10830 your friends hap Recipes

cereal (gotta have your bowl), front seat, back seat (pick 1), convertable vehicle top down, friend by your right

butter, cold, yellow cake mix, pie filling (your choice ), chopped walnuts

when things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in the day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the two cups of coffee., a professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. when the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. he then asked the students if the jar was full. they agreed that it was., professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. he shook the jar lightly. the pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. he then asked the students again if the jar was full. they agreed it was., professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. of course, the sand filled up everything else. he asked once more if the jar was full. the students respnded witha unanimous yes, professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. the students laughed., now , said the professor as the laughter subsided, i want you to recognise that this jar represents your life. the golf balls are the important things - god, your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favourite passions - and if everything else was lost and only these remained, your life would still be full., pebbles are the other things that matter like your job , your house and your car., sand is everything else - the small stuff. if you put the sand into the jar first , there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. the same goes for life. if you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you., pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. play with your children. spend time with your parents. visit with grandparents. take time to get medical checkups. take your spouse out to dinner. play another 18. there will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. take care of the golf balls first - the things that really matter. set your priorities. the rest is just sand., students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. the professor smiled. i m glad you asked., it just goes to show that no matter how full your life may seem, there s always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.

i bag of fresh large white marshmallows ., fresh chocolate marshmallows, semi-sweet chocolate chips , dark chocolate chips, butterscotch or peanut butter chips, vanilla chips, cherry chips, etc, nuts , candy sprinkles, coconut, chopped oreos, crushed candy bars, toffee bits, m&ms, mini chips, sugar flowers, or anything you like, you can purchase holiday-themed tins and boxes at most craft stores along with decorative cupcake or candy paper baking shells which look lovely filled with the decorated marshmallows. if you make tins of cookies or candy to give away, add a few of these marshmallows as a special treat for your friends and family., holidays , you can dip your marshmallows in your choice of chocolate and then sprinkle with crushed candy canes or other peppermint hard candies., chopped up andes mints are great with the marshmallows as a topping over a white chocolate or dark chocolate layer of dip. you can of course do this with the other dipped marshmallow recipe on my site here.

pineapple juice or 1 cup orange juice, dried raisins or 1 1/2 cups your favorite dried fruit

fresh pumpkin (baby ), vegetable stock, onion (finely chopped ), garlic cloves (minced ), dried sage, thyme, whole wheat breadcrumbs, nuts (toasted (your favorite ), celery (finely chopped ), dried apricot (chopped ), nutritional yeast flakes, grated, salt

ortega mild taco sauce, shredded cheese (your choice , cheddar, jack, mexican, etc), tostitos nacho chips, sour cream (optional), sliced black olives (optional)

frozen meatballs (about 4 servings), spaghetti (use your favorite , i like salsa di pomodoro), hoagie rolls, shredded mozzarella cheese

fresh bushell of asparagus with 1/2 inch cut from the base, real bacon bits, salt, pepper, butter, shallot, parmesan cheese

margarine, honey or 2 tbsp maple syrup, white sugar or 1 cup brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, flour, quick oats, nuts (optional), peanut butter (optional), cinnamon (optional), ginger (optional), your favorite chocolate chips or 1/2 bag peanut butter chips or 1/2 bag butterscotch chips or 1/2 bag cinnamon bark

meatloaf recipe (your favorite ), hot dogs, mashed potatoes, grated cheese

low-fat milk, low-fat vanilla ice cream, frozen blueberries or 3/4 cup frozen strawberries, etc, your choice

sandwich size zip lock bag, your favorite cold cereal to 1/2 the nag or whatever you desire the amount to be, level tsp instant non fat dry milk adjust to consistency you want, dry non dairy creamer (to give the non fat dry milk body if you want) note you may want to run the powdered milk and non dairy creamer through a food processor first to break the non daitry creamer down a bit smaller or use an inexpensive non dairy creamer that breaks down easily in cold liquid), sugar or splenda to taste (whatever you put on your cold cereal), addition of dried fruits and nuts, cinnamon etc is a plus, plastic spoon, water from a tap or your water bottle you probably carry with you or from a water fountain on the run..

grapefruit zest, finely grated (my addition), ruby red grapefruits, egg yolks (can sub half and half, whipping cream or your favorite non-dairy substitute) or 2 tbsp egg substitute (can sub half and half, whipping cream or your favorite non-dairy substitute), brown rice vinegar (can sub white balsamic, white wine vinegar, etc.), salt, fresh ground black pepper, paprika (i substituted spanish smoked and reduced the amount), vanilla bean , split lengthwise and chopped into small pieces, flax seed oil

butternut squash ( delicata , sweet loaf , etc.) or 1 other sweet squash ( delicata , sweet loaf , etc.), cold pressed coconut oil (i used a combination of coconut oil and butter) or 2 tbsp butter (i used a combination of coconut oil and butter), pomegranate molasses, to taste (depends on how big the squash is ), honey (or other sugar of your choice ( brown sugar, raw sugar, agave, etc.), sumac, ground cinnamon, ground turmeric, ground cumin, ground cardamom, white pepper , to taste, sea salt (to taste), dried barberries or 2 tbsp dried cranberries, toasted walnuts (almonds, pistachios, pine nuts, etc. can be substituted)

red potatoes, peeled and cubed (about 8-10 potatoes), salt, olive oil (or your favorite butter substitute) or 2 tbsp butter (or your favorite butter substitute), chipotle chiles in adobo, finely minced, roasted garlic, minced (cg preferred roasting the garlic for this recipe), mayonnaise, mexican crema (can sub creme fraiche, sour cream, plain yogurt or your favorite vegan substitute equivalent), nutritional yeast (optional), fresh cilantro, chopped, fresh lemon wedge

sweet mochi brown rice (cooked and either chilled or at least to room temp), scoop frozen yogurt (your choice flavor ), fruit sauce, cooled (approximately 3-4 tbsp), roasted walnut (okay to substitute other nuts like almonds, hazelnuts, etc.), flavored syrup (your choice of flavor, about 1/2 tbsp)