Some of my favorite Dishes

I love hosting all girl events... I hosted a birthday dinner with our Gamma Pi girls, (there was only 4 of us at the time) now 5.....
This was for Robin's Birthday and I dressed the table up fit for these fine ladies...
It was a night to remember...

People that know me, know that one of the things in this life I am good at is, making sugar cookies. Been making them now for twenty years. I love to make them and I love to watch people smile when they reach for there 10th cookie. LOL They are SUPER SOFT... and I am trying to (once I have the time) find a way to make a TASTY stackable frosting... YUM!

I also love to make home made pies... in the summer / fall I love to can home made apple and peach pie filling. Oh its super delish...

I also love orange rolls...

Ina Gartens Scalloped Tomatos  & Roasted Shrimp and Orzo Pasta Salad

Mini Cheesecakes

 Taste of Home - Lite breaded chicken with cranberry sauce, green beans and cheddar mashed tators.

 Frozen PEANUT BUSTER PARFAIT PIES

 Home Made ROLLS!

 Blueberry Cobbler

 Lemon Bars

 Ina's GUAC

 Paula Deans Peanut butter bars

 Pesto stuffed chicken... YUM!

Home Made BUTTERMILK Syrup

This is OH ME OH MY..... You just wanna roll in it, its so good and EASY too.
What a great gift to give for Christmas, a package of pancake mix, and a jar of home made syrup?

Y U M!


Here is the scoop, your going to be amazed how easy it is to make..

In a saucepan, stir together the sugar, buttermilk, butter, corn syrup, and baking soda. Bring to a boil, and cook for 7 minutes. Remove from the heat, and stir in the vanilla.

1 1/2 cup sugar

3/4 cup buttermilk

1/2 cup butter

2 tbsp corn syrup

1 tsp soda

Chocolate Chip Cookies (From Cooking Light)

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (10 oz.)

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup packed brown sugar

3/4 cup sugar

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 large egg whites

3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

 

1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. 2 Combine flour, baking soda, and salt, stirring with a whisk.
3. 3 Combine sugars and butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended. Add vanilla and egg whites; beat one minute. Add flour mixture and chips, beat until blended.
4. 4 Drop dough by level tablespoons 2 inches apart onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray.
5. 5 Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove from pans; cool completely on wire racks.

2 WW POINTS PLUS
PER COOKIE

Whole-Wheat Pasta Salad with Walnuts and Feta Cheese

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound whole-wheat fusilli or other spiral shaped pasta
• 1/2 cup walnuts
• 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
• 1/2 cup diced red onion
• 1 1/2 cups chopped baby spinach leaves
• 2 tablespoons walnut oil
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 clove of garlic, minced (about 1/2 teaspoon)
• 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• salt
• freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Cook the pasta according to the directions on the package. Drain the pasta, rinse it under cold water, and put it in the refrigerator to chill.

In a dry saute pan toast the walnuts over a medium-high flame until they are fragrant, about 2 minutes. Set the walnuts aside to cool then chop them coarsely.

In a large bowl, toss together the chilled pasta, walnuts, feta cheese, onion, and spinach. In a small bowl whisk the oil, vinegar, garlic and mustard. Pour the dressing over the pasta salad and toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper.