Chocolate Chip Cookies

I got this recipe from a friend of my wife's by the name of Annie Walden.  These are probably the best Choclate Chip cookies I have ever had.  This recipe makes 24 cookies with my cookie scoop, which is a little larger than a teaspoon.

Ingredients

1 cup flour
1 cup quick oats
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 cup chocolate chips

Directions

1. Mix dry ingredients (flour, oats,soda, powder and salt).  Set aside.

2. Mix softened butter, sugars, peanut butter on medium speed.

3. Add egg and vanilla to butter mixture.

4. Combine dry ingredients with butter mixture.

5. Add chocolate chips.  Drop by teaspoon onto ungresaed cookie sheet.

6.  Bake at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes

Mexican Beef Skillet

I made this the other night for dinner.  We liked better as a left over, but either fresh or left over it is good.

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs. Ground beef
1-2 cups Salsa
1 can Beef broth
1 Large green pepper, chopped
1 Med. onion, chopped
1 tbsp. Light olive oil
1 Packet taco seasoning
8 oz. Sour cream
8 oz. Noodles (egg noodles, rotini, maccaroni, whatever is on hand)
2 cups Cooked corn (optional)
Sliced black olives (optional)
1-2 cups Shredded Cheddar or Mexican Blend Cheese
1 Tomato, chopped (optional)

Preparation

1. In a large skillet, cook and stir ground beef until browned. While it is cooking, chop the green pepper and onion, and put the water on to boil for the noodles.

2. Add the noodles to the boiling water and cook according to the package instructions. Saute the green pepper and onion with olive oil in a small skillet.

3. Stir in salsa, taco seasoning, beef broth, green pepper, onion, corn, and black olives with the ground beef.

4. Stir in noodles and sour cream. Sprinkle liberally with cheese. Cover with a lid until the cheese has melted. Serve with chopped tomatoes on top.

Pigs In A Blanket (Cresent Dogs)

We were at my mom and dads house a short time ago and my mom made a pig in the blanket for my grandson.  This brought back memories of when I was small and mom would make a bunch of these and we would go to the drive in movie as a family.  We would also take along popcorn and as my dad called it swamp water.  Swamp water was a mix of purple and green kool aid and lemonade.  It made for great times.

The recipe come from the Pillsbury site.

Ingredients

8 hot dogs

4 slices (3/4 oz each) American cheese, each cut into 6 strips

1 can (8 oz) cresent rolls

Directions

1 Heat oven to 375°F. Slit hot dogs to within 1/2 inch of ends; insert 3 strips of cheese into each slit.

2 Separate dough into triangles. Wrap dough triangle around each hot dog. Place on ungreased cookie          sheet, cheese side up.

3 Bake at 375°F. for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.