Dinner in a Foil Packet

     I love this recipe because it is so easy and there are no dishes to wash when you are done!  My kids always enjoyed making these because they could use the ingredients they liked, so they could personalized each one.  I find children are more likely to eat something they help prepare!

     I usually use ground beef, but you can use chicken breast also.  The possible toppings include potatoes, onions, carrots, mushrooms, zucchini, bell peppers, or any other vegetables you like.  They can be different every time you make them.  Experiment and see which one you like best!

Dinner in a Foil Packet

Ground beef or chicken breast
Potatoes-sliced
Onions-sliced
Carrots-sliced
Any other vegetables you like

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Season beef in mixing bowl and make into patties.   Tear foil sheet and put on baking pan.  Put one ground beef patty in center of foil.  Start piling on the potatoes, onions, carrots or other vegetables.  Season with salt and pepper.  Close foil.  Bake for about 1 hour.  (Chicken takes about 45 minutes.)

 

 

A pretty healthy meal for everyone-  I hope you enjoy these too! 

 

 

 

 

Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Cookies

     Sometimes, you just need a quick cookie recipe!  As much as I LOVE to bake, I don't always feel like getting out all of the ingredients like sugar, flour, soda, baking powder, etc. to make them completely from scratch.  So, on days like today, I use this recipe instead.  

     I got this recipe when I was in school.  Does anyone remember home economics class?  Okay, I am giving away my age with that one!

    Today, I was hungry for chocolate and peanut butter, so here goes...

Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Cookies

1 box chocolate cake mix *
1 cup chunky peanut butter*
1/2  cup cooking oil
2 eggs
2 Tablespoons water

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.   Combine all ingredients and mix well with mixer.  Drop by teaspoon onto an ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake 10-12 minutes.  Cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute.  Move cookies to wire rack to cool.  Makes about 3 dozen cookies.

**You could use white or yellow cake mix and creamy peanut butter if you'd like a different version.


Start with these:

Mix all ingredients with mixer

Drop by teaspoons and bake

These cookies are chewy and almost cake-like.  I wish you could smell them!

Veteran's Day

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HAVE SERVED AND ARE STILL SERVING TODAY!!!!

MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL AND KEEP YOU SAFE!

Christmas Cards for the Military

        
  

           I saw a Red Cross website on face book that talked about sending Christmas Cards to our military and thought it would be a wonderful way to spread some Christmas cheer!  Many of our service men and women have no mail or packages delivered to them.  I cannot imagine standing in line for mail call and not getting anything!  How sad is that?

    So, with that in mind, I will be sending some cards.  Below is a link to the Red Cross website with instructions.  If you are like me, you have plenty of Christmas cards that you've bought over the years and didn't send out.  This is a way to use them and bring some holiday cheer to our service members! 

    Get the kids involved in this!


http://www.redcross.org/support/get-involved/holiday-mail-for-heroes


 It's so easy- here are a few of the instructions in a nutshell:

1-    sign all cards
2-   Address it to "Dear Service Member"
3-   only cards, no letters
4-   no email or home address
5-   no photos, etc.
6-   no cards with glitter
7-   no envelope required for each card

*Deadline is December 6th

The best part is that you can send all of the cards in one large envelope or flat rate postal shipping box!

Here's the address:

Holiday Mail for Heroes
P.O. Box 5456
Capitol Heights, MD 20791-5456

I hope you will consider this a way to get into the holiday spirit... As a mom of two in the military, I Thank You!!!

http://www.redcross.org/support/get-involved/holiday-mail-for-heroes