German Pancakes or Crepes

2 eggs
2 tablespoons white sugar
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3/4 cup milk

1. Mix sugar and flour, then add milk and eggs. Beat until smooth. (Will be liquidy but that's ok.)

2. Heat large skillet over medium heat. Pour about 1/4 cup of batter into pan then tilt the pan to achieve a round shape. Heat until golden, then flip and brown on other side. Serve immedieately with syrup & powdered sugar, or fresh berries & whipped cream.

Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes
Servings: About 4

This is the best recipe I've found for these to date. They are so yummy, even when not prepared correctly. Plus, the ingredients are in your pantry all the time! This is a great go-to meal for breakfast.

Homemade PlayDough

This is similar to the recipe Hill used when we were in Utah. Gracie loved it and if some does find its way into her mouth, it won't make her sick. I highly reccommend it! Hours of play dough fun!

Ingredients:
1 c. flour
1/2 c. salt
1 c. water
1 tbsp. oil
2 tsp. cream of tartar
Food coloring by drops

Directions:
1. Combine all ingredients in a pan and stir. Cook over low heat, stirring until a ball forms.
2. Add food coloring and mix thoroughly until desired color.
3. Cool on foil. Store in covered container

Cinnamon Roasted Almonds

After trying a few different recipes, I decided this is the best one!

1/4 cup milk

2 Tbsp. water

1 cup sugar
1/4 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. cinnamon (I bet you could add more though if you wanted)
3 cups nuts

Combine all ingredients except nuts in a saucepan. Over medium heat, dissolve sugar. Add nuts. Cook, stirring frequently, until nuts are completely sugared and no syrup is left in pan. Spread on wax paper and let cool. Enjoy!

Candied Yams

Here is the recipe I'm using for Robby's family of at least 40 for Thanksgiving.

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INGREDIENTS
1 (29 ounce) can sweet potatoes
1/4 cup butter, cut into pieces
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Place sweet potatoes in a medium baking dish. Distribute butter pieces evenly over the sweet potatoes. Sprinkle with brown sugar. Layer with miniature marshmallows.

Cover and bake in the preheated oven 25 minutes, or until sweet potatoes are tender and marshmallows have melted.

PREP TIME 15 Min
COOK TIME 25 Min
READY IN 40 Min
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I'm also in charge of two different types of Jello and a pie. Easy Jello recipes would be appreciated. Thanks!

Kidney Beans and Corn

This is actually really good and suprisingly flavorful. It's super easy to throw together. If you don't have onions or bell peppers, it's probably not a bit deal either. Serve it by itself or with rice.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Ready In: 45 minutes

Servings: 4

Ingredients:

2 T olive oil

4 cloves garlic, minced

1/2 red onion, chopped

1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped

1 T cumin

1 tea ground dry mustard

Ground cayenne pepper to taste

Salt to taste

Black pepper to taste

1 (16 oz) can kidney beans, with liquid

1 (15.25 oz) can whole kernal corn, with liquid

Directions:

1. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over mdium-high heat and cook garlic and onion until onion is tender.

2. Stir in the green bell pepper and cook until tender but firm.

3. Season with cumin, mustard, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper.

4. Stir the kidney beans with liquid and corn with liquid into the skillet.

5. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and continue cookeing 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

6. Serve immediately.

Chicken Tortilla Soup (Slow Cooker)

(tip: keep all these cans on hand and you can throw this together anytime - can also be put in a pot on the stove and warmed)

1 family size can chicken and rice soup
1 can Ro-tel Tomatoes
1 can Texas Style Beans + 1 can water
1 can chicken shredded (optional)
1 can corn (optional)
1 cup grated cheddar cheese (optional)
sour cream
tortillas or tortilla chips

Combine all ingredients and slow cook low 8-10 hours. Serve w/ sour cream, extra cheese, and tortilla chips. (Good without sour cream and cheese if you don't have them on hand)