Chicken Taco Ring

4 Chicken Breasts - cooked and cooled and cut up into bite size pieces. (may be simmered in broth for 2 hrs and cooled. Remove from broth and sprinkle with taco seasoning.)
1 pack of taco seasoning
8 oz of cheddar cheese
1/2 small onion
1/4 cup of salsa

2 cans of crescent rolls

Marinate Chicken Breast in Taco Seasoning mix while you prepare the rest. Preheat oven to 375

Form crescent rolls in a ring on a round baking stone. mix all ingredients in a batter bowl stir, spoon mixture onto ring and then fold the points over and bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Basic and Smoky BBQ Sauce

Basic Homemade BBQ Sauce Recipe

• 1 Cup Ketchup
• 1 tbsp Mustard
• 3 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
• 2 tbsp Vinegar
• 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
• 3 tbsp Brown Sugar
• 1 tbsp Black Pepper

Simply mix all the ingredients in a bowl and you are done. You can use the BBQ sauce right away but the flavors will blend together better if you prepare it the night before and it stand in the refrigerator overnight.

This is a great base sauce that you can add your own flavors too. Try various types of mustard or adding a small amt of maple syrup or perhaps apricot liquor.

Smoky Flavored Homemade BBQ Sauce Recipe

• 1 Bottle of Chili Sauce (12 ounce)
• 1/4 cup Water
• 1 tbsp Mustard
• 3 tbsp Brown Sugar
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 3 tbsp Vinegar
• 2 tsp Liquid Smoke

Mix all the ingredients into a bowl and you are done. You can use the BBQ sauce right away but the flavors will blend together better if you prepare it the night before and let the BBQ sauce stand in the refrigerator overnight .

If you are not familiar with liquid smoke, you should be able to find it in most grocery stores in the BBQ sauce section. If you do not like too strong of a smoky flavor, reduce it by half.

American Flag Cookies

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup cream cheese, softened
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon extract
5 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt
Decorating icing and/or colored sugars

In a large bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and extracts. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle.

On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with floured 2- to 3-in. cookie cutters. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Sprinkle with colored sugars as desired.

Bake at 350° for 9-11 minutes or until set. Cool for 2 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Decorate with icing and additional sugars if desired. Makes 120 Cookies - Prep: 1-1/4 hours + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

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Cranberry Spritzer - Cool Summer Drink

Cranberry Juice
Sprite , 7-up, Mellow Yellow, Mountain Dew, or Ginger ale
Ice
Blender

Fill the blender about 1/4 of the way with ice cubes.
Place a mixture of 3 parts cranberry juice and 1 part soft drink.
Blend until a Fruit smoothie consistency.

For an adult version add 1/2 to 3/4 shot of Rum

Serve Immediately in a glass.