Cool & Creamy Chocolate Fondue

Light and fluffy, delicious!

Served up and ready to eat

Strawberries, Pears, Peaches and some Cinnamon Chips.

Ingredients:
3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels
1 container (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed
1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon rum or vanilla extract (optional)

Assorted fresh fruit dippers such as whole strawberries, apple, peach or pear wedges
Cinnamon Chips or Chocolate-Drizzle Cinnamon Chips

Directions:
Place chocolate morsels and half of the whipped topping in microwave safe bowl.  Microwave uncovered on high 1 minute or until chocolate is melted and smooth, stirring after each 20-second interval.
Fold in remaining whipped topping, cinnamon and rum extract, if desired; mix until smooth.
Cover; refrigerate at least 30 minutes

Serve and enjoy

Yield: 2 cups (16 Servings)

Nutrients per serving (2 tablespoons fondue): Calories 80, Total Fat 5g, Saturated Fat 3g, Cholesterol 0mg, Carbohydrate 7g, Protein 0g, Sodium 0mg, Fiber 0g,
Cinnamon Chips:



The yummy chips
Ingredients:
8 (7-inch) flour tortillas
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400.

Lightly spray tortillas with water.
Combine 1 tablespoon sugar and 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon.
Sprinkle cinnamon sugar evenly over tortillas.
Cut each tortilla into eight wedges and bake at 400 for 8-10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned and crisp.
Remove from baking stone; cool completely. Repeat

Yield: 64 Chips (16 Servings)

Nutrients per serving (4 Chips)
Calories 40, total fat 1g, Saturated fat 0g, Cholesterol 0mg, Carbohydrate 6g, Protein 1g, Sodium, 130mg, Fiber less than 1g.

**NOTE**
Place 1/2 Cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels in a microwave safe bowl, microwave, uncovered, on high for 1-1 1/2 minutes, stirring after each 20 second interval or until chocolate is melted and smooth. Drizzle chocolate evenly over cinnamon chips; let stand until set.


Enjoy
Jess

Spring Pasta Salad

This is a wonderful, and healthy pasta and very light for summer!

Veggies cut up and ready to sautee

Sauteing in some garlic and olive oil

Noodles added

The final product, we decided to add a little shrimp to the pasta.

Ingredients:

1 package (12 oz) uncooked Fettuccine noodles

1 large carrot, peeled and cut into julienne strips

1 small yellow summer squash, cut into julienne strips

1 small zucchini, cut into julienne strips

3 plum tomatoes, seeded and cut into strips

2 table spoons olive oil, divided

2 garlic cloves, minced

3/4 teaspoon salt, divided

1/4 cup snipped fresh bail leaves

1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper

1 ounce shaved fresh Parmesan cheese

Directions:

Cook Pasta according to package, drain. 

Return to stockpot, keep warm

Meanwhile, prepare vegetables.

Cut carrots, yellow squash, and zucchini into long julienne strips.

Slice tomatoes in half lengthwise and remove seeds; slice tomatoes into thin strips.

Heat stir-fry skillet over medium heat.

Add 1 tablespoon of oil and minced garlic, cook and stir 2-3 minutes or until garlic is softened and beings to brown.

Add carrot, yellow squash, zucchini, tomatoes and 1/4 teaspoon of the salt; stir-fry 1-2 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender.

Add remaining oil, remaining salt, basil and black pepper to pasta; toss gently.

Stir noodles into vegetables, toss gently.

Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese; serve immediately.

Yield: 8 Servings

Nutrients per serving: Calories 180, Total fat 5g, Saturated fat 1g, Cholesterol 0mg, Carbohydrate 26g, Protein 7g, Sodium 360mg, Fiber 2g

**Note**

We added some shrimp to the dish the nutrients do not include shrimp.

Heat olive oil and garlic in a sautee pan 1-2 minutes

Add shrimp and cook through

Toss in or serve on the side.

