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If you've been cooking for years or avoiding your kitchen most of your life, Grandma Charlie's recipe blog is set up for you.

I'll be adding recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, appetizers, deserts, and other yummy snacks.

Once you've tried a recipe, leave a comment. Good or bad ... I would like to know what can be done for improvement on taste, time, cost or simplicity.

Thursday, September 9, 2010

SNACK - after school ideas

Peanut Butter Stuffed Apples
What you need:
- Apple
- Peanut Butter

What to do with it:
-Cut an apple in half, then cut each section into 3 pieces.
-Cut out the core of each piece and place a spoon of peanut butter inside
-Put the apple back together (the peanut butter will hold it.) and the wrap it in plastic wrap.

When your children pull away a section of the apple they will get a peanut butter surprise.

Pizza Muffins
What you need:
- English Muffins
- Pizza or Spaghetti sauce
- Pizza toppings (olives, pepperoni, pineapple, onions, peppers, etc.)
- Mozzarella cheese

What to do with it:
-Spread pizza (or spaghetti sauce) on each side an english muffin
-Cover with the toppings of your choice (Meat you choose needs to be cooked.)
-Top with Mozzarella cheese.
-Bake in a 400* oven for about 5 minutes or just till the cheese is melted.

Kids love it.

Grilled PB&B (peanut butter and banna)
What you need:
- Bread (use your favorite)
- Peanut Butter
- Banana (sliced)

What to do with it:
-Spread peanut butter on two slices of bread
-top with a banana slices
-grill it in a non stick skillet just a grill cheese sandwich. (or snack master if you own one)

Elvis Presley added Honey to this nummy sandwich.  You can try it out too if you want.

BBQ Quesdilla
What you need:
- Tortillas
- Mayo
- BBQ sauce
- Cheese (use your favorite)
- Cooked chicken cubes or Ground Hamburger

What to do with it:
-Take 2 tortillas,  spread one with mayo and the other with BBQ sauce
-Put cheese on one tortilla, then the meat (chicken or hamburger), top with diced tomatoes, more cheese, and place the 2nd tortilla on top.
-Place on cookie sheet in the oven @ 350* and heat till cheese is melted 
-Cut like a pizza and serve.

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