Witches Brew

Had a request for my recipe of this tasty drink and great on Halloween to simmer all day long so thought while I had it all typed out I would post it here for others:

1 gallon pure apple cider
1 apple (cut into quarters)
2 orange (I slice them w/ peel)
3-4 cinamon sticks
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/4 cup brown sugar (depends sometimes I don't put this try it both ways and see how you best like it)

You can simmer it on the stovetop or crockpot. I mix it all together in my slow cooker and let it just simmer for about 4-5 hours or yeah like all day because it smells oh so good. The upside with the slow cooker is it STAYS warm without the hassle of microwaving it later if you go the stovetop method. (think how cold you are after you finish trick or treating!)

A couple variations I sometimes do is put allspice and tie it up in some cheesecloth but pull it out after about 4 hrs or so.  Also toss in some cranberries.  Sometimes I pour a mixture of cranberry juice and cider about a 50/50 mixture... play with it find what makes your taste buds sing.

Enjoy:)

Low Calorie Fajitas

Well i forgot to do photos...sorry. But take my word for it this low cal fajita was DELISH! I got white corn tortillas as they were 1/2 the sodium content of regular yellow corn. Tossed them in the toaster oven and used the fajita filler like a tostada topped on top of refried beans. BTW if you are a carb watcher using soy sauce may add about a gram of carb, but I really feel it made a huge difference in taste.

Skirt steak is traditional, but you can really use whatever beef you like, or boneless skinless chicken breast. I usually use green onions for grilling (you can get more for the same carbs, and more fiber) but regular onions if I'm making them in a skillet.

Ingredients:

• 1.5-2 lbs skirt steak or other beef or chicken easily cut into strips
• 1 medium onion, sliced, or 15 medium scallions (green onions) - same amount of carb!
• 2 large Bell peppers, sliced - two different colors is nice
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 2 Tablespoons oil

Preparation:

1. Combine soy sauce, lime juice, chili powder, and oil. If grilling, save a couple of Tablespoons aside to toss with the vegetables.

2. Slice the meat into about 1/2 inch slices. If using skirt steak, flank steak, or other meat with an obvious grain (lines through the meat), be sure to cut perpendicular to the grain, or you will be chewing a very long time. (Think about it - you want to create a lot of short fibers, not a few long ones.) How to Cut Meat Against the Grain

3. If cooking in a skillet, marinate everything together in a bowl or plastic bag (a zip-type works well). If grilling, marinate the meat and veggies separately. Even a few minutes helps, up to 2 hours is great.

4. If grilling, remove from marinade and grill.

5. For cooking in a skillet (preferably regular, not nonstick), cook the meat first (it will probably take two batches, depending upon your pan). Add a little oil to the skillet and get it very hot (the oil will shimmer). If you don't get it hot enough (or crowd too much meat in), the meat will steam instead of browning. When the meat is browned, remove and add veggies. When they begin to soften, return meat to skillet to heat through.

6. Serve with salsa, sour cream, cilantro (if desired) and guacamole. If low-carb tortillas are available, that is a nice addition, but a fork works fine.

Serves 5

Nutritional Information:Meat and vegetables, with 1.5 pound skirt steak and green onions, have 4.5 grams of effective carbohydrate and 2 grams of fiber, 28 grams of protein, and 307 calories per serving. The marinade could add as much as 1 gram of carb (the whole recipe has 5 grams), but obviously not all of it makes it to the table.

Whats for dinner??

thought I would put together visuals with tonights dinner....it was quiet tastey:0) Waiting on the girls to finish dishes so we can have dessert so gave me a few to put these together!

No Bake Cookies

Ahhhh my favorite cookie of all time and I am low on most of the ingredients so will refrain today no matter how much I am craving them!! Maybe a trip to the store as it will be "cheaper" not really but I can get a few for cheaper than the ingredients all together to make much more...lol. It will be enough to kill the craving for them at least.

*There's just one trick; you have to make sure that the sugar mixture boils hard for at least one minute, otherwise the cookies will be sugary instead of creamy.
*Also I am a fan of raw sugar but found it doesn't work well or at least I have yet to get it to work so if you know of a trick that will work let me know otherwise stick with white sugar.

