JanDee Crafts

This recipe was amazing! I got it from Our Best Bites and have seen it all over the blog world so I knew it had to be delightful and it was exactly as I thought! Give it a try...the only changes I made was that I left the cilantro out because my family doesn't care for it and I doubled it. Enjoy! Baked Creamy Chicken Taquitos Recipe by OurBestBites.com 1/3 C (3 oz) cream cheese 1/4 C green salsa 1T fresh lime juice 1/2 t cumin 1 t chili powder 1/2 t onion powder 1/4 t granulated garlic 3 T chopped cilantro 2 T sliced green onions 2 C shredded cooked chicken 1 C grated pepperjack cheese small corn tortillas kosher salt cooking spray Heat oven to 425. Line a baking sheet with foil and lightly coat with cooking spray. Heat cream cheese in the microwave for about 20-30 seconds so it's soft and easy to stir. Add green salsa, lime juice, cumin, chili powder, onion powder and granulated garlic. Stir to combine and then add cilantro and green onions. Add chicken and cheese and combin

I hope you will excuse this picture...it was caught on my darling daughters I pod before everything was quickly devoured. You are going to love this for your Harry Potter Party! SO GOOD!!  You must try both recipes!!  Simply must! PS I found this recipe somewhere in the blogasphere so if you can remember better than I do who it belongs to please let me know so I can give credit where credit is due.   Lots of loves!! Butter beer 1 cup light or dark brown sugar 2 tablespoons water 6 tablespoon butter 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon cider vinegar 3/4 cup heavy cream, divided 1/2 teaspoon rum extract Four 12-ounce bottles cream soda                    In a small saucepan over medium, combine the brown sugar and water. Bring to a gentle boil and cook, stirring often, until the mixture reads 240 F on a candy thermometer.    Stir in the butter, salt, vinegar and 1/4 heavy cream. Set aside to cool to room temperature.    Once the mixture has cooled, stir in the rum extract.        

Check out this awesome tutorial from Instructables here!!   I love me some drumsticks and after I make these the kids are going to love their mama!!  (gotta love the kid love!!! I'm shameless I know!)  WIN!! WIN!!  I love it when a plan comes together! 

Have you ever tasted a Black Cow??? I tried one for the first time today and it was delish! If you love root beer floats you will love this recipe! The recipe comes from Managing Your Meals by Winnifred Jardine (which is currently out of print.  How sad!) I use this cookbook almost every day and love it! All you have to do to make a Black Cow is combine equal parts of very chilled root beer and cold milk.  (the recipe calls for rich milk or cream but all we had on hand was regular plain ol' 2%)  Tastes kinda like a melted root beer float! Yummy!!! It doesn't get much easier than that!! Enjoy!

I made this most delicious breakfast for my kids on Valentines Day and it was a big hit! My sweet 18 year old daughter said "Best Breakfast Ever!" WOW! I have to admit it they are darn good! I think the next time I make them I may double the "sauce" but other than that this puppy is a home run! Adapted from Allrecipes.com Banana Crepes Servings: 6 Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar 2 eggs 1 cup milk 3 tablespoons butter, melted 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup butter 1/4 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 pinches ground nutmeg 1/4 cup half-and-half cream 6 bananas, halved lengthwise 1 pinch ground cinnamon Cool whip for topping  Directions: 1. Sift flour and powdered sugar into a mixing bowl. Add eggs, milk, butter, vanilla, and salt; beat until smooth. 2. Heat a lightly greased 6 inch skillet. Add about 1/4 Cup of batter. Tilt skillet so that batter spreads to almost cover the bottom of

I made this most delicious breakfast for my kids on Valentines Day and it was a big hit! My sweet 18 year old daughter said "Best Breakfast Ever!" WOW! I have to admit it they are darn good! I think the next time I make them I may double the "sauce" but other than that this puppy is a home run! Adapted from Allrecipes.com Banana Crepes Servings: 6 Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar 2 eggs 1 cup milk 3 tablespoons butter, melted 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup butter 1/4 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 pinches ground nutmeg 1/4 cup half-and-half cream 6 bananas, halved lengthwise 1 pinch ground cinnamon Cool whip for topping  Directions: 1. Sift flour and powdered sugar into a mixing bowl. Add eggs, milk, butter, vanilla, and salt; beat until smooth. 2. Heat a lightly greased 6 inch skillet. Add about 1/4 Cup of batter. Tilt skillet so that batter spreads to almost cover the bottom of

