Holly wreaths (remember my coloring book?)

No-Bake Holly Cookies

What You Need

1/3 cup butter or margarine

30 JET-PUFFED Marshmallows

1-1/2 tsp. green food coloring

3 cups corn flakes

2 Tbsp. cinnamon red hot candies

Make It

MELT butter in large saucepan on low heat. Add marshmallows; cook and stir 3 to 4 min. or until melted. Stir in food coloring.

ADD cereal; stir to evenly coat. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto waxed paper-covered baking sheets sprayed lightly with cooking spray. Press candies into cereal mixture, flattening each mound slightly.

Schyler's piglet cake. He's loved piglet since he was 1 years old. I was gonna make hoho cupcakes. That sounds really yummy. I hate to make them though, because I would end up eating almost all of them. :)

Caramel Puffs

These are great!! I made them last night. Very easy. It makes alot so be prepared for a stomach ache. :) http://www.food.com/recipe/corn-puffs-caramel-corn-385806

nothing good to eat

I have nothing good to eat at my house. I decided to have a cucumber sandwich. It may sound boring , but it was GREAT! I ate two of them. I probably could have ate another. I put sliced cucumbers, a piece of cheese, garlic salt, pepper and mayo on two slices of bread. Yum!! What we create when we have to go shopping. :)

BMT subs!

I've been making my own bmt subs. This is the chipotle dressing I made up. It tastes very similar to subway.

3/4 c. buttermilk ranch dressing
2-3 seeded chipotle peppers in a can
1 t. taco seasoning

Mix in blender until thoroughly blended.

I Love this pic of Naiema!

doughnuts

Monica's apple fritters are giant. One is enough for 2 people. I bought those instead of sprinkle doughnuts for the kids. They love them , but can't finish a whole one. I've tried making doughnuts at home. Not the same. Dealing with the grease is annoying. Maybe I should try frying stuff outside? :) Less stink and mess.

fair food

I'm trying to think of some fun "fair snacks" for our movie night. I'm also thinking of some fun games too. I wanted to make cotton candy. I might make funnel cakes or elephant ears. I'm not sure if I'll take them to the fair. Sooo expensive! Remember my fried snickers? I don't think they would care about those. :( I posted a pic of our batman night. Superhero subs and bat cheeseballs.

cinnamon sticks

1- 10 oz. pkg. pizza dough (I used meijers)
4- T. butter
cinnamon and sugar
1- cup confectioners sugar
2-3 T. milk

Stretch the dough out until it looks like a long snake. Slice about 2-3 inch long pieces.
Roll in butter and shape on a sprayed cookie sheet. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. Bake at 425 for about 6 minutes. Take out of oven, brush with more butter and cinnamon and sugar.
Whisk together the confectioner sugar and milk. Drizzle over bread.

I made these for the kids breakfast. They tasted pretty yummy. :) I gave them a banana too, so they could have something healthy. :) Bela loved them!

batter

This is the batter I use to fry chicken nuggets. I guess it would be called a tempura batter. So far I used it for cod, perch, chicken, onion rings, mushrooms and green beans. I have to say, the green beans are the best!
1 cup ice water
1 egg
1 cup flour
Whisk it all together and let it sit a minute.
I make a nice jalapeno mayo that is good to dip.
1 cup good mayo
1-2 jalapenos
2 T. lime juice
1 garlic clove
salt-n- pepper
Mix everything really good in a blender

Butternut Squash Pasta (Healthy Mac)

I made this great pasta last night. It's best eaten after you make it. I heated it up the next day and it wasn't as good. Still good, but not great. I don't prefer mac -n- cheese reheated anyway.

1- 12oz. pkg. of thawed butternut squash
1-16oz. pkg. of rigatoni
2-cloves of garlic (chopped)
1 cup chicken broth or veggie broth
3/4 cup heavy cream
1 cup shredded parmesan and asiago cheese
salt and pepper
olive oil and 1 T. butter

Saute garlic in olive oil and butter for 2 minutes
Add squash and saute for 2-3 minutes longer
Add broth, heavy cream, cheese, and whisk until melted.
Season to taste with salt and pepper
Let thicken a little. Pour over pasta!

I know the holiday is over, but here is a great batch of cookies to try: http://www.bettycrocker.com/products/cookies/Top20HolidayCookies.htm
I'll probably try a few. There is always Valentines, right??? I had to run to Target today. Surprisingly they have nothing left. Everything is 75% off. (Xmas stuff) Kmarts sales after Xmas are never great. Alot of B-days in January and February. :) So far I ate almost everything in the gift Rhonda sent, same with Dori's , wear my pajama pants every night and only a few chocolates left. :)Thank you again for all the great gifts for me and my family.