You can add other ingredients to this basic recipe. Substitute 1 cup of flaked coconut for 1 cup of the oatmeal. Add some chopped peanuts to the recipe for crunch. Or add some milk chocolate chips after the mixture has cooled slightly.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• pinch salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 3 cups quick-cooking oatmeal

Preparation:

In large saucepan, combine sugar, milk, cocoa, salt, and butter and mix well. Bring to a boil and cover saucepan for 30 seconds to allow steam to wash sugar crystals down sides of pan. Stir mixture and bring it to a boil that can't be stirred down for 1 minute. Then remove from heat and stir in peanut butter until smooth. Add oatmeal and mix well. Do not use regular or instant oatmeal; quick-cooking oatmeal is essential to the success of this recipe.

Let the mixture stand for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to let the oatmeal absorb some of the liquid.

Drop mixture by spoonfuls onto waxed paper. Let cool until you can touch the mixture; then reshape the cookies to make them more a ball shape. Let cool completely; store at room temperature.

A couple variations I have tried is 1 cup of coconut in place of one of the cups of oatmeal OR if mixture is still a bit wet as made above is roll the balled cookie dough in coconut for a truffle type cookie. DELICIOUS! These are easy for the little kids to help out with even.

Smoothie Recipe

I have a friend that just posted an awesome recipe....I am NOT a fan of bananas and can't manage to drink it as the banana overpowers it for me, but since strawberries were on sale this week I added that instead and YUM!

Orange Banana Smoothie

1 c Orange Juice
1 med banana
2 TBS Molasses ;)
Ice as preferred

Blend in the blender,

ENJOY!!!

Butter

And after you read this and you want an excellent recipe for whipped butter let me know:0)  I have gotten a few people hooked!  I grew up on margarine and yeah YUCK.  I got together with my husband that won't touch the stuff but we have had hardships where it made it impossible to purchase butter when it would go over a couple of dollars.  In recent years I didnt' care anymore it was all about taste...I never really realized just the benefits until reading this.

Margarine was originally manufactured to fatten 
  turkeys. When it killed the turkeys, the people who had put
  all the money into the research wanted a payback so they
  put their heads together to figure out what to do with this
  product to get their money back. It was a white substance
  with no food appeal so they added the yellow coloring and
  sold it to people to use in place of butter. How do you
  like it? They have come out with some clever new
  flavorings. 
 
DO YOU KNOW.. the difference between margarine
  and butter? 
 
Read on to the end...gets very interesting! 
 
Both have the same amount of calories. 
 
Butter is slightly higher in saturated fats at 8 
  grams compared to 5 grams. 
 
Eating margarine can increase heart disease in women
  by 53% over eating the same amount of butter, according to
  a recent Harvard Medical Study. 
 
Eating butter increases the absorption of many other
  nutrients in other foods. 
 
Butter has many nutritional benefits where margarine
  has a few only because they are added! 
 
Butter tastes much better than margarine and it can
  enhance the flavors of other foods. 

Butter has been around for centuries where margarine
  has been around for less than 100 years . 
 
And now, for Margarine.. 
 
Very high in Trans fatty acids. 
 
Triple risk of coronary heart disease . 
   Increases total cholesterol and LDL (this is the bad
   cholesterol) and lowers HDL cholesterol, (the good
   cholesterol) 

Increases the risk of cancers up to five fold. 
 
Lowers quality of breast milk. 

Decreases immune response. 

Decreases insulin response. 
 
And here's the most disturbing fact.... HERE IS
THE PART THAT IS VERY INTERESTING! 
 
Margarine is but ONE MOLECULE away from being
  PLASTIC.. 
 
This fact alone was enough to have me avoiding
  margarine for life and anything else that is hydrogenated
  (this means hydrogen is added, changing the molecular
  structure of the substance). 
 
You can try this yourself: 

Purchase a tub of margarine and leave it in your
  garage or shaded area. Within a couple of days you will
  note a couple of things: 
 
   * no flies, not even those pesky fruit flies will
   go near it (that should tell you something) 

   * it does not rot or smell differently because it
   has no nutritional value ; nothing will grow on it. Even
   those teeny weeny microorganisms will not a find a home to
   grow. Why? Because it is nearly plastic . Would you melt
   your Tupperware and spread that on your toast? 
 