This was a fun and tasty treat! Kinda like a sweet and sour pickle! You should give it a try...Next time I think I may add 3 packets of Kool-aid.  PS I found this recipe in the web but cannot remember where...Please if you know let me know so I can give credit where credit is due. Koolickles Ingredients: 1 gallon jar dill pickles 1 lb granulated sugar 2 pkgs unsweetened Kool-Aid Place a colander over a large bowl and drain all of the pickle brine. Do not discard the brine. Mix the sugar and Kool-Aid into the reserved brine and stir well until completely dissolved. Slice the pickles in half lengthwise Return the pickle halves to the original jar. Add the Kool-Aid/brine mixture to cover the pickles; you WILL have leftover brine. Resist the urge to drink it. Seal the jar and place the pickles in the refrigerator for one week. The pickles will absorb the Kool-Aid brine and take on their new color and flavor. Don't be alarmed if the pickles shrink slightly -this is completely

Sunday 30th Breakfast-malto meal Lunch-oven pork chops w baked potatoes and veggies Dinner-pineapple and cottage cheese Monday-31st Breakfast-waffles Lunch-frozen Dinner-sweet and sour chicken, rice and broccoli Tuesday 1st Breakfast-toast Lunch-egg salad sandwiches BB carrots Dinner-slow cooker chicken and dumplings and fruit Wednesday 2nd Breakfast-french toast and bacon Lunch- chips with salsa and white bean dip Dinner-Not your average sloppy Joe's and fries Thursday 3rd Breakfast-cereal Lunch-sandwiches w baby carrots and bananas Dinner-Hoppin John, fried cabbage and corn bread Friday 4th Breakfast-waffles Lunch-frozen Dinner-nachos Saturday 5th Breakfast-cereal Lunch-soup Dinner-OUT FOR LEXI B-Day!!! Sunday 6th SUPERBOWL!! NEED I SAY MORE?!! (recipe and menu to follow this week!) Monday 7th Breakfast-poached eggs and toast Lunch-marinated fish, cauliflower and mac and cheese Dinner-soup and stuffed celery I love the recipe below! Qu

My hubby and I really enjoy good food! I don't know if I would go as far as calling us "Foody's" but we love to eat and cook deliciousness!! (I love the together time too!! *wink wink* Knudge Knudge*) We frequent TGI Fridays a lot (partially because we love their get more stripes program! For every 100 dollars we spend we get a $8 dollar off coupon in our email!!!) but we like to food too! Here is our version of one of the dips they serve with the fries plate.  YUMMY!! BACON BLUE DIP or Baked Potato Topping 1 16oz container of sour cream (we used Fat Free) 1 C Crumbled Blue Cheese 1 2oz bag of real bacon bits (must be real! because it tastes better!) 6 green onions sliced Combine and let flavors meld. Dip with steak fries! Would also make a great baked potato topping! YUM-O!!! PS need help finding a TGI Fridays near you? Click here! PSS no I am not getting paid to push Fridays....We just love the place! Sister Sister Sunday

I love love love things that make my house smell well.....yummy! These recipes are wonderful for just that! I love to just throw the ingredients into a small saucepan on the stove and let them just barely simmer.  (not to be left unattended) This also makes a great neighbor gift! Just deliver the ingredients to a friend with the instructions in a cute embellished  bag and TA DA! Cheap, yet wonderful gift!! (plus makes a great humidifier too!) My Favorite Potpourri Recipe 1 lemon cut in fourths 1 apple cut in fourths 1 orange cut in fourths 2 or 3 cinnamon sticks Water to cover Place in a pan and simmer. Holiday Potpourri 1 Orange 1 Lemon 1 Bay Leaf 1 Cinnamon Stick 1/4 Cup Whole Cloves 1. Cut orange and lemon into pieces. 2. Put all ingredients in a sauce pan and cover with water. 3. Simmer on stove, and add additional water during the day, when needed. Holiday Spice 2 c. water 1/2 c. sugar 1 c. pineapple juice 1 c. orange juice 1 lemon, sliced 4 cinnamon sticks 1 Tbs. whole cloves

