mandarin coconut cream whip

It’s the perfect no cook dessert for Summertime ease…and its “bangin’ delicious,” according to Angel Shannon. The longtime GTU chef joined us in the kitchen to make her delicious mandarin coconut cream whip. 

Mandarin Coconut Cream Whip

Serving Size: 9

Ingredients:

• 1 (11 oz.) can mandarin oranges in light syrup, undrained
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 12 oz. Sour cream
• 2 (3.4 oz.) pkgs coconut cream instant pudding
• 1 (8 oz.) tub of whipped topping
• Crunchy Topping, ie crushed cookies, chopped walnuts or pecans, toasted coconut, etc

Directions:

1. Drain mandarin oranges, reserving 1/2 cup syrup.
2. In large bowl, combine syrup, sugar, sour cream and pudding mix; gently fold in whipped topping and oranges.  
3. Pour into 9×9-in. pan, cover and chill for at least 2 hours.
4. Sprinkle with crunchy topping before serving.

HAPPY CONVOY DAY!!

Convoy

C. W. McCall

Ah, breaker one-nine, this here's the Rubber Duck.
You gotta copy on me, Pig Pen,
c'mon? Ah, yeah, 10-4, Pig Pen,
fer shure, fer shure. By golly,
it's clean clear to Flag Town,
c'mon. Yeah, that's a big 10-4 there,
Pig Pen, yeah, we definitely got the front door,
good buddy. Mercy sakes alive, looks like we got us a convoy

Was the dark of the moon on the sixth of June
In a Kenworth pullin' logs
Cab-over Pete with a reefer on
And a Jimmy haulin' hogs
We is headin' for bear on I-one-oh
'Bout a mile outta Shaky Town
I says, "Pig Pen, this here's the Rubber Duck.
"And I'm about to put the hammer down."

Cause we got a little convoy
Rockin' through the night.
Yeah, we got a little convoy,
Ain't she a beautiful sight?
Come on and join our convoy
Ain't nothin' gonna get in our way.
We gonna roll this truckin' convoy
'Cross the U-S-A.
Convoy!

Ah, breaker, Pig Pen, this here's the Duck.
And, you wanna back off them hogs?
Yeah, 10-4, 'bout five mile or so.
Ten, roger. Them hogs is gettin' in-tense up here.

By the time we got into Tulsa Town,
We had eighty-five trucks in all.
But they's a roadblock up on the cloverleaf,
And them bears was wall-to-wall.
Yeah, them smokies is thick as bugs on a bumper;
They even had a bear in the air!
I says, "Callin' all trucks, this here's the Duck.
"We about to go a-huntin' bear."

Ah, you wanna give me a 10-9 on that,
Pig Pen? Negatory, Pig Pen; you're still too close.
Yeah, them hogs is startin' to close up my sinuses.
Mercy sakes, you better back off another ten.

Well, we rolled up Interstate 44
Like a rocket sled on rails.
We tore up all of our swindle sheets,
And left 'em settin' on the scales.
By the time we hit that Chi-town,
Them bears was a-gettin' smart:
They'd brought up some reinforcements
From the Illinois National Guard.
There's armored cars, and tanks, and jeeps,
And rigs of ev'ry size.
Yeah, them chicken coops was full'a bears
And choppers filled the skies.
Well, we shot the line and we went for broke
With a thousand screamin' trucks
An' eleven long-haired Friends a' Jesus
In a chartreuse micra-bus.

Ah, Rubber Duck to Sodbuster,
come over. Yeah, 10-4, Sodbuster?
Lissen, you wanna put that micra-bus in behind that
suicide jockey? Yeah, he's haulin' dynamite,
and he needs all the help he can get.

Well, we laid a strip for the Jersey shore
And prepared to cross the line
I could see the bridge was lined with bears
But I didn't have a dog-goned dime.
I says, "Pig Pen, this here's the Rubber Duck.
"We just ain't a-gonna pay no toll."
So we crashed the gate doing ninety-eight
I says "Let them truckers roll, 10-4."

