Monkey Bread

3 {12 ounce} packages refrigerated biscuit dough.

1 cup white sugar.

2 teaspoon ground cinnamon.

1/2 cup margarine/butter.

1 cup packed brown sugar.

1/2 cup chopped walnuts {optional}.

1/2 cup raisins {optional}.

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1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Grease one 9 or 10 inch tube pan.

3. Mix white sugar and cinnamon in a plastic bag.

4. Cut biscuits into quarters, shake 6 to 8 biscuit pieces in the sugar cinnamon mix. Arrange pieces in bottom of the prepared pan. Continue until all biscuits are coated and placed in pan. If using nus and raisins, arrange them in and among the biscuit pieces as you go along.

5. Melt the margarine/butter and brown sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Boil for 1 minute. Pour over biscuits.

6. Bake for 35 minutes. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a plate. Do not cut! The bread just pulls apart.

Mini Caramel Apples

This is so fun to make with your kids. These are so versatile because you can decorate them to celebrate any holiday or just for laughs and giggles.

4-inch lollipop sticks (toothpicks work as well too)
Melon baller
Granny Smith Apples (one apple makes about 8 mini apples)
Kraft caramels
Chopped Nuts, sprinkles, coconut....The list could go on, so use anything!
Small paper candy cups (miniture cupcake cups)

*First, cut the lollipop sticks in half at an angle (the pointy end will go into the apple pieces easier). With the melon baller, scoop little balls out of the apple. Each ball should have a section of apple peel. Push half of a lollipop stick into the peel of each ball. Pat the apple pieces dry.



*Melt the kraft caramels in a saucepan on medium heat. Make sure to stir constantly until complete melted. Dip and swirl the mini apples in the caramel, then roll the apples in nuts, sprinkles, nonpareils, coconut, or whatever you may desire. Place the mini apples in paper candy cups to set.

Jose Cuervo Christmas Cookies---lol

1 cup of water
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup of sugar
1 tsp salt
1 cup of brown sugar
4 large eggs
1 cup nuts
2 cups of dried fruit
1 bottle Jose Cuervo Tequila

Sample the Cuervo to check quality.
Take a large bowl, check the Cuervo again, to be sure it is of the highest quality,pour one level cup and drink.
Turn on the electric mixer.
Beat one cup of butter in a large fluffy bowl.
Add one peastoon of sugar.
Beat again.
At this point it's best to make sure the Cuervo is still ok, try another cup just in case.
Turn off the mixerer thingy.
Break 2 leggs and add to the bowl and chuck in the cupof dried fruit.
Pick the frigging fruit off the floor.
Mix on the turner.
If the fried druit gets stuck in the beaters just pryit loose with a drewscriver.
Sample the Cuervo to check for tonsisticity.
Next, sift two cups of salt, or something.
Who geevesa sheet. Check the Jose Cuervo.
Now shift the lemon juice and strain your nuts.
Add one table.
Add a spoon of sugar, or somefink.
Whatever you canfind.
Greash the oven.
Turn the cake tin 360 degrees and try not to fallover.
Don't forget to beat off the turner.
Finally, throw the bowl through the window, finish theCose Juervo and make sure to put the stove in the wishdasher.

Cherry Mistmas !


(I thought this was too good to not share with all of you!!!)

Chocolate Rolo Cookies

-1 cup sugar
-1 cup brown sugar
-1 cup butter, softened
-2 teaspoons vanilla
-2 eggs
-2 1/2 cups flour
-3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
-2 teaspoons baking soda
-48 rolos

-In a large bowl combine brown sugar, sugar, and butter. Beat until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs and blend well. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup and level. Combine flour, cocoa and baking soda in a small mixing bowl. Mix well. Add to sugar mixture. Blend well. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

-Preheat oven to 375. For each cookie (with well floured hands) use 1 T dough around each rolo covering rolo completely. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 for 7-10 minutes or until slightly cracked. Cool for 2 minutes. Remove from cookie sheet and cool for 15 minutes....

Applebee's Oriental Chicken Salad Dressing

-1 teaspoon Grey Poupon Dijon Mustard
-1/8 teaspoon Sesame Oil
-1 1/2 teaspoon Rice Wine Vinegar
-1/4 cup Mayonnaise
-3 Tablespoons Honey

-Blend together all ingredients for dressing in a small bowl with an electric mixer. Put dressing in refrigerator to chill while you prepare the salad.

Creamy Orange Jell-o

-1 (6 oz) pkg cook and serve vanilla pudding
-1 (6 oz) pkg orange jell-o
-2 3/4 cup water
-2 cans mandarin oranges
-1 (16 oz) cool whip
-3 bananas

-Cook pudding in water until it thickens. Add jell-o and cook until it dissolves, cool. Fold in cool whip and then pour into a big bowl. Stir in fruit. Refrigerate until set.

Snicker Salad

-6-8 Snicker candy bars
-6-8 Granny smith apples (green sour)
-Tub of cool whip

-Core apples leaving skin on and cut into bite size chunks. Cut snicker candy bars into bite size chunks. Mix apples, snickers, and cool whip together. (you can add 3 oz cream cheese to cool whip to add thickness)

This is so yummy and quite sinful.....But it's gotta be healthy cuz there is apples in it... :)

Yummy Chex Mix

2 cups Light Karo Syrup
2 cups sugar
3 cubes of butter


Combine in a large saucepan, bring to a boil. Boil 7 minutes.


