Easy Peanut Butter Graham Balls

I was really wanting some peanut butter and chocolate. I had made some kind of peanut butter chocolate balls a long time ago and that sounded like it would hit craving spot. I had no idea what recipe I used so I searched online and came up with  THIS Easy Peanut Butter Graham Balls recipe. Very yummy. And in the words of a family member... Dangerous. It's hard to stop eating them, so beware, you might end up with a sugar buzz.  :)

quick fixins

So tonight was a rushed dinner, but I was SO hungry so I just threw some stuff together and it was delicious! I am sure you can add in many more things, but this is what I had for my quick dinner tonight.

So..

  I started with a package of crunched up Ramen Noodles without the seasoning and cooked them for a minute or 2 in just a little bit of water, enough to make them soft. ( I don't even know if this step was necessary, but I just wanted to make sure the noodles were soft.) Then I had some cooked left over chicken in the fridge and I cut it up into bite size pieces. (1/4 chicken breast) and then I put the chicken into a frying pan and poured a little Soy Vey over it. The BEST sauce EVER! Next I chopped one stalk of celery and 1/2 of a carrot. Then I just put everything in the frying pan with the chicken and cooked it till warm and tender. Mmmm. it hit the spot tonight. Not anything super amazing, but I thought I would share. :)

Just For Fun...

This is what happens to an extra large marshmallow when put into the microwave... if you were wondering.

We had fun!

Campfire favorites

Some of our favorite things to eat at a campfire are :

                                    

Keebler Fudge Stripes Cookies. Forget the graham crackers and chocolate bar. Just use the cookies! Their faster, and less expensive and SO much better! And I am sure that any of the Keebler cookies would taste great as a smore. I can't wait to try the Coconut Dreams, Peanut Butter Filled, and Deluxe Grahams!

And...

Ball Park Beef or Angus Franks. So much tastier than regular hot dogs!

Brownie Volcanoes!

We used the smallest loaf pan in this pic

Bill came up with this for my birthday last year. Since I turned 22 on the 22nd he did something special and/or fun for me every day leading up to my birthday. He called it the 22 days of Carli. This one he did  on the 7th day because the Kasatochi volcano of Alaska erupted on August 7, 2008. (some days he had to be more creative than others with things to do.) So we made BROWNIE VOLCANOES! Tasty! we were originally going to make the brownies in a bunt cake pan and put the ice cream in the middle of that, but we didn't have one. So we made the brownies using 4 small loaf pans and sculpted each of them into volcanoes. Then we put our ice cream in the middle and drizzled it all with Chocolate syrup! Mmmmm! SO GOOD!

 This was just our first time making them. So next time we make them we just might put on lava sprinkles, escaping gummy bears, pieces of candy bar rocks.. so many possibilities!

Dream Dinners!



Crispy Coconut Chicken with Jasmine Rice



    I have discovered a wonderful little place called Dream Dinners located just east of Maceys in Orem. I signed up at the Freedom Festival to go in and make 1 free freezer meal... and I loved it!

  So what they are is a business that is set up for you to go in and make quick, hassle free freezer meals. You go in and choose some meals to make from their menu while you try some yummy samples. When you have picked out what you like you start putting together your meals. I only made one trial meal while there but one meal took me only 2 minutes to assemble! They do their meals in 3 servings or 6 servings. It is restaurant quality food, so it is even tastier. The catch is that when you go in to make your meals you have to make at least 36 servings of food. So if you make 12  3 serving meals then you're good. It is a little pricey. The meals range from like 10- 33ish dollars/meal and their menu changes every month.

  When I got home and made my meal.. From frozen to on the table.. It took me about 35 minutes and I only dirtied 2 cooking dishes! It was so yummy! And such a fun experience!

 You can also do baby showers or parties there where everyone makes one or more meals then buys it and gives it as a gift to the expecting mother. That is the best idea EVER!! I love it! Dream Dinners is definitely somewhere to go for fast, healthy and delicious food. I just had to share it will you all!

Oven Pancakes

Mmmm! Oven pancakes! My mom used to make these for us. Now I make them all the time for my family. They only take about a half hour to mix and bake. We love to watch them in the oven as they get puffier and puffier!

6 Tbs Butter placed in 450' oven to melt in glass 9x13 pan

8 Eggs

1/2 tsp. Salt (and add just a pinch more)

1 1/3 Cups Flour

1 1/3 Cups Milk

Beat eggs till well mixed. Add flour and salt. Beat till smooth. stir in milk. Pour batter in pan. Bake at 450' for 15 min. Reduce temp. to 350' and bake 5-10 minutes more.

Toppings: sprinkle with powdered sugar. Serve with syrup.