Cauli-Mash

Cauli-Mash

Ingredients:
1 medium cauliflower
3 oz regular cream cheese 
2 tbsp butter 
2 tbsp Parmesan cheese 
3 tbsp grated Mozzarella cheese 
3/4  tsp salt 
1/8  tsp pepper 
Paprika sprinkle

Directions:
In boiling water, cook cauliflower florets until soft. Remove cauliflower with slotted spoon and place in colander to drain over a bowl. At least 2 tbsp of water will drip off In food processor, place cooked, warm cauliflower, cream cheese, butter, Parmesan cheese, Mozzarella cheese, salt and pepper; process until smooth. Place in serving dish and sprinkle with paprika for garnish.  Serve.

Romans 5:8

⚠God doesn't care about the mistakes you made before you knew Him. Trust me, I have made plenty of mistakes, I still make mistakes every day.  God doesn't care about 
the person you were then, He only cares about the person you are going to be in Him.⚠

📖But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.  -Romans 5:8📖

Peach Mango Fusion Smoothie

With only 3 ingredients you have a delicious and healthly smoothie.

Peach Mango Fusion Smoothie

Ingredients:
2 Cups V8 Fusion Peach Mango
1 Cup Yogurt
2 Cups Frozen Berries

Directions:
Blend and enjoy.

*Adding a splash of Rum would make this a delicious adult drink.

Spicy Garlic Lime Baked Salmon with Jalapeño

Spicy, garlicky, limey, tender and rich oven baked salmon at its best.

Spicy Garlic Lime Baked Salmon with Jalapeño

Ingredients:
2 lbs. whole salmon fillet
2 Tb. olive oil
1 lime, zest and juice
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 jalapeño, grated
Bunch cilantro 
Salt and pepper

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 400°. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and lay the salmon fillet on it. Pat dry with a paper towel.
Whisk the oil, lime zest, and garlic together. Grate the jalapeño and add it all to the oil mixture. Pour the mixture over the salmon fillet and salt the pepper liberally. Bake for 10-14 minutes, until just cooked through, but not dry. Squeeze lime juice over the top, garnish with cilantro serve warm.

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Root Beer Float Cake

This moist cake infused with the tangy taste of Root Beer is a wonderful addition at anytime.

Root Beer Float Cake

Ingredients:
1 package of white cake mix
1 3/4 cup of root beer divided
1/4 cup of oil
2 eggs
1 envelope of Dream Whip

Directions:
In a large bowl or mixer combine cake mix, 1 1/4 cups of root beer, oil and eggs. Beat on low speed for 2 minutes or you can mix ingredients by hand for 3 minutes.
Pour into a greased 13x9 baking pan. Bake at 350 for 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely before icing.
For your icing combine the remaining 1/2 cups of root beer with the whipped topping mix. Beat on high until soft peaks form. Ice cake and store in fridge. Yes you can definitely taste the root beer in this-it's so yummy.

Crock Pot Macaroni and Cheese

Everyone love Mac n' Cheese and this is a great way to make enough for everyone.

Crock Pot Macaroni and Cheese

Ingredients:
3 Cups Shredded Cheddar Cheese
2 1/2 Cups Milk
12 oz. Evaporated Milk
8 ounces Cream Cheese
16 ounces elbow Macaroni

Directions:
Put all ingredients into the Crock Pot, EXCEPT the 1 pound bag of Macaroni noodles. Leave on low for an hour.  After 1 hour, stir the sauce in crock pot. Make Macaroni and then Drain after sauce has been “crock potting” for about 45 minutes. Add cooked macaroni to sauce after drained. 

Matthew 5:44

💣As election season is in full force, political tensions begin to run high. Although sometimes it isn't easy we shouldn't attack those with views that differ from our own. As Christians we need to show a heart that reflects our love of Christ.💣

📖But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; 
- Matthew 5:44📖

Corn Dog Muffins

A fun and unique snack recipe for any special or ordinary occasion.

