March Cookin Night

~EVERYTHING CHOCOLATE~

Tuesday, March 1

6:30pm

Paula's Place

Nicoles Sugar Cookies

2 C sugar

1 C softened butter

1 C milk

3 eggs

1 tsp b. soda

4 tsp b. powder

2 tsp vanilla

1 tsp salt

6 1/2 C flour

Cream together the sugar, butter and eggs. Add baking soda, baking powder, salt and vanilla. Add 4 cups flour then milk. Add the rest of the flour. You may not need all 6 1/2 cup, you may need a bit more. You want your dough just stiff enough it does not stick to the rolling pin and counter as you roll.

Roll your dough out in small portions, cut with your favorite cookie cutter and bake aprox. 10 min at 350*.

Cool and frost with your favorite frosting. I have always used store bought cream cheese frosting.

**Thanks to my cousin Nicloe for this recipe. We used to make these together every Valentine's Day and Halloween. Life got too busy and we don't get together any more. I miss it. I had great help today though....

Super Bowl Recipes

Artichoke Dip--Michelle
8 oz. cream cheese
1/2 c. mayonaise
1/2 c. sour cream
1 c. parmesan cheese
garlic powder
1 can artichoke hearts
Mix & bake 30 min @ 350 degrees. Serve with assorted crackers, melba rounds etc. (or eat it right off a spoon like Michelle does :-)
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Chili n Cheese-Vicki
8 oz. pkg. cream cheese
1 10 oz. can chili
1 c. shredded cheese
Spread cream cheese in the bottom of an 8" baking dish
cover with canned chili, Top with shredded cheese
Bake at 350 until bubbly and hot...

***Use your favorite canned chili and your favorite cheese blend.
I usually use cheddar and jack mixed, sometimes pepper jack

Serve with tortilla chips
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Superbowl Burritos
1 pot of your favorite homemade chli
12" flour burrito shells
shredded cheese
chopped lettuce
chopped tomatoes
chopped onions
chopped peppers

When chili is done, top burrito shell with chili, then add favorite toppings,
These are huge and delicious...a fun take on the traditional burritto...

***These were a tradition at our Superbowl Party when I was a kid. A friend of ours always brought these
and they were a huge hit!
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Becky's Meatballs
1 package frozen meatballs--about 2-3 lbs.
add 3 c. Yoshida Gourmet Sauce
Cook in crockpot on high until warmed through, then keep on low until ready to serve.
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Hamburger Dip--Becky
1 lb. hamburger
1 8oz. cream cheese
1 cup salsa
Brown hamburger, then stir in cream cheese and salsa, heat until bubbly,
Serve with tortilla chips, or pita chips
can keep warm in small crockpot to have during party
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Tammy's Party Crackers
Assorted flavored Triscuits
Fresh Mozzarella-
Top Triscuit with slice of fresh mozzarella, then add
any variety of your favorite toppings...
sliced pepperoni, halved grape tomatoes, Fresh snipped basil,
marinara sacue, olives...use your imagination...

OREO COOKIES

Looks pretty darn tasty, huh? Well, they are. You should go make some. NOW. This is one of the easiest cookies to make, that only look like you worked harder than you did.

OREO COOKIES

1 box devils food cake mix

2 eggs

1/2 cup oil

Blend all ing. together until dry mix is moistened. Drop by cookie scoop onto cookie sheet. Bake @ 375 for 9 min. ( you will want to check them, you want a soft cookie when cool) I used the pampered chef med. scoop. You could use any size you want to make the size cookie you want. The most important thing is definitely use a cookie scoop so they are all the same size. Cool cookies on a wire rack.

Filling

1 jar marshmallow fluff

1 can vanilla frosting

Mix well with an electric mixer. When cookies are cool, frost one, then top with another cookie. You can make these as thick (like DOUBLE STUFF), or thin as you would like. After all, you made them, and they are way better than a store bought Oreo.

oh...one more side note. I store mine in the fridge so they don't get too mushy. Taste best @ room temp.

Food Snob to the rescue!

Vicki, our very own, self proclaimed, I might add ~ FOOD SNOB, sent this recipe in for homemade bisquick baking mix. Sure wish I would have seen this before I went to Smiths last night. Enjoy! She used this in the recipe from the previous blog for Becky's Breakfast Quiche.


Biscuit Mix—Bisquick— from Taste of Home
9 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup baking powder
1 tablespoon salt
2 cups shortening
Mix well with electric beater. Store in airtight container, use like you would bisquick. I use in Becky’s breakfast bake, and for quick biscuits below.

