Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies

This afternoon I mentioned that I wished we had something sweet to eat. I woke up from a nap to the sounds and smells of baking in the kitchen. My sweet husband was making me cookies!

Here's what he made me. They are Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies. They are really rich and so good.

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
6 tablespoons butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

1. Combine four, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
2. Melt 1 cup of chocolate chips over low heat. Cream butter and sugar. Add melted chocolate chips and vanilla; beat in eggs; add flour mixture and remaining chocolate chips.
3. Wrap in plasti can freeze until firm (about 20 minutes)
4. Make small balls (1 inch); roll in confectionares' sugar. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees F . Cool on wire wrack.

I think the best part about these cookies is that I didn't have to clean up!

Blackstrap Pork Chops

This is one of Jason's favorites and the only pork chop recipe I make. Quick and easy.

2-4 Pork Chops (depending on how many you're serving)
Olive oil (or oil of choice)
Salt and pepper

Sauce
1/3 cup molasses
3 tblspns A-1 sauce (or similar)
1/4 tspn allspice
1/4 tspn crushed red pepper flakes

Combine the sauce ingredients together. Heat 1 tbspn of oil in skillet. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper on both sides and add to skillet. Brown on each side 4 minutes. Add sauce and cook another 2 minutes on each side or until pork chops are done.

Mama Grasham's Meatloaf

1 lb. ground beef
2 slices bread, soaked in water, crumbled
5 tblsp. Heinz ketchup
1 egg
1 tsp. garlic salt
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1 tblsp. marjoram
2 tsp. worcestershire sauce
1 onion, chopped
1/2 tsp. mustard
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper

Mix all ingredients listed together and form mixture into a loaf. Place loaf in baking dish and cover top with additional Heinz Ketchup and 1 tsp. oregano. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

Cucumber Salad with Sour Cream

1 large cucumber
1/2 cup sour cream
1 1/2 tblsp. vinegar
1 tblsp. chives, chopped
3/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. white pepper

Peel and slice cucumber and put into a bowl. Mix together sour cream, vinegar, chives, salt, and white pepper and pour over cucumber slices. Toss lightly to coat evenly. Chill in refrigerator.
Makes 4-6 servings.

* I add chopped yellow onions or green onions (just depends on what I have in my fridge) instead of the chives!

Moist Butterscotch Cake

1 box yellow cake mix
1 small box instant vanilla pudding
1/2 cup oil
4 eggs
1 8-oz. carton sour cream
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup (1/2 package) butterscotch morsels

Mix all together with mixer, except the morsels. After mixing, spoon morsels in. Flour bundt pan and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Cool 10-15 minutes before taking out of the pan.

**This is very easy to make, it's moist, and good with ice cream!

Festive Cranberry Pineapple Salad

1 can crushed pineapple, drained
1 box raspberry jello
1 can whole cranberry sauce
1 medium apple, chopped (any kind of apple works)
2/3 cup walnuts, chopped

Add all ingredients (except raspberry jello) into the bowl you want to serve this dish in, and then cook the jello according to box directions. Pour the jello in the bowl and mix it. Refrigerate according to box directions. Done!

* I usually don't like jello salads, but this one was great!

Nanny's Bread Pudding

3 cups crumbled bread (about 3-4 slices or biscuits)
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 stick margarine
2 cups milk

Put crumble bread into an 8 x 10 baking dish. Mix all othe ingredients and pour over bread. Bake at 350 for 35 minutes. Serve hot or cold.


This recipe is really easy and great for dry or stale bread.