Super Simple Fudge

Ingredients

3 cups semisweet chocolate chips

1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

1/4 cup butter

1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

DirectionsPlace chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk, and butter in large microwaveable bowl. Zap in microwave on medium until chips are melted, about 3-5 minute, stirring once or twice during cooking. Stir in nuts, if desired. Pour into well-greased 8x8-inch glass baking dish. Refrigerate until set. Of course, you can also melt the chips in a pot on the stove with your milk and butter, I usually do it this way, but in a pinch, the microwave is quicker. Enjoy!

PB Balls...I must have for the Holidays!

2 cups of powdered sugar
1 cup of PB
6 tbsp of butter
almond bark (chocolate).
Mix the 3 ingredients together & then roll into balls, place on wax paper. Melt the almond bark on the stove top on LOW until melted. I always dip the balls with an ice cream scooper, it seems to coat them really well. Let dry & serve! YUMMM-O!

CHOCOLATE CHIP CHEESE BALL

I am trying to come up with many ideas to serve at parties this week, since I am sure everyone has LOTs of Holiday gatherings.

CHOCOLATE CHIP CHEESE BALL
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup finely chopped pecans
DIRECTIONS
In a medium bowl, beat together cream cheese and butter until smooth. Mix in confectioners' sugar, brown sugar and vanilla. Stir in chocolate chips. Cover, and chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
Shape chilled cream cheese mixture into a ball. Wrap with plastic, and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
Roll the cheese ball in finely chopped pecans before serving. But it can be hard to form a ball so I skipped the nuts and just put the mixture in a bowl. (I think it's better that way!)

Cherry Limeade Punch

LOVE SONIC for their Cherry Limeade. So when I came across this I just had to make it. Believe it or not it is definitely close to Sonic. I have served this up at a couple gatherings and it got good reviews!! It's very yummy. This recipe is just 1-1-1 so you can double or triple accordingly.

Cherry Limeade Punch
1 can frozen limeade concentrate
1 bottle Sprite
1 jar of maraschino cherries
1 lime
Put in the limeade and then add the sprite. Pour in the juice from the cherries. Then add the cherries and sliced up lime for looks and taste.

Green Bean Bundles

We and I say we because normally Troy is in charge of making these, for most of our gatherings. They are a BIG hit and oh so yummy!!

Ingredients:2 or 3 cans of whole green beans
Bacon slices
1 stick of butter
1 cup of brown sugar
tsp of garlic salt
Wrap a handful of green beans in half a slice of bacon. That makes one bundle - keep going for as many bundles as you would like to have.
Melt a stick of butter and stir in one cup of brown sugar (more or less depending on how sweet you would like it).
Add a teaspoon of garlic salt. Pour over bundles.
Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Then put under the broiler for 4-5 minutes at the end. DELICIOUS!

Baked Crescent Churros

Prep Time: 15 Min
Total Time: 30 Min
Makes: 12 churros

INGREDIENTS:-
2 tablespoons sugar
-1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
-1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated crescent dinner rolls or 1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury® Crescent Recipe Creations® refrigerated seamless dough sheet
-2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted

DIRECTIONS:
- Heat oven to 375°F.
In small bowl, mix sugar and cinnamon; set aside.
- If using crescent rolls: Unroll dough; separate into 4 rectangles. Press each to 6x4-inch rectangle, pressing perforations to seal. If using dough sheet: Unroll dough; cut into 4 rectangles. Press each to 6x4-inch rectangle.
- Brush tops of 2 rectangles with melted butter; sprinkle with about half of the sugar mixture. Top each with remaining rectangle; press edges lightly. Brush tops with melted butter.
- With sharp knife or pizza cutter, cut each rectangle stack lengthwise into 6 strips. Twist each strip 3 times; place on ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown and crisp. Brush tops with any remaining melted butter; sprinkle with remaining sugar mixture.

Crock Pot

Love the Crock Pot, especially on lazy days or working days!

Slow Cooker Chicken Lasagna
5 oz frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry

2 C. cooked cubed chicken

1 can cream mushroom soup

1 can cream onion soup

8 oz sour cream

1 C. milk

salt & pepper

Add all ingredients to large zipper bag. Zip to seal. Squish around to mix.

Additional ingredients needed when ready to cook:

9 dry lasagna noodles

2 C. shredded Colby jack cheese

1 C. shredded Parmesan cheese

Layer 1/3 chicken mixture in bottom of slow cooker.

Cover with 3 noodles, breaking to fit.

Sprinkle with 1/2 Colby/jack cheese.

Repeat layers ending with chicken mixture.Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.Cook on low for 4 hours. Serve with a green salad.