Pineapple Chicken

3 lb. chicken drumettes
1 garlic clove
1 cup fresh or canned pineapple
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
1 cup honey
1/2 cup soy sauce
2 Tbsp. vegetable oil

Rinse and drain drumettes. Mince garlic and cut pineapple into 1 inch cubes. Combine the salt, pepper, honey, soy sauce, pineapple, vegetable oil and garlic in a bowl and mix well. Place drumettes in slow cooker and pour sauce over the wings. Cook covered on low setting for 6 hours.

recipe source here

                     Inspiration Friday

Sweet Potato and Pecan Pie Bites Perfect for Super Bowl

THese little bites are the perfect thing to bring to the super bowl party.

1 cup mashed cooked sweet potato

3 tablespoons granulated sugar

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/3 cup chopped toasted pecans

1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1 tablespoon dark corn syrup

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 egg white

2 (2.1-ounce) packages mini phyllo shells (such as Athens)

Preheat oven to 350°.
Combine sweet potato, granulated sugar, cinnamon, and salt, stirring well.
Combine pecans, brown sugar, syrup, vanilla, and egg white, stirring well.
Spoon about 1 teaspoon sweet potato mixture into each phyllo shell, spreading to edges. Spoon about 1/2 teaspoon pecan mixture over sweet potato mixture. Place filled shells on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack

recipe source : My Recipes

foodie friday

Super Bowl Sliders

1 1/2 tbsp.oil
2 cupschopped onion
3 lbs.lean ground beef
2 cupsbarbecue sauce or ketchup
1 cupFRENCH'S® Classic Yellow® Mustard
1/2 cupFRENCH'S® Extra Tenderizing™ Worcestershire Sauce
2 pkgs. (15 oz. each)hamburger slider rolls (about 24 rolls)

HEAT oil in large pot. Saute onion 3 min. until tender.
ADD beef to pot. Cook until browned, stirring to separate meat. Drain well.
STIR in barbecue sauce, mustard and Worcestershire. Simmer about 5 min. until flavors are blended. Spoon on slider rolls.

recipe sourc : French's

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Easy Lasagna

• 1 pound(s) lean ground beef
• 1 jar(s) (26 oz) marinara sauce
• 12 no-cook (oven-ready) lasagna noodles
• 1 tub(s) (32 oz) part-skim ricotta cheese
• 1 large egg
• 6 tablespoon(s) purchased pesto, preferably reduced-fat
• 1 jar(s) (12 oz) roasted yellow or red peppers, drained and torn in strips
• 1 package(s) (8 oz) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese (2 cups)

1. Have ready a 13 x 9-in. baking dish.
2. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add beef and cook, breaking up chunks, until no longer pink. Stir in marinara sauce.
3. Spread 1 cup meat sauce in baking dish. Place 3 noodles crosswise on sauce (don't overlap noodles). Scrape ricotta into a bowl, add egg and stir until blended.
4. Drop spoonfuls of 1⁄3 the ricotta mixture and 1⁄3 the pesto over the noodles. Top with 1⁄3 the pepper strips, 1⁄2 cup mozzarella, then 3 more noodles. Spread 1 cup meat sauce on top to cover noodles. Repeat layers twice, starting with ricotta and pesto. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella. Cover with plastic wrap, then foil, and refrigerate up to 1 day.
5. To bake: Heat oven to 375°F. Remove foil and plastic wrap; re-cover with foil. Bake 50 minutes, or until edges bubble and center is hot.

Recipe Source     Woman's Day

Dale & Thomas Popcorn Giveaway ends 2/21

Everyone loves a great snack. With the variety of flavors of popcorn available at Dale and Thomas Popcorn there should be no trouble finding a delicious snack. I just entered an awesome giveaway at the blog New Age Mama and you can to. The winner will get a six pack sampler. Giveaway ends 2/21/12

Friday Blog Hopping

Rheuben Brat Hoagie

1 pkg.

(19 oz.) Johnsonville® Original Bratwurst

1 large

onion, sliced

1 tsp.

butter

1/3 cup

Thousand Island salad dressing

1/3 cup

coarse ground mustard

1 loaf

(1 lb.) French bread

1 can

(14 oz.) sauerkraut, drained

12 slices

Swiss cheese, thinly sliced

Grill brats according to package directions. When cool enough to handle, cut into ¼-in. bias slices.

In a skillet, sauté onion in butter until tender; set aside. In a small bowl, combine salad dressing and mustard.

Slice French bread lengthwise and transfer to a baking sheet.

Spread salad dressing mixture on the inside of bread. Layer bottom of bread with six slices of cheese, brats, onions, sauerkraut and cheese.

Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes or until cheese is melted. Cut hoagie and serve hot.

 recipe source Johnsonville

GroundHog Day

Phil saw his shadow so yes that means 6 more weeks of winter we have yet to see hard winter where I live here in Illinois so Phil if your prediction is right what exactly does that mean? Is the snow still to come?

You may also want to do a fun craft with your child today and here is a fun way to celebrate groundhog day find directions here

Current Giveaways on Annies Home

There are three great giveaways currently on Annies Home these include

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Personalized Childrens Book From I See Me

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WIn 5 Boxes of GM Cereal ends March 8

At our house we love to eat cereal. With or without milk it really does not matter much. I love the fact that GM is making it a food that can be considered good for us. If you want to win 5 boxes of cereal you can enter the same giveaway I did at Cutepea blog. Giveaway ends March 8, 2012

Valentine Butterfly Craft

Red, pink and white craft foam
Scissors
Glue
Scotch tape
2 googly eyes
Lollipop
Butterfly Template
Black marker
How to make your Caterpillar:

• Print our template and cut out the pieces. Trace the tiny hearts onto white foam, the larger hearts onto pink foam and everything else onto red foam. Cut out your pieces.
• Tape the lollipop onto center of the wings (glue just isn't strong enough).
• Turn the craft over and tape the rectangle piece of foam so that the top of it is taped to the lollipop and the bottom is taped to the wings. This piece just provides a little extra support so things don't get too top heavy.
• Glue the tiny white hearts to the top of each little red antenna piece. Then tape the antennae onto the top of the red support piece on the back of the lollipop.
• Glue googly eyes onto the lollipop.
• Cut "smile" out of pink craft foam and glue onto the lollipop below the eyes.
• Glue the pink hearts onto the wings.
• Use your marker to write "to" and "from" on the pink hearts.

resource here