Sweat & Sour Meatballs

1 pound cooked and frozen meatballs, thawed
2 (8-ounce) cans pineapple chunks, drained, juice reserved
1/2 cup Dijon mustard
1 diced red or white onion
1/2 cup chopped green onion
6 cloves chopped garlic

Sweet and Sour Sauce:
4 cups ketchup
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup white vinegar
Black pepper (about 2 tablespoons)
2 tablespoons pineapple juice

In a saucepot, mix all sweet and sour sauce ingredients together. Cook on high heat. Keep your eye on it. Do not walk away.. Cook for 2 minutes and stir. After 3 to 4 minutes, take it off the eat and mix for 2 minutes...

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In deep non-greased baking pan, add the thawed meatballs. Top the meatballs with the pineapple chunks. In a medium bowl add the mustard, red and green onion, and garlic. Mix well. Top the meatballs and pineapple with the mustard sauce. Add the Sweet and Sour Sauce...


Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven; add the remaining pineapple juice, stir to combine, and place back in the oven for the remaining 30 minutes. Serve while hot.

Chili

1/2 lb of turkey/hamburger
1 chopped onion
1 can chili beans
1 can kidney beans
1 can tomato soup (2 cans if you like it not so thick)
about 2 tbl of mustard (if i am in the mood)
1 tbl chili seasoning (again mood thing)
1/2 tbl crushed red pepper flakes (again mood thing)

Brown hamburger, add onion... When onion is tender add in the flakes and seasoning if you desire.. Then add the beans, soup, and mustard... Let simmer for about 30 minutes....

7 Layered Dip

1 can refried beans
1 small tub of Sour Cream
1 tub of Guacamole
1 small bottle of salsa
1 1/2 cup of shredded Lettuce
handfull of shredded cheese
1 tomatoe chopped
1 small can of sliced Black Olives
sliced green onions


In a glass cake pan layer in the order above... add as much of any of the ingredients as you would like...

Tangy Chicken Fajitas

1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup distilled white vinegar
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
2 (.7 ounce) packages dry Italian-style salad dressing mix
3 whole boneless, skinless chicken breast, cubed
1 onion, sliced
1 green bell pepper, sliced

In a large glass bowl combine the oil, vinegar, lime juice, and dry salad dressing mix. Mix together. Add chicken strips, onion and bell pepper. Cover dish and refrigerate. Marinate for 3 to 6 hours. In a large skillet, heat oil. Remove chicken, onion and bell pepper from marinade and saute in oil until chicken is cooked through (juices run clear) and onion is translucent...

Honey Garlic-Chicken

1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, sliced
3 cups frozen stir-fry vegetables
1/2 cup Zesty Italian Dressing
2 Tbsp. honey
4 cloves garlic, minced
3/4 tsp. ground ginger
3 cups hot cooked long-grain rice

COOK chicken in large skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium-high heat 5 min., stirring occasionally.
ADD vegetables, dressing, honey, garlic and ginger.
COOK and stir an additional 5 min. or until chicken is cooked through and vegetables are heated through. Serve with rice.

MeatLoaf Burgers

1 teaspoon olive oil
1/2 cup yellow onion, chopped
1 large garlic clove, minced
1 egg, beaten (I used 1/4 cup egg beaters)
1/4 cup ketchup
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup Panko bread crumbs
20 ounces 90% lean ground beef

Caramelized Onions
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 1/2 cup yellow onions, sliced thin
1 1/2 cup red onions, sliced thin
pinch of sugar

Smokey Ketchup
3/4 cup ketchup
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a saute pan over medium heat. Add onions and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook another 3-4 minutes. Remove from heat.At the same time heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat in a small saute pan. Add onions and cover pan. Cook until onions are translucent, about 8 minutes. Add sugar and continue to cook for about 10 more minutes, until the onions are golden brown. Remove from heat and set aside.In a large bowl, mix ingredients from egg through bread. Stir in cooked onions and garlic. Add meat to bowl and mix well with hands. Mixture will be much wetter than a typical burger mixture. Shape meat into 6 equal patties. Grill or broil to desired level of doneness.Mix ketchup and Worcestershire sauce together. Serve on a light hamburger bun with smokey ketchup and carmelized onions.

---> this was found at THE FOODIE FASHIONISTA's blog... I cant wait to try it!!! looks soo good!!

Cheese Spinach & Bacon Dip

1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained
1 lb. (16 oz.) VELVEETA Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
4 oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) Cream Cheese, cut up
1 can (10 oz.) Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies, undrained
8 slices Bacon, crisply cooked, drained and crumbled


COMBINE ingredients in microwaveable bowl.
MICROWAVE on HIGH 5 min. or until VELVEETA is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring after 3 min.

--->OH MY GOODNESS THIS IS FABULOUS!!! AMAZING FABULOUS!!!

