April Fools

Our family LOVES April Fools, We try and out do each other each year. In the past we've had some great pranks, I'll share some with you maybe you could try them with your family. Kool-aid in the shower head (The kids went to school with tinted red hair and skin it was the best) Dead Fly's in the Pizza (We bought fly's from the fishing section of the store they very real looking and I made pizza that night and placed under topping, When they bite into that pizza and saw what they were about to eat was priceless. Saran wrap The Door (I took saran wrap and blocked the doorway to each of kids bedrooms so when the awoke that morning the ran into the wrap it was funny) Sink Spray (The kids got me with this one. Some how they taped the faucet so that when I turned it on the squirted me in the face, they did get me good) Goooo in the undertoo's (I did this on to the hubby, When he was taking a shower I put mayo in the crotch of his under paint let's just say he didn't like feel of the goooo. Let me know what you have done with your family love to hear your coments I'll post what we did this year. I have a few ideas rolling around.

Spring Time Bark

I made some Spring Time Bark, same recipe just used spring candy corn, and spring colored sprinkels.

Recipe is in my febuary post.

Cheddar Onion Bundt

This is such a yummy recipe. My family asks me to make it all the time. If you love using Rhodes Rolls like I to go their web site for more great ideas http://www.rhodesbread.com/

Cheddar Onion Bundt

24 Rhodes™ Dinner Rolls

½ cup finely chopped onion

2 Tbsp. butter or margarine

¼ cup butter or margarine melted

½ pkg. dry onion soup mix

1½ cups grated sharp cheddar cheese

Sauté onions in 2 tablespoons of butter until onions are clear, but not brown. Add 1/4 cup butter and onion soup mix. Spray bundt pan with non-stick cooking spray. Cut rolls in half and dip in soup mixture. Layer in bundt pan, alternating with cheddar cheese. Continue dipping and layering until all the rolls are in the bundt pan. Cover with sprayed plastic wrap.Let rise until double in size or until rolls reach the top of the pan. Do not over rise. Remove wrap and bake at 350°F 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Cover with foil last 15 minutes of baking. Do not under bake. Remove from pan and immediately invert onto serving platter.

Slow-Cooker Patato's and Spring Veggies

I love my slow cooker so much that it's falling apart. It's so nice to put it in the pot and forget about it for a few hours at least. I use it more in the spring and summer because I'm hardly home or to busy outside to slave over a stove. Plus I love quick and easy meal ideas, and I've found if I take one day to prepare all my week meals it's so much easier.

Here is a family favorite.

2lb small potatoes(any kind you like our family loves red)
2 cups baby-cut carrots, cut lengthwise in half
1large sweet onion cut in half and thinly sliced
1 teaspoon salt
1 pound asparagus spears, cut into 2-inch pieces
1/4 cup olive or vegetable oil
6 tablespoons chopped fresh dill weed
1 to 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon salt

The great thing about most recipes is you make them to your family's taste

1 Cut large potatoes in half as needed to make similar-size pieces. Place carrots in 5- to 6-quart slow cooker. Top with onion and potatoes; sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt.
2 Cover and cook on Low heat setting 5 to 6 hours.
3 Add asparagus to cooker. Increase heat setting to High. Cover and cook 15 to 20 minutes or until asparagus is crisp-tender.
4 Mix oil, dill weed, lemon peel, mustard and 1 teaspoon salt in small bowl. Pour over vegetables in cooker; stir to coat. Vegetables will hold on Low heat setting up to 2 hours; stir occasionally.