These poppable, sweet and crispy cornbread bites with salty, all-beef hot dogs taste exactly like a state fair corn dog in a teeny-tiny package.

Corn Dog Muffins

Ingredients:
1 Pkg Jiffy Mix
1 Egg
1/3 Cup of Milk
1 Pkg Hot dogs, cut into 1/4

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400°F.

Blend ingredients.

Spray a muffin tin very well with non-stick spray then spoon 1/4 full  batter into each muffin cup. Place one hot dog piece into the middle of each cup.

Bake for 8-12 minutes or until cornbread is golden brown. Cool in muffin tin for 5 minutes before serving.

Store leftovers in the refrigerator then re-heat for 20-30 seconds before serving.

*Notes: You can add a little cheese or jalapeños to the batter for an extra delight.

Candied Maple Bacon

This is amazing in over-the-top  deliciousness and can be used any way you like for a special topping on salads, crumbled and mixed into desserts, sandwiches or as a side to your favorite eggs.

Candied Maple Bacon

Ingredients:
1 lb center cut bacon
⅓ cup pure maple syrup
¾ cup light brown sugar

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 375°F. 
To assist with clean-up cover the bottom of a baking sheet with aluminum foil and fit a baking rack into the baking pan. Spritz the rack liberally with cooking spray. Brush each bacon strip with maple syrup then sprinkle with brown sugar.

Place on the rack without touching and repeat brushing with maple syrup and covering with brown sugar on the opposite side.

Bake for 15 minutes then turn and continue to bake for an additional 10-15 minutes [depending on the thickness of the bacon, watch carefully] or until crisp.

Remove immediately from the baking rack onto parchment paper and lay flat to cool.

Do not stack.

Notes:
If you choose to use dark brown sugar, watch carefully for over cooking due to the high molasses content.

Duck Tape Sleds

Duck Tape Sled

Small Standard Size Moving Box (16″ X 12″ X 12″)
Scissors
Duck Tape (various colors and prints help make great custom designs)

Begin by opening your box and trimming the sides off. Next fold the front in half to double it up. Tape the sides of the doubled area and then cut out a slot that is large enough to fit your kids gloves or mittens into. Keep it close to the top, but not too close, or you will loose all of the strength of the cardboard and rip it. If you do cut it close don’t worry. You will just have to wrap it a few more times with Duck Tape.

Wrap the front of the cardboard completely with the tape being sure to overlap the seam between what is the front and the bottom.

Next, cover the top and bottom of the cardboard. Be sure to cover it well so water doesn’t get into the cardboard. Be sure to run the tape lengthwise for maximum speed potential.

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Melted Snowman Oreo Balls

As the snow begins to melt, these Melted Snowman Oreo Balls are a deliciously adorable desert. I guarantee they’ll be the first to go.

Melted Snowman Oreo Balls

Ingredients:
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
36 Regular OREOS, finely crushed
16 oz. vanilla candy wafers or melts
48 Mini OREO Bite Size Cookies

Decorations: decorating icing or gel; multi-colored sprinkles

Instructions:
Mix cream cheese and cookie crumbs until well blended. I like to crush the Oreos in a food processor and then add the cream cheese and process it together. It can also be done by hand though.

Shape into 48 (1-inch) balls; place in single layer in shallow pan. Freeze for at least 20 minutes. They can be frozen for longer.

Dip balls in melted coating. I do this by using a fork and tapping the fork on the bowl of my candy coating to remove some of the extra coating. Place in shallow waxed paper-lined pan, allowing excess coating to pool at bottom of each ball.

Decorate with remaining ingredients as shown in photo. You can use the candy coating to adhere the hat to the head.

Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm. Keep refrigerated.

Cabbage and Meatballs

This delicious, hearty meal will make any bodies taste buds dance with joy.

