Outrageous Chocolate Chip Cookies

This recipe is from Joan at http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Outrageous-Chocolate-Chip-Cookies/Detail.aspx and these cookies are awesome!!

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup white sugar
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup rolled oats
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Preparations:

Mix sugars, butter, eggs, vanilla, peanut butter and egg. Separately, combine flour, baking soda, salt and oats. Mix both sets of ingredients and add chocolate chips.

Bake at 375 for 12 minutes

Berry Pie

Here's a recipe that I took from AllRecipes and modified.

Ingredients:

1 Package of Pillsbury Pie crusts (why spend the time making pie crusts when you can by good ones?)
2 cups frozen strawberries
2 cups frozen raspberries
1 cup frozen cherries
1/2 cup of flour
1/2 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch

Preparations:

Mix flour, cornstarch and sugar. Add all the berries and mix well. Pour into pie tin lined with one pie crust. Cover mixture with second pie crust and pinch edges together.

Bake at 375 for 60 minutes (approximately)

Tukey Pot Pie

I like to practice cooking certain dishes for the holidays so I cooked a turkey the other week and had lots of leftovers. I put the remaining turkey to good use by creating my own Turkey pot pie recipe.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups chopped Turkey
1 can of cream of Chicken soup
1/2 cup of chopped onion
1/2 cup of chopped celery
8 oz of canned corn
8 oz of canned peas
1 package of 2 Pillsbury pie crusts
Salt and Pepper to taste

Preparations:

While I was chopping everything, I layered the bottom of my pie dish with the first pie crust and put it in the oven at 400 degrees. It baked for about 13 minutes. I did this because the last time I attempted to make this dish (using Pillsbury's recipe), my pie crust was underdone and it was just a crappy dish from start to finish.

While that bottom layer is baking, mix chopped ingredients with cream of chicken soup (if it's condensed add 1 can of water). Cook over medium heat for 12 minutes and then add canned vegetables. Once the onions are soft, take the mixture and pour it into your pie crust. Cover the pie with the remaining pie crust and bake for about 20 minutes or until crust is flaky.

Servings: 5

Thanksgiving on a Budget

Sorry, I've been MIA lately. I've been in California and I'm currently writing a novel. Here's a great a article on ways to save money on your Thanksgiving dinner (written by Ryan) - http://www.printcouponsonline.net/blog/2009/11/save-money-on-thanksgiving-shopping/

Also, Walmart is running great deals on turkeys (40 cents a pound) and everything else you need to make your holiday dinner yummy. Shop now and you'll not only save yourself some money but also the headache of fighting for the last can of pumpkin mix!

Happy Holidays!

Kid Friendly Recipes at Kellog's website

It's Friday and I'm way behind on posting recipes and pictures. We found this great and easy recipe for Blintzes that I hope to post very soon.

In the meantime, check out Kellog's website for some fun kid friendly recipes.

http://www2.kelloggs.com/Recipe/Recipe.aspx?id=471

Ken's 7 Layer Dip

Ken has this habit of getting us invited to parties at his co-worker's house. Since I'm lousy at meeting new people, I always dread these events. As payback, I generally tell him that he has to make the food we take. The last couple of times he's made this awesome 7 layer dip that he found on youtube. The recipe is really easy and the instructions are simple. Check it out -