Ham Glaze

½ c apricot preserves
½ c honey
zest of 1 lemon
½ tsp ground cloves
1 tbsp corn starch.
Whisk together all ingredients in small sauce pan over medium heat. When it bubbles and is thickened remove from heat. This can be served on the side, you can drizzle it on, or you can pour it over the ham for the last 10-15 minutes of cooking time.

Harry Potter Blue and Gold

Ok so I have to admit that I ave some amazingly talented friends. They truly inspire me. I decided since I am a cub master I wanted to try to do something creative. I do not think of myself as someone that is very crafty. I try but more times than not I am far better in the kitchen and I am aright with that. I have had several people tell me that I should create a blog page for what I have been working on. I have seen so many other ideas for Harry Potter birthday parties and other fun food ideas. Nothing for cub scouts. This is not an affiliated site but my idea for a fun way to travel to a different land. I decided we would go to Hogwarts. Each boy was given a letter inviting them to our special event and then the Journey begins.

Welcome to Platform 9 3/4 Where our journey begins. We decided to also do our carnival activity. We have a potion room with sprite and pop rocks, a photo room with a Prisoner of Azkaban prop, a flying dragon airplane, decorate a house tie, and last but not least make your own quill like Harry Potter's.

This melted candle with trifold Harry Potter quotes is our center piece with Hershey kisses used as the Dememntor's kiss sprinkled around. Everyone cane use a little chocolate to feel better. This is made using a toilet paper roll, hot glue, and some paint.

These are the wands I made. I wanted them all to be different. I used the wooden chopsticks and hot glue to create them. Some have buttons on the bottom. Just like every boy is different so is every wand. The wand chooses the boy. These are painted with metallic brown paint and the designs are painted wth metallic gold, bronze, and silver paint.

These are the treat bags for the new incoming cub scouts to welcome them into our pack and to get them excited for all the magical fun they can have while in Cub Scouts. Each Cub Scout was also given an award and a wand. I wanted everyone to get something even if they haven't earned anything yet because this is like a birthday party.

Like Harry used the Marauder's Map we have an Arrow of Light Map. I made this as something that the boys who had earned their Arrow of Lights to help with in the ceremony to go along with our theme. There are other parts that will be added during the ceremony. I used the different prints of the Bobcat, Wolf, Bear, and Webelos that take us on our journey to earn this amazing award in Cub Scouts.

Chicken Tortilla Soup

4 Chicken breasts diced (1/4-1/2 inch in size)
3 tbsp chicken better than bouillon
4 c water
4 dried or fresh bay leaves
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 15 oz can black beans
1 15 oz can kidney beans
1 28 oz can diced tomatoes
¼ c diced onions
8 oz diced green chili's
1 tbsp chili powder
1 tsp Italian seasoning
¼ tsp oregano
¾ tsp cumin
2 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1-2 c corn

Toppings
Cheese
sour cream
Fried tortilla strips or tortilla chips

Put all of the ingredients but the corn into a large crock pot and cook on low for 6-8 hours. Add corn 15 minutes prior to serving. Serve and top with favorite toppings.

Chicken Marsala

8 oz baby Portabello mushrooms quartered
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
4-5 Chicken breasts quartered
1 C Marsala cooking wine
2 tbsp chicken better than bouillon
3 c water
4 tbsp butter
3/8 c corn starch
2/3 c water

Combine mushrooms, chicken, water, wine, butter, and bouillon. Sprinkle salt and pepper on top and cook on low in the crock pot for about 6-8 hours or on high for 2-4. Pull out the chicken and cover with foil. In a small bowl mix cornstarch and water. Whisk into the sauce to thicken. Serve over chicken. (You can cut this in half but we liked it served over the chicken and mash potatoes)

Sweet Lemon Water

1 C sugar
1 tsp lemon extract ( do not use lemon juice it will not work)
1 tsp citric acid
Ice water
1 lemon sliced

Combine sugar, lemon extract, citric acid and enough ice water to fill up a pitcher ( one you would use for punch). You can add a slice of lemon on the ridge of the cup or use it on top in the lemon water. You can also add a few drops of food coloring to it to make it fun.

Honey Wheat Waffles

3 tbsp honey
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs lightly beaten
¼ tsp salt
½ c apple sauce
1 c whole wheat
1 ¼ c all purpose flour
Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl. Cook in waffle maker to the specifications for your waffle iron.

Snickerdoodle Muffins

½ c apple sauce
1 c milk
1 egg lightly beaten
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp cinnamon
½ c sugar
1 c all purpose flour
1 ¼ c whole wheat flour
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
Topping
½ tbsp cinnamon
1 tbsp melted butter
3/8 c brown sugar
Mix all the ingredients for the muffins in a medium bowl. Bake at 375 degrees for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown. Coat the tops with melted butter. In a small bowl mix sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle on top of muffins and serve warm or cold.