Peanut Butter Bars

I found this recipe on allrecipes.com and made them the other day. They are REALLY goood! I have just about eaten the whole pan.

1 cup butter or margarine, melted
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 cup peanut butter
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
4 tablespoons peanut butter

1.In a medium bowl, mix together the butter or margarine, graham cracker crumbs, confectioners' sugar, and 1 cup peanut butter until well blended. Press evenly into the bottom of an ungreased 9x13 inch pan.
2.In a metal bowl over simmering water, or in the microwave, melt the chocolate chips with the peanut butter, stirring occasionally until smooth. Spread over the prepared crust. Refrigerate for at least one hour before cutting into squares.

Cream Cheese Chicken

1 1 oz env Italian dressing mix
1/2 cup butter
2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast
1 10.75 oz can cream of chicken soup
1 8 oz pkg cream cheese

Turn slow cooker on High. Melt butter in bottom of slow cooker. Stir in Italian dressing mix. Cut chicken breasts into 1-inch strips. Place in slow cooker and stir to coat with butter and dressing mix. Cover and cook on High for 2 hours. Remove chicken to plate to cool. Add cream of chicken soup and cream cheese. Stir to melt and mix until smooth and creamy.

**I haven't eaten this yet but I have made it for someone else and they loved it. It is on our menu list for this next week..I think we will eat it with rice.


*This recipe comes from "30 Meals in One Day"

Mrs Fields Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 lb Butter or Marg
1 1/2 Cup Sugar
3 Eggs
2 Cups Brown Sugar
2 tsp Vanilla
1 1/2 tsp Salt
1 1/2 tsp Soda
6 Cups Flour
4 Cups Chocolate Chips

Beat butter, sugar, eggs, brown sugar, and vanilla 3-4 minutes. Add dry ingredients.
Place dough on a greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes

These cookies are my favorite! They make a lot so sometimes I just half the recipe and I use 1 egg and one egg white.

Beef Stew

2 lbs beef, cubed
1/4 cup flour
3 TBSP oil
4 potatoes, cubed
4 carrots, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
4 small onions, chopped
3 cups water
1 packet Beef Stew mix

Lightly flour 2 lbs stew meat, Brown in 3 TBSP oil. Mix 3 cups water with beef stew mix, Add to slow cooker, add all other ingredients and cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 4-6 hours.

*We like to eat this with corn bread.

Valentine Treats

I LOVE making Valentine treats so I just wanted to share pictures of what I made


*Update...The picture on top are these oreo things, I don't know what they're called but basically, it's just crushed up oreo cookies, mixed with cream cheese, dipped in chocolate. Heaven!

Sweet and Tangy Chicken

This is from Taste of Home

8 Chicken Breasts
2 bottles (18 ounces ea) BBQ sauce
1 can (20 ounces) pineapple chunks
1 medium green pepper, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
Hot cooked Rice

Place four chicken breasts in crock pot. Combine BBQ sauce, pineapple, green pepper, onion and garlic; pour half over the chicken. Top with remaining chicken and sauce. Cover and cook on low for 8-9 hours. Thicken sauce if desired. Serve chicken and sauce over rice.

Lemonade Chicken

I found this in a "Taste of Homes" cookbook.

6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
3/4 cup lemonade concentrate ( I just used the whole can)
3 TBSP Ketchup
2 TBSP Brown Sugar
1 TBSP Cider Vinegar
2 TBSP Cornstarch
2 TBSP Cold Water

Place chicken in a slow cooker. Combine the lemonade, ketchup, brown sugar and vinegar; pour over chicken. Cover and cook on low for about 2 1/2 hours (I left mine in all afternoon)
Remove chicken and keep warm. For gravy, combine cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into cooking juices. Cover and cook on high for 30 minutes or until thickened. Return chicken to the slow cooker, heat through.

I served it over rice

Honey-Lime Chicken

This is also from the book "Dinner is Ready"

4 Boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1 1/2 tsp garlic salt
1 TBSP oil
1 20 oz can pineapple rings
1/4 cup honey
3 TBSP lime juice
2 TBSP soy sauce
2 tsp cornstarch

Cut Chicken in strips and sprinkle with garlic salt. Brown in oil. Drain pineapple. Add 1/4 cup pineapple juice to skillet. Cover and Simmer 6-8 minutes or until chicken is done. Remove chicken. Add honey, lime juice, soy sauce, cornstarch and rest of pineapple juice. Bring to boil. Cook and stir until thick and clear, about 1 minute. Serve chicken, sauce, and pineapple rings over rice.

Brown Sugar Pork Ribs

I have this book called "Dinner is Ready" by Deanna Buxton. That is where this recipe comes from.

3 pounds boneless pork ribs
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 TBSP butter
2 TBSP soy sauce
3/4 cup lemon juice
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
2 cups brown sugar

Place ribs in crock pot. Cook on high 3 hours. DRAIN. Cook onion and garlic in butter until soft. Add remaining ingredients. Pour over ribs. Cook on high 2 more hours.
Serve over rice.

*We had this the other night and it was really good. I cooked the onions and garlic in olive oil instead of butter but everything else I did just as it says.