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Crockpot Chicken Recipes

Chicken Casserole

  • 1 8oz pkg noodles
  • 3 cups diced cooked chicken
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  • 1/2 cup diced celery
  • 1/2 cup diced green pepper
  • 1/2 cup diced onion
  • 1 4 oz can mushrooms
  • 1 4 oz jar pimiento
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
  • 1 1/2 cups cream style cottage cheese
  • 1 cup grated charp process cheese
  • 1 can cream of chicken soup
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 2 Tbsp. melted butter
  • 1/2 tsp. basil

Cook noodles according to pkg directions and drain and rinse thoroughly.
In a large bowl, combine remaining ingredients with noodles until well mixed.
Pour mixture into greased crockpot.
Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or high 3-4 hours.
Serves 6

Chicken Chili Crockpot

  • 2 whole chicken breasts, skinned,
  • deboned, cut in 1/2″ chunks
  • Celery heart
  • 1 med. onion
  • 2 cans stewed tomatoes, sliced
  • 16 oz. med. salsa or picante sauce
  • 1 can chick peas (or 1 pkg. pkg.
  • white kidney beans)
  • 6 oz. mushrooms
  • Olive oil

Brown chicken in 1 tablespoon olive oil. Chop celery, onion and mushrooms.
Combine all ingredients in large slow cooker / Crock Pot,
stir and simmer on low heat for 6-8 hours.
Serve with bread or taco chips.
*If you like it spicy, use hot salsa or picante sauce.

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  • Chicken Cacciatore In Crockpot
  • Chicken Merlot With Mushrooms
  • Chicken Or Turkey Pie
  • Chicken Soup
  • Chicken Wings In Bbq Sauce
  • Chicken Wings In Teriyaki Sauce
  • Chili Chicken
  • Barbecue Chicken I
  • Barbecue Chicken Ii
  • Barbecue Chicken Iii
  • Cheesy Crockpot Chicken I
  • Cheesy Crockpot Chicken Ii
  • Cheesy Crockpot Chicken And Vegetables
  • Chicken Soup
  • Country Captain Chicken Breasts

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Apple Cider Vinegar Benefits

While eating many processed foods, toxic wastes accumulate in our bodies systems including kidney, bladder and liver. If these toxic wastes are not cleansed over time, consequences start to emerge later in life including aches and pains, arthritis, stiff joints and fatigue. Apple cider vinegar is widely used for its health benefits, which include detoxifying the body and the blood stream and effectively acting as a cleanser and purifier.

Apple cider vinegar benefits can help with this situation by helping digestion and neutralising toxic substances taken into the body as part of food consumption. Apple cider vinegar also contains many nutritious properties such as potassium and magnesium that are said to have amazing benefits for health.

To gain instant access to a comprehensive and complete guide to apple cider vinegar benefits, download our eBook “Vinegar for your health” to discover:

  • What Cider actually does for our bodies health,
  • The uses of cider vinegar for accessing its nutrients.
  • The effect that cider vinegar has on the blood, and a list of ailments that Apple Cider Vinegar can help with.

Access FREE Chapters from the eBook or download “Improve Your Health With Vinegar

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Recipes from France

Recipes From Around The World

French Recipe: Chicken Marengo

4 Servings

  • 1 whole frying Chicken, cut into pieces
  • 4 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 2 T  olive oil
  • 1/2 sm onion, thinly sliced
  • 1/4 t  thyme, Dried or 1/2 tsp. fresh thyme
  • 1 t  salt
  • 1/8 t  black pepper
  • 1/2 c  dry white wine
  • 1 c  Italian plum tomatoes peeled, cored, chopped
  • 1 T  tomato paste
  • 1/2 small onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 T  butter
  • 1/2 lb mushrooms, sliced
  • 3/4 c  black olives, pitted
  • 1/2    lemon, juiced

Saut onions and crushed garlic cloves in a kettle or deep iron skillet in olive oil until lightly browned; remove and brown chicken pieces well on all sides. Mix together tomato paste and chopped tomatoes, stir in wine, browned onions and garlic, and seasonings (except parsley). Top chicken pieces with liquids mixture.

Cover tightly and simmer for 45 minutes. As the chicken is simmering, in a separate skillet saute the remaining onions and mushrooms in butter until golden. Add olives and lemon juice to the mixture.

