Life as an Aced

Homemade Bread

2019-01-27T15:44:00.003-07:00

I've made Pizza Dough now for Years!!!! but never ventured into Bread. However, this weekend Eddie has been feeling sick and that only thing that sounded good to him was bread so when I came across a recipe for homemade bread that was done from start to finish in around 90 minutes figured I'd try it for Breakfast and see what happens.

Thank You Cooking with Karli because this bread is DELICIOUS! I made a few adjustments because my instant pot didn't have the yogurt button but even with my oven method timing was the same.

We have been eating this bread all weekend - soooooo good!

Homemade Bread

Ingredients
1 1/2 tbsp rapid rise yeast
2 1/2 cup very warm water
1 1/2 tbsp + 1/2 tsp sugar, divided
2 tbsp oil, divided
2 1/4 tsp salt
6 cups flour

Instructions
1) Using the dough hook, combine all ingredients. Once 'dough' has formed, turn the mixer's speed up and knead for 5 minutes.
2) Put dough into a bowl or instant pot pot and top with about 1 TBSP oil (roll around fully cover dough)
3) Place dough into a oven hitting the proofing button - a oven warmed to 200 degrees than turned off - or instant pot hitting the yogurt button for 40 minutes
4) Every 10 minutes you will want to come back and 'knead' the dough a few times. So at 10 minutes, 20 minutes and 30 minutes you will 'knead' the dough.

5) At 40 minutes you will dump the dough out onto a floured surface, roll out then form your bread. You can make 1 big loaf, divide into 2, 4 mini loafs, or even rolls

6) Score the top of the dough with a knife. You may do an egg white wash at this point if desired.

7) Set the oven to 425°. Let the dough rise until double while the oven is preheating.
8) Bake at 425° for 10 minutes. Without taking the bread out, turn the oven down to 375° and bake for an additional 20 minutes.
ENJOY!!

Fried Mozzarella Bites

2019-01-06T15:54:00.000-07:00

For my New Years Resolution This Year I decided that I wanted to try 1 new Recipe each week
I also Haven't blogged in a while . . . so figured this was also a great time to start this site back up again

So lets get to it and start with week 1

2019 New Recipe of the Week

Week 1

Fried Mozzarella Bites

Ingredients
String Cheese
Flour
2 Eggs
Salt
Pepper
Panko Bread Crumbs
Italian Bread Crumbs
Oil to Fry in

Directions
1) Heat Fryer or Oil to 375 Degrees
2) Cut each String Cheese into 5 pieces, put flour in a bowl, egg + salt and pepper mixed in a second bowl, and bread crumbs into a 3rd
3) Dip Each Piece in Flour
4) Then into Egg Mixture
5) Then into the Bread Crumbs
6) Fry for 1-2 minutes
7) Enjoy!

Our Rating
Sabrina: Thumbs UP
Eddie: Thumbs UP
Ezra: wouldn't try it

What did you think? Let me know in the comments

What's Cookin? Pressure Cooker Mac and Cheese

2018-03-04T15:37:00.000-07:00

Made this yesterday for the first time for Ezra for Lunch – not sure if I’ll make pasta any other way. Was so easy and no boil over lol

Mac and Cheese:

Ingredients:

Pasta

Water

Pinch of Salt

Jar of Cheese Sauce

Shredded Cheese

Directions:

1) Place as much Pasta as you want into the pot and add enough water so its close to but NOT covering the pasta

2) Put on top and make sure the steamer is Sealed

3) Cook on manual for half the time in instructions on the box/bag

4) Release steam as soon as its done

5) Most of the water should be absorbed but it not let it sit for a bit then add sauce and shredded cheese

6) Serve as is or throw into a baking dish top with extra cheese and bread crumbs and bake at 350 for about 10-15 minutes then broil the top

What's Cookin? Pressure Cooker Potato Chowder

2018-03-01T13:14:00.003-07:00

Cold Season is going around and nothing beats it like a warm bowl of comfort food.

