Twice Baked Potatoes

Ingredients:
Potatoes
Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Bacon Bits (fresh or not doesn't matter)
Seasoned Salt
Garlic Salt
Black Pepper
Butter
Milk
Oil

Directions:
1. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Wash potatoes. Pierce with fork a few times.
3. Place on foil lined cookie sheet. Bake for about an hour until the can be pierced easily with a fork and skins are a little crispy.
4. Take out and cool until they are just warm. Slice of a side of the potato. Scoop out potato leaving about 1/4'' of potato on skins.
5. Place skins open side down back on foil. Brush on a little olive oil, sprinkle on garlic salt and pepper. Bake for 10 minutes.
6. While those are baking, mash up potatoes add butter and milk to desired consistency. I did mine a little chunky. Add seasoned salt, garlic salt, black pepper, cheese and bacon all to your liking.
7. Once skins are done, place mixture inside each shell. Topping with a little bit of cheese and bacon bits.
8. Turn on broiler. Place in for about 10minutes until the top of the potatoes is a little crunchy.
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These were pretty easy to make. I used red potatoes so they were small and could have been used for appetizers too. I made them for a BBQ with some friends as a side for steaks!

Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

Ingredients:
1 (1/4 ounce) package dry yeast
1 cup warm milk
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup margarine
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
4 cups flour

FILLING
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon
1/3 cup margarine, softened

ICING
8 tablespoons margarine
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup cream cheese
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon salt

Directions:
1. For the rolls, dissolve the yeast in the warm milk in a large bowl.
2. Add sugar, margarine salt, eggs, and flour, mix well.
3. Knead the dough into a large ball, using your hands dusted lightly with flour.
4. Put in a bowl, cover and let rise in a warm place about 1 hour or until the dough has doubled in size.
5. Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface, until it is approx 21 inches long by 16 inches wide.
6. It should be approx 1/4 thick.
7. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
8. To make filling, combine the brown sugar and cinnamon in a bowl.
9. Spread the softened margarine over the surface of the dough, then sprinkle the brown sugar and cinnamon evenly over the surface.
10. Working carefully, from the long edge, roll the dough down to the bottom edge.
11. Cut the dough into 1 3/4 inch slices, and place in a lightly greased baking pan.
12. Bake for 10 minutes or until light golden brown.
13. While the rolls are baking combine the icing ingredients.
14. Beat well with an electric mixer until fluffy.
15. When the rolls are done, spread generously with icing
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this recipe was delicious. (thanks to a friend of mine) I cooked mine in a pyrex and had to cook them for about 15 minutes. This recipe made 9 rolls!

Mud Puddles

Ingredients:
1 pkg. refrigerated cookie dough
1 bag of mini reeses peanut butter cups
cup cake liners

Directions:
1. Scoop a small spoonful cookie dough into each liners.

2. Bake at 350 for 7 minutes. 9 minutes if you are using mini cupcake liners.

3. Immediately after you take them out of the oven, place a reese into the middle of the cookie.

4. Let candy melt and cookie cool and then ENJOY!!

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This recipe was from a friend of mine and she used the mini cupcake pan and liners. I think that the mini ones maybe a better idea.

Mickey Mouse Carmel Apples

Ingredients:
10 Granny Apples
2 bags of carmels
10 sticks
2 bags of chocolate melts
1 bag of white chocolate melts
2 bags of M&Ms
Red Sprinkles
1 bag of Large Marshmallows

Directions: (in pictures)


after this... you dip just the bottom in white chocolate, place the 2 M&Ms, sprinkle with red sprinkles and let dry!!

Grilled Veggies

Ingredients:
Any fresh cut veggies you want. I like to use green beans, squash, zucchini, asparagus, red and green bell peppers, onions, and jalapenos.
Tin Foil
Olive Oil
*Garlic Salt
*Black Pepper
*Seasoning Salt
*Any type of grilling seasoning
*you can really use any type of seasoning and as much as you want. this is just what I use.*

Directions:
1. Cut all the veggies.

2. Drizzle oil on to foil. Place veggies on foil.

3. Sprinkle with seasonings and stir.

4. I add just a tablespoon of butter cut in to chunks to help them cook. Not needed though.

5. Fold foil around veggies and place on the grill.

6. Cook for about 30 minutes. Or until veggies are softened to your liking.
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We have had this for dinner 3 times this week. I just cut up a whole bunch in the beginning of the week and put them in zip loc bags to make the next day.

Jalapeno Chicken Bacon Kabobs

Ingredients:
chicken breast, boneless and skinless, chopped
jalapenos, sliced
bacon, cut in half
cheese (optional)

Directions:
1. Place jalapeno on top of chicken.

2. Wrap bacon around both jalapeno and chicken.

3. Insert kabob stick to hold bacon secure around chicken.

4. Place kabob on grill chicken side down. The bacon doesn't have to touch the grill. The heat will cook it through.

5. Turn kabobs every 2 minutes until chicken is done.
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These were very easy to make and tasted great!! It can feed a lot of people too. 3 chicken breasts was plenty for 3 of us. We had some left over.

Grilled Chicken Alfredo Pizza

Sorry no picture :( It is a must try though!!

Ingredients:
2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts, pre cooked and cut up
1 jar of Alfredo sauce
2 c. shredded mozzarella cheese
pre made pizza dough (whole foods or trader joes has them in a plastic container by the pre made foods)

Directions:
1. Warm up grill. At least 15 minutes.

2. Spread out dough. Brush oil both sides.

3. Turn burners on grill to medium. Place dough on grill and close the cover. Let it cook for 2 minutes. DO NOT open it during that time!!

4. Take crust off the grill and place on a cutting board. Grilled side up, place all of the toppings on top.

5. Turn off the 2 middle burners. Slide the pizza back on to the grill and close until cheese is melted. About 6 minutes.
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I would recommend making individual pizzas. The crust was hard to lift on and off the grill with all the toppings on it. So little pizzas would be easier. It was delicious though. The crust was so good!!!