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Friday, March 18, 2011

Pizza fries.

1  bag (2 pounds) frozen french fries
1  cup  homemade/store bought pizza sauce
1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (about 6 ounces)
Diced pepperoni, optional

Prepare the fries according to the package directions.
Remove them from the oven.
Pour the sauce over the fries.
Top with the cheese and pepperoni, if desired.
Bake for 5 minutes or until the cheese is melted.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Popcorn Balls

Ingredients:
1/2 cup Corn syrup
1/2 cup Molasses
1 1/2 cubes butter (3/4 cup)
8 cups Popped popcorn
Salt

Directions:
1. Cook 1/2 cup molasses with corn syrup until thermometer reaches hard crack stage, about 270 degrees F.

2. Stir in butter and salt. Have the popcorn in a bowl. Slowly stir in the mixture with a wooden spoon. Coat all the popcorn.

3. IMPORTANT! Butter your hands lightly and shape the popcorn into balls.

4. Set them on wax paper and let them harden. Wrap the ones you don't eat with wax paper.

Kids Trail Mix

Ingredients:
4 cups Chex cereal
1/2 cup Raisins
1/2 cup Dried fruit bits
1/2 cup Reeces Pieces
1/2 cup Yogurt covered peanuts

Directions:
1. Put into a large ziploc bag and shake to mix.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Kid's Krunchy Krazy Korn

Ingredients:
8 cups Puffed popcorn curls; from 8 oz. pkg.
1/2 cups Butter
1 cups Brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon Baking soda
1/4 c Light corn syrup
1 teaspoon Vanilla

Directions:
1. Heat oven to 250 degrees F. Place popcorn curls in 15x10x1" baking pan.

2. In large saucepan, combine brown sugar, margarine and corn syrup; bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Simmer 2 mins.; remove from heat.

3. Stir in baking soda and vanilla. Pour mixture evenly over popcorn curls; mix well.

4. Bake at 250 degrees F. for 30 mins., stirring twice during baking.

5. Immediately remove from pan; cool completely on waxed paper or greased foil.

Jello Popcorn Balls

Ingredients:1 cup light Karo syrup
1 cup granulated sugar
1 small box any flavor gelatin
4 quarts of popcorn

Directions:
1. Bring Karo syrup, sugar and gelatin to a boil.

2. Pour over 4 quarts of popcorn and mix well. Form into balls.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Jello Fruit Popsicles

Ingredients:1 small box fruit flavored jello
2 cups fruit juice
2 cups boiling water

Directions:
1. Dissolve gelatin in boiling water.

2. Add juice and pour into Popsicle molds. Freeze.

Jello Jigglers

Ingredients:
2 packages (8-serving size each) Jello Brand Gelatin, any flavor
2-1/2 cups boiling water

Directions:

1. Stir boiling water into gelatin in large bowl 3 minutes until completely dissolved. Pour into 13x9 inch pan.

2. Refrigerate at least 3 hours or until firm (gelatin does not stick to finger when touched).

3. Dip bottom of pan in warm water about 15 seconds. Cut into decorative shapes with cookie cutters all the way through gelatin or cut into 1-inch squares.

4. Lift from pan. Serve immediately.