CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

 

1 1/2 cups soft butter (3 cubes) 

1 1/2 brown sugar

1/2 cup white sugar

2 eggs

4 tsp vanilla

4 cups flour

2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

4 tsp corn starch

2 cups plus of Chocolate chips/ we use dark and milk

Cream butter and sugar together!  Then add eggs and vanilla and stir.  Mix all dry ingredients and then add the chocolate chips.  350 for 8-10 min.  Take the cookies out when they still look slightly undercooked.  Let them sit for 2-3 min once they are out of the oven.   

PEPPER BELLIES

2 can of pinto beans
2 cups cooked hamburger or Turkey burger
1-2 green peppers
 1 large onion
2 cans diced tomatoes
1 can green chillies
1 Tbs cumin
1 Tbs chili powder
1 Tbs Garlic

Cook in your crock pot 8 hours.  Serve with Frito's Scopes or corn chips, green lettuce, cheese, olives, tomatoes, avocado and of course Tapitio if your part of our family!  I had to take the above picture of my son Corban's creative presentation of his food tonight... Love you Buddie your a true foodie!

BLACK BEAN SOUP

 

1 large onion, chopped
1 large red bell pepper, chopped
1 larch green bell pepper, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp. olive oil
2 chicken breasts, cooked and cubed
1 can diced tomatoes with juices
1 can diced green chilies
2 tsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. salt
1 can chicken broth
4 cans black beans, rinsed and drained

Saute onion, peppers, and garlic with the oil until tender. Add remaining ingredients and simmer for 15 minutes. Garnish with sour cream, green onion, jack cheese, and cilantro.  This is also delish without without the chicken if you like! This comes from my husbands Aunts blog which is amazing...Thanks for sharing...http://suesfood.blogspot.com/

CITRUS DELIGHT

This is so easy to make and the result are awesome! Fill any glass jar full of any citrus. Oranges, lime or lemons. Then fill the jar with White Vinegar. Put the lid on secure and put it in your pantry. The longer it sits the better.  We love this in our Banana Bread. I am also going to experiment with some Ideas for salad dressings. So go make some.... and stay tuned.

PARTY COOKIES

1 1/2 Sticks butter
1/3 Cup sugar
3/4 Cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
Whip the above ingredients. Add:
1  2/3 Cup flour
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp soda
Then add 1 Cup chocolate chips
1 Cup white chocolate chips
nuts
Bake at 375 for 9-10 minutes.

There is so much to say about this wonderful Grandma.  These will always be the cookies that the kids will remember as the ones she always made for them.  This is the tried and true buttery goodness.  They are party cookies because Grandma is a party animal!  She is fun, loving, and a wonderful cook. This weekend she made these for us!  We love you Grandma.

CANDIED PECANS

6 cups nuts

1 egg white

1/3 cup white sugar

1/3 cup brown sugar

2 Tablespoons vanilla

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon salt

Heat oven to 300. Whisk egg white until foamy.  Whisk in sugars, vanilla cinnamon, and salt.

Stir in nuts until well coated.  Spread in baking pan.  Bake for 10 minutes, remove and stir (will be sticky) and return to oven to bake 10-12 minutes more until pale golden brown.

Remove and let cool, stirring to separate.  Can be frozen

From a dear friend Christina.  We love to have these in salads!

GUATEMALAN CHICKEN WITH OLIVES & CAPERS

 This is a delicious recipe that my dear friend Vera(yes a authentic Guatemalan) has cooked for our family several times over the past 10 years.  She typed it for me tonight and it makes me laugh just reading it. So Enjoy!   Love you Vera. Thank you!
INGREDIENTS:

* 2-3 lbs. of chicken: Mixed pieces of dark and white meat. (Never ever used only white meat. It will be dry and awful.)
* 1 large onion, sliced. (Medium sliced, not large or finely sliced.)
* 1 (12 oz) can of tomato paste (Don't think you can substitute it with tomato sauce. You can't, so don't even try.)
* About 1/2 cup of capers. (Or however much you want. Don't rinse them.)
* As many olives (green or black) as you want. (You can never have too many if you love them.) Rinse them if you didn't rinse the capers; but, since I know you're following these instructions to the letter, then rinse your olives.)
* Several limes. (Limes NOT lemons, Angela!) For every two medium pieces of chicken, use 1/2 a juicy lime. You want to drench each piece.)
* 2-3 bay leaves (I don't know what they do; my mother just told me to add them.)
* Chopped cilantro or parsley (Cilantro tastes best, but if you're feeling adventurous use parsley.)
* Worcestershire sauce (If you insist on quatifying it, use a couple of tablespoons and be happy.)
* Salt and Pepper (Need I explain?)
* Olive oil (Or use whatever type of oil you usually use. You don't have to use a lot; just enough to cover the bottom of the pot so it won't stick and smoke.)

PROCESS:

* After presumably rinsing the chicken pieces, paper towel dry each piece and set aside. (Don't skip this step. If the chicken is wet, it will dilute the lime juice later. I promise.)
* In a small bowl, mix as much salt and pepper as you want. Use it to season each piece and set aside.
* Soften the limes by rolling them with the palm of your hand--heels works too, apparently--over a hard surface. (Countertops are great for this.) Cut in half and drench each chicken piece with lime juice. (Don't get chintzy with the lime juice here. It's better to overdo it.) Don't throw away the excess lime juice. In fact, do this over the pot you will use so the excess will fall into it.
* Place in a large enough pot and add the sliced onions, chopped cilantro, capers, olives, tomato paste, bay leaves. Generously drizzle with Worcestershire sauce--or use two tablespoons or 1/8 of cup or whatever--and mix everything.

** If you are using an oven range, cook for about an hour on LOW heat. (Use medium or high heat, and get ready to burn your dinner. Seriously.) You know it will be done when the juices flow clear when you poke it with a fork or when the meat is falling off the bone.

** If you are using a crock pot, cook on high for 4-5 hours or on low for 7-8 hours, or until the meat is falling off the bone.