24 Hour Fruit Salad

BOIL UNTIL THICK:
4 egg yolks
1 lemon juice and rind
2/3 cup sugar
Add 1 lb. marshmallows
Cool

ADD:
1 pint cream (2 cartons)
1 can drained fruit cocktail (mom uses peaches)
1 can drained pineapple
green grapes (approx 1 lb.)

Let stand overnight or 24 hours. Add bananas just before serving.

Other fruit an be added. Add canned fruit the night before and add fresh fruit right before serving.

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Chocolate Chirpie Chip Cookies

Ingredients:

• 2 1/4 cup flour

• 1 tsp. baking soda

• 1 tsp. salt

• 1 cup butter, softened

• 3/4 cup sugar

• 3/4 cup brown sugar

• 1 tsp. vanilla

• 2 eggs

• 1 12-ounce chocolate chips

• 1 cup chopped nuts

• 1/2 cup dry-roasted crickets

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375. In small bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt; set aside. In large bowl, combine butter, sugar, brown sugar and vanilla; beat until creamy. Beat in eggs. Gradually add flour mixture and insects, mix well. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop by rounded measuring teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes.

--Dustin

What don't you understand?

˙uıɐƃɐ ʇǝs sı pɹɐʇsnɔ lıʇun ǝʇɐɹǝƃıɹɟǝɹ ˙looɔ oʇ ʍollɐ puɐ ʇɐǝɥ ɯoɹɟ ǝʌoɯǝɹ ˙8
˙uɹnq oʇ ʇou sɐ os ʎllnɟǝɹɐɔ ɥɔʇɐʍ ˙sǝʇnuıɯ 2 ʇnoqɐ 'sʇlǝɯ ɹɐƃns lıʇun ɹǝlıoɹq ɹǝpun ɥsıp ǝɔɐld ˙pɹɐʇsnɔ ɹǝʌo ʎluǝʌǝ ǝɹnʇxıɯ sıɥʇ ʇɟıs ˙ɹɐƃns uʍoɹq puɐ ɹɐƃns ǝʇıɥʍ suoodsǝlqɐʇ 2 ƃuıuıɐɯǝɹ ǝuıqɯoɔ lʍoq llɐɯs ɐ uı ˙7
˙lıoɹq oʇ uǝʌo ʇɐǝɥǝɹd ˙6
˙ʇɥƃıuɹǝʌo ɹo 'ɹnoɥ 1 ɹoɟ ǝʇɐɹǝƃıɹɟǝɹ ˙ǝɹnʇɐɹǝdɯǝʇ ɯooɹ oʇ looɔ puɐ uǝʌo ɯoɹɟ ǝʌoɯǝɹ ˙sǝʇnuıɯ 03 ɹoɟ uǝʌo pǝʇɐǝɥǝɹd uı ǝʞɐq ˙5
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˙pǝuıqɯoɔ lıʇun ʇɐǝq ;ǝɹnʇxıɯ ʞloʎ ƃƃǝ ǝɥʇ oʇuı ɯɐǝɹɔ ɹıʇs ˙ʎlǝʇɐıpǝɯɯı ʇɐǝɥ ɯoɹɟ ɯɐǝɹɔ ǝɥʇ ǝʌoɯǝɹ ˙lıoq oʇ sǝɯoɔ ʇsoɯlɐ ʇı lıʇun ʇɐǝɥ ʍol ɹǝʌo ɹıʇs puɐ uɐdǝɔnɐs ɐ oʇuı ɯɐǝɹɔ ɹnod ˙3
˙ʎɯɐǝɹɔ puɐ ʞɔıɥʇ lıʇun lʍoq ƃuıxıɯ ɐ uı ɐllıuɐʌ puɐ ɹɐƃns suoodsǝlqɐʇ 4 'sʞloʎ ƃƃǝ ʇɐǝq ˙2
˙(ɔ sǝǝɹƃǝp 051) ɟ sǝǝɹƃǝp 003 oʇ uǝʌo ʇɐǝɥǝɹd ˙1