Convoy! Ah, 10-4, Pig Pen, what's your twenty?
Convoy! OMAHA? Well, they oughta know what to do with
them hogs out there fer shure. Well, mercy
Convoy! sakes, good buddy,
we gonna back on outta here,
so keep the bugs off your glass and the bears off your
Convoy! Tail. We'll catch you on the flip-flop.
This here's the Rubber Duck on the side.
Convoy! We gone. 'Bye, 'bye.

Kort's Pony League tryouts

Kort had tryouts for Pony baseball tonight. He did terrible which is "good."
A month ago, I asked "Lane" if he was coaching baseball again this year (he has coached Kort since he was 9 yrs old.) Kort really likes him and playing for Lane makes Kort happy.
Last night, I got a text from Lane that said, "have him bat left handed" and we all know what that means. hahaha.

Kort wanted to take his ball bag with all his catcher's gear. I made him put it back in the house and only take his mitt. haha. We decided that he would wear tennis shoes and sweat pants (when all the other boys would be wearing a full uniform and cleats.) He was also wearing a form fitting jacket (a cheer team jacket). So, we were all ready for "the charade." haha

He didn't bring a bat, so he asked a smaller kid if he could use his bat. IT WAS A 30 INCH BAT!! That is the size Kamarie uses!! LOL. He steps up to the plate, and asks the guy running the tryout which hand goes on top of the bat to bat left- handed.
OMG! HOLD ME BACK. IMMA PEE MY PANTS!!

I am videoing and laughing cause Kort is so good at this BS stuff. He swung really well at all 3 pitches and missed all 3 just right, then he took off running at about half speed, but it looked like it was his full speed. LOL
When he took the grounders, he got them in his glove, but flipped a couple of them out for looks, grabbed them back up, and threw them to first in a one-hop (which is not good, but in our case was good). The flies to the outfield were...hard. Hard to miss. hahaha. He dropped the first one, but the next two he caught cause it is hard to fake being bad at catching fly balls. His throws were weak to the infield, and I couldn't tell if his shoulder really did hurt or if he was faking that as well.

As he headed back to the infield, the one coach we did NOT want to get (cause of his drama and yelling~Dinsmore) asked Kort if he was Lane's catcher from last year. Kort told him he was. DANG IT!!
On the way home, I was freaking out. I texted Lane and told him that "Dinsmore is on to us!!!" and a couple of other excuses to tell other coaches as to why no one else would want Kort like: he hurt his shoulder wrestling a few months ago and can't throw a ball.

I told my family at 9pm tonight that when Lane calls to tell me if Kort is on his team or not on his team, I will not know if he is messing with me or not cause that is what Lane does every year.

Then, Lane called. LOL

Lane went on and on about maybe he got him maybe he didn't, and is he really hurt, cause Lane wants to win (he really likes to win, but having fun is the biggest thing for Lane) and if he did get Kort, then what was he gonna have Kort do now if he can't throw a ball and on and on messing with me like he always does cause it gets me all messed up. So...

Lane got to pick 2nd out of 6 teams. He picked his assistant coach's kid first, then his turn to pick again-he picked Kort Sullivan. The other coaches LOOKED AT HIM like he was OUT OF HIS MIND!!! LOL OMG. He made up some nonsense that "his mom would be really mad if he didn't pick her kid." and on went the rest of the drafting.
Lane said Kort must have done a good job acting, cause when they got to the end of the list with about 10 kids left, you know, the-ones-no-one-wants-but-they-have-to-go-on-a-team-anyways, one of the coaches that had not been paying attention at the beginning, said he guesses that he'd take the Kort Sullivan kid. OMG, the look on the faces when he found out Kort was already picked and he was picked 8th overall. HAHAHA. I can't stand it..... I think i peed my pants.

So, Lane will "have a scrimmage with one of the teams on Saturday, and Kort can't play catcher for him then, cause that will be just too soon for him to let on that Kort really can play well and that he can also play catcher." hahaha

Oh, man, I have missed Lane since the last season!!

This will be good to end Kort's Little League baseball playing days playing for "his coach" with the same couple of "best baseball buddies" that have been on his team since the start.

