Crock-pot Salsa Chicken

Crock-pot Salsa Chicken
(1/2 breast = 1 serving)

4 boneless, skinless chicken breast
1 cup salsa (I used homemade salsa)
1/2 pkg taco seasoning (I used 1/8 cup of Homemade Taco)
1 cup corn
2 cups black beans
8 whole wheat tortillas
1 cup shredded cheddar

Add chicken to slow cooker. Sprinkle taco seasoning over chicken. Pour salsa over chicken. Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours. Add corn and black beans the last hour. Top with cheese. Serve with lettuce and wrap in a tortilla. You can also serve on 1 cup of rice for 9 WW points or omit the tortillas and serve on 1 cup of lettuce for 5 WW points.

Makes 8 Servings 7 Weight Watcher's Points

Taco Seasoning Mix

Taco Seasoning Mix
Fills a Pint Mason Jar (Enough Mix for Approx. 8 lbs of Meat)

1/2 cup Chili Powder
2 tsp Garlic Powder
2 tsp Onion Powder
2 tsp Cayenne Pepper
2 tsp Dried Oregano
4 tsp Paprika
5 TBS + 1 tsp Ground Cumin
2 TBS + 2 tsp Course Salt
3/4 cup Cornstarch

Mix all ingredients until thoroughly blended. Seal in an airtight container.

Use 1/4 c seasoning and 3/4 c water for each pound of meat.

Measurements for 1 lb of meat

1 tbs chili powder
1/4 tsp garlic powder or granulated
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp cayenne
1/4 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp paprika
2 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp course salt

Shakin' Ice Cream

Shakin’ Ice Cream Recipe

1 Gallon size zip block bag
1 Quart size zip block bag
Ice cubes
6 Tablespoons Rock Salt
1 Cup Half and Half
1 Tablespoon Sugar
½ teaspoon Vanilla
3 small Dixie cups
Strawberry syrup
Chocolate syrup

Fill the gallon size bag ¼ full with ice. Add the Rock salt. Seal bag and set aside. Put the remaining ingredients in the smaller bag. Seal bag and place inside the larger bag of ice. Shake the bag for 10 minutes. When the mixture is firm, take out and spoon into three small cups. Add strawberry syrup to one of the cups and stir. Add chocolate syrup to one of the small cups and stir. Enjoy!

Flubber

Flubber Recipe

Mix the following ingredients thoroughly:

•1 1/2 cups very warm water
•2 cups Elmer's glue
•Green food coloring

In a separate bowl, mix thoroughly:
•1 1/3 cups very warm water
•2 level teaspoons Borax

Mix the contents of the two bowls together kneading until it is fully combined. Discard any remaining liquid.

Snowflake Science

Crystal Snowflake

What You Need:

1 wide mouth jar
3 white pipe cleaners per snowflake
boiling water
borax (look in the laundry aisle for 20 Mule Team Borax Laundry Booster)
pencil or pen
String

Twist the 3 pipe cleaners together in the center to make a 6-sided figure (picture an X with a line through the middle). Trim as needed so that the snowflake will fit easily into the mouth of the jar. Fill the jar 3/4 full with boiling water. Add 3 tablespoons of Borax for every cup of water that is used. Stir until completely dissolved. It is ok if some of the Borax settles in the bottom of the jar. Tie the string to one of the ends of the snowflake and the other end of the string to the pencil. Dip the snowflake into the water making sure that the string is long enough to completely cover it with water. Rest the pencil across the top of the jar. Check to see that the snowflake floats freely not touching the sides or bottom of the jar. Let the jar rest, undisturbed overnight (at least 8 hrs). The result is a snowflake covered in shiny crystals!

Important: Adult supervision is needed when using boiling water and Borax. Please keep the Borax out of children's reach.

Cream Cheese Caramel Apple Dip

Cream Cheese Caramel Apple Dip

1 8 oz package cream cheese
1 1/2 Cup powdered sugar
2 tsp Vanilla
1 container caramel dip
1 bag Heath chips
5-6 apples of any kind

Blend cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth and spread it on a plate. Warm the caramel dip in microwave to smooth it easier. Spread it on top of the cream mixture. Sprinkle heath chips on top of the caramel and cream. Cut apples into slices and soak in lemon water to stop from browning. Arrange them around the edge of the plate.

Cocoa Puff Cookies

Cocoa Puff Cookies

1 c sugar
1/4 c honey
1/2 c karo
1 c peanut butter
1/2 tsp vanilla
5 c Cocoa Puff cereal (cheap kind works fine)

Bring first 3 ingredients to a boil. Add peanut butter. Cook till melted. Pour mixture over cereal until all is coated. Use spoon to drop onto pam-sprayed wax paper. Enjoy!

A cute poem that can go with these cookies. My cousins said they looked like poop - So here goes...

I woke up with such a scare when I heard Santa call...
"Now dash away, dash away, dash away all!
I ran to the lawn and in the snowy white drifts,
those nasty reindeer had left "little gifts".
I got an old shovel and started to scoop
neat little piles of "reindeer poop".
But to throw them away, seemed such a waste,
So I saved them, thinking ~ you might like a taste!
As I finished my task, which took quite awhile,
Old Santa passed by and he sheepishly smiled.
And I heard him exclaim as he rose in the sky
"Well, they're not potty trained, but at least they can fly!"