Ingredients

• 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup Original Flavored Malt-O-Meal® hot wheat cereal, dry
• ½ cup sugar
• ¾ cup milk
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla (optional)

Instructions

1. Pre-heat oven to 400°F
2. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients
3. stir together until ingredients are just moistened.
4. Spoon into a greased or paper-lined 12-cup muffin pan, filling cups ¾ full.
5. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Muffin Variations:

1. Add and incorporate one 8.5-ounce can cream style corn to Magic Muffins recipe for Magic Corn Bread mix.
2. Pour muffin mixture into a greased 13×9-inch pan and bake for 19 to 20 minutes, or until edges are lightly golden and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
3. For Banana Magic Muffins add ¾ cup mashed bananas to basic ingredients and follow the basic muffin baking instructions.

Ingredients

• 1 Large can of chilled pineapple
• 1 Two-Litre bottle of chilled lemon lime flavored soda
• orange sherbert to taste

Instructions

1. Mix lemon lime flavored soda and pineapple juice in a punch bowl
2. add orange sherbert (amount used to your liking) with an ice cream scoop 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

The mixture will form a froth as it melts. Enjoy!

Ingredients

• 2 cans creamed corn
• 6oz of cream cheese
• Garlic salt to taste
• 1/4 to 1/2 of a small can of jalapenos

Instructions

1. Warm corn in medium pan
2. Add cream cheese stirring constantly so doesn’t burn
3. Add in remaining ingredients as needed to taste

Enjoy!!

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“You can turned pedestrian muffins into something that looks and tastes like it came out of a bakery. People will think you can actually cook. Family acceptance and parental love is all but assured!”

Ingredients:

• Store brand apple bran muffin mix
• Instant oatmeal, original flavor or apple cinnamon flavor
• Cinnamon to sprinkle
• One can apple pie filling

Directions:

1. Mix and prepare apple muffins according to the directions on the box.
2. Pour batter into muffin cups as per directions. Using a spoon, make a divot in the center of the batter in each muffin.
3. Add about a tablespoon full of apple pie filling to the center of each muffin.
4. Lightly dust each muffin with cinnamon and sprinkle the instant oatmeal on top.
5. Bake as per the instructions on the box, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
6. Remove from oven and let cool slightly before serving. They are great at room temperature too!

Added nutritional hint: Johnathan sometimes adds about a quarter cup of soluble fiber supplement (the kind the rhymes with “anyfiber”) to bring more good stuff to the table.

This amazing muffin recipe was submitted by Malt-O-Meal Facebook Family Member, Johnathan. K. Enjoy! Do you have a favorite Holiday recipe that you would like to share in a Malt-O-Meal Facebook Family Cookbook edition? Visit us at www.facebook.com/MaltOMealFanPage to become a member of our family of Fans and to get full details! Enjoy!

“When I was growing up, Thanksgiving meant dealing with horrific traffic from Long Island to Staten Island, getting together with family, watching Mighty Joe Young, the Dallas Cowboys and enjoying the best stuffing on earth compliments of my cousin’s grandfather AKA “Popo” Mikey. Mikey was a cook in the Navy and passed this recipe on to our family. It’s not for the lighthearted—it’s practically a meal in itself. Vegetarians beware.

Ingredients

• 3 onions
• 2 cans of chicken broth
• 7 stalks cut celery
• hand full walnuts
• chicken liver small container
• 1 half pound thin bacon
• 1 Pepperidge farm ground sausage in a roll and Italian sausage
  thyme
• 2 bags croutons (stuffing mix)

Instructions

1. Mince bacon… easy to cut if frozen
2. Mince onions and celery in food processor
3. Boil liver about 5 minutes
4. Sautee bacon until fat is burned, put bacon in container.
5. Sautee onions and celery in bacon oil add chicken broth to moisten.
6. Put cooked ingredients in bowl
7. Cook minced sausage fully.  Add to container.
8. Place croutons in large bowl, add chicken broth to moisten.  When moist, add other ingredients from other bowl.  Mix together until consistency is like dry oatmeal.
9. Add walnuts and thyme.
10. Place in aluminum baking sheet and cook @ 300 degrees for 1 hour or until top is golden brown.

Remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes prior to serving.

This amazing stuffing recipe was contributed by David Armano. Do you have a favorite family recipe to share in a Malt-O-Meal Facebook Family Cookbook? Visit: www.facebook.com/MaltOMealFanPage to become a fan and get all the details. Enjoy!

“Mom’s turkey and gravy was exceptional. If you’re looking for a little holiday meal inspiration, this could be it.”

Turkey ingredients

• 1 large turkey with giblets and neck reserved
• 1 Cup of flour
• Salt & pepper to taste
• 1 stick of margarine
• 2 tart apples
• 2 12oz cans of chicken broth

Instruction

1. Follow turkey cooking time and heating instructions on turkey package to insure maximum food safety
2. Wash turkey with salt including the neck and giblets.
3. In bowl add 1 cup flour, salt and pepper.
4. Melt 1 stick margarine and brush the whole turkey with it.
5. Sprinkle flour mixture all over turkey.  Rub it in with hands.
6. Put 2 apples inside turkey.
7. Continue to baste turkey with throughout cook time with chicken broth.  ( approx. 2 cans but more or less may be needed)

Mom’s Gravy Ingredients

• Turkey pan drippings
• 1 1/2 Cups all-purpose flour
• 2 12oz cans of chicken broth
• 1 Cup water
• 1/2 Cup soy sauce

Mom’s Gravy Instructions

1. Place turkey pan on 2 burners.
2. In bowl add 1/2 – 1 cup flour with chicken broth and water until it reaches a soupy consistence.  ( don’t worry about lumps)
3. Add soy sauce to turkey pan and cook on low.
4. Add flour mixture slowly and combine thoroughly (add more or less flour to get your desired gravy consistency)
5. Strain gravy and serve.

The Easter Holidays are just around the corner. And, I don’t know about your household, but in my household my kids love to celebrate each upcoming holiday with some holiday crafts. Not only do crafts entertain my children, but it also builds their excitement for the Holiday itself. Plus, their artistic creations always fill my home with Holiday Decorations which the entire family and all that visit can enjoy.

So, with that being said, I thought I would do a link round-up of some of my favorite Easter Crafts I found through-out the blogosphere. Some of the following Crafts are more for the adults and some are meant more for children. But, all are sure to give your family plenty of Easter enjoyment. And, the Easter Bunny will be sure to know how excited your family is when he comes to your house for his annual visit.

20 Easter Crafts that You and the Kids will Love

Bunny-rama Triangle Treat Template

This Bunny-rama Triangle Treat Craft is so cute!! Seriously, he is really, really cute. Plus, it holds yummy treats for you, the kids, the family pet or even the dinner guests. Make it yourself or invite the kids to enjoy in the fun.

Baby Binky Bunnies

This Baby Binky Bunnies Easter Craft reminds me how talented some mothers are. Truly, this craft is impressive!! I know my kids would love these baby binky bunnies and honestly what small child wouldn’t? Frankly, I want one in my Easter Basket.

Tiny Fuzzy Easter Bunnies

Here is an Easter craft that is not only fun for your kids to make, but it can be used once they are finished making them. These Tiny Fuzzy Easter Bunnies are perfect for your kid’s Easter Basket, to give to their friends as gifts or to even decorate your house for the Easter Holiday.

Love bird tutorial

Check out this adorable chick. He is perfect for the Easter Holiday. Any child would love to find it nested in their Easter basket. Or, have the children help you make it and let them choose someone to give it to.

Fabric Easter Eggs

Do you have extra fabric scraps laying around? Well, here is the perfect craft to use those scraps up. Retro mama offers this wonderful Fabric Easter Eggs tutorial just in time for the Easter Holidays. And, these Easter Eggs are beautiful!! They are sure to add style to your Easter Home Decorations. Or, perfect for a stylish yet old fashioned looking Easter Basket.

