Buttermilk Biscuits

Made these tonight for dinner.  A big hit!!!

3 1/4 cups of flour
2 tablespoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup butter, cut in small pieces
1 1/4 cups buttermilk

Preheat oven to 400.  Combine ingredients.  Drop on a cookie sheet.  Bake for 15 minutes. Enjoy!

CCC - This is a keeper

So I think that I found a great chocolate chip cookie recipes that doesn't take 72 hours like this one.

.5 lb soft butter

.5 lb dark brown sugar

1 cups granulated sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

2 tsp vanilla

3 cups flour

12 oz chocolate chips

350° for 10-12 minutes

Cream butter & sugar for 4-5 mins...nice & fluffy.  Add eggs, salt, baking soda, and vanilla.  Mix until everything is combined.  Add flour and the the CC.  baked. enjoy.  You could sprinkle sea salt on the top of each cookie before baking.

This is my new go to recipe.

Pasta Salad

1 # or box of pasta (I like using the bow tie pasta)

Newman's Olive oil & vinegar dressing

2 bell peppers

2 cucumber

2 jars of marinated artichoke hearts (quartered)
cherry tomatoes

crumbled feta

Cook pasta, strain and put in a mixing bowl to chill.  I will add a little bit of the salad dressing so that the noodles don't stick to each other as it's cooling.  Cut the rest of your veggies, except for the artichoke hearts...I leave those quartered.  Add everything to the bowl with the pasta and store in your fridge.  Can make this a day or 2 a head of time.

FYI - there are no real measurements to this, I don't use all of the dressing, just enough to coat the pasta & veggies

Turkey Sloppy Joes

This is a great recipe for dinner, my daughter always requests this meal all the times.

1 pound of ground turkey
2-3 celery stalks, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
1 (8 ounce) can of tomato sauce
1/4 cup of ketchup
1/4 cup BBQ sauce (we like the ad hoc brand)
1 tablespoon brown sugar
 1 teaspoon dry mustard
salt and pepper
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon vineager

• In a large skillet, brown ground turkey, celery and onions
• drain the fat
• stir in the remaining ingredients, simmer coverd.  15-20 mins, stirring occasionally
• If Joes appear to be too "loose", leave the cover off and let moisture evporate
• Serve on a bun

Great-Grandma’s Coconut Cupcakes - Sprinkles

Great-Grandma’s Coconut Cupcakes
From Sprinkles pastry chef Candace Nelson
Makes 18 to 20
2 cups sifted cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup whole milk
3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3/4 teaspoon coconut extract
1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter
1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
2 large egg whites, plus 1 whole large egg
Make sure all the ingredients are at room temperature. Heat the oven to 350 degrees and line two greased standard muffin pans with cupcake liners. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. In a measuring cup, combine the milk and extracts. In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually add the egg whites and the egg and mix until they are combined. Add half of the flour mixture and mix until it is combined. Gradually drizzle in all the milk mixture. Add the remaining dry mixture and mix carefully until just combined. Divide the batter evenly among the cupcake cups (they should be two-thirds full) and bake about 20 to 25 minutes, or until the cake springs back when pressed lightly and an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Let cool.
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Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting
Makes about 2 1/2 cups
8 ounces cold cream cheese
8 tablespoons butter (1 stick)
1/8 teaspoon salt
3 3/4 cups sifted powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon coconut extract
1/2 cup sweetened coconut shavings
In the bowl of an electric mixer, slowly mix the cream cheese, butter and salt until fluffy and combined. Slowly add the powdered sugar. Mix in the extracts until incorporated and the frosting is smooth. Frost each cooled cupcake with about 2 tablespoons of frosting and immediately top with 1 teaspoon of sweetened coconut shavings.

Chili

Chili

1 LB ground beef
1/2 onion(chopped)
1/2 green pepper(chopped)
1 to 2 tsp garlic powder
1 15 oz red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 14 1/2 oz can diced tomatoes, undrained
1 8 oz can tomato sauce
2 to 3 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp dried basil crushed

1. In a large saucepan cook ground beef, onion and green pepper, and garlic powder until meat is brown and onion is tedner; drain fat. Stir in kidney beans, black beans, undrained tomatoes, tomato sauce, chili powder, basil. Bring to boil; reduce heat. Simmer, covered for about 20 minutes



I made this for a party I had last week and a lot of people liked it.

Love Bars

LOVE BARS

1/2 cup butter; softened

1 cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

1 Tbs. vanilla

1 1/2 cup peanut butter

1 1/2 tsp. baking soda

3/4 tsp. salt

2 cups flour

3 cups oats

2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 inch pan. Beat butter and sugars until creamy. Add eggs, vanilla and peanut butter and beat until light and fluffy. Add dry ingredients and mix until combined. Press mixture evenly into pan and bake only 10 minutes or lightly browned (will be underbaked). While still warm, evenly distribute chocolate chips. When chips have melted, spread into a thin layer. Cool and enjoy!

Recipe found here