Tammy Treats?!?

These are an easy dessert and super yummy! Basically it is a chocolate peanut butter Rice Krispie treat. Our friend Tammy S. used to make something similar (I need to get her exact recipe too :}) whenever we had care group we were always excited when Tammy brought these! I think somewhere along the way we nicknamed them Tammy Treats.

Definitely not helping the biggest loser challenge out here! ;) Oh well, enjoy!

1 cup Karo Syrup

1 cup Peanut butter (do not use reduced fat)

1 cup sugar

Rice Krispie cereal

1 bag semi sweet chocolate chips

Heat the first 3 ingredients together in a sauce pan and pour over 6 cups of rice krispies. Put mixture in 9x12 pan. Pour a bag of chocolate chips over top and let melt. That's it!

Apricot glazed, mustard pork chops

Got this from e-mealz.com and we really liked it!

4-6 boneless pork chops

1/2 C apricot preserves

3T Dijon mustard

Chopped green onions

Mix preserves and mustard together in small saucepan until melted. In the meantime I seasoned my porkchops with a little sea salt, pepper, & garlic salt.

Pour the preserve mixture over porkchops and sprinkle the chopped green onions over the top.

Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 30 minutes or so. Check to see if they are done--remove foil and bake a little longer if needed.

I served this with wild rice pilaf & steamed vegetables.

Enjoy!

Shrimp Summer Stir-Fry

Really good and easy (from the Pioneer Woman website), especially this time of year when the fresh veggies are so yummy (and cheap!)

Ingredients
2 Tablespoons Butter
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
4 cloves Garlic, Minced
12 whole Jumbo Shrimp, Peeled, Deveined, Tails Left On
2 whole Zucchini, Sliced On A Slight Diagonal
2 ears Corn, Kernels Sliced Off
½ cups Grape Tomatoes, Sliced In Half Lengthwise
Salt And Freshly Ground Pepper, To Taste
Chopped Fresh Herbs, If Desired

Preparation Instructions:

Heat 1 tablespoon butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add minced garlic. When oil/butter is hot, add shrimp and cook for 3 minutes. Remove to a plate. Do not clean skillet.

Add the rest of the butter and oil and heat over medium heat. Add zucchini slices in a single layer and cook for one minute, tossing once. Scoot the zucchini to the edges of the pan, then add corn kernels to the middle of the pan. Cook for one minute. Add grape tomatoes, salt, and pepper, and toss around, then add shrimp. Cook for an additional 30 seconds, then remove from heat. Serve on a big platter.