Peanut Butter Cookie Pie Recipe- Happy Valentine's Yummy Time!

Peanut Butter Cookie Pie Recipe
As the holidays are getting closer i wanted top share some of my go to recipes for all the holidays events! 
This is my husbands favorite cokie recpie and it is so easy!!  I love this recipe because it is so easy to make!! I will add a picture when i make these in the next few days! I use 2 round cake pans for mine, 8 inch, I think. The recipe make 2 pans of the cookie and I cut into small pie slices! Super easy, and has a lot of peanut butter in it!

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Ingredients

2 eggs

1 cup butter

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup sugar

1 cup peanut butter

2 cups flour

1 tsp. baking soda

6 ounces chocolate chips

6 ounces peanut butter chips

1 pk. of small peanut butter cups- add on top after baked!

1. Cream the first five items together. Can use beater or Kitchen Aide-My favorite.
2. When mixed well add  flour, baking soda.
3. Mix well and add chips.
4. Divide in half.  Put into 2- 9 inch pie pans.
5. Bake at 350 degrees  for 25 minutes.
6. Right out of the oven add peanut butter cups on top. When cool- put on a plate or cut into pie slices!

You can omit the chocolate chips and peanut butter chips if you want! I added Kisses to the top of my Valentine's Cookie Pie and will be dropping it off to Daddy soon!


Enjoy!! Hope you like it as much as our family, and even with a peanut allergy here, i make it for friends.

Use your Boobs! Lacta Drops Recipe

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By ShannonD


Shannon posted this on facebook and I had to share, this was one of the few I could find. Other places like Milkmakers.com cost a pretty penny! Thanks, Shannon


4tbs Margarine (Earth balance or Becel Vegan or Becel olive oil is best options)

1Tbs oil (light olive oil, hazelnut oil, coconut oil, etc. -your choice)

1/4c brown sugar

1/4c white sugar

1 large egg lightly beaten

1 Tbs milk substitute such as almond milk, hemp milk, oat milk, - this is optional for a slightly softer cookie



1/2 c flour

1/2tsp salt

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/8tsp of ground cloves-optional



1C Rolled oats

1/2C Steel cut oats

1/2C Trail mix or granola of your choice

2 generous Tbs *Hemp hearts/seeds (shelled) or flax

2-3 Tbs Brewers Yeast



1.Lightly Grease cookie Sheet, set oven at 350C

2.Cream the margarine and sugar in large mixing brown until light and fluffy.

3. Gradually add beaten egg, beating well (or mixing on high) after each addition.

Add the Oil, Mix. Add the Milk substitute if you choose,Mix.

4.Add the flour salt brewers yeast and baking powder in to the creamed mixture. Mix together gently. Add the Rolled oats, Mix. Add the steal cut oats and trail mix/granola. Mix together thoroughly. Batter will be thick.

5.Spoon them on to the cookie sheets. (Makes about a dozen).

6.Bake at 350C for 14-15min

7. Let cookies cool slightly before removing or they will break :)

8.Store in air-tight container.



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I subbed hemp hearts/seeds in place of flax because it contains the perfectly balanced 3:1 ratio of both the required essential fatty acids 3 and 6. Also Flax is not supposed to be heated over 120F because it releases free radicals. Hemp also provides protein.


I added trail mix for the extra fats and proteins from the nuts, and its a nice taste with some dried fruits and chocolate chips that many mixes contain (dark chocolate is best).


I Added in Steel cut... well you know why :) Enjoy

Hope you try this recipe out, Hemp seeds can be found at Trader Joes or Whole foods and other organic markets.
 

Sinful Tropical Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Breakfast Bars

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This is a yummy recipe I came up with while looking for a breakfast bar for my boys that were easy and healthy! These are so yummy and my boys eat them up so fast! I made a recipe last week and was commanded by the husband "you're gonna make more right". I wanted something easy for our rushed mornings before preschool and something my hubby could grab and go. They are a little messy so a bag is needed. My 10 month old loves to munch on these as well!!

Heat Oven to 350 degrees

Ingredients

3/4 cup of Brown sugar
1/2 cup of Sugar
1/4 cup butter
3/4 cup apple sauce or other puree -
             I have used butternut, sweet potato, carrot, and acorn squash as well
1 egg
3 TB milk-
           I have substituted Almond or soy milk for this and it came out fine!
2 tsp Vanilla
1 1/2 cup flour
           I usually substitute 1/2 cup of ground flax seed or 1/4 cup ground flax seed  and 1/4 cup wheat germ or soy flour.
1 tsp baking soda
2 cups oat meal- uncooked
1 cup coconut flakes
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Lightly grease a 9 x 13 inch pan

1. Beat together the sugars and butter.
2. Add applesauce, egg, Milk and vanilla
3. Add Flour and baking soda
4. Add oatmeal and coconut flakes
5. add chocolate chips

Spread ingredients in pan.
Cook for 25-30 minutes. Makes about 32 small bars.

