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I made Rachael Ray's Keilbasa and Corn Chowder again but I doubled the recipe since I was feeding 5 people. http://tinyurl.com/48wo7u I also visited our brand new Harris Teeter and picked up some Taquitos from the frozen food section. Everyone at dinner raved about the Taquitos. So here is my product endorsement http://www.elmonterey.com/index.aspx El Monterey, frozen Southwest Chicken Taquitos. We finished off 10 of those babies at dinner. I should have baked the entire package. I'll be looking for more of their products!

Ingredients 3 Pork Chops (bone in) 1 jar apple sauce 1/3 cabbage cut into bite sized pieces 1/2 an onion minced garlic brown sugar salt pepper I put a layer of applesauce in the crockpot Then added the porkchops Then I added the rest of the applesauce, and other ingredients. I cooked on high for about 3 hours. Time will depend on your crockpot

Kahlua Chocolate Cheesecake Chocolate cookie crumb crust 2 cups crushed oreo cookies 1/3 cup melted butter 3 tablspoon sugar Filling: 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate pieces 1/4 cup Kahlua 2 tablespoons butter 3 packages (8 ounce) cream cheese softened 1/2 cup sugar 2 tablespoons flour 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 egg whites 1 cup whipping cream Prepare Chocolate Crumb crust. Press firmly in bottom of 9 in. springform pan, Preheat oven 350 degrees. In small saucepan, over medium heat, melt chocolate with Kahlua and butter; stir until smooth. Set aside. In bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, flour, and vanilla. Add egg whites; beat on low. Stir in cream Gradually blend in chocolate mixture. Turn into prepared crust. Bake 40 minutes or until filling is barely set in center. Remove from oven and let stand at room temperature 1 hour. Then refrigerate several hours or overnight. **I really like this cheesecake, its a nice chocolate flavor, but I think next time I may reduce the cream a bit and add m...

So I decided I wanted chicken pot pie. I used Ina Garten's recipe from the Food Network and of course changed things a little. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/chicken-pot-pie-recipe/index.html Chicken Pot Pie 3 whole (6 split) chicken breasts, bone-in, skin-on (I used boneless) 3 tablespoons olive oil Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 5 cups chicken stock, preferably homemade (I used canned) 2 chicken bouillon cubes 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter (Mine is probably salted butter) 2 cups yellow onions, chopped (2 onions) 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup heavy cream 2 cups medium-diced carrots, blanched for 2 minutes (I did not blanch) 1 (10-ounce) package frozen peas (2 cups) (I probably used a lot less because I had other veggies going in) 1 1/2 cups frozen small whole onions (I left these out) (I cut up two celery stalks) (I added some frozen corn) (I boiled 6 red potatoes and diced them) 1/2 cup minced fresh parsley leaves...

So this recipe really varies for us. Tonight I made dinner so here it goes Snakebite pasta Garlic Cheese Tortellini (2 store bought packages) Buitoni vodka pasta sauce 1 can black beans drained and rinsed two ears of roasted corn, kernels cut from the cobs 4 jalapeno pepper slices, diced (from a jar) 5 pieces of roasted peppers, diced (Trader Joes jar) 1 chili in adobo sauce (canned) splash of hot sauce Boil water and cook tortellini In a sauce pan add vodka sauce and the rest of the ingredients, heat through Drain tortellini and add the vodka sauce, veggie mixture Eat :) I didn't find it very spicy (because I made it) I avoided throwing in a lot of the seeds from the chili in adobo can. DH adds more chilis and I think he throws in cheese.

Pumpkin Choc chip cookies allrecipes.com INGREDIENTS * 1 cup canned pumpkin * 1 cup white sugar * 1/2 cup vegetable oil * 1 egg * 2 cups all-purpose flour * 2 teaspoons baking powder * 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon * 1/2 teaspoon salt * 1 teaspoon baking soda * 1 teaspoon milk * 1 tablespoon vanilla extract * 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips * 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional) DIRECTIONS 1. Combine pumpkin, sugar, vegetable oil, and egg. In a separate bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, and salt. Dissolve the baking soda with the milk and stir in. Add flour mixture to pumpkin mixture and mix well. 2. Add vanilla, chocolate chips and nuts. 3. Drop by spoonful on greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for approximately 10 minutes or until lightly brown and firm. **My changes** I did 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice instead of 2 teaspoons cinnamon I put all liquid ingredients together in my mix...

mmmmmm. It's Labor Day weekend and even though we've had no plans I am making brownies right now and crockpot french onion soup next :) The brownies baked perfectly! Next time I might double it all so they turn out thicker. They are moist but not too sticky and the edges arent too crispy. Yum. I already have sampled one and we haven't had dinner yet. Hersheys Best Brownies from the Hershey website Best Brownie * 1/2 cup (1 stick) of butter or margarine, melted * 1 cup sugar * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract * 2 eggs * 1/2 cup all-purpose flour * 1/3 cup HERSHEY’S Cocoa * 1/4 teaspoon baking powder * 1/4 teaspoon salt * 1/2 cup chopped nuts (I did not use) Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 9-inch square baking pan. Stir together butter, sugar and vanilla in bowl. Add eggs; beat well with spoon. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually add to egg mixture, beating until well blended. Stir in nuts, if desired. Spread batter ev...