Spring

Spring Family Dinner (part 2)

~ lindy

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This is a Crock Pot Ham recipe. You can find the recipe here macey’s

Crock Pot Ham

*1 pre-cooked Spiral Cut Ham (make sure it will fit in your crock pot)
*2-3 cups Brown Sugar (I used 2 cups)
*1 (8 Oz.) can Crushed Pineapple ( I used 20 Oz. can)
*1 1/2 -3 cups Maple Syrup (I used 1 1/2 cups)
*3 cups Pineapple Juices ( I used just the juice from the can of pineapple)

I placed ham on its side in the crock pot because it was taller than my crock pot. Put the juice from the pineapple and pour over ham. Then layer on top of ham drained crushed pineapple, brown sugar and then maple syrup which will be the glaze. Cover and place on low for 4 – 5 hours. ( mine took more like 6 hours.) Baste with the juices a couple of times.

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Finished Ham.

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You can find this Easter Potatoes recipe here studio5 Amy Richardson

Creamy potatoes

* 10 cups Shredded Hash Browns Potatoes ( I just used 1 large bag of frozen)
* 1 10 Oz. can of Cream of Chicken Soup **( I used a homemade recipe)
* 1 1/2 cup Light Sour Cream or low fat
* 1 cup Milk of your choice or Greek yogurt
* 1 cup of Havarti Cheese
* 1 cup of Gruyere Cheese (I used a mix of : Parmesan, Asiago , Mozzarella and Provolone)
* 1 tablespoon grated sweet onion ( I used a small sweet onion grated)

Topping

* 1 1/2 cups Panko Bread Crumbs
* 2 tablespoons Butter, melted
* sprinkle with Sea Salt

Grease or spray with Pam a 9×13 pan.

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**Find homemade cream of something soup here oneorangegiraffe

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Place hash browns in a bowl. Set aside. Mix in a separate bowl cream of chicken, light sour cream and skim milk until smooth. Then stir in onions and cheeses.

Combine creamy cheese mixture with the Hash Browns. Pour into your greased 9×13 pan and top with melted Butter, Panko Bread Crumbs and sprinkle with Sea Salt.

Bake at 350*F. For 50-60 minutes or until the top is crusty and bubbly.

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Finished Creamy Potatoes.

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I hope you enjoy! Snicker Salad will be part 3 and last part to this Spring Dinner.

Lindy

Robin Blue Egg Nest

~ lindy ~ 2 Comments

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There are a lot of takes on how to make No-Bake Oatmeal Cookies. This is the way I make them.

Robin Blue Egg Nests

***The nest is made from a no-bake cookie recipe***

*2 cups sugar
*1/4 cup powder baking cocoa
*Pinch of salt

Put in a stock pot the above ingredients and whisk together.

Add:

*1 stick of butter
*1/2 cup milk of your choice I use skim

Turn on the stove to medium heat and bring to a boil for two minutes stirring while it boils. Remove from heat.

Add:

*3/4 cup chunky or smooth peanut butter
*1 teaspoon of vanilla.

Note: I added a 1/4 cup more of the peanut butter than the original no bake recipe asks for which was 1/2 cup of the peanut butter. (I added more to help keep the nests together.)

*1 – 1/2 cups old fashion oatmeal
*1 – 1/2 cups quick cooking oatmeal

Add the oatmeal to chocolate mixture into the stock pot and mix well. Use a number 8 cookie scoop or 1/2 cup measuring cup and scoop oatmeal mixture in mounds onto wax paper, making a dip/dent in the center (make sure to dip/dent while the mixture is warm.) then add the bird eggs or peeps etc…onto the set no-bake cookie nest.

Note: The blue eggs are Cadbury mini eggs.

Cool and decorate as desired.

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Mix the sugar and the powdered baking cocoa well before adding to the wet ingredients; this is important for a creamy texture.

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White pretzel Sticks for nest

I used one small square vanilla almond bark or you could use 1/2 cup white chocolate chips and melt in one cup glass measuring cup in the microwave. I melt mine 30 sec. And check again another 20 sec. Every microwave is different adjust as needed.

After white chocolate chips or vanilla almond bark are melted. Put handful stick pretzels on wax
paper and pour melted white chocolate over them. Add more pretzels if needed. Separate pretzels from each other and allow to dry. When dry break each pretzel in half and put on your nest for sticks. Place them on top of your nest and then your eggs or peeps.

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I hope you enjoy.

Lindy