Cranberry Orange Chex Mix

A festive twist on a Holiday favorite!

3	cups Corn Chex® cereal
3	cups Rice Chex® cereal
3	cups Wheat Chex® cereal
1	cup sliced almonds or other nut you like
1/2	cup butter or margarine, melted
1/2	cup packed brown sugar
1/2	cup frozen (thawed) orange juice concentrate
1/2	cup dried cranberries
1.	Heat oven to 300°F. In large bowl, mix cereals and almonds.
2.	In microwavable measuring cup, mix butter, brown sugar and juice concentrate. Microwave uncovered on High 30 seconds; stir. Pour over cereal mixture, stirring until evenly coated. Pour into ungreased large roasting pan.
	Bake uncovered 30 minutes, stirring after 15 minutes. Stir in cranberries. Cool completely, about 15 minutes. Store in airtight container. Enjoy!

One More....

So, I was perusing my Everday Food mag today, and found another must try recipe! Holiday Shortbread! Yum! I will post my recipes soon!

Holiday Treat List

I thought I would post my Holiday Treat List for those who might want the recipes, and inspire others to share recipes of their own! So here it is!

Cranberry Orange Chex Mix

Original Chex Mix

Creamy Fudge

Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

Peanut Brittle

Cranberry Orange Bread

Sweet and Spiced Nuts

Whew! I have alot of baking and candy making to do! On to the kitchen!

The Hoe-Down!

We got to attend our church's annual Hoe-Down at the Collin's house! Our boys LOVE the Collin's house, so we were so excited to get dressed up and party! We enjoyed the soup potluck, gunny sack races, the highly anticipated donut race, group pie eating contest (which we won, with our Pastor's wife's help!), sitting around the fire, square dancing, and great fellowship! Can't wait for next year! Enjoy the pictures! Yeehaw!

Cowboy Owen!

Asher is a mysterious Cowboy!

Asher the Cowboy!

Peeking at the chickens!

Knoxy the Lion!

Our Little Bear...

which we later discovered was puppy!

Isaac was Cowboy too! So cute!

Arielle was the cutest little Tigger!

Shelby and Sarah were Funky Ballerinas!

Cailyn was The Hungry Caterpillar!

Gabby and Knox on a wagon ride!

Cowboy Owen need a rest! What a fun day!

Thankful

I am just so thankful for our church Grace Bible! We had a great time of fellowship and learning tonight at our Wednesday night Bible study, and I just feel Thankful!

Chocolate Raspberry Cream Pie

We had our friends the Gustaff's over for games and dessert last night, and had the greatest time! Well, I recently became obsessed with Trader Joe's Chocolate Instant Pudding mix. I mean who could resist chocolate pudding that tastes like a creamy melted chocolate bar? And it's only $0.99! I had been dreaming up ways of what I could make with my new found chocolate pudding friend...Jello?...what is Jello?... So, I knew that game night was the perfect oppurtunity! John's favorite combo is chocolate and raspberries, so I decided that a creamy, dreamy, pie (with a graham crust...for those of you who don't know, I despise pie crust...except for one...Gretchen's!) So, with my yummy pudding mix and Owen at my side we got crackin'! And here are the pictures of our fun time together!

Back at it....again!!

Well, I am once again going to try and stick with updating the blog! We are finally settled in Bakersfield, and have much to update! So, after the boybarians are in bed, I will begin again!