   Share This With Your Friends.....(If you want to
  'butter them up')!

cowboy biscuits

Fabulous DIY tips

1. Clever Uses for Milk Jugs won't work for us in our smaller than normal fridge in the RV but sounded good non the less

With 4 kids in the house, we go through A LOT of milk jugs. I feel bad just throwing them away (since they are essentially around forever) and we don’t have a recycling program that will take them. I was thrilled to find this list of 35+ uses for plastic milk jugs . My favorites? The fridge organizer and the “poor man’s blender.” (And for extra fabulous uses for empty containers, see Myscha’s Garbage into Gold article.)

"Organize Your Fridge - Cut the tops off several plastic milk jugs and use the bases to conveniently store grapes, kiwis, pear tomatoes, cheese, lunch meats and other small items in the fridge. Make shorter containers for the storage drawers and trays."

"Poor Man's Blender - Add yogurt, soy milk, fruit juice, nutritional powders, crushed berries or jam to a 1/2 to 1-gallon plastic milk. Replace the lid and shake like crazy. Store extra in the fridge."

2. Save that Extra Rice

Is it just me, or is it impossible to make the perfect amount of rice? I’m always stuck with just enough for one more serving, but the toppings always run out! This tip taken from a reader over at Mary’ Hunt’s Everyday Cheapskate Newsletter is the perfect solution (and might help keep my husband fed on those days when I’m not around to cook.)

“I freeze the rice in margarine tubs, which are perfect for one serving. When I want to defrost it, I heat the rice in the microwave for 3 minutes. The rice tastes like I just made it that day, and it saves me time on busy nights. – Jeanne “

3. Learn to Barter

Those who find themselves strapped for cash or too far from a convenient service provider may consider bartering, or a trade of services. If you’re not sure what you could offer in exchange for that car repair, plumbing job, or use of storage space, just ask! Good barters I’ve seen lately include:

• Use of pasture land for a new fence
• Painting a house in exchange for a complete wedding photography session and prints
• One hour of auto mechanic work in exchange for firewood

If you have something you can give, there is something you can get. ( I use Craigslist and local newspapers for my bartering.) Just look under the “Wanted” ads.

I have no problems bartering! did so with a friend of mine for her holiday family photos in exchange we had an awesome thanksgiving get together at her place:0) Like right now we either need a larger engine for the truck so it can haul our larger RV ....OR we need a different truck all together and if someone right now came up and said we need wedding photos but can't really afford...I would give them my all day top package in exhange for a good operating truck that could haul this RV! I am all about bartering and have done it often and in these tight times someone ALWAYS has something someone else needs. I guess I have never really understood the need for "money".

4. Rice and Beans

I have never been a HUGE fan of rice and beans. Growing up they were a means to an end when we were strapped, BUT don't think of rice & beans as a 'sacrifice' at all. I am still overcoming this concept don't worry, but you know from growing up in a family of 7, a mother that stayed home fulltime and a father with health problems my dad taught me the basics to make sure is always on hand for those just in case moments.

And it's amazing how you can introduce so many different cultural influences just by varying the type of rice and/or beans and the inexpensive seasonings used with them.

So switch it up! Go with black beans and add a dash of chili powder & garlic for a more Cuban-style fare. Use (or make) refried beans and add a spoonful (or two) of salsa in the rice and you've gone South of the Border. Use lentils and toss a little curry into the rice and you're doing it up Middle Eastern-style.

Don't forget to try brown rice for extra fiber. You can also add in some wild rice for texture. And there are many, many varieties of beans that you may never have even tried before.

Gravy is cheap and easy....personally I like to use grease left over from bacon or what ever meat, flour, water and if I have it on hand which right now we do, milk. If you make fried chicken it makes the best gravy around! Learn to make your own bread... right now it really isn't cost effective but I have a feeling it is going to become necessary to know how. Buy yeast in bulk keep it refrigerated. Do these things now before you can't. Don't think you have time because you may not. You may walk in tomorrow and be told I am sorry you are laid off...it has happened to several I know. I am grateful every day that my husband works right now...tougher times are coming probably like most of us have never seen before.

5. Share and Share Some More...

Tough times call for tough measures, and sometimes that means giving less. I know that when the non-profits start ringing my house, I don’t have to lie in the least when I tell them, “Sorry, I can’t give to your charity right now. Times are too tight.” But that doesn’t mean that I can’t, or don’t, give. I’m just more selective and use a better system for reasoning how much to give.