Pour over:

1 Small Box of Corn Chex
1 Small Box of Rice Chex
1 Small Box of Golden Grahams
1 pkg slivered almonds

Mix well, pour out onto wax paper. Enjoy !!!!!!!!!!!

Fruit Dip

1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened.
1 jar (7 oz.) JET-PUFFED Marshmallow Creme.
1 Tbsp. Orange Juice.

Mix ingredients until blended.

Serve with assorted cut-up fresh fruit

Tips to soften Cream Cheese, place completely unwrapped package of cream cheese on microwaveable plate in the Microwave on HIGH for 10 to 15 seconds or until slightly softened.
To easily remove Marshmallow Creme from jar, remove lid and seal, Microwave on HIGH 30 seconds before removing Marshmallow Creme from jar or dip your rubber spatula in hot water before scooping out Marshmallow Creme.

Serving approximately 1 3/4 cups.

Hot buttered rum sauce

*1 lb brown sugar
*1 lb powdered sugar
*3/4 lb butter, softened
*1 qt. vanilla ice cream
*1 tsp. nutmeg
*1tsp. cinnamon

1. Cream together both sugars and butter.
2. Add ice cream and spices, mix all together.
3. Add sauce to hot water--and a little bit of rum (if you like!)

You can freeze the extra. Its very very yummy (I like to just lick it off by the spoon fulls!!)

Cheesy spinach and bacon dip

*1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained
*1 lb. (16 oz.) pasteurized prepared cheese product (like velveeta), cut into 1/2-inch cubes
*4 oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) cream cheese, cubed
*1 can (10 oz.) diced tomatoes & green chilies, undrained
*8 slices bacon, cooked, crumbled

1. Microwave all ingredients in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 5 min. or until cheese is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring after 3 min.
2. Serve with tortilla chips and cut-up fresh vegetables.


I found this at http://www.kraftfoods.com It was pretty easy to make and tasted really good.

Taco Soup

-1 lb hamburger (browned)
-1 pkt taco seasoning
-1 can of chili beans
-1 can of black beans
-1 can kidney beans
-1 can of corn
-12 ounce of tomatoe juice or V8
-1 can sliced olives

-Mix everything and cook for about 5-6 hours on low in a crock pot. Everything in it is cooked so it can be eaten at any time but it tastes better the longer it cooks. Scoop some into a bowl and top with cheese. We like to eat it with tostitoe scoop chips!!!!

Creamy Coconut Cake

-1 white cake mix
-1 can of sweetened condensed milk
-1/2 can coconut milk (you can find this by the mexican food)
-Cool whip
-Coconut

-Mix and bake cake as directed in a 9x13 pan. While still warm, poke lots of holes all over the cake using a fork. Drizzle the whole can of sweetened condensed milk over the cake and then pour half of the coconut milk over that. Top with a tub of cool whip and then sprinkle with coconut....This is also very good with chocolate cake too!!!!

Chinese Chicken

-1/2 cup soy sauce
-1/2 cup margarine
-1/2 cup brown sugar
-1/4 cup water
-1/2 teaspoon mustard powder
-4-6 chicken breasts

-combine ingredients and cook together for 5 minutes on medium heat. Cool slightly, pour over chicken and cook for 1 hour at 350. Serve chicken over rice and drizzle with remaining sauce.

Taco Salad Meat

Sorry, please bear with me. I have a lot of yummy recipes that I want to share so I am finally sitting down and putting them all in at once.... Let me know what you think of them!!

-4 breasts of chicken
-2 taco bell taco seasoning packets
-1/2 cup catalina dressing
-1 can black beans

-Add all ingredients to a crock pot with one cup of water. Or cook on stove top with pre cooked chicken. Shred chicken and spoon meat mix onto taco salad or onto tacos...We like to make burrito wraps with it!!! Top with your favorite mex sides.

Chicken Primavera

-1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
-3 garlic cloves, minced (I sometimes just use garlic powder and that works just as well)
-1/4 cup butter
-2 cups whipping cream
-1 teaspoon dried basil
-2 grilled chicken breasts, halved
-1/2 teaspoon salt
-Box of angel hair pasta

Saute mushrooms and garlic in butter. Add cream, basil, chicken, and salt...Cook and stir until slightly thickened. Serve over angel hair pasta!!!!

Chicken Bowtie Pasta....SO YUMMY!!!!

This tastes just like the Chicken Bowtie Pasta from Johnny Carrinos (sp??)....

-6 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
-1 jar 4 cheese Alfredo sauce
-1 can cream of chicken soup
-1 pkg real bacon pieces
-1 pkg fresh sliced mushrooms
-1/2 pkg dry italian dressing mix
-1 cup swiss cheese, cubed
-1/4 stick butter, melted
-salt and pepper

-Mix everything together and put into a crock pot. Cook on low for 6-7 hours, shredding the chicken 1 hour before finished. Serve over bowtie pasta....

Enjoy!!!!

Catalina Chicken

Chicken Breast (enough to feed your family)
Catalina Salad Dressing (cover the chicken)


Place chicken in a crock pot {slow cooker} and cover it with the salad dressing. Cook 4 to 5 hours.


I found this on another recipe blog and can't wait to try it. It sounds yummy.