The Fiendish Plot Involving Muddy Buddies



In hindsight I should have recognized this as a fiendish plot to derail our summer day, but as they say hindsight is 20/20.  The other day, Tati, my older daughter was craving Muddy Buddies.  Hey, aren't Muddy Buddies for Christmas?  I agreed we could make them, not realizing her motivation behind the plot.  Of course we didn't have the ingredients on hand and had to go to the grocery store.  Then, we came home to make the Muddy Buddies -- that was the end of productivity for the day.  Chores that weren't done, didn't get done.  I should have followed the famous maxim "Work Before Play."  That's how my summer days are sometimes.  How about yours?

Tati Sneaking Some Buddies

Recipe for Muddy Buddies -- From the Chex Website

9 cups Corn, Wheat, or Rice Chex or a Combination -- we used corn
1 cup milk chocolate chips (We are politically incorrect -- we don't like semi-sweet chocolate chips ;).
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

1.  Into large bowl, measure cereal; set aside.

2.   In 1-quart microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter uncovered on High 1 minute; stir. Microwave about 30 seconds longer or until mixture can be stirred smooth. Stir in vanilla. Pour mixture over cereal, stirring until evenly coated. Pour into 2-gallon resealable food-storage plastic bag.

3.  Add powdered sugar. Seal bag; shake until well coated. Spread on waxed paper to cool. Store in airtight container in refrigerator.

We quickly bagged up some to give away.  Do you know that some people have never eaten Muddy Buddies?  We are talking about you Danielle -- we were glad to introduce them to you.

Thanks for dropping by (drooping too if you are tired) my Red Couch where you are always welcome to come and sit a spell.

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Easter Snack Table

Welcome to my Easter Snack table at Red Couch Recipes.  I have been so inspired by the royal icing cookies by Sue, Munchkin Munchies, and by many other bloggers!  Yesterday I worked on some Easter Egg cookies which are on my table today.  I have lots to learn and it was so much fun!  I loved Sue's No Fail Sugar cookie recipe with the royal icing.

Snack sets s are reminiscent of another era.  Many wedding reception meals were served on these sets.  My mother had an Asian set that I loved.  One afternoon I came home from school and my eldest sister Jean served homemade cinnamon rolls of them -- such a warm, and yummy, memory.

Another view of my cookies

I love white napkins.  They are so lovely on a table.

Quax appears again, en cloche, as the PEEKING (Peking) DUCK.  He's cute but he really doesn't taste very good!  We tried him last year.  He's a rather waxy chocolate.

Another shot of my Easter Snack Table.  We are HUGE milk drinkers and cookies just seem to slide down better with milk.

Who says tea pots are just for tea?  Milk is just perfect in them too.

Prom Cupcake Invitation

Just a little extra tidbit.  This is the super huge cupcake that my son took and door bell ditched to the girl who he is asking to Prom.  Inside the cupcake he put on a piece of paper, in a Ziploc bag, who was asking.  It's a vanilla cupcake with lemon curd filling and a lemon curd icing. 

Nacho Popcorn

Hi everyone and welcome to Red Couch Recipes!  Almost everyone loves popcorn, whether sweet or savory.  I love this Nacho popcorn.  It is easy to make and most likely you will have all the ingredients that you need right in your pantry.

This was featured in my Popcorn and a Movie Tablescape on Wednesday.

In a simpler time, when I was a child, a real treat was popcorn and Kool-Aid on a weekend night.  We would pop the corn in a stock pot on the stove with some oil.  This recipe ramps up the popcorn treat idea just a bit by adding yummy Parmesan cheese and spices -- it would make a great weekend treat.

Recipe for Nacho Popcorn
Adapted from a Taste of Home recipe by Linda Boehme, Fairmont, Minnesota

5 quarts air-popped popcorn --I used 6 quarts and I think it would still be good if you had as much as 8 quarts of popcorn.

1/2 cup melted butter

2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese -- the kind in the green canister

2 tablespoons parsley flakes

1 teaspoon garlic salt

1 teaspoon chili powder

6-10 drops of liquid hot sauce -- I used Frank's Hot Sauce.

Pop popcorn in an air popper machine. Set aside. Melt butter in a medium sauce pan and add the Parmesan cheese, parsley, garlic powder, and hot sauce. Mix together and drizzle on popcorn. With two large serving spoons toss popcorn until the seasoned butter covers the popcorn well.

Note: If you are using microwave popcorn, you could try to add less butter.  We liked it best eaten right away, but I am always a fan of stale popcorn.

Make some Nacho Popcorn this weekend!

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Blessings Mix

Hi and Welcome to Red Couch Recipes!

A Blessings Mix is a visual and tasty reminder of the Pilgrim's at the First Thanksgiving. It's easy to make and flexible. I made this for our Monday Family Home Evening treat; most Mondays we have a gospel lesson or activity and a treat. We discussed the meaning of each of the items.

 I have included the meaning and the amounts of each ingredient that I used to fill this medium-sized cracker jar.  Last year I put the Blessing Mix in cellophane bags and tied it with a pretty ribbon with a tag attached telling about each item of the mix.  It's a  fun and tasty giftie for friends and relative.

Blessing Mix

Bugles (2 cups) -- Bugles: Shaped like a cornucopia or Horn of Plenty, a symbol of our nation's abundance .

Pretzels (1 cup) -- Arms folded in prayer, a freedom sought by those who founded our country.

Candy Corn (1 cup) -- Sacrifices of the Pilgrims' first winter. Food was so scarce that settlers survived on just a few kernels of corn a day.

Sunflower Seeds (1 cup) -- Promise of a a future harvest, one we will reap only if seeds are planted and tended with diligence.

Dried fruits (I used 1/2 cup dried cranberries) -- Harvest gifts of our bountiful land.

Fish Crackers (1 cup) --A remembrance of the abundant sea life and the blessing it was to the Pilgrims.

I adapted the ingredients and the sayings from the blog Organized Home.

Thanksgiving Challenge

Today I am thankful because a new little girl arrived safely from heaven to our family -- I am now a Grandma!  I am so thankful that everything turned out well!  She is 5 pounds and 11 ounces and there is no name yet!  Our son and his wife and new baby live in Virginia -- our son is going to medical school there.  We won't see the baby until Christmas!  Just so happy for them!

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