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I got an "I love your blog" award!!

YAY!! Thank you "Give Peas a Chance"!! If she's not one of your blogs to follow you best make her one. Her food makes you not only hungry but drool!

Here are the rules of the award:
Here are the rules:
*Post the award on your blog*
*Link the person who has given you the award*
*Pass the award to 15 other blogs you’ve discovered*
*Remember to contact the bloggers you’ve nominated*

Three Many Cooks - Great recipes & everyday conversation.
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Cake Journal - You all know my love for desserts, especially cupcakes.
My Military Hero - She started a small business that's now HUGE!

Ok, I suck, that's all I could come up with at the moment. I feel weird leaving an award on a complete strangers site (but I did). I follow a lot of blogs, I really do.

Brownie pizza

What you need:
Your favorite brownie mix or recipe
2 cups frozen cool whip, thawed
1 Tbsp sugar
8oz cream cheese, soften
1/2tsp vanilla extract
fruit of your choice

1) Line a round pan with parchment paper. Spray with cooking spray. Pour & cook brownie mix. Let cool.

2) Mix in a bowl the cream cheese, sugar & vanilla extract. Fold in the cool whip. Spread over brownie. Slice up the fruit & place on top.

3) Enjoy!

Cockpot corned beef & cabbage

No picture for this one. Use your imagination. :P It was gone by the time I even thought about posting. What's left in the crockpot really isn't "pretty".

Ingredients:
2-3lbs corned beef
carrots (I used baby carrots or you can chop up larger carrots)
2 onions (chopped)
potatoes (optional & I used red)
12oz beer (pick something Irish!!)
2 tbsp yellow mustard
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup water
cabbage (8 wedges is what was originally called for. I just sliced a head in half & then quartered 1 half.)

Cook time is 11-12 hours on low. I did it for 4 hours on high & then 3 hours on low. Mr has a football game tonight so I had to make sure it was ready for an early dinner but not too early. You could do 5-6 hours on high.

What you do:
Combine the onions & carrots at the bottom of the crockpot. Layer on the potatoes. Rinse your meat & place on top. Add seasoning packet that comes with it. Pour beer over it. Spread mustard over the meat. Mix the brown sugar & water together & pour over the meat. Cook. During the last 30-40 minutes take out the meat & wrap in foil to keep warm. Toss the cabbage into the crock pot & cook for the remaining time.

Chicken, snow pea and cashew fried rice

What you need:

• 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, sliced thin
• 1/4 cup teriyaki sauce
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3 scallions, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh ginger (or an 1/8tsp dried ginger if you don't have fresh on hand)
  
• 8 ounces snow peas, trimmed
• 1/4 cup low-sodium chicken broth
  
• 4 cups cooked white rice (we used brown rice)
  
• 3 tablespoons chopped roasted cashews (added a ton more! I love cashews in chicken meals.)
  

What to do:

1. Marinade chicken in 2 Tbsp. teriyaki sauce in a bowl and set aside. Warm 1 1/2 Tbsp. vegetable oil in a wok or large nonstick skillet over high heat. Add chicken and cook, stirring, until no longer pink, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a clean bowl.

2. Add scallions, garlic, ginger and remaining vegetable oil to wok and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add snow peas and chicken broth, cover and cook until tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in rice, chicken and remaining 2 Tbsp. teriyaki sauce and cook, stirring, until rice is heated through, 1 to 2 minutes. Toss in cashews and serve.

Cheesies

This is something the Mr introduced me to. Pretty easy to make & yummy.

What you need:
Rye bread (sliced)
Salsa
Cheddar cheese (we use sharp)
butter

What to do:
We use the toaster oven to make these but you can use your toaster & then the oven. Toast the bread. Take it out & butter it. Add a layer of cheese & then top with salsa. Put back into the toaster oven or the oven & broil until cheese melted & salsa is heated through.

Cheaters Cannoli's

10 Sugar cones

Cannoli mix:
15oz Ricotta cheese
2/3 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tsp grated orange peel
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp mini chocolate chips

I dipped my cones in chocolate & then sprinkles. (optional)

Blend all ingredients except chocolate chips. Stir in chocolate chips. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Fill cones. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.