Stained Glass Bead Bowls

Stained glass beads

pie plates

soup cans foil

Place the stained glass beads in the bottom of a pie plate to 1/4" thickness. Place in a 375 degree oven for 15-20 minutes, do not over bake. Cool for 5 minutes. Place a piece of foil over the top of a soup can leaving a 2"-3" "FLARE". Place your plastic disk from the pie plate onto the soup can and quickly mold into a bowl shape, let cool. if the disk is not pliable place bake into the oven for 3-5 minutes.

Ritzy Chicken

For these chicken strips I used boneless, skinless chicken breast and cut into strips. We all enjoyed this recipe.

Plain Hummus

Excellent hummus recipe, I loved the consistency, it was not loose.

Red Pepper Hummus

I saw this recipe at allrecipes.com I added 1 T crushed red pepper flakes and 1 T olive oil. Great recipe. You may want to increase the salt , I did.

Thai Steak Skewers

This recipe was in the June/July 2009 Taste of Home Magazine. I would switch to a more tender cut of beef next time, the flavor of the marinade and sauce was very good.

Spinach Feta Pine Nut Tart

This recipe was great. I love spinach and feta cheese together. The addition of the pine nuts was great. i will be making this dish again.

Meat Lover's Baked Ziti

In a large pot cook 1lb. of ziti pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, fry 2 lb. of meatballs and set aside to cool and cut in half. Warm 4 cups of marinara sauce on the stovetop, over medium heat. In a medium bowl stir together 1 egg, 1 15 oz. container of ricotta cheese, 2T grated Parmesean cheese, 2 T fresh pasrsley, salt and pepper. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Toss the pasta with 1 C of the marinara sauce. In a 9X13 pan layer half of the pasta, drop by tablespoon dollups of the ricotta mixture. Layer meatballs then half of the remaining sauce. place the rest of the pasta, remaining sauce and sprinkle 1 C of mozzarella cheese on the top. bake for 25 minutes or until bubbly.

Barbecue Snack Mix

I found this recipe in the March/april 2008 Hannaford magazine.

Watermelon Pops

These Popsicles are so cute and easy to make. i used strawberry and lime for my gelatin. The kids really loved this dessert.

Chili Cornbread Salad

I saw this recipe on Lara's recipe blog Recipe shoebox a few days ago. It sounded so great that i purchased all of the ingredients and served it tonight for dinner. We were are very pleased.

Chicken Chipulos

We were not overly crazy about this recipe. I will say it was super fast and easy to make. The recipe needed salsa and jalapeno peppers and maybe some black olives, needless to say it was not flavorful.

Rachael Ray's Chicken Cigars

I served these tonight with salsa, they were very good.

Marshmallow Sheep Cupcakes

I saw this idea in a magazine the other day. These were cute and easy cupcakes to make.

Rhubarb Cake

Another yummy recipe from allrecipes.com. I loved the crispiness around the edges of this cake, it was caramelised.

Baked Spring Rolls

This recipe from allrecipes.com was very good. I liked that the spring rolls were baked and still crispy with out being deep fried.

I served the spring rolls with this sauce: 1/4 C mushroom soy sauce, 2T rice wine vinegar, 1 tsp. sesame oil, 1 T brown sugar, a dash of chili oil, a dash of granulated garlic. Whisk together and serve.

Chili's Chicken Crispers

Chili's Chicken CrispersHoney Mustard Dressing:

2/3 cup mayonnaise

1/4 cup honey

2 tablespoons Dijon mustard

a pinch paprik

apinch salt

Batter:1 egg, beaten

1/4 cup whole milk

3/4 cup chicken broth (Swanson

)1 1/2 teaspoons salt

1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

1 cup self-rising flour

6 to 10 cups shortening or vegetable oil (amount required by fryer)

10 chicken tenderloins

1/2 cup flour

Instructions:1. Make honey mustard sauce by combining ingredients in a smallbowl. Cover and chill until needed.2. Heat shortening or oil in fryer to 350 degrees F.3. Combine beaten egg, milk, chicken broth, salt and pepper in amedium bowl. Whisk for about 30 seconds todissolve salt. Whisk in 1 cup self-rising flour. Let batter sit for5 minutes.4. When you are ready to fry the chicken, coat each piece with dryflour (1/2 cup in a medium bowl), then dunk the chicken into thebatter. Let a little batter drip off the chicken and lower it intothe hot oil and fry for 7 to 9 minutes or until it's golden brown.Depending on the size of your fryer, you should be able to fry 3 or4 tenderloins at a time.Drain fried chicken strips on a rack or paper towels for a minuteor so, and serve with the honey mustard dressing on the side fordipping.Serves 4 as an appetizer or 2 as an entree.Source: The Secret Recipe Forum - www.recipesecrets.net/forumns

Fried Baby Artichokes

First you need to remove the outer leaves of each choke until you reach the yellow interior. Next cut off the top 1/3 of the artichoke and trim the stem down pretty close the the bottom of the artichoke. Place in cold water with a bit of lemon juice as you are preparing the other artichokes. When you are finished trimming all of the artichokes dry completely. Deep fry in batches of vegetable oil for approximately 6-8 minutes or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Next fan out the leaves so the artichoke looks like a flower, being carefully not to pull out the leaves. Now you are ready to fry the chokes again. Fry in batches until the artichokes are golden. Drain on towels and sprinkle with salt. Serve.

Carrie's Chinese Chicken

I saw this delicious recipe at Cooking with Carrie. I served my dish with snow peas, Napa cabbage and sesame seeds.

Crockpot Ham

In a crockpot place: 1 head of cabbage shredded, 3 tart apples chopped, 1 good size boneless ham. in a measuring cup mix 1 C apple cider and 2 T maple syrup. Pour over the top and cook on low for 6 hours.

pecan Crusted Chicken Tendeers & Salad with Tangy Maple dressing

I saw this recipe on a Rachael Ray DVD we have and the kids wanted to try the recipe. The recipe was even tastier than I thought it would be. This recipe is a keeper.

Cinnamon Sour Cream Streusel Bread

Excellent, moist bread. I had to put the bread away before i devoured it myself!!

Irish Soda Bread with Currants & Raisins

Today i used this recipe and substituted the currants and cranberries for the raisins and I also switched the flour to whole wheat flour.

Lazy Man's Ribs

I used boneless country style ribs for this recipe and "shredded" the meat right before serving. Excellent sauce.

Honey wheat Sandwich Rolls and Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken

The roll recipe was very good. i did not use a bread machine so I adapted for that. The chicken was great, tender and moist.

Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

Mix together:

2-3 C rhubarb

1/3 C flour

3 C sugar

3 lb. strawberries, sliced

Place the above in a pie crust , dot with butter and top with another pie crust. bake in a 475 degree oven for 45-60 minutes or until golden and bubbly.

Lemon Bars

Recipe can be found here. I added about 2 T lemon zest to the filling.

Banana Split Muffins

For these muffins i used green cherries i had on hand and i did not use the melted chocolate on top.

Chipotle Shrimp

This recipe is easy and delicious. I served the shrimp with jasmine rice and vegetables.

Crab salad Sandwich

1 package imitation crab meat
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1T dehydrated onion
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon OLD BAY® Seasoning
1 tablespoon butter, softened
hot dog buns

DIRECTIONS
In a medium bowl, flake the crab meat, and mix in mayonnaise, onion, lemon juice and Old Bay seasoning. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes to allow the flavors to mingle.
Melt the butter in a fry pan and toast each side of the hot dog buns. Serve.