Cabbage and Meatballs

Ingredients:
2 Lbs of Ground Beef  
1 Medium Onion, diced
1/2 Tsp Garlic 
1/2 Cup Instant Rice
1 Can Tomato Soup
1 Lg Head of Cabbage 

Directions:
In a large bowl mix ground beef, onion, garlic powder, salt, pepper and rice. Mix well and form into meatballs, set aside. Clean head of cabbage and take leaves off. Take a leaf of cabbage and wrap a meatball so it is covered and place in a soup pot. Do this until all meatballs are used. Cut up remaining cabbage and place in pot. Pour soup over the cabbage and meatballs and add another can of water. Bring to a boil and let simmer until cabbage is tender.

Happy Valentine's Day

❤Love is not a feeling; you are not always going to feel like loving eachother. Love is a choice; it is a commitment, it is a vow you make with one another. Love may not always be easy but if it is shared with the right person and treated like the gift it was intended to be it can be a great blessing that last forever.❤

📖4. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
5. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
6. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
7. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.
- 1 Corinthians 13:4-8📖

Sweetheart Cinnamon Rolls

Cute idea for Valentine’s breakfast.

Sweetheart Cinnamon Rolls

Ingredients:
1 (13 ounce) cinnamon rolls with icing
Optional: sprinkles

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Spray a 9-inch round cake pan with non stick cooking spray.
Carefully unwind each roll into a long strip of dough, leaving center coiled.
Coil the unrolled end of each strip in toward center, making two equal coils.
Pull middle of strip down to make a point, forming a heart shape; pinch point. Place in pan, points toward center. Bake 13 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes before removing to cooling rack. Spread or drizzle frosting over warm rolls.
Optional: add sprinkles.

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Heart Cupcakes

Aren’t these little heart cupcakes the cutest? They’re the perfect Valentine’s Day treat!

Heart Cupcakes

Ingredients:
1 box cake mix (plus required ingredients on box)
1 small bag of marbles 
Frosting
Cake Decorations

Directions:
Make cupcakes according to recipe directions. Line a muffin tin with cupcake liners. Spoon batter into liners, being careful not to fill each cupcake more than 1/2 full of batter. (If you fill them too full, they will loose their heart shape.)
After filling the liners, place a marble between the liner and the pan. You will see the cupcake take the shape of a heart. Bake cupcakes according to recipe directions. Allow to cool completely before frosting.

Peanut Butter Apple Snails

Cute and healthly. You can either make these ahead of time or combine snack and craft time.

Peanut Butter Apple Snails

Ingredients: 
Medium Celery Sticks
Peanut Butter
Mini Chips or Raisins  
Apples Rings
Pretzel Sticks

Directions:
Cut celery into 6" sticks. Fill with peanut butter. Place apple ring inside. Use chips or raisins for eyes. Break pretzel sticks in pieces and use for antenas.

Mardi Gras Crawfish Cornbread

Mardi Gras Crawfish Cornbread

It’s Mardi Gras time so it’s time for crawfish.

Ingredients:
2 cups yellow cornmeal
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
6 eggs
2/3 cup vegetable oil
1 yellow onion, finely diced
8 ounces cheddar cheese, grated
12 oz of corn
2 lbs crawfish meat, finely chopped
2 diced jalapenos

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Stir the cornmeal, baking powder, salt and creole seasoning together in a very large bowl. Stir in the eggs and oil and mix thoroughly. Add the onion, cheese, corn, crawfish and jalapenos and stir until everything is completely mixed together and evenly distributed.

Spread the cornbread into the prepared pan, smoothing out the surface. Bake for 45 – 50 minutes until golden and firm and a tester comes out clean. Let rest for about 10 minutes before slicing and serving.

John 15:13

💡As we grow up we finally begin to realize that it isn't the quantity of friends we have but the quality.💡

📖Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
-John 15:13📖

Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

Sometimes the simplest twists on classics are even better than the original. This recipe takes all the things you love about Buffalo chicken, rolls it in meatball form, and cooks it all in your slow cooker.

Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

Ingredients:
1 1/4 pound ground chicken
1 egg
1 cup panko bread crumbs
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon ground pepper
1/2 cup green onions, finely sliced
1 1/2 cups buffalo sauce
1/2 cup blue cheese dressing

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400°F. In a large bowl, combine ground chicken, egg, breadcrumbs, salt, onion powder, pepper, and 1/3 cup of green onions. Mix well, roll into 20 round meatballs, about an inch to an inch and a half in diameter. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Bake meatballs just until the outsides are firmed up, about 5 minutes.
Transfer meatballs into a 4-quart slow-cooker. Cover with Buffalo sauce. Place lid on slow cooker and cook on low for 2 hours.

Serve meatballs with blue cheese sauce for dipping, and garnished with a sprinkling of the remaining green onions.

Mexican Pizza

I love Taco Bell Mexican Pizza. I don’t know what it is about it…maybe the crunch of the tortillas and the mix of cheese and enchilada sauce? So, I decided to create my own version.

Mexican Pizza

Ingredients:
1 cup refried beans 
2 tomatoes, diced finely
2/3 c. shredded cheese 
2 green onions, sliced
1/3 c. enchilada sauce
4 tortillas 
Cooking spray

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a hot skillet or griddle with cooking spray and 'fry' the tortillas, flipping frequently so they don’t burn. You want them to get nice and crispy. Remove fried tortillas to a plate.
Heat the refried beans so they are warm. Place 2 tortillas on a baking sheet. Spread 1/2 cup of refried beans onto each tortilla. Place remaining tortillas on top of beans.
Pour half of enchilada sauce on top of each tortilla and spread around.
Add half of the chopped tomato on top of the sauce. Add 1/3 cup of cheese on top of each tortilla. Add green onions on top.
Place in oven and cook about 8-10 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

*If you wanted meat you could add some shredded chicken or cooked ground beef.

Frozen Pacifier

Teething child? Hot Summer Day?
Sick child?  This simple trick can help with all of these issues.

Frozen Pacifier 

Materials:
Pacifier 
Ice Cube Tray
Juice, Milk or Water

Directions:
Poor liquid into ice cube tray, place pacifier in slot and freeze. Remove and use as needed.

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Mini Chicken Pot Pies

These Mini Chicken Pot Pies, while they are not bite sized, boy are they good! One thing I can promise you is that they are super easy to make only 4 ingredients. And, actually it's   hard to say that I even “cooked” them, technically, I assembled them.

Mini Chicken Pot Pies

Ingredients:
1 Box Creamy Herb & Garlic Soup  2 Pkgs Pillsbury Crescent Rolls
1 Bag Frozen Vegetables, thawed
1 Cup of Chicken cut into pieces-
3-inch round cookie cutter or you can use a glass
Cupcake pan

Directions: 
Pre-heat oven to 400° 
Lay the crescent roll flat and cut out 12 rounds. Press them in the cupcake pan along the bottom and up the sides. In a bowl mix the soup, thawed vegetables and cut up chicken. Spoon the filling mix into the cups and be careful not to overfill or it will bubble up while cooking. Cut strips of crescent dough to cover the top of the cups. Bake about 18 minutes until top and sides are golden brown. If the top gets too brown, cover it with foil until the bottom is cooked. Use a knife to peek along the side of the cup to check to see how cooked the sides were. Let cool and then use a knife to loosen and lift out of cups.

Pineapple Sunshine Cake

A light and fluffy pineapple-infused cake, topped with a sweet and creamy whipped cream frosting. This cake is always a crowd pleaser.

Pineapple Sunshine Cake

Ingredients:
Cake:
1 box yellow cake mix
4 eggs
½ cup oil 
1 can crushed pineapple with juice

Frosting:
1 container whipped topping, thawed
1 small box instant vanilla pudding
1 can crushed pineapple with juice

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13 pan with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, oil, and 1 can of crushed pineapple with the juice. Mix well.
Pour into prepared baking pan and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Allow to cool completely on a wire rack.
In a medium sized bowl, fold together whipped topping, box of vanilla pudding, and 1 can crushed pineapple with the juice. Spread over the top of cooled cake. Enjoy!

Note: I reserve a small amount of pineapple from the can used for the frosting to sprinkle on at the end. This is optional, though.