Ranch Macaroni and cheese!

When I am having a birthday party or just looking for a way to change things up around the dinner table I turn to this old favorite Ranch Macaroni and cheese!  It is definitely a comfort food!  My kids love it and it is always a crowd pleaser!  The best part is you can make the whole batch (4 cups of dry macaroni) and freeze what you don't eat.  Gotta love a meal that you can eat and freeze some too!

Here's what you need:

{        16 oz of macaroni or 4 cups,
           1 cup milk
                1/4 cup butter
    1 envelope ranch mix
          1 tsp. garlic salt
       1 cup monetary jack
             1 cup colby cheese
   1 cup sour cream
          1/2 cup crushed saltines
              1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese }

Cook the macaroni and set aside
In a sauce pan combine milk, butter, ranch mix, salt, cheeses and sour cream.  Combine until cheese is melted.  Add to the noodles and mix.  At this time you can add the crushed saltines and mix them in or leave them on top.  I made mine ahead of time so I left them on top and then warmed it in the oven.  The Parmesan is to top it off with!! 


ENJOY!!    

Roasted peeps = YUM

Roasted peeps are a favorite around here.  I stock up on them when they go on clearance after Easter.  You can throw them in your freezer to keep longer, and pull them out whenever you have a bonfire.  When you get them just right...the outside forms a crunchy, sugary shell and the inside is melty and gooey.  YUM.

Donut muffins

This is such a treat in our house...these yummy little muffins dipped in butter and Cinnamon sugar.  I decided to make these today because it was my son's second day of preschool. My husband even delayed going into work just to take some with him!  They MUST be yummy!

They are so simple to make and besides the 15 min of baking time they don't take long to whip up (the 15 min is a very long time for a 4 and 2 year old who are waiting!).

I got the recipe from smashed peas and carrots.  She has lots of other yummy recipes too!! 

Grilled cheese roll-ups

Today we did our grilled cheese a bit differently!  I got it from this PIN.  Thank you Care's Kitchen for the idea!  The kids loved them and I did too :)

Cut the crust off of the bread and roll it out.  Put a slice of cheese on top

Roll them up

cook in some melted butter