This Chowder is basically a loaded baked potato in a cup/mug/bowl

Serve in a bread bowl or with a side of bread

Potato Chowder

Ingredients:

5-6 Potatoes peeled and diced

Small Bag of Frozen Veggies

3 cups chicken broth

1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
2 tbsp flour
1 cup whipping cream
1/2 cup Parmesan
TOPPINGS: Bacon – cheddar cheese – sour cream - etc

Directions:

1) Place first 8 ingredients into the pot
2) Put on top and make sure the steamer is Sealed
3) Cook on manual for 15 minutes
4) Release steam as soon as its done and remove top
5) Pressure the Sauté Button then mix in flour – cream – and parm
6) Cook and stir until desired thickness then serve with optional toppings

What's Cookin? Pressure Cooker Teriyaki Chicken

2018-02-18T17:31:00.001-07:00

The Pressure Cooker from my Aunt was one of the best gifts we have ever gotten. The fact that it can get dinner on the table in less than 30 minutes is just crazy!! I also love that it doubles or triples as a rice cooker AND slow cooker as well. Seriously AMAZING.

For dinner the other night I used it twice (first to make rice) then this yummy chicken and still had dinner cooked in less than and hour AND before Eddie was home from work . . . WIN WIN

Pressure Cooker Teriyaki Chicken

Teriyaki Chicken is in the Blue Bowl -- Served along side
Trader Joe's Orange Chicken and Rice (also made in the pressure cooker)

Ingredients:
1 pack of chicken tenders (or 2-3 chicken breast cut into strips)
Soyaki Marinade
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup rice vinegar
1 tsp ginger powder
5 cloves of garlic chopped
2 Tbsp Soy Sauce
a few shakes of black pepper and red pepper flakes

Directions:
1) Marinate Chicken Tenders in Soyaki Marinade and place in fridge until ready to cook
2) Remove chicken from marinade and place in pressure cooker
3) Mix up remaining ingredients and pour on top of chicken
4) Cook on Manual for 5 minutes
5) Release Steam - Open Pot and Remove Chicken
6) Boil Sauce on Saute mode for a few minutes to thicken
7) Toss Chicken in Sauce and Serve

What's Cookin? Loft House Sugar Cookies

2018-02-18T17:02:00.001-07:00

WOW! I can't even remember the last time I made homemade Cookies - so for Valentines I decided to do something special and made some cookies from scratch INCLUDING the frosting!!

All Super easy too btw and DELICIOUS :)

Homemade Loft House Sugar Cookies

FOR THE COOKIES
Ingredients:
2 Sticks of butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp almond extract
3 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

Directions
1) Beat together butter and sugar --- Add in egg and extracts --- Add in flour, baking powder and salt (1 cup at a time)
2) Form Dough into a Ball then cool in fridge for at least 1 hour
3) Pre Heat Over to 350 Degrees
4) Cut Dough into 1 inch squares then roll into balls and smoosh
5) Cook about 10 at a time on a cookie sheet for about 9 minutes or until tops are set

FOR THE FROSTING

Ingredients:
1 Stick of butter
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
splash of Vanilla
a few drops of food coloring (if you want)

Directions
Beat together butter and sugar --- Add in vanilla and food coloring and beat until fully whipped

What's Cookin? Stuffed Crust Pan Pizza

2017-04-17T14:27:00.004-06:00

I have made a TON of homemade pizza. On a Pizza Stone - stuffed crust - whole wheat - gluten free - pan pizza, etc

Lately I have been combining a few different styles together in a Stuffed Crust Pan Pizza. I coat the pan in Garlic Butter, Stuff the Crust, then heavily sprinkle on some Parmesan Cheese . . . soooooooooo good

Stuffed Crust Pan Pizza

Ingredients:
Pizza Crust (use my homemade crust recipe found here)
Garlic Butter (we use Chef Shamy's)
String Cheese
Red Sauce
Mozzarella
Pizza Toppings

Directions
1) Pre Heat Oven to 515 degrees
2) Melt a few spoonfuls of garlic butter and pour into a cast iron pan (you want enough butter to cover the bottom of the pan)
3) Roll out pizza dough and place into pan so its dripping over the edge
4) Add String Cheese to the edge of the pan and cover with the over hanging dough
5) Add Sauce - Cheese - and Toppings
6) Bake for 15 minutes

What's Cookin? Corn Bread Muffins

2017-04-17T13:43:00.002-06:00

Eddie needed Corn Bread for a work Charity Event so we cooked up these Corn Bread Muffins and they were a hit!