Healthy substitutions:
If you want a healthier version you can omit the chocolate chips and add raisins, cranberries, dried apricots even. If you don't like coconut you can switch the coconut flakes to more oatmeal!
You can also add 1 tsp of cinnamon with the dried fruit version. You can see the other substitutions i have noted in the ingredients list as well.

I love to try new things with my recipes and i hope you like this yummy version of Breakfast bars!

Holiday GO To recipe: Indigo Grill Corn Pudding

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 Chef Deborah Scott created these fantastic individual Indian corn puddings for Indigo Grilin San Diego, CA. Being lucky enough to have lived in San Diego all my life till 2005 I have had the pleasure of eating here and tasting the fantastic recipes that Chef Scott come up with, and they are mouthwatering. I was so happy to find this recipe in the newspaper and that she was willing to share!!

This recipe is a go to holiday or party recipe of mine. It's easy and simple but so tasty everyone comes back for more! I love it my kids love it even with the little kick it has! It is like a corn cake, kind of. If you ever have the chance when you are in San Diego visiting check out this or one of the other Cohn restaurants  in beautiful San Diego. Click here to find out more!

Now for the yummy recipe you have been waiting for!

Indigo Grill’s Indian Corn Pudding

Makes about 12 muffins

• 1 package Jiffy corn-bread mix
• 1/4 cup plus 11/2 tablespoons milk
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon Tabasco sauce
• 1 cup creamed corn
• 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1 white onion, thinly sliced

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2choices:
Butter 12 muffin tins or line them with paper liners.

or butter a medium size casserole dish 

In a large bowl, combine corn-bread mix, milk, melted butter, Tabasco and creamed corn. Mix well. Fill muffin tins half full with this mixture.

In another bowl, thoroughly combine cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise and white onion. Top each muffin with cheese mixture to fill tin. Bake for 30minutes. If using a casserole dish it could take 45 minutes to cook.
Serve hot.

(From Chef Deborah Scott of Indigo Grill)

 Enjoy the flavors of this scrumptious dish!

Super easy Chocolate covered pretzels

I was so excited to try this treat out for gifts for all the little kids in out Mommy and Me group as well as the neighbors. It was so easy and they look so fancy!!

Don't they look fantastic!! I am impressed and i made them!

What you need:

Almond Bark- Chocolate and White Chocolate - found @ walmart or your grocery store

Pretzels- Large/ med twist or rod pretzels

Wax paper or cookie sheet to lay them out to cool!!

Cellophane baggies for the treats!

All you do is follow the directions on the Almond bark to heat the Chocolate in Microware or in a double boiler for the stove. Low heat is all you need!

Just dip the pretzels in one and once you have a cookie sheet full, use a spoon to drizzle chocolate over them.  A little goes a long way on this part. I have a few trial and errors on that.

When  you are done package in your baggies with a ribbon  and pass out to your friends. I am attaching my Holiday card to mine as well!!

Hope you liked the idea!

Happy Holidays,

Easy Potato Pancakes or Latkes, Yum yum yum

As tonight is the last night of Hannukah I thought I would share the best easy version of potato pancakes with my followers!! I love the holidays and especially because we celebrate both Hannukah and Christmas, or Chrismakah (as called in our home).

Potato Pancakes can be time consuming and a pain sometimes to make but here is the super easy version
as made by my Mother and I!!

Ingredients

A box of Potato Pancake mix
A package of frozen hash brown potatoes- nothing in them!
Eggs
1 Onion

To Serve with:
Apple Sauce and Sour Cream!


Start by making the box of pancake mix!! Just follow the directions..
 Here is what it will look like:

 After you make the mix add in the bag of Shredded potatoes, thawed or not! Also add 1 Chopped onion!!

 Looking good yet??? Not quite.

 OK, get your saute pan going and add 1/4 inch of oil in the bottom at a medium high heat! Take medium size scoops and start cooking,

Don't put more then 4 in at a time because they are hard to flip!

Your first batch always comes out a mess! Once you get the hang of it they look great! Wait till the edges are golden brown before you turn your latkes!

Yummy golden brown goodness!!

Serve with Apple Sauce and sour cream to dip in!! Please try it so yummy, no ketchup!! It's a sin!!

Hope you like my recipe!

Truffle Brownies- the best recipe ever!!!

This is by far the best recipe for a yummy brownie that is made from scratch and its so easy!! They are smooth, creamy goodness!!

Truffle Brownies

Click on the link above for the recipe, I just left the ingredients here for you!!
Recipe courtesy Dan Smith and Steve McDonagh- They Hearty Boys!

What do you need??

Prep Time:15
8 brownies.Ingredients

•2 eggs

•1/2 teaspoon salt

•1 cup sugar

•1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract

•1 stick margarine

•3 ounces unsweetened chocolate chopped

•1/2 cup all-purpose flour

•Chocolate ganache for topping, recipe follows

•Special equipment: 9-inch round foil cake pan - Yes you do need these, they are super cheap @ walmart!!

I don't have any pics yet but take it from me, you will love these. They are great for a holiday party and it looks like they took forever to make!
I cut them into pie pieces and them cut them into smaller slices from there!!