Smoothies:

Fruit Smoothie:

• Base - Dairy (milk, soy milk or almond milk) & yogurt (with fruit if no other taste used)
• Taste - fruit (frozen or fresh (oranges, strawberry, mango or banana)
• OR flavored protein powder (also as a supplement)
• OR flavored coffee creamer
• OR syrup
• OR crunchy protein bar (also as a supplement)
• OR Boost, Ensure (also as a supplement)
• OR a supplement - turmeric (anti-inflammatory) or Cinnamon, or powdered dietary, vitamin, or mineral supplements

Vegetable Smoothie:

• Base - V8 juice
• Flavor - hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce (gives it a non-acholic taste)
• Supplement - frozen or fresh broccoli (I use frozen because it doubles as ice cubes) or cider vinegar, or turmeric (anti-inflammatory), or powdered dietary, vitamin, or mineral supplements

Proportions are a matter of the taste AND consistency you like.

Throw it all in a blender.

Kracker Kandy Mix

Here’s what you need:
1 tube of saltines (~ 40 crackers +)
1 cup (2 sticks) butter (either salted or unsalted; do not use margarine)
1 cup + 2 Tbsp. firmly packed brown sugar (I prefer light)
1 bag chocolate chips (I like semi-sweet)
1/2 to 3/4 cup toasted chopped pecans (or toasted chopped almonds)

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Line cookie sheet with foil & spray with non-stick cooking spray. Line crackers end to end on sheet, breaking crackers to fit the end if necessary. In a saucepan, melt butter on low heat. Once melted, add brown sugar and turn heat to medium. Continue stirring until boiling – then boil for 3 minutes (set timer). Pour over crackers, spread evenly working quickly. Put sheet into oven – bake for 5 minutes. Remove – pour chocolate chips over top – place a sheet of foil over and let melt for ~3 minutes. Spread melted chocolate over the top evenly. Add nuts to top – replace foil and refrigerate until set
(can be frozen)

-Lori Nolan

Popcorn In A Pot. When I Saw What She Did, I'll Never Use The Microwave Again!

I’m going to try this as soon as my supply of microwave popcorn is gone:

“The smell of freshly popped popcorn is one of my favorite things. But once you smell what stove-top popped corn smells like, you'll never want to microwave your popcorn again. And the taste?? WOW! A MILLION times better than the microwaved stuff. This will quickly become your new favorite treat. And the fact that it only takes a minute to do is really enticing to me. Why would you ever settle for the bagged microwave stuff, when this is so easy?”