Emily's Snickerdoodles

Today my mom and I made these BOMB snickerdoodles!The recipe actually came from this guy that came all the way from Washington state to go on a date with me!anyways he was really nice and decided to share his recipe for his snickerdoodles..they are pretty much DELICIOUS! I am going to share his "secret" recipe! just because they are SO GOOD!
1 cup butter
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3 cups flour
1 tsp cream of tarter
bake at 350 he says for 6-7 minutes me and my mom baked them they turned out a little mushy so we did on the 2nd batch for 8 minutes, but the dough is SO GOOD!

Pork Fried Rice

This is an easy dinner that you can use leftovers, I also use this recipe and substitute chicken.
2 cups rice
4 cups water
bring rice to boil cover and let simmer 15 -20 minutes. I then place it on a cookie sheet and spread it out and place in the refrigerator to cool for a hour or so. This is so that the rice will not stick together and get gummy.
1/2 lbs. bacon
3 green onions chopped
3 eggs scrambled
leftover pork or chicken
Optional: add vegetables, carrots, peas, green beans
Fry bacon in a wok or large fry pan ( I cut it up before I fry it). Cook until bacon is brown I like mine crisp, add rice to the bacon and bacon grease, cook for 15 minutes. Then add all other ingredients. Toss for 5-10 minutes. Then add soy sauce last.

Lauren's Sugar Cookie Recipe

Lauren got this recipe from Marissa M a girl she worked with, they are soft and yummy!
1 cup butter softened
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1 cup sour cream
6 cups flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
Cream butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla and sour cream. Add dry ingredients, roll out (not to thin) and cut in shapes. Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes dough doesn't need to be refrigerated before using.

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

I make this every year, we love them so much!!! I keep with the basic recipe.

When you eat them put the whole seed in your mouth and eat it! I would crave these when I was pregnant! They have been a favorite ever since.

1 Pumpkin

2-3 TBLS vegetable oil

Salt

Take the seeds out of the pumpkin, wash them in a colander,place on a oiled cookie sheet sprinkle with salt bake at 350 for 20 minutes stir occasionally.

Pork Chops In Mushroom Gravy

6 Pork Chops

Salt & Pepper

2 Cans Cream Of Mushroom Soup

1 Can Evaporated Milk

Fry pork chops in a little bit of oil, browning them well. Remove pork chops to a baking dish. Pour off grease, leaving brown drippings in pan. Put soup in pan, stir in the milk. Heat thoroughly and pour over chops. bake at 350 for 1 hour. Serve with mash potatoes. I made this for Sunday dinner, easy and good!

Salisbury Steak

1 1/2 hamburger
1/2 cup dried bread crumbs
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1 egg slightly beatened
1 can golden mushroom soup
Mix with a fork the first 4 ingr, form into patties, brown them in a fry pan with a little bit of cooking oil. take out and put in soup and 1 cup water mix this up, place patties back in the pan place a lid on top cook on low heat for 20 -30 minutes.
This is a yummy and easy dinner!

Milk Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

2 C. Flour
2 C.Oats
1 Tsp Baking Soda
1 Tsp. Salt
Dash or so of Nutmeg (I used Apple Pie Spice)
1 C. (2 sticks) Butter, softened
3/4 C. Sugar
3/4 C. Brown Sugar
2 Eggs
2 Tsp. Vanilla
1 1/2 C. Milk Chocolate chips
1 C. Chocolate Chunks (I cut up snack size Hershey with Almonds Bars)

-Preheat oven to 350
-In a large bowl mix together the flour, oats, baking soda, salt and nutmeg.
-In a separate bowl cream together butter and sugars until fluffy (about 2 mins). Add the eggs one at a time beating after each addition. Mix in the vanilla.
-Add half of the dry mixture to the butter-sugar mixture and mix until just blended, add remaining mixture and mix until no dry crumbs remain.
-Add the chocolate chips and chunks and stir until blended.
-Cover the dough and refrigerate for 30 min or longer.
-Spoon golf sized balls of dough onto a lightly greased baking sheet.
- Cook for 12 minutes or until lightly brown

- These turned out SO yummy. Make sure to use MILK chocolate- it's makes such a difference!!-Lindsey

Deviled Eggs

I love Betty Crocker's recipe for deviled eggs. My mother in law taught me to use regular mustard instead of dry mustard we like it better that way!! Now my daughter in law and son in law. always ask for deviled eggs, especially when Grandma Rosemary comes!

