margarine
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup red, white and pink candy-coated chocolate candies
1/4 cup red or pink sprinkles

Directions:
1.In large bowl, place cereal. In small microwavable bowl,
microwave baking chips, peanut butter and butter uncovered
on High 1 minute to 1 minute 30 seconds, stirring every
30 seconds,until melted and smooth. Pour peanut butter
mixture over cereal,stirring until evenly coated.
2.Place 1/2 of the cereal mixture in 1-gallon food-storage
plastic bag. Add powdered sugar. Seal bag; shake until
well coated. Spread on waxed paper or foil to cool,
about 15 minutes.
3.Meanwhile, stir candies and sprinkles into remaining
cereal mixture.Spread on waxed paper or foil to cool,
about 15 minutes.
4.In serving bowl, mix both cereal mixtures. Store
in airtight container.
Picture and recipe from Betty Crocker

Valentine Jelly pop

Check out these cute Valentine pops

from Tablespoon. Click here to get the recipe.

Valory's Veggie Ranch Dip

Saw this on my friend, Natalie's, blog today(100 Percent Cottam). Sounds like an awesome veggie dip for the Super Bowl!

2 cups mayo
2 cups sour cream
2 cups grated cheddar cheese (it's so much better if you grate your own!)
2 bunches green onions, sliced (whites only)
1 Ranch "Dips" packet

Mix together & chill for a couple hours. Serve with veggies, crackers, pita chips, etc. Note from Natalie: This makes a GIANT batch!

Groundhog day ideas

Need some cute ideas for Groundhog day check out

Gourmet Mom on the go. I made some blueberry

muffins for my kids this morning and stuck a little

Groundhog in them. My boys loved it! To get some

Groundhogs to stick in your food today (sandwiches, fruit,

and rolls) click here.

Love potion

1/2 gal. raspberry sherbet
2 lt. bottle Raspberry Ginger Ale
33 oz. can pineapple juice
Frozen raspberries or blueberries (optional)

Combine first 3 ingredients stirring to break up
sherbet. Garnish with frozen raspberries or
blueberries.

Butterscotch Chocolate Chip Cookie

1 cup sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine- softened
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
2 cups uncooked old fashioned rolled oats
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup butterscotch chips
1 cup chocolate chips


Preheat oven to 350°. In a large mixing bowl, combine sugars,
butter, shortening, eggs and vanilla. Mix together. Add flour,
oatmeal, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Mix until a soft
dough forms. Stir in chips. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place
about two inches apart onto greased cookie sheets. Bake for
10-12 minutes.

snow cream (snow ice cream)

The Dallas area usually does not get snow. Last year I heard
about snow cream, but the snow had already melted. I decided
if it was going to snow this year I was going to make some
for my boys. Well, today it snowed, so we made some snow cream this
afternoon. My boys loved it!!

8 cups of clean snow
1 cup sugar
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons vanilla

Bundle up and gather some clean snow in a bowl. Add sugar, milk, and
vanilla. Mix together and enjoy. Add your favorite toppings.

Buffalo Chicken Dip

Check out this yummy Buffalo Chicken dip from

Tidy Mom. This would be a yummy dip

for my New Year's Eve party. I just might

have to make it.

Recipe and picture from Tidy Mom

3-4 cooked chicken breasts, shredded
8oz. Ranch dressing
2 -8 oz Cream Cheese, Softened
8 oz. Hot Sauce, or Wing Sauce
2 Cups Shredded Cheddar Cheese (save some to sprinkle on top)

Cook and shred chicken (I throw my chicken breast on a pan

and bake in the oven for about 30-40 mins at 350)
Mix ranch dressing, cream cheese ,sauce and 1 cup of

cheddar cheese until well blended.
Add chicken and mix by hand. Place in 8×8 square pan.
Sprinkle remaining cup of cheddar cheese on top. Bake at 350

for 30 mins.

Serve with tortilla chips!

What are you serving for New Year's Eve?

Holiday Wassail

1 qt. apple cider
1/2 c. orange juice
1 tsp. allspice
2 tbsp. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
2 tart med. apples thinly sliced
2 cinnamon sticks

In 3 qt. casserole dish place cider, allspice, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon sticks, orange juice, lemon juice, sugar, and apples.

Microwave on high 15 to 18 minutes. Strain and serve. Makes 8-9 (1/2 c.) servings.

Recipe from Rosie Galbraith

BREAKFAST OVERNIGHT

1 lb. Jimmy dean hot sausage
4 slices of bread, cut into 1/2" cubes
6 to 8 eggs
2 cups milk
1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. dry mustard

Crumble sausage in a medium skillet, cook over medium heat
until brown, stirring occasionally. Spread bread cubes in a
buttered 12 X 8 X 2" baking dish top with sausage and cheese.
Combine eggs, milk, seasonings, beat well and pour over cheese,
cover and refrigerate overnight, Bake at 350 degrees for
30-40 minutes or until set.

This is one of our favorite breakfast casseroles we have
on Christmas morning.

Chocolate Chip Caramel Toffee Cheescake Bars

This recipe mixes the two things I love best, chocolate chip cookies and cheesecake- Yum!

2 pkgs. Betty Crocker chocolate chip cookie mix (1lb 1.5 oz bags)

1 cup butter

2 pkgs. softened cream cheese (8oz. each)

1/2 cup of sugar

2 Tbs. flour

1/2 cup of caramel ice cream topping

1 tsp. vanilla

1 egg

Heath toffee pieces

Mix cookie mix and butter by cutting in the butter with a pastry blender or fork until butter is completely incorporated. Grease bottom of 9x13 pan. Press 1/2 of cookie in bottom of pan and bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes.

Mix remaining ingredients until smooth and layer over cooked cookies and crumble the remaining cookie mix on top. Bake for 35 minutes. Let cool for 30 minutes and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

PEPPERMINT BARK

1 package(16 oz.) vanilla, flavored candy coating (almond bark)
1 cup crushed peppermint candy canes

Melt almond bark in microwave. Once it is melted
add crushed candy cane. Mix together. Pour mixture onto
wax paper-lined cookie sheet, spreading very thinly with
spatula. Place cookie sheet in freezer until the mixture
has hardened. Take out of freezer and crack bark into
small pieces. Remove from wax paper and store at room temperature.

Forgotten Cookies

Preheat oven to 350*. Cover 2 cookie sheets with foil sprayed with Pam. Beat the following two ingredients until thickened(about 5 minutes):

2/3 c. sugar
2 egg whites(room temperature)

Fold in:
1 c. chocolate chips
1 c. pecan pieces(optional)

Drop by spoonfuls onto pans and put in oven. Turn oven off and leave overnight or until cookies cool.

This recipe is probably the easiest cookie recipe ever! Simple and yummy. My kids really love them(mine don't like them with nuts so I leave the pecans out.)

Southwest Chicken Soup

2 boxes chicken broth
4 chicken breasts
1 can black beans
1 clove garlic chopped
1 can organza beans
1 can corn, drained
1 bunch green onions chopped
3/4 cup diced carrots
2 cans Mexican style stewed tomatoes

Brown chicken in skillet with olive oil. Season with
salt and add chopped garlic. Cover and cook thoroughly.
Once chicken is cooked chop chicken and add remaining
ingredients into a large pot. Simmer 1 1/2 hours.
Serve with shredded Mexican cheese.

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