Sweet and Sour Chicken

1 small package of petite baby carrots
1 onion, chopped
2-3lbs. of boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut in small pieces)
¾ cup brown Sugar
½ cup white vinegar
¼ cup ketchup
1 Tbsp. Soy Sauce
½ tsp. salt
¼ cup pineapple juice
1 large green pepper, sliced

Place carrots and onions in bottom of slow cooker. Lightly brown
chicken in oil in a skillet, then transfer to slow cooker. Mix the
remaining ingredients (except green pepper) in a bowl and then pour
over the chicken, carrots and onions. Cover. Cook on high for 4
hours or low for 8 hours. Stir in the green peppers during the last
hour so they don’t get mushy. Serve over rice.

Halloween Chex Mix

Recipe and picture from Chex cereal

8 oz white chocolate baking bars, coarsely chopped
4 cups Corn Chex or Rice Chex cereal
2 cups bite-size pretzel twists
1/2 cup raisins
1 cup candy corn
1/4 cup Halloween M&M's

In large microwavable bowl, microwave chopped baking bars

uncovered on High 1 minute 30 seconds to 2 minutes 30

seconds, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted and smooth.
Gently stir in cereal, pretzels and raisins until evenly coated.

Stir in candy corn and M&M's. Spread on waxed paper or foil

until cool and chocolate is set, about 30 minutes.

Break into chunks. Store loosely covered.

Goblin bars

Recipe and picture from Bright Ideas

1 package brownie mix
8 pieces DOVE Brand Miniatures Milk or Dark Chocolate
6 pieces SNICKERS Brand FUN SIZE Bars, chopped
½ cup M&M’S Brand Dark Chocolate Candies for Halloween

Prepare brownie mix according to box instructions for
an 8x8inch pan. Bake and let cool slightly. Place the
DOVE BrandMiniatures in a mixing bowl and place
the mixing bowl over a pot of simmering water. Stir
the mixture as it melts. When mixture is shiny and
smooth, turn off the heat. Pour halfof the melted
DOVE Brand Miniatures over the top of the brownies
and set aside the remaining half. Sprinkle SNICKERS
FUN SIZE Bars and M&M’S over the brownies. Drizzle
remaining DOVE Brand Miniatures on top.

Apples and Dip

1 (8 ounce) pkg. cream cheese, at room temperature
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup Skor English toffee bits
found these in chocolate chip section
apple slices

Beat cream and brown sugar until smooth. Stir in toffee
bits. Slice apples just before serving.

Hearty Stew

1 pound beef stew cubes
4 carrots, sliced
4 medium potatoes, cut in large chunks
1 bay leaf
1 (1 ounce) pkg. dry onion soup mix
2 (10 ounce) cans cream of mushroom soup
1 (8ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (10 ounce) pkg. frozen green peas

Grease a heavy pan. Place beef cutes on bottom.
Layer carrots, potatoes, placing bay leaf on top. In a
separate bowl mix remaining ingredients and pour over
beef and vegetables. Cover with tight fitting lid. Bake at
250 degrees for 6 hours. You can also cook this in your
slow cooker and cook on low for 12 hours. For a holiday
touch you can serve this in a hollowed out pumpkin.

Pumpkin Pie a la Easy

1-1/4 c. all purpose flour
3/4 c. quick or old-fashioned oats
1/2 c. packed brown sugar
1/2 c. pecans, chopped
2/3 c. butter or margarine, melted
4 eggs
2 cans (15 oz. each) solid pack pumpkin
2 cans (14 oz. each) sweetened condensed milk
2 t. ground cinnamon
1 t. ground ginger
1/2 t. ground nutmeg
1 t. salt
Thawed frozen whipped topping (optional)
Pecan halves (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In bowl, combine flour, oats,
brown sugar, and chopped pecans. Add to Batter Bowl. Melt butter
until melted. Add to dry ingredients; mix well. Press mixture
onto bottom of a 9x13 inch pan. Bake 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, lightly beat eggs. Add pumpkin, sweetened
condensed milk, spices and salt; whisk until smooth.
Pour over crust. Bake 30-35 minutes or until filling is set
and knife inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool at
room temperature. Cut into square and serve with
whipped topping or pecan halves. Refrigerate any
leftover pie squares.

White Chip Pumpkin Spice Cake

Recipe and picture from Very Best Baking

1pkg spice cake mix
3 large eggs
1 cup Libby's 100% Pure Pumpkin
2/3 cup Evaporated Milk
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 cup White Chocolate Chip Morsels
White Chip Glaze (recipe below)

Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour bundt pan. Combine cake mix,
eggs, pumpkin, evaporated milk, and vegetable oil in large mixing bowl.
Beat at low speed until moist. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes;
stir in white chips and pour into bundt pan. Bake 40-45 minutes .
Cool in pan on wire rack for 25 minutes. Invert onto wire rack to cool
completely. Pour half of glaze on cooled cake; serve with remaining
glaze.

