Chicken Hot Wing Dip

2 large chicken breast boiled and shredded
5 oz Franks Hot sauce
2 blocks cream cheese

Mix together and warm. Serve with corn chips or tortilla chips

*** Variations***

add 1 cup shredded cheese
add 1 cup blue cheese salad dressing
add 1 cup ranch dressing

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CARAMEL MORSEL BARS

1 (14 oz.) bag or 49 caramels
3 Tbsp. water
5 c. crisp rice cereal or toasted oat cereal (I use rice cereal)
1 c. peanuts (I chop to course in nut chopper)
1 (6 oz.) pkg. chocolate chips
1 (6 oz.) pkg. butterscotch chips

-Melt caramels with water in saucepan over low heat. Stir frequently until sauce is smooth.
-Pour over cereal and nuts; toss until well coated.
-With greased fingers, press mixture into greased 13x9 in. baking pan.
-Sprinkle morsels (chips) on top, place in 200 degree oven for 5 mins; or until morsels soften.
-Spread morsels until blended to form a frosting. Cool, cut into bars.

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

4 chicken breast, cooked and cubed
1 can cream mushroom soup
1 c sour cream
1 pkg shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 c chicken broth
crushed Ritz crackers
Mix soup, broth, sour cream and cheese together. Add chicken. Spread in a greased 9X13 pan. Top with crushed ritz crackers. Bake for 30 minutes at 350. Even better served over mashed potatoes.

~*~*~*Carol~*~*~*
~~~Mom to Walker 12, Kimmie 10 and Cooper 3m~~~

Ok girls I know we all make a ton of things using Cool Whip.. What are they?

Lemon Whippersnaper Cookies

1 pkg Lemon supreme cake mix
1 egg
2 cups cool whip (8oz)

Combine all, drop by teaspoon into powered sugar, roll to coat, place 1/2 inch apart on cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 13 minutes.

*** these have a WEIRD texture when they are dough... light and airy, but they are wonderful.

Cool Whip Fluff

1 tub cool whip
1 box anykind of jello
1 can fruit, drained

mix dry jello into cool whip, add fruit..

Our favorite:

Lemon jello, pineapple, coconut, mandrine oranges.


Ok I will stop now and give you girls a chance to post more wonderful recipes.. Cookies, Cassarolls, chocolate...

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[quote=mommy2mercedes;578658]Cabbage & Pineapple Jello Salad???.........gag...that sounds yucko!!(like something my Grandma might've tried forcing me to eat when I was little )


Actually it's not too bad. My In-laws made it at Easter and served it with cream cheese balls rolled in pecans ~ my kids gobbled it up!

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3/4 cup bottled italian dressing
1 T. can parmesan cheese(I use 2 T.)
1 T. Sugar(I don't like this in it.It makes it to sweet for me)
1/3 cup mayo
1 t. soy sauce

wisk and mix up good.Keeps in the fridge up to one week.

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~Mom to 2 boys Dakota 13 & Ryan 9~
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~Month~Budget~Spent~
February~400.00~380.35(under 19.65)
March~400.00~419.65(over 19.65)
April~400.00~395.94(under 4.06)
May~400.00~391.53(under 8.47)
June~375.00~373.13(under 1.87)
July~375.00~365.62(under 9.38)
August~365.00~363.24(under 1.76)
September~355.00~292.74(under 62.26)
October~345.00~345.00(even)
November~350.00~352.81(over 2.81)
December~340.00

[quote=kellynkay;578894]+

Ive never even heard of it before....Ive heard of the carrot and pineapple but not cabbage.
How's the cabbage in it???

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Just like carrots ~ shredded finely. Don't know why they use cabbage, you really can't taste it? I am guessing it's my FIL ~ maybe didn't like carrots???

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Crock Pot Cabbage Rolls


12 leaves savoy cabbage
1 egg, beaten
1/4 c tomato sauce
1/4 c finely chopped onions
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 lb lean ground beef
1 tsp minced garlic
1 c cooked rice
1(8oz)can tomato sauce
1 Tbs brown sugar
1 Tbs lemon juice
1 tsp worcestershire sauce

Add cabbage leaves to large kettle of boiling water for about 3 min,til limp,drain.

Mix egg, 1/4 c of sauce, onion, salt, pepper, beef, garlic and cooked rice.

Place about 1/4 c meat mix in center of each leaf; fold in sides and roll ends over meat.

Place in crock.
Mix tomato sauce with brown sugar, lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce.
Pour over cabbage rolls.
Cover and cook on low 7-8hours. (or high for about 4)

*Note*
I like to double the sauce!

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(noone loves cantaloupe like my Grandma!!!)

3 eggs, beaten
1 c vegetable oil
2 c sugar
3 ttsp vanilla extract
1 cantaloupe, cut into 2in chunks and pureed(approx 2 c of puree-you can also pulse to leave a little texture)
3 c flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1 c chopped walnuts (opt)


Mix eggs, oil, sugar an vanilla,then add pureed cantaloupe.

Sift dry ingredients then add to wet.

Pour into 2 greased and floured 9x5 loaf pans.

Bake 325 for 1 hour,til done.

Check after 50 minutes.

*NOTE*
These are good....kinda like a toss between carrot cake and banana bread.

also,depending on the size of your melon you MAY only need a 1/2.

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