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Does anyone have a good stir fry recipe? I tried one last night that I just made up with what I had. It was ok but not really worth trying again.

How about crock pot recipes with ground beef??

Oh so yummy Southwest Chicken Rolls

So anyone had those southwest rolls from Chilis? Well, these are pretty dang close to those and very delicious. I made them in big tortillas for dinner, but they would be good appetizers if you bought so of those cute little tortillas and did those instead. I got the recipe from http://www.melskitchencafe.com/-- and I really like this cooking blog, so if you need some more ideas.

Southwestern Chicken Rolls

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium yellow or red onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, finely minced
3 (about 1 1/2 pounds) boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cubed
1 green or red pepper, diced small
1 jalapeno pepper, membranes removed, seeded and finely minced
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
10 ounces frozen, chopped spinach, defrosted and liquid squeezed out (wringing through a kitchen towel works great)
1 can corn
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 cup freshly chopped cilantro
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2-3 cups shredded cheese
Tortillas

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheets with foil and lightly grease with cooking spray. Set aside.

In a large 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and saute for 3-4 minutes until softened. Add the garlic and cook for about 30 seconds, stirring constantly. Add the cubed chicken breasts and peppers and cook over medium or medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is cooked through, about 5 minutes. Add the rinsed and drained black beans, spinach, corn, cilantro and seasonings. Mix well and cook until the mixture is heated through. Add the cheese and stir well, cooking, until the mixture is hot and cheese is mostly melted.

Place some of the filling on each tortilla and roll up tightly, egg-roll style, folding in the edges. Place seam side down on the prepared baking sheets (secure with a toothpick if needed).

Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes, until the rolls are lightly browned and heated through. Serve immediately with dipping sauce-- sour cream, guacamole or salsa are good.

Edible finger paint and playdough

...well I have not tried these recipes yet but I think they will be awesome. Stella, I know you have been dying to find a good finger paint recipe!! hehe. If you get around to trying it before me, let me know how you like it.

Edible Finger Paint:
1/2 cup flour
2 cups cold water
Stirring constantly, bring to simmer
Add 2 TBS cornstarch and 4 TBS cold water that has been mixed together previously.
Cook until to a finger paint consistency (a few minutes)
Allow to cool then add small amount of food coloring as desired.

Makes 2 1/2 cups of paint. Can store in fridge for a few days...so use it up fast and make a beautiful wall mural!

Perfect Play dough
1/2 cup water
1tsp cream of tartar1/4 cup salt
1/2 cup flour
1/2 TBS veg. oil
few drops food coloring
Put all in a pot and cook over med. heat, stir constantly until pulls away from sides. About 2-3 minutes. Knead until smooth

Keeps indefinitely in an airtight container.

Makes enough to put in a snack size Ziploc bag.

** Both of these recipes came from this blog:
http://toddlerteachingthemes.com/
It is a toddler teaching blog. Very cool blog, you should check it out.

Tortellini Tomato Spinach Soup

1 TBS olive oil
1 clove garlic minced
1/2 cup chopped onion
saute in med. heat in pot
Add 4-6 cups chicken or vegetable broth and 1 can crushed tomatoes
Turn up heat to boil.
Add one package tortellini and cook until almost done
(I add diced carrots here too, but it is up to you)
Add 9 ounces of fresh or frozen spinach
(I add diced zucchini here, again optional)

Taste and add salt and pepper as needed
Serve with Parm. cheese

This soup is awesome! The girls love it too, so that is a plus. Super easy and fast to make. If you don't have tortellini you could just use regular noodles I guess and it would still be great.

-recipe from Foodnetwork.com