White Chip Cinnamon Glaze:
Heat 3 Tablespoons Evaporated Milk in small sauce pan
and heat over medium just to a boil. Remove from heat
and add 1 cup white chocolate chips; stir until smooth.
Stir in 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon.

Festive Halloween Ideas

I can't believe October is already here. Here

are some Halloween recipes to try.

Halloween Cookie Pizza

from Pillsbury

I love these Halloween Ghost pancakes from

Gourmet Mom on the go. I know my boys would love

these.

These marshmallow witches from Taste of Home

are too cute!

Boo cups from Kraft look like fun

What are some of your favorite Halloween goodies you
like to make?

Easy Apple-Oatmeal Crisp

2 cans apple pie filling

1 cup quick oats
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons flour
1/4 cup butter(melted)
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Spoon apple pie filling into a 9x13 inch baking dish coated lightly

with cooking spray. Combine oats, brown sugar, flour, butter,

cinnamon, and stir until combined. Sprinkle oatmeal mixture

over the apples. Bake at 350°F for 25 t0 30 minutes or until

golden brown. Serve warm, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream

if desired.

Italian Meatloaf

1 lb Sweet Italian Sausage
1 lb Ground Beef
1 lb shredded Mozarella
1 cup Sun-dried tomatoes in oil - chopped
1 cup Marinated artichoke hearts - chopped coarsely
1 onion - diced coarsely
1 1/2 Tbsp garlic
1 cup chopped fresh basil
2 cups fresh bread crumbs - Artisan Brad
3 eggs
Mix all ingredients together. Then form into loaf 4 inches by 12 inches
Bake 350 degrees F. Cook 1 hour.
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Sauce to cover meatloaf:
4 tomatoes
1 onion
5 garlic cloves
Pinch of Salt
1/2 tsp Red pepper flakes
1 Tbsp fresh rosemary

Cut the 4 tomatoes in 1/2 . Peel the onion and cut into thin slices, and also cut the cloves of garlic. Place in a food processor to process more thoroughly until liquid form. Put in a sheet pan with the oven either on broil or if you have a broiler put in that, and set it in there for 5 minutes, it should start to blister when it is complete. Then put in to bowl, add salt, red pepper flakes and rosemary to mixture, and stir until thoroughly mixed together. Add sauce to the top of the meatloaf when serving.

Easy Thai Lettuce Wraps

Recipe from Somewhat simple

Lettuce
3 0r 4 Chicken breasts
Teriyaki sauce
1 Cucumber and 1 Carrot julienned
2 pkgs. of top ramen noodles- cooked, without
seasoning packet, drained and cooled.
Peanut sauce (sold as a condiment in the Asian food aisle)
I found mine at Target.

Directions:
Take frozen chicken breasts and add to a crock pot. Coat chicken
with Teriyaki sauce and cook on high for 3 to 4 hours or until
chicken is done. Shred chicken. Take some lettuce,
top it will all the ingredients you want, roll up
or fold in sides and eat!

Carmel Popcorn

1 cup Karo syrup
2 1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cube margarine
1 can sweetened condensed milk

Cook to soft ball stage. Pour over a big pan full
of popped corn

Cheese bread

1 (16 oz.) pkg. shredded, sharp cheddar cheese
1 cup mayonnaise
1 (1 ounce) package ranch -style dressing mix
1 loaf french bread

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Combine cheese, mayonnaise, and
dressing mix. Slice french bread in half. Spread cheese mix on
both sides of bread and heat in oven until cheese is melted and
bread is heated through.

Meatballs with rice

25 frozen meatballs
1 can cranberry sauce
1 jar salsa

Mix cranberry sauce and salsa with a wire whisk. Pour sauce
in a slow cooker. Add frozen meatballs. Cook on low 4-5 hours,
or high 2-3 hours. Spoon meatballs and sauce over rice.

The cranberry and salsa combined sounds really weird, but
these meatballs are yummy. My two boys love it!

Cheesy Chicken and Rice

Picture from Chef Holly

1 can cream of chicken soup
3/4 cup rice, long grain, uncooked
1/2 teaspoon Onion Powder
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 cup mixed vegetables, frozen
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, halved
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded

Combine soup, rice, onion powder, black pepper, and 1 and
1/3 cups water. Add vegetables. Stir. Pour into an 11"x8"
casserole sprayed with non-stick spray. Top with chicken.
Bake at 375 for 50 minutes, covered. Top with cheese, and
bake additional 2 minutes, until cheese melts.