Orange Julius

This is mine and Bryan's favorite orange julius recipe.

1 cup sugar
1 cup milk
1 cup water
half a can of frozen orange juice
1 tsp. vanilla
8-10 ice cubes

Poor all ingredients into a blender, leaving the icecubes for last, and blend.

Decadent Triple Layer Mud Pie

I have had this little recipe on a card that has been floating around my house and driving me nuts so I wanted to finally get it down so I can throw it away already! Kristen my friend made this for her husband last year for Valentines and gave me some. It was so delicious and very addicting. Make it and you will love it! I will make it soon and post a picture when I do!

- 1 Graham cracker crust
(Filling)
- 2 squares semi-sweet baking chocolate melted
- 1/4 C. sweetened condensed milk
- 3/4 C chopped pecans toasted
- 2 C. Cold milk
- 2 pck. chocolate pudding
- 1 tub frozen non-dairy whipped topping (cool whip)

*Pour chocolate and sweetened con. milk into bowl. Stir until smooth. Pour into crust. Press pecans evenly onto chocolate in crust. Refrigerate 10 min.
*Pour milk into large bowl, add pudding mixes and beat with a wire whisk for 2 min or until smooth. ( mixture will be thick)
*Spread 1 1/2 C. of the pudding over chocolate in crust.
*Stir 1/2 whipped topping into remaining pudding in bowl, then spread over the last pudding layer.
*Top with remaining whipped topping
*Refrigerate for 3 hours.

*Toast Pecans by putting them on cookie sheet at 375* for 3-5 min.*

Reese's® Puffs® Sticky Balls

1/4 cup margarine1 bag

(10 oz) regular marshmallows

1 box (14.25 oz) Reese's® Puffs® cereal

1/4 cup chocolate chips

1 tsp. shortening

In saucepan, melt butter and marshmallows over low heat, stirring frequently, until smooth. Stir in cereal. Spread cereal mixture on waxed paper. Cool 5 minutes. Lightly spray hands with cooking spray and shape mixture into balls.

In a small microwaveable dish, microwave chocolate chips and shortening on high 1- 2 minutes, stirring until smooth. Drizzle chocolate over cereal balls. Let stand 30 minutes until chocolate is set.

Honey Crystal Almonds

Ingredients:
2 cups whole natural almonds
1/4 cup honey
2 T butter
1 cup turbinado sugar

Directions: Spread almonds in a shallow pan. Place in a cold oven; turn oven to 350 F and roast 12-20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until well roasted. Over medium heat in medium saucepan, heat honey and butter to boiling. Reduce heat to medium low, simmer 2 minutes stirring occasionally. Add almonds; simmer and stir for another 2 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the almonds to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper(I used wax paper) or sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Spread the almonds in a single layer and cool slightly. To coat, toss almonds with sugar in a medium plastic food storage bag.

Oatmeal drop cookies

I wanted to make some cookies that had oatmeal in them and try a new recipe. Now if your husband is anything like my husband, whenever he hears the word oatmeal cookies, he gets a disgusted look on his face:) I knew these would be perfect because they have chocolate in them which help Steve overlook the oatmeal part. They turned out really good and is a great cookie to dip in milk:) This is from All Recipes.

• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 6 (1 ounce) squares BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate, coarsely chopped ( I used chocolate chips)

Mix butter,sugars,pb,egg and vanilla together. Add rest of ingredients.
Cook at 375 for 10-12 min.

Zucchini Casserole

This is for you Jaims! I usually half this because I only have a family of 3.

6 cups chopped Zucchini
1/2 chopped onion
1 Cup grated Carrots
Cook in boiling water for 10 min. (Water should be barely passed the Veggies)

1 Can Cream of Chicken soup
1 Cup of sour cream
1 cup of grated cheese

Drain Veggies well, then mix with cream mix.

1 Package of Stove top
1/2 Cup of melted butter

In a frying pan, drizzle butter on stove top until cotted.

Then in a 9 X 13 (spray with Pam) alternate Veggie/Cream mix and Stove top. Starting with veggie and ending with stove top. Should only be 4 layers.
Bake 350 for 50 min to and Hour.

Cajun Chicken Pasta

I got this recipe from http://sistersstuff.blogspot.com/ pretty much word for word.... Anyway, I tried it and LOVED IT.


1/2 pound penne pasta
1 jar Alfredo sauce
5 chicken tenders
1 tomato
Cajun Seasoning

Cook pasta according to package directions. While pasta is cooking, sprinkle chicken tenders on both sides with seasoning and grill them. I grill mine on my George Foreman Grill. Drain pasta and put it back into pot with the jar of Alfredo sauce and I sprinkle a little of the Cajun seasoning to give it a little kick. After in is heated, place pasta on plate top with chicken cut into strips and diced tomatoes. Enjoy!