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by Susanne Myers

With the weather being nice and warm outside, why not let the kids help prepare dinner for dad on Father’s Day and make it a fun night out by the grill.

During the day, let the kids make decorations like handprints on a paper tablecloth, blow up balloons or make some simple paper lanterns. Then let them help you with dinner preparations. A great Father’s Day dinner from the grill includes delicious grilled steaks, pasta salad and Texas toast. Finish it all off with scrumptious brownies a la mode.

Start by making this simple pasta salad. Cook the pasta ahead of time, and then let the kids mix all the salad ingredients together. Chill the pasta salad for several hours before serving.

Pasta Salad

Makes 5 servings

1 16-ounce package corkscrew pasta
1 cucumber
3 carrots
1 bunch broccoli
1 15 1/2-ounce can garbanzo beans
3 tablespoons salad supreme
1 16-fluid ounce bottle Italian herb dressing

Cook noodles and combine with everything else.
Now it’s time to prepare the marinade for the steaks.

Marinated Steaks

Makes 4 servings

1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup soy sauce
3 tablespoons garlic minced
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons ground black pepper
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke
1 pinch cayenne pepper
4 beef steaks – cut of your choice

1. In a medium bowl, mix the vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, honey, olive oil, ground black pepper, Worcestershire sauce, onion powder, salt, liquid smoke, and cayenne pepper.

2. Place steaks in a shallow glass dish with the marinade, and turn to coat. For optimum flavor, rub the liquid into the meat. Cover, and marinate in the refrigerator overnight or up to two days.

Now it’s time to cook those steaks on the grill. Of course Mom or Dad should be taking care of this.

3. Preheat grill for medium-high to high heat.

4. Lightly oil the grill grate. Grill steaks 7 minutes per side, or to desired doneness.

Texas Toast

What would dinner be without some sort of bread? Dad is sure to love this hearty Texas Toast. Kids can help spread the butter and sprinkle the seasoned salt.

1/4 cup butter or stick margarine, softened
4 slices thick-cut white bread, about 1 inch thick
1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt

1. Set oven control to broil.

2. Spread butter on both sides of bread slices. Sprinkle with seasoned salt. Place on rack in broiler pan.

3. Broil with tops 4 to 6 inches from heat 2 to 4 minutes, turning once, until lightly toasted. Cut each slice diagonally in half. Serve warm or cool.
Dessert

Help the kids mix up a boxed brownie mix and bake them just before you sit down for dinner. Allow the brownies to cool while you eat, then get the kids to make dessert by placing a piece of brownie in a bowl, top it with some vanilla ice cream. Drizzle chocolate syrup over the ice cream and dessert is ready.

There you have it…the perfect Father’s Day dinner that Dad is sure to love, especially since the kids were busy making most of it.

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3 Must Try Chicken Wing Recipes For Your Next Party by Shelly Hill

Here at my house, we love to entertain guests during big sporting events. We look forward to the Superbowl, NBA and NHL Playoffs and the World Series, just so we can throw a party! One of the foods we like to make are chicken wings, because they are inexpensive and easy to prepare.

Each of these recipes can easily be doubled depending on the number of guests you will be feeding. You will want to plan on 5-6 chicken wings per guest.

You can prepare them a day in advance and keep them refrigerated. Once you are ready to serve your party guests, just reheat them in a 350 degree oven for 10 minutes.

Here are 3 of our favorite recipes.

Zesty Wings

24 chicken wings
1/4 cup hot pepper sauce
1/2 cup butter, melted
3 Tbsp. vinegar
2 pkgs. Hidden Valley Ranch ™ mix

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Dip chicken in mixture of melted butter, pepper sauce and vinegar. Place in baking pan. Sprinkle with 1 package dry dressing mix. Bake 20 minutes. Turn wings and add 2nd package of dressing mix. Bake an additional 20-25 minutes or until brown.

Sweet and Sour Chicken

24 chicken wings
1 jar of orange preserves
1 bottle of Russian salad dressing
1 pkg. dry onion soup

Mix together orange preserves, salad dressing and onion soup mix. Pour over chicken wings and seal container for 2 hours to allow them to marinate in the refrigerator. Bake, covered, for 30 minutes, and uncovered for another 30 minutes.

Yogurt Baked

6 oz. plain yogurt
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp. Tabasco sauce
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
24-28 chicken wings
1 cup dry bread crumbs

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Use a baking pan and grease it lightly. Mix yogurt, salt, Worcestershire sauce, paprika, Tabasco sauce and garlic powder together. Dip chicken wings in mixture, roll in dry bread crumbs. Place chicken in the baking pan and bake uncovered for 60 minutes.