For a no-nonsense, deeply inspiring look at how much room we really do have to “give” (even those of use who are feeling the pinch of the economy), read Cheaper By the Half Dozen’s $14 Multiplied By…

thats it for this time I will be back with more tips

Snow Cream and Life

Well it has been an interesting week or so. Finally got the furnace repaired so life on that end got better. Then due to no furnace the pipes froze up when the main water supply was shut down when another rig froze up. No notice was given so we didn't get to prepare. So we just waited until the furnace was repaired to thaw things out and turn back on. Only 4 days we survived naturally since as you see I am here typing this...lol. We thawed out nicely in about 1 1/2 hours with one of those wonderful 75,000 BTU propane forced air heaters....ahhh that is on my christmas list let me tell ya!! I don't think we would have thawed out without it.

Anyhow in light of the recent new snow thought I should list a couple of snow cream recipes really is fun this time of year. Funny how when it is cold out I crave icecream. don't ask it doesn't make sense to me either.

School we have more or less taken the month off from school and will start back up after the new year. The kids have kept busy helping me business wise, doing their own shopping, baking so there was still plenty of education in life going ons to keep their brains occupied. Not to mention they are always reading something.

Snow Cream Idea...
Put a big bowl (metal if you have it is great keeps things cold a little longer) outside when it's snowing to collect snow. Mix in Sweetened Condensed Milk... I don't know how much, just to proper consistency add vanilla and enjoy!

You can also do the whole bowl thing then add regular milk, sugar and vanilla either way works awesome.

Slow Cooker Perfect Rice

I hate the cost of convenient quick rice not to mention it simply doesn't taste right, but love its convenience. So awhile back I went on a search for ways to over come this. I figure out the meals that might have rice for the week and cook enough for those meals. I typically triple which for our family gives us 2 meals. It is much more cost effective and comes out rather great rather than under cooked or overcooked. AND no need to purchase a rice cooker..something that had passed my mind.

Servings:	4
Author Notes:	You'll never again have to deal with anything other than perfect rice when you make it like this in your slow cooker.
Ingredients:	1 cup regular raw, white or brown rice 1 cup water 2 teaspoons salt 1 tablespoon butter
Instructions:	Place all ingredients together in the slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours. This Foolproof Rice recipe really does work, even with the small amount of water required. Covering the slow cooker and setting it on low effectively turns your slow cooker into a rice steamer. The rice will have the consistency of steamed rice and will not be the kind of "sticky Rice" that you would get from cooking it in a pot on the stove top.

Omelets for Large groups

I have seen this before and then lost it but I just rec' it again via email and had to post it so I have it this time and know where it is:0)

OMELET

(This works great !!! Good for when all your family is together. The best part is that no one has to wait for their special omelet !!!)

Have guests write their name on a quart-size Ziploc freezer bag with permanent marker.

Crack 2 eggs (large or extra-large) into the bag (not more than 2) shake to combine them.

Put out a variety of ingredients such as: cheeses, ham, onion, green pepper, tomato, hash browns, salsa, etc.

Each guest adds prepared ingredients of choice to their bag and shake. Make sure to get the air out of the bag and zip it up.

Place the bags into rolling, boiling water for exactly 13 minutes. You can usually cook 6-8 omelets in a large pot. For more, make another pot of boiling water.
Open the bags and the omelet will roll out easily. Be prepared for everyone to be amazed.
Nice to serve with fresh fruit and coffee cake; everyone gets involved in the process and a great conversation piece.




Imagine having these ready the night before, and putting the bag in boiling water while you get ready.

And in 13 minutes, you've got a nice omelette for a quick breakfast!!!

Cheap and Easy Ground Beef Meals

To give an example of how to make a cheap meal plan, I have chosen Ground Beef as a main item. You probably won't plan to have these five ground beef meals back to back, but if you shop for two weeks at a time, you can easily work these five meals into your two week plan.

