Berry Yummy Crepes

1 egg

1/3 cup milk

dash of salt

1 heaping tablespoon flour

1 teaspoon sugar

Whisk together in bowl. Heat frying pan on medium heat, spray well with pam. Pour in batter, cover with lid. Reduce heat to medium low. Let cook about 1 1/2 minutes. Remove from heat. Remove lid, center of crepe should not be runny. If your pan is too small, either cook only part of the batter or flip the crepe. Gently remove with large spatula. Fill with fresh blueberries and strawberries, top with whipped cream.

Makes one large crepe

Homemade Tortilla Chips

A little healthier tortilla chip :)

12 yellow or white corn tortillas

spray canola oil

sea salt

Lightly spray each tortilla front and back with canola oil, stack on top of each other. Cut into 1/4 triangles. Spread out on cookie sheet so they are not touching but close together. Sprinkle with salt. Bake in 400 degree oven for 10 minutes. Let cool. Serve with your favorite salsa.

Enjoy, Bethie

Bread Sticks

Thanks Bethie for this recipe. I have made these several times.

1 T. yeast
1 1/2 c. warm water
3 cups flour
2 T. sugar
1/2 t. salt
1/2 cube butter
Parmesan cheese
Garlic salt

Disolve yeast in water. Mix with sugar, salt, and flour. Knead for 3 minutes. Let rise for 30 minutes. Roll into sticks, then roll in butter. Sprinkle with garlic salt and cheese. Let rise 30 minutes before baking. Bake for 15-20 minutes at 375.

Chicken Tortilla Soup

I think my mom got this recipe from my cousin. It was really easy and good. Mike even ate it, probably because I left out the onions and didn't make him eat an avacado with his soup.
Serves 8-10 (I made half and we'll have lots of leftovers)
4 chicken breasts
1 t. olive oil
1 t. minced garlic
1/2 t. cumin
4 cans chicken broth
2 c. onion
1 t. chili powder
2 T. lemon juice
1 c. salsa
Cook all of the above ingredients in a crockpot on low for 6-8 hours. A couple hours before serving, shred the chicken breasts and add:
1 can corn
1 can black beans
2 T. cilantro
Return to crockpot to cook.
Serve with a handful of crushed tortillas on top, as well as guacomole, sour cream, or a fresh avacado.

Creamy Garlic Potatoes

One of our friends invited us over for dinner one night and made these potatoes, and now they are one of our favorite things to make.

5-6 Potatoes

1 Pint Heavy Whipping Cream

3 or 4 Minced Garlic Cloves

Salt and Pepper to taste

Slice the potatoes to 1/8 or 1/4 of an inch thick and place in a pot.  Pour in the cream until it just barely covers the potatoes, and mix in the garlic and salt and pepper.  Simmer on low to medium heat until the potatoes are tender.  Then place in a baking dish and sprinkle cheese on top.  Cook in the oven uncovered for about 10 min at 350, just long enough to melt the cheese and brown the potatoes on top.

Enjoy! 

Berry Trifle

Nate served his mission in England and loved the trifles they'd make. This recipe is our favorite.

1 Angel Food Cake, baked and cooled

1 large package vanilla pudding, prepared

1 pint cream, whipped

Fresh fruit - strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, bananas, etc.

Cut angel food cake into bite-size pieces. Place half the cake pieces into the bottom of the trifle dish. Next, pour half the vanilla pudding on top of the cake pieces. Cover pudding with half of the cream and layer with fresh fruit. Repeat above steps until trifle dish is full.

Nieman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookies

Well since we're starting off this recipe blog with desserts, I thought I might throw in one of my coveted recipes that I received from a patent lawyer during a lecture on patents in school.  The story goes that these cookies were sold by the Nieman Marcus company (hope I spelled that right) at a cost of $13 a pound.  A lady was curious as to why they cost so much and bought some, tried them and loved them.  She found the recipe on line, made them, and sure enough was just the same.  The big company found out tried to sue the lady and the person that posted the recipe.  The defending attorney did some research and found out that the recipe wasn't patented so the whole thing never went to court.  So the following is the recipe:

2 cups butter (not fattening at all!)

2 cups sugar

2 cups brown sugar

4 eggs

2 tsp vanilla

1 tsp almond extract

4 cups flour

5 cups ground oats (measure five cups first, then grind)

1 tsp salt

2 tsp baking powder

2 tsp baking soda

2 bags of Guittard chocolate chips (silver & blue bag)

1 oz grated Hershey chocolate bar

Cream butter and sugars.

Add eggs, vanilla, and almond extract.

Mix with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder and baking soda.

Add chocolates chips and grated chocolate.

Roll into good size balls, place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet.

Bake at 375 for about 10-15 minutes.

Makes about 85-90

ENJOY

Ben

Oreo Truffles

I will start us off with one of my favorite desserts to cook as of late. They are really easy to make, it just takes a while to roll the truffles in the chocolate.2 packages oreos

2 packages softened cream cheese

2 bags chocolate chips- white or milk

Blend oreos in a food processor until they are a very fine powder. Reserve a cup of mixture to sprinkle over truffles. Add softened cream cheese and mix using a hand-mixer. Roll into little balls and place on a cookie sheet lined with aluminum foil. Let sit in the fridge for at least 2 hours.

Melt chocolate chips and roll truffles in the chocolate. Sprinkle with oreo crumbs. Allow to cool before serving.