Chocolate- Peanut Butter- Ritz Sandwiches

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My aunt Elsa is one for always having the best snacks and homemade treats. These little sandwich cookies are one of my favorite desserts. We just call them Chocolate-Peanut Butter-Ritz Sandwiches, but they should have a better name considering how delicious they are.

We'll just pretend they are calorie free!


You can definitely involve your children in making these treats, and you can often find the ingredients on sale (usually in a buy one get one free deal). Does it get any better than that? 

Ingredients:

• Ritz crackers
• Peanut butter
• Melted dipping chocolate (packaged as almond bars)

Directions:

1. Using peanut butter and Ritz crackers, make little sandwiches.
2. Dip Ritz peanut butter sandwiches in melted chocolate.
3. Set on a wax paper lined cookie sheet and put in the refrigerator for 10 minutes.
4. Sit back and enjoy.

One Roll at a Time | Smoothies

Do you enjoy smoothies? They are a quick easy way to enjoy a healthy meal. Today, I am at One Roll at a Time sharing a simple recipe for smoothies that can be customized to your taste. Hope you will stop by!

Archives | Mom's Chicken Soup

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I love having recipes on hand that I can pull out when my schedule has thrown a curve ball at me, and I can still have a good healthful meal for my family. This is one of those recipes.

This was always one of my favorite soups that my mother made for us. Every time she made it, it had a slightly different taste, and you never got the same soup twice because she just used what she had on hand. She would also try a different combination of spices and seasonings (again based on what she had on hand).

What I love the most about this recipe is that it lends itself to customization and tweaks very easily. If you make your own chicken broth or stock (which I do once I have enough bones collected in my freezer), use that as the base for your soup instead of water. I love throwing carrots, celery, and corn in my soup to make it "stretch farther" as my mom would have said (there was a Spanish phrase she used that I can hear in my head, but I cannot for the life of me spell out!).

During my pregnancy of Addie, I caught whatever bug was passing through my classroom at the time, so Mom came over and made me a pot of her chicken soup. I don't know why, but I asked her for the recipe, "Just so I have it..." Boy, am I glad I asked!

Mom's Chicken Soup

Ingredients:

• a stock pot 1/2 filled with water
• 1 packet Badia Sazon Tropical (found in the cultural section of your grocery store)
• 2 packets Sazon with Achote (there are a variety of Sazon products- also found in the cultural section)
• 6 olives
• Adoboe (also in the cultural section- a salty flavoring. Season to taste)
• 6 skinless chicken drumsticks (you can use any type of chicken/turkey you prefer or have on hand)
• 2 tbsp Sofrito (also in the cultural section)
• 1 cup (cooked or uncooked- either way works) rice, lentels, or beans

Directions:

1. Combine the first 6 ingredients, and bring them to a boil.
2. Reduce the heat to a medium setting.
3. After 45 min., add the final ingredient (rice, lentels, or beans) and cook until softened.

This recipe will make quite a bit worth freezing for a later date.

After storing, the soup will thicken. Add a cup of water when reheating.

Archives | One Dish Chicken and Rice Bake

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I thought I would share with you my "go to" recipe for those times when I am pressed for time and need something quick, easy, and flavor-filled, or that I can make early in the morning and refrigerate until I need to heat it up.

Everyone in our family likes this dish. Addie, our picky eater, loves it which really is saying something. Ian likes that he can feed himself with minimal mess. Brian's general rule is that as long as it is not peas or coconut, he will eat it. I love how easy it is to put together.

This is not my original recipe. It is from Campbell's Kitchen, but I have altered the amount of seasoning used. This also works if you need to double the recipe. I do that a lot when our family comes over.

One Dish Chicken and Rice Bake

From: Campbell's Kitchen
Prep: 5 minutes
Bake: 45 min.
Serves: 4

Ingredients

1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 cup water*
3/4 cup uncooked regular long grain white rice
1/4 teaspoon paprika (I actually just sprinkle it on until I am happy with it- way more that 1/4 tsp.)
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper (same rule applies here that I used for the paprika)
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (I have used leg quarters, drumsticks, and even chicken breast with the bone and it comes out just fine- just use what you have)

Directions:

Stir the soup, water, rice, paprika, and black pepper in a 2-quart shallow baking dish (if you double the recipe, use a much bigger dish. I usually use my largest Pyrex when I double the recipe). Top with chicken. Season with additional paprika and black pepper (have fun with it:). Cover the baking dish.

Bake at 375 degrees F for 45 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and the rice is tender.

*For creamier rice, increase the water to 1 1/3 cups.

Guest Post | A Goodie a Day Until Christmas

Do you like goodies and treats?

How about one everyday until Christmas?

Do you like a good story behind a recipe? Such as how my future mother-in-law tried to get the ball rolling a little sooner than it did for Brian and me using her "Polar Bear"treats.

Head on over to So You Call Yourself a Homeschooler where I am guest posting today and sharing my recipe for "Polar Bears" (with my mom-in-laws permission, of course!).