Just a thought

My recipes are real food for real people with little time, and a little budget. Hope you enjoy!

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Decadent Triple Layer Mud Pie

Decadent Triple Layer Mud Pie
1 ready made Oreo Pie Crust
2 squares semi sweet baking chocolate, melted
1/4 cup condensed milk
3/4 cup pecans
2 cups cold milk
2 (3.9 oz) pkg instant chocolate pudding & pie filling
1 (8 oz) container frozen non-dairy whipped topping, thawed

I'm having a hard time copying and pasting for some odd reason so here is the directions to make it on another website. Directions here

Shrimp Orzo with Feta Cheese & Tomatos

Heres the recipe for the wonderful dish my dad and I prepared tonight.

Shrimp Orzo with Feta Cheese & Tomatos

In the recipe I did use 2 cups of water with a chicken bouillon to add some flavor to the orzo. Do not drain the pasta, there is no need there should be no water/broth left. I also added a little butter to make the pasta smooth, and not stick.

Looked way better but the camera phone picture quality wasnt the best
-sorry.

Corn and Shrimp Chowder

Corn and *Shrimp Chowder

My Mimi actually taught me this recipe last winter. She adds a touch of Cajun spice though...

This recipe is SO quick and SO easy to prepare for a cold day! Even Billy loves it, and he is hard to please.

*Don't like shrimp? No problem, He said its even great without the shrimp! Or you could try boiled shredded chicken.

1 tbsp butter

1/4 cup chopped green onions

2 clove garlic

pepper to taste

2 cans cream of potato, undiluted

2 cups milk

1 pkg. 3 oz. cream cheese

1 can (8 3/4 oz) corn, undrained

1.5 lbs peeled and diveined shrimp

Melt butter in large dutch over, add onion, garlic and pepper. Saute until tender. Stir in soup, milk, cream cheese and corn. Bring to boil stirring occasionally. Add shrimp, then cover and reduce heat, cook for 5-7 minutes. Serve hot, with crackers or alone.

This soup can easily be made ahead, then refrigerated for up to 2 days or frozen up to 1 month. Just add the shrimp during the last few minutes or reheating.

Holiday Recipes

Ive made these but not taken pictures .... this year I will be.

However these are easy, hard to screw up treats to make for the holidays if your on a tight budget, you can still bake/make treats for family and friends.

You can even hit the dollar store for some cute tins, plastic tubs, box's to send the treats in.

Pretzel Wreaths

Praline Toffee Crisp ---so amazing

Christmas cake --- made with graham crackers and stuff.. lol

Ill have to do some research to get these recipes cause im missing my holiday recipes cookbook, from Pampered Chef where I get all these from, but when I do ill be sure to share!~ I cant wait to make/bake all these yummy things for teachers, friends and neighbors this holiday season! Sweet simple and so cheap! Everyone loves sweets!

Thai Peanut Pasta

I saw and tried this recipe today. Thanks Donna!!

I added carrotts on top, and I did use both Chicken and the Peas!

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Orzo Pasta With Shrimp

Wow saw this recipe on a commercial how easy, and if you havent had orzo its awesome. Im deff gonna try this next week on my dinner recipes!