Granola Bars

2 c. brown sugar
1 1/3 c. peanut butter (smooth or crunchy)
1 c. corn syrup
4 tsp. vanilla
3 c. quick oats
3 c. rice crispies cereal
1 c. coconut

Optional:
1 c raisins
1 1/2 c chocolate chips

preheat oven to 350*. Prepare edged cookie sheet (or 9x13 pan if you want it thicker) with coating, non-stick spray, or parchment paper.

Mix the first 4 ingredients in a LARGE bowl. Stir in oats, rice crispies, and coconut until well blended. Fold in optional ingredients you are using.

Press HARD into pan. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until set and edges are browned. Cool COMPLETELY before cutting. Store in air tight container.

Rolls

Warning it makes a ton. So I half it.

* 4 c. scalded milk (heat milk in a saucepan until it is super hot)
* 1 c. sugar
* 1 c. oil
* 4 eggs
* 1T. salt
* 3 pkg of yeast
Mix together sugar, oil, eggs, salt and milk. Stir in yeast.

*add 5 c. of flour- mix and let sit until it is bubbly
* add 5 more cups of flour
* Knead dough
* scrape out of bowl
* oil bowl
* place kneaded dough back into bowl and let it rise
* punch it out and knead
* let it rise a second time
* Divide dough into 4 balls
* roll out each ball into a flat circle and spread butter on dough
* using a pizza cutter cut 16 triangles (like you would with a pizza
* starting with the wide end of the triangle roll it like a croissant and place on an ungreased cookie sheet
* Bake at 350 for around 20 minutes

Pineapple and Green Chili Tacos

3 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts (or you could you pork)
1 (20 ounce can) crushed pineapple with juices (I used tibits because that what I had.)
1 (16 ounce) jar tomatillo salsa (green salsa or salsa verde)
2 (4 ounce) cans green chiles, undrained
2/3 cup brown sugar

Combine all ingredients in the crock pot and cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 6 to 8hours. (If you use frozen meat, it will take longer--so plan for it.) Take out the chicken about 30 min-1 hour before you are ready to serve. Shred chicken, season to taste with salt and pepper. Add back into crockpot with the juices for 30 min-1 hour. Serve in tortillas with desired toppings.

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