St Patrick's Day treat

yummy St. Patrick's Day treat and so sweet!

4 simple ingredients:

Melting chocolate
green M&M's
Pretzels
Green Sprinkles

I laid out wax paper, placed a layer of pretzels then melted the chocolate. Poured over pretzels and then sprinkled with M&M's and green sprinkles. Let chocolate harden and separated some of the larger chunks. That's it, yummy treat for a green holiday.

Caramel Popcorn

Doesn't this look YUMMY?well it is soooooooo yummy.

I've got a great recipe from my sister and there's a trick to it to make it taste even better than your average caramel popcorn. (if you look close you can see that the popcorn is sticky)

Do you want to know???
ok here it is (bake it in the oven after you mix the caramel mixture on it. The popcorn becomes crispy and ohhhh so yummy. Did I mention that already?

and if you want to you can drizzle melted almond bark or melted chocolate chips over the caramel popcorn for the extra sweetness.

patience is worth the wait!

Caramel Popcorn:
12 cups of popped popcorn or 1/2 c unpopped (you can either use microwave or pop your own)
1 c brown sugar
1/4 c corn syrup
3/4 stick of butter/margarine (which ends up to be 6 TBSP)
1/2 tsp soda
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 salt (if you use microwave popcorn no need to add extra salt)


How to: Make popcorn to your desire and set aside. Mix remainder of ingredients in sauce pan until it come to a boil. Once caramel mixture is boiled, in large bowl pour popped popcorn and pour caramel mixture over popcorn *not all popcorn may fit in bowl so adjust how much of the mixture you need to and save for the remainder of the plain popcorn that still needs caramel. Stir and mix together, once the caramel mixture is evenly coated on the popcorn you can do one of two things.

2 options:
you can eat the caramel popcorn you just mixed, leave as is.....sticky and good or
Bake @ 250* for 30 minutes - stir/mix popcorn every 10-15 minutes for an even crisp to each piece. Once removed from oven, I lay out the popcorn flat on a open brown grocery bag. This will cool the popcorn quick for the little fingers to eat or you can add more.....

option: melt almond bark or chocolate chips and drizzle over caramel popcorn.

Can I say yUmMy!! Thanks sis for sharing with me and the kiddos........they LOVE IT!

Have you ever tried a Smore Sandwich?

YUMMY ! YUMMY!Four ingredients: Bread, Peanut butter, Marshmallow Cream, & Nutella Spread Peanut Butter on one slice of bread and Nutella on the other slice.

Add the Marshmallow Cream on top of the Nutella. (it spreads better and easier on the Nutella verses the peanut butter)

And there you go.............yummy to my tummy! Not knock it until you try it.

Discovered Style on a Recipe Box

I love my new Recipe Box

Check out the where I got the design idea at

http://www.sistersstuff.blogspot.com/2009/08/recipe-box.html

When out on my adventure in blog world I came across this amazing blog Sisters Stuff, http://www.sisterstuff.blogspot.com/ and when I saw their home page with the cute box I remembered I purchased that same box (at Robert's Craft in Utah) and haven't done anything with it yet. It had a ding in the corner but the paper covers it great.I heart ribbon! My girlfriend and I share ribbon all the time so next time you need something ask a friend.To bad the handle wouldn't stay up so I had to get creative to make it stay to take the picture. I took a paper clip & bent it to hold up the handle to take the picture.The tabs/dividers for inside the box.Do you recognize what I used to make the dividers?Old Manila folders!

So thanks to Sister Stuff for challenging me to get projects done. Here's my version of the Recipe box. The inside of the box is still a work in progress, the recipes I mean and they probably will be for the next year.

Recipes from my Mom

At every Relief Society function over the last 25+ years if my Mom likes a dish, dessert, or whatever is it happens to be she ask for the recipe. WOW! I have to tell you she has sure collected many of them. Many years ago she made a Mom's Cookbook for my sisters and myself...full of wonderful recipes, but my favorite section is desserts.....boy do I love a yummy treat! I thought I'd share some of my favorites with you.

CHOCOLATE GUNK CAKE by Helen DowDell

1 small pkg chocolate pudding and pie filling (not instant)
1 pkg chocolate cake mix, powder only (no eggs, oil, water, etc)
1 c chocolate chips
1/2 c nuts , if desired

cook the chocolate pudding according to the instructions. Let cool a few minutes, then stir in 1 chocolate cake powder mix. Mix well and spread in a 9x13 greased and floured cake pan. Top with chocolate chips and nuts. Bake @ 350* for 30 minutes.


WAFFLE IRON COOKIES

1/2 c melted margarine
1 c flour
3/4 c sugar
2 beaten eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
6 Tablespoons cocoa (can use Carob powder equal amounts)

mix margarine, sugar, eggs and chocolate together. Then add flour and vanilla. Place a heaping spoonful onto a hot (sprayed with Pam) waffle iron. Let cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Lift off with fork cook and frost if desired, which I recommend. (can frosting works great)

RON'S FUDGE

2 pkgs white chocolate chips
1/2 pkg Toffee bits

In the microwave melt the white chocolate chips, just until soft. Stir well and take out of microwave. Add the toffee bits. Stir well. Spread evenly on a small cookie sheet with a lip or small 8x8 pan lined with foil. Refrigerate. When set, cut into small pieces.

Homemade Salsa

Man do I love salsa and what Mexican resturant doesn't make the best salsa. Sometimes I wish they would bottle it up for me to go....yummy! Thanks to my mom & sister who do make GREAT salsa I would like to share there recipes with you.

The first one is sooooo easy and soooo good and it even taste better the next day.

Black beans and Corn Salsa, by: Carol Hallen

1 jar of salsa (any size or brand)

1 can of Shoepeg Corn (small can about 2/3 size of a normal can - will be found on the vegetable can aisle, sometimes you have to look hard)

1 can of black beans (drained)

Mix all three ingredients in bowl and refrigerator over night or just serve.

Restaurant Style Salsa, by Charie Wilkinson

1 15oz can Mexican style tomatoes

2-3 TBSP chopped red onion

1 TBSP sugar

a squeeze of lime juice

Throw all ingredents in a blender and pulse.

Try these the next time you want chips and salsa or add it to your favorite mexican recipe that calls for salsa.....yum yum.......ENJOY!