You'll need to buy the following items at the store:

Ground Beef 4 lbs @ $2.00 per pound - $8.00

Instant Potatoes $1.69 (appx 10 cents per ½ cup)

Shredded Cheddar Cheese, 16 oz bag $2.50 ( .63 per ½ cup)

Frozen Black-eyed Peas $1.00

Two Cans Diced Tomatoes @.60 - $1.20

Onion - .50

Tomato Soup - .89

Green Beans - .60

Green peas - .60

Corn - .60

Ranch Beans-.60

Box of Macaroni noodles - $1.00

Cream of Chicken Soup - .89

Vegetable Soup - .89

Bag of Potatoes - $3.00

This is approximately $23 of groceries. You will have cheese, instant potatoes and regular potatoes left over beyond these meals. If you are not eating these five meals back to back, then you might plan alternating chicken meals which use those remaining items in their ingredients.
Preparation step- All of these meals use browned ground beef with onion. On the day you bring the meat home, chop and onion and brown the beef and the onion. Drain the grease and split the meat up to five Ziploc bags. Leave one in the refrigerator for your first meal and freeze the rest. By cooking the meat and dividing it immediately there is no chance it will spoil and no chance the meat gets used for something other than your planned meal. Cheap meals are not cheap if the food goes to waste.

The following five meals can be made from the grocery list provided.

Cheap Ground Beef Meal #1: Shepherds Pie

Using one pack of the browned ground beef, add in some beef broth for flavor. I usually add about a quarter cup. Bring to a boil. Then take a little corn starch dissolved in cold water and when the broth is boiling add it as a thickener. Put in a 9X13 dish. Top with the can of green peas, and then add 2 ½ cups mashed potatoes. Bake for about 15 min to heat it through, you can add cheese to the top if you want.

Cheap Ground Beef Meal #2: Black-eyed Pea soup

Use the second pack of browned ground beef, Add the pack of black-eyed peas, and two cups of beef broth. Mix with two cans of diced tomatoes. Season with salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover tightly and simmer for 45 min to an hour. You can add rotel to this recipe, or green chilis, or substitute salsa for one can of tomatoes. You can add any type of sausage you have or even some ham chunks. This is great served with corn bread or over rice.

Cheap Ground Beef Meal #3: Hamburger Pie

Use the another pack of Hamburger to make this. Add 1 can condensed tomato soup and a can of green beans to the meat. Pour into a 9X13 baking dish. Make two to three cups of instant potatoes and mound on top of the meat mixture in a ring around the dish. Do not close the entire dish in, just cover the perimeter of the dish. Top the potatoes with cheese and cook at 350 degrees F, 30 minutes or until potatoes are browned.

Cheap Ground Beef Meal #4: Goulash

Cook 1 box of elbow macaroni, Add one pack of the browned ground beef, 1 can corn, 1 can ranch style beans and 1 8 oz can of tomato sauce.

Mix all of the above and heat thoroughly. This is a filling dinner item and can be served with just a salad or some bread.

Cheap Ground Beef Meal #5: POTATO BEEF CASSEROLE

Peel and slice 4 medium sized potatoes. Mix in a bowl with a pack of the browned ground beef, 1 can of cream of chicken soup, and one can of vegetable soup. Do not dilute the soups. Stir all ingredients. Pour into a greased 2 quart baking dish. Cover and bake in a 350 degree oven for one hour. Check to be sure potatoes are tender.

Crockpot Recipe Links

To adapt standard recipes for the slow cooker: Estimate 2 hours on low or 1 hour on high for every 30 minutes of cooking time in the original recipe. Brown meat and saute the vegetables to maximize flavor before combining them in the slow cooker. Vegetables, especially root vegetables, cook more slowly than meat and should be placed in the bottom of the cooker so they can heat directly in the cooking liquid. To compensate for the steam that will collect, decrease the liquid called for in the oven or stovetop recipe by 1/2 cup. Any dairy ingredients, such as milk, cream or cheese, should be added during the last 30 minutes of cooking as they may curdle if cooked too long."

Hope some of these sites are still in action.

http://southernfood.about.com/library/crock/blcpidxt.htm?terms=crockpot+recipes

http://www.geocities.com/webcipes/crock2.html

http://busycooks.about.com/od/slowcookerrecipes/

http://members.amaonline.com/nrogers/Kitchen/crockpot.htm

http://crockfull.blogspot.com/

http://www.cookingcache.com/cat/crockpot_recipes

http://www.tastycrockpotrecipes.net/

AWESOME BLOG:
http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/

Not just crockpots but still a great blog:

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/

Peanut Kisses Cookies

These sound tastey. Maybe not great for the scale but yummy all the same:0)

Peanut Kisses Cookies

1 bag of milk chocolate Hershey's Kisses unwrapped

1/2 cup unsalted butter at room temperature

3/4 cup crunchy peanut butter

1/3 cup sugar

1/3 cup light brown sugar

1 egg

3 tablespoons milk

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

extra sugar

Heat oven to 375 degrees. In an electric mixer, beat butter and peanut butter. When well combined, add sugar and brown sugar. Add egg, milk, and vanilla. While that mixes well, use a separate bowl to sift together flour, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add dry mixture into mixer. Mix well, making sure to scrape down sides of mixer bowl.

