Pita Pocket

Not too long ago, while walking around Smith's, I came across these whole grain pita sandwich pockets. There are 6 in the package and at a 100 calories a pocket, it makes for low calorie meal. So I picked one up and decided we would try it. We've tried different things in them, but our favorite is grilled chicken, lettuce, veggies, cheese, and a little dressing. So I took some pics of Jared making his, just to show you guys what we do.

FURNKIES

I found this recipe last week, but had to wait until Sunday to make it so I wouldn't feel too guilty about eating it. Let me tell you, they are DELICIOUS! I found it off of the blog Sugar Bee - Craft Edition. It was love at first sight. We made it yesterday and shared it with Edie and Jaraun and kids. It was a hit. So I thought I would pass it on to you guys. Just notice it gives the recipe for cookie sheet size and 9x13 size. To make a 9x13, follow the parenthesis measurements.


FURNKIES

For cookie sheet (for 9x13 pan)

1 ½ C butter (1 C)
1 ½ C sugar (1)
1 ½ C brown sugar (1)

3 eggs (2)

1 C peanut butter (2/3)
1 ½ tsp baking soda (1)
¾ tsp salt (2/3)
1 ½ tsp vanilla (1)

3 C oatmeal (2)

3 C flour (2)

Topping (approx only!):

12 oz choc chips

1 tbsp Peanut butter (after the chocolate chips, just mix the pb and ps in a bowl and add

3 tbsp powdered sugar milk until its smooth enough to drizzle over top.)

Milk for desired thickness


Mix ingredients. Press into pan.
Bake 350° for 20-25min (longer for 9x13 pan).

Turn off oven, remove pan – quickly pour choc chips evenly over bars – put bake in oven for 1-2 minutes. Remove, spread melted chocolate. Drizzle peanut butter icing over top. Cool.

New Recipe

Roasted Red Potatoes with Bacon and Cheese

prep time

15 min

total time

1 hr 10 min

makes

8 servings, 2/3 cup each

What You Need

1/2 cup KRAFT Light Ranch Dressing

1/2 cup KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Cheddar Cheese

1/4 cup OSCAR MAYER Real Bacon Bits

2 lb. small red potatoes (about 6), quartered

1 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley

Make It

HEAT oven to 350°F.

MIX first 3 ingredients in large bowl. Add potatoes; toss to coat.

SPOON into 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; cover.

BAKE 55 min. or until potatoes are tender, uncovering after 40 min. Sprinkle with parsley.

We had this the other night along with bbq crock pot chicken. It was very delicious. I thought I would share with all of you.

Chili in a bread bowl

I must say....I am pretty proud of myself for this one! I made bread bowls! It's really not hard at all. I just made bread dough in my bread machine or you can just use rhodes rolls. Just make a big roll of dough, making sure the tops are smooth and bake at 375 for 35-45 mins. (until tops are brown.)

We put chili in ours. It was so yummy.

Chili
2 cans Ranch beans
1 can corn
1 can crushed tomatoes
1 lb. cooked hamburger

Yum Yum and Yum!!!

A New Recipe

We decided it was time we start using our wheat that we got for food storage. So we broke out the grinder and we ground up a bunch of wheat. (well, not a bunch, just some) We started off by making bread, and it was YUMMY! It was so good that my Mother-in-Law has asked me to make their bread and is paying me to do it. So that's a plus.

It's been a lot of fun trying new things and using our wheat and grinding it. More fun than I thought it would be. I was blog hopping and I found this really FUN blog called Kara's Kitchen Creations and its full of yummy and wonderful recipes. We found this recipe for whole wheat cookies and thought we would give it a try. They were DELICIOUS and the kids couldn't even tell they were wheat. (I couldn't either) So here it is and if you get a chance, check out Kara's Kitchen Creations!

Whole Wheat Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 1/4 cups brown sugar

1 1/4 cups sugar

1 1/4 cups butter, softened

3 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

3 cups freshly ground white wheat flour

1 1/4 tsp baking soda

1 1/4 tsp baking powder

1 1/4 tsp salt

2 1/2 cups oats (I used quick oats)

2 1/2 cups chocolate chips

Cream butter and sugars. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in dry ingredients, oats, and chocolate chips. Mix well. Drop by rounded spoonfuls on lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 for 9-10 minutes.

Chicken and Potato Bake

We have decided to try a new recipe each week. So far we have done pretty good. This is one of them that we tried and we loved it. I just used boneless skinless chicken but cut it into smaller portions. It fed a lot more than what it says it would feed. Enjoy!

Prep Time:

10 min

Total Time:

1 hr 10 min

Makes:

4 servings

What You Need!

4 bone-in chicken pieces (1-1/2 lb.)

1-1/2 lb. potatoes (about 3), cut into thin wedges

1/4 cup KRAFT Zesty Italian Dressing

1/4 cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese

1 tsp. Italian seasoning

Make It!

HEAT oven to 400°F. Place chicken and potatoes in 13x9-inch baking dish.

TOP with dressing; sprinkle with cheese and seasoning. Cover.

BAKE 1 hour or until chicken is done (165ºF), removing foil after 30 min.

ChoCOlate EcLAir Cake :)

This has to be one of the yummiest things I have ate lately. (as far as desserts go) We had a ward party this last weekend and this is one of the desserts that were brought. It was made by one of our neighbors. It was a new recipe and she wasn't even there to try it. She sent it with her husband and I tell ya what...I was in heaven. So I called her and got the recipe. All she had at her house was pistachio pudding and it was really really good. I think you could use whatever kind of pudding you would like, but the recipe calls for vanilla. So here it is. ENJOY!!




Chocolate Eclair Dessert

1- 8 oz cool whip - thawed
2 small boxes vanilla instant pudding
3 1/2 cups milk
gram crackers - about 3 packages

mix together the milk and pudding. when it starts to thicken, add in cool whip. mix together, then put in refrigerator. why you are waiting...line the bottom of a 9x13 pan with gram crackers. when pudding mixture is thick, put half of it on top of the gram crackers. you will then continue to layer gram crackers and then the rest of the pudding mixture and then another layer of gram crackers. So you should now have gram cracker/pudding/gram cracker/pudding/gram cracker. You will then make a chocolate icing to go on top of the last layer of gram crackers.

Chocolate Icing

1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
5 TBSP Cocoa
3 TBSP Veg. Oil
2 TBSP Milk
2 or more tsp of water

mix the ingredients. if icing is still to thick for spreading, add 1 tsp of water at a time until it is spreadable. Spread on top of gram crackers and refrigerate over night or for 10 hours. Cut and enjoy.