Famous Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:

1/2 cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup shortening

2 eggs

2 cups and 1/2 TSP of flour (sifted)

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup oatmeal

1/2 cup to 1 cup of chocolate chip ( all depends on how many chocolate chips you like.)

Directions:

Put the sugar and brown sugar together and mix. Then add the shortening and mix that all together good. Then add the eggs and mix really good together. (Builds good muscles) Then sift in the flour, baking soda and salt. Mix, Mix, Mix. Then add the vanilla and mix again. Then add the oatmeal and chocolate chips and mix AGAIN. I swear all this mixing makes these the best. :)Bake at 350 for 10 minutes. Until light golden brown. Let them sit on the rack for about a hour before eating. If you eat one before they will seem like they are not done. Just be patient.

The Results:

The Best Chocolate Chip cookies. They are always chewy and never let me down. I have made these cookies since I was probably 8 years old. I was well known around the neighborhood for these cookies. I was also the only one that could make them ever turn out. The trick is to only leave them in for 8-10 minutes and take them out even though they don't look that done. They will be done after they sit for about a hour. YUMMY!

Quick Weeknight Asian Turkey Lettuce Wraps

Ingredients:

2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1 Cup finely chopped onion

1 lb ground turkey breast

¼ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon pepper

¼ teaspoon garlic salt (I used Lawry’s)

1 12 oz bag of Broccoli Slaw (found it at Super Target, saw it at Sprouts also)

1 small can drained water chestnuts

½ Cup Yoshida’s Teriyaki Sauce

1 teaspoon sesame oil

Approximately 15 Butter Lettuce leaves (you can also use iceberg lettuce leaves)
Directions:

1. Place oil into a large 5 qt skillet or other large pan over medium heat. When hot, add onion and cook for 5 minutes to soften. Add ground turkey, salt, pepper and garlic salt. Brown and crumble until cooked through.
2. When turkey is cooked, stir in broccoli slaw, water chestnuts, teriyaki sauce and sesame oil. Cook for another 10-15 minutes or until heated through. Reduce heat to low until ready to serve. Serve spoonfuls inside lettuce leaves. Enjoy!

The Results:

This was good. I had never used broccoli slaw so I was interested in using it. I used iceberg lettuce. We had some watermelon when we were done. Dillon chose to have that fruit with dinner.

I got the recipe from http://www.pickypalate.blogspot.com/ Can you tell I love trying her recipes? :)

Bruschetta Chicken Bake

Ingredients:
1 can (14-1/2 oz.) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 pkg. (6 oz.) STOVE TOP Stuffing Mix for Chicken
1/2 cup water
2 cloves garlic, minced
1-1/2 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
1 tsp. dried basil leaves
1 cup KRAFT Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese
Directions:
PREHEAT oven to 400°F. Place tomatoes in medium bowl. Add stuffing mix, water and garlic; stir just until stuffing mix is moistened. Set aside.
PLACE chicken in 13x9-inch baking dish; sprinkle with the basil and cheese. Top with stuffing mixture.
BAKE 30 min. or until chicken is cooked through.

The Results:
I love this dinner. It is so yummy and super easy to put together. I've heard people adding salt and pepper to the chicken and it is totally not needed. We obviously had a salad and a fruit salad along the side with it.
* I got the recipe from www.kraftfood.com

Sinful Sundae

Love
Love
More Love
and Marriage.

So this is one of our favorite dessert. Inspired by Outback Steakhouse's Sydney Sinful Sundae. One night we were craving Outback's sundae and I said "Well geez I can make that." So I used my mom's hot fudge sauce recipe and toasted up some coconut and cut up some strawberries and wham bam here it is my Sinful Sundae. Oh and it is soooo good and with every bite you will just roll your eyes with delight.

Ingredients:

Hot Fudge Sauce (recipe below)

8 Strawberries ( cut up)

vanilla ice cream

1/2 cup of toasted coconut

Directions:

Put the ice cream in the bowl. Add the strawberries and toasted coconut. You toast the coconut in a pan for about 5 minutes. Making sure you don't toast it too much. Then add the YUMMY Hot Fudge sauce. Now Enjoy every bite.

The Results:

This is the BEST. Lip smacking GOOD.

Hot Fudge Sauce

(The spoon should have a thick coating of chocolate on it after it is done. )

Ingredients:

1 Tbs butter

2 squares of unsweetened chocolate

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup evaporated milk

dash of salt

1 tsp. vanilla

Directions:

Turn the stove on low heat.

Put the butter and unsweetened chocolate in a saucepan and let them melt together. After they have melted together add the sugar and mix. Then add in the evaporated milk and mix together for about 5-8 minutes. STIR, STIR, STIR. You can NOT walk away from this because you do not want it to boil. Once it is all come together it should have a thick consistency. It is definitely worth the wait.

This is what it looks like done after it has sat for about 5 minutes.

The RESULTS:

This is the BEST Hot Fudge Sauce. We use to have this every Sunday after dinner. Love it!

Rolls

Ingredients:

1 cup water

1 cup butter

3/4 cup sugar

2 tsp. salt

1 cold cup of water

2 pkgs. yeast ( or I used 4 1/2 teaspoons)

1/2 cup warm water

4 eggs (beaten)

7 1/2 cups flour

butter for the tops

Directions:

In a 6 quart pan bring 1 cup of water to a boil then add the 1 cup of butter, sugar and salt to the pan. Take it off the heat and add 1 cold cup of water. Dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup of warm water. When the first mixture is luke warm you add the yeast mixture and eggs. Stir for a second. Then add the flour. Stir together. Cover pan and refrigerate over night.

Divide it into 3rds. Roll it out into a circle and cut with a pizza cutter into triangle for croissants or make whatever shape you want. Butter the cookie sheets. Then let them rise for 4 hours and top with melted butter.

Place them on baking sheets. 12 rolls per sheet.

Now pop them in the oven for 400 * degrees for 10 minutes.

The Results:

YUMMY! These were so good. They are going to be perfect with Easter dinner.

* I got the recipe from my little sister.

Testing Something New

Well the other day I picked up the Fire Roasted Tomato and Olive Oil Triscuits and I am totally addicted now. These are so good. Just thought I would share my love for these crackers with everyone. :)