Easy Cherry Pie

I almost forgot about Februcherry! 

I needed a quick cheery pie, so I simply used four ingredients:
Mini pie crusts
Cherry pie filling
Generic brand granola cereal
Cool Whip

I added a little more than a tablespoon of the filling into each shell, then baked the mini pies for about 15 minutes.

That's it!

The Real Scoop
By Andrew

These were great, but I'm already looking forward to Marchocolate.
Happy Februcherry!

Goin' to the Dogs

For Lando's birthday on Valentine's Day, he deserved a special treat.  Andrew and I made him some all-natural cookies and the neighborhood boys came over for Puppy Chow.  Both seemed to be a hit!

We all know how to make Puppy Chow, but here it is anyway:

Ingredients

• 9 cups crispy rice cereal squares
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

Directions

1. In a saucepan over low heat, melt the chocolate; add peanut butter and mix until smooth.
2. Remove from heat, add cereal and stir until coated.
3. Pour powdered sugar into large plastic bag, add coated cereal and shake until well coated. Store in airtight container.

As for the dog biscuits, this recipe made so many that I could share with the two neighbor dogs. 

Ingredients:
  2 cups whole wheat flour
  1 cup rolled oats
  1/3 cup peanut butter, chunky or smooth (I used smooth this time)
  1 1/4 cups hot water
  1 beaten egg (if you want shiny biscuits)
  Additional flour for rolling

Instructions:
 Preheat oven to 350° F.
 Mix dry ingredients together.
 Roll to 1/8" and cut into shapes.
 Brush with egg.
 Bake 40 minutes.

The Real Scoop
by Lando, age 5
"The treats were good.  Thanks for not making me wear a party hat."

AWESOME Fried Chicken

This is how I normally make fried chicken:
Dredge chicken strips in egg then flour (mixed with a little salt & pepper). 
Deep fry till done.  NO MORE!

My NEW way:
Dredge in BUTTERMILK then flour (mixed with a little salt & pepper), repeat.   Deep fry.

The.
Best.
Fried.
Chicken.
Ever.

Now...
what do I do with the rest of this buttermilk?


I also made a honey mustard dipping sauce.  It's also very easy.
Honey Mustard
3/4 cup mayonnaise
3 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons yellow mustard
1 tablespoon lemon juice or juice from 1/2 lemon

Combine all ingredients; stir well.

The Real Scoop 
by Andrew
"This is better than KFC!"

'Nuff said.

Potato bigger than my HEAD

No recipe this time, 

only a jaw-dropping potato.