Yummy-Mummy Halloween Calzones

We made our own Yummy Mummy calzones and they were fun! Kids enjoyed them too! Not as pretty as the ones on the recipe video, but I thought they still turned out great! Try these next year and get the kids involved. For recipe click here....Rhodes Rolls Yummy Mummies

Way Cool Halloween Calzones

Easy Alfredo Sauce

So easy... I PROMISE!!!!!

1/2 cup butter (1 stick)

2 cloves chopped garlic, more or less to taste.

1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, cut into 4 pieces

1 cup half and half

1/2 cup fresh Parmesan cheese

Salt & Pepper, to taste

Begin to melt butter and add garlic. When butter is almost melted, add cream cheese. Cook over med-low heat, stirring frequently. When cream cheese and butter start to blend and get a little bubbly, add in half & half and parmesan. Continue stirring frequently over low-med heat. Cook till smooth and creamy. Add salt & pepper to taste.

*I cut up the leftover chicken from my Ranch Chicken Almandine (click here) and mixed everything together with my leftover Amish Noodles (drained).

Ranch Chicken Almandine

This is a slight variation on my Ranch Chicken (click here) . We had this for Sunday Dinner, and it was a hit!

Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts, or Thighs

1 packet dry Ranch Dressing mix

1 stick butter, melted

handful slivered Almonds (optional)

Lightly spray 9x13 pan with cooking spray. Arrange chicken pieces to fit (can use the frozen ready chicken). Pour dry dressing mix evenly over chicken. Drizzle with butter. Sprinkle lightly with slivered almonds. Bake uncovered @ 350 for about an hour, or until chicken tests done.

hint: I use leftover chicken pieces and butter-ranch sauce in Alfredo the next day.

Shoyu Chicken

Ok, I am reposting this one since I have a pic finally. We had this for dinner tonight, and as usual my kids absolutely love it. Served with rice and steamed veggies (and grilled pineapple if you've got it)... yum...

(Hawaiian Soy Chicken)

ALOHA!!! Ok - I have my old college roomie from BYU-Hawaii to thank for this recipe!!! It's simple & easy on the budget and oh-soooooo-good!!! I found a pack of fryer legs & thighs for $1.09/lb on sale!!!!! Double YAY for me!


4-5 lbs fryer chicken pieces (skin on)
cooking spray
1 C water
1 C soy sauce
1 C sugar

Spray inside of Large stock pot. Leave skin on chicken, and brown chicken in pot. Add remaining ingredients to pot, stirring every few minutes. Bring to boil. Turn heat down to LOW and simmer about an hour. Oh - and you can remove skin before eating if you're feeling "guilty" about it, hehehe.

Serve with steamed rice.


YUMMY!!!!!!!!! My Kids LOVE this dish. Mahalo Ardis!!!

Simple Shortcake Supreme

This is what I made for dessert tonight. And seriously... it is soooo simple!!!

Servings: 6

12 shortcakes
1 box instant vanilla pudding mix
1 1/2 C milk
1 mixed berry yogurt
Cool Whip
Fresh berries

Mix pudding mix and milk and chill in refrigerator about 5 minutes or until set. Mix 1/2 yogurt with equal part cool whip. Take a shortcake and spread pudding on top. Add berries and drizzle with yogurt mix. Top with second shortcake, followed by pudding, berries and yogurt mix. Add dollop of Cool Whip and top with berry.

Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.

Roasted Pork Tenderloin

4-5 lb pork tenderloin

olive oil

grill seasonings/rub

Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Rinse pork and pat dry with paper towel. Rub olive oil over whole tenderloin. Pat all sides with grill rub. Place on roasting rack in shallow roasting pan. (If you do not have a rack, add a splash of water to the bottom of the roasting pan.) Place pork in oven and roast for 10 minutes, leaving temperature on 500. Do NOT open the oven during this 10 minute period to ensure a crispy coating. Then turn the oven down to 350 degrees and continue cooking pork 40 minutes more, or until done. Cover the pork with Foil and let "rest" for 15 minutes before cutting, to ensure pork stays juicy. Slice and serve.

*shown here with Parmesan-Herbed Potatoes

Note: I have to be careful when selecting my grill seasonings as I have 1 kid who doesn't like "spicy"... but he practically baptizes his pork in ketchup when I make this, so it's all good. :)