Golden Biscuits
3 cups biscuit baking mix
¾ cup milk
Mix together until just mixed, then roll out to about ¾” thick, cut with cutter bake on ungreased pan at 425 for 12-14 minutes—makes about 9 biscuits

Cookin with a Rooster?

January night was a blast. The chicks has a rooster in the hen house. My dad came from Utah and demonstrated how he makes his Hungarian Palacsinta's (crepes). When we decided on breakfast foods last time we met, he said he would come and show the chicks how he makes his Palacsinta's . The closer it got, he got a little nervous.....but he did a great job. My mom came as well and we had some delicious breakfast foods that night.

Hungarian Palacsinta

(Crepe Suzettes)
2C Flour
3 C Milk
5 Eggs
1/2 C Sugar
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Vanilla

Beat eggs and sugar until frothy. Add salt and 1 1/2 C milk. Beat in flour slowly, until very smooth, then add remaining milk. It will make a very thin batter. Add vanilla. Butter griddle and heat to sizzling point. Pour 1/4 c batter on griddle and swish around until the entire bottom of the pan is covered. When lightly browned, turn over with a spatula and brown. Always butter the pan well before each crepe. Remove and put on a plate. Keep warm or store in fridge on Ziploc bag and keep several days. Makes 12 large crepes.

Suggested fillings: (possibilities are endless)

jam or jelly, cream cheese, bottled or canned pie filling, fresh fruit, asparagus and cream cheese, avocado and cold cuts.

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I made Wheat Blender Pancakes. The recipe is from the Bosch Sensible Cooking Cookbook. I don't think I would make these if you don't have a Bosch blender ~so go buy one! You won't regret it!

1 C Wheat (whole kernel)

1 1/2 C Milk
2 Eggs

1 tsp Salt

1/3 C Oil

1 Tbs Honey

1 Tbs Baking Powder

In Bosch Blender, add 1 cup milk and wheat. (be sure to put your milk in first) Mix on speed 4 for 2 min. Add final 1/2 cup milk and blend additional 2 min. Add egg, honey, and salt. Blend for 20 seconds. Add baking pdr and blend gently jogging "M" switch 3-4 times. May be used for pancakes or waffles .

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My mom made the TO-DIE-FOR

Butterscotch syrup to put over the pancakes.

BUTTERSCOTCH SYRUP

1 1/2 C Sugar

1 1/2 cubes Butter

2 Tbs White Corn Syrup

3/4 C Buttermilk

1 tsp B. Soda

2 tsp Vanilla

Combine all ing. but vanilla in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer for 7-9 min, stirring every so often to prevent scorching. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Store in fridge. Reheat to serve again. This can be used as an ice cream topping too. You won't regret the decision to have this on your pancakes...it's worth the extra trip to the gym!

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Vicki, our resident "Food Snob", made homemade instant oatmeal. You know, like the Quaker packets you can buy in the store. This is WAYYYY better, and I am sure better for you.

Instant Oatmeal
4 c quick oats
½ c. powdered sugar
½ c. brown sugar
¾ c. powdered milk
½ tsp. salt
1 ½ c. dehydrated apples
½ tsp. cinnamon
Mix all ingredients together Store in an airtight container
To eat: Mix ½ c oatmeal mix with ½ c water and microwave for 2 minutes Serve with milk.

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We have a few comedians in our group. Suzi and Annette have their own take on breakfast foods. Suzi's is a stop at Dunkin Donuts. She also treats herself to some homemade French Toast on Saturday morning. Made with the cinnamon swirl bread you can buy at the Smiths bakery.

Annette had her "Little Red Riding Hood" basket full of her take on breakfast foods...yogurt, corn chips, peanut M&M's, Diet Pepsi, trail mix, nutrigrain bar. We love you Annette!

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This is Becky. She made a delicious breakfast quiche. It seems like if you have had one, they all taste the same. Not true! This one is worth a try. Maybe it's all the cheese.

Breakfast Quiche--Becky Bradley
Whip 10-12 eggs
Add 1 c. bisquick
1/2 c melted butter
3 c milk
1/2 tsp accent
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. chop onion--optional
1 c. ham
Mix together and pour into greased 9x13" pan.
Top with 2 c. white cheese and 2 c. cheddar cheese
Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

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The rest of you chicks, get your recipes to me....we want you on the world wide web! We have followers to please!

Cookin in January

Our January cookin night will be on Tuesday, the 18th.

THEME: BREAKFAST

TIME: 6:30PM

PAULA'S PLACE

By the way.....we will have a demo by a surprise guest :)

I'm pretty excited about it!