We made a test Batch for Easter and they got Rave Reviews so we quadrupled it to feed 60 - on Easter we also served it with a honey butter I've included the recipe for too :)

Corn Bread Muffins

Ingredients:
1 cup flour
1 cup cornmeal
2/3 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsps baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
2/3 cup oil
1 egg

Directions:
1) Pre Heat oven to 400 degrees
2) Throw everything in a bowl and mix together
3) Line Muffin Tin with liners and fill 1/2 to 3/4 way full
4) Bake for 15 minutes
Serve on their own or with Honey Butter (1 stick butter + 3-4 big squeezes of honey mashed together with a fork)

Makes 16-17 Muffins

Spicy Tortilla Soup

2017-02-22T12:43:00.000-07:00

We do Mexican Food A LOT!!! The fridge was full of leftovers and I wanted to do something different with them and when I came across this recipe for Tortilla Soup I knew it would be perfect - its a pressure cooker recipe but with a few tweeks we made it for the stove top and used all the leftovers in the fridge :)

Spicy Tortilla Soup

Ingredients
2 cans Chicken Broth + 1 can water
1/4 cup Flour
2 Tbsp Tomato Sauce
2 Tbsp Paprika
1 Tbsp Cumin
2 tsp Chili Powder
1 tsp Garlic Power
1 tsp Cayenne
1/2 tsp Salt
Shredded Chicken Breast
Cooked Ground Beef
Can of Beans
Can of Corn
Chopped Jalapenos

Directions
1) Over Medium Heat combine Broth, Water, Flour, and Spices until well mixed
2) Add Remaining Ingredients and Bring to a Boil
3) Serve Topped with Avocado and Tortilla Chips

Mint Oreo Cheesecake Bites

2016-11-11T19:14:00.000-07:00

The other day Browsing Facebook I found a post for 3 ingredient Desserts

Eddie LOVES Mint Chocolate so when I saw these little bites I knew I had to try them

I mixed up the recipe a little bit using Mint Oreos instead of Regular and even with my fear of mint overload they were delicious and EVERYONE that has tried them so far has LOVED them :)

Mint Oreo Cheesecake Bites

Ingredients
2 Bags of Andes Creme de Menthe Baking Chips
18-20 Oreos
4oz (1/2 block) of Cream Cheese
Sprinkles (optional)

Directions
1) Place Oreos in a bag and smash them up
2) In a bowl mix together Oreos and Cream Cheese until blended and thick
3) Place mixture into Fridge for about 30 minutes
4) Melt 1 bag of Chocolate in Microwave (30 second increments)
5) Place Cupcake liners into a mini cupcake tray
6) Cover the bottom of each liner with melted chocolate
7) Place in Fridge to Harden Chocolate (about 5 minutes)
8) Top Chocolate with a spoonful of the Oreo mixture
9) Top Oreo Mixture with Chocolate until hidden and covered then top with sprinkles (might need to microwave more chocolate - I needed another 1/2 bag)
10) Place in Fridge until ready to eat

Cheesy Garlic Bread Rolls

2016-11-05T14:11:00.001-06:00

Last night I had left over pizza dough in the fridge that I needed to use up

Usually I'll make a mini pizza or pizza roll ups but I didn't have pepperoni and knew just cheese wouldn't impress the boys (husband and brother-in-law) so i decided to jazzy up the cheese with some garlic and see what happens

These ended up being Eddies favorite thing ever AKA "Fire" (in his words) and a recipe that will be sticking around for a while

Cheesy Garlic Bread Rolls

Ingredients
Pizza Dough
Butter
Minced Garlic
Parmesan Cheese
Mozzarella Cheese

Directions
1) Roll Out Dough
2) Top with Butter - Garlic - and Cheeses
3) Roll Up and place in Fridge for 15 minutes
4) Slice Up
5) Bake on Pizza 2 for 20 minutes (about 400-425 degrees)

Broccoli Salad

2016-09-05T16:57:00.000-06:00

Today is Labor Day!! Since me and Eddie have been gone all week for his Friend Joe's Wedding we are going over to Eddies Mom's instead of hosting ourselves so I decided to make a Broccoli Salad to bring along.

