Crunchy Cinnamon Snack Mix

Here's a fast and easy snack that everyone will love! I made this and took it to work and everyone
loved it!

Crunchy Cinnamon Snack Mix

5 c Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal
3 c Honey Nut Cheerios
1 bag Original flavored Goldfish Crackers
1 bag 7 oz Pretzel Sticks
1/2 c Butter, melted

Heat oven to 300 degrees. In a large bowl mix the first 4 ingredients. Melt butter and pour over the cereal mix until well coated. Pour onto a baking sheet and bake for 25 minutes, stirring after 12 minutes. Yields 30 1/2 cup servings.

Pizza Burgers

Are you looking for a fast, easy and REALLY good dinner tonight? I bet you have almost all of the ingredients already! These make a lot but you can keep and make this on a whim once you mix it all up. Oh yeah, and when you read Spam as an ingredient do not let that sway you, I am not a Spam lover and you will never be able to tell it's in there. Give them a try you won't be disappointed!

Spam Pizza Burgers

1 can Spam, ground
1/2 lb shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 c butter
1 can tomato paste
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp garlic salt
2 dashes Tabasco sauce

Put Spam in food processor and process, add all other ingredients and mix well. Spread on open face hamburger buns and bake at 425 for 8-10 minutes. This makes a lot so invite some friends over!!

Tomato Basil Soup

It was a rainy day here and all I could think about was soup. I had some 1/2 and 1/2 that I had to use up so I thought I'd made Tomato Basil Soup and I found this recipe on Allrecipes and it's a winner!!

Tomato Basil Soup

1 14 0z can crushed tomatoes
1 14 oz can diced tomatoes
1/2 can chicken broth
9 fresh basil leaves
1 tsp sugar
1/2 c half and half
1/4 c butter
1/2 onion, chopped
1 tsp minced garlic
1 tbsp sherry

Melt butter and cook onions and garlic until onions are tender but not browned. add tomatoes and chicken broth, bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add basil and sugar. Reduce heat to low, stir in half and half and sherry. Heat through and serve.

Yeilds 4 servings

Crock Pot Swedish Meatballs

I was doing some blog surfing and came across this recipe and it sounded so good I just had to try it. Not only was it easy but it was FANTASTIC!!

Crock Pot Swedish Meatballs

2/3 of a 28 oz bag of frozen meatballs

4 oz can of sliced mushrooms, drained

1 pkg dry onion soup mix

8 oz lite sour cream

1/2 c milk

10.5 oz can cream of mushroom soup

1/4 tsp nutmeg

fresh ground pepper to taste

Place frozen meatballs in crock pot. In a bowl whisk together the rest of ingredients and pour over meatballs and gently stir to coat. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours. Serve over mashed potatoes or egg noodles.

Serves 6

Lettuce Salad

Yesterday was my friend Greg's birthday and I was invited to help celebrate! We had an AMAZING dinner of ribeye steaks, crusty bread and this salad. It is so good and so very easy to make I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

Lettuce Salad

1 c mayo
1/4 c sugar
3 tbsp vinegar
1 small onion, chopped
1 head iceberg lettuce
1/2 head cauliflower
4 - 8 leaves of romaine
1 lb bacon
1/2 c fresh shredded Parmesan cheese

Mix the first 4 ingredients and let sit overnight. Cook bacon until crisp and break or chop into small pieces. Wash and tear lettuce and cauliflower into bite size pieces. Just before serving toss all ingredients together and add dressing, toss to coat. Serve right away and Enjoy!

Cranberry Lime Cooler

I found this recipe while blog hopping and it is very refreshing and very easy to make. Make sure you make this and have it on hand when you come in from a hot day of working in the yard!

Cranberry Lime Cooler

1 1/3 c cranberry juice cocktail, chilled

4 12 oz cans Fresca

4 lime wedges

Combine cranberry juice and Fresca in a pitcher.

Pour into tall glasses filled with ice and squeeze a

lime wedge over each glass. For individual servings

fill glasses half full with ice, fill 3/4 full with Fresca

and top off with the cranberry juice cocktail. Squeeze

a lime on top.

You can make these an adult beverage as they are very

good with vodka, coconut rum or plain light rum.

Nut Goodie Bars

This recipe comes from my friend Cathy's mom and everything she made was wonderful. This is one of my favorite recipes, why? Well I am a nut freak and this has my favorite nut, dry roasted peanuts!!!

Nut Goodie Bars

1 bag of chocolate chips

1 bag of butterscotch chips

1 c peanut butter

1 jar dry roasted peanuts

1 bag mini marshmellows

3 large handfuls of Rice Krispies cereal

Melt the chocolate chips, butterscotch chips and peanut butter

together. Add the peanuts, marshmellows and cereal. Spread

on cookie sheet and cut once cooled. You can drop into mini

muffin cup cake liners too.