suoıʇɔǝɹıp

ɹɐƃns uʍoɹq suoodsǝlqɐʇ 2 *
ɯɐǝɹɔ ʎʌɐǝɥ sdnɔ 2/1 2 *
ʇɔɐɹʇxǝ ɐllıuɐʌ uoodsɐǝʇ 2/1 *
pǝpıʌıp 'ɹɐƃns ǝʇıɥʍ suoodsǝlqɐʇ 6 *
sʞloʎ ƃƃǝ 6 *

sʇuǝıpǝɹƃuı

ǝǝlnɹq ǝɯǝɹɔ

--Dustin

Banana you glad that I didn't say orange?

This past month we've been enjoying one of our favorite snacks.  I thought I'd share. 

Orange
Ingredients:
-1 orange

Steps:
Peel and enjoy!

A few comments, however.  First, if you were raised in the mullen household, you probably are aware that you can peel your orange so that it looks like an elephant.  It's quite fun, and is much easier than peeling an elephant to look like an orange.  Second, if you buy them for less than $.78 a pound, make sure and tell Mom, as if she finds out you paid less than this you are in for it!  Third, you can tell when oranges are on sale at superstore for less than $.78 a pound, as there will be about a hundred oranges or so in the Mullen house.  Fourth, this comment isn't about the recipe, but I think it's important.  Make sure and wash behind your ears, or it will get dirty there.  Fifth, oranges are very healthy.  

Orange, raw, Florida

Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy	192 kJ (46 kcal)
Carbohydrates	11.54 g
Sugars	9.14 g
Dietary fiber	2.4 g
Fat	0.21 g
Protein	0.70 g
Thiamine (Vit. B1)	0.100 mg (8%)
Riboflavin (Vit. B2)	0.040 mg (3%)
Niacin (Vit. B3)	0.400 mg (3%)
Pantothenic acid (B5)	0.250 mg (5%)
Vitamin B6	0.051 mg (4%)
Folate (Vit. B9)	17 μg (4%)
Vitamin C	45 mg (75%)
Calcium	43 mg (4%)
Iron	0.09 mg (1%)
Magnesium	10 mg (3%)
Phosphorus	12 mg (2%)
Potassium	169 mg (4%)
Zinc	0.08 mg (1%

 I think on the weight watchers scale they are zero points.  Despite this, I still recommend them.  Most zero point items are blah (like ricecakes or lettuce), but these are okay.  Sixth, you can make juice out them.  Seventh, you can make your house or apartment smell nice by playing the "orange game".  Note, this is adapted from the grapefruit game I played at college, but in theory it should work the same way.  Here's how to play.  Gather a group of friends, and sit in the room you desire to make smell better.  Play catch with orange.  Make sure and do quick throws, as the point is to get the orange bruised up a bit by hitting the walls.  After playing a while, it really does make the place smell better!  Eighth, the latin name for oranges is Citrus sinensis.  Ninth, the juice from the orange is acidic, with a pH of around 2.7.  That's about the same as vinegar.  Tenth, Riboflavin in french is still riboflavin.  So in Canada, when you're looking in french at the health information, you have no worries about riboflavin.  Eleventh, Brazil is the world's largest supplier of oranges by far.  They produce about 17.8 million tons a year.  That's almost a third of the total world production.  Twelfth, this is the last note.


--Dustin

A Real Recipe!

Here's a shocker--I'm including a recipe that takes a tad more skill than my previous recipes. I made pizza ymesterday, and I used this for the dough. It was quick, easy, and tasted great. I've found a new favorite.

Super Quick Pizza Dough

Ingredients

• 1 (.25 ounce) package or    2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 1 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
• 2 1/2 cups bread flour
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). In a medium bowl, dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
2. Stir in flour, salt and oil. Beat until smooth. Let rest for 5 minutes.
3. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and pat or roll into a round. Transfer crust to a lightly greased pizza pan or baker's peel dusted with cornmeal. Spread with desired toppings and bake in preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown. Let baked pizza cool for 5 minutes before serving.

