Quick & Easy Spring Dinners

Had to share these great easy dinners from Better Homes & Garden online magazine!

Quick & Easy Spring Dinners

Light Summer Slow-Cooker Recipes

Had to share these great recipe's from the Family Circle magazine online. Yummy slow cooker recipe's. Great timing for these hot sultry summer days when we just don't feel like cooking! Enjoy!

Light Summer Slow-Cooker Recipes

Mocha Frappe

18 Ice cubes (up to 22)

7 oz Double strength coffee, chilled

¼ c Chocolate sauce (or syrup)

2 T Vanilla Syrup or 3 drops vanilla extract
Whipped Cream (garnish)

Place ice, coffee, chocolate sauce, and syrup in a blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into a large, tall (chilled) glass. Garnish with dollop of whipped cream or scoop of your favorite ice cream. Makes one 16 oz frappe.

Flavored Coffee Creamer - Fireside Mocha

2 c Nestlé’s quick powder
2 c powdered coffee creamer
1/2 c Powdered sugar
3/4 tsp Cinnamon
3/4 tsp Nutmeg

Mix all ingredients & Store in air tight jar.

Chocolate Mint Coffee Iced or Hot

1/3 c Ground coffee
1 tsp Chocolate extract
1/2 tsp Mint extract
1/4 tsp Vanilla extract

How To:
Place coffee in a blender or food processor. In a cup, combine extracts. With processor running, add extracts. Stop and scrape sides of container with spatula. Process 10 seconds longer. Store in refrigerator.

For hot coffee, brew as you normally would. For Iced, brew with half the water you normally would use, let cool and pour over ice in a tall glass. Yield: mix for eight 6-ounce servings