Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup white sugar

1 cup butter

1 cup peanut butter

2 eggs

2 cups oatmeal

2 1/4 cups flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

pinch of salt

2 tsp vanilla

Beat butter, then add both sugars, then the eggs. Add peanut butter. Mix in the rest of the ingredients. Scoop into balls. Bake 350 for 12-15 minutes, depending on your oven. I went about 14 minutes. Let them cool on the pan, then transfer to rack to cool. Drizzle with melted chocolate chips and caramel. Makes about 5 dozen delicious cookies



Monday, March 30, 2009

Strawberry Freezer Jam

Strawberry Freezer Jam

4 cups fresh strawberries
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 package {1.59oz } freezer jam fruit pectin

Stir sugar and pectin together in a bowl
Add 4 cups crushed strawberries. I put mine in the food processor and pulse them. That way it is still chunky and a lot faster than trying to hand mash. 
Pour jam into clean jars to fill line. Let sit 30 minutes until thick. 
This fills about five 8oz. jars. 

I like this recipe because it doesn't call for as much sugar as some of the others we have tried. 
Also you don't have to cook it so it is easy and fast. You can refrigerate it right away, for up to 3 weeks. Or freeze up to 1 year.  

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Chicken Pesto Stromboli

Chicken Pesto Stromboli

What you need:
Rhodes Rolls Frozen bread Loaf
Pesto Sauce
Spinach
Cooked Shredded Chicken
Mozzarella
Parmesan
Garlic Salt
Egg White

Here is how you do it! 
Thaw bread according to package
On greased counter roll out to a rectangle about the size of a cookie sheet
Spread Pesto all over leaving a 1 inch space from edge
Sprinkle Parmesan on top of that
then sprinkle Mozzarella
Layer you Spinach on that
Last your shredded Chicken
Now you are going to roll it starting at the long end
Roll it all the way so it makes a long tube
Place on a greased cookie sheet, make sure seam is on the bottom
Tuck ends under
Brush with egg whites
Sprinkle with Parmesan and Garlic Salt
Cut slits along the top to vent
Let Rise 30 minutes. Bake @350 until golden brown.

This is super yummy! You could fill it with all different things. Use your imagination. It may seem complicated, but it is not. It is so easy, and the whole fam loves it.