Broccoli Cornbread Muffins

My mother in law makes these delicious muffins that I thought I would share. 

I stick marg,[ melted]     
3 eggs [slighty beaten]        
3/4 cup chopped onions 
6 oz small curd cottage cheese  
2 cups shredded sharp cheese 
1 box 10 oz thawed chopped broccoli 
1 box jiffy corn bread or muffin mix 
salt and pepper as desired  

Mix all together with spoon. Bake in muffin pan for 35 minutes at 350 degrees

Hope you enjoy:)

Pineapple Casserole

If your looking for something different to take to this years Family Easter dinner here is a easy recipe for you.  Guaranteed to be a hit!


Pineapple Casserole

1 (20 oz can) Pineapple chunks drained
1 cup sugar
1 c. grated cheddar cheese
1/2 stack of Ritz crackers
3 T. plain flour
3/4 stick margarine

Put your pineapple mixed with 1/2 cheese in the bottom of a 9 inch casserole dish.  Mix flour, sugar, and remainder of cheese and pour over the pineapple.  melt margarine.  Crush crackkers and stir into margarine with a fork.  Sprikle Cracker mixture over your pineapple and cheese.  Bake on 350 for 25 minutes.

*I usually double this recipe for large crowds and put in larger casserole dish.

Chocolate Eclair Dessert

Heres a great recipe that a friend asked me to post.  Its a wonderful delicious dessert that almost everyone loves.


Chocolate Eclair Dessert

Mix:
1 lrg. Cool Whip
1 c. sour cream
1 lrg box French Vanilla Pudding(I have heard of others using Banana Cream pudding flavor which sounds yummy as well)
1 box Graham Crackers
Milk


Mix together milk & pudding as directed on box then place in the refrigerator until thick.  Stir in cool whip & sour cream into pudding mixture.  Place a layer of graham crackers in the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish.  Spread a layer of pudding mixture on graham crackers, continue layering (I usually get 3 layers from a box of crackers).  Top last layer of grahams with chocolater frosting(you can use store bought icing or you can use the following recipe)  I generally use the homemade icing but you have to really watch your powdered sugar for desired consistency.

Icing:
6 T. milk
6 T. cocoa
6 T. margarine
3 cups powdered Sugar

Melt butter, milk, and cocoa on medium heat.  Add powdered sugar until spreading consistency.  Spread over dessert.

***Keep in mind most of these recipes you can make fairly lowfat.  I always use fat free sour cream & fat free cool whip****

C if for Cross

Since Easter is just 3 days away I decided to incorporate a little bible lesson in with our letter C today.  We made a cross.  I cut a cross out of construction paper then let Zane paint all on his own.  I decided to place the  painted cross on a piece of paper and I always like to label what we made just to reinerate the letter we are working on currently.  Dont be scared to allow your kids to play with paint or playdough. I know you may be nervous about giving your child a paint brush and paint so here is a tip for you....I keep a small kids table and cover it with old newspaper.  I put the paint on a paper plate and instead of brushes I give Zane q-tips.  He seems to be able to manage these a little better.  The table is also very handy for playdough fun or anything that is gonna get messy.  Now keep in mind you want to keep this on a surface such as hardwood or tile.  You dont want to take a chance of a spill on carpet.  Simple easy fun for you and your child to play together creatively.

Sausage Stars

So this morning I was asked to take a few things to the construction workers at church so I decided to make these yummy Sausage Stars that I tried a few years ago from a friend.  I thought I would share since we are always looking for something we can take to Breakfast functions but I also serve these as appetizers at parties as well and they are always a big hit!!  Both  of my boys really love them as well. They are definitely NOT lowfat but super yummy and easy:)


1 roll Mild Sausage
1 bottle Ranch dressing
1 pack of shredded Mild Cheddar Cheese
1 pack of Wonton wraps (these are found in the tofu section of your local grocery)

Brown Sausage and drain.  Mix with bottle of Ranch and entire pack of Cheese.  Stir together until well blended.  Spray mini muffin pan with pam and insert a wonton in each whole.  Fan out excess to make a star.  Bake on 375 for like 4 minutes.  Remove from oven then stuff with sausage mixture.  Return to oven for an additional 5 minutes or until the wontons began to brown.  Remove and serve.

Easter Cupcake fun

Looking for a fun creative and super easy cupcake for your child's class at school?  Let's all face it as messy as cupcakes are children absolutely LOVE them right?  My son is in 5th grade and I have made these the past several years for his Easter snack and as always he asked this week "mom you are going to make the bunny cupcakes are you?"  So I thought I would share.

Any cake mix ( I always you the spring funfetti mix)
White or yellow icing (once cooled I spread on icing with my Pampered Chef Icing decorator)
Green Sugar Sprinkles (immediately sprinkle lots on cupcake when finished icing )
Insert 1/2 of a toothpick in the end of an Easter Bunny Peep or a Chick Peep then insert the remainder into the top of cupcake and there you have a cute bunny or chick on the grass:)

Overwhelming dreaded housework

Do you ever feel overwhelmed with house work, cooking, and running errands.  Well here are a few tips when trying to get it all done.  I used to never keep a clean house unless I knew someone was coming for a visit then I would kill myself cleaning and it was ridiculous.  I decided several years ago that instead of spending 5 hours cleaning at once every week I would break it down so that my house stayed pretty clean all the time.  I always make my bed every morning when I am getting dressed.  It takes 2 minutes and so much nicer getting into a nice made bed at night:)  I also try to do at least one thing everyday when it comes to household chores.  For instance, today I am going to clean my bathrooms, then tomorrow I will dust.  I do try to sweep my kitchen and living room almost everyday because my hard wood really shows.  When  we have kids toys are thrown everywhere and for me thats fine.  I decided to quit battling the toys throughout the day and I leave them for night time to pick up.  So while there may be toys scattered around I know that underneath those toys its clean:)  Another tip, never go to bed with your kitchen a mess its so discouraging to wake up and have to clean your kitchen 1st thing.  Now for me the biggest thing I feel that is always over my head is laundry.  I used to spend one day a week doing laundry and it was insanely crazy to say the least.  Now I try to wash at least 1 load sometimes 2 every other day.  I have found that its so much easier for me to wash, fold, and PUT UP(LOL) smaller stackes of clothes than a laundry room full.  Now it may look  like all I do is clean everyday but truthfully when you break it down like this I literally spend about an hour daily with chores and my house stays pretty clean.  Give your little ones chores to help out.  Zane usually dusts the baseboards with the swiffer(or acts like he is but he feels like he is helping) or he will taking the little dust broom around the house and act like he is sweeping or you can do all your chores while they are napping either way just try to make yourself do something daily and your housework will not back up on you and you will not feel so overwhelmed:)  Just a few hints on housework that I hope you fine helpful!!