This is an adapted recipe of Pioneer Woman's and I LOVE it! (we left our the cilantro and used diced instead of whole tomatoes and we left a little chunk by only pulsing the blender a few times) Try it out! I think you will like it too! Next time I make it I will be tempted to cut back on the jalapeno although my son told me that he likes it just the way it is.  He likes a little kick! Even with the kick it has a great flavor! We really enjoyed it! I actually put it in a rubbermaid container thinking there would be some leftovers but my family of 7 horked it down.  No leftovers.  Bummer.  Good thing its quick and easy!  Thanks Pioneer Woman! Restaurant Style Salsa Ingredients • 1 can (10 Ounce) Diced Tomatoes With Juice • 2 cans (10 Ounce) Rotel (diced Tomatoes And Green Chilies) • ¼ cups Chopped Onion • 1 clove Garlic, Minced • 1 whole Jalapeno, Quartered And Sliced Thin • ¼ teaspoons Sugar • ¼ teaspoons Salt • ½ whole Lime Juice Preparation Instructions Comb

I love this recipe so much and until recently I thought I hated posole.  HA HA!! It tastes like it has been cooking all day in a crock pot and it only takes 20 minutes or so to prepare.  My kinda recipe! And....it only has 175 cals per serving!!! EVEN BETTER!! I found it at allrecipes, one of my most favorite recipe sites ever!!! (I double it for my family) Quick and Easy Chicken Posole  Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 large onion, thinly sliced 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 teaspoons dried oregano 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 2 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth 1 (15 ounce) can white hominy 1 (7 ounce) can chopped green Chile peppers, drained 1 (2 ounce) can sliced black olives, drained 3/4 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast meat - cut into cubes Directions 1.In a large pot over medium heat, combine oil, onion, garlic, oregano and cumin. Cook, covered, 5 minutes, until onions are tender. 2.Stir in broth, hominy, Chile peppers and olives. Bring to

Olive Garden Salad Olive Garden Salad Dressing: ½ c. mayonnaise 1/3 c. white vinegar 1 tsp vegetable oil 2 Tb. corn syrup 2 Tb. Parmesan cheese 2 Tb. Romano cheese ¼ tsp garlic salt – or one clove garlic, minced ½ tsp Italian seasoning ½ tsp parsley flakes 1 Tb. lemon juice Salad: 1 large head romaine lettuce slices red onion black olives 2-4 banana peppers 2 small tomatoes, quartered ½ c. croutons freshly grated Parmesan cheese Mix all dressing ingredients in a blender until well mixed. If this is a little too tart for your own personal tastes, add a little extra sugar.(It turns out a bit runny.) Chill one salad bowl in freezer for at least 30 minutes. Put lettuce in bowl. Place on top of lettuce red onions, black olives, banana peppers, tomatoes, and croutons. Add some freshly grated Parmesan cheese if you like, and add plenty of Olive Garden Salad Dressing on top.

I found this most wonderful recipe for Caramel Apple Dip at The Sweet Life and HAD to try it! She mentioned in the post that you could probably put it in some hot apple cider and make a version of Starbucks Caramel Apple Cider.  Yep! That was for me! I did try it! and it was good! Here is the caramel dip recipe...  1 bag of caramel bits or caramel squares {unwrapped} 11-14oz. 1 can sweetened condensed milk {fat free works just great} Combine the caramel bits and milk in a microwave proof bowl or measuring cup and heat a little at a time in the microwave. I start with 1 minute and then 30 second intervals, stirring between each time. You want to just melt the caramel bits. It took me about 2 minutes total, but if you use the caramel squares it might take a little longer. When it’s cool, store in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. SO..... I did took the next step she suggested and put about 3 heaping spoonfuls into a cup of steaming hot apple cider and I was in Heaven!! Yum-O! Try

I found this recipe at allrecipes.com (my all time favorite recipe website!) and it is really really good!! Unfortunately it doesn't make for great pictures but I tried anyway. LOL!!! It only has 139 Cals 0.5 fat and 0 cholesterol Sodium 785g (need to work on that one) and should probably leave the salt it calls for out 25.4g carbs 6.2g fiber and 8.5g of protein. Not bad!! And it tastes wonderful! Refried Beans with out the refry (15 servings) 1 Onion Peeled and halved 3 C dried pinto beans rinsed 1/2 a fresh jalapeno seeded and chopped (we left this out. Poor Hubby who loves them has a stomach that says no more for awhile) 2 TBSP minced garlic 5 tsp salt 1 3/4 tsp ground pepper 1/8 of a tsp ground cumin (optional but we love cumin at our house so not so optional here) 9 C of water Place onion, pinto beans, jalapeno, garlic, salt, pepper and cumin in a slow cooker. Pour water over and stir to combine. Cook on high for 8 hours adding water as needed. NOTE: if you h