Place some extra sugar in a dish. Use your hands to roll dough into small 1 inch balls then roll in sugar to coat before placing them on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 7-9 minutes. In my oven 6 minutes 45 seconds is PERFECT.
Remove from oven and immediately press a chocolate kiss into the center of each cookie until the edges crack slightly. Use a spatula to transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

Special instructions for brides, grooms, and lovebirds alike: While still warm, bring a plate of cookies with a cold glass of milk and two straws. Tell your sweetie that you made some special "kisses" to trade for a real kiss! Pucker up, and enjoy!

Quick and Easy Corn Chowder

I make this and usually cresent rolls or Italian bread to go along side with it. Another great fall recipe:0)

1 10 ounce package frozen corn
1-2 potatoes peeled and cubed
1/2 cup diced onion
1/2 cup water
2 chicken boullion cubes
salt and pepper to taste
1 3/4 cup milk
1 TBS butter
2 TBS flour

in saucepan combine corn, potato, onion, water, boullion and salt and pepper. cook over medium heat till potatoes are tender (about 15 minutes) stir in 1 1/2 cups milk and butter. Mix the remaining 1/4 milk with flour and then add. Cook and stir until thickened.

Upside Down Pizza

I came across this via the web somewhere and We love this....Not terribly expensive, we know exactly what goes on it and best of all great for the kids to help make:0)


2 lbs. ground beef, cooked and drained
1 envelope Lowery spaghetti sauce mix
2 8oz cans of tomato sauce
1 cup mozzarella cheese, grated
1-2 cans crescent rolls
1/3 cup Parmesan cheese
2 Tablespoons butter, melted

Mix ground beef, spaghetti mix and tomato sauce. Pour into a 9 x 13 pan. Top with mozzarella cheese. Unroll crescent rolls and lay on top of cheese and meat mixture. Pour melted butter on crescent rolls and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake 20 minutes in a 350 oven.

NOTE: This has been a family favorite for several years. When I make this for my family (four people), I cut the recipe in half and bake it in my 9 inch square pan.

YUMMMMY Blueberry Muffins

1 1/2 c all purpose flour
3/4 c white sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1/3 c vegetable oil
1 egg
1/3 c milk
1 cup fresh blueberries
1/2 c white sugar
1/3 c all purpose flour
1/4 c butter, cubed
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

preheat oven to 400 degrees. grease muffin cups or line with muffin liners.

Combine 1 1/2 cups flour, 3/4 cup sugar, salt and baking powder. Place vegetable oil into a 1 cup measuring cup; add the egg and enough milk to fill the cup. Mix this with flour mixture. Fold in blueberries. Fill the muffin cups right to the top, and sprinkle with crumb topping mixture.

To make crumb topping: mix together 1/2 cup sugar, 1/3 cup flour, 1/4 cup butter, and 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon. Mix with fork, and sprinkle over muffins before baking.

Bake for 20- 25 minutes in preheated oven.

Ice Cream Sandwhich Cake

I am considering this for Kelda's birthday in December doesn't it sound yummy and completely bad for you??!! She LOVES chocolate and due to her eczema we keep it to a min as chocolate makes her break outs worse, but if we keep it a low key day the affects won't be as bad.

Ingredients:

2 boxes (about 24) ice cream sandwiches
2 small containers Cool Whip, thawed
1 jar hot fudge sauce
1 small tube mini M&Ms or any crushed candy bar

Layer ice cream sandwiches in a 9"x13" pan, cutting the final ones to fit the pan. Add a layer of hot fudge (I just warmed mine enough to make it spreadable). Add a layer of Cool Whip. Repeat layers. Sprinkle with mini M&Ms or any chopped candy bar. Cover & freeze.