Recipes

A few easy and worthy recipes, just in time for your Labor Day picnics:)


Chocolate Chip Cookies:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
1cup dark brown sugar
1 stick softened butter
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
3 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 package semi sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup M&Ms or walnuts (optional)
Directions in a large bowl combine sugar, dark brown sugar, butter, vegetable oil, eggs and vanilla extract.  In another bowl combine flower, salt and baking soda.  Then add flour mixture to large bowl mixture.  Add chocolate chips and M&Ms.  Roll into balls, place on cookie sheet and bake 10 minutes.

I got this recipe from a coworker, who got it from a neighbor...I think it's much better than the one on the back of the package.  I always ended up with thin cookies using the recipe on the back of the chocolate chips, these are not thin and very tasty.

Asian Cole Slaw
16oz cole slaw mix
1 cup slivered almonds
1 cup sunflower seeds
2 bunches scallions, chopped
2 packages chicken or plain flavored roman noodles.  Put noodles in zip lock bag and crush.  Add in the nuts and seeds, mix with cole slaw mix and onions just before serving.
Dressing:
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup white vinegar
2 flavor packets from roman noodles
Mix all ingredients and set in refrigerator for a while, pour on cole slaw just before serving.

This is my mother in law's recipe, it's a nice alternative to regular cole slaw and in my opinion healthier and tastier.

Black bean and Corn Salsa
1 can black beans, drained
1 can shoepeg corn (white), drained
1/4 c cilantro, chopped
1 tsp Tabasco sauce or to taste
chili powder
Italian dressing
 Mix these first 6 ingredients and marinate at least 3 hrs or overnight.
 Before serving with tortilla chips, add:
 Green pepper, finely chopped
Red onion, finely chopped
Tomatoes, finely chopped

This recipe is from my sister in laws friend.  It's super easy and very tasty.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie
3/4 cup hot fudge ice cream topping
1 Graham cracker or chocolate crust
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1 1/4 cup cold milk
2 pkg (4 serving size) vanilla flavor instant pudding
1 8 oz tub cool whip
Spoon 1/2 cup of fudge into crust (if using chocolate crust you may want to skip this)
Mix peanut butter and milk with wire whisk until well blended add dry pudding mixes, beat 2 minutes.  Gently stir in half of the cool whip.  Spoon into pie shell.  Top with remaining whipped topping.  Refrigerate 3 hours or until set.  Drizzle w/ remaining 1/4 cup of fudge before serving.

It doesn't get any easier than this pie:)