Addictive Turtle Treats!

Here is a treat -that my sister makes- that my family loves!!!!

Please be warned - if you start eating these- you can not stop.  

They are addictive.  

(As are most of the things she makes...more Becky recipes to come...)
For those of you who have today off (lucky ducks!) , they are quick and easy to make!

Turtle Treats

Ingredients

• 20 small mini pretzels
• 20 chocolate covered caramel candies - becky uses dove caramel candies
• 20 pecan halves

Directions

1.     Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).

  2.     Arrange the pretzels in a single layer on a parchment lined cookie sheet (if you don't have parchment you can  use wax paper). Place one chocolate covered caramel candy on each pretzel.

  3.     Bake for 3 1/2 minutes. While the candy is warm, press a pecan half onto each candy covered pretzel. Cool completely before storing in an airtight container.

     When done, you can drizzle with melted chocolate if you want!

     Enjoy - but remember I warned you - you can not eat just one!

Potato Sausage Corn Chowder

The perfect fix for a snowy cold day is my friend Andrea's recipe for Potato Sausage Corn Chowder.  It's not just a soup it is a meal!  My kids LOVE when I make this - I usually have to make a double batch!


Ingredients:
1 lb sausage
1 onion - chopped
6 cups cubed potatoes
3 cups water
1 can cream corn
1 can regular corn
1 can (12 oz) evaporated milk
 1 tsp marjoram  (I put in ALOT more than the recipe calls for of this!)


Saute the onion and sausage in a skillet until cooked.  Drain grease.  
Put sausage and onion into a soup pan.  Add water.
Cut up potatoes add to soup.  Allow to boil until potatoes are done.  Turn down heat.
Add both cans of corn and the can of evapoarated milk.  Stir. Add marjoram.
Let warm. (make sure not to heat too hot as milk will stick to bottom of pan).
Serve up with crackers or your favorite bread!

Wonderful!