Grandma's Microwave Caramels

My Grandmother made the best ever to die for 

Caramels! And they were made in the microwave. We 

all had to stop by for a visit if the family tree said 

"Grandma's making caramels" and believe me it spread 

fast and you had to be even faster to get there if you wanted 

any. They went fast. These are so easy to make, I even do it 

with my 3 year old Grandson Jackson. It takes longer to cut the papers 

and wrap them then it does to make them.

So buttery they melt in your mouth.

Grandma's Microwave Caramels

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup butter

1/2 cup light Karo syrup

1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk

Opt: nuts you can add these if you want in the last stirring

Combine all ingredients in a big microwave safe bowl. 

Cook 6 minutes in the microwave on full power stirring every two minutes.
Pour into a lightly greased or buttered 8 inch or 9 inch square baking dish.

 Let cool.

 If you want, after they are cool you can cut them and wrap in wax paper. 

Store in an air tight container.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hope you are having a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Aren't these cookies to cute to eat....

I got the picture over at:

http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/blog/oreo-turkey-cookies

Need Help Fancing up That Meal

We were having Fish Tacos and my Daughter Darcey

decided we need to spice up the meal with her food Art

Lemon Fish to decorate the table.

They are cute. Do you ever do Food Art?

Corn Dog Casserole

This was another easy recipe and it took maybe 10 minutes to prepare.

There is nothing better than fast, easy and yummy!

Served on the fine China!

Ryan Enjoying it!

Corn Dog Casserole

1 tablespoon butter

2 boxes (8.5 oz each) corn muffin mix

2 large eggs

3/4 cup milk

6 to 8 hotdogs

1 tablespoon sugar

4 to 5 slices american cheese

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

In a bowl mix muffin mixes, eggs, sugar and milk until well combined.

Melt the butter and grease the casserole dish. 

Put 1/3 of the batter in the bottom of the casserole dish.place whole hotdogs in rows 

about 3/4 inch apart.  Go down sides and if you need to cut the hotdogs to fit. 

Now cover with Cheese and then the rest of the batter. 

Bake 30 to 35 minutes until top has browned well and when you put a toothpick 

in the center it comes out clean. Let it cool 5 minutes before cutting. Serve with ketchup 

and the kids will love you! 

(I also served loaded potato chips with this and the recipe is in the book too)

I got the recipe out of a cookbook called

Hot Recipes in Cool Dishes by Tara

You can get a copy on QVC.

The cool dishes....my red with white polka dots casserole dish!

I love both!

Homemade Bug Juice or Wildcat Juice....

Ryan in his first endorsement!

Homemade Gatorade/Bug Juice-WildCat Juice!
Nothing like enjoying some energizing juice at a fraction of the cost.We all have little athletes that drink their weight in juice, so we decided to make our own. It is delicious and you can color it the color of your favorite team. If we are playing at "home" we call it WildCat Winner Juice, or when we play other teams we call it their mascot's name plus blood. Example: "Hawks Blood". It is a fun motivator and you can change the recipe to suit your athletes taste! Go Juice!
Homemade Athlete Juice
1-Empty 64 oz container
60 0z. water
1-2 cups of sugar-(sugar to taste)
4 Table Spoons of Lemon Juice
4 Table Spoons of Lime Juice
4 Flinstone Vitamins Crushed up
Add all ingredients then Shake up until everything is dissolved
Then add your food coloring. Once finished pour into empty water bottles
or sports drink bottles, you can make labels and be creative with title.
Make, Drink, Win!

Cooking Swedish Pancakes with Elijah!

I love cooking with my grandkids! Elijah loves to cook with Nana and it was just deciding whats for breakfast. He looked and looked and we decide Swedish Pancakes would be yummy.

Its all in how you mix it...

These look so good....and Elijah wants the first one!

Minus 1 for Elijah....

So yummy...Elijah said we can do these again...

Swedish Pancake

4 eggs

2 cups milk

4 T. butter melted

2 T. sugar

1  1/2 cups flour

1 1/2 tea. baking powder

pinch salt

1/2 tea. vanilla

Beat eggs until thick.

Add milk then butter.

Add sugar and vanilla and mix until sugar disolved.

Add flour and baking powder and stir together. Don't beat just stir.

Pour onto buttered pan and flip when 1 side is done.

Sprinkle with powder sugar and serve.

Apple Spice Dump Cake

This is the easiest cake ever! My grandkids can't get enough of this cake. This is a great one for the kids to help with because you can't mees it up at all. And since its easy and the kids love it I thought would share....

Apple Spice Dump Cake

1 box (14.5 oz about) Spice Cake Mix

1 can ( 21 oz about) Pie Filling

3 eggs

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Mix all 3 ingredients together just until moist. Pour into a 13 X 9 baking dish or a bundt or tube cake pan that has been greased and floured. I like to use sugar instead of flour on all cakes its just makes the cake that much sweeter! Bake for approximately 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

When cool sprinkle with powder sugar. I like to do it again on each piece as I serve it too! If you sprinkle with powder when warm it just melts into and you can't see it.

Now enjoy!!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Valentine Chex® Mix

9 cups Rice Chex® cereal

1 cup white vanilla baking chips

1/2 cup peanut butter

1/4 cup butter or margarine

3/4 cup powdered sugar

1/2 cup red, white and pink candy-coated chocolate candies

1/4 cup red or pink jimmies sprinkles

1. In large bowl, place cereal. In small microwavable bowl, microwave baking chips, peanut butter and butter uncovered on High 1 minute to 1 minute 30 seconds, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted and smooth. Pour peanut butter mixture over cereal, stirring until evenly coated.

2. Place 1/2 of the cereal mixture in 1-gallon food-storage plastic bag. Add powdered sugar. Seal bag; shake until well coated. Spread on waxed paper or foil to cool, about 15 minutes.

3. Meanwhile, stir candies and sprinkles into remaining cereal mixture. Spread on waxed paper or foil to cool, about 15 minutes.

4. In serving bowl, mix both cereal mixtures. Store in airtight container.

I got this recipe over at

http://www.bettycrocker.com/

I love that site! You should check it out if you haven't already!

Cooking with Kids

I love cooking with my grandkids and they love to eat everything we make. So cooking with them is a great way to get them to eat things they normally won't. I try to let them pick what they want to make. And loving cookbooks the way I do, looking for the recipe can be as fun as cooking.
But I have to say with all of the cookbooks I do have for kids, the new one by Paula Deen is the CUTEST! I saw it at wallmart and had to buy it. This cookbook not only has great information, wonderful recipes, but the illustrations are the cutest I have ever seen in a cookbook for kids. This is the book I will be picking up for christmas gifts this year.
I always try to do family gift baskets for Christmas for my neices and nephew's families. I think I will get everythig for one of the recipes, Paula Deen's kids cookbook, a large fun bowl to put it all in, a few dish towels, and wooden spoons and I will be the hit of the family party! You have got to check out this book and add it to your collection. You won't be sorry.