Don't worry-next week I'll return to recipes that the Mullen girls can handle making!


--Dustin

Roast Vegetables

So I got adventurous at Superstore last week and bought myself a butternut squash and a sweet potato. I also bought red pepper because they happened to be a much better deal than green peppers that day and I remembered to grab a bag of potatoes too. I know what you're thinking. This story has such a fabulous beginning that you can't imagine how amazing the rest of the story will be.
Well, the next day I found myself searching the internet for butternut squash recipes. One of the first ones I came across was a roasted vegetables recipe on allrecipes.com, which had rave reviews. It looked so delicious! I read the ingredients:
-1 small butternut squash (WOW... mine was even small)
-2 red peppers (what are the chances that red is cheaper than green?)
-1 sweet potato (okay...really? This recipe is my destiny)
-3 Yukon Gold Potatoes (well, they aren't Yukon, but the recipe even specifically states that other potatoes can be substituted)
-1 red onion quartered (are you serious?? I don't have onions... something that I ALWAYS have)
-1 Tbsp fresh chopped thyme (1 tsp dried)
-1 Tbsp fresh chopped rosemary(1 tsp dried)
-1/4 cup olive oil
-2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
-salt and freshly ground black pepper

Well, since I had previously decided this was my destiny, I sent Jarom to Liz's house to borrow an onion as I followed the directions:

1. Preheat oven to 475 degrees F (245 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, combine the squash, red bell peppers, sweet potato, and Yukon Gold potatoes. Separate the red onion quarters into pieces, and add them to the mixture.
3. In a small bowl, stir together thyme, rosemary, olive oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper. Toss with vegetables until they are coated. Spread evenly on a large roasting pan.
4. Roast for 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, stirring every 10 minutes, or until vegetables are cooked through and browned.

It was sooo yummy and highly nutritious too:

Amount Per Serving Calories: 123 | Total Fat: 4.7g | Cholesterol: 0mg
(and these are REAL numbers... this is not my husband posting)

Suggestions:
-I took one comments suggestion and put in the peppers 15minutes before done time... this keeps them bright and pretty and a little crisper.
-I think next time I'll use carrots instead of squash as another comment suggested just because my kids weren't big fans of that particular vegetable.
-I threw some cooked seasoned chicken in at the end so I could make it the main course and I think it worked. Of course, it's probably more proper to make some fancy main dish and make this a fancy side dish... but to each his own!

Orange you glad I didn't say banana?

Well, last week I was lucky enough to have Jarrett post a comment!  I don't think I've ever seen that happen.  He promised to post a recipe soon, so keep your eyes out.  I can't wait to try it out.  I won't spoil what it is (even though you can find out by reading the comments from the lasagna recipe), but I thought I'd do a recipe in the same category--bevarages.

As you can tell, the title of this post is fruity.  So, without further ado, I give you this week's recipe:

-1 gallon milk

Steps:  Either purchase from store, or milk a cow.  If you milk a cow make sure you pasteurize it somehow.  Either way, it's best to keep milk in the fridge.  I've heard milk doesn't do a body good if you don't.  The next step is to remove it from the fridge.  This can be tricky.  Some refrigerators have the handles on the left, and some have them on the right.  And on some models, you can even switch it up.  Consult your owner's manual, and if all else fails try google.  After removing the milk, you then need to unscrew the cap.  On store-bought gallons, you probably have to also break off the little plastic ring they have on at the top.  Then pour into a bowl of cereal, a glass, or whatever suits your fancy.  Maybe you have a cat and you are pouring it into a saucer.  Afterwards, put the cap back on and return the milk to the refrigerator.  Make sure and finish the gallon off by the expiration date or you risk being fined by the Dairy Association.  Last I checked it was a $217 fine so watch out.  

I won't even begin a discussion on 2%, 1%, skim milk, or homo.  Too many people have too many opinions about this. With all the real problems in the world, I'd like to focus on solving them before having to worry about which type of milk is best.

--Dustin