Add this to the top of the chicken in the kettle, cover and cook another 15 – 20 minutes.
Sprinkle with parsley and serve. Or, even better, prepare this a day ahead and the flavors will be further enhanced.


Croutons

8 Servings

  • 1/3 c  butter
  • 3    cloves garlic,finely minced
  • 2 c  bread cubes
  • Salt
  • Black pepper

Heat oven to 400F. Lightly brown the diced garlic in the butter. Add cubed bread. (It works better if it is a little old, but if you only have fresh, just be more gentle). Toss well, but gently to coat the bread with the butter. Set in oven and roast for about 7 minutes, then stir well and roast again for about 7 minutes more. When bread has taken on a golden color, remove and salt and pepper to taste. Spread out on a large platter to cool. Bread will become crunchy as it sits.

Yields: 2 cups


Spinach And Parmesan Croquettes

4 Servings

  • 1/4 c  onions,Chopped
  • 1 T  oil
  • 1 c  thawed spinach or, Frozen cooked,drained, fresh spinach
  • 1 1/2 c  rice, Cooked
  • 3/4 c  Parmesan cheese
  • 1 t  paprika
  • 1/2 t  salt
  • 1/2 t  nutmeg,Ground
  • 1/4 t  black pepper or pinch cayenne pepper – (optional)
  • 2 t  lemon juice
  • 1    egg

Rolling Mixture

  • 2 c  fresh bread crumbs
  • 2    eggs
  • Oil – for frying
  • Roasted Tomato Sauce

Saut onions in oil until light golden and translucent. Combine all ingredients except rolling mixture. Chill spinach mixture. Beat the eggs from the rolling mixture and roll croquettes in egg and then bread crumbs. Fry, turning so all sides brown to a golden color. Serve with Roasted Tomato Sauce or Spaghetti Sauce

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Chicken wings recipes

Chicken wings recipes

Chicken wings recipes

Crispy Honey Wings

  • 3/4  cup honey
  • 1/4  cup  white Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2  teaspoon ginger
  • 3  pounds  chicken wings

Mix honey, Worcestershire sauce and ginger.

Grill chicken wings 4-6″ from medium coals, 20-25 minutes, brushing frequently with honey mixture and turning after 10 minutes, until done.

NOTE: If you can’t find white Worcestershire sauce, the dark colored variety can be used instead.


Thai BBQ Chicken Appetizers

3 pounds Chicken wings

Marinade

  • 1/4 cup Coarsely chopped garlic
  • 1 bunch coriander — chop roots & lower s reserve leaves for garnish
  • 1 teaspoon Ground turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon Curry powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Ground dried chili’s — – (cayenne or equiv. )
  • 1 tablespoon Sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon Salt
  • 3 tablespoons Thai fish sauce — – (Filipino or Vietnamese is ok — too)

Basting Liquid

  • 1/2 cup Coconut milk (canned is ok)

Dipping Sauce

  • 1/2 teaspoon Dried chili flakes — OR- cayenne
  • 2 Garlic cloves — – coarsely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon Brown sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/2 cup Chinese red rice vinegar
  • 1 Green onion — thinly sliced
  • 1 tablespoon coarsely chopped coriander (leaves)

Preparation:

Process all marinade ingredients in a blender until smooth. Marinate chicken, refrigerated, overnight. Grill over hot coals until done, brushing frequently with coconut milk. Serve garnished with cilantro sprigs, accompanied by steamed rice and bowls of dipping sauce.

Dipping Sauce:

Pound first 4 ingredients to a paste with mortar and pestle, then dissolve in vinegar. Alternatively, put it all in a blender and blend until smooth. Float the green onions and cilantro on top.


Cajun Chicken Wings

  • 12 Chicken wings — tips removed
  • 5 Bay leaves — crumbled into bits
  • 3/4  teaspoon Caraway seeds
  • 1/2 To 3/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
  • 3/4  teaspoon Ground cumin
  • 3/4  teaspoon Ground coriander
  • 4 Garlic cloves — finely
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Dry mustard
  • 2 teaspoons Paprika — preferably
  • 3/4  teaspoon Dried thyme leaves
  • 1/2  teaspoon Salt
  • 2 tablespoons Brandy
  • 2 tablespoons Fresh lemon or lime juice

Defat the chicken wings by cooking them in boiling water for 10 minutes.
Drain and set aside to cool.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Using a large mortar and pestle, grind together the bay leaf bits, caraway seeds, cayenne pepper, coriander, cumin, garlic, mustard, paprika, thyme and salt for about 10 minutes.  Add the brandy and lemon or lime juice to the pulverized herbs and stir into a thick paste.