DEVILED EGGS
6 hard cooked eggs
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. yellow mustard
1/4 tsp. pepper
3 TBLS. Mayo

Apple Crisp

I got this recipe from a food storage class I went to. This is made with dehydrated apples and it is the BEST apple crisp I have ever had!!!! I liked it so much my preschool class made it for the fireman as a thank you for letting us visit their station. It is a great recipe to have your kids help you with, it had easy measuring, lots of stirring and the best part is watching the apples reconstitute. It is a fun discussion with children! Super easy and yummy.

Easy Apple Crisp
Fresh Ingredients:
1 c. butter
Storage Ingredients:
10 c. dehydrated apple slices
¼ c. bottled lemon juice
Topping:
1 c. oats
1c. flour
1 c. sugar
1 c. brown sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
½ tsp. nutmeg
¼ tsp. salt

Butter a 9x13 cake pan. Fill with dehydrated apples and drizzle with lemon juice. Then pour in 6 cups of hot water and allow apples to soak for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. For topping, cut butter into ¼” pieces and toss with remaining dry ingredients. Carefully spoon topping onto re-hydrated apples. (Pan should be very full but will bake down). Bake at 375 degrees for 1 hour, or until lightly toasted on top. Best when served hot with vanilla ice cream

This dessert can be prepared hours ahead of time, stored in the refrigerator, and then baked while your guests enjoy dinner. This recipe is totally foolproof, easier than apple pie, and tastes like something from your grandmother’s kitchen.

Crock Pot Chicken & Rice

Chicken Rice Crock Pot
( Very Easy) I got this recipe from Whitney F, Emily my picky eater loved it so much she had two helpings!!!!

4 frozen chicken breasts

1/2 cup water

1 zesty italian dry dressing

cook for 4 hours on high in the crock pot then add:

1 can cream of chicken soup

1 8oz cream cheese

Cook on high for 1 hour. Serve over rice

Kamy's Sugar Cookie

My friend and preschool mom Kamy made these cookies for a baby shower & she also made some for Emily. Sugar Cookies are her FAVORITE!
1 1/2 c butter
2 c sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
5 1/4 c flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
Cream cold butter and sugar in Kitchenaid with paddle attachment. Add eggs and vanilla. Soft dry ingredients add to butter mixture. Chill dough. Roll out 1/4 inch thick and cut into shapes. Bake at 400 for 8 minutes or until barely set.

Frosting
Beat one cube of butter until soft. Add 1 tsp vanilla, a pinch of salt, and 6 cups of powdered sugar. Add milk one tablespoon at a time until the desired consistency.

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Chocolate Mint Brownies

Lolly and I made these doing some stress baking!!! They are really rich and yummy!!!

Chocolate-Mint Bars

The dense base layer is like a rich, fudge brownie, so don’t overcook it or the dessert bars will be dry. Refrigerating the mint bars before cutting, allows the chocolaty top layer to set properly.

Bottom Layer:1 c flour

½ teaspoon salt

1 c granulated sugar

½ cup egg substitute

¼ cup butter, melted

2 tablespoons water

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 large eggs, beaten

1 16oz can chocolate syrup

cooking spray

Mint Layer:

2 cups powdered sugar

¼ cup butter, melted

2 tablespoons fat free milk

½ teaspoon peppermint extract

2 drops green food coloring

Glaze:

¾ c semisweet chocolate chips

3 tablespoons butter

1- Preheat oven to 350

2- To prepare bottom layer, lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour and salt, stir with a whisk. Then, combine the rest of the bottom layer ingredients in med bowl and stir until smooth. Add flour mixture to chocolate mixture, stirring until blended. Pour batter into 13 x 9 baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake for 23 minutes, or until pick comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.

3- To prepare mint layer. Combine ingredients and mix until smooth. Spread mint mixture over cooled cake.

4- Glaze; (I always double this part) combine the ingredients in medium microwave safe bowl. Microwave at High 1 min or until melted. Stirring after 30 seconds. Let stand about 2 minutes and spread over top. Refrigerate about ½ hour then cover and continue to refrigerate until ready to cut and serve

Tenney's Cinnamon Rolls

I got this recipe from one of my preschool moms. It is the first time I have been successful in making good cinnamon rolls! I have tried MANY DIFFERENT RECIPES. This one worked for me. I hope you enjoy it.

