Peanut Butter Granola Balls

A little sticky and a little messy but a lot of fun!

• 1/2 cup chunky peanut butter
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 2 cups granola
• powdered sugar

In a large bowl, mix together the peanut butter, honey, nuts, vanilla extract, and cinnamon until well blended. Add granola and stir together until well coated. Wet your hands, then form the mixture into 2 inch balls. Roll the balls in the powdered sugar. Store in refrigerated in a covered container. Makes 2 dozen balls.

Michelle's 'nummy' Queso!

• 2 lb. brick Velveelta cheese


• 1 lb. brick Mexican Velveeta cheese


• 1 lb. ground beef


• 2 cans Rotel green chili and tomatoes (drained)


• 1 can evaporated milk


• shot of worchestershire

Cook and brown hamburger then drain. Melt Velveeta in slow cooker. Add all ingredients when melted. Serve hot with chips. Enjoy!

Danielle's Special Spinach Salad

• 1 bag of Spinach
• 8-10 fresh strawberries-sliced
• 2 kiwi's --peeled and diced
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1 tsp. fresh ginger--peeled and grated
• Combine sugar, lemon juice and ginger together to make dressing. Add all ingredients and hand toss to perfection.

Michelle's Chicken Packets

• 2 cups cooked, chopped chicken
• 3 or 4 oz. cream cheese, softened
• 1 Tbs. chopped chives
• salt to tast
• 1/2 cup crushed seasoned crouton/bread crumbs
• 2 packages refrigerated crescent rolls (Michelle says Pillsbury is best)
• 1/4 cup melted margarine
• Mix chicken, cream cheese, chives , milk and salt to make filling. Add 1/4 cup chicken filling to each crescent roll rectangle. Dip each packet in melted margarine and coat with bread crumbs. Place packets on baking sheet and cook at 350 for 20 minutes. Enjoy!!!

Awesome Blossom Buttermilk Syrup

1/2 C. Buttermilk
1/2 C Butter
1 C. Sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

Boil all together then take off heat and add 1/2 tsp soda - it foams up really cool! Enjoy over pancakes, Waffles, Crepes, French toast - heck..some people even like it on their eggs! Enjoy!

Awesome Blossom Buttermilk Syrup

South of the Border Pizza:

South of the Border Pizza:

Preheat oven to 400

Ingredients:
l lb. ground beef
l 1/2 c. salsa
l package (8.5 ounces corn muffin mix)
l 1/2 c. flour
2/3 c. milk
l egg
l can mexicorn, drained (if you can't find mexicorn then use regular corn in the can and add a little taco seasoning)
l 1/2 c. mexican four cheese blend
sour cream (optional)
avocado slices (optional)
cilantro (optional)

Cook l lb ground beef, add l 1/2 c salsa - set aside

In a bowl, stir:

1 package corn muffin mix
l 1/2 c flour
2/3 c. milk
1 egg -

grease hands and spread above in 12" round pizza pan sprayed with cooking spray

On top of the muffin mixture sprinkle your beef mixture and mexicorn -

Bake 15 minutes at 400 degrees until crust is golden - sprinkle with l 1/2 c mexican four cheese blend - put back in oven for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Garnish with sour cream, avocado slices and cilantro if desired! Enjoy!!!

Joann's secret ingredient for her Sunday roast: one can of Golden Mushroom soup - Instructions: in crockpot put your roast, potatoes, carrots, onions and veggies of your choice! (Hey, be creative...we are!!!) and liquid along with one can of Golden Mushroom soup - cook all day or until tender and enjoy!!!!

Here is a website where you can print a health-at-a-glance information card where you can list all your medical conditions, medications, allergies, etc. Simply print out the form, fill out and carry with you at all times in case of emergency!

- as seen on Good Morning America and heard on Live! With Michelle and Joann on March 3rd, 2009!


http://www.mercksource.com/ppdocs/us/cns/content/savard/forms/health_at_a_glance.pdf

Here is a great link where you can order food storage items as discussed on Live! With Michelle and Joann!

www.providentliving.com

click on the price list link to access the list of items you can order!

Here is a a link to a blog with great ideas for valentines treats and crafts to make with your kids - as talked about on Tuesdays show the week of Valentines Day!

www.kari-youcanmakeit.blogspot.com/search/label/valentine

enjoy!!!!! Have a wonderful, funtabulous Valentines Day!!!!

Here's our latest recipes:

JoRaye's Chicken (Italian Crockpot Chicken)

• 4-6 Chicken breast halves, skinned


• 1 pkg. dry Italian dressing packet


• 2 cans cream of chicken soup


• 1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese

Put all ingredients in the crockpot. Cook on high for 2-3 hours or on low for 3-5 hours. Serve over rice.

Michelle's Queso

• 1 brick of Velvetta cheese, cubed


• 1 small brick of Mexican Velvetta cheese, cubed


• 1 can of Rotel


• 1 can of evaporated milk


• a little worchestershire sauce


• 1 pound of ground beef, cooked and crumbled

Melt cheese in crockpot. When cheese is fully melted slowly add evap. milk and stir. Add rotel and ground beef. Stir. Keep on low heat and serve with tortilla chips.

Well, folks we made it through most of January so we probably need to make at least one blog entry for the month.  Here are a few of the recipes we've given out this month.  Hope you enjoy them.

• Lime Smoothie
• 1/4 cup frozen limeade
• 1 cup mango
• 1/2 cup strawberries
• 1 cup lime sherbet
• 1/2 cup ice
• 1 cup of water (or add more for desired consistency)
  

Hot Chocolate Drink Mix

• 13 cups instant powdered milk
• 11 oz. coffee creamer
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 2 lb. box choc. powdered drink mix

Mix all ingredients.  Add 1/4 cup mix to one cup of hot water.  Enjoy!!

Grandma Mary's Broccoli Salad

• 2 lbs. (abt) fresh broccoli...peel stem and cut into small pieces
• 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese
• 6 slices of bacon...fried crisp and crumbled
• 1 cup craisins (dried cranberries)
• 1 cup sunflower seeds

Mix all above ingredients.  Make dressing and mix thoroughly with salad.

Dressing:

• 3/4 cup mayonaisse
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1   1/2  Tbs. vinegar

Hurry and make the Hot Cocoa mix before it starts warming up.  Today in beautiful Carlsbad, New Mexico we hit 74 degrees.  What a great place to live.  Thanks to all our listeners and blog followers.