Frozen Fruit Slush

1 bag of frozen fruit (strawberries, pineapple, mangoes, or whatever fruit you love)

2 bottles of lemon lime soda

Place frozen fruit in a punch bowl and pour in soda and mix. Serve with a ladle and pour into a cup.

Chocolate and Peanut Butter Rice Krispies

1 cup sugar

1 cup peanut butter

1 cup corn syrup

6 cups rice crisps

1 bag chocolate chips

Cook corn syrup and sugar over medium heat and bring to a boil until sugar is dissolved. Stir in peanut butter and mix well. Add rice krispies. Mix well in large bowl. Spread onto greased cookie glass pan. Melt chips in microwave. Frost with melted chocolate chips. Cool. Cut into bars.

Butterfinger Cake

Mom found this recipe on Pinterest, from a site called Plain Chicken. I made it for a Christmas party we are going to:

1 box yellow cake mix, plus ingredients to make the cake

1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 jar caramel ice cream sauce topping
1 (8oz) tub Cool-Whip
1 package of 8 Mini Butterfinger bars, crushed

We froze the butterfingers overnight and crushed them right in the plastic Ziploc bag with a rolling pan.

Bake cake according to direction on the package. I had to add 1/2 cup vegetable oil, 1 cup water, and 3 eggs to the cake mixture and bake at 350 degrees for 28-33 minutes.

While cake is baking, mix milk and caramel topping until well blended. When the cake is done and while it's still hot, poke holes in it with a fork, straw, or toothpick. Pour milk mixture over the cake. Allow cake to cool completely.

Sprinkle half the candy bars crumbs over cake. Spread Cool Whip over the top, then sprinkle the remaining candy bars on top. Chill.

Parmesan Penne

1 lb Penne

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1/2 cup flour

1/2 hot milk

1 medium onion, chopped.

2 tbsp butter

Cook Penne as directed on bag or box. Drain. In medium sauce pan, saute onions in butter. Add flour and milk and cheese, and stir on low heat until thickened. Fold in penne and stir. Serve hot. Feed 4-6 people. I would skip the onions as they take away from the cheesy flavor.