Enjoy

Jess

Apple Berry Salsa & Cinnamon Chips

This Apple Berry Salsa is sweet, Delicious and Healthy

Ingredients:
2 medium Granny Smith apples
1 pint strawberries, diced
2 kiwi, peeled and diced
1 small orange
2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons apple jelly or apricot jam

Directions:
Peel, core and slice apples and coarsely chop
Dice strawberries and kiwi place everything in a bowl.

Zest orange to measure 1 teaspoon.
Juice orange measuring 2 tablespoons.
Add juice, zest, brown sugar and jelling to fruit mixture; mix gently.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Spoon into serving bow, serve with baked cinnamon chips

Yield: 3 Cups (16 servings)
Nutrients per serving (3 tablespoons)
Calories 30, total fat 0g, saturated fat 0g, cholesterol 0mg, carbohydrates 8g, protein 0g, sodium 0mg, fiber 1g.

Cinnamon Chips:

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Ingredients:
8 (7-inch) flour tortillas

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400.

Lightly spray tortillas with water.
Combine 1 tablespoon sugar and 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon. 
Sprinkle cinnamon sugar evenly over tortillas.
Cut each tortilla into eight wedges and bake at 400 for 8-10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned and crisp.
Remove from baking stone; cool completely. Repeat

Yield: 64 Chips (16 Servings)

Nutrients per serving (4 Chips)
Calories 40, total fat 1g, Saturated fat 0g, Cholesterol 0mg, Carbohydrate 6g, Protein 1g, Sodium, 130mg, Fiber less than 1g.
**NOTE**
Place 1/2 Cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels in a microwave safe bowl, microwave, uncovered, on high for 1-1 1/2 minutes, stirring after each 20 second interval or until chocolate is melted and smooth.  Drizzle chocolate evenly over cinnamon chips; let stand until set.

Enjoy!!
Jess

A Sunny Saturday

Today my dad and Cindy came over to hang out, the weather was beautiful.  Kellen got to play outside all day long.  It is so nice having a deck that I can lock and watch him on.  While Andy and I cleaned all the windows and the house, Kellen got to sit outside, play ball and drive his car.  The sun came out and he really wanted his glasses.

Driving his car on the deck in style

The dogs got to play outside all day, and the sun came out just in time.
Dad and I cooked (since I can't do all that work at the moment) while Andy was playing and swinging with Kellen.  He is getting really good at hitting and catching. (we work on these things daily).

We are also very ready for this baby girl to come and join our family, we will be 38 weeks on Monday....and counting down :-)

I love, LOVE that he can play outside all day, he was beyond ready for bed tonight and so am I.
Hope everyone enjoyed the weather and the weekend.

Love
Jess

Tuesday

SORRY, it has been awhile since I have blogged...we have been so busy.  Last weekend I was gone at a retreat, I sure missed all my boys.  They kept busy playing outside and working on some much needed yard work.  Kellen is really enjoying being outside and playing.  If I can't chase him around all day because, well I am 37 weeks pregnant, I just let him play ball on the deck.  Our deck has a gate and it locks so he can just play out there with the patio door open playing ball.  He loves driving his 4-wheeler and he car that Grandma Carol got him for his birthday last year.
 
We all head up the road and went to his cousins Cole & Austin's birthday party on Sunday.  He sure had lots of fun, he kept wanting to play with Chopper (their dog) like he plays with Linkin.  Chopper is a pug and he did not enjoy Kellen laying all over him, but he found a nice spot on Andy's lap so he could be apart of the action and stay away from our little man.  Kellen really liked when Chopper gave him lots of kisses. 

 He loves running around outside, and this is one of my favorite outfits :-)

I was going through some pictures and found these two.  This is my cousin Angela back when they lived next to us when we were youger.  Look at how innocent she looks....love this picture.

This one is of Ashley and Angela at our house around the same time....oh my :-).

Jess

Bike

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Swinging

Just melts my heart

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