Easy Christmas junk food!!!! *~*~WHITE CHOCOLATE POPCORN~*~*

This is soooo good, and so easy to mix...and put it in the right packaging and you have a cute delicious gift.

WHITE CHOCOLATE POPCORN

• 2 squares almond bark or white chocolate
• 1 tsp oil
• 2 bags microwave popcorn OR 8 cups air popped popcorn
• sprinkles for color

Slowly melt the almond bark and oil, either in a double boiler or in the microwave, be careful not to burn. Coat the popcorn and add sprinkles.  Lay out until chocolate has hardend.

There is never any left-overs around...as a matter of fact if you see it, you better eat it then, because it won't be there when you come back. :-)

More Christmas yummies ~*~*Magic Cookie Bars*~*~

These are soooo easy to make...and so delicious!

MAGIC COOKIE BARS

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
• 1 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 14oz can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 pkg chocolate chips*
• 1 cup flaked cocunt
• 1 cup nuts

Mix graham cracker crumbs and sugar. Melt butter in 9x13 inch pan. Press crumb mix into pan to form a crust. Top with remaining ingredients; pat down. Bake at 350F for 25-30 minutes. Cool before cutting...or you'll have an ooey-gooey mess!

*I've substituted Heath bar chips before and it was awesome...so really any sort will work, play with the recipe and see what is your favorite variation!

Christmas Goodies...the edible kind *~*Hawaiian Kielbasa*~*

With Christmas fast approaching I thought I would share some of my favorite recipes for the holiday gatherings! Since I'm a bookworm and am always babbling about what I've read, this first recipe is the only thing I've ever written that has been published! :)  I submitted it to Gooseberry Patch a few years ago, and they published it in their 101 Slow-Cooker Recipes

HAWAIIAN KIELBASA

• 3 packages (3 lbs) kielbasa, sliced into 1/4 to 1/2 inch slices (which ever you prefer...I usually cut them a bit on the smaller side)
• 1 can (15.25oz) crushed pineapple
• 18 oz bottle barbeque sauce (I prefer Sweet Baby Ray's)
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 Tbs. ground ginger
• 1 tsp. onion powder
• 1 tsp garlic powder 

 Combine all ingredients in a slow cooker. Mix well, cover and cook on high for about 2 hours, or until warmed all the way through.

This is my go-to dish to take to any potluck.  I usually don't bring anything home...and am always sharing the recipe, because so many people ask for it.