lemon cookies

So, we're in B-town this weekend! My mother in law made the bestest lemon cookies :) :) SO I just HAVE to share :) She got the recipe from Sharon Dance, a woman here in the Btown :) So super tasty!!!

WHATCHA NEED:

1 1/4 C sugar

3/4 C shortening

1tsp salt

1 egg

2 tsp lemon extract

1/4 tsp yellow food coloring

2 C flour

1/4 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 C evaporated milk

WHATCHA DO:

Mix sugar & shortening and egg. Mix dry ingredients alternating with milk until blended. Make in to 1" balls and roll in sugar. Cook at 350 on ungreased pan for 12-13 mins

whole wheat banana bread

I'm trying to do better at eating better. So, I've been playing around with making some of my comfort foods a tad bit healthier. I haven't perfected this recipe just yet, but it's pretty darn close :) Please oh please, if any of you kiddies try this recipe and find something that's super tasty, let me know!!! I'm going to experiment some more when I get some time next week, but I HAD to share this today :)

Whatcha need:

3 LARGE bananas, mashed PDG (pretty dang good)

2 eggs,

1/2 tsp vanilla

1/4 C melted butter (i used I Can't Believe It's Not Butter)

3/4 C granulated sugar

1 3/4 C wheat flour

1 tsp salt

1 1/2 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp nutmeg

Whatcha do

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. In mixing bowl, combine bananas, eggs, vanilla and melted butter. Mix well. And sugar and mix well again :) In separate bowl (or if you have AWESOME glass measuring cups from an even more AWESOME hubby, use those :) combine the remaining ingredients. Slowly add the dry mixture to the wet and mix well yet again :) Pour into greased/floured 9*13 loaf pan and bake for 50-55 minutes at 350. Pull out and let cook in pan for about 5 minutes before transferring to wire rack to finish cooling.

I thought about adding some nuts, but I didn't have any on hand. But please, let me know if any of y'all come up with any variations :)

I will post pictures as soon as my little demon, ur, i mean ANGEL tells me when he hid the camera. Mr. Steven decided he's going to be a photographer I guess and Mom was wasting his memory space on the camera :)

Stay tuned for some more fun recipes this week and a super duper special linkin' up with a special site :)

"Mormon" Taters

So, my step mom grew up LDS. She's been inactive since she was, gosh, 16. The other day a while back we were chatting about food and stuff we grew up with. She made the comment about missing those mormon funeral cheesy potatoes things. She asked me if I knew how to make them. I was like heck yes!!! She light up like a Christmas tree and politely requested I make them. So!! She's now addicted!!! And I love it :) :) Our son Stevey is more than addicted. These things are full of calories, so he's allowed to eat them as much as he wants :) There's tons of different versions out there. I thought I would share mine :)

Whatcha need:

1 2lb bag of frozen hashbrowns*

2 cans of cream of chicken soup

2 cups of sour cream

2 1/2 cups of shredded cheese (medium or sharp cheddar is A-mazing)

1/2 cup melted butter

1 small onion diced (or 1/2 cup dehydrated onion)*

**optional**

2 TB melted butter

2 cups crushed corn flakes or wheaties

Whatcha do:

Preheat your oven to 350. Spray a 9*13 pan with cooking spray. Mix soup, sour cream, 1/2 c melted butter, onion and cheese. Fold in the hashbrowns, gently. If you wanna add the corn flakes, mix the corn flakes and butter and sprinkle on top. Bake for 30-40 mins.

*if you don't have frozen hashbrowns, you can use "fresh" taters. Just peel and boil and then shred them in your food processor. The cooking time will vary.

*I LOVE using green onions, but don't always them available. If you have them, then by all means, USE THEM :) 1/2-3/4 cup chopped green onions.

super easy TURKEY-esque dinner

Hey kiddies!! I feel like the biggest jerk. I have not updated this blog like I said I would. Who would've known that life could get busier?! :) But, after a freakin' amazing Sunday dinner with my family, parents included, I have some free time :)

For our Sunday dinner, I decided to use a turkey roast we had in our freezer. Sundays, I really LOVE to use my crock pot. It's all about being easy cheesy :) We have church at 11am and that's right in the middle of the day for us. I don't like spending all my time after church preparing dinner. So....i stumbled across this "recipe" for a turkey breast in the crock pot. Ready for it?

Whatcha need:

1 Turkey Breast Roast

1 pkt of dry onion soup mix

1 crock pot

Whatcha do:

Rub the turkey with the dry onion soup mix. Cook in the crock on high for 3-4 hours and the low for 1-2. Wall lah! You have a super tasty turkey :) I served ours with mormon taters (recipe to follow) and a veggie :)