Broccoli Salads are one of my favorites so when I found this recipe on Cooking Light and how easy it was to make from scratch I couldn't resist - as always I adapted a little based on our tastes and what I had on hand

Ingredients
1/3 cup mayonnaise
3 tablespoons 2% reduced-fat Greek yogurt
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
2 tablespoons honey
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
4 cups coarsely chopped broccoli florets
1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted
1/2 cup reduced-sugar dried cranberries
1 cup Grapes

Directions
1. In a Large Bowl Combine mayonnaise and next 5 ingredients (through pepper)

2. Stir in broccoli, and remaining ingredients.

3. Transfer to a serving bowl then Cover and chill 1 hour before serving.

Copy Cat Chile's Honey Chipotle Crispers

2016-09-05T16:49:00.001-06:00

Facebook Food Videos are how i have been finding a majority of my new recipes lately. When a recipe popped up for Copycat Chili's Honey Chipotle Crispers I knew I had to try it as these are one of Eddie's Favorites from the restaurant.

The Original Recipe comes from Delish but I have adapted it based on what I had on hand and our love of extra spice :)

INGREDIENTS
Sauce
3/4 c. Agave
1/4 c. Water
2 tbsp. Sriracha ketchup
2 tsp. Adobo (from a can of Chiptole Pepper in Adobo)
1 tbsp. Apple cider vinegar

Chicken
3/4 c. Flour
1/4 tsp. Salt
1/4 tsp. Pepper
1 tsp. Garlic powder
2 Eggs
1 1/2 c. Panko
1 1/2 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips
Oil for Frying
Dried Ghost Pepper

DIRECTIONS
1) Make the Honey-Chipotle Sauce by combining all ingredients in a medium-sized saucepan over medium-high heat. Whisk and bring to a boil for about 2-3 minutes, letting it reduce. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.

2) In a Ziplock Bag, combine flour, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and chicken and shake until chicken is fully covered

3) In a bowl add the eggs and beat - In a second bowl, add the panko

4) Heat Oil to 350 degrees

5) Use tongs to dip chicken strips into the egg mixture, then in the panko and cook for about 12 minutes, or until the panko is a deep golden brown and the chicken is fully white and no longer pink or translucent in the center.

6) Place chicken tenders on a plate lined with paper towels to drain off any excess oil. Toss tenders in honey-chipotle sauce, coating each one, and top off with a few shakes of dried ghost pepper

Easy Banana Bread

2016-03-09T09:27:00.000-07:00

As much as I love it I have never made Banana Bread before but I had a few bananas I left go too long and I found a really easy recipe on Favorite Family Recipes so I figured I'd give it a shot and soooo happy I did

Banana Bread

Ingredients:
1 cup Sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup butter
3 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup Nuts
1 1/2 cups flour
3 bananas

Directions:
1) Pre Heat Oven to 325 degrees
2) Mix together everything but the flour and bananas
3) Slowly Add in Flour 1/2 cup at a time
4) Add in Bananas (mix only a little if you want chunks - a lot if no chunks)
5) Pour into a bread pan
6) Bake for about 1 hour or until knife in middle comes out clean

Takeout Copy Cat - Fried Rice

2016-03-09T09:17:00.002-07:00

While Eddie was gone on a work trip I decided to be lazy and not go grocery shopping but instead eat all the food we had in the house - surprisingly we had a TON and i was able to make some yummy meals including this takeout copy cat fried rice

Takeout Copy Cat - Fried Rice

Ingredients:
3 Tbsp Oil
2 eggs
1/4 cup shredded Carrot
1 clove garlic (chopped)
1 tsp Onion Powder
Red Chile Pepper Flakes
1 tsp Ground Ginger
3 cups cooked rice
2 Tbsp Soy Sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
salt and pepper

Directions:
1) Add 1 tbsp of oil to a pan and scramble eggs seasoning with salt and pepper
2) Remove Egg and wipe out pan
3) Add 2 more tbsp of oil into the pan with the carrots, garlic, onion powder, red chile flakes and ginger and cook for about 2 minutes on medium high heat
4) Add Rice, soy sauce and sesame oil and cook for about 3 more minutes on medium stirring to combine all ingredients
5) Taste and season with extra salt and peeper if needed

Avalanche Popcorn

2016-02-29T15:23:00.001-07:00

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory has a Rice Crispy Treat they call Avalanche Bark. If you haven't tried it they are AMAZING!!! Their Website describes them as a mixture of creamy peanut butter, white confection, crisp rice cereal, chewy mini-marshmallows and topped with semi-sweet chocolate chips. It's crunchy, chewy, chocolatey and sweet!