With a pastry brush, cover both sides of each wing with the herb paste.
When no more remains in the mortar, squeeze the last few drops from the brush.

Arrange the chicken wings on a baking sheet. Bake until the skin turns deep brown and is quite crisp approximately 30 minutes. Takes about an hour to prepare.

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Peach Smoothie

FREE fruit smoothie recipes

Peach Smoothe Recipes
Peaches are a great source of antioxidants and nutrients that will help you in your healthy lifestyle.

  • 1 cup frozen peach slices
  • 1/2 banana, sliced
  • 3 tablespoons nonfat vanilla yogurt
  • 1/4 cups orange juice or apple juice
  • 1/2 cups nonfat rice milk, optional

Sugar to taste. Throw all ingredients in the blender and chop and then puree for
many seconds until it is delightfully smooth.


Passionate Peach Smoothie

  • 1 can peaches in syrup
  • 1 frozen banana
  • 1 cup Ben and Jerry’s purple passion sorbet
  • 1 can peach nectar
  • 2 cups grape juice

Blend until smooth.


Peaches And Dreams Smoothie

  • 10 ounces of apple cider
  • 3‐5 slices of peach
  • 4 large strawberries
  • 1 banana
  • 1/8 teaspoons of cinnamon

Put all ingredients into blender. Blend until smoothie consistency is reached!

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Healthy Diet Menu

Here’s a few tips and health benefits for establishing a Healthy Diet menu and a plan for healthy eating.

Whether you’re interested in just living healthy or weight loss for overall health and well-being, a plan for a healthy eating Diet menu can provide fantastic health benefits which include:

  • Increased energy level
  • Lower cholesterol levels
  • Reduced blood pressure
  • Reduced aches and pains
  • Improved mobility
  • Improved breathing
  • Improved sleeping and wake more rested
  • Prevent angina; chest pain caused by decreased oxygen to the heart
  • Decreased risk of sudden death from heart disease or stroke
  • Prevention of Type 2 diabetes
  • Improved blood sugar levels

Have you ever considered a plan for a healthy diet menu to control a natural weight?

Do you really need to spend time doing the research to unlock the truth about how to go about healthy eating for weight loss?

Have you really considered what does your body really need to be healthy and for a natural body weight?

With so much information available on all sorts of various diets, how do you make a wise decision about health diets when they all seem to be biased towards one way or the other? Some are high protein or low fat or fibre etc. Where is the common sense approach to healthy menu for diet?

Maybe diet is not really the appropriate correct word focus on when just a simple common sense strategy is needed.
What are the myths and facts of various fad diets such as Atkins or grapefruit or ACAI diets?

To find out the truth about many of these questions and what does your body really need to maintain a healthy active lifestyle while enjoying a natural body weight, the eBook “Food Portions for Life” outlines the fact there are four main food groups that contain the essential vitamins, minerals and nutrients. These food groups supply the necessary nutrients for a healthy body such as proteins, carbohydrates, healthy fats and fibre. The four main food groups are Meat, Vegetables, Dairy and Grain.

In choosing from these four main food groups consistently on a daily basis as part of a new habit combined with a regular exercise, a natural healthy body weight can be achieved over time.

It seems that while many people get so busy in life, meeting deadlines, going, coming everywhere that a common sense approach to healthy eating gets thrown out the window in preference to fast and convenient food that is far from healthy.

Maybe the real problem is lack of time management or having too many responsibilities to consider and food is at the bottom of the priority list. As you can just grab a bit to eat on the fly for a quick fix of energy.

If this aspect is true for many people, then the solutions is just to get more organised and systemised to allocate more time for food sourcing and preparation for healthy food proportions.

By taking a common sense approach to sort out food sourcing from the correct food groups and organise the right proportions, a plan can be used to form a new habit of healthy living.

Here are some extracts from the eBook “Food Portions for Life”

Managing your food choices wisely, balancing foods from the four major food groups, and managing portions will help you to reduce the number of calories you consume daily. When you reduce caloric consumption, you support your weight loss goals and can better maintain a healthy weight.

