Cucumber Dip

8 oz sour cream
8 ozz cream cheese
1 pkg dry Ranch dressing mix
1 chopped cucumber
chopped green and purple onion to taste

Mix and chill.

from: Alexis Smith

Smore Cake

3/4 c butter
3/4 c brown sugar, cook both of these until they are a caramel sauce

Pour over graham crackers in baking dish. Cook on 350 until bubbly. Top with marshmellows, chocolate chips and Hershey pieces. Return to oven and toast until marshmellows are browned and melted. Let cool and serve!

Cafe Rio Chicken

2 lb chicken breasts
1/2 a small bottle of zesty Italian dressing
1/2 T minced garlic
1 pkt of dry Ranch dressing mix (mix with 1/2 c water)
1/2 T chili powder
1/2 T ground cumin
Place all ingredients in the crock pot. Cook on high 5-6 hours or low 8 hours. Shred. Serve with tacos.

From: plainchicken.com

Water Punch

5 qts chilled water
3 c sugar (or half splenda, half sugar)
1 T lemon extract
1 T citric acid (found in spices aisle)
fresh lemons and limes

Mix all ingredients. Stir until sugar is dissolved
Add Citris slices for decoration. Serve with Sonic ice:)

From the Montessori School Graduation.

Shredded Pork Loin Roast, crock pot style

1 (5 lb) pork loin roast
1 bottle of Sweet Baby Rays BBQ sauce
1 can Dr Pepper
onion powder to taste
garlic powder to taste

Place roast in the slow cooker, season with onion and garlic powder. Cover with BBQ sauce and then pour Dr. Peppeer over the roast. Cook on LOW 6-8 hours until the pork is tender. Shred with forks.

from: Crockin' Girls

Tomato & Chicken Saute

I made up a recipe last night and it was a hit!! Just need to make more next time!

4 chicken breasts, sliced in half horizontally
2 T canola oil
3/4 cup chicken broth
I can stewed Italian tomatoes with basil & oregano
3 t butter
Salt & pepper

Slice chicken into thin pieces. Salt and pepper chicken. Fry in oil until browned and finished cooking. Remove chicken. Pour in chicken broth and scrape pan to loosen up the crisped pieces that were left from the chicken. Add the canned tomatoes, butter. Cook until tomatoes are tender and can be mashed up. Add chicken back to skillet and let it simmer for about 10 min. Remove from heat.

cookie 'n oreo brownie bars

I found this recipe on Kevinandamanda.com. She always has the best recipes!

She call it: Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie 'n Oreo Fudge Brownie Bar

1 c (2 sticks) butter, softened
1 c sugar
3/4 c lt brown sugar
2 lg eggs
1 t vanilla
2 1/2 c self rising flour
2 c milk chocolate chips
1 pkg double stuff oreos
1 family size brownie mix
1/4 c hot fudge topping

Cream butter and both sugars in large bowl. Add eggs and vanilla and mix well. Slowly add flour. Stir in chocolate chips. Spread cookie dough in bottom of a 9 x 13 dish (she lined with wax paper and sprayed with pam but I just used my stone dish and it didn't stick)
Top with a layer of oreos.
Mix brownie mix according to directions. Add the hot fudge topping and mix well. Pour over cookie batter and oreos. Bake and 350 degrees for 45-55 minutes.
Serve warm and top with vanilla ice cream!
You can also half the recipe for a 8x8 brownie mix!