Category: Kitchen

Grilled Cheese Fun!

Jill at kitchenfunwithmy3sons came up with this cute idea. Here are her instructions:

We used 2 pieces of wheat bread, cheese, butter, 1 banana, and 1 strawberry. We cut the corners off of the bread to shape it like a cone. Save the scraps. We buttered our bread and placed our cheese in between to fit on the bread. Grill it up and place on the plate. Take the crust off of the scraps and pinch off pieces of it to cross on top of the bread. You can skip this, but we thought it looked more like a cone that way. Take 1 banana and slice it. Pile the slices on the top edge of the bread to look like ice cream. Take a strawberry and cut it to look like a cherry.

Crock Pot Mashed Potatoes

Try this recipe from budgetsavvydiva – aleays great ideas there!

  • 5 Pounds of Russet Potatoes
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
  • 1/4 cup butter, cut into small cubes chunks
  • 1 1/4 cup light sour cream
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/3 cup milk, warmed
  • 2 ounces of light cream cheese
  1. Peel Potatoes and Cube – I try and get 12 cubes per potato.
  2. Get your crock pot out and set it to high. Put – Potatoes – Chicken Stock – and Butter into the Crock Pot
  3. Cook for 4.5 hours
  4. Roughly Mash Potatoes – then add garlic, sour cream, salt, pepper, milk, and cream cheese and finish mashing
  5. Enjoy!

Broccoli Cheddar Chicken Braid

Ingredients
  • 2 cans Pillsbury Original Crescent Rolls
  • 2 cups chicken chunks, cooked
  • 2 cups cheddar cheese
  • 2 cups broccoli, frozen, steamed and chopped
  • 1/2 cup light mayonnaise
  • 1 egg yolk
  • fresh rosemary
 
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
  2. On a parchment paper lined cookie sheet, spread both cans of crescents length wise to form a long rectangle.
  3. Press each of the seams to form a single layer of dough.
  4. In a large bowl, combine chicken, cheese, broccoli and mayonnaise
  5. Spread mixture over the center of the croissant dough evenly to create a log.
  6. Using a sharp knife, cut horizontal strips 1 inch apart down each side of the crescent dough.
  7. Fold the dough strips over the top of the chicken mixture, alternating left and right to create a braid.
  8. Brush the top of the braid with a beaten egg yolk and sprinkle fresh rosemary on top.
  9. Bake for 28 – 30 minutes until golden brown.

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