Food Video & Butterscotch Clusters

This is my first attempt at a little food video (obviously). These are super simple to make and always a big hit when I give them as a treat. Created this little video on a cloudy morning, so the lighting is a bit off. I'm learning! Hope you enjoy this yummy little recipe. Thanks for watching.

Pocketless Pita Pizzas

For dinner the other night we decided to have pita pizzas. My sister recommended these yummy pocketless pitas from Costco. So, I gave them a try. She prepares her pizzas and grills them. We had a rainy evening when I fixed these so I just baked them in the oven at 375 for about 7-10 minutes.

It's fun for kids to create their own food masterpieces...seems they are more willing to eat what they make. Lily even had a second pizza---I think she shared some of it with Shelly.

Our simple ingredients were:

Pocketless pitas, Pizza sauce, mozzerella cheese, pepperoni, roasted red peppers, carmelized onions, and chopped artichokes

Our cute new Target plates make the pizza even yummier

 

Bake and enjoy!!! Fun dinner!

Food

I have been wandering through the internet and wanted to share some of my food finds along the way,

All kinds of slow cooking recipes.

Easy apple danish

Tons of yummy recipes

Recipes created from cake mixes

The fabulous Pioneer Woman

Fun cake ideas

Look here for various restaurant recipes

Ideas for cooking and freezing

Great recipes and great photos

When you have some time, check out these fun and different sites for all kinds of deliciousness.

Fondue Fun

I love fondue. I think it's such a fun and happy eating experience. I bought some HUGE and beautiful strawberries at Costco the other day and was slicing them up for the girls. John asked them if they'd like them dipped in chocolate and they both jumped at the idea. So, after their baths, I set up the chocolate fondue pot and we dipped strawberries and the big marshmallows. We even discussed fondue etiquette (no double dipping outside of the four family members' fondue pot). It was a nice little unexpected activity for a Thursday evening.

Today, the rain continues. It has been amazingly wet here for about a week. Of course, we need the rain. And ironically, our pool guy said that once the walls were in the ground would need to settle for several weeks and he advised us to pray for rain. Literally, the day after the walls went up and the concrete and dirt went in, the rain started. So, I guess we can be thankful for small blessings along the way.

Hoping to see the sun again, soon.

09.24.07

Wow, September is almost over! That is almost impossible to believe. We had a nice weekend, but all of us missed John (and he missed us, as well). We greeted him in the driveway when he returned from his trip. So happy to be back together.

I have lots of little house projects under my belt...reorganized the linen closet, cleaned out Shelly's closet, reorganized the craft area in the hovel, folded all the tshirts in the house (see earlier post for video), revamped the pantry and storage of wraps, and finished laundry. So, now I am moving on to a little digital scrapbooking. Haven't done much of that in awhile. Here is what I have so far:

Tonight I am preparing this recipe:

Mexican Lasagna

Begin cooking 1 lb of ground beef, add in 1/2 pack of taco seasoning when the meat is almost done. Drain any grease. Put meat back in pan, add 1/4 cup of water and 6 oz. of Velveta Cheese. Once Cheese has melted, remove from heat, add 3/4 cup of Salsa.

Layer the above mixture with flour tortillas, adding in the Mexican Blend of Cheese in between the layers and then again on top.

Cook for approx 15-20 minutes at 400

I got it through one of those email recipe exchanges. I have actually received quite a few recipes and they all sound great.

This week promises to be busy. The big Fall Festival happens on Saturday and there is the set up the day/night before. By Sunday, I am ready to stay in bed and relax...looking forward to that. Happy Monday.

09.13.07

My entry this week is a yummy side dish. If you know me well, you know I'm not a big lover of the potato, but this recipe was so good even I enjoyed it. Find more yummy recipes at the The Pumpkin Patch!

Cheesy Ranch New Red Potatoes

INGREDIENTS
12 small new red potatoes, scrubbed and halved
1 cup Ranch-style salad dressing
1 (8 ounce) package shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Place potatoes in a large saucepan over medium heat, and cover with water. Bring to a boil, and cook 10 minutes, or until tender; drain.
Place cooked potatoes on an ungreased cookie sheet with the cut side up. Spread a spoonful of dressing on the top of each potato half. Sprinkle with cheese, and lightly dust with pepper.
Bake in the preheated oven for 5 minutes, or until cheese is melted.