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    Fruity Pebbles Marshmallow Treats

    Fruity Pebbles Marshmallow Treats Ingredients: 6 cups Fruity Pebbles Cereal 5 1/2 cups Jet-Puffed Marshmallows 5 Tbsp BUTTER (Real butter not Margarine) Instructions: In a large pot on very low heat melt the butter. Allow butter to turn slightly caramel colored with a strong nutty aroma. Add marshmallows and stir, stir, stir until completely melted. Don’t allow to burn. Take off burner and add in cereal. Mix well. Turn out into a pan lined with parchment paper. I used my 9×9 stoneware, but any pan with sides will do. Allow to cool and cut up into squares! ENJOY! Yuuummm… the kids love these!

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    Russian Tea Cakes a.k.a Mexican Wedding Cookies!

    This year I had the opportunity to do a little cookie baking with my sisters who are usually away at college. It was great! I love spending time with them and spending time in the kitchen is a bonus! When I was a kid my grandmother used to make Mexican Wedding Cookies every year at Christmas. Since she passed away there haven’t been any made. This year we found her old cookbooks and what we think was her “secret” recipe! We took a leap of faith and used the old, crumpled, well used recipe. It worked! The cookies only have THREE INGREDIENTS and are SUPER tasty and easy to make!…

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    Chicken Tetrazzini

    This chicken tetrazzini recipe came from a long time friend of mine. I made it and my husband and kids ate it and had second (and third) helpings so I thought I would share it with you! Ingredients: 12 ounces spaghetti 1 1/2 teaspoons cooking oil 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 tablespoons butter 1/4 cup chopped onion 1 small clove garlic, minced 2 cans (10 3/4 ounces each condensed cream of chicken soup) 1 cup chicken broth 1 teaspoon of seasoned salt 3 cups (12 ounces) shredded American cheese 4 cups diced cooked chicken (I buy the rotisserie chicken from the grocery store) 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley or 1…

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    Peanut Butter Balls

    I sent these to work with my husband and they were a HIT! They taste just like giant Reeses Peanut Butter Cups! They are so creamy on the inside with a crunchy chocolate shell!   Ingredients: 1 cup powdered sugar 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter 3 tablespoons butter 1 lb dipping chocolate Instructions: Cream together sugar, peanut butter and butter. Roll into 1.5 inch balls Freeze until stiff Melt Chocolate in a double boiler Dip frozen peanut butter balls in chocolate and let cool on wax paper.

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    Marshmallow Fruit Salad!

    This one is super EASY and a sure-fire crowd pleaser!  Ingredients: Any fruit you can find! I used apples, kiwi, grapes, apple-pear, canned mandarin oranges, canned peaches, maraschino cherries, pineapple. Add 1 cup tiny marshmallows. Eat right away or allow to sit overnight! There is something about the tiny pockets of soft sweetness that we LOVE! This is low calorie and a healthy treat!

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    Pumpkin Pie Popsicles! 2 WW PP each!

    Pumpkin Pie Popsicles! I was walking around my favorite store: IKEA. I came across these cute popsicle molds (below). I have never made home-made popsicle so when I got home I decided to see what I could mix together to make some with. I found pumpkin and a few other ingredients. With the weather getting cooler I thought this MIGHT be a good idea! I mixed the ingredients and cooked them. Before I could pour it into molds the kids were already in the kitchen wondering what smelled so good and wanted to try it. Turns out even the unfrozen juice is delicious and taste like autumn! I figure making…

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    Chocolate 3 Ingredient Muffins (With Secret Ingredient)!

    My family LOVES these muffins! I love that they are ONLY three ingredients and they have a hidden ingredient that nobody will know is there! Pumpkin!! There is no oil or eggs in this recipe! Just water, pumpkin, cake mix and chocolate! They are so much better for you and I promise you can’t even taste the pumpkin! Plus, if you are on weight watchers, these have a low points value! Chocolate 3 ingredient muffins 1 boxed chocolate cake mix (I used sugar free) 1 small can of pumpkin puree 15 ounce 6 ounces of chocolate chips **MAKES 48 mini  cupcakes** Instructions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees Mix together cake…

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    The throwing of COLORS! HOLI 2012

    HOLI Fest 2012 Spanish Fork, Utah Saturday March 24, 2012 we went to the Holi fest… which is also known as the festival of colors! The Festival of Colors, also known as Holi, is two days of thousands of people gathered on the hill of the Krishna temple throwing brightly colored powder, participating in holy mantra and dancing to live music and bands.. Holi, the largest Indian festival, is held on the first weekend of spring to celebrate the beginning of the season. Colored and perfumed powders are thrown at each other and in the air to celebrate the new season! Holi marks the end of the winter gloom and…

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    We’ve been everywhere!

    We’ve been everywhere! It has been a very busy last few months. I haven’t blogged since November so it is time to catch up! In November we headed west to California for about a month. On the way there we had the opportunity to meet up with several traveling families who live on the road full time like we do! The Travaglino’s run the website www.FulltimeFamilies.com where dreamers and veteran travelers can come together for advice and friendship! We spent a couple of days in Quartzsite, Arizona… an RV mecca! We also got to meet up with the Mulac family of www.mulacfamilymarketers.com and we all went to a spaghetti dinner benefit for…

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    Heads Carolina, Tails California…

    We got a new contract today… California wins! We leave Sunday on our Journey to Jolon, Ca tour! So far on the journey to Jolon, Ca…. First to Lampasas, Tx, then North to Ft.Worth/Dallas, then to Amarillo (Amanda Corker Mullins), Then west to Albuquerque, NM (Dianna Sigler, Mica Marie), then further west to Kingman, Az to visit more family. After Kingman we’ll take a turn south to Quartzsite, Az to visit with other families that are living on the road full-time with kids(Families on the Road) & (NomadicMama). After Quartzsite we’ll head further west to Riverside, Ca for more family, then turn north to Edwards Air Force Base (I lived…