Bunny & Tulip Favor Cups

Check out these cute Easter Favors just in time for the April Holiday. Here 4 Crazy Kings offers this wonderful Tulip Favor Cup craft that is excellent for you to do with your youngest children. And, they will love it. There is also a Bunny Favor Cup as well to make. These items are especially great to use for Easter parties.

M & Ms Easter Chicks

Not only are these Easter Chicks adorable they are delicious too!! These crafts are simple enough for your children (with maybe a little help from you) to put together to give as a gift to their teachers and friends. Or, keep the craft as a secret for yourself and put them in your children’s Easter Baskets.

Sponge Painting the Easter Bunny

Totally cute bunnies made by your totally cute children!! What is better than that? Not much. Here is a Sponge Painting craft perfect for your young children.

Egg Holder Craft

Using a Toilet Roll, yes a toilet roll, you can make this adorable Easter Egg holder. Plus it is a fun craft to do with your children for the Easter Holiday.

Pink Sparkly Eggs

Easter eggs can be tie dyed, they can be colored with crayons, painted with paints, drawn on with markers and they can even be decorated with glitter which is exactly what a mom did from Rainy Day Farm. Here she gives you the instructions on how to make these beautiful Pink Sparkly Easter Eggs. How beautiful would these Easter Eggs be used as decorations around the house? Very beautiful, I think.

Make your Child Look like the Easter Bunny

Shannon Hutton at Sparkplugging shows us how with using a digital camera, paper plate and some other craft supplies you can make your kids look like the Easter Bunny. Your kids will totally get a kick out of this craft.

3-D Easter Bunny Card

Here is an easy way to make a homemade Easter Card that is sure to be remembered. It is a 3 dimensional Easter Card that your child can make themselves or with a little help from you. These are great to give a school bus driver, school teacher, best friend or maybe even the Easter Bunny himself.

Dye Easter Eggs With Silk Ties

Now, this Easter Craft totally amazes me. Check this out, using silk ties wrapped around eggs you are able to dye them with beautiful and stunning patterns! No need to use expensive silk ties you can find ties at your local thrift store and the outcome is still the same. You will land up with absolutely breathtaking Dye
Easter Eggs.

Easter Gift Box

This Easter Gift Box craft is more for the adults than the children. And, even the outcome is enjoyed more by the adults than the children. Take a look at this Easter Gift Box… it is beautiful. And, how amazing will it look as part of your Easter decor in your home? Pretty amazing, huh?

Easter Treat Holder

Kimberly Crawford of For the Love of Paper wanted a crafty gift to be able to give to School Teachers and Daycare Providers and I think she found it. Here she puts together an Easter Treat Holder craft perfect for gifts. And, your kids can help you make them. Very nice!!

Easter Bunny Hand Print Craft

It might be hard to believe, but this adorable Easter Bunny was made from a child’s hand print. It’s true. And, with some other craft supplies you can help your children make their own Easter Bunny designs from their hand prints as well.

Terra Cotta Pot Easter Bunny

Check out what this woman did with a terra cotta pot. She totally made an adorable Terra Cotta Pot Easter Bunny that is sure to be enjoyed by all who come to your house this Easter. And, it is yet another craft that you can enjoy with your children. It doesn’t get much better than that.

Bunny Gift Bags

I love this craft!! And, I know my kids will too. I always keep lunch bags in the house so that my children can make hand puppets anytime they want. And, I know for a fact that this Bunny Gift Bags craft will make them VERY happy. With a simple lunch bag and some other craft materials your kids can make these awesome Gift Bags that the Easter Bunny will enjoy filling with Easter goodies.

Easter softie

How cute is this bunny? Super cute!! And, you can use left over fabric, felt or clothes your children have outgrown to make these adorable Easter Softies. They are great for your kids’ Easter Baskets or let your kids help you make them and they can give them as Easter gifts to their teachers or friends.

Bunny & Chick Cookie Pops

YUMMY!! Not only are these Easter Bunny and Chick Cookie Pops cute, but they look delicious too. These cookie pops would look wonderful in a glass or clear plastic jar full of jelly beans. They would make a great Easter Gift, wonderful Easter Party favors or save them just for yourself.

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