Entangled in Romance: Potato Chips in cookies? #EntangledPublishing #CookieRecipes

People often tease me about my last name. At cocktail parties, the question most people ask is if I make cookies. No. I’m not THAT Mrs. Fields, but I love to bake.

I’m sharing one of my all-time favorite recipes from one of my favorite ladies who also gets teased about her last name when it comes to baking. Mrs. Crocker…thanks for bringing this recipe and your batch of cookies to that fun cookie exchange at Becky's house years ago (but she is not THAT Mrs. Crocker).

I hope you’ll stop by to check out this much-asked-for recipe. It’s my first official visit as a new Entangled Publishing author.

 

Here’s the link: Entangled in Romance, Recipes and Memories

 

 

 

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Fun with Thanksgiving Leftovers! #recipes #thanksgivingleftovers

Happy Day After Thanksgiving! Got leftovers? They’re the best, aren’t they?

Leftover Turkey

Of course turkey sandwiches are a great way to use up some of the leftover meat, but by the third or fourth one (or maybe the fifth!), they lose a little of their appeal.

Here's my favorite recipe using Thanksgiving turkey leftovers. Since I don't like to spend a lot of time in the kitchen, it's VERY easy!!Hope you enjoy!

 

Turkey Pot Pie (makes two family-sized pies)
Ingredients:
4 ready-made refridgerated pie crust* .
3 cups turkey meat, diced
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
1 12-16 oz package frozen mixed vegetables, thawed and drained
2 cups cheddar, Swiss, or motzerella cheese (your choice)
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350. Unroll pie crusts into two pie pans. Mix remaining ingredients together and pour into pie pans. Cover with a top crust and bake for 30 minutes.

*Other options for pie crust:
use only 2 crusts and use leftover mashed potatoes for topping instead of crust. Follow above baking directions.
use only 2 crusts and (unbaked) cresent rolls for the topping. Follow above baking directions.

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Easy, Fast and Tasty Slow Cooker Recipes

I don’t know about your household, but spring doesn’t just bring singing birds, beautiful flowers and sunny days with it around here; it also brings a very hectic family schedule! Between sports, school plays, yard work, and daily duties it’s hard for me to find time to shop for groceries, no less turn those groceries into a meal!

Slow cooker to the rescue! Besides being a great way to have a hot meal ready at various times, crock pot creations are a delicious treat to take along to cookouts and parties too. So here are some fast (throw in the ingredients, stir, run out the door, return hours later to a finished product!) recipes.

Get outside, enjoy spring and let the slow cooker do the work for you…but remember…you should still take all the credit when everyone praises the meal!


Tangy Meatballs
Ingredients:
1 2-lb. bag frozen meatballs
1 jar of jelly, 12 oz. (any flavor)
1 jar chili sauce, 12 oz. (found in grocery store near ketchup)
Place all ingredients in slow cooker. Cook on high for 5 hours or low for 8 hours. Never fails—when I take these meatballs to a party, at least three people ask for the recipe. I tell them it’s a secret. No…just kidding…I tell them the recipe and they are always surprised at how simple it is.


Pulled Pork (or beef)
Ingredients:
3-4 pound pork loin (or beef) cut up into huge chunks
1 bottle barbeque sauce, 16 oz.
Two ingredients for this recipe! The trick is to “pull” the pork/beef as it cooks. Cook on high for 3 hours, then cook on low for 3-4 hours. In the last two hours of cooking time, use two forks to pull the meat pieces apart—it’s so tender that this job is very easy. Serve on buns.
The longer this cooks, the tastier it is!


Beef Stew
2 Tablespoons olive oil
1 clove garlic
1 onion, diced
1 lb. beef, cubed (more than 1 lb. if you like a lot of meat)
3 carrots, peeled and sliced
5 potatoes, peeled and cubed
2 cups string beans, cut into pieces
1 large can V8 juice
Pour olive oil into bottom of crock pot; add garlic, onion and cubes of beef. Cook on high setting for one hour (you can cook the beef/garlic/onion on the stovetop instead if you’re running out the door for the day.) Add remaining ingredients. Cook on low setting for 6-7 hours.
The V8 is my mother’s trick—it gives the stew a nice flavor and really seeps into the ingredients. Remember to cut the potatoes into small pieces so they won’t be crunchy. Add some rolls and you’ve got a very hearty meal!