Pillsbury Funfetti Cake Mix + Diet Cream Soda = Perfect (& PRETTY!) Party Cake PER SERVING (1/12th of cake): 180 calories, 3.5 fat, 306mg sodium, 36g carbs, <1g fiber, 23g sugars, 1g protein -- POINTS® value 4* Cake mix and diet soda? Awesome. Pretty colors? Also awesome. Fat-slashed cake with beautiful dots of color? SIGN US UP! Stir together a can of diet cream soda with a box of Funfetti cake mix. Don't add ANY of the other stuff the box tells you to add... Just the soda. Then simply bake according to package instructions, or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Hooray for gorgeous guilt-free cake! Thank you Hugry Girl For The Recipe!!

I love making this recipe for Christmas morning for 2 reasons.  First, I can throw it in the pot the night before and it is ready for us to eat the next morning without any effort. (Hey! At some point it has to be the moms holiday too. Right?) and Second, they get some much candy and sweets from Santa in their stocking I like to have something that is hearty and not sweet.  What do you do about breakfast Christmas morning? We let the kids see what Santa brought them (he doesn't wrap the few items he brings) and they can go through their stockings. At that point we stop and eat breakfast before opening any presents under the tree. It works for us. I'd love to hear what you do for breakfast Christmas morning!! Comment! Please. Crock-pot Breakfast Casserole Ingredients 1 32-ounce bag of frozen southern style hash brown potatoes (aka frozen shredded or tator tot Potatoes) 2 lb. of bacon cut into pieces, fried & drained (or 2 pkg pre cooked) 1/2 c. diced onions 1 green p

I got this wonderful recipe, (and when I say wonderful I mean it is SO SO good!) from my sweet elegant creative mother.  She is amazing!! She was creative before blogs and the Internet! This mix would be awesome with a couple of mugs, some chocolate covered spoons and some candy cane stirrers and considering how much it makes would be very inexpensively priced too!! Nana’s Special Hot Cocoa (Makes a huge batch) 36 oz hot chocolate 36 oz Powdered creamer 1 ½ C Dry milk 1 lb powdered sugar ½ C Plain chocolate cocoa Mix together To serve add equal parts hot water to cocoa mixture stir and drink

I remembered my Aunt making these little babies years and years ago and was super excited when I cam across the recipe!! They are so so good! My son and I made them Monday night and I will be making them over and over again!! Yum-O!!! Carmel Marshmallow treats • 1 package (10 ounces) crisp rice cereal • 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk • 1/2 cup butter, cubed • 1 package (14 ounces) caramels • 1 package (16 ounces) large marshmallows • Place cereal in a large bowl; set aside. In a double boiler or metal bowl over simmering water, combine the milk, butter and caramels, stirring until smooth. Remove from the heat. • With a fork, quickly dip marshmallows into hot mixture; allow excess to drip off. Roll in cereal. Place on a foil-lined pan; chill for 30 minutes. Remove from the pan and refrigerate in an airtight container. Yield: 5-6 dozen. Be Sure to visit all the fine blogs I linked up with!! They are the best!!!

I love this recipe so much! It took a while for us to make it just right for us but now that we have it is one of my most favorite recipes ever! Luckily for me it is good for you too! FISH TACOS You will need: Jamaican Jerk Marinade Tilapia (we usually need about 2lbs for our 7 member family but you can use how much you will eat at about an oz per taco) Corn tortillas (warmed) 8oz Salsa Verde 16 0z Fat Free Sour Cream Chopped chunky avocado Shredded cheese Black beans drained and rinsed First, place the fish in the marinade and let it soak over night. When it is time to prepare the tacos grill the fillets in the oven broiler for approx 6-8 minutes or until it begins to brown. We used our George Forman Grill for about 4 minutes at a time. Put all the fillets in a bowl. Meanwhile, stir the sour cream and salsa Verde together to make a white sauce. Once all of the cooked fish is in your bowl, gently take a fork and lightly stir or shred until the fish is in a chunky shred. Now place