Homemade Play-Dough!

2 tsp. Cream of Tarter
1 c. Water

1/2 tsp. Salt

Few drops of food coloring (optional)

3 Tbsp. Oil
1 cup flour

Mix and cook in a saucepan until mixture coagulates into a ball. Cool. Store in an airtight container.

One Hour Yeast Rolls

This is a yummy roll recipe that I love to use. And it's so quick- just one hour!

2/3 cup boiling water
3 Tbs. margarine
2 Tbs. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 pkg. yeast (2 tsp)
1 egg
2 c. flour ( I like to use 1c. white and 1c. wheat)

Boil water and melt margarine in it. Add sugar and salt. When slightly cool, add yeast and beaten egg. Beat in flour. Let rise in warm place for 30 minutes. Roll dough out in a circle on floured board. Cut 12 pie shaped wedges and roll into crescents. Let rise another 30 minutes. Bake at 400 for 12 minutes.
NOTE: Instead of rolling out the dough and forming crescents, I just knead and flour it slightly, until it's not so sticky, and then I just pull off some dough and roll into a ball. Place the balls side by side in a round 9-in baking pan. Then follow the rest of the directions as normal!

Chocolate Pudding Dessert

This recipe is a favorite in the Boyer family. When people see it's for dessert, you can hear the cheers! It has such a great, smooth and cool texture- you're sure to love it!

Bottom Layer:
1 1/2 c. graham cracker crumbs
1/4 c. sugar
1/2 c. melted margarine

Press into bottom of 9x13 pan. chill 15minutes.

Middle Layer:
8 oz softened cream cheese
1/4 cup sugar
2 Tbs. milk
1 Large tub Cool whip, divided

Whip until smooth. Fold in 1 1/2 c. cool whip; spread over graham layer

Top Layer:
2 small packages instant chocolate pudding
3 1/2 cups milk
1 1/2 cups Cool whip

Prepare pudding using 3 1/2 cups milk. Spread this over the cream cheese layer. Spread Cool whip over pudding. Chill several hours. Refrigerate leftovers.

Japanese Chicken Salad

Salad:
2 c. diced, cooked chicken (or you can use less, if you're a chronic penny-pincher, like me)
1 bag coleslaw mix (or use your own shredded cabbage)

2 oz. slivered almonds
1 pkg. ramen noodles, crumbled (I use chicken flavored)

Dressing:

1 pkg. seasoning (from ramen noodle package)
1/2 c. oil (I use canola)
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
3 tsp. vinegar

Combine salad ingredients in bowl; marinate in combined dressing ingredients overnight. Delicious, easy, and refreshing on these hot summer days! (Even my 15-month-old loves this!)