While searching for recipes to make for the Academy Awards i came across Avalanche Popcorn on Chef in Training so I decided to give it at try . . .I thought I had mini marshmallows but ended up being out however the Recipe really doesn't need them and tasted great without them

Avalanche Popcorn

Ingredients
8 Cups of Popped Popcorn
1 Cup White Chocolate Chips
3 Spoonfuls of Peanut Butter
1/2 Cup Chocolate Chips

Directions
1) Melt White Chocolate and Peanut Butter in the microwave until smooth (30 second increments)
2) Pour Mixture over Popcorn and Mix until popcorn is fully coated
3) Spread popcorn out onto a baking sheet covered in wax paper
4) Melt Chocolate Chips in Microwave until smooth (30 second increments)
5) Drizzle on top of Popcorn
6) Let cool then Enjoy

Sausage Meatballs

2016-01-17T13:10:00.000-07:00

After a long workout at the gym it was time to make lunch - I've had a package of ground sausage sitting in the fridge that I could decide what to do with - so I asked the boys and meatballs it was!!

Ended up making meat ball sub paninis to be exact but served the extra meatballs on the side and they were just as good on their own as in the sandwich :)

Sausage Meatballs

Ingredients
1 package of ground sausage
⅓ cup bread crumbs
1 tsp Onion Powder
¼ cup Parmesan cheese
1 egg
ground black pepper

Directions
1) Preheat oven to 375°F.
2)Mix ingredients just until blended.
3)Shape into meatballs

4) Bake in mini muffin tin or on a baking sheet for 18-20 minutes

Crock Pot Loaded Mashed Potatoes

2016-01-13T18:00:00.003-07:00

Pinterest is full of a ton of Crock Pot Mashed Potato Recipes and what better day to try them then over Thanksgiving

Ingredients:
9 Potatoes
1 Package of Cream Cheese
1 Cup Sour Cream
1 stick of Butter
1/4 Cup Milk
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
16oz Cheddar Cheese
1 pound of bacon - cooked and crumbled

Directions:
1) Peel Potatoes and Cook in CrockPot on low for about 8 hours
2) Transfer Potatoes to a Kitchen Aid and blend until smooth
3) Blend in Cream Cheese, Sour Cream, Milk, Onion Power, Garlic Powder, and half the cheese
4) Put mixture Back into Crock Pot and keep on warm until ready to serve
5) Top with a little bacon and cheese leaving extra cheese - bacon - and sour cream for each portion

Cheese-Ball Spread

2016-01-13T17:50:00.002-07:00

For Thanksgiving I had the idea of making mini cheese-balls but with Eddie Rushing me out the door we scratched that idea and just through it all in a dish instead . . . same flavor but OMG so much easier and faster

Ingredients:
2 Packages Cream Cheese
8 oz Shredded Cheddar
1 tsp Onion Powder
2 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp cayenne pepper
Chopped Pecans

Directions
1) Beat together all ingredients but Pecans until well blended
2) Spread into a serving dish and top with Pecans

Serve with Pretzels - Crackers - Bread - really anything :)

Double Chocolate and Caramel Cookies

2015-12-13T10:08:00.000-07:00

Eddie and His Brothers all LOVE chocolate and since today is one of his brothers birthday I decided to go all in with the chocolate and make a chocolate chip like cookie with chocolate batter and throw in some caramel because why not? :)

Double Chocolate and Caramel Cookies

Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 eggs
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4-1/2 cup Baking Cocoa
1/2 Cup Chocolate Chips
1/2 Cup Caramel Bites

Directions:
1) Pre Heat Oven to 350 degrees
2) Cream Butter and Sugars
3) Add in Egg and Vanilla
4) Add Flour, Baking Soda, and Cocoa
5) Add in your Mix Ins
6) Bake for 10-15 minutes depending on the size of your cookies

Thanksgiving 2015

2015-12-09T15:14:00.002-07:00

As the years before we headed to Eddie's Mom's house for Thanksgiving - theme this year was to keep it easy!! I brought along the appetizers and potatoes and we spend the day watching football and getting our drink on!! No Black Friday shopping this year for us unless it was something we found online and instead spent the night relaxing and not worrying about what was on sale

For the Appetizers we went with things that you could spread or put on bread - I've been on a bit of a dip kick lately so this was right up my alley and for the potatoes I've been wanting to try out a crock-pot mashed potato recipe for a while and thanksgiving seems to be the prefect time for that

THE APPETIZERS

Bread - Pretzels - and Crackers

Cheese Ball Spread

Bacon Jam

Spicy Cannellini Dip

Meat and Cheese Plate

THE POTATOES

Crock Pot Loaded Mashed Potatoes

NOTES:

1) The Bacon Jam was a total bust and I will not be sharing that recipe . . . From what sounds like would be amazing was really just a bunch of onions cooked for hours in bacon fat and tasted only like onion and had NO bacon flavor at all --- plus it made the house smell like onions all night YUCK!!!