Combined with physical activity, it’s a winning combination!

Healthy Diet Menu Tips

If you eat 100 more food calories a day than you burn, you’ll gain about 1 pound in a month. That’s about 10 pounds in a year. The bottom line is that to lose weight, it’s important to reduce calories and increase physical activity.4

The fastest way to create a plan you can actually stick with for life is to use a common sense approach. Everyone knows that sugary desserts and candies, fried meats covered in heavy sauces, and vegetables laced with high-fat cheese are not the best nutritional choices. But we also know they are delicious and we want them from time to time!

Common sense requires that you think before you eat. Become aware of what you eat. Allow yourself to indulge in foods you enjoy periodically but don’t make it a habit to indulge daily. And when you do indulge, manage the portions you eat and you won’t sabotage your weight control plan or your overall health. Awareness of what you are preparing to eat increases your ability to manage portion sizes.

Ask yourself if you are really hungry or is it something else? Are you stressed? Depressed? Bored? Anxious?

Common sense is a vital tool for helping you manage your weight and your life. It’s akin to self-control and the two are partners in how healthy or how poorly you eat. When you pair common sense and self-control, you have the power to overcome unhealthy eating habits and enjoy the foods you eat too. It’s all about thinking about what you should eat, how much you should eat, and realizing and stopping when you are full, or nearly full. And remember that it takes about 20 minutes after you eat to realize exactly how full you are!

For more information about creating your own healthy eating menu for weight loss, download three free chapters from … Food Portions for Life sample

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An Online Dating Book

Discover an Online Dating Book that offers an Up To Date Approach to Internet Dating Advice.

To People Who Want To Get Internet Dating Advice That Will Help You Fast Track Your Way Around The Maze Of Lingo And Things To Consider — But Can’t Get Started.

If You Are Concerned about online dating warning signs, Here’s A Complete Guide To Establish A Plan That Is Safe And Productive To Get The Most Out Of Online Dating ASAP.

Here’s A Few Tips and Topics That You’ll Find Covered Inside this Online Dating Book, Find Out:

  • Why Choose an online dating service to find your partner.
  • About the Common Myths of Online Dating
  • The secrets and tips for choosing the Online Dating Service that is the most appropriate for your specific goals and interests.
  • How to Create a Great Online Profile to Attract a potential Partner that meets your requirements
  • What you need to look for to avoid the tell tail signs like red flags, a player who is out to deceive you.
  • How to Decode the Online Dating Lingo
  • Complete guidelines for the First Date
  • How to Make a Good First Impression, and
  • The best ways to follow up after your date

If you have been considering the pros and cons of online dating, and you are looking for an online dating book or dating advice book that covers internet dating advice, then, “Your Personal Guide to Online Dating” will definitely help you with a Quick And Easy Way To Establish A Plan That Is Safe And Productive To Get The Most Out Of Online Dating ASAP

Tips For Picking An Online Dating Service

When it comes to choosing the right online dating service you have a lot of options so take your time and look at a few different online dating services; don’t just sign up for the first one that you find. Here are some tips to help you choose the perfect online dating service for you.

Know and decide what you’re looking for

Before you try to find an online dating service, decide what you are looking for. Do you want a short-term relationship or are you looking for something more lasting? Is it important to you that your potential partner is a member of your religious faith or shares your heritage?

Find Out the Site’s popularity

If you pick a site that is too specialized or a site that is new and doesn’t yet have a lot of traffic you might be limiting your choices. A site that doesn’t have a lot of traffic also won’t have a lot of profiles to choose from. If you browse the site and it doesn’t seem very well populated or doesn’t seem to have a lot of members then you might want to choose another site.

Is the web site user-friendly?

Since you will be spending a lot of time on the website, it’s important that the site be user-friendly and easy to navigate. If the site is full of Flash and bells and whistles but takes five minutes to load on your computer then it will probably be very frustrating for you to use.

Will your Personal information Be Secure?

Never assume that your personal information is secure on a website. Always read the Privacy Policy carefully to see if the company is going to sell your personal information, including your name, address, phone number, or email address to other companies. Usually, the site will give you a chance to opt out of any marketing; make sure that you opt out or you will get lots of junk mail and spam.

You should also read the Terms and Conditions to find out if your personal information is always hidden from prospective matches and how well the company protects your identity.

