Saturday, November 1, 2025

My Neighbor Judy’s Chocolate Chip Cookies - THE BEST COOKIES

 Cream 1 stick softened butter

2 cups light brown sugar


Mix with 2 eggs and 1.5 teaspoons vanilla


Mix

2.5 cups flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp sea salt


Add to wet ingredients

Then add 1 bag semi sweet chocolate chips


Drop by teaspoonful on baking sheet and bake at 350° for 8 to 9 minutes. Take them out when the tops are a little touch of brown. Let them sit on the cookie sheet to finish cooking.

Melissa’s Texas Breakfast Casserole

 1 can crescent rolls

3/4 lb. Monterey Jack cheese, grated

1 pound sausage, cooked and drained

6 beaten eggs

1 can cream onion soup

Fresh sliced mushrooms


1. Line a 13 x 9 dish with rolls, seal perforations

2. Cover with sausage

3. Mix eggs with soup and pour over casserole

4. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top

5. Bake at 350° for 1 hour

6. For variation, you could use, crumbled bacon, or bite size ham instead of sausage. 


See this recipe. I added the green chilies and seasonings and some milk. 

https://ourbestbites.com/overnight-sausage-and-egg-casserole/

Monday, October 20, 2025

Graham cracker chocolate chip bars

 2 sleeves crushed Graham crackers

1 can sweetened condensed milk

1 bag chocolate chips

1 tsp vanilla


Mix well together. Bake in 9 x 13 well greased pan at 350° for 30 minutes. Very good

Thursday, October 2, 2025

Canning Tomatoes in the Oven

 Wash and sterilize jars

Boil water and dunk tomatoes to split skins and peel

Add 1 tsp sugar, 1 tsp salt and basil in bottom of jar

Clean tops of jar

Put on lids and screw ring top

Put jars on a tray in the oven at 275° until tomatoes bubble for about 1 hour 15 minutes. 

You will hear lids pop as they cool

Sunday, September 28, 2025

Focaccia Appetizer

 Focaccia bread from Aldi

Spread Boursin garlic and herb spread

Mix together pesto and feta

Sprinkle Parmesan cheese and mozzarella and bake until bubbly. 

Pulled Pork in Crockpot made on 09/26/2025

 Boneless pork butt cut into chunks

Rub with rib rub and sear pork in hot oil 

For the liquid I used apple juice, apple cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar and mustard.

Mix well and pour around the pork. 

Cook on low for about 6 hours,  pull apart with two forks. 

Before serving, mix in Barbeque sauce. 

Serve on Hawaiian rolls.

Friday, September 19, 2025

Whipped cream frosting

 

2 cups heavy cream, 1/3 cup powdered sugar, and 1 small pack (1/2 cup) of pudding mix(any flavor)

Very stable and pipes beautifully