Shelly Hill has been working from home in Direct Sales since 1989 and is a Manager with Tupperware. Shelly and her husband enjoy entertaining friends and family. You can contact Shelly at:
Web: http://my.tupperware.com/Ravish30
Recipe Blog: http://wahmshelly.blogspot.com

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by Rachel Paxton

This Valentine’s Day, surprise your family with a special Valentine’s Day dinner. Here are recipes for four red Jello salads that will be a great accompaniment to any Valentine’s Day meal. Enjoy!

Cherry Jello Dessert

1 6-oz. pkg. cherry Jello
1 c. boiling water
1 can pie cherry filling
1 can (20 oz.) crushed pineapple
1/2 c. chopped walnuts (opt.)

Dissolve Jello in 1 cup boiling water. Place in refrigerator and let set just until Jello thickens. Add other ingredients and let set until ready to serve.

Strawberry Jello Salad

1 3-oz. package strawberry Jello
1 c. sour cream (room temperature)
1 c. boiling water
1 package frozen strawberries, thawed

In a medium-sized bowl, stir together boiling water and Jello until Jello dissolves. Stir in sour cream. Add strawberries. Pour into a serving dish and refrigerate until Jello sets.

Raspberry Salad

3/4 c. water
1 can (20 oz.) crushed pineapple
1 3-oz. package raspberry Jello
1 c. cottage cheese
1 c. Cool Whip

Heat water and pineapple to boiling. Add Jello and dissolve. Place in refrigerator and let set just until Jello begins to thicken. Add cottage cheese and Cool Whip. Let set until ready to serve.

Celery Apple Salad

1 3-oz. package cherry Jello
1 c. boiling water
1/4 c. red cinnamon candy
1 c. cold water
1 c. apples, peeled and chopped
1 c. celery, chopped (opt.)
1/2 c. walnuts or pecans, chopped (opt.)

Dissolve candy and Jello in 1 cup boiling water. Add 1 cup cold water and chill until partially set. Stir in apples, celery, and nuts. Chill.

Rachel Paxton is a freelance writer and mom who is the author of What’s for Dinner?, an e-cookbook containing more than 250 quick easy dinner ideas. For more recipes, gardening, organizing tips, home decorating, holiday hints, and more, visit Creative Homemaking at http://www.creativehomemaking.com.

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by Shelly Hill

During the holiday season, we like to entertain friends and family members here at our home. Along with our traditional holiday spread of delicious food, I like to serve a cranberry holiday punch.

You will need to purchase a large punch bowl and punch cups to serve the following recipes. You can use traditional flavored ice as explained at the end of each recipe or you can make an ice ring mold to keep your punch cold.

How To Make An Ice Ring Mold:

Making a punch bowl ice ring is really easy. Buy an inexpensive gelatin ring mold, fill the mold with punch juice and freeze for several hours. Remove the ice mold from the ring and add it to your punch bowl before pouring in the punch juice. Making an ice ring mold from punch juice keeps your party punch from getting watered down, which is what would happen if you use traditional ice.

Cranberry Mixed Fruit Punch

1 quart bottle 7-Up soda
1 pint cranberry cocktail
12 ounce can frozen lemonade concentrate
12 ounce can frozen pineapple concentrate
1 quart raspberry sherbet

In a large punch bowl, combine all of the above ingredients together in the order that they are given. All ingredients should be chilled or cold before placing into the punch bowl.

Punch Bowl Ice: Take 4 ice cube trays and purchase an additional bottle of cranberry juice. Pour juice into the ice cube trays and freeze. Use cranberry ice in your punch bowl so that your punch doesn’t get watered down.

Cranberry Apple Punch

1 large bottle cranberry juice
1 large bottle apple juice
12 ounce can frozen lemonade concentrate
6 ounce can frozen pineapple juice concentrate
6 ounce can frozen grapefruit juice concentrate
2 liter bottle lemon-lime soda

Pour all ingredients together into a large punch bowl in the order that they are given in the recipe. All ingredients should be chilled or cold before placing into the punch bowl.

Punch Bowl Ice: Take 4 ice cube trays and purchase an additional bottle of apple juice. Pour juice into the ice cube trays and freeze. Use apple ice in your punch bowl so that your punch doesn’t get watered down.

Shelly Hill has been working from home in Direct Sales since 1989 and is a Manager with Tupperware. Shelly enjoys cooking and baking and entertaining her friends and family during the holidays. You can visit Shelly online at http://my.tupperware.com/Ravish30 or visit her Shakin ‘N Bakin blog at http://wahmshelly.blogspot.com for additional free recipes.

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