Funfetti Cake Batter Rice Crispy Treats

Ingredients:

• 3 Tbsp. butter
• 1 (10 oz.) bag of mini-marshmallows
• 1/4 cup yellow cake mix
• 6 cups crispy rice cereal
• 1 (1.75 oz.) container of sprinkles

Method:

Melt butter in a large saucepan over low heat and add marshmallows. Stir until they begin to melt, adding in cake mix one spoonful at a time so its combined. Stir in cereal so it is completely coated with marshmallow mixture. Sprinkle in half of the sprinkles and mix. Press into a baking dish (any size will do) and top with remaining sprinkles. Let sit for about 30 minutes before cutting. I find spraying a knife with nonstick spray helps to cut them.

Ali’s Tip:

I actually increased the cake batter to 1/3 cup for my recipe to give it a little extra cake batter kick (the 1/4 cup seemed just a little too subtle to me), but add as much in as you like!

Doggie Mint Sauce

Ingredients:

• ~1lb of any type of cooked meat or 2 cans of fish
• i.e. 2 boiled boneless skinless chicken breasts and 1 can of tuna.
• 16 oz sugar free low fat plain yogurt
• 2 tsp peppermint extract
• 2 tbsp honey

Combination of steamed and food processed vegetables (anything healthy and organic):

· ½ cup steamed spinach

· ½ cup steamed carrots

· ½ cup steamed broccoli

· 1 can drained/washed mixed beans

Preparation:

o After you cook the chicken and steam the veggies, put them in the food processor and mush them.

o Combine the rest of the ingredients in a bowl and refrigerate.

Doggie Apple Cinnamon Drops

Ingredients:

• 1 large apple
• ¼ cup honey
• ½ cup of water
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon 1 cup oatmeal
• 1 ½ cups whole wheat flour
• 1/8 cup whole wheat flour

Preparation:

o Preheat oven to 350 ° F (180 ° C).

o Core, slice and mince the apple (use a food processor if you have one). In a large bowl, combine the minced apple bits, honey, water, cinnamon, and oatmeal. Gradually blend in the wheat flour, adding enough to form a stiff dough.

o In a small bowl, add 1/8 cup wheat flour. Spoon the dough by rounded teaspoon onto ungreased baking sheets, spacing about 2 inches (5cm) apart. Using the bottom of a glass dipped in the wheat flour (to prevent sticking), flatten each spoonful of dough into a circle. Adjust the size of the drops based on how big a treat you like to feed your dog.

o Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and flip each cookie to brown evenly on both sides. Reduce oven temperature to 325 ° F (180 °C). Return to oven and bake for an additional 30 minutes. Let cool overnight.

o Makes about 3 dozen crunchy cookies, depending on how big you make them.

Delicious Meatballs

Ingredients:

• 1 large bag of frozen meatballs (~96)
• 1 cup Honey BBQ Sauce
• ½ - 1 cup brown sugar
• ½ cup grape jelly
• ¼ cup ketchup
• ¼ cup Honey
• 3 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tbsp. A 1 Steak Sauce
• Italian seasoning
• 1 bag Cheddar cube cheese

Preparation:

• Pour all ingredients in large saucepan and cook on medium low – medium heat until meatballs are done.
• Serve with Cheddar cube cheese.
• You can use different amounts of ingredients depending on taste.

Sunset at the Port City

Short side story: was driving back from family's house on 211... distracted talking on my phone and before I knew it, I was in Southport. Nice little 1.5 hour detour in holiday traffic. I was hoping to leave relatively early so I could get pictures of some old farmhouses on 211 but the sun had set too far and the lighting was a mess.

As luck would have it, I crossed the bridge to Wilmington right as the sun was setting. I shot some great pictures on the dock behind our class room. Maybe some things happen for a reason ?

Mushroom Logs

Yield: 4 dozen

Ingredients:

• 2-8oz cans Crescent Dinner Rolls
• 1-8oz pkg of cream cheese, softened
• 1-4oz can of mushroom stems and pieces- drained and chopped
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• 1egg, beaten
• poppy seeds optional

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Separate crescent dough into 8 rectangles, press perforations to seal (do not separate dough into triangles). Don’t let dough get too warm.

Mix together cream cheese, mushrooms, and salt.

Spread mushroom mixture into equal portions over each rectangle.

Starting lengthwise, roll up jelly fashion, pinch seam to seal.

Slice logs into 1 inch pieces. Pinch seams again to seal.

Place seam side down on ungreased cookie sheet.

Brush each log with beaten egg, sprinkle with poppy seeds if desired.

Cook for 10-12 min

- MOM

Grandma Simmons (Alice) Best Fudge Icing

Ingredients:

• 1 small can of Pet evaporated milk
• 1 stick of margarine
• 2 cups of sugar
• 1 small bag of semisweet chocolate morsels

Directions:

Pour milk , margarine, and sugar into pot.

Bring to a boil over medium high (don’t scorch the chocolate).

Then turn heat to low and cook for FOUR minutes (time it).

Take pot off burner and whisk chocolate into mixture.

STIR until slightly thickened.

Ice quickly!!!

Hardens fast…..delicious!

Note: if it gets too hard – make fudge