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Another cookie recipe given to me by a tenant! Heather has lived here two weeks now and she made some chocolate peanut butter cookies to send her boyfriend and we got to try some as well. These are a nice soft cookie! Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies from someone on the foodnetwork (she couldn't find the recipe online) 8 sq (1 ounce) semi sweet chocolate 3 tablespoons butter 1 can sweetened condensed milk 2 cups biscuit baking mix 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup peanut butter chips **we decided it would be just fine to toss in the entire bag of peanut butter chips** Heat oven to 350 degrees In a saucepan melt chocolate, butter, and milk over low heat Remove and add biscuit baking mix, egg, vanilla, and beat until smooth. Cool to room temperature and add peanut butter chips. Bake 6-8 minutes

One of my co-workers has a daughter in another elementary school. She told me about the carnival that school has every year and they do a cake walk to raise money. People donate cakes, then there are 20 chairs set up in a circle, each chair has a number, someone plays music and when it stops you scramble to a chair, someone pulls a number out of a jar and they win a cake. You browse the table of donated cakes and get to pick whatever one you want. When you donate a cake you must be sure that you include a card with the ingredients. The theme for the schools carnival was Space Odessey 2009. Here is DH's cake decoration of the cake we donated. It's cute!

I wanted a Chinese chicken salad for lunch today so I decided to make one. I used Ina Garten's recipe, then I didn't like the dressing so I had DH throw more stuff into the dressing to improve it. Also I browsed Bobby Flays Chinese chicken salad and decided to combine both Ina's and Bobby's. I liked Bobby's vegetable ideas better. I also decided that I did not end up saving any $ by making this at home and next time I should just go to Cheesecake Factory and order myself one. This recipe tasted good, but DH said he gets a Chinese chicken salad from Lawson's for $7 and he likes the dressing better. I may have to start watching Sandra Lee's show about saving money. Oh no! Ina's Recipe Bobby's Recipe My Changes Ingredients 4 split chicken breasts (bone-in, skin-on) Good olive oil Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 1/2 pound asparagus, ends removed, and cut in thirds diagonally I didn't use asparagus. 1 red bell pepper, cored and seede...