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Irish Shamrock Cookies & Rainbow Pudding! Hooray for leprechauns & spring!

Ingredients- Shamrock Cookies

* 1/2 cup butter, softened
* 1 (3 ounce) package instant pistachio pudding mix
* 1 1/3 cups baking mix
* 1 egg
* 1 tablespoon white sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease baking sheet.
2. Cream together the butter or margarine and the pudding mix. Blend in the baking mix, egg and sugar and mix well.
3. On a lightly floured surface roll out the dough to 3/8 inch thickness and cut into cookies with a shamrock cookie cutter.
4. Place cookies on the prepared baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 9 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned on the edges. Let cookies cool on rack. Frost with green colored icing if desired.

Ingredients- Rainbow Pudding

* vanilla pudding
* food coloring
* bowl
* glass

1. Mix up your pudding, either homemade or from a box. My pudding came from an instant pudding box mix.

2. Since my pudding turned out to be a little on the yellow side, I only need to add a bowl of red and blue to make our rainbow. Divide your pudding into a few bowls, one for each color to be mixed. Add a couple of drops of food coloring and stir.

3. Make each color of the rainbow, mixing a couple of the already colored puddings together to form new colors.

4. After each color is made, using a spoon, layer each color of your pudding into a large clear glass. It’s fun to see the rainbow take shape.

YUMMMMMMMO!

THE CANDY BAR/BUFFET

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Baby Onesie Cupcake Tutorial

Need a cute baby shower idea?

For this project you'll need:

• 4 receiving blankets
• 4 onesies
• 4 medium rubber bands
• 4 coffee filters
• thin coordinating ribbon
• scissors
• a bakery cupcake box
  

First, fold the receiving blankets down until you have a 3" strip.

Now for the cupcake icing. Lay a onesie over your fist, and poke it down.

Then pinch the top and gather it together.

Lay the icing at the end of the receving blanket and roll it up.

Roll it all the way up, moving down as you go so that the top is peaked.

Wrap it with a rubber band to secure it.

Place it in a coffee filter "wrapper."

Tie it closed with ribbon.

Place them in the bakery box.

Voila!

EXPECTING!!!

My most favorite cousin, Corey, & his wife, Katie, are expecting their first child this summer!! {Due June 30, 2011). I couldn't be happier for them! Can't wait to welcome this new little bundle of joy.

STRAWBERRY MOUSSE & HEART-SHAPED PANCAKES!

Happy Hearts Day! These heart-shaped pancakes are Perfect for breakfast on V-Day & for dinner I made spaghetti (cause it's red) and strawberry mousse for dessert! I like to serve the mousse in goblets and garnish with strawberries. It's all about the presentation, people!

1 cup boiling water

1 pkg. (4-serving size) JELL-O Strawberry or Strawberry-Banana Flavor Sugar Free Gelatin

1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese, softened

1 tsp. vanilla

2 cups thawed COOL WHIP LITE Whipped Topping

2/3 cup chopped strawberries

Make It

STIR boiling water into gelatin in small bowl at least 2 minutes until completely dissolved.

BEAT Neufchatel and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on low speed until well blended. Gradually add gelatin, beating until well blended. Gently stir in whipped topping and strawberries.

SPOON evenly into 8 custard cups or dessert dishes. Refrigerate at least 1 hour or until firm.

Lovin' this table decor!!!!!!

Lisa's B.i.r.t.h.d.a.y Present

I made this photo display for Lisa on her b'day. Thought it turned out cute :~)

Yum Yum Fried Rice

1-2 Chicken breasts or 10 Chicken Tenders (optional diced ham)
4 Scrambled eggs
2 Carrots (finely grated)
½ White onion (finely chopped)
¾ cup Frozen peas
½ cup Butter
1-2 Garlic cloves (crushed)
or 1 tsp garlic Powder
2 cups White rice (not instant)

Marinate chicken in soy sauce, if you do not have much time, mix it with chicken before cooking
In a large frying pan cook chicken in small amount of olive oil, add carrots and onions and sauté until clear.
Add frozen peas and cook until soft.
In a separate pan cook rice then add to the mixture.
In another pan, scramble four eggs, chop finely and add to mixture
Melt 1/2 cup butter, add crushed garlic cloves to butter, stir and add to mixture
Mix all together well, add soy sauce to taste and Enjoy.

Gary & Ali Engaged!

It's official! My little bro called me yesterday {2.12.11}and told me that he had asked Ali to marry him!