Homemade Chia Pets

knee-high nylon stocking
2 Tbs. grass seed-empty yogurt container
1 cup potting soil
water
measuring cup
wiggly eyes
glue
pompon
yarn-acrylic paint or paint pens


1. Fill the toe of a knee-high nylon stocking with two tablespoons grass seed.
2. Pour in one cup potting soil. Gather the top of the stocking, and hold it with one hand. Press the outside of the stocking down, forcing the potting soil into a ball. Tie the stocking in a knot at the top of the ball. There will be a tail above the knot.
3. Turn the ball upside down, and place it tail first into a yogurt container filled with water. The tail will draw the water up into the soil and water the seed.
4. Glue wiggly eyes, a pompon nose and a yarn mouth onto the nylon-stocking ball. Paint a shirt and tie on the yogurt container with acrylic paint or marking pens.
5. Keep the yogurt container filled with water, and watch the grass grow. When the grass-head guy's hair grows too long, cut it with scissors. (

Homemade Kaleidoscopes

two potato-chip canisters and plastic caps
spray cleaning solution-paper towels
craft knife
butyrate plastic-matte board-masking tape
clear tape
dime
ruler
pencil
gift-wrapping paper,
Con-Tact® paper,
fabric, etc.
spray adhesive
craft glue
bubble wrap
corrugated cardboard
1. Remove the potato chips from their containers. You'll just need one canister for the kaleidoscope, but you'll need the plastic cap from the second can. Remove the bottom of the canister with a can opener. Leave the metal rim in place to help hold the cap on. Clean the inside of the canister with spray cleaner and paper towels to remove the grease.

2. Decorate the outside of the canister by covering it with gift-wrapping paper, Con-Tact paper or fabric. Use spray adhesive to hold the covering in place if necessary

3. Make the eyepiece by placing a dime in the center of one plastic end. Trace around it, and cut out the hole with a craft knife

4. Cut a circular piece of butyrate plastic to fit inside the plastic end. Tape it to the backside of the plastic end. Glue the plastic end in place on the bottom of the canister, using craft glue. The rim is a little smaller than the top of the can.

5. Apply spray adhesive to a 6" by 9" piece of white matte board. Glue a piece of butyrate plastic to the matte board. Cut the matte board into three 2" by 9" pieces.

6. Place the three strips side by side, lengthwise, plastic side down, approximately 1/16" apart. Place three pieces of masking tape across the back of all three pieces to hold them together.

7. Fold the two outer strips up toward the center, forming a three-dimensional triangle with the plastic on the inside. Tape the joint. This will form the mirror assembly to go inside the kaleidoscope.

8. Wrap the mirror assembly in bubble wrap, wind masking tape around the bubble wrap, and place the mirror assembly inside the canister.

9. Cut a circle of butyrate plastic the diameter of the canister, and place it on top of the mirror assembly.

10. Cut a narrow strip of corrugated cardboard the circumference of the inside of the canister and the width of the distance between the plastic circle on top of the mirror assembly and the top rim of the canister. Place it inside the canister on top of the plastic circle.

11. Place a few colored beads on the plastic circle.

12. Snap on the plastic end from a second canister of potato chips. (Source: HGTV.com)

Homemade Lava Lamp

1/2 cup of any clear cooking oil
Empty, rinsed out soda bottle with cap
Powered tempera paints
Funnel
Water
Glitter

Pour the cooking oil into the soda bottle. Add 1 teaspoon of the tempera paint. Add glitter, sparkles, confetti.. Add water using funnel or measuring cup with a spout until bottle is filled. Tightly put cap on. Now you have your own "lava lamp". Turn the bottle upside down and see how the colors move and change!

Play Dough

1 cup flour
1/2 cup salt-1 package of unsweetened drink mix
3 tablespoons of vegetable oil
1/2 cup of hot water


Combine flour, salt, and Drink mix Add vegetable oil and hot water. Mix the ingredients with your hands. Add extra flour or water as needed until the mixture is the consistency of bread dough.

Bath Time Finger Paints

1/3 cup clear mild liquid dish detergent
1 Tbs. cornstarch-food coloring -ice cube tray

Mix all ingredients except food coloring in a small mixing bowl. Pour the mixture, in equal parts, into several sections of a plastic ice cube tray. Add one to two drops of food coloring to each section of the tray and mix with a small spoon.

Bath Colors

1 cup grated Ivory soap
1/4 Cup warm water 4-6 drops food coloring


Mix water, soap and food color together in medium bowl. Stir till the mixture begins to stiffen.
Remove mixture from the bowl and knead until it is the consistency of a very thick dough. Spoon crayon mix into plastic ice cube trays. Place crayons in the freezer for 10 minutes. . Pop crayons out and allow to dry overnight or until hard. Can be used as
a bath soap.

Guacamole Dip

3 avocados, peeled and diced
1 small tomato, finely diced
1/2 onion, finely diced
1 jalapeno pepper, finely diced, seeds removed if desired
1 clove garlic, minced
Dash of lime juice
Salt to taste
1/2 small can of chopped black olives

Mash the avocados up until they are mashed and chunky, then add all the rest of the ingredients, and ENJOY!!!!!

--->this was a life saver for me last night!! I am preg. and all I wanted was some guacamole dip!!! I made this and ate 90% of it in one sitting!! it was so good I couldnt stop!!!!! It hit the spot!!! :)