Chocolate Double Doubles

Chocolate Double Doubles

2 Eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
2/3 C Coco Powder
2 Stick of softened butter
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Baking powder
1 C Sugar
1 C Brown Sugar
2 C Flour
3 C Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips

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Preheat oven to 325º

Mix sugar, brown sugar, softened butter, eggs and vanilla extract until fluffy.

Add coco powder, salt, baking soda and mix till creamy.

Mix in Flour.

Fold in Chocolate chips.

Chill in fridge for 3 to 4 hours but if you are  in a hurry put dough in the freezer for 30 minutes.

After well chilled roll tablespoon sized balls and place on greased baking dish about 1 1/2″ apart.

Bake for 14 minutes.

They will look like the should cook longer, but don’t.  They firm up to a chewy delight quit nicely.

Enjoy!~

Chicken Alfredo and my first attempt to vlog it…

This is my first attempt at vlogging or video segment, so go easy on me please.

Here is the recipe:

Chicken Alfredo

2 Chicken Breast

Egg Noodles

1 slice Bread

Parmesan

Italian Cheese

Alfredo Sauce (I used Newman’s)

Preheat Oven to 450, Boil Noodles and cook chicken.  (I cooked the chicken on my air cooker.)

While the chicken is cooking put the potatoes in the oven.

Lightly Toast the slice of bread.

When the noodles are al dente add to the baking dish.

When chicken is done cut into bite size pieces and add to the baking dish.

Add the jar of Alfredo and mix.

Crumble some of the toast on top of mixture.  I used my cheese grader, it came out to about a half a slice.

Sprinkle some cheese & Parmesan on top.

Place dish in oven with your potatoes.

Turn oven down to 350 and bake for 20 minutes.

Enjoy!

Serve with some garlic toast.

What would I have done differently?  Added more Alfredo and cut the chicken into smaller pieces.

What’s for Dinner? Chicken Parmesan

Chicken Parmesan

This is my Honey’s favorite dish whenever we get a chance to go out and now I see why.

Ingredients:

1 Sleeve Crackers

3 Chicken Breasts

Half Box Spaghetti

Jar of your favorite Spaghetti Sauce

2 Eggs

1 Cup Flour

Mozzerella Cheese

Parmesan

Salt & Pepper

Instructions:

Preheat Oven to 350º

Crush Crackers in zip lock using roller or some other fancy tool like a can of veges.

Pound chicken between wax paper, cling wrap, or parchment paper (not too thin)

Yep that is rubber mallet, lol that is all I had.  This is what it looks like when your done working out your aggressions:

Next, get your work station ready (don’t want to have to touch too much with chicken fingers.  On a plate add your cracker crumbs, on another plate add your flour and in a bowl mix a couple of eggs.  Add salt and pepper to each.

In this order, dip your chicken into the Flour, Egg Bath and Cracker Crumbs.  Heat on a hot, lightly oiled skillet just until browned and brown the other side:

Place on a baking dish top with Mozzarella and sprinkle with Parmesan.

Bake at 350º for 10 to 20 minutes.  We baked ours for 10 and it was perfect:

Viola!

It was so satisfying to hear “oooouuuu and mmmmm” from the family.

This recipe fed a family of six with some to spare.  Although I was thinking I should have made more spaghetti for left overs.

Momma’s Calzones

Momma’s Calzones

We were craving pizza badly, but my oven was dead (it stills is.)

So I decided to make some calzones using my air cookers.  Mind you I have never had one before, but thought what the heck.

Here is how I did it:

1. Made a batch of pizza dough with my bread machine
2. Separated it into 5 pieces
3. Rolled each into circles
4. Spread some pizza sauce on each piece
5. Sprinkle Mozzarella Cheese
6. Spread Turkey Pepperoni
7. Fold over half the dough, pinch, twist, and pinch again the sides like this:

Next I put this in the air cooker for 8 minutes and flipped it over and cooked the other side for another 8 minutes.

And this is the yummy I got:

Some variations I thought of later:

1. Butter the dough and sprinkle with seasoning before I bake it.
2. Add more sauce, make it drip when I cut it open.

This was real easy to make and a big hit with the kids.

Pig Picken Cake Recipe

Ok, I promised to post this recipe for you along with a pic, but I forgot to take a pic right after I made it, but I was able to sneak a pic before it was gone:

See why it’s called a “Pig Picken” Cake?  Makes you wanna pig out!!!

Here is the recipe for a layered cake:

• 2 boxes of White Cake Mix
• Medium Can of Mandarin Oranges
• Large can of Crushed Pineapple
• 2 Large tubs of Cool Whip
• 1 Large Box of Jello Vanilla Pudding

Follow the instructions on the cake box, but add the half (drained) can of Mandarin oranges per batch.

Bake like normal.

While the cakes are baking:

In a large bowl mix Vanilla Pudding and the can of Pineapple, juices and all.

Add one tube of Cool Whip and fold till almost blended than add the other tub of Cool Whip and fold gently until completely blended.

When both cakes are VERY cooled, frost the top of the first cake generously and place 2nd layer on top of it and complete frosting process generously.

Place in refrigerator and let chill before serving (at least an hour.)

There should be some frosting left over.  My kids like to nibble on it, but it would be a great topper on some jello or pound cake!

Now loosen up that belt and enjoy!

Not your average Thanksgiving Leftovers…

It is too yummy looking I had to share!

Pamela is entering a culinary Institute contest.  Winner gets to go the school on them.  If you like it, rate it.  It would really help her out.