Recipes from the Front Porch

Really Easy Popcorn Balls:Jeanna of the IE Ingredients: Directions: 1/4 cup butter 1/4 cup brown sugar 1 bag small marshmallows 3 qts popped popcorn Melt butter with brown sugar over med heat add in marshmallows and melt (like rice crispie treats) Add in popped popcorn. Stir well. It's also good with add ins like m&m's etc.

Crescent Roll Wreath: shared by Dona and maggie j from the IE Ingredients: Directions: 1/2 cup red bell pepper chopped 1/2 cup fresh broccoli, chopped 1/4 cup water chestnuts, drained and chopped 2 Tablespoons onion, chopped 1, 5 oz can chunk chicken, drained and flaked 2/3 cup canned condensed cream of chicken soup 1 cup shredded Cojack cheese 2, 8 oz packages refrigerated crescent rolls Preheat oven to 350. Chop pepper, broccoli, water chestnuts and onion. Flake chicken. Combine all ingredients except crescent rolls. Unroll crescent rolls and arrange triangles in a circle on 15" baking stone with bases overlapping in center and points toward the outside. Scoop filling mixture onto widest portion of each triange using scoop. Fold points of triangles over filling and tuck under base at center. Filling will not be completely covered. Bake 25-30 minutes or until golden. Cut with pizza cutter.

From the Pampered Chef, 1995

Caramel Corn by maggie j.: from the IE Ingredients: Directions: 2c. brown sugar 1 cube butter 1 tsp. vanilla 1c. light karo syrup 1 can sweetend condensed milk Bring brown sugar, karo syrup and butter to boil. Add sweet milk and boil to soft ball stage. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Mix with popcorn. I have also mixed with puffed rice cereal or chex/crispix cereal w/almonds and shredded coconut.

NACHO DIP by ShanaLee/NC:from the IE Ingredients: Directions: 1 can Hormel Chilli with NO beans 1 pkg cream cheese 1-2 cups shredded Cheddar Cheese Mix together. Heat in microwave until melted. Serve hot with tortilla chips. NOTE: this is a great recipe for the office party; just mix the ingredients in a crock pot AT the office.