Chicken pizzaiola

From Ruth Mannion 

1 Trader Joe’s tomato basil marinara sauce

3-4 chicken breasts, cut into smaller pieces

Kraft grated Parmesan

Shredded mozzarella

Pepperoni

Preheat oven to 450. Pour sauce into 9x13 pan. "Bread" chicken with parmesan and place on sauce, filling the pan completely. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven, increase temp to 475. Top chicken with mozarella and pepperoni, bake for additional 5 minutes or until chicken is done.

The original recipe had you make your own sauce, but I like the convenience of jarred. And while it is tempting to use good parmesan cheese, the grated stuff in the green can sticks so much better!

Oh, and I slice the pepperoni into smaller pieces, but I also like using the small pepperoni you can find at the grocery store sometimes.

Marci's Pancakes

Veggie Fries

Salt dough recipe

Brownies

Really good frosted brownies from my friend Amy. Kind of like Texas sheet cake.

Homemade Granola Bars

Posting this yummy granola bar recipe so I don't have to keep searching through my emails to find it. It's from my friend Ruth.

Granola Bars Basic Recipe

* 2 Cup Oats
* 1 cup brown sugar
* 1 Cup whole wheat flour
* 1/2 tsp baking soda
* 1/2 tsp baking powder
* 1 tsrkip cinnamon
* 1 tsp salt
* 1 tsp vanilla
* 1/2 Cup honey

*1 T oil

*1/4 c water

* Any dried fruit, nuts, seeds, chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, etc.

Mix all ingredients and press into greased pan, 9 X 13. Dough will be very dry and crumbly, but press until dough forms with pan.. Bake at 325 for 20 minutes or until edges are browned. Take out and let cool entirely. Cut into strips and store in snack size bags.

**If the dough is very dry, add a couple of tablespoon of water to help mix it all together and you might need to use your hands to get it mixed up and pressed into the pan.

* My sister in law  threw in 1/2 c peanut butter the second time she made them and said it was really good.

Oreo Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Dessert

(from cooks.com) OREO MINT CHOCOLATE CHIP ICE CREAM DESSERT
26 Oreo cookies, crushed 1/3 c. butter, soft 1/2 gal. mint chocolate chip ice cream 1 sm. jar fudge topping 1 sm. carton Cool Whip Mix cookies and butter together and pat into cold cut keeper 9 x 12 inch. Spread 1/2 gal. ice cream on cookie mixture. Spread with fudge topping then Cool Whip. Sprinkle 2 crushed Oreo's on whipped cream. Freeze 24 hours.