Chocolate Chip Cookies

 Best-Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies

What You Need:

2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all purpose unbleached flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt
12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) butter, melted and cooled a little
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup granukated sugar

1 large egg and 1 egg yolk
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract ( I used Haitian Vanilla but I know not everyone has that available)

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

What You Do:

Preheat your oven to 325* degrees.

In a medium bowl whisk the flour, baking soda and salt together. Set aside. Either by hand or with your mixture mix together the melted butter, salt and light brown sugar until thoroughly blended. Mix in the egg, egg yolk and vanilla until combined. Add the dry ingredients and  beat on low speed (or mix by hand with a spatula) just until combined. Stir in the chocolate chips. Make about 1 in balls and place on your cookie sheets. Bake for 15-18 minutes and then allow to cool on cookie sheet.

This recipe yields about 2 dozen cookies

ENJOY!!!

Yummy Turkey Cookies

 Turkey Cookies

Have a Bite to Eat of this Frightful Treat - Jack Skellington Cookies

 

It's time to get into the Halloween spirit by creating yummy treats at home with your family. Homemade decorative sugar cookies are the perfect treat for this ghoulish season! Here is a recipe for delicious Jack Skellington Sugar Cookies courtesy of Walt Disney Parks & Resorts:

Jack Skellington Sugar Cookies

makes 18 cookies

Spinach & Herb Chicken

Spinach & Herb Chicken

  

What you will need:
8 chicken tenders or 1 1/2lbs chicken breasts
2 Tbsp Spinach & Herb Dip Mix
1/2 cup EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil)
1 1/2 Tbsp White Wine (I use the cooking kind)
1 cup chicken broth
1 box of CousCous cooked according to package


What you will do:
 Add the chicken to your crock-pot. In a bowl combine the EVOO, Spinach & Herb Mix and White Wine.
Pour the mixture over your chicken and allow to cook on low 6-8 hours or until chicken is tender. Serve the chicken over couscous.

Makes 4-5 servings.


ENJOY!! 

Homemade Sloppy Joes

 Homemade Sloppy Joes

What you will need:
1.5 lbs lean ground beef
1 can tomato soup
1 can tomato paste
 1 can tomato sauce
1 small onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1/4 cup brown sugar
salt and pepper to taste
package of your favorite rolls or buns

What you will do:
Brown the hamburger with the onions and drain off fat. Transfer the meat to your crock pot and add remaining ingredients. Cook on low for 2-3 hours.


ENJOY!! 

FRANKENWEENIE inspired Recipes

 FRANKENWEENIE

And here are some yummy recipes just in time for Halloween!!

Balsamic Pork Roast

Balsamic Pork Roast  

 What You Need:

2 pound boneless pork shoulder roast (sirloin roast)

seasoned salt, to taste

1/2 tsp garlic powder

½ teaspoon red pepper flakes

1/4 cup chicken or vegetable broth

1/4 cup balsamic vinegar

1 tablespoon honey 

What You Do:

Combine the salt, garlic and pepper flakes in a small dish then rub all over the roast. Place the roast in your crock pot. In another bowl combine the chicken broth and vinegar, then pour over the roast. Drizzle the honey over the roast. Cook on High for 4-6 hours or until roast is tender.

I served my roast with Honey Glazed Carrots and my Homemade Rolls.