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Candy Coated Snack Mix

February 25, 2009 By

Kudos to my sweet friend Kristen for getting me addicted to this stuff!

candymix10 oz pretzels – broken
5 cups corn chex
1 lb M & M’s
5 cups Cheerios
2 cups salted nuts
2 pkgs vanilla chips
3 tbsp vegetable oil
1. Mix first 5 items in a large heat proof bowl
2. Microwave chips and oil until chips are liquid.
Pour melted chips over the dry mix and stir until all is coated.
3. Spread coated mix out on to wax paper in a single layer.  Let cool thoroughly.
4. Crumble and store in an air tight container.
This makes a large bowl, but it freezes well.
Enjoy.
Beware: Addiction is Possible.
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Honey! I Don’t Feel Guilty Anymore

February 24, 2009 By

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Honey, it’s sweet, golden; it’s an endearment, it’s said to have healing properties. Now that people are going back to natural foods, it’s nice to know that honey actually contains small amounts of vitamins and amino acids. It’s also fat free, cholesterol free and sodium free! So naturally, it’s the perfect sweet indulgence!

Here are a few tips when cooking with honey:

Honey is sweeter than regular sugar, so we can use less of it than sugar when we cook with it. A rule of thumb is to use 1/3 cup LESS honey for each cup of sugar your recipe calls for. Example, if a recipe calls for 1 cup of sugar, you would only need 2/3 of a cup of honey.

It’s best to coat the measuring vessel you’re using with a bit of oil or cooking spray before adding honey so that the honey will come out easier.

When baking with honey, remember the following: [Read more...]

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Garlic Parmesan Chicken

February 23, 2009 By

This chicken is delicious and easy to master. Including prep (about 15 minutes) and cooking (about 35 minutes),  it will take less than an hour to get this meal on your dinner table.

Ingredients:

parmchickenprep2 teaspoons crushed garlic
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
1/4 Parmesan cheese
4 skinless chicken breasts

parmchicken1Directions:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees
Warm the garlic and olive oil to blend the flavors.  In a separate dish, combine the bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese. Dip the chicken into the olive oil mixture and then into the bread crumb mixture.  Place chicken in a shallow baking dish.  Bake for 35 minutes or until no longer pink and juices run clear.

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Mardi Gras Madness

February 23, 2009 By

WARNING: if you’re squeamish STOP reading! (If you don’t WANT to read but can’t stop your curiosity, consider yourself warned!)

Although I’ve lived in a lot of places during my life, I consider Louisiana to be home. However, since our Exodus due to Hurricane Katrina, we haven’t had the heart to spend a lot of time back home. This is due to several reasons: nothing to go back to, family spread out all over the country, etc.

The biggest reason truthfully is that it simply hurt too much.

But, since time does heal some wounds, we decided to do Mardi Gras this year with our little family. My DH and I decided that we wanted our boys to have some fond memories (as we do) of family, friends and FOOD! So, sit back and indulge me as I digress…

Aside from the King Cakes in the stores and everything in sight being draped with purple, green and gold, nothing signals the advent of Mardi Gras as do crawfish. (That’s “crawdads” to y’all Yankees out there!)

3lbs Louisiana Boiled Crawfish

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Quick and Easy Weekend Brunch

February 23, 2009 By

If I had it my way, I’d lounge around all weekend. But my family wants to be fed. One of my friends told me about this idea about 10 years ago and I’ve used it quite frequently on the weekends since then. It has gone over well with my crew also.

Ham and Cheese Bisquits

  • Refrigerator bisquits
  • Cheese Slices quartered (4 pieces)
  • Ham lunch Meat quartered

Bake bisquits as directed on label.

When they just get out of the oven, cut them open and put a piece of cheese and ham on each one. Be careful, they are hot!

If you want the bisquit to stay closed for little hands, you can put a slice of cheese on each side of the ham so it melts together.

Enjoy your weekend!

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