Super Simple Marinade.

Super Simple Marinade
1/2 cup soy sauce
juice of one lime
1-2 cloves of garlic

Make It!
Combine in a ziploc bag. Add meat and veggies and marinate for 4-6 hours before grilling. 

Strawberry Punch.

Strawberry Punch Recipe

2 cartons of fresh strawberries

2 cans of pineapple chunks

8 oz. pineapple syrup from the can

4 oz. lime juice

4 oz. simple syrup (dissolve one part sugar in one part boiling water and let cool)

32 oz Sprite or 7up

Make It!

Crush fruit over ice with other ingredients; shake and garnish with fruit.

Chicken Tacos.

3 Ingredient Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos
1 envelope taco seasoning (I used reduced sodium seasoning and it was still delicious)
5-6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (mine were frozen)
1 (16 oz) jar of your favorite salsa

Make It!
Spray your slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray for easy clean-up. Place chicken in the bottom, pour salsa on top, and sprinkle with taco seasoning. Cook on high for 4 to 6 hours or on low for 6 to 8 hours. When done, the chicken should shred easily when stirred with a fork.

For tacos, serve the chicken with crunchy taco shells and/or soft flour tortillas, guacamole, lettuce, shredded cheese, tomatoes, olives, sour cream, and any other taco toppings you love. You could also use the chicken for for enchiladas, nachos, tostadas, quesadillas, etc, etc........

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Super Easy Frozen Fruit Cobbler.

Frozen Fruit Cobbler2 bags of frozen fruit
1 box white cake mix
1 can clear pop (Sprite, 7Up)

Make It!
Place frozen fruit in 9x13 pan. Sprinkle the dry cake mix over the top. Pour pop slowly over the cake mix, making sure NOT to stir. Bake at 350 for 45-50 minutes.

Crockpot Blueberry Cobbler.

Crockpot Blueberry Cobbler

• 1 c flour
• 1  1/4 c sugar, divided
• 1 t baking powder
• 1/4 t cinnamon
• 1/4 t nutmeg
• 1/4 c sour cream
• 1/4 c water
• 2 eggs
• 3 t lemon juice, divided
• 1 (16 oz) bag whole frozen blueberries

Mix together the flour, 1/4 cup of the sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, sour cream, water, eggs, and 1 tsp of the lemon juice. Whisk until blended; removing as many lumps as possible. Pour the batter into the crockpot. In a medium bowl, mix in the frozen blueberries, the remaining 1 cup of sugar and 2 tsp of lemon juice and stir until combined. Add the berry mixture into the middle section of the batter that is already in the crockpot, add the lid and cook on high for 2.5 hours. Scoop to serve.

Sidenote: You could probably use just about any frozen berry you want.

 

Blueberry Lemon Crumb Bars
1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup butter (2 sticks)
1 egg
1/4 teaspoon salt
Zest and juice of one lemon
4 cups fresh blueberries
1/2 cup white sugar
3 teaspoons cornstarch

Make It!
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch pan.
In a medium bowl, stir together 1 cup sugar, 3 cups flour, and baking powder. Mix in salt and lemon zest. Use a fork or pastry cutter to blend in the butter and egg. Dough will be crumbly. Pat half of dough into the prepared pan.
 
In another bowl, stir together the sugar, lemon juice and cornstarch. Gently mix in the blueberries. Sprinkle the blueberry mixture evenly over the crust. Crumble remaining dough over the berry layer.
Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until top is slightly brown. 

Doesn't this look like a great summer dessert?! Definitely a great way to use all those blueberries we plan on picking this summer! I found the recipe: here

The Super Summer List.

 

-->Go Bowling * Go to the beach * MAKE S'MORES 

Camping * FISHING * Bike to Subway in Hugo * PLAY TENNIS * Walk to Kwik Trip for Ice Cream Library Summer Reading Program * COMO ZOO *Park in Stacy * BIG MARINE * Tamarack Nature Preserve * ST. PAUL FARMER'S MARKET * Pick Strawberries * MAKE ICE CREAM See a $1.00 Movie * Franconia Sculpture Park * Wednesday Nights At Church * GO SWIMMING *Big Marine Ice Cream Shop * SCANDIA PIZZA * Go Blueberry Picking * make a fairy garden * MINNEHAHA FALLS * Drive In-Theater * Make Sno-Cones * PLAY MINI-GOLF * Boardgames * HAVE A BBQ WITH FRIENDS * Eloise Butler Gardens * GO HIKING * SmokeyJoe At A State Park * OUTDOOR MOVIE NIGHT * Eat Dinner Outside * ARTS IN THE PARK * MN ZOO * Bike To Hugo Dairy Queen * Make Homemade Lemonade * lyndens soda fountain shop * MAGIC SHOW AT LIBRARY * WYOMING LIBRARY * make a summer dessert * CAMPFIRE AT A STATE PARK * go to iowa * Fawn-doe-rosa * minneapolis sculpture park * EXPLORE LOCAL PRODUCE FARMS * Grand Ave *gammelgarden * TEDDY BEAR PARK * Shoreview Farmer's Market* Try Gummy Bear Brats * WARGO NATURE PARK * Pizza Ranch in Elk River * BLIZZARD TASTE TEST * Little Falls Day Trip * KELLEY LIVING HISTORY FARM  * Mento's Explosions *MAKE SUN TEA * STOCK CAR RACES * free scary movies at the theater * Read A Book Under A Tree * scandia pizza for ice cream * GET MILK FROM THE FARM *

Summer Buckets, had me a blast.....

This (along with chocolate donuts!) is what my kids were greeted with when they woke up today. Buckets filled with all things summer fun related to celebrate the last day of school and kick off summer vacation.

Gum, gift cards, candy, beach towels, squirt guns, water bombs, water bottles, hackey sacs, bubbles, water balloons and sunnies for Noah and Addison. Beach towel, magazines, reuasble cup, candy, gum, suntan oil and a gift card for Meghan. Talk about being surprised! Noah thought it was Christmas!

So, bring on summer vacation-- the Schires Five are ready!!!!!!