Fruit Popsicles

Ingredients:

3 cups watermelon puree
1/2 cup fresh blueberries
1/2 cup chopped fresh strawberries
1 kiwi (peeled & sliced)
1 peach or nectarine diced small
handfull of fresh cherries, pitted and chopped

Cut the watermelon into chunks and then puree in a blender until smooth.  Set aside.

Set out about 1 dozen popsicle molds ( may vary depending on size of the mold).  Fill each mold with the chopped fresh fruit.  Pour the watermelon puree until each mold is full to the top.  Place a popsicle stick into each mold, and place in the freezer and freeze for 6-8 hours.

When ready to serve, run the popsicle molds under warm water for a few seconds, to release

Old Fashioned Goulash

 

1 1/2 lbs ground beef

1 can petit diced tomatoes

1 diced yellow onion

1 lb of rotini or macaroni noodles

1 can corn, drained

 

Seasonings:

 

Garlic

Salt

Pepper

Chili Powder

Cumin ** optional

Red Pepper ** optional

 

Directions:

 

Brown ground beef and onion in skillet.  When meat is done, drain if needed and place all of the other ingredients, along with seasonings of your choice,  in the pan and add enough water to cook the noodles in.  While simmering, add extra water as needed to prevent sticking and burning until noodles are tender. 

 

**Add seasonings to taste.

Homemade Paint

Kids Paint:

1 cup salt
1 cup flour
1 cup water
food coloring colors of your choice

Amazing Homemade Ranch Dressing

This ranch dressing is AMAZING and has became our favorite dressing!  You can use lite buttermilk, sour cream and mayo and it is still good. 

Dry Ingredients:

 

1/4 cup Black Pepper

1 1/2 cups Parsley Flakes

 1/2 cup Garlic Salt

2T Kosher Salt

1/4 cup Granulated Garlic

3/4 cup Granulated Onion

2T Dill Weed

 

 

Combine all ingredients, store in an airtight container.  Makes about 3 cups of dry mix.  You will only need 2T of this mix for each recipe of dressing. 

 

To Make Dressing:

 

2 T dry mix

2 cups Mayo

2 cups Buttermilk

1 1/2 cups Sour Cream

1 t. Lemon Juice

 

Whisk together and refrigerate for 2 hours.

Makes 1 3/4 quarts

Long John Silvers Fry Batter

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups flour
4 T cornstarch
1/2 t. baking soda
1/2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. salt
1 1/2 cups water



Directions:

In a mixing bowl, sift the dry ingredients.  Add the water and mix together well.  Completely cover and coat 8 fish or chicken fillets with the batter.  Deep fry until golden brown.

High Heel Cupcakes

I LOVE LOVE LOVE THESE!!!

Make and decorate your favorite cupcakes and decorate in the colors/designs you want. 

To make High heels:

Use a Pepperidge Farm Milano Cookie for the bottom of the shoe and a Pepperidge Farm Piroette Wafer for the heel. 

Homemade Fudgesicles

 

1 pkg Chocolate Instant Pudding

1 1/2 cups milk

2 cups Kool Whip

 

Dissolve the pudding in the milk, stir in the Kool Whip and spoon into 3 oz Dixie cups.  Insert a popsicle stick and freeze