They had their first game, and they played a team that is not very good. Lane came over to me to let me know that this is the team that picked Kort second to last.!!!!!

Do you understand what I'm saying? Kort was really really good at faking bad at tryouts!!! HAHAHA

One kid came up to bat that is pushing 400 pounds. We like to let him on base every year. This year he hit a double, but made it to 1st base cause of his size. I told Kort to let him steal, so Kort faked letting a ball get by him, but he got to it so fast that he had no choice but to throw that ball to the center fielder. HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

OMG! I have it on video if you want to see it, let me know!

slow cooker potato soup

Yield: 8Author: Catalina Castravet

SLOW COOKER POTATO SOUP

Slow Cooker Potato Soup is easy to make, creamy, thick and packing all the delicious flavors of a fully loaded baked potato!

PREP TIME: 10 MINSCOOK TIME: 4 HOUR AND 30 MINSTOTAL TIME: 4 HOURS AND 40 MINS

INGREDIENTS

• 10 slices cooked bacon, diced
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 2 pounds Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and diced
• 1 medium yellow onion, diced
• 6 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 (12-ounce) can evaporated milk or half-and-half or heavy cream
• 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• Salt and pepper to taste
• optional toppings: chives, extra shredded cheddar cheese and bacon

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Add diced potatoes, diced onion, minced garlic, bacon, parsley and chicken broth to the slow cooker. Season with salt and pepper. Stir and cook for 6-8 hours on low or on high for 3-4 hours, until the potatoes are fork tender.
2. Once the soup has cooked, add butter to a medium saucepan over medium heat and melt. Whisk in the flour until completely combined and gradually add in the evaporated milk or heavy cream, depends which one you are using. Whisk the flour mixture until smooth. With the heat on the lowest stove setting, let the mixture cook until it starts to simmer and is getting thicker, stir occasionally.
3. Immediately add the milk-flour mixture to the slow cooker and stir to combine.
4. Using a potato masher, mash about 3/4 of the potatoes.
5. Stir in the shredded cheddar cheese and sour cream. Stir well, until fully combined and creamy. Taste for seasoning, add salt and pepper to taste. Continue cooking the soup on low for 30 minutes or on high for 15 minutes.

COOK'S NOTES

1. If the soup is too thick, add more chicken broth.
2. Serve warm, garnished with bacon, cheese and sour cream.
3. The soup can be refrigerated for up to 3 days.

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Recipe chicken nacho dip

Outrageous Warm Chicken Nacho Dip

 

Ingredients

• 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers, drained
• 1 (1 pound) loaf processed cheese food, cubed
• 2 large cooked skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, shredded
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup diced green onion
• 1 1/2 tablespoons taco seasoning mix
• 2 tablespoons minced jalapeno pepper, or to taste (optional)
• 1 cup black beans, rinsed and drained

Directions

1. Place the diced tomatoes, processed cheese, chicken meat, sour cream, green onion, taco seasoning, and jalapeno pepper into a slow cooker. 
2. Cook on high, stirring occasionally until the cheese has melted and the dip is hot, 1 to 2 hours. 
3. Stir in the black beans, and cook 15 more minutes to reheat.

Recipe chili cheese dip

3 Ingredient Chili Cheese Dip

 

Ingredients:

* The amounts don’t have to be precise! If you happen to have a larger or smaller container of any of these ingredients, by all means, use it!

• 1 (12 oz) tub of cream cheese
• 1 (15 oz) jar of salsa
• 1 (15 oz) can of chili with beans

 

Directions:

1. Add all ingredients to a pot on the stove and heat until the cream cheese in melted.
2. Serve with your favorite tortilla chips or corn chips!

Recipe Corn Avocado Salsa

Corn Avocado Salsa 

 

Ingredients:

• 2 cans sweet corn
• 2 firm avocados, diced
• ½ red onion, diced
• 1 lime, juiced
• 1 tomato diced
• chopped cilantro, to taste
• kosher salt, to taste
• 1 Tbsp vinegar
• 1 tsp sugar, optional

Directions:

1. Combine ingredients in a bowl and mix.
2. Cover and refrigerate before serving

Tip: the longer it sits, the better it gets

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