What tools does the web site offer?

Using the right tools can be very important to weed through the profiles on an online dating site, especially for a new user. You should sign up with a site that offers clear, easy to understand directions and tools on how to search for the criteria that are important to you.

What are the Web site’s Costs and Billing Procedures

Before you sign up for an online dating site, decide how much money you can afford to spend per month. There are sites that cost just a few dollars a month and other sites that can be quite expensive.

Before you go through the effort to sign up and build a profile, make sure that you can afford the service and all of the costs, up front and hidden. You should also find out how they bill customers and when. Some sites will automatically deduct the monthly fee from a credit card or bank account whether you use the site or not. Other sites will have you purchase credits that you use to communicate with other members. When your credits are used up you can usually use a credit card to buy more.

Some sites allow other members to contact you with an option to reply for free, while other sites prompt you to buy a subscription to reply.

Tips For Creating a Great Online Profile

The these free tips interest you for your online dating goals, you are invited to download a FREE Sample of the First Three Chapters to consider buying the whole ebook

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If you’re looking for more comprehensive information about love and relationship advice for Long term Relationship Happiness, maybe these titles may interest you “Happily Ever After: Finding and Keeping the Right Person”, or “Happiness and Marriage

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Here’s a Sample audio from the online dating book: Table Of Contents of “Your Personal Guide to Online Dating”

Removing Stretch Marks

Get Rid of Stretch MarksIt seems Incredible that there are ways of Removing Stretch Marks Naturally.

As outlined in the ebook “Getting Rid of Stretch Marks”, The Natural Way.

There are many different ways to deal with stretch marks that modern technology has come up with. You can have them taken out with a laser, but it can be very costly and leave you with remaining scars, or maybe even change the color of your skin all-together. Although there are many other techniques that are painful as well as expensive, there are however, safer and less stressful ways that you can do it. There are natural ways of dealing with stretch marks. That is what this ebook is about, your comprehensive guide to getting rid of those stretch marks the natural way.


The ebook “Getting Rid of Stretch Marks” table of contents is outlined as follows:

  • What causes stretch marks?
  • Diet and Stretch Marks
  • Nutrition to combat stretch marks
  • Herbal stretch mark gels
  • Home Made Remedies
  • Exercise & stretch marks
  • Stress & Stretch marks
  • Cheap Remedies
  • What about laser & peels
  • Products Directory
  • Summary

In the Summary there is an indication that Vitamins and minerals are vital for the prevention of stretch marks. To learn how to get rid of stretch marks there are lessons about:

  • the causes,
  • types of skin,
  • vitamins and minerals,
  • types of creams and herbal gels and oils,
  • the importance of exercise,
  • a special Home made Stretch Mark Cream,
  • awareness of stress in your body and emotions
  • meditation technique,
  • inexpensive methods for creating creams,
  • stress busting techniques.
  • products & directory.

The ebook outlines various ways to deal with stretch marks, however there are safer and less stressful ways that are natural and starts with the following lessons:

  • How to combat stretch marks
  • Where they come from
  • How herbal treatments can help
  • How diet and exercise play a large role
  • That men and women of all ages are susceptible
  • That stretch marks aren’t about weight
  • You learned about lasers, chemical peels and other things you should avoid.
  • How vitamins can help
  • Given a large range of naturally-based products you can use.

Stretch Marks Cream

from the ebook’s chapter “Home-Made Natural Stretch Mark Remedies

Home made Stretch Mark Cream

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup Cocoa Butter
  • 1tsp. Vitamin E oil
  • 1 Tbsp. wheat germ oil
  • 2 tsp. grated beeswax
  • 1tsp. light sesame seed oil
  • 1tsp. Apricot kernel oil
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract (optional)
  • Yield: 3 oz.

Method

Mix together all ingredients except vanilla extract. Heat gently until the cocoa butter and beeswax have melted. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract, if desired. For a greater insight into the method, download the full ebook get rid of stretch marks.