Tenney's Cinnamon Rolls
2 cups very warm water ( bordering on hot)
1/2 cup sugar
1 heaping TBLS. yeast or 1 small pkg.
Combine ingredients and make sure yeast is pushed down in the water. Set aside. You'll know it's ready when it starts to foam up and smell "yeast-y."
In a large mixer combine:
2 eggs
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 tsp. salt
Yeast mixture( I like to add 1 TBLSP. dough enhancer)
Then add:5-7 cups flour ( I use Better for Bread flour) one cup at a time.
Dough should pull away from edges of mixer bowl and it should be just a little sticky.cover and let rise 20-45 minutespunch down or turn mixer back on for a couple of seconds.Cover and ley rise 45 minutes.Use a buttered rolling pin to roll out dough( you can divide in half if that is eaiser for you) onto a buttered surface. Roll out into rectangle. The dough can be as thick or thin as you perfer.Slather the dough with butter, sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon to cover dough. Roll up trying to keep sides even. Cut rolls about 1-2 inches thick ( I use a piece of dental floss)or serrated knife. Spray cookie sheet with Pam. Place cinnamon rolls on large cookie sheet with edges.cover and let rise. Bake at 375 for 15 minutes.
FROSTING:
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. lemon(optional)
4-6 cups powdered sugar
milk
I like the frosting a little thicker but you can determine how think or thin you want it to be by how much milk you add. mix ingredients with a mixer. Put frosting on warm rolls that have been out of the oven for 2-5

Pumpkin Cake I made this for Sunday dinner when all the kids were over!
1 pkg. spice cake mix
1- 3oz instant vanilla pudding
1 cup canned pumpkin
1/2 cup oil
3 eggs
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup water
mix all ingred. together pour into greased and floured Bundt pan. Bake at 350 for 45 min. Whip up Whipping Cream with a little sugar,nutmeg and cinnamon cut cake serve with a spoonful of cream. (You can also add chopped pecans)

Creamed Corn Like No Other

20 oz frozen corn, Thawed
1 cup whole milk
1 tsp. salt
2 TBLS. melted butter
1/4 cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese
1 cup heavy whipping cream
2 TBLSP. sugar
pinch of fresh ground pepper
2 TBLS. flour
In a medium saucepan, combine all ingredients, except the butter, flour and cheese. Bring the mixture to a simmer and continue to simmer for 5 minutes. Blend the melted butter and flour, then add to the corn mixture. Mix well and remove from heat. Place the corn mixture into a medium size heat proof casserole dish. Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese. Place under broiler until lightly browned. I got this recipe from my cousin Pat she is a fantastic cook and taught cooking classes at the bosch store. My family loved this and super easy!!!

Poppy Seed Salad And Dressing

This is another of my families favorite salad, I will give you the original recipe, I adjust it to the ingredients my family likes.

All Leafy Lettuce I usually use 1 head red lettuce and 1 head romaine
water chestnuts
Mozzarella cheese
purple cabbage
cucumbers
raisins
Mix all ingredients together.
Make this dressing in a blender
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
1 cup salad oil
1 TBLS. Poppy seeds
1 tsp. dry mustard
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup chopped red onion (I have tried white onion it is not as good)
Mix in blender, DO NOT PUT ON SALAD UNTIL READY TO SERVE.
It will go soggy.

Island Teriyaki

My mom has been making this since I was a teenager. It is SO GOOD!! and SUPER EASY!
It is also inexpensive. I did both chicken and steak for dinner tonight. I usually serve it with fried rice.

1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 TBLS. molasses
2 Tsp. ground ginger
3/4 tsp. instant meat tenderizer
2 tsp. dry mustard
6 cloves garlic
1 1/2 lbs round steak
Mix above ingredients I marinate this 4 hours or more. You slice the steak thin across the grain and put on skewer sticks. Then grill on barbecue, broil in oven

Grandma Rosemary's Peach Cobbler

This is the very best cobbler recipe I have ever had!!! Plus it is so easy!! Bob's mom made this for us years ago and we all love it! The best part you can use whatever fruit you like.

2 cups fruit

1 cup sugar

Blend together and set aside

In a large bowl mix your batter:

1 1/4 cup flour

3/4 cup sugar

2 tsp. baking powder

3/4 cup milk

pinch of salt

1/4 cup melted butter

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In a 9x13 pan melt 1 cube of butter I do this by putting the 9x13 pan in the heated oven until it melts take it out and then pour batter on top of melted butter, add fruit on top and DO NOT STIR!!! Place back in the oven,when this bakes the fruit goes to the bottom. Bake at 350 for 1 hour or golden brown. Serve with vanilla ice cream. This recipe NEVER FAILS!

We like to also mix fruits, like blueberries and raspberries, but I think peach is our favorite.