2) I went easy with the Meat and Cheese Plate buying a pre made one from Hormel that came with a few different kinds of meats and cheese - ironically this was the first appetizer to go lol (doesn't that always happen? but on a side note because it was so popular I WILL buy it again)

3) I've made the Spicy Cannellini Dip several times and it is always amazing!! Recipe can be found here: Spicy White Bean Hummus

4) Recipes

-Cheese Ball Spread

-Crock Pot Loaded Mashed Potatoes

Queso Dip

2015-11-23T18:47:00.006-07:00

I have tried soooooo many recipes for Queso Dip but I think I have FINALLY found one that's perfect - all thanks to Trader Joe's Chili Pepper Sauce!! Eddie Seriously puts this stuff on everything :)

Queso Dip

Ingredients
1) Package Velveeta Cheese
2) 1/4 cup Milk
3) 1/4 cup Trader Joe's Chili Pepper Sauce
4) Ground Beef (cooked and crumbled)

Microwave Directions
1) Cut Velveeta into bite sized squares
2) Microwave Velveeta - Milk - and Chili Pepper Sauce for 5 minutes
3) Stir Until Smooth then Top with Ground Beef and Microwave for 1 more Minute
4) Serve with your favorite chips

Oven Directions
1) Pre Heat Oven to 350
2) Cut Velveeta into bite sized squares
3) Bake Velveeta - Milk - and Chili Pepper Sauce in a Cast Iron Skillet or other baking Dish for 10 minutes
4) Stir Until Smooth then Top with Ground Beef and Bake for 5 more Minutes
5) Serve with your favorite chips

Taco Bites

2015-11-23T18:25:00.001-07:00

These came about the other day when I had a ton of left over taco meat and biscuits in the fridge - super simple, easy, and who doesn't like finger food? They aren't the prettiest things but sure are tasty

Taco Bites

Ingredients
Can of Biscuits
Taco Meat
Shredded Cheese
Hot Sauce

Directions
1) Pre Heat oven to 425 Degrees
2) Place 1/2 a biscuit into each hole of a mini muffin tin
3) Top with Meat - Cheese - and Hot Sauce
4) Bake for 10 minutes

Thin and Crispy Cookies

2015-11-23T18:08:00.000-07:00

Some People Like Thin and Crispy Cookies - others like them thick and chewy - Eddie and his brother Luke are just happy when I make cookies lol

The other day I went to make up a batch when I noticed I didn't have any eggs - I had already beaten the butter and sugar together so I just went for it substituting the egg for milk and baking soda and they surprising turned out pretty good - without the eggs the cookies really spread thin but still had a nice flavor and bite to them

Thin and Crispy Cookies

Ingredients:
1 stick of butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
2 tbsp milk
2 tbsp vanilla
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 cups flour
Mix Ins (I used Andes mints)

Directions:
1) Pre Heat Oven to 350 degrees
2) Cream together butter and sugars
3) Add Milk - Vanilla - and Baking Soda and mix until smooth
4) Add Flour 1/2 cup at a time
5) Stir In Mix Ins
6) Spoon out cookies onto a baking sheet
7) Bake for 12 minutes

Sausage and Cheese Dip

2015-10-08T18:50:00.001-06:00

Football seems to equal Dips and Appetizers in My Mind so for Football Sunday I cooked up a dip I've been thinking about since I pinned it

Sausage and Cheese Dip

Ingredients:
1/2 Pound Sausage
1 Cup Sour Cream
1 Cup Velveeta Cheese Shreds (or cut a block into cubes)
1 Cup Cheddar Cheese
1 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
1 tbsp Parsley

Directions:
1) Pre Heat Oven to 350 Degrees
2) Cook Sausage then drain on a paper towel
3) Mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl
4) Put into Baking Dish and Bake for 30 minutes (Top with extra cheese in the last few minutes if you want it extra cheesy)

Adapted from Plain Chicken's Hissy Fit Dip