Other topics from the chapter “Home-Made Natural Stretch Mark Remedies” include:

  • ElastiSkin Oil
  • Aroma Oil
  • Body Scrub
  • Oil & Gel Mix
  • Oil/Gel/Vitamins
  • Vaseline
  • Vitamin K
  • Lavender Essential Oil

To purchase the ebook (or grab a free sample get rid of stretch marks) go to advanceddigitalebooks.com/wellness/stretchmarks

What Causes Stretch Marks

The following has been extracted from sections of the ebook “Getting Rid of Stretch Marks

What Causes Stretch Marks

Stretch marks occur when your skin is stretched for a long period of time, and happens either by rapidly gaining or losing weight. Once the fibers in the skin are pulled or “stretched” to their maximum levels, they cause scars. While men are less prone to these unsightly lines it is not unusual for guys to get them.

Pregnant women have to sit by and watch every part of their bodies grow. Naturally their stomachs grow rapidly to the point of no return. And with this sudden growth comes inevitable stretch marks. And don’t forget that if you have blond or red hair, have dry skin or are dehydrated, you’re at an ever larger risk of developing them. And once you have these scars, it’s tough, but not impossible, to reduce them.

The stretch marks that are directly related hormone activity mostly happen during:

  • Pregnancy
  • General growth for adolescent boys and girls
  • Rapid weight gain/loss
  • Depression or extreme unhappiness (believe it or not)
  • Long term lacking of certain vitamins and nutrients
  • Sudden change in physical or environmental conditions.

Most people think that stretch marks are completely incurable. To be sure, they are very difficult to get rid of, but they don’t have to be.

To discover a greater insight into What causes stretch marks and how you can remove Stretch Marks naturally, download the Free Sample or buy the full version at advanceddigitalebooks.com/wellness/stretchmarks

Ideas for Easter

Are you looking for ideas for Easter?

Easter Holiday is upon Us Again and a great time to gather up the family for great meals and fun.

Do You Have a plan for Easter for Family Fun and Activities?

For a complete guide and Collection for Easter recipe ideas, Easter craft ideas, & Easter games,
“Family Fun Easter Activity Collection” has it covered.

Imagine putting together sensational delicious meals that will lift the mood for all for Easter fun and celebration.

How about planned activities for the kids such as:

  • find the Easter bunny or find the Easter egg;
  • Find Your Name Easter Egg Hunt;
  • Homemade Natural Dye For Easter Eggs;
  • Stained Glass Easter Egg;
  • Easy No-Bake Clay For Easter Ornaments;
  • Sponge Painted Easter Eggs

Some of the information topics included in the 200 page eBook “Family Fun Easter Activity Collection”

  • Easter Recipes-Breads & Meats
  • Easter Recipes-Desserts & Snacks
  • Easter Crafts
  • Easter Games
  • Puzzles & Coloring Pages

For Example a quick an easy Easter Biscuit Recipe

BUNNY BISCUITS

Ingredients

  • 4 oz (100g) butter
  • 6oz (150g) plain flour
  • 2oz (50g) light muscovado sugar
  • half a tsp. (2.5ml) ground cinnamon
  • Grated rind of one lemon
  • The yolk of one large egg
  • 2-3 tbsp. Water currants and marshmallows to decorate

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 350F, Gas mark 4, 180C
  2. cut the butter into small cubes and mix with the flour in a mixing bowl until like fine breadcrumbs
  3. Stir in the muscovado sugar, ground cinnamon and the grated lemon rind
  4. Stir in the egg yolk and enough water to mix into a soft dough
  5. Knead dough on a floured surface until smooth then roll out a quarter inch (0.5cm) thick
  6. Cut out biscuits with a rabbit cutter or make a template and cut out biscuits with a knife
  7. Place on un-greased baking sheets and bake for 10-15 minutes until a pale golden colour
  8. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely
  9. Decorate with currants for eyes and marshmallows for tails, fixing them with a little decorating icing

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Easter crafts for kids

Giant Easter Eggs

Ingredients

  • Balloon
  • Crochet Thread
  • Watered Down Glue
  • Large Paintbrushes

Method

Blow up the balloon and tie a 2 foot piece of thread to the bottom. Using a large paint brush, cover the entire balloon with the watered down glue (work quickly so the glue doesn’t have a chance to dry).

Wrap crochet thread around the balloon in one direction, leaving small gaps
about 1/2 inch wide so the balloon isn’t completely covered.

Apply another light layer of glue on top of the thread and wrap with another layer of crochet thread in another direction.
Repeat until the balloon is covered with thread.

Hang the balloon from the bottom thread to dry for about 24 hours.
When fully dry, pop the balloon and gently pull it out of the thread.

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